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the Blue Diamonds, circa 1960

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The Handley Page H.P.39 Gugnunc, Cierva C.19 Mark III autogyro, and Westland-Hill Pterodactyl IV - at the Royal Air Force Display, Hendon, 1931 (more)

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Formation parked Sunday. “U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force aircraft at the General Electric flight test facilities at Edwards Air Force Base, California (USA). The following aircraft are visible (l-r): McDonnell F-101A Voodoo (s/n 54-2418), Douglas F4D-1 Skyray (BuNo 124587), Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger (BuNo 138647), Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter (s/n 55-2959), North American F-86D Sabre (s/n 50-480), Boeing B-47A Stratojet (s/n 49-1900), a Vought RGM-15 Regulus II missile. In the right background is the first XF4D-1 (BuNo 124586), which was used for spare parts.”

Don’t Mess With Texas, 1991 (via)

“Flak bursts around Boeing B-17 ‘Flying Fortresses’ of the 15th Air Force, enroute to bomb enemy installations at Debreczen, Hungary, 21 Sept. 1944” (via)

416th Bombardment Group (L) Photo Gallery

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the Ryan FR-1 Fireball, circa 1945

(via the San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives on Flickr)

sunday fantasy #313: Evangelion 2.0 (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版: 破)

The Northrop XB-35 flying wing bomber, with B-17 (via)

“Proposed Ames M2-F1, M1-L half-cone, and Langley lenticular bodies.” (1962)(via)

“Republic P-47 Thunderbolts engage in combat.” (1943)

“Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortresses” formation, seen in silhouette…a Republic P-47 “Thunderbolt” fighter can be seen, ‘escorting’ the big bombers. Other Republic P-47’s, which are not seen in picture, are above and below, etc. These high-altitude fighters are providing excellent protection for our “Forts” on many raids.”

sunday fantasy #274:Torumekian “Bumblecrows”, from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Hayao Miyazaki/Topcraft Studios, 1984
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from the back page of “Young Modeler-Builder” (Юный моделист-конструктор) No.3, 1962