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Pilot preparing an ultralight plane for a flight
The gritty black and white image is of an F4U-1A Corsair. The Corsair is one of the most iconic fighters of WWII.  With its bent 'gull' wing to accommodate its 13 foot propeller, the aircraft was very recognizable.  This particular aircraft, built in mid-1943, is one of the oldest F4Us still flying.  This specific aircraft saw combat service in the Pacific Theater, in part, with the famed VMF-214 \
Vintage Douglas DC-3 propellor airplane ready for take off at the runway of an empty airfield. Image with a retro look.
historical aircraft in a hangar
1946 Luscombe 8A airplane photographed in 1948. Ames, Iowa, USA. Scanned film with significant grain.
Sunlight streams through windows and reveals the iconic Mk Vc Supermarine Spitfire, seen here sitting in a traditional old aircraft hangar from WWII. Scale model photography.
Front propellor plane in black and white
The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was a long range fighter aircraft operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) from 1940 to 1945. The A6M was designated as the Mitsubishi Navy Type 0 Carrier Fighter (???????, rei-shiki-kanjou-sentouki?), and also designated as the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen and Mitsubishi Navy 12-shi Carrier Fighter. The A6M was usually referred to by the Allies as the \
Patuxent River, Maryland, USA - February 13, 2016: Close-up of a U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk jet fighter/trainer on static display at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
The airplane shown is a Stearman PT-17 biplane which was used by the US Army and US Navy to train pilots leading up to, and during, WWII.  The airplane was used in basic, or primary, training of new pilots.  The photo shows the full airplane from the right front quarter view.  One can see the silhouette of the pilot's head in the cockpit.  The engine is not running.  The markings on the lower wing can be seen and show US Army.  The photo is a classic sepia tone and evokes a clear feeling of history and nostalgia.
Vintage Douglas DC-3 propellor airplane ready for take off at the runway of an empty airfield. Image with a retro look.
historical biplane on a runway
Douglas AD-5N Skyraider dive bomber with extra fuel tank and torpedo taxiing. Photo taken in 1953.
Classic airliner from the 50s
Sunlight streams through windows and reveals the iconic Mk Vc Supermarine Spitfire, seen here sitting in a traditional old aircraft hangar from WWII. Scale model photography.
Miramar, California, USA - September 22, 2023: Vicky Benzing's 1940 Stearman sits in the hangar at America's Airshow 2023.
Aircraft propeller, Douglas TBD Devastator war torpedo bomber
De Havilland Dragon Rapide: a short-haul airliner designed and built by British company de Havilland. Known in the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy as the de Havilland Dominie during WWII.
historical aircraft against a dramatic sky
An aircraft kept for display in a museum
Front view Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar military airplane taxiing for takeoff. Scanned film photographed in 1967.
World War II era Japanese fighter plane
An iconic bare-metal DC-3 Dakota aeroplane sits outside of an old-style aircraft hangar. Model photography.
Accra, Ghana - April 1959: de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk trainer aircraft of the Ghana Air Force (GHF) in Accra, Ghana in 1959
Agribusiness: Agricultural Aircraft Refueling
historical aircraft on a runway
Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet Biplane Trainer on Tarmac
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