Cavalry Trooper

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Flight commander of the 69th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, Guards Lieutenant Semyon Alekseevich Filatov (born 1916) stands on the wing of his American-made P-39N Airacobra fighter (Bell P-39N Aircobra). May-June 1944

From October 5, 1943, Lieutenant S. A. Filatov served on the front lines of the Great Patriotic War. On October 21, 1943, he was shot down in combat, suffering a severe shrapnel wound and burns to his face and hands.

He returned to duty. By May 1945, Guards Senior Lieutenant S. A. Filatov had flown approximately 150 combat sorties and fought in approximately 30 air battles, during which he personally shot down 13 enemy aircraft.

F-4J VF-31 Felix off of USS Saratoga 1969

You try parking her over that nose! An RA-5C vigilante overestimated the amount of deck in front while parking. 1970 Uss Enterprise South China Sea.

A US Marine Corps F-4B Phantom II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 lifts off with external stores during operations following the unit’s return to Vietnam during May 1968.

UH-1D and AH-1A 🐍 Huey Cobra Air Cav