Bellum Internecinum

German Colonel General Erhard Milch inspecting Luftwaffe pilots, Trondheim, Norway, 23 Apr 1940; note Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers in background

An EA-6B Prowler from VAQ-132 "Scorpions" over the USS John F Kennedy - May 2004

North American X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft attached to the wing pylon of a NASA Boeing B-52 Stratofortress mothership. 

Vehicle Identification: North American X-15. 

Mothership Identification: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. 

Speed Record: Holds the official world record for the highest speed ever reached by a manned aircraft, reaching Mach 6.7 (4,520 mph). 

Altitude Record: Set an altitude record of 354,330 feet (over 67 miles high), crossing the edge of outer space. 

Purpose: Operated by the U.S. Air Force and NASA to collect data on flight conditions at the edge of the atmosphere for the space program. 

1991 Andrews AFB, Post Desert Storm Open House, A-6E Intruder, VMA-503

A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4 Skyhawk attacking a train in North Vietnam with a Zuni rocket