Manwë

F16’s

Nimitz Air Wing

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Hurricanes

High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air...

Vought F4U Corsair

One of the best fighters of the Second World War, the Corsair was largely obsolete as a front-line air-superiority fighter by the outbreak of the Korean War, but was still in wide service with the U.S. Navy and Marines. It was repurposed primarily for ground-attack and close air support (CAS) missions.

The Corsair performed very well in its new role—its rugged design, long range, and heavy ordnance load made it one of the most effective close-support aircraft of the war. However, it was outclassed by jet fighters like the MiG-15 in air-to-air combat.

Douglas AD-4 Skyraider of the type that flew off the USS Princeton into Korea in 1950 attacking Communist forces at Chosin Resevoir 5 Dec 1950.

missing its 20mm guns on wings. (Ladislav Vyskocil)

You want to kil an A-10? Good fucking luck.