United States Army Air Corps

A pair of VP-21 P4M-1s in flight, 18 July 1951

TBMs and SBDs on the deck of USS Cowpens (CVL-25) while sailing off the coast of Virginia, 17 July 1943

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 549192, coded as F4-J, civil reg. G-THUN, “Nellie B”, at the Shuttleworth Festival of Flight 2026. Pt. 2 of 2

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Dee Icer, a Thunderbolt of the 318th Fighter Group, gets a field overhaul on Saipan, 16 July 1944.

Mechanics work on the engine of a 1st Air Commando Group P-51A

Paul's Mustangs. Oshkosh 2026

Mechanics work on the engine of a 115th Observation Squadron O-38, 14 July 1934

An F2H Banshee at NACA Langley, 9 March 1951.  The aircraft would be written off in a landing accident on 12 July 1951

An F4U-1 of VF-17 traps aboard USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), 11 July 1943

A pair of F4UA Corsair in flight over Einwetok, Marshall Islands, on July 9, 1944.

North American Aviation P-51D Mustang 44-72035 “Tall in the Saddle” coded as A3-3 civil reg G-SIJJ at the Shuttleworth Festival of Flight 2026.

North American Aviation P-51D 411622 “Nooky Booky IV” coded as G4-C civil reg OE-EFB at the Shuttleworth Festival of Flight 2026.

A 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron F-94B in Korea, 1952.  The aircraft would be involved in the type’s last combat loss on 8 July 1953