Mirage III

The Mirage III was a French, delta-winged, jet fighter aircraft used by the French Air Force during the Cold War. It was designed by Dassault Aviation during the late 1950s. The prototype, the Mirage I, first flew on November 17, 1956, and, in 1961, entered into service in the French Air Force as the Mirage [...]

A-26 Invader

The A-26 Invader was a twin-engined light bomber which used by the US Army Air Forces during World War II and the Korean War, and by the French Air Force during the First Indochina War. It was designed and manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Co., with the XA-26 prototype performing its first flight on July [...]

EA-6B Prowler

The EA-6B Prowler was a US twin-engine, electronic warfare aircraft which was used by the US Navy and US Marine Corps during the Cold War and the war against Muslim terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Prowler was developed by Grumman from the A-6 Intruder airframe, which was equipped with new electronic warfare (EW) equipment [...]

FH Phantom

The FH Phantom was one of the first United States jet fighter aircraft. It was developed by McDonnell toward the end of World War II for the US Navy. The PH-1 Phantom made its first flight on July 21, 1946, taking off the deck of the USS Franklin D Roosevelt aircraft carrier. It had folding [...]

A-7 Corsair II

The A-7 Corsair II was a US carrier-based attack jet aircraft which was used by the US Navy during the Vietnam War. Although the A-7 was initially manufactured for the US Navy as a replacement of the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, later it was also deployed by the US Air Force to replace the A-1 Skyraider and [...]

A-6 Intruder

The A-6 Intruder was a folding wing, carrier-based attack aircraft which was used by the US Navy from 1963 to 1997. The Intruder was designed and manufactured by Grumman, which was given the contract in 1957. The prototype, the A2F-1, performed its first flight on April 19, 1960, and entered service in February 1963. Its [...]