54-2165 represents an F-100D as flown by the 'Yellow Jackets', 352th TFS, 35th TFW, from Phan Rang AB in South Vietnam between 1966 and 1971. This aircraft was delivered new to the French Armée de l'Air in 1958 and never saw active USAF-service.
Delivered to the French Armée de l'Air in 1958, the aircraft served with EC-1/3 (coded '3-IG') and EC-2/11 (as '11-MB' and '11-ML') before being returned to the USAF at Sculthorpe in November 1975. On 17 May 1976, the aircraft came to Duxford.
332 Skvadron's 'Spirit of Little Norway'. After the fall of Norway in June 1940, a training camp for Norwegian Air Force personnel was established near Toronto, Ontario. This Flyvåpens Treningsleir soon became known as 'Lille Norge' ('Little Norway').
F-014 was delivered to Leeuwarden on 17 November 2020 and made her first operational sortie with 322 Squadron on 24 February 2021 as 'Bolt-02'. Seen here climbing out on a WIC-2021 sortie.
This Grasshopper (USAAF 43-29854) is in the colours of the 381st Bomb Group operating B-17s out of Ridgewell, Essex, from May 1943 to June 1945. The emblem on the nose is that of the Group's 533rd Bomb Squadron. Little Rock-ette is based at Biggin Hill.
The fin flash colours of 'The Chief' represent those of the 55th (blue), the 77th (red) and 79th (Tactical) Fighter Squadrons of the 20th (Tactical) Fighter Wing. On 1 October 1991, the Upper Heyford-based wing was redesignated 20th Fighter Wing.
Kite I BGA285 on display in the Museum of Army Flying (since renamed The Army Flying Museum), is in the c/s of No.1 Glider Training School, RAF. As far is known the glider has no wartime service history.
BGA400, often referred to as the 'Radar Kite', is in the colours of No.1 Glider Training School as based at RAF Thame (Haddenham) in Buckinghamshire. On 23 March 1945 RAF serial VD165 was allocated to this Kite.
BGA400 has been restored with the wings of Kite c/n 355A, built by Slingsby in May 1940 for radar trails held by the Worth Matravers Chain Home radar station in June and July. The non-metallic wings had their control cables replaced by wooden push rods.
C-GJTA is one of 20 former Luftwaffe Alpha Jets operated by Top Aces. This aircraft was 40+57 and saw service with LeKG-41 at Husum and JBG-43 (Oldenburg). It was exported to Canada in 2005. 'Striker-4' is seen here over the approach-end arrestor cable.
After a 7 year restoration at Oostwold, R-114/PH-TOK made her first flight on 20 April 2021. R-114 (USAF 54-2404) was one of 75 L-21Bs delivered to the RNethAF from February 1955.
HSG-64 CH-53G 84+54 with a Mungo ESK (Einsatzfahrzeug Spezialisierte Kräfte), approaching the release point in a secluded field at the Segelflugplatz Aurich-Brockzetel, some 6 kilometres to the south of Wittmundhafen air base.
CH-53GA 84+71 of HSG-64 about to deliver her underslung Mungo to waiting Bundeswehr Special Forces in a field at the Segelflugplatz Aurich-Brockzetel, close to the Control and Reporting Centre (CRC) Brockzetel radar station.