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The original US Navy A-7s were some of the most colorful warplanes ever seen. Conversely, this USAF/Michigan Air National Guard A-7D from the 127th Tactical Fighter Wing/107th Tactical Fighter Squadron ‘Red Devils’ features drab, wrap-around camouflage.

 

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A fearsome shark-mouthed A-7D of the 76th Tactical Fighter Squadron drops its load of retarded Mk 82 Snake Eye 500lb bombs.

 

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Doug Matthews flying his simply gorgeous F-86F Sabre, 52-5116/N286CF, last June. LUIGINO CALIARO

 

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Cavorting spectacularly in the Skyblazers-schemed F-86F Sabre, N86FR. LUIGINO CALIARO

 

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F4U-4 Corsair BuNo 97359/N240CF once spent some time in the UK with the Old Flying Machine Company, when it was N240CA. Doug owned it from 2007 onwards. FRANK B. MORMILLO

 

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Kenneth Aarkvisla flying SB Lim-2 LN-MIG in its new USAF scheme at Rygge on 9 June. VIA KENNETH AARKVISLA

 

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Saab B 17A 17239 at 2005’s Duxford Flying Legends – its only UK appearance to date KEY Collection

 

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The world’s newest Sabre in the air over Florida, March 1, 2022. In the background a NASA Atlas V launches from Cape Canaveral MIKE KILLIAN

 

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Note the leading-edge wing slats are deployed on the Sabre’s iconic swept-wings. Later production examples had a solid wing that included a 15cm plug at the root and 7.6cm extension at the wingtip, plus fuel tanks in the leading edge Luigino Caliaro

 

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Shenyang FT-6, ‘10902/902’, 15 Squadron ‘Cobras’, Pakistan Air Force, Kamra, 1980s. Overall white with red/white trim, 15 Squadron ‘Cobra’ marking on fin

 

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