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The gritty black and white image is of an F4U-1A Corsair. The Corsair is one of the most iconic fighters of WWII.  With its bent 'gull' wing to accommodate its 13 foot propeller, the aircraft was very recognizable.  This particular aircraft, built in mid-1943, is one of the oldest F4Us still flying.  This specific aircraft saw combat service in the Pacific Theater, in part, with the famed VMF-214 \
WWi dogfight with a German monoplane being chased by two English biplanes.
historical fighter plane in black and white
Replica Sopwith Pup WW1 biplane in British military colors.
Miramar, California, USA - September 23, 2023: The afternoon sun casts shadows from airshow fans near an CH-53 Sea Stallion at America's Airshow 2023.
Stock Photography of D-Day Paratroopers getting ready to jump. \n\nNote: number on the nose is only the invasion stick number and does not ID the plane.
Odena, Spain – November 07, 2020: old biplane aircraft. Pitts Special S-2B rear
Vintage Douglas DC-3 propellor airplane ready for take off at the runway of an empty airfield. Image with a retro look.
The airplane shown is a Stearman PT-17 biplane which was used by the US Army and US Navy to train pilots leading up to, and during, WWII.  The airplane was used in basic, or primary, training of new pilots.  The photo shows the full airplane from the right front quarter view.  One can see the silhouette of the pilot's head in the cockpit.  The engine is not running.  The markings on the lower wing can be seen and show US Army.  The photo is a classic sepia tone and evokes a clear feeling of history and nostalgia.
WW2 Mitchell B-25 Medium Bomber
Duxford, UK - September 20, 2015: a Spitfire Mk. XVIII fighter aircraft of the mid to late 1940s pictured in flight over Cambridgeshire, England.
A classic Mk 1 Spitfire flies over the British countryside. Scale model photography.
WWII bomber. B-25 Mitchell.
historical fighter plane on a runway
World War II era carrier based airplane in flight
Model Biplane against a city Background
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Doha, Qatar - December 12, 2016: Airplane on the runway of Hamad International Airport.
Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA - June 1 2024: Ground crew watch their  C-47 Skytrain start its engines at the 2024 Legacy of Liberty Airshow at Holloman Air Force Base.
Vintage Douglas DC-3 propellor airplane ready for take off at the runway of an empty airfield. Image with a retro look.
Evocative black and white image of a 1930s propeller airliner. The photo shows the tail and passenger door, with the aircraft parked on a snowy airport. Boeing 247 of United Air Lines
1946 Luscombe 8A airplane photographed in 1948. Ames, Iowa, USA. Scanned film with significant grain.
historical aircraft in a hangar
KAK WWII B-17 Bomber, a head on view on a white background
Boeing 747 of the US American cargo airline (photo from 1985) Flying Tiger Line (ceased operations in 1989) stands with open nose flap at Bordeaux airport waiting for its cargo of live horses
Sunlight streams through windows and reveals the iconic Mk Vc Supermarine Spitfire, seen here sitting in a traditional old aircraft hangar from WWII. Scale model photography.
World War II era navy fighter plane with folded wings
Within the aircraft cabin, panoramic views unfold on both sides, offering glimpses of the bustling cityscape on one side and the vast expanse of the sea on the other, providing passengers with a captivating contrast of urban and maritime vistas.
Duxford, UK - May 25, 2014: A Douglas C47 Skytrain Second World War transport aircraft takes off from an airfield in Cambridgeshire, England.
Douglas AD-5N Skyraider dive bomber with extra fuel tank and torpedo taxiing. Photo taken in 1953.
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