October 31, 2011 - Supermarine Spitfire
Airbourne 2009

October 30, 2011 - Lockheed C-140 JetStar
The Lockheed JetStar (company designations L-329 and L-1329; designated C-140 in USAF service) is a business jet produced from the early 1960s through the 1970s. The JetStar was the first dedicated business jet to enter service. It was also one of the largest aircraft in the class for many years, seating ten plus two crew. It is distinguishable from other small jets by its four engines. First flight 1957.

October 29, 2011 - Consolidated B-24 Liberator
14th Army Air Force B-24 Liberator returning to it's home base after having bombed railroad repair shops at Vinh, French Indo-China

October 28, 2011 - Lockheed P3-C Orion
Photo: April 4, 2011
A P3-C Orion donning a heritage paint scheme soars over Naval Air Station Jacksonville as part of the Centennial of Naval Aviation celebration.

October 27, 2011 - Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Thanks Sam!
Flight deck of the only flyable Boeing B-29 Superfortress owned by the Commemorative Air Force.

October 26, 2011 - Armstrong Whitworth Argosy
The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy was a British three-engine biplane airliner built by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, and operated by Imperial Airways from 1926 to 1935.

October 25, 2011 - Short Belfast
Photo: Thanks Bing! (Farnborough Airshow in 1964)
The Short Belfast is a heavy lift turboprop freighter built by Short Brothers at Belfast. Only 10 were built for the British Royal Air Force with the designation Short Belfast C.1. When they were retired by the RAF, five went into civilian service with the cargo airline HeavyLift Cargo Airlines. Two aircraft still exist, one is on display at the RAF Museum Cosford. First flight 1964.

October 24, 2011 - McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee
F2H-2 Banshee on the deck of the USS Lexington

October 23, 2011 - Beechcraft XA-38 Grizzly
Beechcraft XA-38 during ground vibration tests. Tests were set-up to determine natural frequencies excited during engine operation.

October 22, 2011 - North American XP-51 Mustang
Thanks Nate!
XP-51 at a Confederate Air Force show in Harlingen, TX, back in the 70s

October 21, 2011 - Fairchild C-123J Provider
The ten C-123Js built had J44 jets mounted on their wingtips, and the type saw extensive use in the arctic. This C-123J is pictured at Thule Air Base, Greenland, in 1958.

October 20, 2011 - Airco DH.4
The Airco DH.4 was a British two-seat biplane day-bomber of the First World War. It was designed by Geoffrey de Havilland (hence "DH") for Airco, and was the first British two seat light day-bomber to have an effective defensive armament. First flight 1916.

October 19, 2011 - Handley Page Hampden
Loading bombs

October 18, 2011 - General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark

October 17, 2011 - Douglas A-4E Skyhawk
Photo: November 21, 1967
A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4E Skyhawk en route to a target in North Vietnam

October 16, 2011 - Lockheed Constellation
Scanned from an old USAF training slide

October 15, 2011 - Douglas B-23
The B-23 was the first operational US bomber equipped with a glazed tail gun position. The tail gun mounted a .50 caliber machine gun, which was fired from the prone position by a gunner using a telescopic sight.

October 14, 2011 - Bell XP-83
The Bell XP-83 was a United States prototype escort fighter designed by Bell Aircraft during World War II. As an early jet fighter, its limitations included a lack of power and it was soon eclipsed by more advanced designs. First flight 1945.

October 13, 2011 - Pitts Specials
The Pitts Special is a series of light aerobatic biplane designed by Curtis Pitts. The Pitts biplanes dominated world aerobatic competition in the 1960s and 1970s. First flight 1944.

October 12, 2011 - Eurofighter Typhoon

October 11, 2011 - Hawker Sea Fury
Photo taken October 8, 2011 Ione, CA - Thanks Dan!!

October 10, 2011 - Ryan VZ-3RY Vertiplane
The VZ-3 or Ryan Model 72 was a simple proof-of-concept experimental aircraft using blown flaps to achieve a short or near vertical take-off. It was a high-wing monoplane powered by an Avco Lycoming T53 turboshaft engine located inside the fuselage driving two large-diameter propellers mounted, one on each wing. It had a T-tail and originally a tailwheel fixed landing gear. It had wide-span double retractable trailing-edge flaps, these were extended into the propeller slipstream for takeoff. To enable control while in the hover it had a universally-jointed jet-deflection nozzle at the rear of the aircraft. It was later modified with a nose-wheel landing gear.
The VZ-3 could make a near-vertical takeoff within 30 ft at a speed of 25 mph and the aircraft could be put into the hover up to a height of 3,700 ft. First flight 1959.

October 9, 2011 - Sopwith Camel (2 of 2)

October 8, 2011 - Sopwith Camels (1 of 2)
Photo: August 6, 1918 - Sopwith Camels of the U.S. 148th American Aero Squadron at Petite Sythe, France.
The Sopwith Camel had a short-coupled fuselage, heavy, powerful rotary engine, and concentrated fire from twin synchronized machine guns. Though difficult to handle, to an experienced pilot it provided unmatched maneuverability. A superlative fighter, the Camel was credited with shooting down 1,294 enemy aircraft, more than any other Allied fighter of the war. It also served as a ground-attack aircraft, especially near the end of the conflict, when it was outclassed in the air-to-air role by newer fighters. First flight 1916.

October 7, 2011 - Vought F-8 Crusader

October 6, 2011 - Republic RC-3 Seabee

October 5, 2011 - Boeing B-29 Superfortress
"Fifi"

October 4, 2011 - North American FJ-2 Fury
Photo: 2000.
FJ-2 Fury on the USS Hornet, Alameda

October 3, 2011 - McDonnell F-101 Voodoos
This is a sketch made by Paul Nikolic from the UK. I don't normally show sketches, but really like this one. Thanks Paul!

October 2, 2011 - McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
Photo: November 12, 2008.
F-15E Strike Eagle fighter aircraft deploys countermeasure flares over Afghanistan.

October 1, 2011 - Boulton Paul Defiant
Boulton Paul Defiant was a British interceptor aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) early in the Second World War. The Defiant was designed and built by Boulton Paul Aircraft as a "turret fighter", without any forward-firing guns. First flight 1937.