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January 31, 2012 - Martin Baltimore
The Martin Baltimore was a two-engined light attack bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company in the United States, originally ordered by the French in May 1940 as a follow-up to the earlier Martin Maryland, then in service in France. With the fall of France, the production series was diverted to Great Britain. Baltimore development was hindered by a series of problems, although the type eventually became a highly versatile combat aircraft. First flight 1941.

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January 30, 2012 - Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
1961: McMurdo Station (Antarctica)

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January 29, 2012 - Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
A U.S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster's landing gear collapsed upon landing at McMurdo Station’s (Antarctica) sea-ice runway in 1956.

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January 28, 2012 - Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star

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January 27, 2012 - Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter
Photo: 1918 - A Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter biplane aircraft taking off from a platform built on top of HMAS Australia's midships "Q" turret.
A British one or two-seat biplane multi-role aircraft of WWI. It is significant as the first British-designed two seater tractor fighter, and the first British aircraft to enter service with a synchronised machine gun. It also saw widespread, but rather undistinguished service with the French. First flight 1915.

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January 26, 2012 - Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor
Photo: June 27, 2008 - F-22 Raptor performs a fly-by during the 4th annual Freedom's Call Tattoo on the grounds of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio

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January 25, 2012 - Blue Angels McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets
Golden Gate

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January 24, 2012 - British Aerospace Harrier II GR9

 

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January 23, 2012 - Wright Brothers K Seaplane, A-51

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January 22, 2012 - North American AT-6s

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January 21, 2012 - Convair F-102 Delta Dagger

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January 20, 2012 - Saab J 21A-3
A Swedish fighter/attack aircraft described as a very efficient weapons platform. It was designed as a twin boom pusher configuration, where the propeller is mounted in the rear of the fuselage, pushing the aircraft forward. First flight 1943.

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January 19, 2012 - Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

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January 18, 2012 - Curtiss AT-32E Condor II
Photo: June 28, 1939 - Curtiss Condor visiting Langley Field on Army Navy day. This particular plane was operated by the Marines and carried the designation R4C-1.

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January 17, 2012 - Lockheed C-130 Hercules
A C-130 Hercules from the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing equipped with the modular airborne firefighting system takes off from McClellan Airfield, CA, on a firefighting support mission.

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January 16, 2012 - Lockheed P-38 & Supermarine Spitfire
England WWII

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January 15, 2012 - Northrop P-61 Black Widow

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January 14, 2012 - Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream III
Thanks Geoff! Photo taken at 2011 Airshow Down Under Held at Avalon near Geelong in Victoria
N30LX has been modified by the addition of a ventral canoe and sensor turret as the "Dragon Star" Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory for use by Lockheed Martin.

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January 13, 2012 - McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo
(Thanks for the correction, Keith!)

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January 12, 2012 - Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler
Photo: November 19, 2009 - A U.S. Sailor stands aft lookout aboard aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, under way in the Gulf of Oman, as an EA-6B Prowler aircraft approaches for landing.

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January 11, 2012 - Consolidated PBY Catalina
Photo: August 1942 - "It's an intricate operation - installing a 30-calibre machine gun in a Navy PBY plane, but not too tricky for Jesse Rhodes Waller, Corpus Christi, Texas. He's a Georgia man who's been in the Navy 5-1/2 years. At the Naval Air Base he sees that the flying ships are kept in tip-top shape. Waller is an aviation ordnance mate"

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January 10, 2012 - Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster
The Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster was an American jet-powered prototype bomber aircraft. The XB-43 was a development of the XB-42, replacing the piston engines of the XB-42 with two General Electric J35 engines of 4,000 lbf thrust each. Despite being the first American jet bomber to fly, it suffered stability issues and the design did not enter production. First flight 1946.

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January 9, 2012 - Supermarine Spitfire

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January 8, 2012 - Lockheed F-104A Starfighters & Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star

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January 7, 2012 - Lockheed F-104G Starfighter

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January 6, 2012 - Curtiss P-40

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January 5, 2012 - Bede BD-5G

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January 4, 2012 - Boeing 737

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January 3, 2012 - Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25PU Foxbat
Photo: August 23, 2003
Supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft. The first prototype flew in 1964 with entry into service in 1970. It has a top speed of Mach 2.83+ (as high as Mach 3.2, but at risk of significant damage to the engines), and features a powerful radar and four air-to-air missiles.

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January 2, 2012 - McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
An F-15E Strike Eagle takes off from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.

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January 1, 2012 - Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

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