Planes

Shenyang F-6 and 2 Chengdu F-7 of Pakistan Air Force

Shenyang F-6 of Pakistan Air Force The Shenyang J-6 (designated F-6 for export versions) was the Chinese built version of the Soviet MiG-19 "Farmer" fighter aircraft. Although the MiG-19 had a comparatively short life in Soviet service, the Chinese came to value its agility, turning performance, and powerful cannon armament, and produced it for their own use between 1958 and 1981. The F-6 was flown by the Pakistan Air Force from 1965 to 2002, and around 140 modifications were made to increase effectiveness in interception and close air support roles. F-6s were also modified for carriage of AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles Pakistan Air Force F-6 fighters participated in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan, scoring approximately 6 confirmed aerial victories. These included one Indian MiG-21, which was believed by many to be a superior aircraft to the F-6 at the time.

Rare colored photographs of the Egyptian Helwan-300 aircraft, sometime in the 60s.

Republic P-47 escort fighters' contrails carve the sky over a combat box of USAAF Boeing B-17F Flying Fortresses, belonging to the 8th Air Force, 390th Bomb Group. Picture taken during the September 27, 1943 Emden raid

🇮🇳⚡️🇵🇰 Today is April 10th 2025. 66 years since the first aerial kill of the PAF. On Eid al-Fitr, with a skeleton crew on duty, a radar station detected an Indian Canberra on a reconnaissance mission entering Pakistani airspace. Two F-86F Sabres, piloted by Flt. Lt. M. N. Butt and Flt. Lt. M. Yunis were scrambled to intercept. The Canberra, flying above 50,000 feet, was out of range for Butt's attack. When the aircraft lost altitude, Yunis fired, hitting it at 47,500 feet and bringing it down over Rawat. Both Indian pilots ejected, were captured, and repatriated the next day. @planenerd

Not drama or anything, just want their channel to not turn into 40kb slop posting

Anyway, photo credits go Giovanni Colla. This one was published on the NATO AC site. It has better colours

A note to Mr Perch, love the planes but if you are gonna straight up jack shit from reddit posts, at least have the decency to keep the image in acceptable quality

A formation of Hellenic F-4E, Mirage 2000-5, F-16 and Rafale, Spanish F-18, French Mirage 2000-D, Italian Tornado, Qatari F-15, Indian Su-30MKI, UAE Mirage 2000-9 and Polish F-16 during Iniochos-25.

Armed display of Taiwan Air Force F-CK-1 fighter jets (including Taiwan’s indigenously designed Sky Sword I/II missiles), 2023

Dassault Mirage F1-M, flying for US-based private contractor Draken International

A RuAF Sukhoi Su-30SM is seen taxiing on a russian road for a dispersed operations exercise. April 1, 2025

Taiwanese F-16 intercepting a Chinese H-6 bomber on February 12, 2020.

Dassault Mirage F1-M, flying for private contractor Draken International

Δρακοκτόνοι και ο προστάτης A stunning edit showcasing two Hellenic Air Force Mirage 2000-5s soaring over Mt. Athos, their liveries depicting St. George, as they are greeted by Monk Iosef, who waves the flag of the Greek Orthodox Church in a symbolic gesture

VFW-Fokker VAK-191B German experimental VTOL attack/strike aircraft undergoing trials, somewhere between 1971 and 1975. 3 Prototypes were made, and the way it got its VTOL capabilities is almost exactly the same as the Yak-38 - 2 main engines to drive it forward in cruise (engine type: Rolls-Royce RB 162-81F-08 Turbojet) [The Yak-38 however only used 1 engine to do so], and 1 lifting fan (The Yak-38 had 2), using the Roll-Royce/MAN Turbo RB 193-12 vectored thrust turbofan engine for VTOL operations/cruise

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F-84 Thunderjet in Golden Crown livery of the IIAF (Imperial Iranian Air Force)