The Fiat G.91 is an Italian jet fighter aircraft designed and built by Fiat Aviazione, which later merged into Aeritalia. The G.91 has its origins in the NATO-organised NBMR-1 competition in 1953, which sought a light fighter-bomber (officially, the competition…

The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner. The aircraft is easily distinguished…

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft which was extensively deployed as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War. Created as a day fighter by Lockheed as one of the Century Series of fighter aircraft for the United…

The Dassault Mirage F1 is a French fighter and attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was developed as a successor to the popular Mirage III family. During the 1960s, Dassault commenced development of what would become the Mirage…

Vergès VJ 01 Gringo: French aerobatic aircraft The aircraft is an all-metal sports plane with removable wings for easy transport. The wings can also withstand load factors of +/-10 g. With a range of 1,000 km, the aircraft allowed its designer to travel all…

The Dassault Mirage F1 is a French fighter and attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was developed as a successor to the popular Mirage III family. During the 1960s, Dassault commenced development of what would become the Mirage…

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nicknames include: “balalaika”, because…

Combat aviation of the USSR: the attack plane IL-2. Developed in 1939. A single monoplane of mixed design with closed cockpit and retractable landing gear. A crew – 1 person. Armament: a cannon (20 mm SHVAK), a machine gun (7.62 mm SHKAS). The speed is 450…

Army of the USSR: ground naval mine AMD 500 of the 1942 model. The weight is 300 kg. Depth  – from 3 to 30 m. Museum of the Soviet Army, Moscow

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the USSR from 1952 and operated by numerous air forces in many variants. It is an advanced development of the similar-looking MiG-15 of the Korean War. The MiG-17 was license-built…

Як-42 A Yak-42 in VDNKh park, Moscow The Yakovlev Yak-42 (NATO reporting name: “Clobber”) is a medium-range second-class passenger aircraft that was developed in the USSR in the mid-1970s. It was created by the Yakovlev Design Bureau (OKB). The Yak-42 was…

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-23; NATO reporting name: Flogger) is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union. It is a third-generation jet fighter, the world’s most…

The Beechcraft Baron is a light, twin-engined piston aircraft designed and produced by Beechcraft, introduced in 1961. A low-wing monoplane developed from the Travel Air, it remains in production. The early Baron 55, A55 and B55 were fitted with 260 hp (190…

The Piper PA-31 Navajo is a family of cabin-class, twin-engined aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for the general aviation market, most using Lycoming engines. It was also license-built in a number of Latin American countries. Targeted at small…

The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States’ first swept-wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing Soviet MiG-15…

Sud-Ouest SO.6020 Espadon: French post-war prototype interceptor The Sud-Ouest SO.6020 Espadon (Swordfish) was a French post-war prototype interceptor designed and built by SNCASO during the late 1940s. The French Air Force (Armée de l’Air) judged the design…

CASA Northrop SF-5A Freedom Fighter – single-seat fighter version of the F-5A for the Spanish Air Force, manufactured under license in Spain by CASA. Initially designated as C.9 and until its withdrawal. The Northrop F-5 is a family of supersonic light fighter…