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Not everyone's idea of a WW2 aircraft carrier!
HMS Nairana started out in a Clydeside shipyard as a merchant vessel, but was converted and launched as an aircraft carrier in 1941, with Sea Hurricanes. Post-war, it was transferred to the Royal Dutch Navy as the Karel Doorman.🇳🇱

Aboard USS Ticonderoga, Navy Fighting-Bombing Squadron 87 takes possession of the 10,000th F6F Hellcat to be produced, 23 May 1945 at Ulithi.

Un Super Etendard Modernisé durante un touch snd go a bordo del portaaviones USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) en 2007.

🚀 Fox One! The Wild Weasel in Action 💥
Check out this incredible shot of an F-4G Advanced Wild Weasel firing an AGM-45 Shrike anti-radiation missile!
Operating under the motto "First In, Last Out," these legendary crews played the ultimate game of chicken—deliberately flying into enemy radar range to bait surface-to-air missile (SAM) sites, tracking their signals, and destroying them to pave a safe path for follow-on strike teams.
Note the "WW" tail code on this McDonnell Douglas Phantom II, the proud badge of honor for the lethal Wild Weasels.
Drop a 💥 if the F-4 is one of your all-time favorites!

804 NAS Sea Hawk FGA.4 onboard HMS Eagle in 1955
credit FAA History

An F-15E Strike Eagle

✈️ The Beast of the Sky — Rockwell B-1 Lancer 🇺🇸🔥
Slicing through the sky at supersonic speed, the legendary B-1B Lancer remains one of the most powerful strategic bombers ever built. With its sleek variable-sweep wings, thunderous engines, and deadly precision, this aircraft was designed to dominate the battlefield and strike deep into enemy territory.
Nicknamed “The Bone” (from B-One), the B-1 combines speed, payload capacity, and long-range capability into one terrifying machine. Even decades after its first flight, it still stands as a symbol of American air power and Cold War aviation engineering.
📍 First Flight: 1974
⚡ Maximum Speed: Mach 1.25
💣 Payload Capacity: 75,000 lbs of weapons
🛩️ Role: Long-range strategic bomber
From Cold War tensions to modern combat missions, the B-1 Lancer continues to write its legacy in aviation history.

HMS Victorious, ship's company lining flight deck, leaving Singapore for Hong Kong in 1961. Aircraft on deck include Scimitars, Sea Vixens and Gannets.