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an XV-15 tilt-rotor technology experimental aircraft on the flight line, 12 December 1985.

This was a fantastic thread. I am sure we all learned new things!

A haunting moment frozen in time... a USAF F-105D Thunderchief trailing fire and smoke just moments after being struck by an SA-2 Guideline missile south of Hanoi on 14 February 1968. The aircraft — serial number 60-0418, from the 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing —...

Two Czech pilots watching colleagues take to the air in their Hurricanes, 10th December 1940.

Pilots of No 312 (Czechoslovakian) Squadron RAF mock a scramble after receiving an alert at RAF Duxford in December 1940. The Czech fourth in line has been identified as Sgt Jan Truhlář.

The graduation picture of the first class of No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School at Sky Harbour, Ontario. This is part of the Imperial Training Scheme, and these men now are all RAF pilots. 10 December 1940.

LOL

That's a Phantom.

Boeing 314 Clipper NC 18606 lands at Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand, December 7, 1940.

Here is a history of the plane. As per Joe Baughers site. Accepted by USAAF at Boeing Field, Seattle, WA 2 Dec41. Strategic Air Depot, Salt Lake City AAB, UT Dec41. 88th Reconnaissance Squadron, 7th Bomb Group, Hamilton Field, San Rafael, CA; preparation for overseas service. The aircraft was...

B-17E 41-2434, likely shortly after arrival in Australia. She was one of the B-17s that arrived during the Pearl Harbor attack and still wears the Hawaiian Air Depot camouflage many Pacific-based B-17 and B18s were painted in early 1942

The Hawker Tornado. The project ultimately was canceled but served as the foundation for later aircraft Typhoon and Tempest.

A pro tip for Christmas.

A flight deck crewman stands by as an AV-8 Harrier aircraft takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA-4), 4 December 1985.