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Mark V Spitfire. by Willard Womack Via Flickr: The Air Force did fly British built aircraft. Such as this Photo;Recon Spitfire. This one is no long fit for missions as a, “ War Weary” plane. Aircraft, which were still flyable but not fit for combat were classified as War Weary, and replaced. WW painted on the vertical fin, and then they were often used in some other capacity.

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Heavily-loaded F-105D

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XB-29 prototype (the first B-29 ever made) at rest at an airfield (1942)

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Rafale M from the 11-F squadron of the french navy, painted this way for the 2017 tiger meet.

Dassault Rafale

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de Havilland Sea Vixen photographed at  RAAF Base Woomera by the late Clive Lynch. 

Note the unusual colour scheme, it was sent to Australia for various missile trials.

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The most “metal” Starfighter I’ve been given to see. At Iruma Air Base, Sayama, Saitama Prefecture.

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Ocean aircraft carrier in Korea, 1952

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Interestingly, the latest Baltic Air Policing intercept by Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons involved Russian Navy Su-27 ‘Red 93’/RF-33749 that performed an ‘unsafe’ intercept of USAF RC-135U on June 19, 2017. Note the 'Guards’ badge and individual name 'Aleksandr Klubov’. https://t.co/yjuGYwquER

The Russian jet is a Su-27P FLANKER-B version, formerly '29 Red’, with the construction number 36911031105. It’s based in Kaliningrad with the 689th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment and is one of a handful of Baltic Fleet aircraft with individual names applied. https://t.co/W26I2MScuQ

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Sukhoi Su-24M “Fencer” if I’m not mistaken

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Dassault MD-454 Mystere IVA in Paris by Johnny Comstedt Via Flickr: Cn 01, the prototype, built in 1952. Marked French Air Force 01. In Le Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace at Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France 13. May 2014

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with a beautiful SNCASO SO.9000 “Trident” in the background. 

Dassault MD-454 Mystere IVA in Paris by Johnny Comstedt Via Flickr: Cn 01, the prototype, built in 1952. Marked French Air Force 01. In Le Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace at Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France 13. May 2014

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Dassault MD-450B Ouragan in Paris by Johnny Comstedt Via Flickr: Cn 154 built in 1953 marked French Air Force 154 / 2-EX registered F-UGEX. In 1957 registered F-TFBD marked BD. In 1960 registered F-TEUU marked UU. Now falsely marked 4-LT. MD = Marcel Dassault. Ouragan = Hurricane. In Le Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace at Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France 13. May 2014

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Dassault MD-450B Ouragan in Paris by Johnny Comstedt Via Flickr: Cn 154 built in 1953 marked French Air Force 154 / 2-EX registered F-UGEX. In 1957 registered F-TFBD marked BD. In 1960 registered F-TEUU marked UU. Now falsely marked 4-LT. MD = Marcel Dassault. Ouragan = Hurricane. In Le Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace at Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France 13. May 2014

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Dassault MD-450B Ouragan in Paris by Johnny Comstedt Via Flickr: Cn 154 built in 1953 marked French Air Force 154 / 2-EX registered F-UGEX. In 1957 registered F-TFBD marked BD. In 1960 registered F-TEUU marked UU. Now falsely marked 4-LT. MD = Marcel Dassault. Ouragan = Hurricane. In Le Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace at Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France 13. May 2014

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Dassault MD-450B Ouragan in Paris by Johnny Comstedt Via Flickr: Cn 154 built in 1953 marked French Air Force 154 / 2-EX registered F-UGEX. In 1957 registered F-TFBD marked BD. In 1960 registered F-TEUU marked UU. Now falsely marked 4-LT. MD = Marcel Dassault. Ouragan = Hurricane. In Le Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace at Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France 13. May 2014

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Dassault MD-450B Ouragan in Paris by Johnny Comstedt Via Flickr: Cn 154 built in 1953 marked French Air Force 154 / 2-EX registered F-UGEX. In 1957 registered F-TFBD marked BD. In 1960 registered F-TEUU marked UU. Now falsely marked 4-LT. MD = Marcel Dassault. Ouragan = Hurricane. In Le Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace at Le Bourget Airport, Paris, France 13. May 2014