Aerial Combat Artwork

Artistic depictions of aerial battles featuring historical military aircraft, highlighting events from the Spanish Civil War to World War II engagements.

Military airplanes in sky

The Royal Air Force in Malta, June 1943 A flight of Bristol Beaufighters of No 272 Squadron, Royal Air Force on patrol off Malta.

Artist's concept illustrating British Hawker Hurricane fighter planes attacking German Heinkel He 111 bombers

Artwork: "Little Demon & Friend" Artist: Melvin Brown, US Air Force Art Collection. Country: Unknown

MIDWAY (1976), directed by JACK SMIGHT.

events Second World War WWII aerial warfare aircraft German tactical bomber Junkers Ju 88 A-5 Lehrgeschwader 1 (LG 1) circa 1941 painting,

A formation of Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfires.

Republic P-47C-5-RE Thunderbolt (VM-A, serial number 41-6530) of the 551st Fighter Training Squadron, 495th Fighter Training Group. This aircraft was formerly assigned to the 56th Fighter Group at RAF Kings Cliffe. This aircraft was condemned due to enemy action 16 April 1946

Commonwealth Joint Air Training Programme, Rhodesia, January 1943 A flight of North American Harvard IIAs from No 20 Service Flying Training School being flown in formation by RAF trainee pilots participating in the Commonwealth Joint Air Training Programme at Cranborne, near Salisbury, Rhodesia.

Boeing B-17 'Flying Fortresses' Of The 8Th Air Force En Route To Bomb Nazi Installations. England.

Military airplanes in sky

Artwork: "Aces Meet" Artist: Loren Blackburn, US Air Force Art Collection. Country: Unknown

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Military airplanes in sky

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Hovering Close To Its Charges, A P-51 Of The 8Th Air Force Practices With A Formation Of B-17S Over England.

The Royal Air Force in North Africa, April 1943 A Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of No 252 Squadron, Royal Air Force with an F14 camera in its nose, warms up on a North West African airfield.

DF-SC-89-10737. Base: Unknown

Close-up of aircraft B 17 with bombs. Close-up of aircraft B 17A with 250 kg and 50 kg bombs suspended.

Combate aéreo entre aviones Focker del ejército nacionalista y aviones Polikarpov (rata o mosca) del bando republicano. Guerra civil española.

Aircraft of the Condor Legion, a unit composed of volunteers from the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and from the German Army (Wehrmacht Heer). They served with the Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War of July 1936 to March 1939. The bombing of Guernica was the most infamous operation carried out by the Condor Legion

Marines with Guard Company, Marine Barracks Washington, await the arrival of MV-22 Ospreys during security forces training, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C., Aug 3, 2022. The Marines participated in an air insert with MV-22 Ospreys, and implemented their infantry training tactics by conducting land navigation and performing casualty evacuation scenarios.

Two medium bombers used by Germany during the Battle of Britain, the He111 and the Ju88

A Republic P-47 Crew Chief Ssgt Robert H. Mcchord Of Nashville, Assisting Pilot 2Nd Lt. Alvin Juchheim Of Grenada, Miss., Prior To Take Off From An 8Th Air Force Base In England.

A formation of British Avro Lancaster bombers.

German Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers being attacked by British Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfires.

3D rendering of a world war two german dive bomber diving. 3D rendering of a world war two german dive bomber in flight diving Copyright: xZoonar.com/HugoxKurkx 14930902

Combate aéreo entre un avión Focker del bando nacional y dos bomarderos Tupolev (katiuskas) del ejército republicao, cerca de Andújar, que intentaron bombardear Córdoba. Guerra civil española.

"Las fasces vuelan sobre Inglaterra, desde el 26 de septiembre de 1940, las escuadras de la aviación italiana toman parte en los ataques de represalia contra las islas británicas. El cuerpo de aviación italiano en el Canal de La Mancha es mandado por el general Rino Corso Fougier, que se distinguió en la guerra de España. Las "cigüeñas"-así se llaman los bombarderos italianos-, las pilotan aviadores acreditados en Abisinia, España y Albania". Pie de foto textual en una página interior de la revista "Signal", ejemplar número 1 (enero de 1941) de la versión española (SP 1). Esta revista se publicó entre abril de 1940 y abril de 1945, siendo el principal órgano de propaganda del ejército alemán durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. A partir del número 8 de 1941 se publicó una versión íntegra en español, identificada con el código SP.

Squadrons of B-17 bombers with their P-51 Mustang Escort, coming under attack from German Focke-Wulf fighter planes.

Douglas P-70 Night Fighter destroys German Plane.

U.S. Army Air Force Fighter Planes during the Invasion of Normandy, France, June 1944

B-17 Flying Fortresses flying over Germany.

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Artwork: "Channel Bound" Artist: Loren Blackburn, US Air Force Art Collection. Country: Unknown

Air crewman holding unidentifiable object next to the right side of the tail of a Douglas RB-26C Invader.. Air crewman holding unidentifiable object next to the right side of the tail of a Douglas RB-26C Invader..

Low Angle View of Four P-51 Mustangs Fighter Planes flying in formation, Ramitelli, Italy, photograph by Toni Frissell, March 1945

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A Royal Air Force Spitfire shot down by German Messerschmitt Bf 109's.

Royal Air Force ground crew push a 4,000lb blast bomb towards the bay of a Vickers Wellington bomber of No 419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force at RAF Mildenhall.

P-40 Single-Engine Fighter Plane, Office of War Information, March 1943

Six A-10C Thunderbolt IIs assigned to the 23rd Wing, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., fly over Palau International Airport, Republic of Palau, Nov. 8, 2022. The 23 WG deployed to Andersen AFB to participate in a dynamic force employment exercise to maintain readiness in a geographically-separated environment. The 36th Contingency Response Squadron also forward deployed members to Palau to provide air traffic control support for the A-10 detachment.

Germany's latest bomber during the Second World War: the fast twin-engined Junkers 188. A development of the successful JU88, the new bomber could carry a slightly increased bomb load. Date: 1943

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Boeing Flying Fortress.

3 Chinese Nanchang CJ-6 military trainers in formation flight over Porterville, CA.

Blackjack bomber. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984. PHOTO No. 111, page 97, bottom. Country: Unknown

"Defiants": R.A.F. Night Fighters -- Defiants on patrol ***** clouds. The Boulton Paul Defiant is a long-range two-seater and is one of the types that have proved successful as night fighters. Powered by the famous Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, it has an impressive speed. Its armament includes a specially designed power-operated multi gun *****. April 22, 1941. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Bristol Beaufort Mk Is of No. 22 Squadron RAF at North Coates in Lincolnshire, 19 July 1940. Beaufort Mark Is, L4449 OA-H, L9891 OA-F and L4461 OA-J, of No. 22 Squadron RAF, lined up at North Coates, Lincolnshire.

DF-SC-86-03693. Country: Unknown

Ensign Jesse Brown Flying F8F-2"Ens. J.L. Brown, USN, first negro naval aviator, flying F8F-2 from the USS Leyte (CVA-32).".

020527-F-3873G-015. Base: Cambridge American Cemetery State: Cambridgeshire Country: United Kingdom (UK) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A KC-135 tanker aircraft takes off on a mission in support of Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

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P-47 Thunderbolts (LJ-B, serial number 42-8381, 'War Weary') nicknamed 'Little One' and (LJ-D, serial number 42-7896, 'War Weary') and RAF AT-6 Texans at East Wretham, home of the 359th Fighter Group.

An Argentine navy S-2E Tracker aircraft approaches the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). The aircraft is taking part in touch-and-go operations aboard the LINCOLN during the ship's circumnavigation of South America. The Argentine destroyer SARANDI (D-13) is in the background. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

British WWII Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft

A B-25 Mitchell Panchito performs an aerial demonstration during the Shaw Air & Space Expo at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, April 2, 2022. Participation in air shows allow the 20FW to showcase their capabilities to the public, while simultaneously building community relations.

Artwork: "A-10, Suwon, Korea" Artist: Robert Steele, US Air Force Art Collection. Country: Unknown

Syracuse, New York, March 1, 1953Beginning March 1, 1953, the Air National Guard's (ANG's) 138th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Syracuse, New York and its 194th Fighter Bomber Squadron at Hayward, California each maintained two F-51D fighters and five pilots on five-minute air defense runway alert from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset. The experiment was the brainchild of Georgia Air Guardsman and former Chief of the Air Division, National Guard Bureau, Major General George Finch. It sought to aid the Air Force's hard pressed Air Defense Command (ADC) in defending the continental United States against the threat of Soviet air attacks, maintaining the nation's air sovereignty by intercepting unidentified aircraft entering its airspace, and providing simulated fighter attacks against the Strategic Air Command's nuclear-capable bombers. The experiment provided badly needed additional training opportunities for ANG fighter pilots. Despite serious Air Force doubts abo

Detailed view of the heavy bomber used during World War II, the B-29 Superfortress.

Air Corps Training Flight. ca. 1941, Albany, Georgia, USA, Advanced Trainers in Flight, Air Corps Advanced Flying School, Turner Field, Albany, Ga.

World War II, soldier beside WWII airplane at sunrise, circa early 1940s.

Detailed views of two different versions of the German heavy fighter plane Bf110 using during WWII.

The Idaho Air National Guards 124th Fighter Wing is hosting biennial A-10 Thunderbolt II competition, Hawgsmoke, Sept. 6-9, 2022. Idaho's pilots performed a missing man formation Sept. 6 to remember the fallen as they flew over Gowen Field, Idaho, marking the traditional start of the opening ceremony that begins the competition. Idaho's Warhawk Air Museum also performed a flyover with a Curtiss P-40N Warhawk and a P-47D Thunderbolt. The missing man formation is an aerial salute, typically in memory of a fallen pilot. The planes fly in a formation with a space where one plane should be. One plane will fly away, leaving a void, symbolizing the person's absence. At the previous competition, Hawgsmoke 2021, the 124th Fighter Wings 190th Fighter Squadron was recognized as the top pilot team at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The winning team traditionally hosts the next competition. The 190th Fighter Squadron won all three team awards in 2021: overall champion, top bombing team and top tacti

A B-26 Marauder (serial number 41-31773) nicknamed 'Flak Bait' of the 322nd Bomb Group, Andrews Field Aerodrome, England.'.

BATTLE OF BRITAIN (1969), directed by GUY HAMILTON.

WA, Arlington, Arlington Fly-in, World War II military show. (Editorial Usage Only)

Aircraft of the R.A.F. . Country: England Printed By: Fosh & Cross Ltd.. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

North American Aviation's B-25 medium bomber, Inglewood, California, October 1942

Artwork: "Air Attack on a Warship" Artist: K. Lorenz. Country: Unknown

Three B-25 Mitchell bombers fly above the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 18, 2010. The flight commemorated Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle's squad of 16 B-25s that bombed targets in Japan as a respond to the attack on Pearl Harbor. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey)

American P-51 Mustangs involved in aerial combat with German Messerschmitt BF109 fighter planes.

Romania, Bucharest, National Military Museum, Italian built, Nardi FN-305 WW2 era fighter

Coast Guard Sea Bird. This image depicts the "Sea Birds," antisubmarine patrol.

Building Mosquito Aircraft at the De Havilland Factory in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 1943 Test pilot John de Havilland and two fitters check the flight log beside a new Mosquito.

Artwork: "Villeneuye, France, World War I - March 6, 1918". Artist: John McCoy. US Air Force Art Collection. Country: Unknown

Artist's Concept of "Dave's Dream". Artist's Concept of "Dave's Dream". "An artist's concept of "Dave's Dream," the Boeing B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb in the first Bikini Test, gets a thorough check in the drydock at Kwajalein.". 1940 - 1980. National Archives at College Park - Archives II (College Park, MD). Transparency. Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. 9/26/1947-. Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force Activities, Facilities, and Personnel, Domestic and Foreign

U.S. Air Force Maj. Haden Gator Fullam, A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team pilot and commander, taxis in Tyler, Texas, July 1, 2022. The A-10 Demonstration Teams jet has a heritage paint job to pay tribute to the 355th Tactical Fighter Wings contributions in the Vietnam War, including special dedication to personnel who were killed in action or became prisoners of war.

Artwork: "O-Dark Early" Artist: Leslie Tryon, US Air Force Art Collection. Country: Unknown

A B-25 Mitchell performs at the Arctic Thunder Open House at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 28, 2012. The events included an all-star lineup, featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16 Flight Demonstration Team, the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team, and many other civilian and military performers.

The Royal Air Force in Britain, 29 September 1942 Three Avro Lancaster B Mark Is of No 44 Squadron, Royal Air Force based at Waddington, Lincolnshire, flying above the clouds. Left to right: W4125,`KM-W', being flown by Sergeant Colin Watt, Royal Australian Air Force; W4162,`KM-Y', flown by Pilot Officer T G Hackney (later killed while serving with No 83 Squadron); and W4187,`KM-S', flown by Pilot Officer J D V S Stephens DFM, who was killed with his crew two nights later during a raid on Wismar.

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England, 20h century, Second World War II - If you're being de-reserved remember the raf needs pilots There's a recruiting centre near you. Go to it!. Advertisment poster for recruitment, 1941.

A TBM-1C Avenger torpedo bomber of World War II.

In honor of the 75th anniversary of the United States Air Force, the 149th Fighter Wing invited civilian pilot James Bohanon to fly his P-51 Mustang alongside the Gunfighters F-16s at Joint-Base San Antonio Lackland, Texas on Sept 10th, 2022. This historic aircraft was not only the 2nd model of aircraft to be flown by the 149th FW, but it was also flown by Chuck Yeager in WWII, the first pilot to exceed the speed of sound. (Air National Guard photo by SrA Kaliea Green)

An Air Force C-130 in flight during mission support at the Joint Readiness Training Center. Base: Fort Polk State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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An F4U Corsair passed over by members of its squadron as it's forced to ditch in a lagoon.

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Illustration of a Martin-B-26 Marauder.

North American P-51C-5-NT Mustang (F-6C) Serial 42-103368 of the 15th TRS at St. Dizler Airfield (ALG A-64), France, Autumn 1944. This aircraft was flown by Captain John H. Hoefker, who used it to shoot down three enemy aircraft in June 1944. Captain Hoefker became the 10th Group's first Ace and finished the war with 8½ air victories, although he (unofficially) had 10.5 kills. This aircraft survived the war, only to be scrapped on June 26, 1946.

Navy LT Greg Sullivan, catapult officer from the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61), practices a "launch" with the pilot of a restored B-25 Mitchell bomber. The bomber and other B-25s are at North Island to practice for a re-enactment of the April 18, 1942, raid of B-25s, the "Doolittle Raiders," launched from the aircraft carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) in the first U.S. attack on Japan's homeland during World War II. The re-enactment will take place April 21, 1992, from the RANGER near San Diego. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The deadly Douglas TBD's of the U. S. Navy , Bombers, Devastator Torpedo bomber, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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World War I air battle with American SE-5 biplane piloted by Major George A. Vaughan destroying a German Kite observation balloon, painting by Charles H. Hubbell, ca. 1917

The deadly Douglas TBD's of the U. S. Navy , Bombers, Devastator Torpedo bomber, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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