Portal talk:Aviation/Selected picture

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"Glacier Girl," a P-38 Lightning dug out from 268 feet of ice in eastern Greenland in 1992.

Photo credit: Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker, af.mil

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From left to right, an A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-86 Sabre, P-38 Lightning and P-51 Mustang fly in formation during an air show at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, USA. The formation displays two generations of Air Force fighters and a 1970s vintage ground attack aircraft.

Image credit:U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker.

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A B-2 Spirit soars after a refueling mission over the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, May 30, 2006. The B-2, from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., is part of a continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

Image credit:U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III.

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Balad Air Base, Iraq, takes fuel from a KC-10 Extender over Iraq Nov. 20. The KC-10 refueled two jets that afternoon in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The KC-10 aircrew is deployed in support of the pp380th Air Expeditionary Wing]].

Image credit:U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Justin T. Watson.

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Video clip of allied bombing runs over German lines.

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A 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft approaching Space Shuttle Endeavour suspended in the Mate-Demate Device.

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X-45A Multi-vehicle Coordinated Flight Video.

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The Airbus A380 rolling to the runway during its first flight on April 27, 2005.

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Nasa's controlled impact demonstration.

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This 30-second NASA clip of air-to-air footage shows the X-29 as it makes hard left and right aileron turns followed up with a few barrel rolls.

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F-14 Tomcat exceeding the speed of sound.

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F-14 Tomcat exceeding the speed of sound.

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An F-14 Tomcat exceeding the speed of sound.

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US pilots in action over Germany during World War I.

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US news clip about the Convair B-36.

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1945 news story about various first flights in aviation history.

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Takeoff and landing of the NASA modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.

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Automated air refueling of an F/A-18 Hornet.

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NASA's Helios in flight.

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Arrival to Brussels of Charles Lindbergh after his trans-atlantic flight in "The Spirit of St. Louis".

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Messerschmitt Bf 109 in flight.

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A time lapsed film of an Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) Wing Loads Test.

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Messerschmitt M17 in flight.

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ER-2 and DC-8 in Sweden for the Sage III Ozone Loss and Validation Experime.

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Chuck Yeager exceeding the speed of sound for the first time with a Bell X-1.

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