A P-47 Thunderbolt on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., during the Heritage Flight Training Course (HFTC) March 1, 2014. Additional aircraft participating in the HFTC were the P-51 Mustang, the P-40 Warhawk, the P-38 Lightning, and the F-86 Sabre. Air Combat Command aircraft include the F-22 Raptor, A-10 Thunderbolt II and the F-16C Fighting Falcon.

P-47 “Snafu”

A P-47 Thunderbolt on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., during the Heritage Flight Training Course (HFTC) March 1, 2014. Additional aircraft participating in the HFTC were the P-51 Mustang, the P-40 Warhawk...

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The flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9) during the ship's shakedown cruise in March 1943 with numerous F6F Hellcat fighters and SBD Dauntless bombers. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph, U.S. National Archives.)

USS Essex

The flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9) during the ship’s shakedown cruise in March 1943 with numerous F6F Hellcat fighters and SBD Dauntless bombers. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph, U.S. National Archives.)

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