The Best of Military Aviation Photography

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This thread is intended to showcase a collection of distinctive military aviation imagery.

In an effort to develop an inspiring gallery, please only post images which you consider to be unique, and or interesting, and which are of good quality.


French Air Force Dassault Rafale C 107 in flight over Belgium in September 2013 (Photo: Eric Coeckelberghs)

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German Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom II 3701 in flight over Germany on 30th May 2013 (Photo: Dr Stefan Petersen)

Photographed from another Phantom F4.

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USAF McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle 91-0315 in the Machynlleth Loop area, Wales, in October 2012 (Photo: Neil Bates)

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US Marines McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II 163863 over the Chocolate Mountains in Arizona on 4th March 2011 (Photo: Kelly Ramshur)

[Nomorehelosforme]

Hi Sav, do you have any pictures of mil planes from Farnborough Airshow, would love to see some of the Vulcan, have had the pleasure of seeing it flying over my home close to Farnborough and seeing it at the show, thanks NMH

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Avro 698 Vulcan B2 G-VLCN (formerly XH558) over Lake Windermere on 25th July 2009 (Photo: Neil Bury)

As requested by Avia member Nomorehelosforme .. the last flying Vulcan, with the courtesy of Neil Bury who took this spectacular photograph and gave his permission for it to appear on Aviafora.

[Nomorehelosforme]

Sav, great picture, thanks to you for sourcing it and Neil Bury for allowing its posting on here.

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Royal Air Force BAe Hawk T1A's of the Red Arrows in display over Al Ain Airport in the UAE on 30th November 2013 (Photo: Mehdi Nazarinia)

Our sincere thanks to Mehdi for his permission for this fabulous photograph to appear on Aviafora!

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Royal Navy BAe Harrier GR9 ZD409/38 entering the Machynlleth Loop in Wales on 25th September 2007 (Photo: Thomas Hill)

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A Royal Canadian Air Force CT-155 Hawk from 419 Squadron wearing a distinctive brown and green camouflage paint scheme in honour of the unit’s 75th anniversary in 2016 and its origins as a bomber squadron during the Second World War. Among other aircraft, 419 Squadron operated the Avro Lancaster bomber during the war. Here, the commemorative Hawk (foreground) flies in formation with the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s Lancaster

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BAe Hawks as seen near RAF Leeming on 12th September 2016 (Photo: Cpl Paul Oldfield, RAF)

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Romanian Air Force MiG-21UM Lancer 327 in flight over Romania on 19th February 2013 (Photo: Alex Trandafir)

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USAF F-15E Strike Eagles (87-0189 nearest and wearing tribute paint for the 4th Fighter Wing's 75th anniversary) as seen over North Carolina in November 2017 (Photo by Jonathan Derden)

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Northrop Grumman F-5E Tiger II from VFC-13 the ‘Saints’ Adversary Squadron on the ramp at NAS Fallon, Nevada in June 2019 and seen here wearing an Afghan camo scheme (Photo by Kedar Karmarkar)