Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat
Overview 📷 Photo: Wikimedia Commons The MiG-25 Foxbat terrified the West when it first appeared—its enormous twin tails and Mach […]
Fighter
Combat fighter aircraft
Republic F-105 Thunderchief
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force The F-105 Thunderchief, affectionately called the ‘Thud,’ bore the heaviest burden of the air
Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force The F-106 Delta Dart was the ultimate Cold War interceptor, designed specifically to defend
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force The F-104 Starfighter was the ‘missile with a man in it’—a razor-thin, needle-nosed interceptor
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force The F-4 Phantom II is one of the most significant fighter aircraft in aviation
North American F-100 Super Sabre
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force The F-100 Super Sabre was the first USAF fighter capable of supersonic speed in
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Navy The F/A-18 Hornet and its larger derivative, the Super Hornet, form the backbone of US
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force The F-16 Fighting Falcon is the most produced Western fighter jet since the F-86
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Air Force The F-15 Eagle boasts the most impressive air combat record of any modern fighter:
Grumman F-14 Tomcat
Overview 📷 Photo: U.S. Navy The F-14 Tomcat is one of the most recognizable fighter aircraft in history, made famous