The Snapshots in Time Collection

Gallery: Part 5

Banking turns and ramp portraits capture the swept-wing generation taking hold, with F-100 Super Sabres, the F-86, the carrier-based FJ-4 Fury, and the T-37 trainer alongside wartime types such as the B-25 Mitchell, P-51D Mustang, and Douglas DB-7. The rare XR-12 Rainbow prototype and an Iranian-marked C-130E round out a survey of postwar American airpower and its export.

U.S. Navy North American T-28 Trojan Trainer in Flight

U.S. Navy North American T-28 Trojan Trainer in Flight

USAF North American T-28 Trojan Trainer in Flight, Serial 13539, Tail Code TL-539

USAF North American T-28 Trojan Trainer in Flight, Serial 13539, Tail Code TL-539

Lockheed C-130E Hercules Nose Section with 'I.I A.F' Unit Crest, USAF Serial 66-4313A

Lockheed C-130E Hercules Nose Section with 'I.I A.F' Unit Crest, USAF Serial 66-4313A

Lockheed C-130E Hercules in Imperial Iranian Air Force Markings, Ramp View

Lockheed C-130E Hercules in Imperial Iranian Air Force Markings, Ramp View

Cessna T-37 Jet Trainer with NASA Ames MATS Transport Aircraft, USAF

Cessna T-37 Jet Trainer with NASA Ames MATS Transport Aircraft, USAF

Cessna T-37 Jet Trainer in NASA Ames/US Air Force Markings

Cessna T-37 Jet Trainer in NASA Ames/US Air Force Markings

Cessna T-37 'Tweet' Jet Trainer, Front View on Airport Ramp

Cessna T-37 'Tweet' Jet Trainer, Front View on Airport Ramp

Consolidated B-24 Liberator Bomber in Flight Over Coastal Terrain

Consolidated B-24 Liberator Bomber in Flight Over Coastal Terrain

Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawk, BuNo 142082, Final Acceptance View, Right Rear 3/4, March 1956

Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawk, BuNo 142082, Final Acceptance View, Right Rear 3/4, March 1956

Douglas DB-7 Light Bomber at Takeoff, Factory/Delivery Photograph

Douglas DB-7 Light Bomber at Takeoff, Factory/Delivery Photograph

Douglas DB-7 Light Bomber in Banking Flight, Air-to-Air Photograph

Douglas DB-7 Light Bomber in Banking Flight, Air-to-Air Photograph

North American F-100 Super Sabre in Banking Turn, USAF (Aircraft & Thunderbirds Collection)

North American F-100 Super Sabre in Banking Turn, USAF (Aircraft & Thunderbirds Collection)

North American F-100 Super Sabre in Steep Banking Turn, Tail Code FW-760

North American F-100 Super Sabre in Steep Banking Turn, Tail Code FW-760

North American F-107A Experimental Fighter-Bomber in Flight, USAF Serial 55120

North American F-107A Experimental Fighter-Bomber in Flight, USAF Serial 55120

North American F-86 Sabre in Flight, USAF Fuselage Code FU-932

North American F-86 Sabre in Flight, USAF Fuselage Code FU-932

North American FJ-4 Fury Jet Fighter in Steep Banking Turn Over Mountainous Terrain

North American FJ-4 Fury Jet Fighter in Steep Banking Turn Over Mountainous Terrain

North American Mitchell II Bombers of No. 180 Squadron RAF, Serial FL-684, Lined Up on Airfield

North American Mitchell II Bombers of No. 180 Squadron RAF, Serial FL-684, Lined Up on Airfield

North American Mitchell II Bombers of No. 180 Squadron RAF in Formation, WWII

North American Mitchell II Bombers of No. 180 Squadron RAF in Formation, WWII

North American B-25 Mitchell Mk.II Medium Bomber, RAF 180 Squadron, Code EV-W, Serial FL-218, in Flight Above Cloud Cover

North American B-25 Mitchell Mk.II Medium Bomber, RAF 180 Squadron, Code EV-W, Serial FL-218, in Flight Above Cloud Cover

P-40 Warhawk Movie Prop with Flying Tiger Shark-Mouth Markings, Film Set

P-40 Warhawk Movie Prop with Flying Tiger Shark-Mouth Markings, Film Set

North American P-51D Mustang "[...]Shooter" on Airfield Ramp, Tail Number 474936

North American P-51D Mustang "[...]Shooter" on Airfield Ramp, Tail Number 474936

North American P-51 Mustang (P-51H) in Flight Over Farmland, Bare Metal Finish, Serial 464164

North American P-51 Mustang (P-51H) in Flight Over Farmland, Bare Metal Finish, Serial 464164

Republic XR-12 Rainbow Reconnaissance Aircraft in Flight, Serial 44-91003

Republic XR-12 Rainbow Reconnaissance Aircraft in Flight, Serial 44-91003

Project: 218219