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General Aviation: Cold War-era Warbirds—2018 Photo Contest

January 15, 2019
Credit: Alastair Robertson, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Swedish Air Force historic flight of a Saab 105.

Credit: Alastair Robertson, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Swedish Air Force historic flight of a Saab Viggen Trainer.

Credit: Alastair Robertson, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Swedish Air Force historic flight of a Saab AJS 35 near Satenas.

Credit: Luis Drummond, Greenwood Village, Colorado

L-39 passes for the lead in a heat race at the 2018 Reno Air Races in Nevada.

Credit: Mike Connolly, Arvada, Colorado

The 1948 SNB-5 (Naval Beech 18) aircraft flies low for the spectators at the Rocky Mountain Air and Ground Show.

Credit: Andres Magai, Majadahonda, Spain

Lockheed F-104G Starfighter of the Spanish Air Force, restored for its conservation at Torrejon Air Base.

Credit: Hayman Tam, Belmont, California

Greg Colyer roars overhead in his Lockheed T-33 "Ace Maker II" during the Wings Over Wine Country Airshow in Santa Rosa, California.

Credit: Peter Lewis, Brutten, Switzerland

Ex-Swiss Air Force Hawker Hunter Mk. 58 now flown by the Hunter Society Obersimmental in the colors of Papyrus Sqdn. 15, is piloted by Ueli Leutert during a photo shoot in the Bernese Alps. 

Credit: Alastair Robertson, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Previously operated by the Finnish Air Force, these two Fouga CM-170 Magisters are now privately owned.

Credit: Ricardo von Puttkammer, New York

North American F-86 flies overhead during EAA AirVenture 2018.

Credit: Chris Detar, Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Randy Ball in his MiG-17F at the Westmoreland County Airshow, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, July 29, 2018.

Vintage military aircraft are captured in flight around the world.