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The shark-face is still used to this day, most commonly seen on the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (with its gaping maw leading up to the muzzle of the aircraft's GAU-8 Avenger 30mm cannon), especially those of the 23d Fighter Group, the AVG's descendent unit, and a testament to its popularity as a form of nose art.
List of attack aircraft; List of jet aircraft of World War II; List of World War II military gliders; List of aircraft of Canada's air forces; List of aircraft of the French Air Force during World War II; List of aircraft of Germany in World War II; List of aircraft of Japan, World War II; List of aircraft of Poland during World War II
AVG fighter aircraft were painted with a large shark face on the front of the aircraft. This was done after pilots saw a photograph of a P-40 of No. 112 Squadron RAF in North Africa, [15] which in turn had adopted the shark face from German pilots of the Luftwaffe's ZG 76 heavy fighter wing, flying Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighters in Crete.
Vultee XA-41 - Prototype ground attack aircraft; Culver PQ-8/A-8 - Radio-controlled target aircraft; Culver PQ-14 Cadet - Radio-controlled target aircraft; Curtiss A-12 Shrike - Attack bomber; Curtiss XA-14/Curtiss A-18 Shrike - Attack bomber; Curtiss-Wright AT-9 Jeep - Advanced twin-engine pilot trainer; Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando - Transport
The Blackburn T.9 Shark has its origins within the early 1930s as a private venture by the company. [2] Originally known as the Blackburn T.S.R., standing for torpedo-spotter-reconnaissance, it was designed in conformance with Air Ministry Specification S.15/33, which sought a combined torpedo-(naval artillery) spotter-reconnaissance aircraft for the Fleet Air Arm (FAA).
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Romanian aircraft marking World War Two. Export of Romanian aircraft marking wwii.png in Corel Draw 12: Date: 17 May 2007: Source: Own work: Author: Current version: FDRMRZUSA; Original version: Necessary Evil; Permission (Reusing this file)
The Ryan FR Fireball is an American mixed-power (piston and jet-powered) fighter aircraft designed by Ryan Aeronautical for the United States Navy during World War II. It was the Navy's first aircraft with a jet engine. [1] Only 66 aircraft were built before Japan surrendered in August 1945.