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Aero L-159 ALCA — licensed reference photograph

Aero L-159 ALCA

Milan Nykodym from Kutna Hora, Czech Republic · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized / cropped

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AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo

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AMX International AMX — licensed reference photograph

AMX International AMX

Carlos Menendez San Juan

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US Air Force B-2 Spirit flying over southern England in 2019.

B-2 Spirit

Royal Air Force · OGL v1.0 · Resized / cropped

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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress — licensed reference photograph

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

Airman 1st Class Victor J. Caputo · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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Boeing F-15EX Eagle II — licensed reference photograph

Boeing F-15EX Eagle II

Ethan Wagner · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet — licensed reference photograph

Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kevin T. Murray Jr. · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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British Aerospace Hawk 200

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Canadair CF-5 — licensed reference photograph

Canadair CF-5

Ahunt · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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Cessna A-37 Dragonfly — licensed reference photograph

Cessna A-37 Dragonfly

TSGT KEN HAMMOND · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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Chengdu J-10 — licensed reference photograph

Chengdu J-10

Alert5 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized / cropped

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Chengdu J-20 — licensed reference photograph

Chengdu J-20

N509FZ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized / cropped

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Chengdu J-7 — licensed reference photograph

Chengdu J-7

Bangladesh Air Force · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized / cropped

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Dassault Mirage 2000N/2000D — licensed reference photograph

Dassault Mirage 2000N/2000D

Rob Schleiffert from Holland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized / cropped

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Dassault Mirage 5 — licensed reference photograph

Dassault Mirage 5

www.mablehome.com · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized / cropped

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Dassault Mirage F1 — licensed reference photograph

Dassault Mirage F1

MSgt Eric Harris · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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Dassault Mirage III — licensed reference photograph

Dassault Mirage III

TSGT CURT EDDINGS · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk — licensed reference photograph

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk

Lt.JG Nelson, U.S. Navy · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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German Air Force Typhoon at ILA Berlin 2016

Eurofighter Typhoon

Julian Herzog · CC BY 4.0 · Resized / cropped

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McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle — licensed reference photograph

F-15 Eagle

Airman 1st Class Matthew Seefeldt · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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US Air Force F-16 Block 40 over Iraq in 2008

F-16 Fighting Falcon

Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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F-22 Raptor in flight near Kadena in 2009.

F-22 Raptor

Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway / US Air Force · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II — licensed reference photograph

F-35 Lightning II

U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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Fairchild AU-23 Peacemaker

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Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II — licensed reference photograph

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

Master Sgt. William Greer, U.S. Air Force · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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FMA IA 58 Pucará

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Grumman F-14 Tomcat — licensed reference photograph

Grumman F-14 Tomcat

U.S. Navy photo · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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HAL Tejas aircraft in flight at Aero India 2009 — licensed photograph

HAL Tejas

Rahuldevnath · CC BY 3.0

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Hawker Hunter — licensed reference photograph

Hawker Hunter

Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized / cropped

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HESA Azarakhsh

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HESA Saeqeh — licensed reference photograph

HESA Saeqeh

Shahram Sharifi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized / cropped

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IAI Kfir — licensed reference photograph

IAI Kfir

S.C. Air National Guard (Maj. Matthew Booth) · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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Ilyushin Il-28 — licensed reference photograph

Ilyushin Il-28

Wisnia6522 · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder — licensed reference photograph

JF-17 Thunder

TunaFish Spotting · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized / cropped

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AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of KAI KF-21 Boramae

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

KAI KF-21 Boramae

ForceTally · OpenAI image generation · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Resized / cropped

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KAI T-50 Golden Eagle — licensed reference photograph

KAI T-50 Golden Eagle

Korea Aerospace Industries I editted KAI's photo. · CC BY 2.0 · Resized / cropped

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Lockheed AC-130 — licensed reference photograph

Lockheed AC-130

MSgt Christopher Boitz · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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Lockheed Martin F-16V Viper

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McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II — licensed reference photograph

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II

USN · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet — licensed reference photograph

McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet

Korona Lacasse · CC BY 2.5 · Resized / cropped

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McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle — licensed reference photograph

McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle

Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II — licensed reference photograph

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

USAF · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet — licensed reference photograph

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet

US Air Force · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 — licensed reference photograph

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15

slezo · CC BY 2.0 · Resized / cropped

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 — licensed reference photograph

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17

Balon Greyjoy · CC0 · Resized / cropped

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 — licensed reference photograph

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21

Gojanovic123456789 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized / cropped

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 — licensed reference photograph

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23

DoD photo · Public domain · Resized / cropped

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Mikoyan MiG-29 — licensed reference photograph

Mikoyan MiG-29

Artem Katranzhi from Bakashikha, Russia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized / cropped

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