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Gallery - Military Aircraft: Fighters: Piston Engined

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Bell P-39 Airacobra:

A Bell P-39 Airacobra firing all weapons at night. (USAF) A Bell P-39 Airacobra in flight. (Via Frank Burden) Three Bell P-39 Airacobras in flight. (USAF via Frank Burden)

A Bell P-39 Airacobra in flight. (Via Frank Burden) Three Bell P-39 Airacobras in flight. (Via Frank Burden)

Curtiss Hawks:

A Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk in flight. (USAF) A Curtiss P-40 in flight. (USAF)

Focke-Wulf Fw 190:

A Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in flight. (USAF)

Grumman F4F Wildcat:

A Grumman F4F Wildcat in flight.

Grumman F7F Tigercat:

A Grumman F7F-3P Tigercat in flight. This version was modified to meet carrier operations standards.

Hawker Tempest:

A Hawker Tempest V in flight (RAF)

Lockheed P-38 Lightning:

A Lockheed P-38 Lightning in flight. (USAF) A YP-38 Lightning prototype in flight. (USAF) A Lockheed P-38 Lightning in flight. (USAF)

A Lockheed P-38 known as Glacier Girl since it was dug out of 268 feet of ice in Eastern Greenland in 1992. This photo shows Glacier Girl taking part in the Airpower over Hampton Roads show at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, United States. (DoD) Lockheed P-38J 'Yippee' in flight. (USAF)

Macchi MC-200 Saetta:

A captured Macchi MC-200 Saetta, which served well in the Second World War.

North American P-51 Mustang:

A North American P-51 Mustang as seen in the 1980s. (DoD) A North American P-51 Mustang over France. (USAF) Ed Shipley flies a P-51 Mustang during an air show at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, USA. (USAF/Technical Sergeant Ben Bloker)

A US Air Force F-51D Mustang from the 178th Fighter Squadron of the North Dakota Air National Guard sometime in early 1950. (USAF) A P-51 Mustang at the Williamtown Air Show in Australia on 18 September 2010. (RAAF)

North American F-82 Twing Mustang:

A North American F-82 Twin Mustang in flight. Originally called the P-82, the Twin Mustang was developed towards the end of World War II but served in Korea. P-82s shot down at least two North Korean aircraft. (USAF) A North American F-82E Mustang in flight. (USAF)

Northrop P-61 Black Widow:

A P-61 Black Widow aircraft in the early 1980s. (DoD)

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt:

A Republic P-47N Thunderbolt in flight. The N model was developed towards the end of World War II and featured a number of advanced features like a teardop canopy. The P-47N could reach 751 km/h or 467 mph . (USAF) A World War II-era P-47 Thunderbolt in flight. (USAF)

Supermarine Spitfire:

A Supermarine Spitfire in flight. (Canadian Forces Photo) A Supermarine Spitfire in flight. (BAE Systems)

Vought F4U Corsair:

Three Vought F4U Corsairs of Bombing Fighting Squadron 86 (VBF-86) from the USS Wasp in 1945.

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