The head of NASA flying his own personal MiG at Oshkosh

U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk MEDEVAC helicopter in flight performing a mission.

A rare, airworthy Douglas C-47 Skytrain in historic D-Day invasion livery flies against a dramatic sky—an icon of WWII aviation heritage.

A rare privately owned MiG-29UB in striking arctic digital camouflage, flying high over the American Southwest.

NASA's T-38 Talons in commemorative 50th Anniversary formation, showcasing the special starlit livery.

The iconic USAF Thunderbirds' F-16 Fighting Falcon streaks through the sky in vibrant display team colors.

A full lineup of Royal Air Force Red Arrows BAE Hawk T1s, ready for an air display. One of the world's most iconic aerobatic teams.

A rare sighting: the iconic Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk stealth attack jet, one of the first operational stealth aircraft, taxis on the runway in USAF colors.

A Lockheed U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft on display, easily identified by its extremely long wings and iconic spy plane design.

Museum display of the ultra-rare Dornier Do 335 Pfeil, the fastest piston-engine German WWII aircraft, at the Smithsonian Udvar-Hazy Center.

History on display: The sole surviving Arado Ar 234 Blitz—the world’s first operational jet bomber—preserved at the Udvar-Hazy Center.

The Republic XF-84H 'Thunderscreech' on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force—widely famous as the loudest aircraft ever built.

The legendary Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe, the world's first jet fighter, displayed in historic Luftwaffe camouflage.

A rare Bereznyak-Isayev BI-1, the experimental Soviet rocket fighter of WWII, on display in a museum.

Legendary Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the world's fastest jet, on display at the California Science Center.

Rare North American F-82E Twin Mustang 'Ole 97' on display, a unique WWII-era long-range fighter and night interceptor.

Rare sighting of the USAF Boeing E-4B 'Nightwatch', the U.S. National Airborne Operations Center, catching the iconic hump and command dome.

U.S. Air Force Boeing C-135C ARIA, used for high-altitude telemetry and mission tracking, pictured amidst the desert.

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird on display at a museum, the legendary Mach 3 reconnaissance aircraft famous for its speed and stealth.

A rare Airbus A340-200 in French government livery (F-RAJB) on approach, used for French presidential and VIP transport.