2014年6月30日，美国空军“雷鸟”飞行表演队5号和6号 F-16CM 战斗机返回内利斯空军基地途中，5号机飞行员是布莱恩·琼斯；6号机是杰森·柯蒂斯。（Maj. Blaine Jones, Thunderbird 5 and lead solo, pitches to land as Maj. Jason Curtis, Thunderbird 6 and opposing solo, waits clearance for his pitch to land June 30, 2014, upon returning from a practice demonstration sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The Thunderbirds, flying red, white and blue F-16 Fighting Falcons, are the Air Force’s precision flying demonstration team.）

2014年2月24日，美国空军“雷鸟”飞行表演队的 F-16CM 战斗机在返回内利斯空军基地途中靠近 KC-135 对接输油管准备实施空中加油。（An F-16D Fighting Falcon assigned to the Thunderbirds banks away from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., after an aerial refueling Feb. 24, 2014, over the southern United Sates. The Thunderbirds were being escorted back to their home station of Nellis AFB, Nev., after their first demonstration of the year.）

2014年2月24日，美国空军“雷鸟”飞行表演队的 F-16DM 战斗机在返回内利斯空军基地途中接近 KC-135 准备加油。（An F-16D Fighting Falcon assigned to the Thunderbirds banks away from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., after an aerial refueling Feb. 24, 2014, over the southern United Sates. The Thunderbirds were being escorted back to their home station of Nellis AFB, Nev., after their first demonstration of the year.）

美国陆军第8航空军第20战斗机大队第55战斗机中队四架 P-51D“野马”战斗机编队飞行，最外侧的 44-13924 号于1944年8月4日因发动机故障坠毁在英格兰剑桥郡斯福德，坠机事故导致机毁人亡。（The sleek, highly maneuverable P-51 proved ideal for long range escort missions and an equal match to the Luftwaffe’s fighters. Pilots who flew it praised its maneuverability and visibility during close order engagements with enemy fighters.）

1944年，美国陆军航空军的 XP-47N“雷电”在其首次作战任务中飞越西欧,，该机是“雷电”最后的批生产型号 P-47N 原型机，专门为太平洋战场设计的远程战斗机，由第三架 YP-47M 原型机安装新型机翼油箱而来，新机翼的翼展和翼面积稍稍增加，每侧机翼内有一个 352 升油箱。（Republic P-47N Thunderbolt, Thunderbolt flew its first combat mission--a sweep over Western Europe. Used as both a high-altitude escort fighter and a low-level fighter-bomber, the P-47 quickly gained a reputation for ruggedness. Its sturdy construction and air-cooled radial engine enabled the Thunderbolt to absorb severe battle damage and keep flying.）

2014年5月15日，美国路易斯安那州，来自巴克斯代尔空军基地第307轰炸机联队的 B-52H 战略轰炸机接近第931空中加油大队的 KC-135 空中加油机准备进行空中加油。（A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., approaches the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., during an air refueling training exercise, May 15, 2014. The two Air Force Reserve aircrews rendezvoused in the sky over Texas to practice air refueling technique and to maintain proficiency. The B-52 and KC-135 are two of the oldest airframes in the Air Force fleet.）

2014年5月15日，美国路易斯安那州，来自巴克斯代尔空军基地第307轰炸机联队的 B-52H 战略轰炸机接受第931空中加油大队的 KC-135 空中加油。（A B-52H Stratofortress from the 307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., May 15, 2014. The KC-135 was originally designed to refuel bombers such as the B-52 in the late 1950s, but has since expanded its role to refuel various Department of Defense and allied aircraft. Both the KC-135 and B-52H are expected to be flown well into the next few decades.）

2014年5月15日，美国路易斯安那州，来自巴克斯代尔空军基地第307轰炸机联队的 B-52H 战略轰炸机加油完毕脱离第931空中加油大队的 KC-135 加油机。（A B-52H Stratofortress banks away from a KC-135 Stratotanker after completing an aerial refueling, May 15, 2014. The B-52H is a long range strategic bomber that has been flown by the U.S. Air Force since 1955. The Stratofortress is from the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., while the KC-135 is assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., and was manned by a crew from the 931st Air Refueling Group.）

2012年3月27日，来自俄勒冈州金斯利机场第173战斗机联队的 F-15C 战斗机在犹他州盐湖城上空接近犹他州空中国民警卫队第151空中加油联队的 KC-135 空中加油机准备对接。（An Oregon Air National Guard F-15 Strike Eagle, from the 173rd Fighter Wing, Kingsley Field, Klamath Falls, Ore., receives fuel from a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 151st Air Fueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard on March 27, 2012. The 151st Air Refueling Wing routinely supports air operations across the western United States.）

2012年3月27日，来自俄勒冈州金斯利机场第173战斗机联队的 F-15C 战斗机在犹他州盐湖城上空对接犹他州空中国民警卫队第151空中加油联队的 KC-135 空中加油机。（An Oregon Air National Guard F-15 Strike Eagle, from the 173rd Fighter Wing, Kingsley Field, Klamath Falls, Ore., receives fuel from a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 151st Air Fueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard on March 27, 2012. The 151st Air Refueling Wing routinely supports air operations across the western United States.）