OK, I post a picture of an airplane that I feel will be difficult to identify correctly. You give me the manufacturer, type, model, series, and name of the aircraft and which service flew it.

Remember, your answer will be incorrect if you give information for the aircraft that was not used by the country whose markings it bears.

For extra bonus gravy, tell me what unit of that service flew it.

The first person to CORRECTLY provide that information must then post an aircraft picture for the next round.

Here we go:



Name that plane.

Cheers!

Rick...

F-106

Delta Dart?



Bullet

F-106 Delta Dart.

http://www.f-106deltadart.com/history.htm

Dassault Mirage IIIE. Flying for the US ?

Wireman -- just because you don't know doesn't mean you have to swear.







































Actually Wireman you got it right. I jumped on the markings without accounting for the odd cut before the tail.

Remember, your answer will be incorrect if you give information for the aircraft that was not used by the country whose markings it bears.

Somebody is warm. But we need the U. S. designation, as well as the rest of the info required.

Cheers!

Rick...

IAI F-21A Kfir - US Navy Adversary

Almost.

Cheers!

Rick...

Twenty-five modified Kfir C.1s were leased to the US Navy and the US Marine Corps from 1985 to 1989, to act as adversary aircraft in dissimilar air combat training (DACT). These aircraft, designated F-21A Kfir, had narrow-span canard foreplanes and a single small rectangular strake on either side of the nose which considerably improved the aircraft's maneuverability and handling at low speeds.

The 12 F-21 aircraft leased to the US Navy, painted in a three-tone blue-gray "ghost" scheme, were operated by VF-43, based at NAS Oceana. In 1988 they were returned and replaced by the F-16N. The 13 aircraft leased to the United States Marine Corps were operated by VMFT-401 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. In addition to the blue-gray painted aircraft, the USMC also had some F-21s painted in Israeli colors and desert "flogger" schemes. These aircraft were replaced by F-5Es when the F-21s were returned in 1989.

Kfirs are also used by ATAC, a civilian company that provides fleet tactical aircraft and services to the US military. ATAC provides airborne tactical training, threat simulation, and research & development. They are based in Newport News, VA and also operate the Saab 35 Draken.