Cresco ZK-EEL on a firey looking NW morning in the Lindis Pass, Central Otago in the South Island of New Zealand

A 56 Sqn Tornado F-3 at RAF Leuchars.

A CH-47 Chinook over Iraq.

A 56 SQN Tornado at sunrise.

Tornado F-3 sits on the PAN at sunset.

Two Su-33s on the deck of a Russian aircraft carrier.

Black Dragon S-35OE Draken Nr.21 of Austrian Air Force. Solo display flown my Hptm. Michael Kirchner due to its decomissioning in December 2005.

F/A-18F Super Hornets are prepared for night flight operations.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Flying Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron One Two Two (VFA-122) prepares to be lowered to the hangar deck aboard USS R..

An F/A-18E Hornet assigned to the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron Twenty Two (VFA-22) conduct a touch and go on the flight deck of USS Ro..

An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Black Aces” Strike Fighter Squadron Forty One (VFA-41) prepares to take off from the flight deck aboard USS N..

The sun sets behind an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).

Sparks fly from the tailhook of an F/A-18F Super Hornet as it misses an arrested landing.

Silhouetted by a setting sun, the aircrew of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) ..

Naval aviators assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) head toward their F/A-18F Super Hornet aboard USS John C..

An F/A-18F Super Hornet pilot completes a day of flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).

An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-102) prepares to catch the arresting gear wire aboard the aircraf..

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, prepares for an arrested landing on the flight deck aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)..

The sun sits behind an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Bounty Hunters” of Strike Fighter Squadron Two (VFA-2).

The sun sets over the wing of an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).

The sun sets behind a pair of F-14D Tomcats assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31) as they are prepared to be sent down to..

Breaking high right.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).

Adversary pilot Lt. Cdmr. Brian Hennessy, shuts-down his F/A-18A+ Hornet after a training mission.

An F/A-18A+ Hornet launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

An F/A-18C “Hornet” assigned to the "Wildcats" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three One (VFA-131) banks right to return to the U.S. Navy aircraft carr..

A naval aviator enters the cockpit of an F/A-18C Hornet prior to night flight operations aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).

An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Three (VFA-113) sits chained to the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis (..

Aviation Electrician's Mates conduct an inspection inside the cockpit of an F/A-18C Hornet.

An F/A-18C Hornet is towed across the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as the sunsets.

An arresting gear officer watches the flight deck as An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Bulls of Strike Fighter Squadron Three Seven (VFA-37) prepares ..

A row of F-14 “Tomcats” assigned to the "Diamondbacks" of Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VF 102) await their next mission. U.S. Navy Photo by Photogr..

An F-14 Tomcat figter jet in-flight over Afghanistan. U.S. Navy photo by Capt. Dana Potts.

F-14 assigned to VF-103 conducts mission over Mediterranean Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Capt. Dana Potts.

F-14D conducts a combat mission in support of Operation Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Jim Muse.

An F-14B Tomcat launches from one of four steam driven catapults on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer'..

An F-14D Tomcat sits on the flight deck aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the setting sun silhouettes the jet. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's..

A decommissioned F-14A Tomcat last assigned to the Checkmates of Fighter Squadron Two One One (VF-211), is towed off the flight line during transporta..

F/A-18 Hornets and F-14B Tomcats sit idle on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) after the completio..

The sun sets behind an F-14B Tomcat assigned to the Swordsmen of Fighter Squadron Three Two (VF-32) on the flight deck aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN..

An F-14 "Tomcat" assigned to Fighter Squadron One Four Three (VF-143) based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, returned to Naval Station Roosevelt..