one of a kind aircraft

One of a kind aircraft:

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Only single engine operational jump jet attack aircraft: Harrier

Aircraft that performed on the national air teams of Brazil, Belgium, France, Finland, Germany, Israel and Ireland: Fouga Magister

The only operational fighter aircraft that was propelled with both a piston engine and a jet simultaneously: FR-1

With propellers both in the front and rear of the aircraft, it was the fastest propeller driven aircraft of World War II: Do-335

Used for more diverse missions than any other Luftwaff bomber of World War II: Ju 88

Had the fuselage of a F-15A, the wings of a F/A-18 and canards with differential up front: F-15S/MTD

Has the fuselage of a F-16 and crank arrow wings: F-16 XL

Has canards up front, pusher props on each wing, can fly at jet-like speeds with the economy of a turboprop: P-180 Avanti

Only aircraft to wing the Bendix and Thompson air races in the same year: Mr. Mulligan

Used two Mustang fuselages and a new wing to make a new fighter aircraft: F-82

Along with the B-52, backbone of the U.S. bomber fleet and holds 43 world records: B-1

Unusual wing arrangement made this one of the best performing single engine pre WWII light aircraft: Staggerwing

One of the most unique modern day jet aircraft: X-29

Russia's extreme agility demonstration fighter aircraft with thrust vectoring and forward swept wings: Su-47

World's quietest motorized producion aircraft: YO-3A

Civilian aircraft faster than the most modern U.S. fighters to win the Cleveland Air Races: Travel Air Mystery Ship

Set a world air speed record and a U.S. transcontinental speed record: Hughes H-1 Racer

Known for its versatility, redundance, load, wide field of view, short-field ability, low operating costs and ease of maintenance: OV-10 Bronco

Rescued thousands of troops during the Korean and Vietnam Wars: HU-16 Albatross.

Holds the world record for distance traveled non-stop by a commercial airplane: 777

Last wooden U.S. biplane fighter: P-12/ F4B

One of the most unusual-looking aircraft to ever fly: XF5U

Trained more pilots than any other aircraft during World War II: AT-6

Has been training the pilots of the USAF, USN, USMC, USCG, and many countries around the world since 1953: T-34

Pushed the ultimate limits of piston fighter development: XP-72

Only U.S. fighter produced during all of WW II: P-38

Only dedicated Japanese Navy interceptor aircraft of World War II: J2M

The only Japanese pusher prop powered canard aircraft of World War II: J7W

Only Japanese fighter aircraft equipped with an in-line engine: Ki-61

Japanese fighter aircraft that could out climb and out run a P-51 and out turn a Spitfire: Ki-84

U.S. dive bomber that participated in virtually every major WW II Pacific battle: Avenger

Aircraft flown by U.S. President George W. Bush while in the ANG: F-102

Only U.S. jet fighter with it's air intake located on top of the fuselage: F-107

Only operational rocket powered interceptor of WW II: Me 163

The next generation of private aircraft, and has its own parachute recovery system: SR22

The ultimate modern development in close support aircraft: A-10

Set 33 performance world records: C-17

Only German propeller driven night fighter aircraft that had the speed and maneuverability to intercept the DeHavilland Mosquito: He-219

Only German 5 engine aircraft of WW II: He-111Z

Known for its maneuverability, one of the greatest aircraft to serve with United States Navy, the Marine Corps and other military throughout the world: A-4

Unique configuration sea plane that set 14 world records including altitude, distance and speed: S-55

Only aircraft to be flown by both the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds: F-4

U.S. Navy's last propeller aircraft: A-1

Flew as fast as a fighter with the bomb payload of a larger medium bomber: Mosquito

Only land-based anti submarine warfare aircraft of the U.S. Navy: P-3

Russia's first aircraft capable of performing tail sitting "cobra" maneuver: Su-27

Won the Maidenhall England to Melbourne Australia race of 1934: DH.88

U.S. Navy's mainstay electronics warfare platform aircraft since 1971: EA-6B

Set supersonic world speed record in 1953: F4D

Aircraft used in the rescue of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini: Fi-156

Only U.S. aircraft the can carry any of their army's combat equipment: C-5

Mainstay supersonic passenger transport from 1968 until 2003: Concorde

Serves as Russia's primary long range air to ground missile launcher: Tu-95

Premier British ground attack aircraft during World War II: Typhoon

One of Britain's most effective and best known World War II bombers: Lancaster

Credited with sighting the Bismarck and Japanese invasion fleets in WW II: PBY

World's only production tilt-rotor aircraft: V-22

Tiny jet fighter with wings which folded to a five foot length: XF-85

Set world speed record of 1,207.6 MPH in 1954: F-101