India Platinum Jubilee of India Air Force October 8, 2007 The souvenir sheet features Dhruv helicopter, Wapiti biplane, Boeing E-3 AWACS, and IL 78 Mk I refueling tanker.
Count Francesco Baracca (1888-1918) was Italy's top fighter ace of World War I, credited with 34 aerial victories. The emblem on Major Baracca's plane of a black horse prancing on its two rear feet inspired that of Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari S.p.A. Here is an image of a stamp depicting the fighter ace and "Planes," by Italian artist Giacomo Balla (1871-1958), printed by photogravure, and issued by Italy on June 19, 1968 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Baracca's death (in combat), Scott No. 983, plus an image of a photograph of Count Francesco Baracca standing by his SPAD XIII fighter shortly before his final mission, and a YouTube link to a short documentary (in Italian) about him which includes some interesting footage of World War I vintage warplanes, and some CGI flying action sequences.
Portugal 50th Anniversary of the Portuguese Air Force July 1, 2002 The stamp set features F-16 Fighting Falcon, SA 330 Puma, A Jet, C-130 Hercules, P-3P, and Fiat G91 aircraft.
Here are images of the four stamps in a set commemorating pioneers in Spanish military aviation, printed by photogravure, and issued by Spain on December 10, 1980, Scott Nos. 2225-28.
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Pedro Vives Vich (1858-1938).
Benito Loygorri Pimentel (1885-1976).
Alfonso de Orleans y Borbón, Infante of Spain, Duke of Galliera (1886-1975).
Jacqueline Auriol - (November 5, 1917, Challans, Vendée – February 11, 2000, Paris) was a French aviator who set several world speed records.
She earned a military pilot license in 1950 then qualified as one of the first female test pilots. She was among the first women to break the sound barrier and set five world speed records in the 1950s and 1960s.
"In the case of pilots, it is a little touch of madness that drive us to go beyond all known bounds. Any search into the unknown is an incomparable exploration of oneself" (Jacqueline Auriol)
Here is an image of a stamp depicting a Soviet-built Ilyushin Il-28 ("Beagle") jet bomber and two Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 ("Fagot") jet fighters, printed by photogravure, and issued by Egypt on December 19, 1957 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Egyptian Air Force, Scott No. 408, plus a couple of relevant photos of these aircraft.
Spain Centenary of the Spanish Air Force May 30, 2011 The souvenir sheet contains four stamps featuring Super Puma Aerospatiale SA-332 helicopter, CASA-101 Aviojet, C/KC-130 Lockheed Hercules, and EF-2000 Eurofighter Typhoon.
Venezuela 59th Anniversary of Venezuelan Air Force December 15, 1979 Thew stamp set features Caudron bomber, Stearman biplane, UH-1H helicopter, and CF-5 jet fighter.
India 50 Years of 16 Squadron Air Force December 27, 2005 No. 16 Squadron (Cobras) is a counter-air and interdiction unit equipped with Indian-built Jaguar IS and IB aircraft.
From the Sultanate of Oman, showing the Sepecat Jaguar, or Jaguar International as it was marketed outside the parent nations of France and Great Britain:
Issued 11 December 1984, marking Armed Forces Day, depicts Jaguars flying over the Landing Craft "Al Munassir", with the profile of the Sultan of Oman in the foreground.
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