Military Aircraft of 1953
Fighter
North American F-100 Super Sabre
The first US fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight.
Fighter
Convair YF-102 Delta Dagger
The prototype for the USAF's primary Cold War interceptor.
Fighter
North American FJ-3 Fury
The navalized sibling of the F-86 Sabre.
Helicopter
Mil Mi-4 (Hound)
The Soviet response to the Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw.
Other
Hunting Percival Jet Provost (Design)
The pioneer of "all-through" jet pilot training.