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Now you've got it right

When I first looked at your photos, the "Hawker Sea Fury" caption was on the Corsair photo. Your second link has it right (note the 5 bladed propellor, a rare feature). The second photo is the Corsair (inverted gull wings and US Marine Corps markings are dead giveaways). Those are some nice B-2 and F-117 photos. As an aside, the F-117 seems to create optical illusions. Seen from some angles, it looks squat and fat. From other angles, it's swept wings are very pronounced.

Aircraft recognition is a long-time hobby of mine. I even worked for over a year on a project called JVIDS (Joint Visual Identification) to develop multimedia software to train fighter pilots in aircraft recognition. This was after the incident several years ago where 2 of our F-15s show down 2 Blackhawk helicopters. They had mistaken them for Mi-24 Hinds. It was a fun project. Too bad the funding got cut.

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