Though he flew several different planes during the war, his most famous was the Fokker Dr.I, or the Fokker Triplane, as it was known, due to its unorthodox trio of wings.

Though it's famous mostly because of its storied history with the U.S. Navy, the F/A-18's styling is also iconic and recognizable, even if the Super Hornet's nose cone did give it a funny nickname.

This British plane spent more than a decade in the R&D and prototyping phase before making its first official flight in 1966, though it didn't actually see action until the Falklands War of 1982 ...