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src="https://theaviationist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/RTAF-F-16-330x220.jpg" alt="Thai F-16s"/></noscript> 1913</picture> 1914 </a> 1915 </div> 1916 </div> 1917 </div> 1918 <div class="p-content"> 1919 <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="p-url" href="https://theaviationist.com/2026/09/25/bomb-markings-on-thai-f-16s/" rel="bookmark">Bomb Markings On Thai F-16s Shed New Light On Cambodia Combat Operations</a></h3><div class="p-categories p-top mobile-hide tablet-hide"><a class="p-category category-id-12390" href="https://theaviationist.com/category/troubled-areas/thailand-cambodia/" rel="category">Thailand-Cambodia</a></div> <div class="p-meta has-bookmark"> 1920 <div class="meta-inner is-meta"> 1921 <span class="meta-el meta-update"> 1922 <time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-25T11:53:04+02:00">September 25, 2026</time> 1923 </span> 1924 </div> 1925 </div> 1926 <p class="entry-summary">Mission markings appearing on Royal Thai Air Force F-16s offer new clues…</p> 1927 <div 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src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20330%20220'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="New Image J-XDS" data-lazy-src="https://theaviationist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/China-Next-Gen-Jets-1-330x220.jpg"/><noscript><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="330" height="220" src="https://theaviationist.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/China-Next-Gen-Jets-1-330x220.jpg" alt="New Image J-XDS"/></noscript> 1941</picture> 1942 </a> 1943 </div> 1944 </div> 1945 </div> 1946 <div class="p-content"> 1947 <h3 class="entry-title"> <a class="p-url" href="https://theaviationist.com/2026/09/19/new-image-chinas-j-xds-stealth-jet/" rel="bookmark">New Image of China’s J-XDS Stealth Jet Reveal Interesting Features</a></h3><div class="p-categories p-top mobile-hide tablet-hide"><a class="p-category category-id-15" href="https://theaviationist.com/category/troubled-areas/china/" rel="category">China</a></div> <div class="p-meta has-bookmark"> 1948 <div class="meta-inner 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