warbird

noun6

1. •
   A heavily-armed starship.
2. •
   (literary) A warplane.
3. •
   An aircraft formerly operated by the military, but now owned privately.
4. •
   Any aircraft decorated in military livery for display at airshows etc.
5. •
   (literary) A crew member of a warplane; airman.
6. •
   (dialect) Synonym of scarlet tanager.