Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (1 Viewer)

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Although argueing with a Marine is usually a dumb thing to do, I do have Steve Ginter's book on the P4M-1 for backup. The two R-4360s were assisted by J-33s. One comment from the book says with all engines at takeoff power, the P4M could out climb any of that era's piston engine fighters to 20000 feet. There also several accounts of intercepts while on elint missions where all four were used.
As an aside, I was fortunate to see and photo the last P4M-1Q on the ramp in California. The other survivors were scrapped in Japan however the last was flown home and scrapped here. I have under construction a controlline model, however like most of you modellers, it is put off because of starting something new.
 
Here is a rare one for you. The Lockheed B-69.

Yes, it is a P2V Neptune, mostly. But the CIA wanted some for intelligence gathering and the USN declined the honor of doing the logistics support so the USAF got the job. Okay, so you have this Secret Spy Plane and rather than make it look like all the P2V's you paint U.S Air Force on it and make it blindingly obvious it is SPECIAL.

 
Funny and informative. That's a winner.
 
Donivanp said:
Come to think of it Boering Loering AFB comes to mind as well.
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A friend of mine, a B-52 pilot, was stationed there. He said he was so delighted when during the base closure hearings in the 1990's the people from that area appealed to keep the base open because it was so remote that no one else would ever want to come there. The base closure commission's response was that if it was that bad, why should they impose it on the Air Force?
 
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