Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (17 Viewers)

[Escuadrilla Azul]

O

View attachment 801566

Overflying an US carrier?

 

[GTX]

O

Overflying an US carrier?

Yep - USS Midway on 18 May 1979

 

[Donivanp]

P-3's get to do that

 

[Snowman]

 

[Donivanp]

View attachment 801618
View attachment 801619

And this is what happens when I eat beans!

 

[MIflyer]

F-51H of the Maryland ANG. Note the loop antenna for NDB use.

 

[MIflyer]

This is an F-51 flown by a Col Mercer of an ANG unit, stateside. Note the ARC-3 behind the seat. I do not know what that line running down the side of the fuselage is.

 

[special ed]

Perhaps a handrail for the aged pilots.

 

[Capt. Vick]

I think it's the coaxial for cable TV

 

[Donivanp]

I think it's the coaxial for cable TV

That makes sense as you want to watch Batman and Superman on those longer flights.

 

[bf109xxl]

I think it's the coaxial for cable TV

The rookie was put on a leash to keep him close to the group.

 

[Donivanp]

The rookie was put on a leash to keep him close to the group.

Now that's FUNNY

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[MIflyer]

Only thing that comes to mind is that it is an extension of the Pilot's Relief Tube, to keep things from getting messy.

 

[MIflyer]

F-51D 8th FB Group K-2 Airfield Taegu 2 Jul 1951

 

[MIflyer]

F-51D ROK Air Force

 

[MIflyer]

F-82 "Bucket of Bolts" The fighter that scored the first air-to-air victory of the Korean War at K-2 Airfield Taegu 16 Jun 1951

 

[GreenKnight121]

View attachment 801378

Bogey, not buggy!

 

[SaparotRob]

Bogey

 

[GreenKnight121]

Looking above the hangers at Warminster Naval Air Station, or Johnsville Naval Air Station.
View attachment 801255

Looks like 3 P2V Neptunes (P-2), 1 P4Y-2 Privateer, and 1 WF Willy Fudd (E-1B) - and an unknown at the far right in orange & white.