Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (2 Viewers)

[Frog]

This is what you get out of Lightning when the French fatten it up properly.

Wrong. It gives a Noratlas.

 

[GTX]

Wrong. It gives a Noratlas.
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Beat me to it

 

[bf109xxl]

Wrong. It gives a Noratlas.
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What is wrong? Noratlas wasn't a French airplane? Nord Aviation wasn't French?
P.S: I've even seen Noratlas in a museum.

 

[Frog]

What is wrong? Noratlas wasn't a French airplane? Nord Aviation wasn't French?
P.S: I've even seen Noratlas in a museum.

Yes, but the pics were from a C-119... that incidently has a French connection as some were loaned to the French in Indochina, with French roundels, and flown by US Flying Tigers or French pilots, as illustrated by this one, damaged at Dien Bien Phu.

 

[bf109xxl]

Yes, but the pics were from a C-119... that incidently has a French connection as some were loaned to the French in Indochina, with French roundels, and flown by US Flying Tigers or French pilots, as illustrated by this one, damaged at Dien Bien Phu.

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OMG... Oh, and I knew that the French weren't the only ones who fattened up the Lighning! Thanks!

 

[Donivanp]

Yes, but the pics were from a C-119... that incidently has a French connection as some were loaned to the French in Indochina, with French roundels, and flown by US Flying Tigers or French pilots, as illustrated by this one, damaged at Dien Bien Phu.

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No they used a Lincoln in the French Connection! Geese Popye Doyle wouldn't let a 119 on the streets of NY. Get it straight.

 

[Snowman]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Donivanp]

XF-90 one of the most beautiful jets to never be. IMHO

 

[tyrodtom]

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Beautiful aircraft, let down by weak engines.

 

[SaparotRob]

The Blackhawks got 'em to work just fine!

 

[Sabrejet]

XF-90 one of the most beautiful jets to never be. IMHO

It really existed; one survives.

 

[GTX]

It really existed; one survives.

It has seen better days though:

 

[bf109xxl]

It has seen better days though:

It's not a survivor, it's just mortal remains.

 

[GTX]

 

[Donivanp]

It really existed; one survives.

One and only one. It NEVER made production, therefore never existed.

 

[Donivanp]

It has seen better days though:

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Now that's how you preserve a jet! NOT

 

[Sabrejet]

Now that's how you preserve a jet! NOT

That is exactly how you conserve an artefact. Thank goodness for museums which actually understand this.

 

[OldGeezer]

Love the XF-90 even if it was made by Lockheed (I'm an old McDonnell Douglas guy) and couldn't resist colorizing one of those B&W shots. I find colorizing to be a relaxing and satisfying way to participate in the whole aviation thing at low, or zero, cost - important to retirees living on fixed incomes!

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!