Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (14 Viewers)

[SaparotRob]

It's not that fast.

 

[syscom3]

The Sikorsky CH-53A, being built for the U.S. Marine Corps, is given its first public flight demonstration at Sikorsky Aircraft before representatives of the military services and members of the media in Stratford, Conn., November 19, 1964.

 

[Sabrejet]

It's not that fast.

?

 

[SaparotRob]

Electron. They are very fast.
Crash and burn.

 

[Snowman]

 

[Sabrejet]

Electron. They are very fast.
Crash and burn.

It's a Lockheed Electron. It wasn't a joke.

 

[Donivanp]

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BOOO it's a Phantom

 

[BillS]

Nice guess but more like a Banshee

 

[Donivanp]

Nice guess but more like a Banshee

Oh a BIGGER Phantom Darby O'Gill and the little people

 

[GTX]

 

[SaparotRob]

It's a Lockheed Electron. It wasn't a joke.

You are correct. I was joking. Can we let this die?

 

[Sabrejet]

You are correct. I was joking. Can we let this die?

I didn't expect a reply.

 

[Snowman]

 

[GTX]

 

[syscom3]

Soviet Tu-95 Bear aircraft, top, escorted by a U.S. Navy F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 51 (VF-51), 21 November 1984.

 

[GTX]

Reminds me of this classic:

 

[GTX]

 

[Donivanp]

Is it Russki day? Nice

 

[Snowman]

 

[OldGeezer]

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Look how tiny the airplane is compared to the size of the pilot's head! The F-86 wasn't exactly a giant either, but it always surprises me to see how small the MiG-15 was next to it.