Pictures of Cold War aircraft.

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De Havilland Sea Vixens on the deck of HMS Victorious in Singapore in December 1964

 

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Various U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School aircraft flying in formation, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada,
1 December 1984. The aircraft include, from top to bottom: an F-111A, A-10A Thunderbolt II, F-15 Eagle,
F-4 Phantom II, F-16A Fighting Falcon, and F-5 Tiger aircraft.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Only worked one H but they were the "hush puppy " of the Buff fleet. With the TF33's the H would sneak up on you and would take off in well under 6000 feet and quietly fly off. The D and G were smokie and LOUD.

I only worked on B-52's for four years out of twenty. I worked D models until they were withdrawn from Andersen AFB preparing for retirement of the type. We were reequipped with G models (which we hated) but there were usually four H models TDY (Temporary Duty) to Andersen in what was called Busy Island for 30 day rotation. Since than all models except the H have, like me, been retired.

We had H-models at Carswell. While you're spot-on that they're much quieter than Gs (I worked around those in Desert Storm), the H is still plenty smoky. A MITO looked like a black flower blooming from the runway.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Nov. 23, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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The source: airandspaceforces.com

I got to see this IRL when we deployed to Roswell for exercises. It's freakin' amazing, the choreography.

 

[Donivanp]

We had H-models at Carswell. While you're spot-on that they're much quieter than Gs (I worked around those in Desert Storm), the H is still plenty smoky. A MITO looked like a black flower blooming from the runway.

While I agree, not like the 57's (tankers and bombers) hitting water on take off.

 

[Snowman]

F-4J (155799), Fighter Squadron VF-92 'Silver Kings' and RA-5C (156614), Heavy Reconnaissance Squadron RVAH-11 'Red Checkertails' fly over Oahu, Hawaii, 1971.

The source: the Internet.

 

[Donivanp]

That's a good bit of carrier real estate. Especially the Vigilante.

 

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Catapult crewmen line up a VA-3B Skywarrior aircraft from Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1 (VQ-1) for launch from the
U.S. Navy Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), 2 December 1984.

 

[Donivanp]

Catapult crewmen line up a VA-3B Skywarrior aircraft from Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1 (VQ-1) for launch from the
U.S. Navy Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), 2 December 1984.

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Willie the Whale. I was able to watch A-3 operations while on temp duty to Rossie Roads back in 90. VAQ squadron I thinkEQ-3's

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

While I agree, not like the 57's (tankers and bombers) hitting water on take off.

Right, our -135s would make a coal-fired battleship blush.

 

[Snowman]

The first C-74 (42-65402). The first flight took place on September 5, 1945. Scrapped at Davis-Monthan AFB in 1965.

The source: the Internet.

 

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Northern Marianas Islands, 3 December 1984. An air-to-air left side view of a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft of the 60th Bomber Squadron dropping Mark-82 500-pound high-drag bombs over the Farallon de Medinilla Island Bombing Range during exercise HARVEST COCONUT.

 

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The first C-74 (42-65402). The first flight took place on September 5, 1945. Scrapped at Davis-Monthan AFB in 1965.

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The source: the Internet.

The bottom picture looks like its flying over Signal Hill, which is nearby the assembly plant in Long Beach Airport.

 

[Snowman]

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II from Selfridge Air National Guard Base's 107th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron flies over an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 22, 2024. U.S. Air Force photo

The source: airandspaceforces.com

 

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I gotta ask, what is that ?

 

[Donivanp]

I gotta ask, what is that ?

Cheyenne (AH-56), never got past development morphed into the Apache (AH-64).

Photos taken from Wikipedia. To my knowledge the only example is at the NMArmy Aviation at Ft Rucker, Enterprise AL