Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (53 Viewers)

[Escuadrilla Azul]

Four fighter types from seven NATO nations pictured in the 1960s. Clockwise from top is a French Armée de l'air Dassault Mirage III, Luftwaffe Lockheed F-104G Starfighter, Royal Netherlands Air Force F-104, Royal Air Force Gloster Javelin, USAF Republic F-105D Thunderchief, Royal Canadian Air Force CF-104 and Belgian Air Force F-104G

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When you think that the 105 was big and you sit it next to a Javelin.

 

[Frog]

When you think that the 105 was big and you sit it next to a Javelin.

To be objective, The Javelin is an all weather interceptor, the F-105 a supersonic fighter bomber of the heavy class, the other five can be considered as pure fighters. The Mirage is a III C.

 

[MIflyer]

 

[MIflyer]

 

[MIflyer]

 

[hw97karbine]

Stacked dead Thunderjets:

 

[SaparotRob]

A sad end.

 

[herman1rg]

I do hope much was recycled

 

[special ed]

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Is that the B-29 they were supposed to escort? Visible below lead 51's scoop.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[GTX]

 

[c1951]

Stacked dead Thunderjets:

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First saw that in a newspaper around 1961

 

[c1951]

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Looks like a South African Mustang in Korea great shot

 

[hw97karbine]

T-171E-3 20mm rotary cannon in the tail of a Convair B-58 Hustler

Defensive armament consisted of a single 20 mm T-171E-3 rotary cannon with 1,200 rounds of ammunition in a radar-aimed tail barbette. It was remotely controlled through the Emerson MD-7 automated radar fire-control system, only requiring the DSO to lock-on a selected target blip on his scope and then fire the gun. The system computed aiming, velocity or heading differential, and range compensation.

 

[MIflyer]

 

[MIflyer]

 

[GTX]

 

[Donivanp]

Think that's the only B-45 dropping a load i've ever seen

 

[hw97karbine]

Rare image of an F-100 Super Sabre at feeding time

 

[c1951]

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South African Mustang in Korea-great shot