Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (2 Viewers)

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At the start of Operation EAGLE PULL on 12 April 1975, a CH-53 Sea Stallion of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH-462)
lifts off from USS Okinawa (LPH-3) to withdraw U.S. security forces and American Civilians from Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Seventeen days later, the squadron and ship evacuated Americans from Saigon, South Vietnam, in operation FREQUENT
WIND.

 


20 years of British aircraft development on display at RAF Coltishall's "At Home" day in September 1960 as aircrews of five aircraft assemble prior to a flight to mark the 20th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. From the nearest to the furthest from the camera, the aircraft are Hawker Hurricane IIc LF363 and Supermarine Spitfire PRXIXR PM631, both of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Gloster Meteor F.8 WL164, Hawker Hunter FGA.9 XK136 of No 74 Squadron, Gloster Javelin FAW.9R XH894 of No 23 Squadron and English Electric Lightning F.1 XM137 of the Air Fighting Development Squadron.
 
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