Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (4 Viewers)

hw97karbine · Apr 26, 2025

Explosive charges detonated in the fuselage of an F-105 Thunderchief due to be used for a battle damage repair demonstration at Warner Robins AFB in April 1987

Glider · Apr 26, 2025

GTX said:
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How far do you think he could carry that lot.

Viking1066 · Apr 26, 2025

KC-130F Hercules (VMGR-152) Vietnam War 1968 SEOR

SaparotRob · Apr 26, 2025

hw97karbine said:
Explosive charges detonated in the fuselage of an F-105 Thunderchief due to be used for a battle damage repair demonstration at Warner Robins AFB in April 1987

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Now that's some hardcore weathering.

GTX · Apr 26, 2025

Old cold war aircraft...albeit in updated form:

c1951 · Apr 26, 2025

Short Seamew on a carrier-first time I've seen this. Cancelled with defence cuts and the lotscraped at Lossiemouth

cammerjeff · Apr 26, 2025

Glider said:
How far do you think he could carry that lot.

From Windsor Ontario to Detroit I would think.

syscom3 · Apr 26, 2025

The USN acquired some B-17's in 1945 to be equipped with early warning radars, they were designated PB1 and remained in service well into the 50s. This was the only one with a top mounted radar.

Glider · Apr 26, 2025

cammerjeff said:
From Windsor Ontario to Detroit I would think.

I was thinking twice around the airfield, tops.

cammerjeff · Apr 26, 2025

Glider said:
I was thinking twice around the airfield, tops.

We are on the same page, in my thinking Detroit is about 4 times around the airfield from Windsor.

Viking1066 · Apr 26, 2025

Task Force 77 Gulf of Tonkin USS Constellation with destroyers USS George K MacKenzie and USS Rogers to land USS Oriskany foreground. USS Mount Katmai to far right NHHC

SaparotRob · Apr 26, 2025

It puts scale to the A3D. It must have been a monster for an Essex to handle.

special ed · Apr 26, 2025

USS Hancock had three in 1960. Got to see them operate. A very tight thing when landing.

Viking1066 · Apr 27, 2025

Chance Vought F7U-1 Cutlass BuNo 124419 and F6U-1 Pirate over Dallas, TX, 18 December 1950 FLIK

GTX · Apr 27, 2025

GTX · Apr 27, 2025

SaparotRob said:
It puts scale to the A3D. It must have been a monster for an Essex to handle.

It does indeed.

Donivanp · Apr 27, 2025

GTX said:
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I'm on fire, eject eject eject

Donivanp · Apr 27, 2025

SaparotRob said:
It puts scale to the A3D. It must have been a monster for an Essex to handle.

It was a monster for a Nimtz class carriers

hw97karbine · Apr 27, 2025

357th Tactical Fighter Squadron Republic F-105D Thunderchief 62-4229 en route to target over Vietnam on February 6th 1970, note the fuze extenders fitted to some of the bombs to detonate them above ground and maximize blast and fragment damage to targets in the open.

GTX · Apr 27, 2025

Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (4 Viewers)

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