Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (26 Viewers)

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[GTX]

 

[SaparotRob]

Sweet!

 

[Graeme]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Loves me some Crusaders.

 

[Graeme]

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[Thumpalumpacus]

F-102?

 

[davparlr]

Just post any picture you have or come across for aircraft of this era. And dont see a need to start a new thread for it.

In this case, a Vulcan and a B52 in flight over Edwards AFB. July 10th 1961

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The problem with the Vulcan was that it did not have enough wing area! I have actually seen one of these at an airshow in Pensacola and walked underneath. Talk about an aluminum overcast, or, maybe I should say aluminium overcast.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Looks like a Mirage to me...

 

[Graeme]

Mirage.

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[Graeme]

 

[Wurger]

 

[GTX]

My favourite Sabre scheme!

 

[GTX]

Of course just to mess with people there was theoretically a RAN FAA Sabre:

And if you look closely, a PNG one:

 

[Wurger]

 

[SaparotRob]

Cool!

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Wait wha...?

 

[syscom3]

A Russian Tu-95 "Bear" bomber approximately 375 nautical miles east of Keflavik, Iceland, 17 March 1972. The photograph was taken from a U.S. Air Force F-102, during an interception by aircraft assigned to the 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Keflavik.