Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (37 Viewers)

[syscom3]

The Mayaguez incident, May 15 1975.

USAF Sikorsky CH-53s approach Koh Tang island, Cambodia, under heavy fire.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Beat me to it.

It's one of my favorite Navy pics, one I've seen since being a lad. Marquee-bright.

 

[Viking1066]

Canadair CF-104 Starfighter '104813' Germany 1975 AIRH

 

[Sabrejet]

Used to love the RCAF F-104 aerobatic teams - especially the low pass over the crowd from behind. That had many an ice cream thrown on the floor.

 

[Frog]

A-7A Corsair II's (VA-82), two F-4J Phantom II's (VF-102) and three F-4J (VF-33), assigned to CVW-6 embarked on USS America (CVA 66), over Vietnam 1968 SEAO
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I visited America on march 1989 when it made a call at Le Havre. Still have the ball cap.

 

[GTX]

 

[GTX]

 

[SaparotRob]

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[GTX]

YAH-63 - the competing design the the YAH-64 (later AH-64 Apache)

 

[GTX]

Another couple of photos of the same:

 

[Viking1066]

FJ-1s of VF-5A preparing for launch from USS Boxer 1958 USNA

 

[Viking1066]

Another couple of photos of the same:

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Helicopters are

 

[GTX]

Helicopters are

Nah...helicopters are just a bunch of parts flying in formation waiting to fall out of the sky

 

[Viking1066]

Nah...helicopters are just a bunch of parts flying in formation waiting to fall out of the sky

Small teeny planes I have been in, but never one of those.

 

[Donivanp]

Nah...helicopters are just a bunch of parts flying in formation waiting to fall out of the sky

If you're really quiet and pray a lot and you don't move then hopefully they fly in formation, maybe, kinda sorta

 

[GTX]

It's ok so long as the ground continues to repel them...

 

[GTX]

 

[Donivanp]

It's ok so long as the ground continues to repel them...

Reverse magnetism!

 

[Viking1066]

FJ-3M of VF-143 at Davis Monthan AFB being readied for storage August 1960 LARK

 

[Donivanp]

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CV-22 daddy