Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (13 Viewers)

[Viking1066]

One of the 357 F-94Bs (50-955), a variant which made its first flight on 28 September 1950 USAF

 

[syscom3]

A March Air Force Base, California, 22nd Air Refueling Wing (SAC) KC-10 refueling aircraft flies into the Antarctic sun. It just completed refueling a C-141 Starlifter returning from a paradrop mission to the Deep Freeze personnel who spend the winter darkness at McMurdo Base and South Pole station. Exact Date Shot Unknown; circa June 1985.

 

[Viking1066]

RF-104G of the German Navy during the NATO Big Click meet UDOW

 

[syscom3]

Mediterranean Sea, June 2, 1975. A catapult officer, center, and a catapult crewman signal for the launching of a Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) F-4J Phantom II aircraft from the attack aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59).

 

[Wurger]

 

[GTX]

 

[Viking1066]

Three U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-94C Starfire interceptors of the 354th Fighter Interceptor Squadron AERO

 

[Viking1066]

Formation of FJ-4Bs of Va-214 fly over Diamond Head early 1958 USNS

 

[Viking1066]

Formation of TAC F-104C Starfighters assigned to 479th TFW minus their markings . Only 0926 survived and is at Fargo, North Dakota LOCK

 

[Donivanp]

Three U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-94C Starfire interceptors of the 354th Fighter Interceptor Squadron AERO
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And they almost look like they are going fast, I did say almost.

 

[Donivanp]

Formation of TAC F-104C Starfighters assigned to 479th TFW minus their markings . Only 0926 survived and is at Fargo, North Dakota LOCK
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And they look like they ARE going FAST

 

[Sabrejet]

"French aircraft are so ugly"

XF-88B: "Hold my beer..."

 

[syscom3]

Three U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-94C Starfire interceptors of the 354th Fighter Interceptor Squadron AERO
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These are when it was assigned to Oxnard AFB, which is now a municipal airport at Camarillo, California.

 

[Viking1066]

Spanish F-104Gs SPAN

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

These are when it was assigned to Oxnard AFB, which is now a municipal airport at Camarillo, California.

I've attended several CAF airshows there over the years. They had a Lockheed Connie in storage there when I attended night school to get my Calif EMT rating.

 

[Snautzer01]

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B-29B (44-84121) modified during the late-1940s for tests involving the "Stratovision" airborne television project developed jointly by Westinghouse Electric Co. and the Glenn L. Martin Co. The antenna beneath the aircraft folded back for landings and take-offs.

Whole story eBay: Boeing B-29 Superfortress

 

[Viking1066]

Pair of 36th Stormo F-104S Starfighters near Giola del Colle (Bari) IAFS

 

[Sabrejet]

Pair of 36th Stormo F-104S Starfighters near Giola del Colle (Bari) IAFS
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These are getting worse: what are you scanning them with?

 

[Viking1066]

These are getting worse: what are you scanning them with?
Very old picture with poor resolution.

 

[Sabrejet]

McDonnell FH-1 Phantom BuAer no. 111761 of the Teterboro School of Aviation. This aircraft later passed to Progressive Aero of Fort Lauderdale and was registered N4284A but did not fly with them.