Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (18 Viewers)

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[Escuadrilla Azul]

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Highly interesting. Usually was a fighter the plane that intercepted the soviet one, not an attack one.

 

[Donivanp]

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We had a flight of Aussie F-111C's refuel off us going down to Darwin one trip. Totally cool!

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Viking1066]

Lightnings of No.92 Sqn (EA) which lost thier colorful tails when they switched to the matt dark green campuflage in 1971 WEST

 

[Viking1066]

Nimrod MR1 of 203 Squadron lands at RAF Luqa on Malta in the early 1970s KEYP

 

[Viking1066]

Personal aircraft of Wing Commander Ed Durham of No.214 Sqn with chevron of the units co with five Harrier kill marks WEST

 

[c1951]

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Vickers Valiant-some machine

 

[c1951]

Lightnings of No.92 Sqn (EA) which lost thier colorful tails when they switched to the matt dark green campuflage in 1971 WEST
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Is that a fared over lower gun bay, I've seen them with 30mm Aden cannon in there

 

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Highly interesting. Usually was a fighter the plane that intercepted the soviet one, not an attack one.

This is a harmless ELINT aircraft, not a bomber/ASW. It did not necessarily need to be intercepted by a fighter - a Skyhawk was quite sufficient.
The Tu-126 was intended for AEW&C purposes, however it was often used for ELINT due to many complications with EW&C.
In general, it was a very "Soviet" aircraft - minimal comfort for the crew, terrible working conditions for operators, and low-quality electronic equipment.
According to Wikipedia, the photo was taken in 1973 over the Mediterranean Sea, the Skyhawk was from the USS Intrepid.

 

[Viking1066]

20th FS F-4Fs the unit responsible for training German pilots until its closure of the base FRAN

 

[Viking1066]

42nd BW B-52Gs '58-1257' First Strike and '59-2585' Swashbuckler USAF