Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (4 Viewers)

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Meanwhile back at Kadena, the 18th TFW was the owning wing and PACAF owing command. At the time the 18th was made up of three squadrons of F-15's (12th, 44th and 67th TFS) and one squadron of RF-4's (15th TRS). The 90TFS,3rd TFW out of Clark AB PI came out to play for a couple weeks in late 88/89. F-4E and G were the name of the game. I hope you enjoy some of my memories.
 
Starboard view of an U.S. Navy F-14A Tomcat, Fighter Squadron (VF)-114, Aardvarks, Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar,
California, alongside a Soviet TU-95RT Bear D (Tupolev) maritime patrol aircraft, Jan 1 1983.

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As the lettering below the NH on the tail shows, VF-114 was assigned to CVW-11 aboard CVN-65 USS Enterprise at the time of the pictured intercept.

Date of Departure: September 1, 1982
Date of Return: April 28, 1983

Squadrons:
VF-114 (F-14A)
VF-213 (F-14A)
VA-22 (A-7E)
VA-94 (A-7E)
VA-95 (A-6E and KA-6D)
VAW-117 (E-2C)
VAQ-133 (EA-6B)
VS-37 (S-3A)
HS-6 (SH-3H)

Area of Operations: Northern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific

Operations/Exercises: Operation Team Spirit, Fleetex 83-1

Ports of Call:
Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Subic Bay, Philippines
Perth, Australia
Singapore
Mombasa, Kenya
Sasebo, Japan

Deployments of USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)
 
On January 1, 1973, the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command activated the 508th Tactical Fighter Group at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. While operating at Hill AFB, the 508th Tactical Fighter Group flew the F-105 Thunderchief.

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I used to watch them all the time, flying over South Ogden as they flew their landing pattern from southbound overflight, turning east towards the mountains, then circling north, west, then south for final approach to the north end of the runway.
 

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