Pictures of Cold War aircraft.

[GTX]

What on earth was the Gannet doing in the background of the first photo?

Sitting there...

 

[GTX]

Something different:

 

[Donivanp]

Something different:

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Roman nose 130A

 

[syscom3]

A B-36 flying over the Grand Coulee Dam.

 

[rochie]

Something different:

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they always look weird to me without the nose radome

 

[Donivanp]

they always look weird to me without the nose radome

While I do agree, it does have a "nose radome"

 

[rochie]

While I do agree, it does have a "nose radome"

yeah, you know what i mean !

 

[Donivanp]

yeah, you know what i mean !

Yes Karl, I do know! I worked on one many thousands of years ago back in the late 70's at Dover. Tramp 130A ANG! Leaked fuel out of more seams than I could find.

 

[rochie]

Yes Karl, I do know! I worked on one many thousands of years ago back in the late 70's at Dover. Tramp 130A ANG! Leaked fuel out of more seams than I could find.

rode in a C 130 exactly 47 times only actually landed in one once !

 

[Donivanp]

rode in a C 130 exactly 47 times only actually landed in one once !

You do understand that there is nothing wrong with landing in the same airplane you took of in, right? They take you up and will bring you down again! Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane in insane!

 

[rochie]

You do understand that there is nothing wrong with landing in the same airplane you took of in, right? They take you up and will bring you down again! Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane in insane!

really !

they can do that ??

i was lied to i swear .........

 

[Donivanp]

really !

they can do that ??

i was lied to i swear .........

I understand, it will take years of therapy but you will be able to rejoin society one day, you'll need to spend a lot of time in a plastic filled room though! It will be tough but anybody as crazy as someone one who jumps out of perfectly good airplanes, well….,

 

[rochie]

rejoin society, hell no !

 

[Donivanp]

rejoin society, hell no !

 

[special ed]

Before retirement, the company hired a man and his wife, both former US army. He was former Special Forces (which he called Science Fiction) and made paradrops with 90 pounds of gear. He was the cook (yes, he said cooks went on missions) and was about five feet six inches tall, so he eventually broke an ankle and was disabled separated. One day the boss wanted the lights in the warehouse changed and used our oldest forklift because the newer ones are now regulated in max height. Our ex trooper was volunteered and rode up on several pallets to reach the lights. As he stood up, I could see the slight tremor in the lift shafts, so when mission was complete, I asked why he shook. "I always had a parachute before."

 

[rochie]

funny.

i am 5 ft 6 and i Told Marcel's kids i used to be 6 ft but was pretty bad at parachuting !

 

[DBII]

Yes Karl, I do know! I worked on one many thousands of years ago back in the late 70's at Dover. Tramp 130A ANG! Leaked fuel out of more seams than I could find.

No one could stop those leaks. 2 turning, 2 burning, 2 smoking, 2 leaking, and 2 not running.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[syscom3]

a Soviet Tu-95 Bear-D strategic bomber aircraft, over the Mediterranean Sea, 5 May 1983.

 

[syscom3]

two U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat aircraft assigned to the aircraft carrier USS America (CV-66) as they fly over an unidentified island
in the Mediterranean Sea, 5 May 1983.