Pictures of Cold War aircraft.

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And when the Phantoms arrived, the RAF had to form a special ground unit at Stanley.
When the Phantoms took off, they blew over the Penguins near the end of the runway, and they couldn't get up by themselves. Therefore, RAF personnel, equipped with "armoured" gloves, had to go out and get them back on their feet !!
Honest !!!!

 

[nuuumannn]

Therefore, RAF personnel, equipped with "armoured" gloves, had to go out and get them back on their feet !!

And to their credit, the British forces based on the islands have launched initiatives to protect and preserve the island's wildlife because of the impact the war had on the flora and fauna. Awww...

 

[nuuumannn]

And so... The Falklands War in 1982; Britain reacts to the Argentine invasion...

SEa Harrier FA.2 (formerly FRS.1) XZ499. This aircraft was from 809 Sqn and was delivered to the combat zone by the transport Atlantic Conveyor and among its exploits during the war shot down an A-4 and disabled an Argentine navy patrol boat by strafing it and forcing it to run aground.

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This is Humphrey, Wessex HAS.3 XP142, which among other things sank an Argentine submarine, the Santa Fe by depth charging it and firing AS.12 missiles at it and was involved in the rescue of British Special Forces personnel stranded on South Georgia after depositing them there.

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Humphrey was aboard the destroyer HMS Antrim when it was attacked by Argentine Dagger jets, splinters from their strafing run leaving an indelible impression on the helicopter, remain to this day, as it was patched up and continued flying throughout the rest of the conflict.

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Wessex HU.5 XT765 was stationed aboard RFA Fort Austin and narrowly missed being sunk aboard the Atlantic Conveyor, taking part in the rescue of personnel from the burning HMS Sheffield after it was struck by an Exocet missile.

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Lynx HAS.2 XZ720 was embarked on a number of ships, including the aircraft carriers HMS Hermes and Invincible and the frigate Alacrity, taking part in Exocet missile decoy flights and electronic warfare duties. Its subsequent history was rather remarkable as during the 1991 Gulf War it disabled five Iraqi patrol boats with gunfire and Sea Skua missiles, as recorded on its entry door.

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Harrier GR.3 XZ133 of 1 Sqn operated from HMS Hermes and the Harrier Forward Operating Base at San Carlos and carried out strikes against Argentine positions, carrying out the last operation by a 1 Sqn Harrier during the conflict, on route the operation was called off as white flags were seen waving from the target area on the day of the Argentine surrender.

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Vulcan B.2 XM597 flew Black Buck operations carrying Shrike anti-radar missiles, firing the missiles and destroying a radar installation on its final operation, which, rather dramatically saw the aircraft divert to Rio de Janeiro after its fuel probe broke during a refuelling operation on the way back to Ascension Island.

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Evidence of its combat career and unscheduled diversion to Brazil on its peeling nose.

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[Graeme]

Indeedy. This is where they were at once upon a time!

Russian MiG-19, Aurora 66-79 (1959)

Regards the Aurora 'MiG-19' - saw this recently posted on the net...
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[Graeme]

The incorrectly(?) numbered Antonov An-8.
Was there ever an An-4?

 

[Graeme]

German Stealth fighter project -1981.

 

[Graeme]

G'day Grant. Your post #87 - first photo. What's the unequal spanned machine seen on the balcony in the background?

 

[herman1rg]

Therefore, RAF personnel, equipped with "armoured" gloves, had to go out and get them back on their feet !!
Honest !!!!

RAF trade Penguin Straightener

 

[herman1rg]

The incorrectly(?) numbered Antonov An-8.
Was there ever an An-4?

There was an AN-4, apparently it was an An-2 equipped with floats.

 

[Wurger]

Yep ... the An-4 it is another marking of the An-2W.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots guys!

 

[Wurger]

MiG-15UTI of the Polish AF ...

the source: the Internet.

 

[nuuumannn]

There was an AN-4, apparently it was an An-2 equipped with floats.

The An-4 was the design bureau designation for the An-2ZA, a meteorological research variant of the An-2, apparently...

This is a bog-standard Nanchang Y-5, and there's some struttery missing that gives it an unrealistic stance. I read in a book that the author hypothesised whether they were actually intended for this aircraft at all, but closer inspection of the machine it kinda looked legit. Kinda. I had snuck in to this compound through a hole in the fence and wasn't the only one who had done so, but for my troubles, my socks got filled with cutting grass and shredded my ankles after wading through this lot.

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[nuuumannn]

G'day Grant. Your post #87 - first photo. What's the unequal spanned machine seen on the balcony in the background?

G'Day Graeme, it's the Battaille Triplane, the first aeroplane wholly designed and built in Belgium.

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[nuuumannn]

Regards the Aurora 'MiG-19' - saw this recently posted on the net...
90%

Ha ha! yup, the good ole Kurt Tank designed MiG-19!

Focke-Wulf Ta 183 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It was the inspiration for this, though...

Pulqui II

 

[SaparotRob]

G'Day Graeme, it's the Battaille Triplane, the first aeroplane wholly designed and built in Belgium.

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That's a lovely little machine.

 

[Wurger]

MiG-21PFS and PFM of the VVS USSR

the source: the net

 

[Graeme]

Thanks Grant. New to me.

G'Day Graeme, it's the Battaille Triplane, the first aeroplane wholly designed and built in Belgium.

 

[nuuumannn]

Thanks Grant. New to me.

I'd never heard of it either. That's why I love going to these places, there is so much stuff out there that gets overlooked.

 

[Wurger]

Lim-2 of the 34th Fighter Regiment of the Polish Navy.

the source: Opanowani do końca… – Morski Klub Seniorów Lotnictwa w Gdyni