Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (1 Viewer)

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U.S. Air Force F-4G Phantom II Wild Weasel aircraft from the 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, West Germany, 15 June 1983.

 

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[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[herman1rg]

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Mig 17?

 

[BiffF15]

Mig 17?

I think it's a MiG-15 two seater but it's tough to say from this angle.

 

[Wurger]

It's a MiG-15 UTI but built in Poland by the WSK Mielec plant and called SBLim-2 and made in 1953.

 

[BiffF15]

It's a MiG-15 UTI but built in Poland by the WSK Mielec plant and called SBLim-2 and made in 1953.

For my VID skills what are you using to delineate between the two planes?

 

[Wurger]

For my VID skills what are you using to delineate between the two planes?

Well ... I know the kite. Her serial is CN 1A-06006. Actually the WSK Mielec didn't build the training variant from scratch but these were rebuilt single seater MiG-15/15 bis.

Additionally , the MiG-15UTI had the different armament - initially NR-23 gun and UBK-E 12,7mm , later the UBK-E or A-12,7 MG only. The SBLim-2 had the NR-23 gun or A-12,7. Also the shape of the air brakes for Lim-2/SBLim-2 was different. These were larger like the ones for the MiG-15Bis. The MiG-15 UTI, CS-102 i SBLim-1 had the smaller ones like the MiG-15.

 

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[Vic Balshaw]

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You could almost take this for a painting it's so well defined.

 

[Donivanp]

You could almost take this for a painting it's so well defined.

I thought it was, could be box art for a model.

 

[Frog]

 

[Donivanp]

I heard a pilot that flew a USAF MiG 37 say it almost sacred him because it just didn't have a top end. If you kept the throttle forward it just kept climbing in speed. I've also heard it has to be handled carefully as the CG can be tricky while sweeping the wings. Naturally, I'm not a pilot and wouldn't know first hand,

 

[Airframes]

I'm not surprised he was "sacred", that lever is under the control of the "Mighty One", next stop, Heaven ...... although doubtful in my case !!

 

[Frog]

USAF C-97 GLOBEMASTER.
Evacuation of 100 French Dien Bien Phu wounded (26 lying , 74 seated) Dalat (Saïgon) Airport june 26, 1954.
It began at Dien Bien Phu to Nam Bac by helicopter, then Nam Bac to Luang Prabang in Beaver, Luang Probang to Hanoï by C-47, then Hanoï to Dalat.

 

[BiffF15]

I heard a pilot that flew a USAF MiG 37 say it almost sacred him because it just didn't have a top end. If you kept the throttle forward it just kept climbing in speed. I've also heard it has to be handled carefully as the CG can be tricky while sweeping the wings. Naturally, I'm not a pilot and wouldn't know first hand,

That is true. The MiG23/27 in US hands killed a few pilots. I know someone who has time in it and he said it's scary (USN Test Pilot). Very fast, accelerates unbelievably well, Doppler radar, poor ergonomic, poor visibility, unforgiving, short ranged.

 

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[grunt]

That is true. The MiG23/27 in US hands killed a few pilots. I know someone who has time in it and he said it's scary (USN Test Pilot). Very fast, accelerates unbelievably well, Doppler radar, poor ergonomic, poor visibility, unforgiving, short ranged.

USAF C-97 GLOBEMASTER.
Evacuation of 100 French Dien Bien Phu wounded (26 lying , 74 seated) Dalat (Saïgon) Airport june 26, 1954.
It began at Dien Bien Phu to Nam Bac by helicopter, then Nam Bac to Luang Prabang in Beaver, Luang Probang to Hanoï by C-47, then Hanoï to Dalat.

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That's a C-124, not a C-97.

 

[Glider]

I heard a pilot that flew a USAF MiG 37 say it almost sacred him because it just didn't have a top end. If you kept the throttle forward it just kept climbing in speed. I've also heard it has to be handled carefully as the CG can be tricky while sweeping the wings. Naturally, I'm not a pilot and wouldn't know first hand,

A Mig 27 Cockpit

 

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