Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (43 Viewers)

[Viking1066]

USS America (CV-66) launching A-7E Corsair II during flight operations off the coast of Libya, 1986 the net

 

[Viking1066]

VC-8 P-2 Neptune heads toward the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Range to launch Firebee drones the net

 

[Viking1066]

View of an RA-5C Vigilante aircraft, Recon Attack Squadron 7 (RVAH-7) known as the "Peacemakers of the Fleet assigned to the USS RANGER (CV 61) the net

 

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Piaggio PD-808RM 8 gruppo/14 Stormo 1980s the net

 

[Viking1066]

Panavia Tornado TTTE Tri-national Tornado Training Establishment 1986 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Panavia Tornado IDS JBG 38 the net

 

[Viking1066]

On December 1, 1985, two F-104Js from 207SQ flew from Naha Air Base to Nyutabaru Air Base and performed a flypast at an air show held at JASDF Nyutabaru Air Base the net

 

[Viking1066]

U.S. Navy Lockheed P-3B Orion aircraft of Patrol Squadron 6 (VP-6) The World Famous Blue Sharks in flight near Oahu 1978 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Northrop T-38A Talon Beale AFB the net

 

[Frog]

Armstrong Whitworth Argosy (AW650) :

 

[OldGeezer]

There are a LOT of F-101 survivors on display, but this one is in St Louis where the planes were actually built. It's in great shape for a display aircraft. One inlet is covered with a clear acrylic panel so you can see down the duct, which is a nice feature. Just went to see it yesterday and was surprised at how out-of-breath I was after climbing the very modest hill that it sits on top of...

 

[Donivanp]

Nice 10wonder

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Viking1066]

This is an F-4 Phantom nosing up to the open ramp of a C-160 Transall for the benefit of the photographers, one of whom is seen tethered to the Transall in the foreground the net

 

[Viking1066]

Three A-7B Corsair II aircraft fly in formation. They were part of Attack Squadron 56 (VA-56) assigned to the USS Ranger (CVA-61,) a Forrestal-class carrier operating at Yankee Station the net

 

[Viking1066]

Tupolev Tu-95 and two F-14 Tomcats over US aircraft carrier the net

 

[Viking1066]

Dassault Mirage IVA Paris 1985 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Dassault lineage the net

 

[Viking1066]

CF-101 Voodoos with drag chutes deployed 1969 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Canadair CL-13 Sabres the net