Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (65 Viewers)

Tu-85 interception Mediterranean 1977 the net
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Formation of eight Sea Harrier FRS.1s from 800 and 899 NAS in Pre-Falkland colour schemes the net
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Hawker Siddeley Nimrod the net
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Romanian air force MiG-19P "red 750" at Kogalniceanu the net
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Three F-105 Thunderchiels from Hill AFB the net
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An F-4E pilot took off without properly engaging the wing-lock pins, causing the wings to fold in flight. The pilot landed safely.

The aircraft had been freshly repainted, and the maintenance crew mistakenly painted the wing-lock pins gray instead of high-visibility red. During the pre-flight walk-around, the aircrew failed to notice that the manual wing-lock pins were not properly engaged.
 

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