Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (21 Viewers)

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Formation of 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4E Phantom II aircraft during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT 1985 the net
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Interesting scheme on the bottom two

 

[Count de Bastrop]

F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41) fly fly alongside two Air Force B-52G Stratofortress aircraft as they pass over the MIDWAY 1980s the net
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This was probably the end of a simulated Harpoon attack run. When we did those exercises, the intercepting Navy fighters would escort us over the target ship for a "low pass" (500' if I recall correctly). If we made it to the Harpoon launch point without being intercepted, we were allowed to do an ILS approach to the carrier (still no lower than 500' - if I recall correctly - that was 40 years ago!). I got one ILS to the Nimitz (if memory serves - could have been another carrier).

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[SaparotRob]

F-WBBL, the sole full-size prototype of the SNCASO SO.4000 the net
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A new one for me. I likes it, I does! Was it designed to test if anything could lift that landing gear?

 

[Viking1066]

Grumman TBF-1C Avenger RNZAF 1953 the net

 

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Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S2B 16 Sqn Bruntingthprpe the net

 

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Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S2B of 809 Sqn on HMS Ark Royal (09) Malta 1977 the net

 

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English Electric Lightnings the net

 

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Handley Page Victor XH648, dropping a non-nuclear ordnance load while in service with No. 15 Squadron RAF, 1960s the net

 

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EA-6B-35-GR Prowler (BuNo 158543) of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squdron 134 (VAQ-134) "Garudas" in flight, in 1973 the net

 

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Douglas A-4P Skyhawk V Brigada Aerea 1975 AIRH

 

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de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter the net

 

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Crew members spell out "BYE SD" on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) as large harbor tugs and small boats escort it out of San Diego Bay 1987 the net

 

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Dornier Do-28D-2 Skyservant Berlin the net

 

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[Donivanp]

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Something seems amiss here

 

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Alraigo incident - Wikipedia

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The Day A Royal Navy Pilot Landed On A Spanish Container Ship

Over three decades ago, one of the more unusual events to involve HMS Illustrious - and indeed, the Royal Navy - took place...

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[Donivanp]

Alraigo incident - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The Day A Royal Navy Pilot Landed On A Spanish Container Ship

Over three decades ago, one of the more unusual events to involve HMS Illustrious - and indeed, the Royal Navy - took place...

www.forcesnews.com

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Look honey I've hatched a cargo van

 

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Or...that's my parking spot

 

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