Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (13 Viewers)

[GTX]

A few more of the Sud-Est Grognard:

 

[syscom3]

Aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) fly over the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Midway (CV-41), 7 September 1983. The aircraft include F-4 Phantoms, A-7 Corsairs, and A-6 Intruders.

 

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A Pershing-II battlefield support missile is launched at Cape Canaveral, Florida, by the U.S. Army for a long range flight down Eastern Test Range, 7 September 1983. The Pershing missiles are now just a few months from deployment in Europe.

 

[GTX]

Something different: French navy Corsair with SS.11 guided missiles:

 

[syscom3]

A nighttime view of a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron as a security policeman stands
guard on the flight line, Naval Air Facility, Misawa, Japan, 8 September 1983.

 

[syscom3]

An air-to-air left side view of a Soviet Il-14 Crate aircraft involved in the search and rescue operations for the downed
Korean Airlines 747 (Flight KAL 007), over the Sea of Japan, 8 September 1983. KAL 007 was shot down by a Soviet
aircraft when it was suspected of being a surveillance mission over Sakhalin Island.

 

[Donivanp]

A nighttime view of a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron as a security policeman stands
guard on the flight line, Naval Air Facility, Misawa, Japan, 8 September 1983.

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18TFW 12TFS home based Kadena AB Okinawa JA.

 

[Donivanp]

An air-to-air left side view of a Soviet Il-14 Crate aircraft involved in the search and rescue operations for the downed
Korean Airlines 747 (Flight KAL 007), over the Sea of Japan, 8 September 1983. KAL 007 was shot down by a Soviet
aircraft when it was suspected of being a surveillance mission over Sakhalin Island.View attachment 736945

How ironic, air sea "rescue" operations after they caused the the tragedy!

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Donivanp]

Good shots!

From the point of the Su-15 Flaggon, yeah that was good shots!

 

[syscom3]

a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) air ambulance helicopter in use during the joint Exercise BRIGHT STAR '83,
Egypt, 10 September 1983. Visible in the background are the Great Pyramids and the city of Cairo.

 

[syscom3]

U.S. Air Force F-111 aircraft as they fly over the Great Pyramids during exercise BRIGHT STAR '83, Egypt, 10 September 1983.

 

[syscom3]

A damaged U.S. Army H-21 helicopter, prisoner of muddy water, is rescued by another H-37 helicopter while the crew is
checking around on September 10, 1963 in Vietnam.

 

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[herman1rg]

James Stewart at the controls?

 

[syscom3]

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 511th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, taxis toward the flight line at Weisbaden Air Base, West Germany, after completing a mission on 14 September 1983 during REFORGER/AUTUMN FORGE '83.

 

[Wurger]

 

[GTX]

Arguably a child of the cold war:

 

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