Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (3 Viewers)

[Sabrejet]

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Greenham Common again: I was there!

 

[syscom3]

A U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B-11-MC Phantom II (BuNo 149455) launches an AIM-7 Sparrow missile, 13 August 1964.

 

[Donivanp]

PHUNKY PHANTOMS

 

[bf109xxl]

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Soviet pilots called it the "dove of peace".

 

[GTX]

 

[Donivanp]

Looks like Stormy Weather

 

[GTX]

Looks like Stormy Weather

Only the start...

 

[GTX]

Oh, by the way...

The Panavia Tornado Turns 50 Today: the History of the Variable Sweep Wing Bomber

Aug. 14, 2024, marks the 50th anniversary of the Panavia Tornado’s first flight, the largest European aeronautical cooperation program with over 950

theaviationist.com

 

[Vic Balshaw]

English foggy winter weather.

 

[Donivanp]

English foggy winter weather.

I've heard about that, never experienced it though I would have loved to.

 

[Snowman]

Formation of B-50A-1-BO (S/N 46-002, the first B-50A built), B-50A-20-BO (S/N 46-044) and B-50A-20-BO (S/N 46-021)

 

[GTX]

 

[GTX]

 

[Donivanp]

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A FORD! F4D

 

[GTX]

 

[Donivanp]

Making breakfast? I see you got the eggbeaters out.

 

[tyrodtom]

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CH-37 Mojave, Had one fly over my platoon in basic training in the Army, Fort Polk, La. in 69.
Have no idea why, because I'm pretty sure the Army had retired them by them.
Had a about 2000 hp radial in each of those side pods
All choppers are noisy, but these were more noisy than most

 

[GreenKnight121]

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A FORD! F4D

To be precise...
A Douglas F4D-1 Skyray of Fighter Squadron 13 (VF-13) "Night Cappers" approaching the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Essex (CVA-9). VF-13 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 10 (CVG-10) on Essex´s last deployment as an attack carrier to the Mediterranean Sea from 7 August 1959 to 26 February 1960.
U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News September 1960


Here is F4D of VF-74 aboard CVA-42 with its APQ-50A radar slid forward on its mounting rails for maintenance sometime between July 1957 and March 1958:

 

[Donivanp]

To be precise...
A Douglas F4D-1 Skyray of Fighter Squadron 13 (VF-13) "Night Cappers" approaching the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Essex (CVA-9). VF-13 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 10 (CVG-10) on Essex´s last deployment as an attack carrier to the Mediterranean Sea from 7 August 1959 to 26 February 1960.
U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News September 1960

Here is F4D of VF-74 aboard CVA-42 with its APQ-50A radar slid forward on its mounting rails for maintenance 1957-58:


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Ja but it's not a Cheby

 

[GreenKnight121]

Ja but it's not a Cheby

It's probably the only Ford I'd like to own.