Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (4 Viewers)

[Donivanp]

KC-135 refueling a C-141B

 

[c1951]

Here's a pic of HMS Ark Royal in 1978 with Phantoms aboard.

Reagan didn't take office until Jan 1981.

ETA: oops, forgot the pic:

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The Falklands war broke out April 1982 when Ronald Regan was President. Those are FG-1 Phantoms on Ark Royal. They were integrated with the RAF when Ark was scrapped. Then in 1990-91 the Phantom force from Leuchars was shredded at Whiteinch Glasgow.

 

[Airframes]

Correct, and the F-4J(UK) Phantoms served with RAF 74 Sqn as part of ADGB, after the Falklands conflict, to bolster home defence, as a Flight of RAF Phantoms had been deployed to the Falklands for local defence.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

The Falklands war broke out April 1982 when Ronald Regan was President. Those are FG-1 Phantoms on Ark Royal. They were integrated with the RAF when Ark was scrapped. Then in 1990-91 the Phantom force from Leuchars was shredded at Whiteinch Glasgow.

Since I apparently wasn't clear enough, my point was that Reagan could not have given the Brits F-4s because the Brits had them before Reagan took office.

 

[Airframes]

Just to clarify, the RAF and Royal Navy had "British" Phantoms (F-4K and F-4M) from 1967, until being phased out in 1990/91.
The Phantoms "given" to the RAF were modified F-4J models, designated F-4J(UK), serving as a "stop gap" in RAF service until full introduction of the Tornado F3.

 

[GTX]

 

[GTX]

Colour version or previous:

 

[bf109xxl]

Thanks to this thread, I learned that the Soviet AF/FAA and the US Navy had airplanes with almost the same designation, the only difference was the series letter. I don't know what this knowledge is for, but I find it just kind of funny.

 

[GTX]

Thanks to this thread, I learned that the Soviet AF/FAA and the US Navy had airplanes with almost the same designation, the only difference was the series letter. I don't know what this knowledge is for, but I find it just kind of funny.

Example?

 

[bf109xxl]

Example?

Tu-16, TU-16C. "It was an easy mistake to make ... because there was only a subtle difference in the spelling." (c) "Snatch"

 

[MIflyer]

F9F-2P Panthers. No 116 is flown by some guy named Neil Armstrong.