Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (6 Viewers)

[cammerjeff]

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Source Crash of a Grumman E-2D Hawkeye in the Chincoteague Bay: 1 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

 

[Donivanp]

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Source Crash of a Grumman E-2D Hawkeye in the Chincoteague Bay: 1 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Now that's a Navy bird.

 

[Frog]

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Source Crash of a Grumman E-2D Hawkeye in the Chincoteague Bay: 1 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Maybe the squadron originated flying PBYs ?

 

[syscom3]

A ground crewman signals a U.S. Air Force C-130, operated by civilians, into position at Pochentong airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 12, 1975. The massive airlift of fuel, ammunition and rice to the besieged capital city continues, despite daily rocket and artillery attacks on the airport.

 

[Donivanp]

A ground crewman signals a U.S. Air Force C-130, operated by civilians, into position at Pochentong airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 12, 1975. The massive airlift of fuel, ammunition and rice to the besieged capital city continues, despite daily rocket and artillery attacks on the airport.

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Hurky bird!!!

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[cammerjeff]

Source Grumman C-2 Greyhound - Wikipedia

 

[GTX]

 

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[GTX]

 

[Donivanp]

BONE ELECTRIFIED!

 

[Donivanp]

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How do you do that VooDoo you do so well, smile your on VooDoo camera.

 

[c1951]

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Swiss de Havilland Venom?

 

[syscom3]

USS Ranger (CVA-61) pilots of the US Navy's Seventh Fleet in the South
China sea await briefing on their next mission, South China Sea, March
22, 1965. Pilots are from Task Force which has conducted strikes against
North Vietnamese military bases.

 

[syscom3]

Warner Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, 22 March 1985. Marines from the 2nd Light Armored Vehicle Battalion, 2nd Division, drive LAV25 light armored
vehicles into a C-5A Galaxy aircraft for a flight to Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina.

 

[Donivanp]

I got stuck between two LAV's coming off camp Cortney MCB Butter Okinawa. I was in a Fairlady (280z) . That a little disconcerting to be between these two lavations and not knowing if they can even see you, well the guy behind.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Warner Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, 22 March 1985. Marines from the 2nd Light Armored Vehicle Battalion, 2nd Division, drive LAV25 light armored
vehicles into a C-5A Galaxy aircraft for a flight to Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina.

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Every time I saw a C-5 come in for landing, it looked for sure that it was going to stall. They're just so damned big that even flying at 150 kts they look freakin' slow.

 

[Donivanp]

Every time I saw a C-5 come in for landing, it looked for sure that it was going to stall. They're just so damned big that even flying at 150 kts they look freakin' slow.

I always swore they were going to stall, but than I remembered there was a truckload of corn guiding the PIG in. Here souy souy souy!

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I always swore they were going to stall, but than I remembered there was a truckload of corn guiding the PIG in. Here souy souy souy!

"Fat Albert", my ass. They looked like they should fall, but floated along like pigs on the wing.

 

[Donivanp]

"Fat Albert", my ass. They looked like they should fall, but floated along like pigs on the wing.

Where'd you think Pink Floyd got there flying pigs from.

It was the first plane I worked after tech school. 436 MAW 436 AMS Diver AFB. FRED was the first thing I learned about them. Fing Ridicules Economic Deastor!