Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (13 Viewers)

[Donivanp]

Rare image of an F-100 Super Sabre at feeding time

View attachment 825308

Hungry little thing ain't he.

 

[MIflyer]

Rare image of an F-100 Super Sabre at feeding time

Somebody should have yelled "CLEAR PROP!"

 

[MIflyer]

Think that's the only B-45 dropping a load i've ever seen

In Korea they were used for night photo recon. The tailgunner position was not manned and they pointed one .50 cal up and the other .50 cal down and had switch in the cockpit so they could turn them on if they were being chased, the idea being to scare the attacker rather than actually hit anything. On the way home, over the Sea of Japan, they would flip the tailgun switch on and let the guns run until they were empty, a safer and easier procedure than dearming them after every mission.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Is that the B-29 they were supposed to escort? Visible below lead 51's scoop.

To these old eyes it seems like a terrain feature.

 

[MIflyer]

 

[Donivanp]

View attachment 825376

We were young!

 

[MIflyer]

No problem. We'll have it back on the line tomorrow morning.

 

[MIflyer]

I don't think the RCAF operated Mustangs in Korea, did they? Background looks more like our 51st state.

 

[Donivanp]

No problem. We'll have it back on the line tomorrow morning.
View attachment 825379

Oh that'll rub out.

 

[cammerjeff]

I don't think the RCAF operated Mustangs in Korea, did they? Background looks more like our 51st state.

View attachment 825380

also I do not think any CF-100's were deployed to Korea? Looks like Alberta to my eyes?

 

[syscom3]

A Phantom II fighter-bomber takes off from the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) for an air raid on radar installations in North Vietnam, March 31, 1965.

 

[syscom3]

The deck of carrier USS Coral Sea was partly shrouded in steam after takeoff of an A-4 Skyhawk for a raid on the North Vietnam radar station at Cap Mũi Ròn on March 31, 1965.

 

[special ed]

also I do not think any CF-100's were deployed to Korea? Looks like Alberta to my eyes?

We were at war with Alberta? What did she do?

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Rare image of an F-100 Super Sabre at feeding time

View attachment 825308

I've heard of FOD but that's ridiculous!

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[hw97karbine]

On the subject of F-51 Mustangs in Korea, here is a clip of some of them in action against ground targets

On a more tranquil note, herewith a nocturnal view of a B-36 Peacemaker at Carswell Air Force Base in August 1955

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

That's Bldg 1050.

 

[Sabrejet]

On the subject of F-51 Mustangs in Korea, here is a clip of some of them in action against ground targets

On a more tranquil note, herewith a nocturnal view of a B-36 Peacemaker at Carswell Air Force Base in August 1955


View attachment 825456

Presumably an RF-84F in back for FICON conversion?

 

[hw97karbine]

Presumably an RF-84F in back for FICON conversion?

Good eye and you're right!

From the FICON project article on Wikipedia, 49-2707 was indeed a testbed:

In parallel, a similar configuration, called Tom-Tom, was being developed using JRB-36F 49-2707, which was previously used in the early FICON trials and two RF-84F (serial numbers 51-1848 and 51-1849). The aircraft were attached wingtip-to-wingtip using articulated arms and clamps. Although several successful hookups were performed by Convair pilots Doc Witchell, Beryl Erickson, and Raymond Fitzgerald in 1956, turbulence and vortices continued to present a major problem. On 23 September 1956, RF-84F 51-1849, piloted by Beryl Erickson, was actually torn away from the right wing tip of the JRB-36F. All aircraft landed safely but the concept was deemed too dangerous. Developments in the area of inflight refueling at the time promised a much safer way of extending the range of the fighters and Project Tom-Tom was canceled.

 

[GTX]