Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (4 Viewers)

[Viking1066]

FJ-3s of VF-91 USNS

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Indeed a Dragonfly on steroids.

The algorithm apparently caught our postings here, and fed this into my suggested viewings. I'm only starting in on it, so can't speak to its quality, and it's old, but it might be germane for those interested.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tflg4yYtZeQ

 

[Viking1066]

F-80C-10-LO (49-696) was assigned to the 35th FBS, 8th Fighter-Bomber Group at Itazuke AB, Japan WIKI

 

[Donivanp]

F-80C-10-LO (49-696) was assigned to the 35th FBS, 8th Fighter-Bomber Group at Itazuke AB, Japan WIKI
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And this has the standard wing tanks installed. The Misawa tanks noted earlier were started from the and created in about three different forms by adding extensions on in the middle.

 

[Viking1066]

F-86A-5-NA Sabre fighters in final fit-checks at North American Aviation NAAC

 

[P-51-44-72028]

Explosive charges detonated in the fuselage of an F-105 Thunderchief due to be used for a battle damage repair demonstration at Warner Robins AFB in April 1987

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This is just sad....

 

[P-51-44-72028]

357th Tactical Fighter Squadron Republic F-105D Thunderchief 62-4229 en route to target over Vietnam on February 6th 1970, note the fuze extenders fitted to some of the bombs to detonate them above ground and maximize blast and fragment damage to targets in the open.

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F-105D-25-RE Thunderchief/62-4229

• 1964: USAF 18th TFW. 1969-70: USAF 357th TFS (355th TFW). 1975-77: Virginia ANG 149th TFS. 8/31/1977: Ditched into Pamlico Sound, NC due to engine failure.

 

[Donivanp]

This is just sad....

They had a F-4D with two or three MiG kills painted on it. It was BDR training aircraft that was kept behind the museum of aviation. There came a new General wanted to know why an aircraft of douch linage was in south shape and not on display was informed the aircraft had never even left the US and that the BDR teams had painted the stars on as a joke. I remember the 105.

 

[Sabrejet]

They had a F-4D with two or three MiG kills painted on it. It was BDR training aircraft that was kept behind the museum of aviation. There came a new General wanted to know why an aircraft of douch linage was in south shape and not on display was informed the aircraft had never even left the US and that the BDR teams had painted the stars on as a joke. I remember the 105.

BDR F-4 at Upper Heyford had a genuine MiG kill. I think it was rescued...

 

[Viking1066]

Avro 698 Vulcan B2, UK - Air Force AN1029953 1979 WIKI

 

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[SaparotRob]

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A flying submarine!

 

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A U.S. Navy Douglas R5D-2-2 (C-54) Skymaster of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) circa 1954. The aircraft was originally ordered by the USAAF as a C-54B-1-DC (c/n 10428, USAAF 42-72323). It was transferred to the U.S. Navy as an R5D-2 (BuNo 50851). In the early 1950s it was converted and used for radar tests at the Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River, Maryland (USA) under the designation R5D-2-2. The aircraft was redesignated C-54P in 1962. After its service with the U.S. Navy it was sold to Aero Union of California (civil registration N62295). Finally the plane became a hulk at Chico, California.

 

[Sabrejet]

B-29A 44-62224 was built too late to see service in WW2 but made up for it in Korea; it deployed from Spokane with the 92nd BG in July 1950 and flew bombing missions from Yokota (as depicted here). In October 1950 it was transferred to the 19th BG at Kadena, then to the 98th BW at Yokota in April 1951 and back to the 19th BW in December 1952. It returned to the USA in 1954, arriving at Davis Monthan on 20 May before being authorized for salvage there two months later.

 

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A flying submarine!

My first thought too

 

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