Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (28 Viewers)

[SaparotRob]

The glove box.

 

[Donivanp]

But that's where I keep my 1911

 

[SaparotRob]

Sorry. I just woke up and haven't had much coffee yet.

 

[cammerjeff]

How do you fit anything else in after you get two Viggies in?

Very Carefully, I got pretty good at staking and restaking the hangar deck.
I might have gotten a bit cocky as when I started working for Republic Airlines in the early 1980's I didn't hesitate putting a 727-200 into the tail dock of the hangar. When my crew chief realized I was still on probation he about had a stroke, as it was company policy if a probee mechanic damaged a plane, they were terminated.
But I explained to him the 18 inches of clearance on each side of the vertical stab seemed like a mile compared to stacking the hangar deck of a carrier. He just shook his head and wrote a note on the hangar tug that Jeff was not allowed to move aircraft until this date

 

[Viking1066]

It's kinda tight in there.

 

[GTX]

How do you fit anything else in after you get two Viggies in?

Carefully...

 

[GTX]

 

[GTX]

 

[BiffF15]

Convair F-102 TF-102 and F-106

Nice catch, I missed the F-106s!

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

It's kinda tight in there.

Tighter 'n two coats of paint, as we say down here.

 

[Donivanp]

Like a Chinese puzzle to get a fart out.

 

[Viking1066]

USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42) circa 1973 SEAO

 

[MIflyer]

Eventually the Misawa tip tanks were replaced with the 230 gallon tip tanks as used on the T-33A.

 

[Viking1066]

CVW-6 embarked on USS Independence (CV 62) December 1983

 

[Viking1066]

CVW-6 embarked on USS Enterprise (CVAN 65) during her world cruise 1964 SEAO

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

CVW-6 embarked on USS Enterprise (CVAN 65) during her world cruise 1964 SEAO
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Aside from CVN-65, USS Long Beach and USS Bainbridge running escort ... all three nuclear-powered ships.

 

[SaparotRob]

Aside from CVN-65, USS Long Beach and USS Bainbridge running escort ... all three nuclear-powered ships.

Beat me to it.

 

[Viking1066]

F4U Corsair, F6F Hellcat and FJ-1 Fury fly over NAS Oakland during fall of 1949 USNS

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Viking1066]

A-7A Corsair II's (VA-82), two F-4J Phantom II's (VF-102) and three F-4J (VF-33), assigned to CVW-6 embarked on USS America (CVA 66), over Vietnam 1968 SEAO