Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (41 Viewers)

[syscom3]

Northrop F-89H showing its GAR-1/2 AIM-4 Falcon missiles extended from the wingtip pods.

 

[Viking1066]

F-4 Phantom from VF-21 and A-7 Corsair II from VA-97 aboard the USS Coral Sea (CV-43) NARA

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Viking1066]

F-84E-1-RE Thunderjets of the 2750th ABW Flight Test Division USAF

 

[GreenKnight121]

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McDonnell XF-88B Voodoo Prototype with a nose-mounted Allison T38 turboprop running. Early 1950s.
McDonnell XF-88B Voodoo, a combined power aircraft, technically the first prop aircraft to go supersonic.

 

[Viking1066]

The US Navy modified its carriers to operate jets. USS Oriskany was the first. She is shown at Yokosuka, 17 March 1954, with Skyraider attack bombers forward and jet fighters (Banshees and Cougars) aft HERF

 

[GTX]

Certainly Cold War but only in the air for a few minutes of its mission if it had ever been used:

 

[Viking1066]

USS Bon Homme Richard prepares the jet part of an air strike, 27 November 1952 Korea HERF

 

[Viking1066]

BuAer chose an exotic design in 1946, the tailless Cutlass (F7U). It is shown here in 1951 with the equally exotic Douglas Skyray (F4D), which won the 1948 interceptor competition HERF

 

[Viking1066]

XF3H-1 prototype (McDonnell F3H Demon) on the deck of USS Coral Sea 1953 REDD

 

[Viking1066]

Argentinian Navy Douglas A-4 Skyhawk REDD

 

[SaparotRob]

Clean machine!

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Donivanp]

Certainly Cold War but only in the air for a few minutes of its mission if it had ever been used:

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9 MT warhead one blew up out of Little Rock AFB and blew the warhead quite some distance out of the silo. They were taken out of service shortly thereafter. The last liquid fueled US missile used.

 

[GTX]

9 MT warhead one blew up out of Little Rock AFB and blew the warhead quite some distance out of the silo. They were taken out of service shortly thereafter. The last liquid fueled US missile used.

Indeed. I didn't take a photo of the warhead unfortunately

 

[syscom3]

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) underway in the Pacific Ocean, 23 June 1985. In the foreground are six F-14A Tomcat aircraft flying in formation.

 

[Viking1066]

F-4E Phantom during training mission of the 347th TFW NARA

 

[syscom3]

USS Texas (CGN-39) underway, Pacific Ocean, 23 June 1985. An SH-3H Sea King helicopter flies above the ship.

 

[Viking1066]

F-14 from VF-114 from the USS America intercepts a Soviet Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft, presumably playing snooper. This photograph was released in September 1981 HERF

 

[Viking1066]

F4U-4 Corsair WR20 of VMA-312 "The Checkerboards" aboard USS Bataan Korea spring 1952 REDD