Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (8 Viewers)

[Donivanp]

A Demon moving onto the catapult aboard the USS Lexington (CVA-16) NMNA
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Staged photo, you'd get the ship to fly before that Pre-Phantom would ever think of it!!!!!

 

[special ed]

I actually saw Demons fly and return and land on the Hancock summer of 1960. The A3Ds, though, not so much.
My opinion only, the bravest Naval Aviators got into A3Ds, launched and hoped to land successfully.

 

[Donivanp]

I actually saw Demons fly and return and land on the Hancock summer of 1960. The A3Ds, though, not so much.
My opinion only, the bravest Naval Aviators got into A3Ds, launched and hoped to land successfully.

Well A3D or AJ1 Savage, but I agree. Yeah I know the second gen Demons could and did fly, but that doesn't change the problems of the first gen. That's not MikyD's problem though, it was an endemic issue of the early jets. F7U Cutlass is one of my all time favorite naval aircraft designs. Alas poor engines doomed it to a short life and doomed history. All aspects of early jets had issues but it was noted more on some than others.

 

[Viking1066]

A-6A Intruder BuNo155668 of VA-85 'Black Falcons' attached to CVW-14 on USS Constellation (CVA-64) Vietnam PSAW

 

[Donivanp]

A-6A Intruder BuNo155668 of VA-85 'Black Falcons' attached to CVW-14 on USS Constellation (CVA-64) Vietnam PSAW
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[Viking1066]

Aircraft Carrier USS Midway CV-41 NE-577 Douglas AD-4W Skyraider 2012 FLIK

 

[Viking1066]

Dassault Mirage IIIE ECTT 2/13 / 2° Escadrille 1971 AIRH

 

[Donivanp]

Where are the Aussie Mirage IIIO pictures. I want the O pictures......

 

[Frog]

Where are the Aussie Mirage IIIO pictures. I want the O pictures......

 

[Donivanp]

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Too small can't see 1/72, OH my aching eyes.....

 

[GTX]

Anyone recognise the bomb types:

 

[GTX]

Where are the Aussie Mirage IIIO pictures. I want the O pictures......

 

[GTX]

 

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[Escuadrilla Azul]

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The underside roundels face forward, as the fuselage ones.

Was / is it usual practice or an oddity? What about the upper wing ones?

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

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Lowriders

 

[syscom3]

n F-4 Phantom II aircraft, an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, an F-15 Eagle aircraft and an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft in formation over the Nellis Air Force Base range, 14 August 1985.