Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (73 Viewers)

[Viking1066]

A U.S. Air Force A-7D Corsair II aircraft of the 76th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, carries four AGM-65A Maverick missiles in-flight over the Tyndall AFB range in 1980 the net

 

[Viking1066]

A Soviet Tu-142M aircraft (NATO code "Bear F Mod 3") being escorted by a U.S. Navy Lockheed P-3C-155-LO Orion (BuNo 159319) of patrol squadron VP-45 Pelicans, on 6 March 1986 the net

 

[Viking1066]

82nd FIS Itazuke AB 1969 photo 1 the net

 

[Viking1066]

A pair of A-1 Skyraiders (left) and two A-7 Corsair II attack aircraft over the Gulf of Tonkin head toward North Vietnam on a combat mission in January 1968 the net

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

A pair of A-1 Skyraiders (left) and two A-7 Corsair II attack aircraft over the Gulf of Tonkin head toward North Vietnam on a combat mission in January 1968 the net
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Never imaginé that the A-1 & the A-7 shared missions in Vietnam

 

[Oliverlovesplanes]

A pair of A-1 Skyraiders (left) and two A-7 Corsair II attack aircraft over the Gulf of Tonkin head toward North Vietnam on a combat mission in January 1968 the net
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you would think the A-7's would be stalling out....lol

 

[Viking1066]

Tiger Sqn arriving at RAF Coningsby the net

 

[Viking1066]

Sea Harrier FRS.1s with RAF GR3s on deck HMS Ark Royal the net

 

[Viking1066]

Royal Air Force Bristol Belvedere on HMS Albion (R07) the net

 

[Viking1066]

RAF College Jet Provost aerobatic team, the "Cranwell Poachers". Left to right XP583 '87', XP671 '91', XP555 '70', XP556 '71' and XP584 '88' 1969 the net

 

[Viking1066]

McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom FGR2 92 Sqn 1987 the net

 

[Viking1066]

A-1 Skyraider releases 500-pound ordnance on a Viet Cong position below, with smoke still rising from a previous strike, December 26, 1964 the net

 

[Viking1066]

A VAH-4 A-3B from USS Oriskany dropping a Mk 83 bomb, 1965 the net

 

[Viking1066]

A VA-34 Blue Blasters A4D-1 in flight off USS Saratoga (CVA 60) during a 1958 deployment the net

 

[Viking1066]

A P-3 Orion assigned to VP-47 flies a routine Operation Market Time patrol off Cam Rahn Bay, South Vietnam 1968 the net

 

[cammerjeff]

Royal Air Force Bristol Belvedere on HMS Albion (R07) the net
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So they had to remove all the rotor blades before moving them below deck? WOW that would make for quick operations. I assume they just transported them to the intended area of operations?

 

[Frog]

So they had to remove all the rotor blades before moving them below deck? WOW that would make for quick operations. I assume they just transported them to the intended area of operations?

I would date the picture during the Aden emergency when HMS Albion served to ship helicopters and RM Commandos.

 

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[Viking1066]

This VA-923 Skyraider has been fuelled and loaded with bombs for the morning mission on the USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) the net