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Posted: 11/24/2014 7:21:26 PM EDT
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Most epic cold war aircraft of all.
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Posted: 11/24/2014 7:22:21 PM EDT
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I may have to go check that out when I visit my son in Dec. I love big ole prop planes.  Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Talk about a blast from the past! Not what you may think. http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj105/strela_photos/AM-1s_armed_zpsb15bcf1b.jpg http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj105/strela_photos/Mauler_zpsa7dad879.jpg Not the same plane but the same era - and my photo: AF-2S "Scrapper" being restored at the Phoenix CAF hangar. http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq331/AR45fan/null_zps3cc6fb03.jpg I may have to go check that out when I visit my son in Dec. I love big ole prop planes. Another view. She is BIG. 
Also there: 
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Posted: 11/24/2014 7:26:32 PM EDT
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Bunches here |
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Posted: 11/24/2014 9:14:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Most epic cold war aircraft of all. http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02246/Rust-Moscow_2246134b.jpg  |
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Posted: 11/25/2014 11:07:58 PM EDT
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West German Luftwaffe F-104 Starfighter http://www.916-starfighter.de/916starfighter/wallpaper/wp_20+08%20F-104G%201987%20PM.jpg http://www.cavok-aviation-photos.net/Wittmund08/F104G_2485.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F027437-0009,_Flugzeuge_F-104_Starfighter,_MFG_1.jpg The Starfighter is my all time favorite fighter. Essentially a piloted supersonic cruise missile with stubby wings. I'll bet it didn't turn for shit though. |
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Posted: 11/25/2014 11:25:43 PM EDT
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Talk about a blast from the past! Not what you may think. http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj105/strela_photos/AM-1s_armed_zpsb15bcf1b.jpg http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj105/strela_photos/Mauler_zpsa7dad879.jpg Martin AM-1 Mauler. It was the competitor to the AD Skyraider. Bought in very limited numbers, want to say 150 or so right, after WW2. There is one survivor which is in the US Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola. It is a huge aircraft for a single engine plane. In many ways, it was superior to the Skyraider. It could carry a bigger payload, farther. But it was more costly and complex, so it was quietly phased out in the late 40's/early 50's. |
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Posted: 11/25/2014 11:29:30 PM EDT
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Awesome thread!
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Posted: 11/25/2014 11:34:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/25/2014 11:42:53 PM EDT
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In for the sexy flying machines!
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Posted: 11/25/2014 11:54:10 PM EDT
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California ANG F-102A
Formation of P-51D's from the Michigan & Wisconsin ANG right after WW2. This was before the Air Guard standardized markings to match the Air Force. 
Northrup F-5A Freedom Fighter 
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Posted: 11/26/2014 4:22:35 AM EDT
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Most epic cold war aircraft of all.
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02246/Rust-Moscow_2246134b.jpg yep. |
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Posted: 11/26/2014 4:38:43 AM EDT
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My dads EC-121R. Korat RTAFB, 1971. He was the 553rd recon squadron commander.
EC-121R by zweitakt250, on Flickr |
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Posted: 11/26/2014 4:44:58 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/26/2014 5:18:31 AM EDT
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Pics of my dad flying the F-102 Delta Dagger. The first one where he is coming up the mountain is in Japan, he said he prearranged to have the photograph taken in advance. The other one is over Mt. Fiji. <a href="https://imageshack.com/i/iqn1kqOvj" target="_blank">http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/674/n1kqOv.jpg</a> <a href="https://imageshack.com/i/f0xLXzO9j" target="_blank">http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/540/xLXzO9.jpg</a> My dad worked on F102's at Naha AFB in 1958/59. Was that where your dad was stationed? Did he ever tell you about the Bear bomber an F102 shot down off the coast of Okinawa during that time? |
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Posted: 11/26/2014 5:22:40 AM EDT
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They were still flying T37's and T38's out of Laughlin AFB in 1973 when we were there. There was an F86 sitting in the dirt down past the shops and pad we used to walk out to and look at. I was fascinated by that plane due to watching "The Hunters". A very good Korean War movie.
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Posted: 11/26/2014 5:25:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryAnd the fastest of the 2 is on top of this picture. The single engine world speed record is over 50 years old now and the plane that set it was the back up. The "6" they'd prepared to fly for the record attempt didn't fly that day. Some mechanical/electrical problem knocked it out of the attempt so they put the back up plane in the air since they already had everything set up to record the event. |
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Posted: 11/26/2014 5:48:17 AM EDT
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all these sexy jets - pfft now for a workhorse of the Cold War. S2F Tracker- Keeping the Russian Subs at bay!    |
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Posted: 11/26/2014 5:48:50 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/26/2014 6:13:42 AM EDT
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Mach's F15 in flight.
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Posted: 11/26/2014 6:14:38 AM EDT
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Martin AM-1 Mauler. It was the competitor to the AD Skyraider. Bought in very limited numbers, want to say 150 or so right, after WW2. There is one survivor which is in the US Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola. It is a huge aircraft for a single engine plane. In many ways, it was superior to the Skyraider. It could carry a bigger payload, farther. But it was more costly and complex, so it was quietly phased out in the late 40's/early 50's. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Talk about a blast from the past! Not what you may think. http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj105/strela_photos/AM-1s_armed_zpsb15bcf1b.jpg http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj105/strela_photos/Mauler_zpsa7dad879.jpg Martin AM-1 Mauler. It was the competitor to the AD Skyraider. Bought in very limited numbers, want to say 150 or so right, after WW2. There is one survivor which is in the US Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola. It is a huge aircraft for a single engine plane. In many ways, it was superior to the Skyraider. It could carry a bigger payload, farther. But it was more costly and complex, so it was quietly phased out in the late 40's/early 50's. I have seen the Mauler at Pensacola, and you are correct that's a BIG airplane. |
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Posted: 11/26/2014 10:56:03 AM EDT
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LAPES, sometime in the mid-80's
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Posted: 11/26/2014 12:03:53 PM EDT
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Great pics from my favorite time....
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Posted: 11/26/2014 12:17:26 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/26/2014 2:03:59 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/26/2014 6:14:34 PM EDT
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National Museum of the USAF, Cold War Gallery. Cool place to spend some time if you enjoy AF space and aviation history. Images are processesed this way for two reasons - the various color temps from al of the different lighting played havoc with my metering, and I was trying different looks. You may or may not like these.
This is one of three large hangars. |
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Posted: 11/26/2014 6:18:11 PM EDT
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Vietnam-era AF Skyraider and Marine Huey *Skyraider and Huey in Vietnam-era AF and Marine livery, from an airshow a few years back.
*edited to be more correct. |
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Posted: 11/26/2014 7:03:50 PM EDT
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Quote Historyalways liked that paint job |
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Posted: 11/26/2014 7:16:02 PM EDT
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Vietnam-era AF Skyraider and Marine Huey, from an airshow a few years back. http://www.pbase.com/scifi_nut/image/153874363/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/scifi_nut/image/153874365/original.jpg That Skyraider is ex-French/Chadian flown by French. They would take one of the ground crew up in the equipment operator's station and he would whip empty beer bottles out to sound like bombs. 
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Posted: 11/26/2014 7:53:19 PM EDT
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Noted. Part in blue - |
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Posted: 11/26/2014 8:44:17 PM EDT
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Not my pic. My old squadron. |
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:01:51 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:05:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryYes! One of my favorite planes from that era. I had a Matchbox Lightning when I was a kid, that and the Sepecat Jaguar were my faves. Honorable mention to the Tornado since my dad did engineering work on it.
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:08:04 PM EDT
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F-100 Super Sabre
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:08:07 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:15:51 PM EDT
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My Dad flew the L-19 Birddog in Vietnam.
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:21:57 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:31:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI always thought the F-100 was a very elegant plane. My second favorite. |
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:36:43 PM EDT
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Some ComBlock aircraft from the end of the Cold War ('91) Sorry for the crappy images - some are crops of crappy scans of old 35mm photos with a cheap telephoto lens and not the greatest long-lens technique.
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:37:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:37:23 PM EDT
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Quote History177th TFS Atlantic City Int'l Airport As a Kid in CAP I used to watch the F-105's and then the Phantoms from the 108th doing their workups |
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:39:28 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:40:28 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:41:37 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:44:33 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:45:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryMy Favorite.....the day i hit the Powerball, im going to track down an F model and make her mine. |
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:48:59 PM EDT
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National Museum of the USAF, Cold War Gallery. Cool place to spend some time if you enjoy AF space and aviation history. Images are processesed this way for two reasons - the various color temps from al of the different lighting played havoc with my metering, and I was trying different looks. You may or may not like these. http://www.pbase.com/scifi_nut/image/155294210/original.jpg This is one of three large hangars. http://www.pbase.com/scifi_nut/image/156865487/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/scifi_nut/image/156865488/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/scifi_nut/image/156865489/original.jpg I have been there many, many times. I like your shots a lot. |
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:51:24 PM EDT
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National Museum of the USAF, Cold War Gallery. Cool place to spend some time if you enjoy AF space and aviation history. Images are processesed this way for two reasons - the various color temps from al of the different lighting played havoc with my metering, and I was trying different looks. You may or may not like these. http://www.pbase.com/scifi_nut/image/155294210/original.jpg This is one of three large hangars. http://www.pbase.com/scifi_nut/image/156865487/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/scifi_nut/image/156865488/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/scifi_nut/image/156865489/original.jpg I would like to visit that some day. 
took my son to the sac museum this summer he thought it was pretty cool. Another cool museum I visited was in Germany. One big regret was that I didn't allow enough time there it was awesome. The link for the place is here I was in awe at the number of super cars they had there but a load of old war related stuff and lots of birds everywhere they could stick them. |
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Posted: 11/26/2014 9:53:31 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/26/2014 10:00:18 PM EDT
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