Pictures of Cold War aircraft.

[Donivanp]

The ONLY aircraft worthy of being called Lightning.

Arguably

 

[Vic Balshaw]

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The ONLY aircraft worthy of being called Lightning.

56 Squadron, Akrotiri, Cyprus. Best posting I ever had.

 

[DBII]

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Must have been some sort of display or airshow with the F-8 at a B-36 base!

Ft Worth maybe.

 

[cammerjeff]

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Ft Worth maybe.

I agree at the time I posted that I did not know that both types were assembled at the same location. It makes sense to me that all the A/C in the picture are pre delivery to their respected services.

 

[Donivanp]

I agree at the time I posted that I did not know that both types were assembled at the same location. It makes sense to me that all the A/C in the picture are pre delivery to their respected services.

Ok I'm missing something here. The B-36 was built at the Convair plant at Ft Worth, across from Carswell AFB (now belongs to Lockheed Martin) where the F-35 is being built. The Crusader is Chance Vought, not built in that plant. Yes built in Dallas but several miles away.

 

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[syscom3]

A Fairey Delta type 221 experimental jet takes off for it's maiden flight at BAC Filton in Bristol flown by test pilot Geoffrey
Auty. 14th May 1964.

 

[Sabrejet]

A Fairey Delta type 221 experimental jet takes off for it's maiden flight at BAC Filton in Bristol flown by test pilot Geoffrey
Auty. 14th May 1964.

BAC 221; never "Fairey Delta type 221", even if it was derived from the latter. BAC test pilot was Godfrey Auty, not Geoffrey.

 

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