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Aug 27, 2017 05:35 |  #1

2 examples of the RAF from the cold war era. The Meteor which was the only allied jet fighter to see combat in WW2.
Secondly an HP Victor its days over stands derelict having served as both bomber, then tanker

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Sep 11, 2017 18:23 |  #2

Winter of 1981 at Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan. 104 Starfighter came down from Bagotville, Canada.


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Sep 13, 2017 05:36 |  #3

love the aviation history!


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Sep 13, 2017 19:29 |  #4

Crewing C-130s for 21 years through the 80s, 90s and early 00s I've been a lot of places and have a few pic's to share from those travels. Most if not all will be film shots with my beloved Olympus OM-10 and Ricoh 35mm cameras.

B-57 Canberra, Brindisi, Italy, 1986

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B-58 Hustler, Pima Air Museum AZ. 1994

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Sep 13, 2017 19:35 |  #5

A pair of 104 Starfighters parked in front of a HAS (Hardened Aircraft Shelter) some where in Turkey 1986.

I know, its crocked. We were taxiing past them and had to hurry to get the shot.

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F-5 Tiger II, Incirlik AB, Turkey, 1986.

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Sep 14, 2017 04:56 as a reply to  @ By-tor's post |  #6

By the colour sceme, the Canberra is RAF ?


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Sep 14, 2017 15:35 |  #7

jock3 wrote in post #18451878 (external link)
By the colour sceme, the Canberra is RAF ?

Here's another view and it does look to be a RAF bird. Just above the right wing you can see the top of a circle painted on the aft part of the fuse.


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Sep 14, 2017 15:38 |  #8

Avro Vulcan Bomber, Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada. May 1986.

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Sep 14, 2017 15:44 |  #9

CH-47 Chinook and a pair of Panavia Tornado fighers, Naples NAS, Naples, Italy. Summer 1987.

That's me catching some ZZZs waiting for my bird to be unloaded.

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Sep 14, 2017 18:17 as a reply to  @ By-tor's post |  #10

Interesting set of pics


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Sep 16, 2017 12:31 |  #11

Took this last week when I left work.

EA-6B Prowler

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Sep 19, 2017 19:38 |  #12

F-106 Delta Dart and F-107A Ultra Sabre


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Sep 23, 2017 09:08 |  #13

Love the planes, thanks for sharing.




  
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Oct 02, 2017 20:02 |  #14

Yee HAA... Me and 63-7813
Andoya Norway summer of 1986. Shot was taken at midnight.

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F-101 VooDoo, Sembach AB. Germany summer 1986.

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