Cold War British Fighter Jets

The mig 29 fulcrum outside the national air and space intelligence center at ohio s wright patterson air force base has a hornet s nest growing in its nose.

Cold war british fighter jets. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1 to z. Its tires lifted off the ground by stands are split and shredded. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. Cold war british military aircraft including history surviving airframes profile drawings photos walkarounds links references.

There are a total of 192 cold war british aircraft 1947 1991 entries in the military factory. C walton ltd owns the airfield who host the cwjc this is made up of several aviation preservation groups such as the lightning preservation group the buccaneer aviation group classic british jets collection and gjd. The british aircraft corporation tsr 2 for tactical strike and reconnaissance 2 was a cancelled cold war strike and reconnaissance aircraft developed by the british aircraft corporation bac for the royal air force raf in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator.

Here are 10 of the coolest cold war military airplanes. Also viewing guides for uk airfields and the test flying memorial. A few of the most versatile fighter jets from the cold war are up for auction and ready to fly with some exceptions. Though originally intended to be an atomic bomb carrier capable of reaching the soviet union it has proved adaptable to a number of missions and some b 52s are expected to remain in service well into the 21st century.

Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1 to z. The b 52 has a wingspan of 185 feet 56 meters and a length of 160 feet 10 9 inches 49 meters. The tsr 2 was designed to penetrate a well defended forward battle area at low altitudes and very high speeds and then attack high. Two f 100f super sabre fighter jets are being auctioned with current bids right.

The cold war jets collection cwjc is based at bruntingthorpe aerodrome a former royal air force station located near lutterworth leicestershire in the united kingdom. Ill fated british tsr2 prototype on a rare outing on the tarmac from the cold war display at the raf cosford museum. However if you love your airplanes just as i do it was an era marked by some really cool military jets. There are a total of 794 cold war aircraft 1947 1991 entries in the military factory.

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