Cold War Era Planes

Almost all were flying missions to collect information about soviet air defenses.

Cold war era planes. But hundreds of airmen were shot down. The cold war was an era marked by exorbitant military spending nuclear paranoia and rapid technological development. With the unpredictable nature of north korea s threat looming the u s. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1 to z.

The cold war proved itself a very real war with lives lost evolving technologies and punches counter punches. There are a total of 794 cold war aircraft 1947 1991 entries in the military factory. Short belfast c mk1 for sf2 series by russouk 8 20 2020 tu 160 blackjack cold war version for sf2 1 0 0 by ullyb. By decade despite the end of world war 2 american air industry continued to produce and procure aircraft of all types to counter the threats emerging from the soviet union.

11 of the world s most famous warplanes hawker hurricane great britain u 2 spy plane united states b 52 stratofortress united states f 16 fighting falcon united states mig 21 fighter soviet union tupolev tu 95 bomber soviet union russia bf 109 fighter germany p 51 mustang united. Mushroom cloud of the ivy mike nuclear test 1952. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. There are a total of 384 cold war u s.

It also includes both native soviet designs soviet produced copies of foreign designs and foreign produced aircraft that served in the military of the union of soviet socialist republics ussr and its successor. This list of the military aircraft of the soviet union and the commonwealth of independent states cis includes experimental prototypes and operational types regardless of era. Cold war 1947 1991 borders of nato blue and warsaw pact red states during the cold war era in the northern hemisphere. Short belfast c mk 1 for sf2.

Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1 to z. The most famous spying mission flown during the cold war was the high altitude flight of francis gary powers whose u 2 was brought down on may 1 1960 by a soviet surface to air missile. The lockheed u 2 was at the forefront of some of the most intense moments of the cold war so much so that it remains locked in popular memory. However if you love your airplanes just as i do it was an era marked by some really cool military jets.

One of more than a thousand such tests conducted by the us between 1945 and 1992 with her brother on her back a korean girl trudges by a stalled american m46 patton tank at haengju south korea 1951 east german. Sf2 lockheed l 1049 super constellation pack by russouk.