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The Boeing B-47 "Stratojet" was America's
first operational swept-wing jet bomber. (It didn't see service in the
Vietnam war, but was considered.) |
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This Martin B-57E was one of several versions of the
license-built English Electric "Canberra." An early jet-powered
medium tactical bomber, this aircraft was quite effective against targets
in Laos. This picture clearly shows the rotary bomb bay and wing pylons. |
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Several B-57Gs were equipped with sensors and equipment
that enabled them to work as single-ship hunter-killer aircraft, able to
locate targets and attack them with laser-guided bombs. This photo was
taken at Ubon in 1970. |
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A B-66 acts as a radar pathfinder for flights of F-105s
on a Rolling Thunder mission over North Vietnam. |
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Photographed at Korat in 1973, this two-seat F-105G
Wild Weasel had the unenviable task of trolling for SAMs, dodging the inevitable
missile, and then destroying the site. (So how did your day go?) |
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This F-4D is loaded for bear. A radar-guided AIM-7
"Sparrow" is under the left wingwell and the device on the centerline
station is a Vulcan 20mm cannon pod . |
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An RF-4C explodes after being hit by an SA-2 "Guideline"
surface-to-air missile. |
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The Russian MiG-19 (NATO codename "Farmer")
was the first production fighter to achieve supersonic speeds in level
flight (although some advocates of the F-100 may dispute that claim). This
view clearly shows the twin-engine layout. |
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The Soviet MiG-21 (NATO codename "Fishbed")
was a high-performance fighter built in greater numbers than any post-World
War II jet fighter in the world. (The American F-4 came in second on this
one.) |
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The C-141A was another workhorse from the Lockheed
stable. About the size of a contemporary jetliner, it -- like the C-130
-- was purpose-built as a military cargo plane that became a long-lived
mainstay. This photo was taken in 1972, long before they were upgraded
to the "B"-model (with the addition of in-flight refueling hardware
and fuselage-extending plugs fore and aft of the wing). |
