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The SA-13 Gopher (ZRK-BD Strela-10) consists of four Ready-to Fire Solid Fuel, Short-Range Low Altitude, Infrared Guided Surface-to-Air Missiles, the SA-13 Gopher incorporates the Range-Only 'HAT BOX' Radar System which provides the operator with the targets range to prevent wastage of missiles outside the effective range of the system. The HAT BOX circular parabolic radar antenna is located between the two pairs of missile canisters. Rather than being mounted on an amphibious but lightly armoured BRDM chassis like the SA-9 Gaskin, the SA-13 Gopher is mounted on a more mobile tracked, modified MT-LB, with more room for equipment and missile reloads. Provision for amphibious capability is provided, in some variants, by the use of polyurethane-filled floats. It first entered service in 1979 and was manufactured in Russia by the Saratovskiy Zenit Machine Plant.
ARMAMENT:
The SA-13 missile (9M 37) is 7ft 2in long and 4.72in in diameter with a 1ft 3in wingspan, they are capable of reaching Mach 2 and carries an 11lb High Explosive Warhead which is fitted with either an improved passive lead sulphide all-aspect infra-red seeker unit, or a cryogenically cooled passive all-aspect infra-red seeker unit with a range of 1,640ft to 11,483ft It typically carried four missiles for reloading which is performed manually and usually takes approximately 5 minutes.
ENGINE:
The SA-13 Gopher is fitted with a YaMZ 238 V8 Diesel, water cooled engine producing 240bhp and coupled to four forward and one reverse gearbox, giving the vehicle a top speed of 38mph on the road and 3.7mph in water.
ROLE:
The SA-9 Gaskin was designed as a Close Support Vehicle for Troops and Tanks against low level aircraft or helicopters, precision guided munitions and reconnaissance RPV’s (Remotely Piloted Vehicle).
General characteristics:-
▪︎Type: Vehicle Mounted Surface-to-Air Missile System
▪︎Place of Origin: Soviet Union
▪︎In Service: 1976 to present
▪︎Conflicts: Angolan Civil War / Iran–Iraq War / Gulf War / Kosovo War / Syrian Civil War / War in Donbass / 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War / Russo-Ukrainian War
▪︎Designer: KB Tochmash Design Bureau of Precision Engineering
▪︎Designed: 1969 to 1976
▪︎Manufacturer: Saratovskiy Zenit Machine Plant (Muromteplovoz Joint Stock Company for the 9K35M3-K)
▪︎Produced: 1976 to present
▪︎Variants: Strela-10 / Strela-10SV (Prototype) / Strela-10M / Strela-10M2 / Strela-10M3 / ▪︎Strela-10M3-K / Strela-10M4
▪︎Mass: 12 ton / Length: 21ft 7in / Width: 9ft 4in / Height: 7ft 6in (travelling) 12ft 5in (firing)
▪︎Crew: 3 (Commander / Gunner / Driver)
Armour: 0.276in
Main Armament: 4 x 9M333 (or 9M37MD)
Powerplant: YaMZ-238 V diesel 240hp
Suspension: Torsion bar
Ground Clearance: 2ft 3in
Fuel Capacity: 99 imperial gallons
Operational Range: 310 miles
Maximum Speed: 38mph (road) / 3.7mph (water).
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National Military Museum, Soesterberg (2015) - Netherlands
North American F-100D Super Sabre, 42265 marked as USAF 32TFS '41871\FW-871'.
The Super Sabre is former French Air Force jet 42265 ,Original USAF 54-2265 .
It is painted in colors of the 32nd TFS based at Soesterberg AB.
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The LIM-49 Spartan was a silo-based, three-stage, solid-fuel anti-ballistic missile that carried a 5 megaton W71 thermonuclear warhead. It was designed as a first layer of the Sentinel and later the Safeguard anti-ballistic missile system and was intended to intercept incoming Soviet ICBM warheads at a range of over 400 miles and an altitude of over 250 miles. The thermonuclear warhead was an "enhanced radiation weapon" that was intended to vaporize incoming Soviet warheads well before they could hit the United States.
Originally, the Sentinel system was intended to defend American cities from a possible Soviet attack, but due to budget constraints and completion for defense dollars, the system was scaled back to a tactical version, called Safeguard that would be employed to defend Minuteman ICBM sites in the continental United States.
The Safeguard site at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota reach full operation capability on October 1, 1975. The next day the Congress voted to shut down the Safeguard site. The site was decommission in February 1976. (Text adapted from a sign at the site.)
As the newer Mk 5 and Mk 6 Sabres became available, most RCAF Sabre Mk 2 and 4 aircraft were retrofitted with extended wing leading edges and then sold to foreign air forces. Beginning in July 1954, Greece's Royal Hellenic Air Force received 104 ex-RCAF Sabres. The first Sabre Mark 2s were delivered in mid-1954, and went to No. 341 Squadron of No. 112 Wing. In 1955, two more squadrons, Nos. 342 and 343, both under No. 112 Wing, were equipped with Sabres. These Sabres served until the early 1960s, when they finally went out of service.
“Model of the double rocket known secretly as Project “Bumper” as prepared for Walt Disney’s March 9 ABC-TV “Disneyland” show, “Man in Space”. Bumper is a two-stage rocket consisting of a V-2 rocket with a WAC Corporal attached. During flight the WAC Corporal detaches itself from the V-2 and continues on its own flight. At present Bumper holds a high altitude record of 25 miles.”
~7.5" x 10", the sides have been trimmed.
RNLAF Open-Days, Leeuwarden (2016) - Netherlands
All RNLAF Airshows (All Visits)
Hawker Hunter F-6A, G-KAXF as Dutch Airforce (RNLAF) 'N-294'
G-KAXF former RAF XF515
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A few remnants of the Civil Defense/Cold War era. A Fallout Shelter sign, a packet of pamphlets from the Minneapolis Office of Civil Defense with all the information you need about fallout shelters and surviving the next World War, a can of Emergency Drinking Water and a Radiological Survey Meter.
Aeronauticum, Nordholz (2015) - Germany
Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.100, IN238 as 'VB+134' (German Navy)
Previously VB+113 German Navy, Indian navy as IN238 and returned to Germany. Now dosplayed as 'VB+134'
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The 'Humber Pig' is a Lightly Armoured Truck used by the British Army from the 1950's until the early 1990's. The Humber Pig saw service with the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) chiefly as an Armoured Personnel Carrier from late 1958 until early 1970. The Humber Pig became particularly well known from its presence on the streets of Northern Ireland during the worst of the Troubles.
Officially designated Truck, Armoured, 1 Ton, 4x4, the Humber Pig is based on the FV1600 Series of four wheel drive 1-ton payload Trucks manufactured for the British Army by Rootes from 1952 to 1955. The Humber Pig FV1611 is the Armoured variant of FV1601 CT Truck and the FV1612 the Armoured version of the FV1602 CT FFW Truck. As FV1609 an Armoured version was originally designed to fulfil many roles with Royal Armoured Corps, Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, RS, REME and Infantry. The full Armoured body was fitted to fulfil the need for an Armoured Personnel Carrier until the Alvis Saracen could be delivered in numbers. The Armoured bodies were produced by J. Sankey as well as the Royal Ordnance Factories, of 3,700 Humber Trucks some 1,700 Pigs were produced.
Twenty prototype Humber Pigs FV1609A (no armoured rear roof) entered Troop trials in 1956, when these trials ended ten were issued to the RUC in October 1958. In 1960 the RUC Humber Pigs were upgraded with a rear roof to emulate the FV1611 that was then in production. The Truck chassis proved ideal for Urban Internal Security Duties, and ended up serving longer than the larger, heavier Saracens that were intended to replace them. As the Troubles in Northern Ireland escalated during the 1970's, some 487 'Army Pigs' were further modified with additional internal and external Armour during the period of September 1972 to July 1973. These were referred to as Mark II Vehicles, the last of the Mark II Humber Pigs were removed from service in the early 1990's.
Official designations :-
• FV1601, FV1602 — un-armored Cargo GS and FFW (fitted for wireless) Humber CT trucks.
• FV1609 — c1956 Prototype APC vehicle with removable rear roof, canvas roof, and removable windscreens.
• Mk 1 FV1611 and FV1612 plus FV1609 vehicles converted to Mk 1 Pig spec with fully integrated rear roof and armour. Side storage boxes in Northern Ireland to prevent terrorists from placing explosives.
• FV1620 — Humber Hornet, a dedicated converted FV1611 to Malkara missile-launching platform.
• Mk 2 FV1611 and FV1612 —Additional armour for protection against small-arms fire and rocket propelled grenades, ''barricade removers'' (heavy-duty bull bars) which enabled them to force their way through barricades erected in the streets.
Unofficial designations :-
Some vehicles were equipped with the machine gun turret from the Shorland ISPV. All below were developed for use in Northern Ireland.
• 'Flying Pig' — FV1611 with extending riot screens either side and roof.
• 'Holy Pig' — fitted with rooftop hatch surrounded by perspex screen (reference to the Popemobile)
• 'Kremlin Pig' — fitted with wire screening for protection against rocket propelled grenades (RPG-7's)
• 'Squirt Pig' — fitted with a water cannon beside driver for riot control.
• 'Foaming Pig' — fitted with a foam generator to diffuse bomb blasts.
• 'Felix Pig' — modified for bomb disposal duties.
• 'Turret Pig' — Has the machine gun from the Shortland armored vehicle installed for operation in the Armagh area.
Humber Pig (Truck, 1 Ton, Armoured, 4x4, Humber) :-
▪︎ Type :- Armoured Personnel Carrier
▪︎ Place of origin :- United Kingdom
▪︎Manufacturer :- Humber (Rootes Group) / Joseph Sankey & Sons (GKN) / Royal Ordnance Factories.
▪︎No. built :- 1,700
▪︎Variants :- Mk1, Mk2
▪︎Mass :- 4.8 ton Mk1 / 6.5 ton Mk2
▪︎Length :- 16ft 2in
▪︎Width :- 6ft 8in
▪︎Height :- 6ft 11in
▪︎Crew :- 2 + 6 (max. 8)
▪︎Main armament :- Limited fitting of 7.62×51mm L4 Light Machine Gun or .30 in 7.62×63mm Browning M1919 Machine Gun
▪︎Engine :- Rolls-Royce B60 6-cyl 4.2 litre petrol I-6 120hp
▪︎Operational range :- 250 miles
▪︎Maximum speed :- 40mph.
Hahn Air Base was a frontline NATO facility in Germany for over 40 years during the Cold War (former ICAO EDAH, now EDFH as Frankfurt-Hahn Airport). It is located 10 km (6.2 mi) from the town of Kirchberg and 20 km (12 mi) from the town of Simmern, and 2 km from the tiny village of Hahn in the Rhein-Hunsrück district of Rhineland-Palatinate in west-central Germany.
It was the home of the United States Air Force 50th Fighter Wing (in various designations) for most of those years as part of the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). It was one of several USAFE bases in Germany (Zweibrucken Air Base, Ramstein, Sembach, Bitburg, Spangdahlem, and Rhein-Main) all within 100 km (62 mi) of each other. Beyond their location in the heart of US troop concentrations, these air bases were well situated to reach all locations within Europe and the Mediterranean region.
An original 13” x 19” recruitment poster U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Poster entitled “A Proud Tradition—A Worthy Mission. . . Saving Lives” printed in 1969.
From Oversized Folder 1, 1969 Coast Guard Auxiliary Recruitment Poster, CLDW 26, Cold War Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Celebrating 10 years since the introduction of the type into the active inventory of the German Air Force at Laage AFB near Rostock.
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Sukhoi - Su-22 - Cold War Aircraft - NVA DDR - Laage 2014
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HÄGGLUNDS BV 206 -
This particular vehicle is an ex- Swedish Army variant, complete with all its CES (complete equipment schedule) e.g. pick axe, shovels and tow ropes. The BV 206 was designed to work in some of the most hazardous conditions, particularly in the mountainous regions of Sweden where any normal vehicle would have failed. It is fully amphibious and yet this vehicle is just as agile in the desert terrains found in the Middle East.
It has the capability to carry up to 17 men, 6 in the front cabin and 11 in the rear cabin, or 2.5 tons of equipment or supplies at speeds of up to 40mph. The BV 206 saw service with the British Army from the mid 1980’s and is still used today. The only major modification is the replacement of the Ford V6 petrol engine, with a Mercedes diesel engine.
The museum uses the BV 206 predominately to give their visitors the experience of being in a military specification vehicle whilst being driven over their off-road assault course and test track.
PERFORMANCE - Hägglunds BV 206 is a special military vehicle designed for use as an all-terrain transport vehicle, capable of travel both on and off roads, under almost all conditions and in all extremes of climate. Its large track area allows the vehicle to travel over deep snow and soft ground which would be impassable to almost all other tracked and wheeled vehicles. It is also amphibious, being propelled in the water by its four tracks. The BV 206 consists of two track-driven cars that are coupled together by a central, articulated steering assembly. Steering is accomplished using hydraulic cylinders that turn the cars relative to each other, giving the vehicle a turning radius of about 35ft.
ENGINE - Hägglunds BV 206 is fitted with a ford V6 petrol engine producing 136bhp at 4,600rpm giving the vehicle a maximum speed of 40mph on the road and 30mph in water.
Information sourced from - norfolktankmuseum.co.uk/hagglunds-bv-206/
Hawker Hunter XG194 was delivered to the RAF on October 3rd 1956. Flown by Air Commodore Roger Topp, C.O. of 111 Sqn, she led the 111 Sqn Black Arrows aerobatic display team during the world record 22 aeroplane loop at the 1958 Farnborough Air Show and was based at Wattisham from 1958-60.
Converted to FGA.9 in March 1965, it went on to fly with 1 Sqn at Wittering. In 1988, after a period at Cosford as a ground instructional airframe, it went to RAF North Luffenham for Explosive Ordnance training, and was painted to resemble a Soviet Sukhoi fighter for crews who would have to disarm Warsaw Pact aircraft that may have been flown to the West by a defecting pilot.
In November 2009, the dilapidated frame of XG194 was rescued from a muddy field minus ejection seat, and moved back to Wattisham to be restored to its former glory. Ex-Armourer Mike Halpin was tasked with sourcing a Martin Baker Mk 2H seat for the aircraft and, after a tireless search, located a 1951 seat in Brighton, complete with all original safety equipment. Before the seat could be fitted into the aircraft Mike deactivated all mechanisms, making it safe for static display.
The final stage of the restoration was to spray the aircraft in its aerobatic gloss-black colour, as seen while leading the 22 aeroplane loop more than 54 years ago. On 14th May 2013, his 90th birthday, Air Commodore Roger Topp, the former CO of 111 Sqn who led the team and flew the aircraft in 1958, officially unveiled XG194.
Aeronauticum, Nordholz (2015) - Germany
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter, 22+98 (Marineflieger)
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This spot is a former military base of the NATO. In 1995, the operation of the radar station ceased. After the end of the Cold War it wasn't needed anymore. Over ten years later, the property was purchased by a private investor for around 100.000 Euros. But he wasn't really caring about the former NATO base at all. Instead he was offering it for sale and people were supposed to pay more than ten times the money of his purchasing price. So it's not clear what will happen now with the compound. But during our exploration a location scout came who was looking for the perfect backdrop of a new Ford Ranger ad. Who knows, maybe you will see the spot soon on TV. If so, let us know!
If you want to know and see more of this place make sure to watch this documentary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbGBms4QMY4
Aeronauticum, Nordholz (2015) - Germany
Sukhoi Su-22M Fitter, 25+25 German Air Force still marked as 366
Former NVA 366 (East German Airforce)
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Hawker Hunter XG194 was delivered to the RAF on October 3rd 1956. Flown by Air Commodore Roger Topp, C.O. of 111 Sqn, she led the 111 Sqn Black Arrows aerobatic display team during the world record 22 aeroplane loop at the 1958 Farnborough Air Show and was based at Wattisham from 1958-60.
Converted to FGA.9 in March 1965, it went on to fly with 1 Sqn at Wittering. In 1988, after a period at Cosford as a ground instructional airframe, it went to RAF North Luffenham for Explosive Ordnance training, and was painted to resemble a Soviet Sukhoi fighter for crews who would have to disarm Warsaw Pact aircraft that may have been flown to the West by a defecting pilot.
In November 2009, the dilapidated frame of XG194 was rescued from a muddy field minus ejection seat, and moved back to Wattisham to be restored to its former glory. Ex-Armourer Mike Halpin was tasked with sourcing a Martin Baker Mk 2H seat for the aircraft and, after a tireless search, located a 1951 seat in Brighton, complete with all original safety equipment. Before the seat could be fitted into the aircraft Mike deactivated all mechanisms, making it safe for static display.
The final stage of the restoration was to spray the aircraft in its aerobatic gloss-black colour, as seen while leading the 22 aeroplane loop more than 54 years ago. On 14th May 2013, his 90th birthday, Air Commodore Roger Topp, the former CO of 111 Sqn who led the team and flew the aircraft in 1958, officially unveiled XG194.
United States Air Force Museum, Dayton (2005)
United States - East-Coast Tour 2005
Convair B-36J Peacemaker, 52-2220 United States Air Force (USAF)
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Convair Aircraft - B-36 Peacemaker
The United States Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio is one
of the largest Aviation Musems of the World.
The collection was displayed in 3 museum buildings, an outside display in front of the entrance and a seperate building on the airbase.
Visiting the restoration area was on special appointment.
(I never made it sofar)
The photos are equally tagged to the display area's.
In front of the museum are the outside displays and the Experimental and Presidental aircraft are in the remote hangar.
The main museum is divided in various periodes of aviation.
1st building World-War I and World-War II
2nd building Korean War and South-East Asia
3rd building Coldwar Period and Recent Aircraft
In 2016 a fourth building opened containing most aircraft that were previously on display at the airbase.
The Ace High system was a Cold War Tropospheric Scattering "Over-the-Horizon" radio communication chain that stretched from Alaska to Turkey via Iceland and the UK. It was made obsolete by satellite broadcast technology. These huge dishes were not worth the cost of salvage and were left to the elements in a Lincolnshire field
Croatian War of Independence Museum, Karlovac (2015) - Croatia
Mikoyan Mig-21bis, 17130 Yugoslav Air Force.
The aircraft served with the 117th Air Regiment at Željava Air Base near Bihać.
The Mig-21 was shot-down near Saborsko on November 9th 1991.
The wreckage contains 3 major parts, The section between the main wings and tail is located upfront (rotated 90degrees to the left and positioned backwards), next up is the aft spar of the main wings and last the tail section.
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Aeronauticum, Nordholz (2015) - Germany
VFW-Fokker 614, 17+02 ('D-AXDB')
First flight 13.06.1977 as D-BABR. Used by the german air Force as 17+02. Later used 17+02 / D-AXDB.
Withdrawn from service 30.09.1998
In september 2003 transferred to Nordholz by ship and truck.
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Croatian War of Independence Museum, Karlovac (2015) - Croatia
Mikoyan MiG-21bis, 126 Croatian Air Force
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XV426 entered service with 31 Squadron until they converted to Tornados at which time she passed on to 111 Squadron. Moving on to 228 OCU at RAF Coningsby, after the Falklands War XV426 was one of the detachment of Phantom's sent down there to the newly built RAF Mount Pleasant to defend the islands against further Argentine aggression. Returning to the United Kingdom in 1986 and serving with 29 and 23 Squadron, she ended her career with 56 Squadron. On retirement she became a BDRT airframe at Coningsby and was finally scrapped in 2000, the nose being saved by a team from RAF Coltishall. XV426 was well looked-after at RAF Coltishall by Mick Jennings and his band of volunteers and by 2001 they had already restored it to immaculate condition. A nice touch is that one of the names now painted on the canopy sills is that of one M Hanna. The late Mark Hanna was of course a Phantom Pilot with the RAF before going to become one of the nation's best loved Warbird Pilots. With RAF Coltishall's closure Mick's collection moved to the City of Norwich Aviation Museum, initially in open store, but now in a small hangar of their own.
General Specifications:-
▪︎Role: Interceptor / Fighter-Bomber
▪︎National Origin: United States
▪︎Manufacturer: McDonnell Aircraft Corporation / McDonnell Douglas
▪︎First Flight: 27th May 1958
▪︎Introduction: 1961
▪︎Retired: 1994 (United Kingdom) / 1996 (U.S. Combat use) / 2013 (Germany) / 2016 (U.S. Target Drone) / 2021 (Japan)
▪︎Status: In Limited Service
▪︎Primary Users: United States Air Force (historical) / United States Navy (historical) / United States Marine Corps (historical) / Iranian Air Force
▪︎Produced: 1958 to 1981
▪︎Number Built: 5,195
▪︎Variants: McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG.1/FGR
▪︎Crew: 2
▪︎Length: 63ft / Height: 16ft 5in
▪︎Wingspan: 38ft 5in
▪︎Wing Area: 530 sq ft
▪︎Empty Weight: 30,328lb
▪︎Gross Weight: 41,500lb
▪︎Maximum Takeoff Weight: 61,795lb
▪︎Maximum Landing Weight: 36,831lb▪︎
▪︎Fuel capacity: 1,660 imp gal internal / 2,777 imp gal with 2x 310 imp gal external tanks on the outer wing hardpoints and either a 500 or 510 imp gal tank for the center-line station.
▪︎Powerplant: 2 x General Electric J79-GE-17A After-Burning Turbojet Engines 11,905 lbf thrust each dry, 17,845 lbf with Afterburner
▪︎Maximum Speed: 1,470mph at 40,000ft
▪︎Maximum Speed: Mach 2.23
▪︎Cruise Speed: 580mph
▪︎Combat Range: 420 miles
▪︎Service Ceiling: 60,000ft
▪︎Rate of Climb: 41,300 ft/min
▪︎Weapon: E-model has a 20mm M61A1 Vulcan Cannon mounted internally under the nose, 640 rounds
▪︎Armament: Up to 18,650lb of Weapons on nine external hardpoints, including General-Purpose Bombs / Cluster Bombs / TV- and Laser-Guided Bombs / Rocket Pods / Air-to-Ground Missiles / Anti-Ship Missiles / Gun Pods / Nuclear Weapons / Reconnaissance, Targeting, Electronic Countermeasures / Baggage Pods / External Fuel Tanks.
4 x AIM-9 Sidewinders on wing pylons
Israeli F-4 Kurnass 2000 carried Python-3
Japanese F-4EJ Kai carry AAM-3
4 x AIM-7 Sparrow in fuselage recesses
Upgraded Hellenic F-4E and German F-4F ICE carry AIM-120 AMRAAM
UK Phantoms carried Skyflash Missiles
6 x AGM-65 Maverick
4 x AGM-62 Walleye
4 x AGM-45 Shrike / AGM-88 HARM / AGM-78 Standard ARM
4 x GBU-15
18 x Mk.82 / GBU-12
5 x Mk.84 / GBU-10 / GBU-14
18 x CBU-87 / CBU-89 / CBU-58
Nuclear Weapons including the B28EX / B61 / B43 / B57.
Sourced from www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/phantom/survivor.php?id=708