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One of my favourite helicopters, the little Alouette III with its cute bubble cockpit and exposed engine producing a sweet little whine. I just love it! More than 50 years after the Sud Aviation created this bird, it is still flying in the Romanian Air Force and training all pilot cadets in the art of helicopter flying. Note the guy in the right hand seat holding on to the window frame during the steeply banked turn.
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Deep in the swedish forests, in a disused military area, stands this unfortunately locked (!) watchtower made of a "Futuro House" designed by architect Matti Suuronen from Finland. The Futuro was created in 1968. Less than a hundred were produced. The swedish army purchased three Futuros to serve as lookout towers in shooting pratice areas. Two of them stands there about one kilometer from eachother. But where is the third one? I guess they didn't see the appealing futuristic freshness of the design here but only the practical aspect.
From of the first days of its construction in 1941, through the second world war and the Cold War, the combined Naval Air Station and Naval Station Argentia in Newfoundland, became one of the largest US Navy facilities in the world. Over decades, as technology and geopolitics evolved the massive base contracted in phases until its final closing in 1994. Twenty-five years later this book is an analogue photographic exploration of what remains of that military history as it slowly weathers and fades away in the harsh North Atlantic climate.
Constructed by the Nazis, this former military area near Berlin is a ghost town today. Back then, this was a restricted zone, and soldiers made sure no civilian came near the place. And today? Still a restricted zone. But at least you will not get shot anymore if you try to enter the area. Planned by the Kaiser, greatly extended by the Nazis and mostly used by the Red Army this military area was home to soldiers from three different empires. When the last units moved out 25 years ago, they left behind deserted buildings everywhere. Although the Soviet army was taking everything with them, there are still traces that remind you of the everyday life behind the Iron Curtain. Join this exploration on YouTube to see what is left of what used to be the biggest military training area in the country: youtu.be/XNqYgaCqzEA
The predator revealed. An former NVA LSK MiG-21F-13 (Fishbed-C) located near the expo grounds (Messegelände) shows the way to the aviation museum. Its shadow was the previous day's image.
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Mikoyan - MiG-21 - Cold War Aircraft - NVA DDR - Luftfahrtmuseum Laatzen
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Toy and Transport Museum, Wanaka (2012) - New-Zealand
Mikoyan Mig-21US Fishbed, 5141 Polish Air Force
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Cold War era Canadian Air Force CF-101 Voodoo at Air Heritage Park, Slemon Park, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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Lense: Carl Zeiss, Tessar, 75mm, F3.5
Film: Fuji Velvia RVP 50
Processing: E6 by PS13, digitized with Epson V850 Pro
The predator revealed. An former NVA LSK MiG-21F-13 (Fishbed-C) located near the expo grounds (Messegelände) shows the way to the aviation museum. Its shadow was the previous day's image.
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Mikoyan - MiG-21 - Cold War Aircraft - NVA DDR - Luftfahrtmuseum Laatzen
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Since it was part of the US nuclear deterrent, it was important to ensure the missile's survival for a potential retaliatory strike. One way to achieve this was by having a mobile system, but with technology of the day, this was hard to achieve and the Mace wasn't fully mobile, as it required some assembly before launch.
During a time of crisis, Mace missiles would be driven to a small number of dispersed launch locations near their home bases in West-Germany, that had infrastructure required to support the missiles. This included security fences, concrete launch pads for multiple missiles, a blockhouse and cable trenches.
After arriving at the launch site, the missile's nose section would be attached, the wings would be unfolded and it would raised. The trailer would be raised onto four stands and the trailer's wheels would be removed. You can see them neatly parked next to the trailer. The missile's solid propellant booster would be attached. Via a number of umbilical cables that lead to the cable trenches, the missile would also be hooked up to a control station, in the blockhouse, and a hose connected the missile to an external cooling/ heating system for the electronics. The truck would usually be driven away to a safe distance.
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Behind this well-hidden door in a forest in southern Sweden is a large F.R.A. bunker. The Swedish military sat here and listened to radio traffic from Russia and Europe during the cold war. This is the emergency exit, with a long stair down underground. Other youtube movies have shown me the inside... but unfortunately the door was shut when we found it.
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These open in dramatic fashion when the missile, that lives underground, is activated. Park Service staff show visitors how this works. On display most Saturdays at old Fort Barry, GGNRA/NPS, Marin Headlands, California.
This little display is intended for the Cold War collaboration at Brickfair Va in August. In 1983 the largest protest in Dutch history was held, in The Hague, against the placement of US nuclear-tipped cruise missiles in the Netherlands. The protest sign is in Dutch, but I figure that Americans will be able to understand what it says if they read it out loud.
Monument at Birzebbugia to commemorate the The Malta Summit which was held on Saturday 2nd December 1989 at sea outside Marsaxlokk harbour. Then American President George H.W. Bush and then Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, met in Malta to discuss the end of the Cold War.
A B-36 an early Cold-war bomber with 6 backward facing props and 2 jet engine pods. A somewhat surreal weapon of mass destruction. Shot in digital infrared at the Pima Air & Space Museum.
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United States Air Force (99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance squadron / Air Combat Command - Beale AFB ,Cal. / det. Fairford UK)
Lockheed U-2S 'Dragon Lady'
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Seeing this legendary U-2 in action was a personal highlight on RIAT and since long a dream.
Also very glad to see this rare 'full combat' equipped aircraft with the long nose and the dorsal radar pod.
FFD, July 2025
The Handley-Page Victor K.2 tanker evolved from the original Victor B.2, ‘V’-bomber, which entered service with the Royal Air Force in October 1961. The first K.2 flew at Woodford on 1 March 1972. It had a crew of five, and was powered by four Rolls-Royce Conway turbofans of 20,600 lb thrust each. It had a maximum speed of 640 mph (Mach 0.92) at 40,000 feet, a ceiling of 59,000 feet and a range of 3,500 miles.
Victor K.2s made a substantial contribution in the Falklands War, flying over 3,000 hours and making over 600 air refuelling sorties from Ascension Island, in support of the Vulcans, Nimrods, Hercules and Harriers. They also flew in the Gulf War, refuelling the Tornado and other allied aircraft. The Victor’s outstanding versatility and advanced design enabled it to have the longest service of all the ‘V-bomber’ generation.
XL231 joined 139 Squadron on 1 February 1962, returning to Handley-Page for conversion to a B(S.R) Mk 2 in November 1963 and joining the Wittering Wing in July 1964. It was converted to become the prototype K.2 Tanker on 23 January 1972 and saw service in the Falklands War, in support of the ‘Operation Black Buck’ Vulcan raid on Port Stanley, and later in the Gulf War. It was flown into retirement at Elvington in November 1993. The aircraft is kept in ground operational condition by Andre Tempest and his ground crew.
Constructed by the Nazis, this former military area near Berlin is a ghost town today. Back then, this was a restricted zone, and soldiers made sure no civilian came near the place. And today? Still a restricted zone. But at least you will not get shot anymore if you try to enter the area. Planned by the Kaiser, greatly extended by the Nazis and mostly used by the Red Army this military area was home to soldiers from three different empires. When the last units moved out 25 years ago, they left behind deserted buildings everywhere. Although the Soviet army was taking everything with them, there are still traces that remind you of the everyday life behind the Iron Curtain. Join this exploration on YouTube to see what is left of what used to be the biggest military training area in the country: youtu.be/XNqYgaCqzEA
2 ship leaving to taxi down the runway at this year RIAT Airshow at RAF Fairford ... A cold war veteran now being flown by the Polish Airforce but still a stunning plane to admire.
As much as like Brian Williams' model, it does use painted parts. The dark blue parts palette has definitely improved since he built his, but going fully purist was still somewhat tricky. Nonetheless, the only non-purist elements on my build are the soldiers' helmets worn by the airmen (they're Brickarms), a few stickers and a few bits of string. The "cables", visible in some of the other pictures, are actually string from LEGO sets, but I used thinner (non-LEGO) string to connect them to the missile.
Catania Airport, Sicily (2014)
Aermacchi MB-326E, MM54245 Italian Air Force marked \37-31
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The Mace carried a 1.25 Mt nuclear warhead and had a maximum range of 900-2000 km, depending on the flight altitude. It was a fairly sophisticated system for its day, with an autonomous navigation system called ATRAN (Automatic Terrain Recognition And Navigation). It used a nose-mounted radar to measure terrain contours, and compared the measurements to radar maps stored on 35 mm film. It's an early precursor to the TERCOM system used in the modern-day Tomahawk cruise missile.
Croatian War of Independence Museum, Karlovac (2015) - Croatia
Mikoyan MiG-21bis, 126 Croatian Air Force
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Thanks to all Flickr members who have "favourited", commented on or otherwise found my old Berlin images of interest. I have selected around 180 of these to appear in this book which was published by Amberley Publishing (UK) in October 2017. In it is the story of how and why I first came to visit divided Berlin in 1959, and my impressions and experiences during this and subsequent visits, together with descriptions and histories of the locations where I took the photographs.