Picture of the Day (Other eras)

[THeTA0123]

Germany, italy and other countries also had bad safety records with their Starfighters

Our Starfighters where locally built by SABCA and many other companies. We had a relativly low accident number with the F104




SU-33's on the Admiral Kuznetsov of the russian navy

[Kading]

Bouras, F-104's were known as uçan tabutlar or flying coffins in Turkish Air Force service, poor safety record ftw\

The F-104 gets my vote for "crappiest jet fighter America has ever produced."

I would vote for the Yak-38. All the maneuverability problems of the F-104 (which was at lest fast) plus stupidly short range (something like 20 minutes IIRC).

[THeTA0123]

They had a range of 1300KM

the Yak's true problem was the limited payload. It couldnt carry only 1000KG max, but in hot conditions this was barely or never achieved.
All of its problems where solved with the Yak-141. But it never enterd production due to end of cold war + not really a need for VTOL aircraft. SU-27,33 and MIG 29 and others where showing excellent performance onboard russian aircraft carriers.

Either 1300KM range for yak 38 and no payload, or only 400KM with barely any payload



Graphic of the underside during VTOL stage

[MaJ.P.Bouras]

@ Tolga

Two can play this game 

[Tolga<3]

I never rooted for Yak in general anywho


Afghanistan, ive always hated the fact that they gave old woodland to our troops there, but gave them vests with the new camo pattern, its like w0tf guys how bout our uniforns match our vests?

[[WDW]Megaraptor]

In line with the carrier mishaps in the other thread, here's a crash of an F9F Panther on the USS Midway in 1951.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJh1N6vsBqg

The pilot suffered some burns on his ears but no other injuries: link

[[WDW]Megaraptor]

This thread needs more quality pics.

Just imagine how miserable this must have been:

Paratroopers of the U.S. 2nd Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade hold their automatic weapons above water as they cross a river in the rain during a search for Viet Cong positions in the jungle area of Ben Cat, South Vietnam, Sept. 25,1965. The paratroopers had been searching the area for 12 days with no enemy contact. (AP Photo/Henri Huet)

Many more here: http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/04/30/captured-a-look-back-at-the-Vietnam-war-on-the-35th-anniversary-of-the-fall-of-Saigon-2/ (will be posting the best in the next few days)

[MaJ.P.Bouras]

ISAF Afghanistan Hellenic Army

[[WDW]Megaraptor]

A napalm strike erupts in a fireball near U.S. troops on patrol in South Vietnam, 1966 during the Vietnam War. (AP Photo)

[THeTA0123]

A french Super Etendard comes in for a landing.

Beautifull planes

[Tolga<3]

[Graf_Radetzky(CZ)]

German anti-aircraft gun

[MaJ.P.Bouras]

Hellenic Army Smyrna 1919

Scene From the Marching of the Hellenic 1st Division on the docks of Smyrna, 07.50 , 2 May 1919

[Tolga<3]

That what you call Izmir? Smyrna? No wonder we took it back, thats a terrible name xD



North Iraq... US soldiers in the background ^^

Also found this
http://www.haberantalya.com/video.asp?videoID=586
Training Afghan Army, the guys cant keep rhythm on march and sometimes turn to the wrong side

[[WDW]Megaraptor]

Water-filled bomb craters from B-52 strikes against the Viet Cong mark the rice paddies and orchards west of Saigon, Vietnam, 1966. Most of the area had been abandoned by the peasants who used to farm on the land. (AP Photo/Henri Huet)