Photos The Cold War

[Kadir93]

Parading Soviet late-model T-72A MBTs in event of the anniversary of October Revolution, 1987.

 

[Kadir93]

Two shots of Bell UH-1H 69-15646 of the Turkish Air Force. The old one is from August 1974 while the latter photographed at Merzifon in May 1990. © Dick Lohuis

 

[Kadir93]

GSFG IS-2M heavy tanks of the 119th separate tank regiment in East Germany, 1970s.

 

[Kadir93]

Polish T-54AM1 tank as part of the suppression forces during infamous December Events. Szczecin, Poland December, 1970.

 

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[Kadir93]

Royal Danish Navy personel training with WWI Era Madsen machine guns, 1977.

 

[Kadir93]

Yugoslav Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 F-13 Fishbed.

 

[haze99]

US B-36 Peacemaker

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[RisingStar]

Soviet male officers and Cuban female officers posing together at a Soviet–Cuban military friendship event at the Plaza de la Revolución area near Havana (November 7, 1987)

 

[Kadir93]

Parading Soviet BMD-1 IFVs in Kirovabad (todays Ganja) Azerbaijan SSR, 1979-81.

 

[RisingStar]

A US Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class at Andrews AFB during the inauguration of Ronald Reagan (January 20, 1981)

 

[Kadir93]

Denmark

 

[Kadir93]

German MGM-52 Lance, 1979.

 

[RisingStar]

Two Soviet radio operators posing in a group photo with local Cuban schoolgirls in Havana (1976)

Soviet operator letting a schoolgirl examine his portable R-105M radio device at that same trip

 

[Kadir93]

East German Air Force MiG-23UB, September 1990.

 

[NebrHogger]

 

[Mark Sman]

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Some these pilots landed and took off from that highway with a noticeable crosswind.

I wonder if such things would still get the green light in today's risk adverse peacetime environment.

They showed us the F-4 Phantom land, but totally ripped us off on with no Phantom takeoff. I always liked seeing a Phantom bullying the air into letting it up.

 

[Kadir93]

Soviet soldiers and officers in East Germany in 1960s.

 

[BravoZulu]

Soviet soldiers and officers in East Germany in 1960s.

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The trooper with the helmet is an East German

 

[Kadir93]

The trooper with the helmet is an East German

But Soviet trooper in behind.