What are Your top early cold war planes?

[upyr1]

I don't care if it is your dream module or just your must have AI model, just what are your top wishes.

 

[G.J.S]

What sort of time frame are you proposing as the limits?

The only Cold War warrior I have an affinity to is the first combat aircraft I flew - the FGR.2 (F-4).

[upyr1]

5 minutes ago, garyscott said:

What sort of time frame are you proposing as the limits?

The only Cold War warrior I have an affinity to is the first combat aircraft I flew - the FGR.2 (F-4).

How about 1953? So late World War II and Korea. While it falls out of this section the F-4 Phantom II is clearly up on my list- as many versions as possible. As you may have guess from my current profile pic though a Phantom I would be cool

Edited February 19, 2021 by upyr1

[Tippis]

X-15, clearly  

[G.J.S]

1 hour ago, upyr1 said:

How about 1953? So late World War II and Korea. While it falls out of this section the F-4 Phantom II is clearly up on my list- as many versions as possible. As you may have guess from my current profile pic though a Phantom I would be cool

 

I would have to say F-80C, elegant looking aircraft (Korean conflict). 
 

(And I’m with you regards F-4, only flew it for just under 3 years before going to Tornado, but Phantom was a proper aircraft!)

Edited February 19, 2021 by garyscott

[Grimleo]

F-105 Thunderchief over a Vietnam map.

[mooncat]

Would like to see a Hawker Hunter F6.  

[G.J.S]

Hunter is a good shout mooncat, but Grimleo’s Thud was a bit later - certainly not Korean era.

[Northstar98]

This is actually really difficult, I could go for it by era but I don't think I could give it as one definitive aircraft.

[bies]

F-104A or C for pure performance + vulcan gun

MiG-17 for maneuverability

F4D Skyray for high alt performance and early carrier operations

MiG-21F-13 with bubble canopy

F8A Crusader last of the gunfighters

[rkk01]

Sea Fury, Vampire / Sea Vampire, Hunter, Canberra, Vulcan

Skyraider

[upyr1]

8 hours ago, Grimleo said:

F-105 Thunderchief over a Vietnam map.

I think you mean F-84 over a Korean Map. I don't consider the Thud to be early cold war. The thud would be great though. I love the republic planes but I was trying to focus on Korean and late World war II designs.  Sadly I think we'll have to do them as community mods if we want more than just AI models

Edited February 19, 2021 by upyr1

[SharkWizard]

I'd say

F-102A

F-106A

 

Fast, nimble and interesting™ missiles 

 

 

[Dahlbeck]

Saab J 29, "Flying Barrel".

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[upyr1]

2 hours ago, SharkWizard said:

I'd say

F-102A

F-106A

 

Fast, nimble and interesting™ missiles 

 

 

How about Korean war era? 

[rkk01]

Foxbat

Edited February 19, 2021 by rkk01
Scratch that, thought topic was early-mid cold war

[TLTeo]

If we go by the 1950s, early jets...I'd say the de Havilland Vampire, the F-84F Thunderstreak, the RF-84F Thunderflash, and the F9F Panther (although two of those barely missed Korea because the engines were crap). 

 

For later jets, obviously the entire Century series, that goes without saying.

Edited February 19, 2021 by TLTeo

[upyr1]

1 minute ago, rkk01 said:

Foxbat

 

Nope just early cold war I added the tag Korean war since people kept bringing up planes which entered service after the Korean war era. The mid cold war is a different topic

2 hours ago, SharkWizard said:

I'd say

F-102A

F-106A

 

Fast, nimble and interesting™ missiles 

 

 

that's good one for this thread 

 

[TLTeo]

If your "cutoff age" is 1955 then a bunch of aircraft mentioned here belong in the other thread Not to say that I don't like the suggestions, just being nitpicky.

Edited February 19, 2021 by TLTeo

[rkk01]

Was being cheeky with Foxbat...

...on the basis that pre-1969 is “early” Cold War

Edited February 19, 2021 by rkk01
Ahem, just seen the other thread...👍

[upyr1]

10 minutes ago, TLTeo said:

If your "cutoff age" is 1955 then a bunch of aircraft mentioned here belong in the other thread Not to say that I don't like the suggestions, just being nitpicky.

 

My main focus for this thread would be the Korean War and 1954 being a hard cut off

Edited February 19, 2021 by upyr1

[lmp]

Il-10, Il-28, MiG-17F/PF.

[Raviar]

while you are talking about 40s, 50s era, I dont know why people are talking about 60s, 70s !
Mine one is F-86 , F-80 and F-84 in same order
 

[Xilon_x]

you forgot the Fiat G-91 in italy they trained with the flight between the alps and at low altitude with the g-91 during the cold war.

Edited February 20, 2021 by Xilon_x

[G.J.S]

13 hours ago, Xilon_x said:

you forgot the Fiat G-91 in italy they trained with the flight between the alps and at low altitude with the g-91 during the cold war.

 

First flew in ‘56, just past the cutoff.