American Avro Arrow

[Tow Tripod]

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?219446-F-108-Mock-Up-picture

Interesting pictures of research and development of American Aircraft from the 1950ish.

 

[cphansen]

Interesting photos but my first reaction was not the Avro Arrow but rather the North Americian Vigilantee.

When you read farther in the thread you see that There are others who thought it's design influenced the desugn of the Vigilantee.

Beautiful aircraft, but I can't see any of them in a ground support role.

 

[Loachman]

Neither could anybody in the early days of the F104.

 

[Danjanou]

Neither could anybody in the early days of the F104.

Hence the special cam pattern to blend in with the West German countryside

;D

 

[Tow Tripod]

Well Played!! Danjanou. Ahh the Eighties in Germany when we actually won a war, the Cold War!!

 

[Loachman]

Hence the special cam pattern to blend in with the West German countryside

429 Squadron's wives wore much the same scheme in the Baden Mess on Friday nights.

 

[Danjanou]

429 Squadron's wives wore much the same scheme in the Baden Mess on Friday nights.

Was that so they'd match the tide boxes in the PMQ windows?