NATO Cold War Aircraft (1948 - 1989)

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NATO stood as Europe's first line of defense against the Soviet Union following the close of World War 2.

There are a total of [ 47 ] NATO Cold War Aircraft (1948 - 1989) entries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator.

1/47

1970

Airbus Helicopters (MBB) Bo 105

Light Utility Helicopter (LUH)

2/47

1969

Airbus Helicopters SA 330 Puma

Medium Transport / Assault Helicopter

3/47

1952

Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck

Jet-Powered High-Altitude Interceptor Aircraft

4/47

1956

Avro Vulcan

High-Altitude Long-Range Heavy Bomber

5/47

1974

Beechcraft C-12 Huron

Military Utility / Special Mission Aircraft

6/47

1969

Bell OH-58 Kiowa

Armed Scout and Reconnaissance / Light Attack Helicopter

7/47

1976

Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) F-15 Eagle

Multirole / Air Superiority Fighter Aircraft

8/47

1977

Boeing E-3 Sentry (AWACS)

Airborne Surveillance, Command, Control and Communications Aircraft

9/47

1962

Canadair CF-104 Starfighter

Single-Seat Jet-Powered Interceptor / Fighter Aircraft

10/47

1950

Canadair CL-13 Sabre

Single-Seat, Single-Engine Jet-Powered Fighter Aircraft

11/47

1956

CONVAIR F-102 Delta Dagger

Single-Seat Supersonic Interceptor Aircraft

12/47

1961

Dassault Mirage III

Interceptor / Strike Fighter Aircraft

13/47

1969

Dassault Mirage V

Attack Aircraft / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft

14/47

1946

de Havilland DH.100 Vampire

Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft

15/47

1952

de Havilland DH.112 Venom

Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber / Night-Fighter Aircraft

16/47

1956

Douglas B-66 / RB-66 Destroyer

Tactical Light Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft

17/47

1950

Douglas C-124 Globemaster II

Heavy-Lift Transport Aircraft

18/47

1960

English Electric / BAC Lightning

Single-Seat Supersonic Interceptor Aircraft

19/47

1951

English Electric Canberra

High-Altitude Medium Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft

20/47

1976

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog)

Close Air Support (CAS) / Forward Air Control (FAC)

21/47

1958

Fiat Aeritalia G.91 (Gina)

Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter-Bomber Aircraft

22/47

1981

General Dynamics / Grumman EF-111 Raven

Electronic Warfare Aircraft (EWA)

23/47

1967

General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark

Long-Range Strategic Medium Bomber / Tactical Strike Aircraft

24/47

1944

Gloster (Armstrong Whitworth) Meteor

Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft

25/47

1956

Gloster Javelin

Twin-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft

26/47

1956

Hawker Hunter

Single-Seat Jet-Powered Daytime Interceptor / Strike Fighter Aircraft

27/47

1969

Hawker Siddeley Harrier / AV-8A

VTOL Strike / Reconnaissance / Trainer Aircraft

28/47

1978

Leonardo AW159 (Lynx / Super Lynx)

Multimission / Multirole Military Helicopter

29/47

1965

Lockheed C-141 Starlifter

Strategic Airlifter Transport Aircraft

30/47

1970

Lockheed C-5 Galaxy

Strategic Heavy-Lifter Transport Aircraft

31/47

1958

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

Single-Seat High-Speed Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft

32/47

1978

Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon

Lightweight Multirole 4th Generation Fighter

33/47

1966

Lockheed MC-130 Combat Talon (I / II)

Special Forces Transport Aircraft

34/47

1983

McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet

Multirole Jet-Powered Fighter Aircraft

35/47

1960

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

Multirole / Carrierbased Fighter / Strike Fighter Aircraft

36/47

1957

McDonnell F-101 Voodoo

Twin-Engine Interceptor / Reconnaissance Aircraft

37/47

1954

North American F-100 Super Sabre

Single-Seat Fighter-Bomber / Air Superiority / Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft

38/47

1966

North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco

Observation / Light Attack / Close-Air Support (CAS) Aircraft

39/47

1962

Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger / Tiger II

Single-Seat Lightweight Multirole Aircraft

40/47

1985

Panavia Tornado ADV (Air Defense Variant)

Air Defense Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft

41/47

1990

Panavia Tornado ECR (Electronic Combat / Reconnaissance)

Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD) Aircraft

42/47

1979

Panavia Tornado IDS (InterDictor / Strike)

All-Weather, Low-Level Strike Aircraft

43/47

1958

Republic F-105 Thunderchief

Single-Seat Fighter-Bomber / Reconnaissance / Wild Weasel

44/47

1947

Republic F-84 Thunderjet

Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter-Bomber / Reconnaissance Aircraft

45/47

1973

SEPECAT Jaguar

Strike Fighter Aircraft

46/47

1966

Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion

Heavy-Lift Transport Helicopter

47/47

1955

Vickers Valiant

Strategic Bomber / Fuel Tanker / Photo Reconnaissance Aircraft

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