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Hi all – I posted this in the The Aviation History and Nostalgia thread but have been advised that it might get a bit more attention here….
I’ve got a favour to ask the PPRuNe forums.
I’m a researcher at the BBC and I’m working on a two part documentary about jets and their role in the Cold War for BBC2. I’ve done quite a bit of research on the topic and we’re in the early stages of working out what to include – there’s some fantastic stuff about the RB-45s and the U2s spying on the USSR in the ’50s, and the contribution jets made to the West’s deterrent, on both sides of the Atlantic – but the problem with all television is finding things to film!
My producers have asked me to put feelers out to get an idea of what’s out there in terms of planes, places and people that we could get on screen, in the UK, USA and Russia. I’ve done a lot of digging into this but there’s only so much google can tell you! I’d be really grateful if anyone has any tips for potential contributors, be they pilots/crew who flew the planes, experts in the field or enthusiasts, or any suggestions for some well preserved CW-era airfields, bunkers or bases. And if there are any great stories that show just how vital jet planes were in defining how the Cold War was fought that you think we should cover in the show, I’d love to hear them!
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[email]tom.moriarty@bbc.co.uk[/email]
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Seems ideal for Bruntingthorpe.
By: TonyT - 7th December 2012 at 18:16
Welcome Tom, there is also XH558 the Vulcan, which will fly next year for the last season. That is a true Cold War veteran, being part of the UK’s deterrent.
By: tmoriarty - 7th December 2012 at 14:12
Hi all, thanks for your suggestions so far – I would have made the request for help personally but I’ve had trouble registering! All sorted now. Please keep your ideas coming here and via email, it’s all great stuff.
Cheers
Tom
By: TEEJ - 6th December 2012 at 17:38
I was under the impression that the Russians still had parts of Gary Powers’ U-2 wreckage, and that the Chinese/Vietmanese has wreckage of the Dragon Ladies they they shot down…
Correct. China, Cuba and Russia have U-2 wreckage as exhibits.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_U-2
Photographs from the Central Armed Forces Museum, Russia at following link.
http://www.coldwar.org/pictures/index.html
http://www.moscow.info/museums/central-armed-forces-museum.aspx
One of the Taiwanes U-2s shot down over China.
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Taiwan—Air/Lockheed-U-2C/0807795/L/
By: moocher - 5th December 2012 at 23:44
bentwaters and the cold war museum
By: pmpat - 5th December 2012 at 23:15
Cold War and the jets
Norwegian Aviation Museum in Bodø working to achieve an innovative and exciting exhibition of the Cold War, security and society in the north. Bodø also played an important part in the 1960 U-2 incident….
http://www.luftfart.museum.no/
By: GrahamSimons - 5th December 2012 at 17:56
I was under the impression that the Russians still had parts of Gary Powers’ U-2 wreckage, and that the Chinese/Vietmanese has wreckage of the Dragon Ladies they they shot down…
By: Tillerman - 5th December 2012 at 16:36
There is a fine museum in Vyskov, Czech Republic. It is located on an original former highway strip and boasts a fine collection of Cold War hardware. Just to give you an idea, I made a video there: http://vimeo.com/6642655
By: TwinOtter23 - 5th December 2012 at 16:26
This was partially covered earlier in the autumn http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19924614 😉 sadly the full programme has gone off the i-player!
By: Resmoroh - 5th December 2012 at 16:24
Does this include pictures, and/or descriptions, of the various panics seen in various Ops Blocks across Bomber/Strike Command on the night of the V-Force being put on operational stand-by on the night of the Cuban Missile crisis? I was there. Ho-Ho!!!
Resmoroh
By: TwinOtter23 - 5th December 2012 at 16:21
Alternative venues / contacts may also be under consideration! 😉
By: 8674planes - 5th December 2012 at 16:09
There is the Buccaneer and Lightning guys at Bruntingthorpe along with the Canberra.
By: Oxcart - 5th December 2012 at 16:04
In the States there are examples of flyable MiGs from the 15 to the 29 (with a few gaps) , sabres, at least one ‘Hind’ helicopter, the Collings Foundation’s F-4, a couple of F-100s, in Europe there are some Vampires and Meteors, Sweden has a flyable collection of their cold war fighters and in Switzerland (i think) there is a Mirage-to name just a few!
By: charliehunt - 5th December 2012 at 15:42
You would have thought Cosford might have been a good port of call….youi’d certainly get there googling IWM.
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