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Cold War Footage Shows German F-104 Starfighter Landing On Highway Strip (And Ending Nose-down On Grass)

September 8, 2019 David Cenciotti 0

There was a time when the German Air Force F-104s trained to land on Autobahn. As already reported, after WWII and through the Cold War some countries (especially in eastern Europe) developed the concept of […]

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Russian Air Force Su-34 Fullbacks Operate From An Under Construction Highway In Central Russia

August 29, 2019 Stefano D'Urso 0

The exercise in the Central Military District involved 12 Su-34s, 2 An-26s and at least 3 Mi-8s On Aug. 28, 2019, the Russian Ministry of Defense published a video showing Su-34s bombers operating from a […]

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You Really Have To Watch This 1980 Documentary About Czechoslovak Air Force’s Highway Operations

July 10, 2019 David Cenciotti 0

Awesome footage straight from the Cold War. After WWII and through the Cold War some countries (especially in eastern Europe) developed the concept of highway strips: a section of a highway, motorway or other form […]

Military Aviation

Four A-10 tankbusters have landed on a highway (in Estonia): it’s the first time since 1984!

June 20, 2016 David Cenciotti 3

A-10 Thunderbolt II practiced Cold War-style landing on a highway during Ex. Saber Strike 2016. For the first time in 32 years, four A-10 Warthogs, belonging to the 127th Wing, Michigan National Guard, performed highway […]

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Video of an F/A-18 Hornet taking off from a public road

February 8, 2014 David Cenciotti 6

Finnish Hornets take off from roads as part of the training. The following video of Finnish Air Force F-18s departing from a public road was filmed during Ex. Warkaus 2011 at on Highway 5 in […]

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