Photographs relating to the Cold War

Listed below are images from the Lashmar Photo Archive that will be of particular interest to researchers gathering information on the period of the Cold War, especially spy flights and the Cuban missile crisis.

 

Key to abbreviations:

1. NA = National Archives
2. PL = Paul Lashmar copyright
3. NASM = National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian. (check charges)
4. Crown = Crown Copyright (not public domain – chargeable)
5. BAe = British Aerospace. (not public domain – chargeable)

Planes – United States

• B-17 Picture of B-17s intercepting liner Rex. 776 miles out to sea. 1938. (Curtis E.LeMay. Navigator) NASM.
• B-29 Pics of a/c on ground and inside cockpit. At Californian? Air Museum in 1993. Nice pics of outside. (taken by director)
• B-36. Flying with Golden Gate Bridge ? Behind. Small print. NA.
• B-36 “Piggyback” with F-84 fighter aircraft. Parasite. Early 1950s. OK photo not great. NA
• B-36 in flight photo from slightly behind looking up. NA.
• B-47 Pics of a/c on ground and inside cockpit. At Californian ? Air Museum in 1993. Nice pics of outside. (taken by director)
• B-57 – Martin version. Pic from BAe but they do not own copyright.
• KB-29 tanker refueling RB-45. The first successful air to air refueling of a US Jet Bomber. RB-45C of 91st SRW. 22 Jun 1951. NA
• KC-97 Air Refuelling RB-47F over Lockbourne Ohio. 53 0r 54. PL
• PBY4 – pix taken on ground at Gibraltar? Same unit as one shot down in Baltic 1950. PL.
• PBY4 – Picture of one shot down in Baltic. Poor quality original copy obtainable from Jane Reynolds Howard. PL
• RB-45 – KB-29 tanker refueling RB-45. The first successful air to air refueling of a US Jet Bomber. RB-45C of 91st SRW. 22 Jun 1951. NA
• RB-47 of the 1350th Photo Group Alex. Va. Pic take in front and above flying aircraft. NA.
• RB-47F – KC-97 Air Refuelling RB-47F over Lockbourne Ohio. 53 0r 54. PL
• RB-47 in flight. From front sideways. NA.
• RB-50 SAC reconnaissance aircraft in air. Early 1950s. sideview.-NA.
• RB-52B. In flight pic taken looking upwards from the side. 1955. NA.
• RB-57 – USAF version of Canberra. NA Various pictures including extended wing length and changes engines for high level. mid 1950s. One pic in the air and the others on the ground. NA.
• RB-69 conducted peripheral and penetration flights, Flown by USAF for CIA often out of Germany. 2 Pic on ground. Original prints were slightly overexposed and thus so are these. NA
• RB-69 or Neptune in RAF Colours. In Air. Large wing pods. Crown
• USAF unmanned jet drone (Salt flats?) 1960s? NA
• Four unmanned drones or guided missiles with C130 in background. Overexposed print. NA

 Planes – Soviet Union

• Badger – Flight of three TU-16 Badgers. June 1956. NA
• Bear – TU-95 intercepted off coast of Alaska 1968. NA Two different pictures. One close up
• Bison – M4. USAF 1955 illustration (photo like). NA
• Bison – A flight of three Myasishchev M-4 bombers in the air. A5 photo size. NA.
• Missile being taken through Red Square during Parade. (Sam 7?). NA

Planes – United Kingdom

• Canberra WH 799 flying from side view. BAe
• WT-512 from underneath. Crown.
• PR7. WH 793. BAe
• PR-9. Flying low level. BAe?
• PR9s in production at Shorts Brothers. Belfast. Copyright unbclear – BAe?
• 192 Squadron photo RAF Watton, Norfolk. Pre 1958. OC Wing Cmdr Norman Hoad. with Washington and two Canberras. (from Geoff Gardiner)
• Comet – ex 51 Squadron Comet in disrepair at Duxford. Colour. 1980s/90s. Paul Jackson.
• Comet – in background of personnel pic of 51 Squadron. RAF Wyton. Aug 1966. (From Geoff Gardiner).
• Lancaster or Lincoln RF-570. RAF colours. With underbelly pod. No guns. Post WW2. K10/46 probably Crown. (Colour)
• Lincoln? Looks like a flight of Lincolns with belly pods and limited gun turrets. In air. Possible ELINT. Crown.
• Mosquito – photo recon? VL619. In air photo from right underneath. Crown.
• Neptune or RB-69 in RAF Colours. In Air. Large wing pods. Crown
• Spitfire – PR21? In air sideview. Crown.
• Washington – B-29 in RAF colours. Full frame flying away and to front. PRB 1655. Crown.
• 192 Squadron photo RAF Watton, Norfolk. Pre 1958. OC Wing Cmdr Norman Hoad. with Washington and two Canberras. (from Geoff Gardiner)

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RECON PIX

Cuban Missile Crisis

• The First photographic evidence of surface to air missile (SAM) deployment, 29 Aug 1962. U2 Pic NA
• Military encampment (Missile) Los Palacios, Cuba. 15 Oct 1962. Overhead shot. U2. Including markings.
• MRBM Launch Site San Diego De Los Banos. 15 Oct 1962. U2 Pic. NA.
• MRBM Site No 1 at San Cristobal. 5 MRBMs are apparent along with missile ready tent. Low Level – oblique pic. NA
• MRBM Site No 1 at San Cristobal. 5 MRBMs are apparent along with missile ready tent. Low Level – oblique pic. Close up of above. NA
• IRBM Missile Site. With slash marks. U2 pic. NA
• Soviet shipping to Cuba. Summer 1962. low-level. NA
• Missile Equipment. Mariel Port facilities. 4 Nov 1962. U2. NA
• Various unmarked U2 pics of missile related sites. NA
• Harbour shot high level – Cuba? NA.
• Soviet Ship ‘Volgoles’ en-route to Cuba. Four Missiles can be seen on board. NA.
• Russian Ship in Casilda Port. RF101 photo at low level. NA.

Other images

• Soviet nuclear test site. (Kapustin Yar?) U2
• San Diego Naval Air Station January 1958

 General pictures

• Bunch of unmarked recon photos. Possibly some come from the early SAC bombing exercises. One pic also has water buffalo marked. Includes negatives.
  Photo recon pictures taken of harbour? By a Canberra. PRO – Public Record office. (Now UK National Archive)
• Cuban Missile Crisis Kennedy war cabinet
• Sculthorpe Operations. Various pictures of personnel and planes that flew overflights into USSR 1952-54.
• RB-45cs in USAF and RAF colours. PL

 Pictures of captured American POWs in Korean War. Various sources.

• Soviet military advisers in North Korea. 1950-53. Various. PL
• PL with Hal Austin and crew. 1995.
• 51 Squadron – Comet in background of personnel pic of 51 Squadron. RAF Wyton. Aug 1966. (From Geoff Gardiner).
• 540 Squadron personnel picture. RAF? Crown?
• 192 Squadron photo RAF Watton, Norfolk. Pre 1958. OC Wing Cmdr Norman Hoad. (from Geoff Gardiner) with Washington and two Canberras.

A-Z Archive

• Col Hal Austin and crew with Gene Williams and Vance Heavlin. Lockbourne AFB, Ohio, 1953. (PL)
• Jim Barnes U2 Pilot. (one of Incirlik pilots) retired at home in California. 1993. Colour. PL
• Robert Bowie being sworn in by J.F.Dulles and J Simmons. 4/11/56. NA
• Robert Bowie û portrait photo mid 1950s. NA
• Air Marshal Sir Dermot Boyle. Portrait photo. Crown.
• F.Dulles and J Simmons swearing in Robert Bowie. 4/11/56. NA
• Trevor Gardner: Secretary of the Air ForceÆs Special Assistant for Research (being sworn in by Talbott) 1950s? NA
• George Davis û Korean war fF-84 pilot. POW?
• Col Lee P Geary NA
• Gen George Goddard. “The father of US Aerial Photogrpahy”. 1940s? NA.
• Joe Gyulavics. Ex-USAF. Florida 1993. Colour. 1956 Siberia mission. PL.
• Earl Leroy Huggins. RB-45C crew at K-14 Korean War period. 20 Nov 1953. PL
• Gen Warren Don Johnson USAF. Portrait photo. NA
• Lt Gen Laurence S. Kuter. Four different pictures printed on low quality paper. At various ages and in uniform and civvies. USAF laser prints – public domain).
• Richard C.Leghorn. Photorecon camera genius. circa 1959. Copyright unknown.
• Curtis E.LeMay as a pilot/cadet 1930s
• Picture of B-17s intercepting liner Rex. 776 miles out to sea. 1938. (Curtis E.LeMay. Navigator) NASM.
• Gen Curtis E.LeMay shooting with pistol in hand and hawaiian shirt on shooting range. Print and negative. NA
• Gen Curtis E.LeMay visits Allard works in UK. Six pix. (Copyright John Farthing – refer to James Oliver).
• Gen Curtis E.LeMay with Frederick S.Wacker, President of Sports Car Club of America at Offutt Air Force Base. Prob 1952. Wacker sitting in Allard? LeMay standing next to car. Aeroplane in background. (copyright Wacker)
• Gen Curtis E.LeMay on board ship 2 Aug 1954. NA.
• Gen Curtis E.LeMay, close up and in full decorated uniform. Late 1950s? NA.
• Gen Curtis E.LeMay as four star general. Making his own bullets. NA
• Gen Curtis E.LeMay with Joe Charyk, Under Sec of the Air Force. 26 April 1960. NA
• Lt Col Richard McNab. RB-47 crew at Thule AFB in Spring 1956 during special penetration missions into Siberia. 26th SRW. Colour. PL.
• Lt Col Richard McNab. Portrait in flying suit. 1962. PL
• Col Sam Myers. 91st SRW. At home in California Aug 1993. Colour. PL
• Donald A. Quarles Secretary of the Air Force 1955. NA
• Quarles (picture with Gen Nathan Twining USAF and Charles Wilson) 1955 NA
• Lt Gen Donald L.Putt. 25 Sept 1953. NA
• Bob Reynolds USN. Lost on PBY4 shot down in Baltic 1950. 2 Pcs. PL
• Sqdr Ldr Robert Robinson (deceased) was RAF U2 pilot over USSR. Two pics. One of him in flying suit and second with a team. PL
• Maj Gen Bernard Schriever û Architect of SACÆs missile program. 1958 NA
• J Simmons and J.F.Dulles swearing in Robert Bowie. 4/11/56. NA
• ACM Sir John Slessor RAF. Portrait. Crown.
• Gen Dale O. Smith. No date. NA
• Gen Nathan Twining USAF (picture with Quarles and Charles Wilson) 1955 NA
• Gen Nathan Twining USAF in Moscow June 1956 (surrounded by press corps) NA
• Gen Nathan Twining USAF portrait outside house with wife in uniform as
• Chief of Staff USAF. (Late 1950s)(NA)
• Charles Wilson Secretary for Defence (picture with Quarles and Gen Nathan
• Twining USAF) 1955 NA

Other Pictures

• The Red Phone (in b&w) at SAC HQs. 1960. NA.
• Various pix of SAC men working on car engine. NA