Your fav "BAD GUYS" Cold War plane as a youth?

[MAKO69 186]

As a young boy growing up in the 70's and early 80's I had my favorite US/NATO planes, but I also had my favorite Eastern Block aircraft, and at the top of my list was this bird the MIG-19. I remember thumbing through a book of modern combat aircraft and I came across this thing just something about it, the refined yet awkward transitional look to it.. I could see the obvious  MIG-15 lineage in it. The Russian thinking of if its working and not broken don't fix it was very evident. What was your favorite Eastern Block aircraft as a youth during the Cold War? If you grew up on the other side of the "Wall" what was your favorite NATO aircraft growing up?

[B52STRATO 215]

Without any doubts, the Tu-126 "Moss". Each pictures of it on the ground impressed me as a child, his high stature on gears gave it an impression of strength and power.

 

 

 

[+Gepard 11,323]

For me the "Bad Guys" were westward behind the iron curtain.

 

And this was my favorite bad guy plane:

 

 

F-5E Skoshi Tiger

 

Here the one with the Red Star.

[mdatelmi 124]

Su-22 Fitter... a cool design!

 

[s171s 6]

I  grew up on the other side of the "Wall". Every day I saw these birds, and now I see them:

 

 

[Snailman 517]

We all grew up on Final Countdown ))) AND Flight of the Intruder.... I had a hard time to decide between them

 

[Fubar512 1,350]

The MiG-21 is my favorite red-side aircraft. I consider it a timeless design.

[JediMaster 451]

It was the MiG-25 before the advent of the 29 and Su-27. Once those showed up, I quickly embraced their superior aerodynamics.

[MigBuster 2,884]

Was always going to be: 

 

[Capitaine Vengeur 263]

MiG-21 later models, before I fell in love with the MiG-29's shapes. (but later, flew flight sims, and simply hated the Fulcrum's cockpit!)

[macelena 1,070]

BADASSTALITY

[+Hans Topp 115]

I love the Mig 29 when i see it, before when i fly against it, dont love so much... but its a nice plane

[+ianh755 196]

The Su-22, it looks like the angry love child of a pissed off MIG-21 and a bad tempered bear thats been kept in a cage and beaten with sticks daily just to make it more angry!

 

However the Su-30 is possibly the most beautiful aircraft I've ever seen apart from the MKI versions I saw up close which looked a bit uncared for sadly (even though they were well maintained).

[Derk 265]

MiG 15, beginning of the Cold War, Korea........

[+Dave 2,322]

The Mig-29 is my favorite Soviet aircraft. It's beautiful lines and excellent maneuverability have always made it a favorite of mine. 

[+logan4 847]

On our red side, I loved the Mig21, later the 29. From the "evl" NATO and west I adored the Viggen and the SuperMirage4k with the F20.

[+Jug 99]

MiG-21 was a short-legged sweetheart of an interceptor.  MiG-25 was the brute force fighter of all time.  I've seen the ugly end of both, but admired them as adversaries.

[+Gepard 11,323]

This one. Never built in series, but the coolest plane from USSR.

 

[FalconC45 162]

Mine is the Fulcrum. I saw the real one when few flew in Dayton Air Show in Glasnot days. She was beautiful and deadly just standing there. I couldn't get to the test pilot as he was flooded by people. I so wanted to "pick his brain" by talking shop :).

 

Falcon

[jeanba 1,920]

I don't know :

Mig-25 or Su-24

[fallenphoenix1986 603]

Probably the Mig-31, makes the F-106's title of "Ultimate Interceptor" sound a little silly.

 

Craig 

[+CrazyhorseB34 937]

_{As a kid the MiG-21 and MiG-25 where my faves.}