Category: Aircraft
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Grumman Hellcats of 896 Naval Air Squadron
Grumman Hellcats of 896 Naval Air Squadron 896 NAS reformed at Wingfield, Cape Town on 9. January 1945 equipped with 24 Hellcat Mk.II fighters. The squadron embarked on HMS Ameer in April 1945. In July fighter cover and bombing were undertaken during operations in the Car Nicobar area, then 896 NAS transferred to HMS Empress Read more
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FMA I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I Argentine Jet Fighter
FMA I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I Argentine Jet Fighter The I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I was an Argentine jet designed by the French engineer Émile Dewoitine at the “Instituto Aerotecnico” (AeroTechnical Institute) in 1946. Only one prototype was completed, which first flew on 9 August 1947. Unsatisfactory performance led to the aircraft being superseded by the FMA IAe Read more
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Vickers Windsor
Vickers Windsor The Vickers Windsor was a Second World War British four-engine heavy bomber, designed by Barnes Wallis and Rex Pierson at the Vickers-Armstrongs factory at Brooklands. Only three examples (the original Type 447 plus successive prototypes known as Type 457 and Type 461) were built. This was due to refinements in the existing Lancaster Read more