Category: Aircraft
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Pashinin I-21 Fighter Prototype
Pashinin I-21 Fighter Prototype The Pashinin I-21 was an experimental Soviet fighter developed in 1939–1941 as a potential successor to the aging Polikarpov I-16. Designed by Mikhail M. Pashinin, formerly a deputy to Nikolai Polikarpov, the aircraft reflected lessons learned from Soviet air combat during the Spanish Civil War and the Nomonhan clashes against Japan.… Read more
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Yakolev Yak-15 Soviet Jet Fighter
Yakolev Yak-15 Soviet Jet Fighter The Yakovlev Yak-15 (NATO reporting name: Feather) was one of the Soviet Union’s first operational jet fighters and represented an important stepping stone between the piston-engine fighters of the Second World War and the sophisticated swept-wing jets that followed. Although quickly rendered obsolete by more advanced designs, the Yak-15 played… Read more
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Hawker Sea Hawk in Indian Service
Hawker Sea Hawk in Indian Service The Hawker Sea Hawk was one of the most important naval combat aircraft to serve with the Indian Navy during the formative years of India’s carrier aviation capability. Acquired in the late 1950s, the Sea Hawk provided the Indian Navy with a modern jet-powered fighter-bomber and became the principal… Read more