Category: Aircraft
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Dewoitine D.520 in French Service
Dewoitine D.520 in French Service The Dewoitine D.520 entered frontline service in early 1940, with Groupe de Chasse I/3 becoming the first operational user. Initial deliveries in January were unarmed and used for conversion training. Combat-standard aircraft began arriving in April and May 1940; 34 such airframes reached frontline units before major operations commenced. Pilots… Read more
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Douglas XTB2D Skypirate
Douglas XTB2D Skypirate The Douglas XTB2D Skypirate was a torpedo bomber intended for service with the United States Navy’s Midway and Essex-class aircraft carriers. Two prototypes were completed, but the dedicated torpedo bomber was becoming an outdated concept, and with the end of World War II, the type was deemed unnecessary and cancelled. Read more
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Blackburn Baffin
Blackburn Baffin The Blackburn B-5 Baffin biplane torpedo bomber was a development of the Ripon, the chief change being that a 545 hp (406 kW) Bristol Pegasus I.MS radial replaced the Ripon’s Napier Lion water-cooled inline engine. The Baffin was designed to meet a Fleet Air Arm requirement as a conventional two-seat single-bay biplane of… Read more