Category: Military
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HMS Spartan British Light Cruiser
HMS Spartan British Light Cruiser HMS Spartan was a British light cruiser of the Dido class, built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Constructed by Vickers-Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness, she was launched in 1942 and commissioned on 12 July 1943. Like other ships of her class, Spartan was designed primarily for fleet air… Read more
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Henschel Hs 126 Captured by Australia
Henschel Hs 126 Captured by Australia In November 1942, personnel from No. 450 Squadron RAAF captured a serviceable Henschel Hs 126 in the Libyan desert during the Allied advance following the Second Battle of El Alamein. The aircraft had apparently been abandoned by its Luftwaffe crew near Sollum after mechanical trouble or fuel problems. It… Read more
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Henschel Hs 126 Royal Hellenic Air Force
Henschel Hs 126 in Royal Hellenic Air Force Service The German-built Henschel Hs 126 served with distinction in the Royal Hellenic Air Force during the early stages of the Second World War. Greece acquired 16 of these two-seat reconnaissance and observation aircraft before the German invasion of 1941. Designed as a short-range army cooperation aircraft,… Read more