Category: Military
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Fiat G.55 Centauro in Egyptian Service
Fiat G.55 Centauro in Egyptian Service The Royal Egyptian Air Force (REAF) operated a small number of Fiat G.55 Centauro fighters in the immediate post-Second World War period, primarily during and shortly after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Although the type had been one of Italy’s most capable wartime fighters, its Egyptian career was brief and limited in… Read more
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Fiat G.55 Centauro in ANR Service
Fiat G.55 Centauro in Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana (ANR) Service The Fiat G.55 Centauro was one of the most capable Italian fighter aircraft to see operational service in the final phase of the Second World War, and it became particularly associated with the fighter units of the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana (ANR), the air arm of the… Read more
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Russian Ironclad Battleship Sinop
Russian Ironclad Battleship Sinop The Russian ironclad battleship Russian ironclad Sinop was one of three vessels of the Imperatritsa Ekaterina II class (which included Ekaterina II , Chesma, and their half-sister Georgii Pobedonosets) built for the Imperial Russian Navy during the late nineteenth century. Designed for service with the Black Sea Fleet, she reflected Russia’s determination to counter… Read more