Category: Military
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HMS Argus I49 British Aircraft Carrier
HMS Argus HMS Argus was a British aircraft carrier that served in the Royal Navy from 1918 to 1944. She was converted from an ocean liner that was under construction when the First World War began and became the first example of the standard pattern of aircraft carrier, with a full-length flight deck that allowed Read more
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Armstrong Whitworth Wolf
Armstrong Whitworth Wolf The Armstrong Whitworth Wolf was a British two-seat reconnaissance aircraft ordered by the Royal Air Force in 1923. Design and DevelopmentThe Wolf was a two-bay biplane with an unconventional configuration, as its fuselage was positioned between the upper and lower wings. Although evaluated, it did not secure a production contract. The three Read more
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Armstrong Whitworth Scimitar Biplane Fighter
Armstrong Whitworth Scimitar The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.35 Scimitar was a British single-engine fighter aircraft developed in the mid-1930s. The A.W.35 Scimitar was a development of Armstrong Whitworth’s earlier Armstrong Whitworth A.W.16 fighter, powered by an Armstrong Siddeley Panther engine, with a lowered nose decking and an enlarged fin and rudder. The first prototype (G-ACCD) was Read more