Category: Military
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USS Illinois BB-7 US Navy Battleship
USS Illinois BB-7 USS Illinois (BB-7) was the lead ship of the Illinois-class pre-dreadnought battleships, authorized under the naval expansion program of the late 1890s. The class—Illinois, Alabama (BB-8), and Wisconsin (BB-9)—represented a transitional phase in U.S. capital ship architecture between the lighter Indiana-class and the more advanced pre-dreadnought types that directly preceded HMS Dreadnought… Read more
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Dewoitine D.520 in German Service
Dewoitine D.520 in German Service When Germany invaded Vichy France in November 1942 they captured 246 Dewoitine D.520s. In addition, a batch of 62 was completed under German occupation. Of these fighters, 96 were sent to Bulgaria and 60 to Italy. The remaining fighters were used as advanced trainers by the Luftwaffe. Read more
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Dewoitine D.520
Dewoitine D.520 The Dewoitine D.520 was a French single-seat fighter that entered squadron service in early 1940. It originated from a 1936 French Air Force specification for a modern interceptor with high speed, strong climb performance, and a centrally mounted 20 mm cannon. Designers relied on the Hispano-Suiza 12Y liquid-cooled V-12, the most powerful domestically… Read more