Category: Military
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Royal Navy Ironclad HMS Captain
Royal Navy Ironclad HMS Captain HMS Captain was an innovative but ultimately ill-fated ironclad turret ship of the Royal Navy, launched in 1869. She was designed during a period of rapid technological change in naval architecture, when the transition from wooden sailing warships to armoured, steam-powered vessels was still underway. Although conceived as a powerful… Read more
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Fiat G.55 Centauro in Service With Syria
Fiat G.55 Centauro in Service With Syria The Italian Fiat G.55 Centauro had a brief but interesting post-war career in Middle Eastern air forces, including Syria. Although originally designed as one of Italy’s most capable late-Second World War fighters, in Syrian service it functioned mainly as a transitional aircraft during the early development of the… Read more
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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