Category: Military

  • Dewoitine D.520 in French Service

    Dewoitine D.520 in French Service
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    Dewoitine D.520 in French Service The Dewoitine D.520 entered frontline service in early 1940, with Groupe de Chasse I/3 becoming the first operational user. Initial deliveries in January were unarmed and used for conversion training. Combat-standard aircraft began arriving in April and May 1940; 34 such airframes reached frontline units before major operations commenced. Pilots… Read more

  • CAC CA-14/A Boomerang

    CAC CA-14/A Boomerang

    CAC CA-14/A Boomerang The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CAC CA-14 Boomerang was a development of the standard CA-13 Boomerang which attempted to improve the aircraft’s poor altitude performance. Powered by a 1,200 hp (895 kW) Pratt & Whitney (P&W) R-1830 engine like all CA-13s, the CA-14 was heavily modified to incorporate a turbo supercharger. Air for… Read more

  • Morane-Saulnier Type H Scale Models

    Morane-Saulnier Type H Scale Models
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    Morane-Saulnier Type H Scale Models The Morane-Saulnier H was an early aircraft first flown in France in the months immediately preceding the First World War; it was a single-seat derivative of the successful Morane-Saulnier G with a slightly reduced wingspan Like the Type G, it was a successful sporting and racing aircraft: examples serving with… Read more