Category: Military
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PZL.43 in Bulgarian Service
PZL.43 in Bulgarian Service The PZL.43 was a Polish light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft developed as an export derivative of the PZL.23 Karaś. Its origins lay in the Polish Air Force’s need to produce an improved model for foreign customers, especially since the PZL.23 was not offered abroad. The PZL.43 incorporated a more powerful engine Read more
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PZL.43 Evaluated by Germany
PZL.43 Evaluated by Germany When Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, several examples of the PZL.43 light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft—built for Bulgaria but not yet delivered—were caught in Poland. These aircraft, part of the second Bulgarian order, had been completed or were in final assembly at the PZL factory in Warsaw and at Okęcie. Read more
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German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Deutschland
German Pre-Dreadnought Battleship SMS Deutschland SMS Deutschland was the lead ship of the Deutschland-class pre-dreadnought battleships (along with her sisters Schlesien, Schleswig-Holstein, Pommern, and Hannover) of the Imperial German Navy. She was laid down at Germaniawerft in Kiel in 1903, launched in November 1904, and commissioned in August 1906. The class was the last series Read more