Category: Royal Air Force
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Supermarine Walrus
Supermarine Walrus The Supermarine Walrus was one of the most successful amphibious aircraft of the interwar and Second World War periods. Designed by Reginald Mitchell, the aircraft was developed from the earlier Supermarine Seagull V, a design originally created to meet a requirement from the Royal Australian Navy for a catapult-launched reconnaissance aircraft. The Seagull… Read more
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Vickers Valiant in Australia
Vickers Valiant in Australia Australia played a significant role in the operational history of the Vickers Valiant, the first of Britain’s V-bombers. Between 1955 and 1963, numerous Valiants operated from Australian bases in support of weapons trials, nuclear testing, photographic reconnaissance, missile development, and long-range survey missions. Australia’s vast test ranges at Woomera and Maralinga… Read more
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Westland P.12 Delanne Lysander
Westland P.12 Delanne Lysander (Wendover) The Westland P.12 Delanne Lysander (sometimes referred to as the Wendover) was one of the most unusual experimental aircraft developed in Britain during the Second World War. Created by modifying the prototype of the Westland Lysander, the P.12 was an attempt to solve a major weakness of the Lysander: its… Read more