Tag: Aircraft
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Tupolev MTB-2 Flying Boat
Tupolev MTB-2 The Tupolev MTB-2 (ANT-44) was a large four-engine flying boat developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau during the mid-1930s for the Soviet Naval Aviation. Its designation, MTB-2 (Morskoi Tyazhely Bombardirovshchik – Heavy Naval Bomber), reflected its intended role as a long-range maritime bomber and reconnaissance aircraft capable of striking enemy naval forces far… Read more
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Pashinin I-21 Fighter Prototype
Pashinin I-21 Fighter Prototype The Pashinin I-21 was an experimental Soviet fighter developed in 1939–1941 as a potential successor to the aging Polikarpov I-16. Designed by Mikhail M. Pashinin, formerly a deputy to Nikolai Polikarpov, the aircraft reflected lessons learned from Soviet air combat during the Spanish Civil War and the Nomonhan clashes against Japan.… Read more
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Dornier Do 24 in Norwegian Service
Dornier Do 24 in Norwegian Service The Dornier Do 24 saw limited post-war use in Norway after the German surrender in 1945. Two aircraft were taken over by the Royal Norwegian Air Force from former Luftwaffe stocks. They were not acquired as part of a planned long-term equipment programme, but were retained because they were… Read more