Tag: Aircraft

  • Henschel Hs 126 Royal Hellenic Air Force

    Henschel Hs 126 Royal Hellenic Air Force
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    Henschel Hs 126 in Royal Hellenic Air Force Service The German-built Henschel Hs 126 served with distinction in the Royal Hellenic Air Force during the early stages of the Second World War. Greece acquired 16 of these two-seat reconnaissance and observation aircraft before the German invasion of 1941. Designed as a short-range army cooperation aircraft,… Read more

  • Blohm und Voss BV 222 Wiking Flying Boat

    Blohm und Voss BV 222 Wiking Flying Boat
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    Blohm und Voss BV 222 Wiking Flying Boat The Blohm und Voss BV 222 Wiking was a large six-engined flying boat originally designed for Luft Hansa as a trans-Atlantic commercial transport. With the commencement of World War Two, production was overtaken by the Luftwaffe. Used as a long range transport, reconnaissance and air-ambulance a total of 13… Read more

  • Bristol Pullman

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    Bristol Pullman Developed from the Bristol Braemar triplane heavy bomber, the Bristol Pullman was a 14-seat passenger aircraft that first flew in May 1920. As with the Braemar Mk.II, it was powered by four 400 hp (300 kW) Liberty L-12 engines in inline pairs. The Pullman was not accepted into Royal Air Force service and… Read more