Tag: Aircraft
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Bristol Beaufighter in Polish Service
Bristol Beaufighter in Polish Service 307 (Polish) Squadron RAF operated the Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIf from 14 August 1941 to May 1942, replacing the unit’s Boulton Paul Defiants. The Mk.IIf fighters were replaced by Beaufighter Mk.VIf night fighters which operated until Feb 1943 when they were replaced by de Havilland Mosquitoes. In total, Beaufighter crews Read more
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PZL P.24 Fighter
PZL P.24 Fighter PZL P.24 Overview The PZL P.24 was a Polish-designed monoplane fighter developed in the mid-1930s by Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze (PZL). It was a further development of the successful PZL P.11, fitted with the more powerful Gnome-Rhône radial engine. Unlike the P.11, which was primarily for Polish service, the P.24 was specifically intended Read more
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Mitsubishi Ki-15
Mitsubishi Ki-15 The Mitsubishi Ki-15 was a Japanese reconnaissance and light bomber aircraft developed in the mid-1930s. It originated from a Japanese Army requirement for a fast, long-range reconnaissance machine that could outrun contemporary fighters. Mitsubishi began work in 1935, with the prototype flying in May 1936. The aircraft was a low-wing monoplane of all-metal Read more