Tag: Aircraft
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RAAF Richmond Airshow 2025
RAAF Richmond Airshow 2025 Held over the weekend of 27-28 September 2025, the RAAF Richmond Airshow celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force base. Around 40,000 people attended each day making it a huge success. Most of the current RAAF fleet of aircraft were represented, along with a small selection of warbirds. Read more
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Mitsubishi G6M1 Heavy Escort Fighter
The Mitsubishi G6M1 was an unusual Japanese wartime development, conceived as a long-range escort fighter derived from the Mitsubishi G4M “Betty” bomber. The project reflected the Imperial Japanese Navy’s recognition that while the G4M bomber had excellent range, it was highly vulnerable to modern Allied fighters once unescorted over enemy territory. A dedicated, equally long-ranged Read more
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Blohm & Voss Bv 155
The Blohm & Voss Bv 155 was a German high-altitude interceptor project developed during the Second World War, intended to counter Allied bomber formations, particularly the American B-29 Superfortress, which was expected to appear over Europe. The project was unusual in that it passed between multiple companies before settling with Blohm & Voss, and it Read more