Tag: airplane
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Hawker Sea Fury in West German Service
Hawker Sea Fury in West German Service Between 1959 and 1960, WestGermany purchased ten Hawker Sea Fury T.20 aircraft for conversion target tugs. Operated by DLB (Deutscher Luftwaffen Beartungsdienst) they were converted to their new role in Germany and designated Sea Fury T.20S. An additional six were purchased in 1962 with a further one acquired… Read more
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Vickers Type 253
Vickers Type 253 The Vickers Type 253 was built to Air Ministry specification G.4/31 for a general purpose aircraft capable of carrying out level bombing, army co-operation, dive bombing, reconnaissance, casualty evacuation and torpedo bombing. The design is often also known as the Vickers G.4/31. Although a conventional biplane design, the internal fuselage construction, designed… Read more
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Canadian Car and Foundry FDB
Canadian Car and Foundry FDB In 1938 at a time when monoplane fighters were replacing biplanes, Canadian Car and Foundry employed Michael Gregor to design a biplane fighter/dive-bomber (hence the FDB name). It is often also called the Gregor FDB. Initial claims were that it would reach 300mph with a 700 hp (520 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1535-72… Read more