Tag: airplane
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Hughes XF-11 Reconnaissance Aircraft
Hughes XF-11 The Hughes XF-11 was a prototype reconnaissance aircraft designed for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). Although 100 aircraft were ordered in 1943, the program was delayed beyond the end of the Second World War, rendering it surplus to the USAAF needs and it was cancelled. The first of two prototypes (serial… Read more
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CAC Wirraway
CAC Wirraway Produced in Australia from 1939 to 1946, 755 Wirraways were built for the RAAF. Initially serving as training aircraft, they were also used for army co-operating and in the desperate early years of the Second World War as a fighter. Newcastle Williamtown Air Show November 2023 CAC CA-16 Wirraway A20-653 CAC CA-16 Wirraway… Read more
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Lockheed Hudson
Newcastle Williamtown Air Show November 2023 Lockheed Hudson Mk.IV A16-105 at Canberra Airport Lockheed Hudson Mk.IV A16-105 was built in 1938. It arrived in Australia in early December 1941 and was used to train RAAF aircrews. Between December 1942 and January 1943 it saw operational service in Papua and New Guinea, carrying out supply flights… Read more