Tag: airplane
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Bristol Blenheim Prototypes
Bristol Blenheim Prototypes The Bristol Blenheim was a light bomber, developed for the Royal Air Force from the Bristol Type 142 civil airliner in the mid 1930s. The Blenheim Mk.I entered service with the RAF in 1937 and was used extensively during the first two years of the Second World War. The Mk.I was replaced Read more
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Kawanishi H6K in British Service
Kawanishi H6K in British Service British Troops in Indonesia found a Kawanishi H6KK-2L at Sourabaya, Java, where it had been in the possession of Indonesian Nationalists. Members of RAF 3210 Servicing Commando undertook maintenance of the flying boat. Photographs show the H6K2 with overpainted Japanese markings, green surrender crosses and Indonesian markings along with a Read more
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Bachem Ba-349 Natter
Bachem Ba-349 Natter The Bachem Ba 349 Natter was a World War II German point-defence rocket-powered interceptor, which was to be used in a very similar way to a manned surface-to-air missile. The design team at Bachem-Werke GmbH for the Bachem Ba 349 Natter was led by Dipl Ing Erich Bachem, formerly technical director at Read more