Tag: aviation
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Blackburn Skua
Blackburn Skua The Blackburn Skua was operated by the British Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm in the early years of the Second World War. It combined the roles of dive-bomber and fighter. The first unit to receive the Skua was 800 Naval Air Squadron in late 1938 at Worth Down. By November the squadron had… Read more
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Avia 534 in German Service
Avia 534 in German Service Germany confiscated a large number of Avia B-534 fighters from Czechoslovakia, subsequently using them as fighter trainers in several fighter pilot training schools. They were also used as glider tugs and target tugs. Three aircraft were fitted with arrester hooks and had their structure strengthened for evaluation as a carrier… Read more
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Tupolev MTB-2 Flying Boat
Tupolev MTB-2 The Tupolev MTB-2 (ANT-44) was a large four-engine flying boat developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau during the mid-1930s for the Soviet Naval Aviation. Its designation, MTB-2 (Morskoi Tyazhely Bombardirovshchik – Heavy Naval Bomber), reflected its intended role as a long-range maritime bomber and reconnaissance aircraft capable of striking enemy naval forces far… Read more