Tag: aviation
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Westland P.12 Delanne Lysander
Westland P.12 Delanne Lysander (Wendover) The Westland P.12 Delanne Lysander (sometimes referred to as the Wendover) was one of the most unusual experimental aircraft developed in Britain during the Second World War. Created by modifying the prototype of the Westland Lysander, the P.12 was an attempt to solve a major weakness of the Lysander: its… Read more
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Heinkel He 51 Evaluated by the Soviet Union
Heinkel He 51 Evaluated by the Soviet Union The Heinkel He 51 was one of the first modern fighters fielded by the newly formed Luftwaffe, but it also became an important subject of Soviet evaluation during the Spanish Civil War. Several German aircraft used by the Condor Legion were either captured or recovered by Republican… Read more
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Focke Wulf Fw 190 in Spanish Service
Focke Wulf Fw 190 in Spanish Service The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 was one of the most formidable German fighter aircraft of the Second World War, and among those who flew it were Spanish volunteers serving with the German Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front. Following the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939, General Francisco… Read more