Tag: aviation
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Bruthen Victoria
Situated on the Great Alpine Road in East Gippsland, Victoria, Bruthen is a small town of under 1,000 people. We stopped here on our way from the Buchan Caves to Melbourne which is another 311 kilometres away. There are several places to eat on the main street, including a bakery where we bought coffee and Read more
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Hawker Sea Fury in Canadian Service
Hawker Sea Fury in Canadian Service The Royal Canadian Navy acquired 74 Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 fighter bombers for operation from HMCS Magnificent. An additional FB. Mk.X was taken onto the books for administrative purposes when it was being used on cold weather trials by Britain. Two Canadian squadrons operated the Sea Fury, No. 803 Read more
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Bréguet Br 960 Vultur
Bréguet Br 960 Vultur First flying on 4 August 1951, the Bréguet Br 960 Vultur was a two-seat carrier-based attack and anti-submarine aircraft (ASW) built for the French Navy (Marine Nationale). Designed as a mix-powered aircraft, it had an Armstrong Siddeley Mamba 970-shaft-horsepower (720 kW) turboprop in the nose with a Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet 21.6-kn (4,900 Read more