Tag: aviation
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Yakolev Yak-15 Soviet Jet Fighter
Yakolev Yak-15 Soviet Jet Fighter The Yakovlev Yak-15 (NATO reporting name: Feather) was one of the Soviet Union’s first operational jet fighters and represented an important stepping stone between the piston-engine fighters of the Second World War and the sophisticated swept-wing jets that followed. Although quickly rendered obsolete by more advanced designs, the Yak-15 played… Read more
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Hawker Sea Hawk in Indian Service
Hawker Sea Hawk in Indian Service The Hawker Sea Hawk was one of the most important naval combat aircraft to serve with the Indian Navy during the formative years of India’s carrier aviation capability. Acquired in the late 1950s, the Sea Hawk provided the Indian Navy with a modern jet-powered fighter-bomber and became the principal… Read more
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Tupolev ANT-22 Flying Boat
Tupolev ANT-22 Flying Boat The Tupolev ANT-22 (also designated MK-1, or Morskoi Kreiser – “Sea Cruiser”) was the largest flying boat built in the Soviet Union during the 1930s and one of the most ambitious seaplane projects of its era. Designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau under the leadership of Andrei Tupolev, the prototype first… Read more