Tag: First World War
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Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.3
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.3 The Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.3 (Farman or Fighting Experimental) also known as the A.E.1 (“Armed Experimental”) was a pusher biplane aircraft designed to carry a heavy cannon armament in the nose. The tail of the F.E.3 was attached by a tubular boom to the propellor by bearings and braced by wires… Read more
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Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.4
Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.4 The Royal Aircraft Factory (RAF) F.E.4 was intended as a ground attack aircraft armed with a 1.5 pounder COW gun and 3 × .303 in Lewis guns. Two prototypes were built but performed poorly under evaluation and were not developed further. The first prototype was armed with a 1.5 pounder (37mm)… Read more
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British Monitor HMS Sir John Moore
HMS Sir John Moore HMS Sir John Moore was one of the eight vessels of the Lord Clive-class monitors built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. These ships were conceived as a response to the pressing need for heavy shore bombardment vessels capable of supporting the army along the Belgian coast, where… Read more