Tag: Military
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Nakajima G5N Shinzan Japanese Heavy Bomber
Nakajima G5N Shinzan Japanese Heavy Bomber The Nakajima G5N Shinzan (“Deep Mountain”), code named “Liz” by the Allies was a four-engined heavy bomber designed for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Prior to undertaking the design, Nakajima acquired the Douglas DC-4 prototype, as they lacked experience with this type of aircraft. Powered by four 1,870 hp Nakajima Read more
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Canadian Aircraft Carrier HMCS Bonaventure
Canadian Aircraft Carrier HMCS Bonaventure Originally built for the British Royal Navy as HMS Powerful, HMCS Bonaventure was a Majestic-class aircraft carrier operated by the Royal Canadian Navy. Laid down on 27 November 1943 as HMS Powerful, she was incomplete at the end of the Second World War and work on her was halted. Canada Read more
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Japanese Battleship Iwami
Japanese Battleship Iwami Iwami was a Borodino-class pre-dreadnought battleship captured by Japan after the Battle of Tsushima on 27 May 1905. Renamed Iwami, she was rebuilt between 1905 and 1907 and she was commissioned into the Imperial Japanese Navy on 2 November 1907. At the start of the Japanese intervention in Siberia during the Russian Read more