Tag: Second World War
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Grumman Avenger in British Service
Grumman Avenger in British Service Initially called the Tarpon when in British Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm service, the Grumman Avenger was renamed along with other US Navy aircraft to adopt US names for American built aircraft. The first 402 Grumman TBF-1s delivered were designated Tarpon GR.I (later changed to Avenger), 334 General Motors built Read more
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British Battleship HMS Malaya
HMS Malaya First World War A Queen Elizabeth class battleship, HMS Malaya was built by Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth and Company at High Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, and launched in March 1915. She was named in honour of the Federated Malay States in British Malaya, whose government paid for her construction. She took part Read more
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Grumman Hellcats of 1840 Naval Air Squadron
Grumman Hellcats of 1840 Naval Air Squadron No. 1840 NAS formed on March 1st 1944 at RNAS Burscough as a single seater fighter squadron equipped with 10 Hellcat Is. A large proportion of the squadron pilots were Dutch, mainly from the Royal Netherlands Navy Air Service. 1840 NAS operated from HMS Furious for Operation Mascot, a strike Read more