Tag: Second World War
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Henschel Hs 126 Royal Hellenic Air Force
Henschel Hs 126 in Royal Hellenic Air Force Service The German-built Henschel Hs 126 served with distinction in the Royal Hellenic Air Force during the early stages of the Second World War. Greece acquired 16 of these two-seat reconnaissance and observation aircraft before the German invasion of 1941. Designed as a short-range army cooperation aircraft,… Read more
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HMS Trinidad (1941) British Light Cruiser
HMS Trinidad (1941) British Light Cruiser The HMS Trinidad was a British light cruiser of the Royal Navy, built during the late 1930s as part of the Crown Colony or Fiji class. Constructed by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead, she was launched in March 1941 and entered service during one of the most difficult periods of… Read more
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Blohm und Voss BV 222 Wiking Flying Boat
Blohm und Voss BV 222 Wiking Flying Boat The Blohm und Voss BV 222 Wiking was a large six-engined flying boat originally designed for Luft Hansa as a trans-Atlantic commercial transport. With the commencement of World War Two, production was overtaken by the Luftwaffe. Used as a long range transport, reconnaissance and air-ambulance a total of 13… Read more