Tag: World War 2
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Avia 534 in German Service
Avia 534 in German Service Germany confiscated a large number of Avia B-534 fighters from Czechoslovakia, subsequently using them as fighter trainers in several fighter pilot training schools. They were also used as glider tugs and target tugs. Three aircraft were fitted with arrester hooks and had their structure strengthened for evaluation as a carrier… 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
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Italian Battleship Conte Di Cavour
Italian Battleship Conte Di Cavour The lead ship of her class of three dreadnought battleships (along with Giulio Cesare and Leonardo da Vinci), Conte Di Cavour was launched om 10 August 1911 and commissioned into the Italian Regia Marina on 1 April 1915. She saw no action during World War One. During World War Two,… Read more