Tag: WorldWartwo
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Alkett VsKfz 617 NK-101 Minenräumer
Alkett VsKfz 617 NK-101 Minenräumer The Alkett VsKfz 617 NK-101 Minenräumer was a vehicle designed by the German firms Alkett, Krupp, and Daimler-Benz during World War II as a mine clearance vehicle to clear a path for men and machines to follow. The three-wheele dvehicle was heavily armored and designed to detonate mines by simply rolling… Read more
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Arado Ar 196A-5
Arado Ar 196A-5 The final production version of the Arado Ar 196 was the A-5, which entered production in 1943. Major changes included new radios and cockpit instruments, switching the rear gun to the much-improved MG 81Z with 2000 rounds of ammunition, changing the cannon type to the MG FF/M with extended 90 round magazines,… Read more
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Dornier Do 17 in US Service
Dornier Do 17 in US Service The United States Army Air Forces obtained one Dornier Do 17E-1, WkNr 2095 that had defected from Croatia and landed in Italy. Renamed Axis Sally, it was taken to the United States after the war and tested. The bomber was scrapped in 1946. Read more