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UH-19D Chickasaw
Country	USA
Type	Utility helicopter
First flight	10 November 1949
Built	1728

The Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw, (also known by its Sikorsky model number, S-55) was a multi-purpose helicopter used by the United States Army and United States Air Force. It was also license-built by Westland Aircraft as the Westland Whirlwind in the United Kingdom. United States Navy and United States Coast Guard models were designated HO4S, while those of the U.S. Marine Corps were designated HRS. In 1962, the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Marine Corps versions were all redesignated as H-19s like their U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force counterparts.

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F-104D Starfighter
Country	USA
Type	Supersonic interceptor aircraft
Production	1958-2004
Built	2578

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is a single-engine, supersonic interceptor aircraft originally developed by Lockheed for the United States Air Force (USAF). One of the Century Series of aircraft, it was operated by the air forces of more than a dozen nations from 1958 to 2004.

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UH-60A Blackhawk
Country	USA
Type	Helicopter
Production	1979

Photo Gallery of a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted the S-70 design for the United States Army’s Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition in 1972. The Army designated the prototype as the YUH-60A and selected the Black Hawk as the winner of the program in 1976, after a fly-off competition with the Boeing Vertol YUH-61.

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Fisher P-75 Eagle
Country	USA
Type	Fighter aircraft
First flight	17 November 1943
Built	14

Photo Gallery of a Fisher P-75 Eagle, The General Motors/Fisher P-75 Eagle was a fighter aircraft designed by the Fisher Body Division of General Motors. Development started in September 1942 in response to United States Army Air Forces requirement for a fighter possessing an extremely high rate of climb, using the most powerful liquid-cooled engine then available, the Allison V-3420. The program was cancelled after only a small number of prototypes and production aircraft had been completed, as it was no longer required in its original role, could not be quickly deployed, and possessed no significant advantages over aircraft already in production.

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Ferret Mk 2
Country	UK
Role	Armoured car
Production	1952-1971
Build	Unknow

The Ferret armoured car, also commonly called the Ferret Scout car, is a British armoured fighting vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance purposes. The Ferret was produced between 1952 and 1971 by the UK company, Daimler. It was widely adopted by regiments in the British Army as well as Commonwealth countries throughout the period.

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130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)
Country	Soviet Union
Type	Field gun
Description	Album of 110 photos walk-around of a «130mm M46»

Photo Gallery of a 130mm M46, The 130 mm towed field gun M-46 M1954 (Russian: 130-мм пушка M-46 обр. 1954 г.) is a manually loaded, towed 130 mm artillery piece, manufactured in the Soviet Union in the 1950s. It was first observed by the west in 1954. There is also a Chinese copy, called Type 59. For many years, the M-46 was one of the longest range artillery systems around, with a range of more than 27 km.

Source: 130mm M46 on Wikipedia

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US 75mm M1897
Country	USA
Role	Quick-firing field artillery piece
In service	1898–present

Photo Gallery of a US 75mm M1897 on M2A3 carriage, The gun is of French design. A number of these weapons were purchased by the United States. Similar guns were manufactured in the United States. The parts of the American and French manufactured guns are identical and therefore interchangeable. The gun is the built-up type. Name and model are stamped on the left side of the breech hoop. Name of manufacturer, year of manufacture, serial number and weight, including breech mechanism, are stamped on the muzzle. Data on guns bought from France will be found on top of breech end. M1897A4 and M1897A2 – The M1897A4 gun is a modification of the 75-mm gun, M1897 (French). The modification consists of the removal of rollers and sweeper plates with felt pads, and elimination of a portion of the jacket of the gun which is replaced by steel rails and bronze strips attached to supports on the gun. M1897A2 gun is standard for new manufacture and is similar in design to the 75-mm gun, M1897A4

Source: US 75mm M1897 on Wikipedia

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Messerschmitt Me208
Country	NaziGermany
Type	Liaison aircraft
First flight	1944

The Messerschmitt Me208 was an enlarged version of a Messerschmitt Bf 108 with a retractable tricycle landing gear. Two prototypes were built by SNCAN (Nord) in France during the war. Construction of the Messerschmitt Bf 108 was transferred to the Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Nord (usually known simply as Nord) at Les Mureaux, to the West of Paris, in occupied France in 1942. The company built two prototypes of the Messerschmitt Me 208 during 1943/44. One survived the liberation and was redesignated Nord 1100. Nord built 200 production examples of the Noralpha and these served as communications aircraft with the French Air Force and French Navy. Later, many examples were civilianised.

Source: Messerschmitt Me208 on Wikipedia

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Type 1 Ho-Ni
Country	Japan
Type	Tank Destroyer
Description	Album of 18 photos walk-around of a «Type 1 Ho-Ni»

Photo Gallery of a Type 1 Ho-Ni, The Type 1 Gun tank Ho-Ni I was a tank destroyer developed by the Imperial Japanese Army for use during World War II in the Pacific theater.

Source: Type 1 Ho-Ni on Wikipedia

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Eland 90 mk7
Country	South-Africa
Type	Air portable light armoured car

Photo Gallery of a Eland 90 mk7, The Eland is an air portable light armoured car based on the Panhard AML. Designed and built by South Africa for long-range reconnaissance, it mounts either a 60mm breech-loading mortar or a Denel 90mm gun on a very compact chassis. Although lightly armoured, the vehicle’s permanent 4X4 drive makes it faster over flat terrain than many tanks.