Petlyakov Pe-2 | |
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| Country | Soviet Union |
| Class and type | Dive bomber |
| First flight | 22 December 1939 |
| Built | 11000+ |
The Petlyakov Pe-2 (Russian: Петляков Пе-2) was a Soviet twin-engined dive bomber used during World War II. It was regarded as one of the best front-line medium bombers of the war and also proved successful as a heavy fighter, as a night fighter (Pe-3 variant) and as a reconnaissance aircraft.
Source: Petlyakov Pe-2 on Wikipedia
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Goodyear GZ-22 | |
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| Country | USA |
| Class and type | Non-rigid airship |
| First flight | 1989 |
| Built | 1 |
The Loral GZ-22 (also known as the Goodyear GZ-22) was a class of non-rigid airship, or blimp first flown in 1989 and operated by Goodyear as its flagship promotional aircraft, with civil registration N4A and named Spirit of Akron. This was the only airship of this class ever built.
Source: the Goodyear GZ-22 on Wikipedia
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USS Intrepid | |
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| Country | USA |
| Class and type | Essex-class aircraft carrier |
| Launched | 26 April 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 15 March 1974 |
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11), also known as The Fighting “I”, is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. She is the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in August 1943, Intrepid participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, most notably the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, she was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), and then eventually became an antisubmarine carrier (CVS). In her second career, she served mainly in the Atlantic, but also participated in the Vietnam War.
Source: USS Intrepid on Wikipedia
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Handley Page Halifax | |
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| Country | UK |
| Role | Heavy bomber |
| First flight | 25 October 1939 |
| Built | 6176 |
The Handley Page Halifax was a Royal Air Force (RAF) four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War. It was developed by Handley Page to the same specification as the contemporary twin-engine Avro Manchester. The Halifax has its origins in the twin-engine HP56 proposal of the late 1930s, produced in response to the British Air Ministry’s Specification P.13/36 for a capable medium bomber for “world-wide use.” The HP56 was ordered as a backup to the Avro 679, both aircraft being designed to use the underperforming Rolls-Royce Vulture engine. The Handley Page design was altered at the Ministry to a four-engine arrangement powered by the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine; the rival Avro 679 was produced as the twin-engine Avro Manchester which, while regarded as unsuccessful mainly due to the Vulture engine, was a direct predecessor of the famed Avro Lancaster. Both the Lancaster and the Halifax would emerge as capable four-engined strategic bombers, thousands of which would be built and operated by the RAF and several other services during the War.
Source: Handley Page Halifax on Wikipedia
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Canadair CP-107 Argus | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Role | Maritime patrol aircraft |
| First flight | 28 March 1957 |
| Built | 33 |
The Canadair CP-107 Argus (CL-28) was a marine reconnaissance aircraft designed and manufactured by Canadair for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). In its early years, the Argus was reputedly the finest anti-submarine patrol bomber in the world. The Argus served throughout the Cold War in the RCAF’s Maritime Air Command and later the CF’s Maritime Air Group and Air Command.
Source: Canadair CP-107 Argus on Wikipedia
Views : 2041
Canadair CF-104 Starfighter | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Role | Interceptor aircraft, Fighter-bomber |
| First flight | 26 May 1961 |
| Built | 200 |
The Canadair CF-104 Starfighter (CF-111, CL-90) was a modified version of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter supersonic fighter aircraft built in Canada by Canadair under licence. It was primarily used as a ground attack aircraft, despite being designed as an interceptor. It served with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and later the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) until it was replaced by the McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet.
Source: Canadair CF-104 Starfighter on Wikipedia
Views : 2071
Canadair CF-5 | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Role | Fighter-bomber |
| First flight | 6 May 1968 |
| Built | 240 |
The Canadair CF-5 (officially designated the CF-116 Freedom Fighter) is the Canadair licensed-built version of the American Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter aircraft primarily for the Canadian Forces (as the CF-5) and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (as the NF-5). The CF-5 was upgraded periodically throughout its service career in Canada. The Canadian Forces retired the type in 1995, although CF-5s continue to be used by other countries.
Source: Canadair CF-5 on Wikipedia
Views : 2542
USS Croaker | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Nasty-class patrol boat |
| Launched | 19 December 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 2 April 1968 |
USS Croaker (SS/SSK/AGSS/IXSS-246), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the croaker, any of various fishes which make throbbing or drumming noises. Her keel was laid down on 1 April 1943 by Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 19 December 1943 (sponsored by the wife of Admiral William H. P. Blandy), and commissioned on 21 April 1944, with Commander John E. Lee in command.
Source: USS Croaker on Wikipedia
Views : 1612
Trumpy PTF-17 Patrol Torpedo Fast Boat | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Nasty-class patrol boat |
| Entered service | 1967 |
| Built | Unknow |
The Nasty class of fast patrol boats were a set of 20 vessels built for the United States Navy to a Norwegian design and purchased in the 1960s for covert operations during the Vietnam War. Following the conflict they remained in service until the early 1980s. PTF 17: 1967 by Trumpy (Stricken 1981)
Source: PTF-17 Patrol Torpedo on Wikipedia
Views : 1931
MAZ-543 | |
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| Country | Soviet Union |
| Role | Specialist carrier vehicle |
| Entered service | 1962 |
| Built | Unknow |
The MAZ-543/MAZ-7310 “Uragan” (Russian: МАЗ-543/МАЗ-7310 “Ураган”/Hurricane) is a Soviet/Belarusian 8×8 artillery truck designed and developed by MAZ (Minsk Automobile Plant), in what is now Belarus.
Source: MAZ-543 on Wikipedia
Views : 7562