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Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard
Country	USA
Role	SAR/utility helicopter
Launched	22 May 1958
Built	175

The Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard (company designation S-62) was a single turbine engine, three-blade rotor amphibious helicopter. Originally developed as a commercial venture by the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation of Stratford, Connecticut, it was used by the United States Coast Guard primarily for air-sea rescue. The HH-52 has been replaced by non-amphibious types such as the HH-65 Dolphin, which rely solely on the use of a winch from a low hover to conduct rescue operations.

Source: Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard on Wikipedia

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JDS Sawayuki
Country	Japan
Class and type	Hatsuyuki-class destroyer
Launched	21 Jun 1982
Decommissioned	April 2013

JDS Sawayuki (DD-125) is a Hatsuyuki-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The ship was built by IHI Maritime in Tokyo and commissioned into service on 15 Feb 1984.

Source: JDS Sawayuki on Wikipedia

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Martin 4-0-4
Country	USA
Role	Short/medium range airline
First flight	October 21, 1950
Built	103

The Martin 4-0-4 was an American pressurized passenger airliner built by the Glenn L. Martin Company. In addition to airline use initially in the United States, it was used by the United States Coast Guard and United States Navy as the RM-1G (later as the VC-3A).

Source: Martin 4-0-4 on Wikipedia

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Custer CCW-5
Country	USA
Role	5-seat light transport
First flight	13 July 1953
Built	2

The Custer CCW-5 was a twin-engined, 5-seat aircraft of pusher configuration, which used a channel wing claimed to enable low speed flight and short take-offs. Two CCW-5s flew, eleven years apart, but the type never entered production. The aircraft was the third and last of a series of Custer Channel Wing designs.

Source: Custer CCW-5 on Wikipedia

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Hiller XH-44
Country	USA
Role	Coaxial-roto helicopter
First flight	1942-1944
Built	Unknow

Hiller Aircraft Company was founded in 1942 as Hiller Industries by Stanley Hiller to develop helicopters. Stanley Hiller, then seventeen, established the first helicopter factory on the West Coast of the United States, located in Berkeley, California, in 1942, under the name “Hiller Industries,” to develop his design for the coaxial-rotor XH-44 “Hiller-Copter” for the U.S. Army. The XH-44 became operational in 1944. In collaboration with Henry J. Kaiser, it became United Helicopters in 1945. In the postwar years, United Helicopter produced a number of innovative helicopter designs for military and civilian purposes, including coaxial-rotor and tailless designs, as well as more conventional models. In January, 1949, a Hiller 360 became the first civilian helicopter to cross the United States

Source: Hiller XH-44 on Wikipedia

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Bell 407
Country	USA
Role	Multipurpose utility helicopter
First flight	29 June 1995
Built	1400+

The Bell 407 is a four-blade, single-engine, civil utility helicopter; a derivative of the Bell 206L-4 LongRanger. The 407 uses the four-blade, soft-in-plane design rotor with composite hub developed for the United States Army’s OH-58D Kiowa Warrior instead of the two-blade, semi-rigid, teetering rotor of the 206L-4.

Source: Bell 407 on Wikipedia

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Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter
Country	USA
Role	Strategic tanker
First flight	July 14, 1951
Built	811

The Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter is a United States strategic tanker aircraft based on the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter. It was succeeded by the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker.

Source: Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter on Wikipedia

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Bristol F.2 Fighter
Country	United Kingdom
Role	Biplane fighter aircraft
First flight	9 September 1916
Built	5329

The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a British two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War developed by Frank Barnwell at the Bristol Aeroplane Company. It is often simply called the Bristol Fighter, other popular names include the “Brisfit” or “Biff”. Although the type was intended initially as a replacement for the pre-war Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c reconnaissance aircraft, the newly-available Rolls-Royce Falcon V12 engine gave it the performance of a two-seat fighter.

Source: Bristol F.2 Fighter on Wikipedia

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HMS Cavalier (R73)
Country	United Kingdom
Class and type	C-class destroyer
Launched	7 April 1944
Decommissioned	1972

HMS Cavalier is a retired C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by J. Samuel White and Company at East Cowes on 28 March 1943, launched on 7 April 1944, and commissioned on 22 November 1944. She served in World War II and in various commissions in the Far East until she was decommissioned in 1972. After decommissioning she was preserved as a museum ship and currently resides at Chatham Historic Dockyard.

Source: HMS Cavalier on Wikipedia

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Savoia Marchetti S.55
Country	Italia
Role	Flying boat
First flight	August 1924
Built	240+

The Savoia-Marchetti S.55 was a double-hulled flying boat produced in Italy, beginning in 1924. Shortly after its introduction, it began setting records for speed, payload, altitude and range.