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Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
Country	USA
Role	Jet fighter
First flight	8 January 1944
Built	1715

The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just 143 days from the start of the design process, production models were flying, and two pre-production models did see very limited service in Italy just before the end of World War II. Designed with straight wings, the type saw extensive combat in Korea with the United States Air Force (USAF) as the F-80.

Source: Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star on Wikipedia

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IAR-93 Vultur
Country	Romania
Role	Ground attack aircraft – Low level interceptor
First flight	October 31, 1974
Built	88

The Avioane Craiova IAR-93 Vultur (Vulture) is a twinjet, subsonic, close support, ground attack and tactical reconnaissance aircraft with secondary capability as low level interceptor. Built as single-seat main attack version or combat capable two-seat version for advanced flying and weapon training, it was developed as a joint Yugoslav-Romanian project in the 1970s for the air forces of both nations. The Romanian aircraft were built by I.R.Av. Craiova as IAR-93, and its Yugoslav counterpart by Soko as the Soko J-22 Orao. For Romania, the IAR-93 was intended to replace MiG-15s and MiG-17s in the fighter-bomber role.

Source: IAR-93 Vultur on Wikipedia

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Panhard AML
Country	France
Role	Armoured Scout Car
Produced	1961-1987
Built	4812

The Panhard AML (Auto Mitrailleuse Légère, or “Light Armoured Car”) is a fast, long-ranged, and relatively cheap first-generation armoured car with excellent reconnaissance capability. Designed on a small, lightly armoured 4×4 chassis, it weighs an estimated 5.5 tonnes—much lighter than a tank—and is therefore more suited to rapid airborne deployments. Since 1959 AMLs have been marketed on up to five continents; several variants remained in continuous production for half a century. These have been operated by fifty-four national governments and other entities worldwide, seeing regular combat.

Source: Panhard AML on Wikipedia

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Douglas DC-3
Country	USA
Role	Airliner and transport aircraft
First flight	December 17, 1935
Built	607

The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing propeller-driven airliner that revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting effect on the airline industry and World War II makes it one of the most significant transport aircraft ever produced. It has a cruise speed of 207 mph (333 km/h), capacity of 21 to 32 passengers or 6,000 lbs (2,700 kg) of cargo and a range of 1,500 mi (2,400 km). The DC-3 is a twin-engine metal monoplane with a tailwheel-type landing gear and was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2. It had many exceptional qualities compared to previous aircraft. It was fast, had good range and could operate from short runways. It was reliable and easy to maintain and carried passengers in greater comfort. Before the war it pioneered many air travel routes. It could cross the continental United States and made worldwide flights possible. It is considered the first airliner that could make money carrying only passengers.

Source: Douglas DC-3 on Wikipedia

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Short Sandringham
Country	UK
Role	Flying boat
First flight	16 October 1937
Built	Unknow

The Short S.25 Sandringham was a British civilian flying boat produced during the Second World War by the demilitarized conversions of Short Sunderland military flying boats previously operated by the Royal Air Force.

Source: Short Sandringham on Wikipedia

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Sikorsky S-43
Country	USA
Role	Flying boat airliner
First flight	1935
Built	53

The Sikorsky S-43 was a twin-engine amphibious aircraft manufactured in United States during the 1930s by the American firm Sikorsky Aircraft.

Source: Sikorsky S-43 on Wikipedia

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Hughes TH-55 Osage
Country	USA
Role	Light utility and trainer helicopter
First flight	2 October 1956
Built	2800

The Hughes TH-55 Osage was a piston-powered light training helicopter produced for the United States Army. It was also produced as the Model 269 family of light utility helicopters, some of which were marketed as the Model 300. The Model 300C was produced and further developed by Schweizer after 1983.

Source: Hughes TH-55 Osageon Wikipedia

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New Standard D-25
Country	USA
Role	Joy-rider, Barnstormer, Crop-Sprayer, Mail Carrier
First flight	1929
Built	45

The New Standard D-25 was a 5-seat agricultural and joy-riding aircraft produced in the USA from 1928.

Source: New Standard D-25 on Wikipedia

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Ball-Bartoe Jetwing
Country	USA
Role	Research aircraft
First flight	11 July 1977
Built	01

The Ball-Bartoe JW-1 Jetwing was a US research aircraft flown in the 1970s to investigate blown wing technology.

Source: Ball-Bartoe Jetwing on Wikipedia

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Sikorsky S-39
Country	USA
Role	Flying boat
First flight	1930s
Built	21

The Sikorsky S-39 was an American light amphibious aircraft produced by Sikorsky Aircraft during the early 1930s. The S-39 was a smaller, single-engine version of the S-38.