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Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
Country	UK
Role	Maritime patrol, ELINT, AEW
First flight	23 May 1967
Built	49+2

The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod was a maritime patrol aircraft developed and operated by the United Kingdom. It was an extensive modification of the de Havilland Comet, the world’s first operational jet airliner. It was originally designed by de Havilland’s successor firm, Hawker Siddeley; further development and maintenance work was undertaken by Hawker Siddeley’s own successor companies, British Aerospace and BAE Systems, respectively.

Source: Hawker Siddeley Nimrod on Wikipedia

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de Havilland Dragon
Country	UK
Role	Passenger and military transport / trainer
First flight	12 November 1932
Built	202

The de Havilland DH.84 Dragon was a successful small commercial aircraft designed and built by the de Havilland company.

Source: de Havilland Dragon on Wikipedia

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Saab 21R
Country	Sweden
Role	Fighter and attack aircraft
First flight	10 March 1947
Built	64

The Saab 21R was a Swedish twin-boom fighter/attack aircraft developed and produced by Saab. It was a jet-powered development of the earlier piston-engined 21. It was the first jet aircraft to be produced by Saab. Along with the Russian Yakovlev Yak-15, the 21R was one of only two jet fighters to have been successfully converted from a piston-powered aircraft.

Source: Saab 21R on Wikipedia

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Interstate Cadet
Country	USA
Role	Utility monoplane
First flight	1940
Built	574

The Interstate Cadet was an American two-seat tandem, high wing, single-engine monoplane light aircraft. Around 320 of these aircraft were produced between the years 1941 and 1942 by the Interstate Aircraft and Engineering Corporation based in El Segundo, California. The construction techniques employed were a welded steel tube fuselage, wood (spruce) wing structure with metal ribs, and fabric covering, all of which were fairly standard in the 1940s.

Source: Interstate Cadet on Wikipedia

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SS Petersburg (T-AOT-9101)
Country	USA
Role	Chesapeake Class Tanker
In service	28 June 1963
Homeport	Alameda

SS Petersburg (T-AOT-9101) is one of Military Sealift Command’s two US Government-owned tankers and is part of the 35 ships in the Prepositioning Program. It is part of Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three. Its normal crew complement is 38 civilians and no military personnel.

Source: SNS Petersburg on Wikipedia

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Beechcraft Model 18
Country	USA
Role	Trainer and utility aircraft
First flight	January 15, 1937
Built	9500+

The Beechcraft Model 18 (or “Twin Beech”, as it is also known) is a 6- to 11-seat, twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel light aircraft manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. Continuously produced from 1937 to November 1969 (over 32 years, a world record at the time), over 9,000 were built, making it one of the world’s most widely used light aircraft. Sold worldwide as a civilian executive, utility, cargo aircraft, and passenger airliner on tailwheels, nosewheels, skis, or floats, it was also used as a military aircraft.

Source: Beechcraft Model 18 on Wikipedia

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Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
Country	USA
Role	Surveillance UAV
First flight	28 February 1998
Built	48

The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk is an unmanned (UAV) surveillance aircraft. It was initially designed by Ryan Aeronautical (now part of Northrop Grumman), and known as Tier II+ during development. The Global Hawk performs a similar role as the Lockheed U-2. The RQ-4 provides a broad overview and systematic surveillance using high-resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and long-range electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors with long loiter times over target areas. It can survey as much as 40,000 square miles (100,000 km2) of terrain a day.

Source: Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk on Wikipedia

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Mack NO 7½-ton 6×6 truck
Country	USA
Role	7 1⁄2-ton 6×6 Prime mover
Produced	1943–1945
Built	2050

The Mack NO 7 1/2 ton 6×6 truck was a heavy 6×6 cargo truck designed in the 1940s by the American manufacturer Mack Trucks. It was used by the U.S. Army as an artillery tractor for heavy artillery during and after World War II. The official U.S. Army designation was: Truck, 7 1/2 ton, 6×6, Prime Mover. Its G-number was (G-532).

Source: Mack NO 7½-ton 6×6 truck on Wikipedia

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Dornier Do-27
Country	Germany
Role	STOL light utility aircraft
First flight	27 June 1955
Built	628

The Dornier Do 27 was a German single-engine STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier). Configuration was a classic high-wing, “tail-dragger” aircraft with fixed landing gear.

Source: Dornier Do-27 on Wikipedia

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Northrop YF-23a
Country	USA
Role	Stealth fighter technology demonstrator
First flight	27 August 1990
Built	2

The Northrop/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 was an American single-seat, twin-engine stealth fighter aircraft technology demonstrator designed for the United States Air Force (USAF). The design was a finalist in the USAF’s Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition, battling the Lockheed YF-22 for a production contract. Two YF-23 prototypes were built, nicknamed “Black Widow II” and “Gray Ghost”.