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LAV III
Country	Canada
Role	Infantry Fighting Vehicle
In service	1999
Built	Unknow

The LAV III, originally named the Kodiak by the Canadian Army, is the third generation of the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) family of Infantry fighting vehicle built by General Dynamics Land Systems first entering service in 1999. It is based on the Swiss Mowag Piranha IIIH 8×8. It was developed in Canada and is the primary mechanized infantry vehicle of the Canadian Army and the New Zealand Army. It also forms the basis of the Stryker vehicle used by the US Army and other operators.

Source: LAV III on Wikipedia

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Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane
Country	USA
Role	Aerial crane
First fly	9 May 1962
Built	31

The Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane is an American twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter. It is the civil version of the United States Army’s CH-54 Tarhe. It is currently produced as the S-64 Aircrane by the Erickson Air-Crane company.

Source: Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane on Wikipedia

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USNS Hiddensee
Country	USA
Role	Tarantul-class corvette
Commissioned	14 February 199
Decommissioned	18 April 1996

Hiddensee is a former East German Navy corvette now part of the Battleship Cove site in Fall River, Massachusetts. Originally a Soviet vessel, the corvette was transferred first to the East Germany Navy, then the German Navy and ended her career in the United States. Under the aircraft designation system used by the U.S. Navy pre-1962, Navy and U.S. Marine Corps versions were originally designated as the HTK, HOK or HUK, for their use as training, observation or utility aircraft, respectively.

Source: USNS Hiddensee on Wikipedia

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Kaman HH-43 Huskie
Country	USA
Role	Firefighting/rescue
First flight	21 Apr 1953
Built	193

The Kaman HH-43 Huskie was a helicopter with intermeshing rotors used by the United States Air Force, the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps from the 1950s until the 1970s. It was primarily used for aircraft firefighting and rescue in the close vicinity of air bases, but was later used as a short range overland search and rescue aircraft during the Vietnam War. Under the aircraft designation system used by the U.S. Navy pre-1962, Navy and U.S. Marine Corps versions were originally designated as the HTK, HOK or HUK, for their use as training, observation or utility aircraft, respectively.

Source: Kaman HH-43 Huskie on Wikipedia

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Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout
Country	USA
Role	UAV helicopter
First flight	2000
Built	30

The Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout is an unmanned autonomous helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the United States Armed Forces. The Fire Scout is designed to provide reconnaissance, situational awareness, aerial fire support and precision targeting support for ground, air and sea forces. The initial RQ-8A version was based on the Schweizer 330, while the enhanced MQ-8B was derived from the Schweizer 333. The larger MQ-8C Fire Scout variant is based on the Bell 407.

Source: Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout on Wikipedia

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Country	USA
Role	Military transport aircraft
First flight	23 December 1941
Built	10174

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remains in front line service with various military operators.

Source: Douglas C-47 Skytrain on Wikipedia

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Lockheed CP-140 Aurora
Primary user	Royal Canadian Air Force
Role	Maritime patrol aircraft
First flight	22 March 1979
Built	21

The Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is a maritime patrol aircraft operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force. The aircraft is based on the Lockheed P-3 Orion airframe, but mounts the electronics suite of the S-3 Viking. “Aurora” refers to the Roman goddess of dawn who flies across the sky each morning ahead of the sun. Aurora also refers to the Aurora Borealis, the “northern lights”, that are prominent over northern Canada and the Arctic Ocean. The CP-140A Arcturus was a related variant used primarily for pilot training and coastal surface patrol missions.

Source: Lockheed CP-140 Aurora on Wikipedia

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Lockheed P-3 Orion
Country	USA
Role	Maritime patrol aircraft
First flight	November 1959
Built	650

The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner. The aircraft is easily distinguished from the Electra by its distinctive tail stinger or “MAD Boom”, used for the magnetic detection of submarines.

Source: Lockheed P-3 Orion on Wikipedia

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Messerschmitt Me 410
Country	Germany
Role	Heavy fighter, fighter-bomber
First flight	14 March 1942
Built	1189

The Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse (“Hornet”) was a German heavy fighter and Schnellbomber used by the Luftwaffe during World War II. Though essentially an incremental improvement of the Me 210, it had a new wing plan, longer fuselage, and engines of greater power. The changes were significant enough to be designated the Me 410.

Source: Messerschmitt Me 410 on Wikipedia

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Messerschmitt Me-108 Taifun
Country	Germany
Role	Personnel transport – liaison aircraft
First flight	1934
Built	885

The Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun was a German single-engine sport and touring aircraft, developed by Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (Bavarian Aircraft Works) in the 1930s. The Bf 108 was of all-metal construction. The Bf 108 was adopted into Luftwaffe service during World War II, where it was primarily used as a personnel transport and liaison aircraft.