Vought SB2U Vindicator | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Dive bomber |
| First flight | 4 January 1936 |
| Built | 260 |
The Vought SB2U Vindicator was an American carrier-based dive bomber developed for the United States Navy in the 1930s, the first monoplane in this role. Obsolete at the outbreak of World War II, Vindicators still remained in service at the time of the Battle of Midway, but by 1943, all had been withdrawn to training units. It was known as the Chesapeake in Royal Navy service.
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Westland Lysander | |
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| Country | UK |
| Role | Army co-operation and liaison aircraft |
| First flight | 15 June 1936 |
| Built | 1786 |
The Westland Lysander (nickname the ‘Lizzie’) was a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft used immediately before and during the Second World War. After becoming obsolete in the army co-operation role, the aircraft’s exceptional short-field performance enabled clandestine missions using small, improvised airstrips behind enemy lines to place or recover agents, particularly in occupied France with the help of the French Resistance. British army air co-operation aircraft were named after mythical or historical military leaders; in this case the Spartan general Lysander was chosen.
Source: Westland Lysander on Wikipedia
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Gloster Javelin | |
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| Country | UK |
| Role | All-weather fighter/interceptor |
| First flight | 26 November 1951 |
| Built | 436 |
The Gloster Javelin is a twin-engined T-tailed delta-wing subsonic night and all-weather interceptor aircraft that served with Britain’s Royal Air Force from the mid-1950s until the late 1960s. The last aircraft design to bear the Gloster name, it was introduced in 1956 after a lengthy development period and received several upgrades during its lifetime to its engines, radar and weapons, including support for the De Havilland Firestreak air-to-air missile. The Javelin was succeeded in the interceptor role by the English Electric Lightning, a supersonic aircraft capable of flying at more than double the Javelin’s top speed, which was introduced into the RAF only a few years later. The Javelin served for much of its life alongside the Lightning; the last Javelins were withdrawn from operational service in 1968 following the introduction of successively more capable versions of the Lightning.
Source: Gloster Javelin on Wikipedia
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Gloster Meteo | |
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| Country | UK |
| Role | Fighter aircraft |
| First flight | 5 March 1943 |
| Built | 3947 |
The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies’ only jet aircraft to achieve combat operations during the Second World War. The Meteor’s development was heavily reliant on its ground-breaking turbojet engines, pioneered by Sir Frank Whittle and his company, Power Jets Ltd. Development of the aircraft began in 1940, although work on the engines had been under way since 1936. The Meteor first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with No. 616 Squadron RAF. The Meteor was not a sophisticated aircraft in its aerodynamics, but proved to be a successful combat fighter. Gloster’s 1946 civil Meteor F.4 demonstrator G-AIDC was the first civilian-registered jet aircraft in the world
Source: Gloster Meteor on Wikipedia
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Curtiss P-6 Hawk | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Fighter |
| First flight | 1927 |
| Manufacturer | Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company |
The Curtiss P-6 Hawk was an American single-engine biplane fighter introduced into service in the late 1920s with the United States Army Air Corps and operated until the late 1930s prior to the outbreak of World War II.
Source: Curtiss P-6 Hawk on Wikipedia
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Canadair CT-133 Silver Star | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Role | Military trainer aircraft |
| First flight | December 1952 |
| Built | 656 |
The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (company model number CL-30) is the Canadian license-built version of the Lockheed T-33 jet trainer aircraft, in service from the 1950s to 2005. The Canadian version was powered by the Rolls-Royce Nene 10 turbojet, whereas the Lockheed production used the Allison J33.
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Ryan Firebee | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Unmanned aerial vehicle |
| First flight | 1955 |
| Manufacturer | Ryan Aeronautical |
The Ryan Firebee was a series of target drones developed by the Ryan Aeronautical Company beginning in 1951. It was one of the first jet-propelled drones, and one of the most widely used target drones ever built.
Source: Ryan Firebee on Wikipedia
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Cessna L-19 Bird Dog | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | Observation aircraft |
| Produced | 14 December 1949 |
| Built | 3431 |
The Cessna L-19/O-1 Bird Dog was a liaison and observation aircraft. It was the first all-metal fixed-wing aircraft ordered for and by the United States Army since the U.S. Army Air Forces separated from the Army in 1947, becoming its own branch of service, the United States Air Force. The Bird Dog had a lengthy career in the U.S. military, as well as in other countries.
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6-ton 6×6 truck | |
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| Country | USA |
| Role | 6-ton 6×6 truck |
| Produced | 1941–45 |
| Built | 219882 |
The 6-ton 6×6 truck (G512, 514, 547, 569) was a family of heavy tactical trucks built for the United States Army during World War II. The basic cargo version was designed to transport a 6-ton (5,400 kg) cargo load over all terrain in all weather. The chassis was built by Brockway Motor Company, The Corbitt Company, The Four Wheel Drive Auto Company (FWD), Ward LaFrance Truck Corporation, and White Motor Company. They were replaced by the M39 series 5-ton 6×6 trucks in the 1950s.
Source: 6-ton 6×6 truck on Wikipedia
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Bücker Bü 181 | |
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| Country | Multi-national |
| Role | Trainer |
| First flight | February 1939 |
| Built | 3400 |
The Bücker Bü 181 Bestmann was a two-seater, single-engine aerobatic monoplane aircraft built by Bücker Flugzeugbau GmbH in Rangsdorf, near Berlin and extensively used by the Luftwaffe in World War II. The Bü 181 was also built by Zliner Flugzeugwerke AG plant at Zlin, in the Bohemia & Moravia Protectorate and after the German withdrawal the production continued after the war in the same Zlin works, now denominated as the C.6 and C.106 for the Czechoslovak Air Force and as the Zlín Z.281 and Z.381 in various versions for civil use. 783 aircraft were built. Between 1943 and 1945, Hägglund & Söner AB in Sweden built 120 Bü 181’s under license with the Swedish military designation Sk 25.
Source: Bücker Bü 181 on Wikipedia
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