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IMAM Ro 37bis
Country	Italy
Role	Reconnaissance biplane
First flight	6 November 1933
Built	617

Photo gallery of a IMAM Ro 37bis, The Meridionali Ro.37 Lince (Italian: “Lynx”) was a two-seater Italian reconnaissance biplane, a product of the Industrie Meccaniche Aeronautiche Meridionali (IMAM) company. It appeared in 1934 and had a composite structure of wood and metal. The aeroplane first saw operational duty in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War (1935-1936) and Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), and during the Second World War it saw duty on almost all fronts, except for Russia and the English Channel. It followed the Ro.1 as the main reconnaissance aircraft for the Italian Army.

Source: IMAM Ro 37bis on Wiki

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Messerschmitt Bf 110
Country	Nazi Germany
Role	Heavy fighter – Ground-attack aircraft – Fighter-bomber/Night fighter
First flight	12 May 1936
Built	6170

Photo gallery of a Messerschmitt Bf 110, The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often (erroneously) called Me 110, was a twin-engine heavy fighter (Zerstörer—German for “Destroyer”) and fighter-bomber (Jagdbomber or Jabo) developed in Nazi Germany in the 1930s and used by the Luftwaffe and others during World War II. Hermann Göring was a proponent of the Bf 110. It was armed with two MG FF 20 mm cannons, four 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 machine guns, and one 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 15 machine gun or twin-barrel MG 81Z for defence. Development work on an improved type to replace the Bf 110, the Messerschmitt Me 210 began before the war started, but its teething troubles from its aerodynamics resulted in the Bf 110 soldiering on until the end of the war in various roles, alongside its replacements, the Me 210 and the significantly improved Me 410 Hornisse.

Source: Messerschmitt Bf 110 on Wiki

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M41B Walker Bulldog
Country	USA
Role	Light tank
Produced	1951–1954
Built	5467

Photo gallery of a M41B Walker Bulldog, The M41 Walker Bulldog was an American light tank developed to replace the M24 Chaffee. It was named for General Walton Walker who died in a jeep accident in Korea. On 7 November 1950, the US Ordnance Committee Minutes (OCM) issued item #33476, redesignating the heavy, medium, and light tank, according to the main armament; the 120mm and 105mm caliber (heavy, larger-than-100mm) Gun Tanks, 90mm (medium) Gun Tanks, and the 76mm (light) Gun Tanks.

Source: M41B Walker Bulldog on Wiki

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Fiat CR.42
Country	Italy
Type	Single-seat sesquiplane fighter
First flight	23 May 1938
Built	1819

Photo gallery of a Fiat CR.42, The Fiat CR.42 Falco was a single-seat sesquiplane fighter that served primarily in Italy’s Regia Aeronautica before and during World War II. The aircraft was produced by Fiat Aviazione, and entered service, in smaller numbers, with the air forces of Belgium, Sweden and Hungary. With more than 1,800 built, it was the most numerous Italian aircraft in World War II. The CR.42 was the last of the Fiat biplane fighters to enter front line service, and represented the epitome of the type, along with the Gloster Gladiator.

Source: Fiat CR.42 on Wiki

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F-18F Super Hornet
Country	USA
Type	Multirole fighter aircraft
Produced	1995–present
Built	500+

Photo gallery of a F-18F Super Hornet, The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are twin-engine carrier-capable multirole fighter aircraft variants based on the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The F/A-18E single-seat and F/A-18F tandem-seat variants are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm M61 rotary cannon and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried in up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

Source: F-18F Super Hornet on Wiki

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Caproni Ca.113
Country	Italia
Type	Training biplane aircraft
Photographer	Tiberio Riva
Description	Album of 133 photos walk-around of a «Caproni Ca.113»

Photo gallery of a Caproni Ca.113, The Caproni Ca.113 was an advanced training biplane produced in Italy and Bulgaria in the early 1930s. Designed as a follow-on to the Ca.100, it was a more powerful and robust aircraft capable of aerobatics. It was a conventional design with two cockpits in tandem, single-bay staggered wings of equal span, and mainwheels covered by large spats.

Source: Caproni Ca.113 on Wiki

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Boeing P-26
Country	USA
Type	Pursuit aircraft
First flight	20 March 1932
Built	151

The Boeing P-26 “Peashooter” was the first American all-metal production fighter aircraft and the first pursuit monoplane to enter squadron service with the United States Army Air Corps. Designed and built by Boeing, the prototype first flew in 1932, and the type was still in use with the U.S. Army Air Corps as late as 1941 in the Philippines. There are only two surviving Peashooters, but there are three reproductions on exhibit with two more under construction.

Source: Boeing P-26 on Wiki

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Boeing F4B-4
Country	USA
Role	Pursuit aircraft
First flight	25 June 1928
Built	586

Photo gallery of a Boeing F4B-4, The Boeing P-12/F4B was an American pursuit aircraft that was operated by the United States Army Air Corps and United States Navy.

Source: Boeing F4B-4 on Wiki

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Bleriot XI
Country	France
Role	Aircraft
First flight	23 January 1909
Built	Uknow

Photo gallery of a Bleriot XI, The Blériot XI is a French aircraft. The first example was used by Louis Blériot to make the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft on 25 July 1909. This achievement is one of the most famous accomplishments of the pioneer era of aviation, and not only won Blériot a lasting place in history but also assured the future of his aircraft manufacturing business. The event caused a major reappraisal of the importance of aviation; the English newspaper The Daily Express led its story of the flight with the headline “Britain is no longer an Island”.

Source: Bleriot XI on Wiki

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Ansaldo SVA
Country	Italy
Type	Reconnaissance biplane aircraft
Photographer	Tiberio Riva
Description	Album of 140 photos walk-around of a «Ansaldo SVA»

Photo gallery of a Ansaldo SVA, The Ansaldo SVA (named for Savoia-Verduzio-Ansaldo) was a family of Italian reconnaissance biplane aircraft of World War I and the decade after. Originally conceived as a fighter, the SVA was found inadequate for that role. Nevertheless, its impressive speed, range and operational ceiling, with its top speed making it one of the fastest (if not the fastest) of all Allied combat aircraft in World War I, gave it the right properties to be an excellent reconnaissance aircraft and even light bomber. Production of the aircraft continued well after the war, with the final examples delivered in 1918. Two minor variants were produced, one with reconnaissance cameras, the other without cameras but extra fuel tanks.