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Vickers Valiant B.1
Country	UK
Type	Four-jet high-altitude bomber
Photographer	Ondrej Skarka
Description	Album of 71 photos walk-around of a «Vickers Valiant B.1»

Photo gallery of a Vickers Valiant B.1, The Vickers-Armstrongs Valiant was a British four-jet high-altitude bomber, once part of the Royal Air Force’s V bomber nuclear force in the 1950s and 1960s. It was developed by Vickers in response to Specification B.35/46 issued by the Air Ministry for a nuclear-armed jet-powered bomber. The Valiant was the first of the V bombers to become operational, and was followed by the Handley Page Victor and the Avro Vulcan; it was noticeably less advanced than its counterparts. The Valiant has the distinction of being the only V bomber to drop live nuclear weapons.

Source: Vickers Valiant B.1 on Wikipedia

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Tupolev Tu-4 Bull
Country	Soviet Union
Role	Strategic bomber
First flight	19 May 1947
Built	847

Photo gallery of a Tupolev Tu-4 Bull, The Tupolev Tu-4 (NATO reporting name: Bull) was a piston-engined Soviet strategic bomber that served the Soviet Air Force from the late 1940s to mid-1960s. It was a reverse-engineered copy of the American-made Boeing B-29 Superfortress.

Source: Tupolev Tu-4 Bull on Wiki

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Tupolev Tu-16 Badger
Country	Soviet Union
Type	Twin-engined jet strategic bomber
First flight	27 April 1952
Built	1509

Photo gallery of a Tupolev Tu-16 Badger, The Tupolev Tu-16 (NATO reporting name: Badger) was a twin-engined jet strategic bomber used by the Soviet Union. It has flown for more than 60 years, and the Chinese licence-built Xian H-6 remains in service with the People’s Liberation Army Air Force.

Source: Tupolev Tu-16 Badger on Wiki

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Opel Blitz 3.6
Country	Nazi Germany
Type	General-purpose truck
Production	1930–1975

Photo gallery of a Opel Blitz 3.6, Opel Blitz (German for “lightning”) was the name given to various German light and middle-weight truck series built by the German Opel automobile manufacturer between 1930 and 1975. The original logo for this truck, two stripes arranged loosely like a lightning symbol in the form of a horizontally stretched letter “Z”, still appears in the current Opel logo. From 1939, the reliable Blitz 3.6 three-ton version was used in large numbers by the German Wehrmacht armed forces throughout World War II. Derived variants included an elongated version and the four-wheel drive Blitz A. To cope with the bad road conditions and the rasputitsa mud seasons on the Eastern Front, a half-tracked Maultier (mule) SdKfz 3 version was built using tracks and suspension based on the Universal Carrier. Among others, these were used as service vehicles for the Messerschmitt Me 323 military transport aircraft. It is also claimed that Opel, a subsidiary of GM, used forced labor to reap unprecedented profits. To what degree GM controlled Opel at the time is subject to debate, but it is clear that GM did in fact play a role in giving Nazi Germany the Opel Blitz truck

Source: Opel Blitz 3.6 on Wiki

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ZiS-151
Country	Soviet Union
Type	General-purpose truck
Photographers	Igor Suhin
Description	Album of 39 photos walk-around of a «ZiS-151»

Photo gallery of a ZiS-151, The ZiS-151 was general-purpose truck produced by the Soviet car manufacturer Automotive Factory No. 2 Zavod imeni Stalina in 1947–1958. In 1956, the factory was renamed to Zavod imeni Likhacheva, and new trucks were called ZiL-151 (ЗиЛ-151). The ZiS-151 was the first major Soviet military all-wheel-drive truck built following World War II, replacing the imported U.S. Studebaker US6 and the earlier Soviet ZiS-6. In early 1948, the cabs were made of wood, soon replaced with a steel cab. Tens of thousands were produced, including specialized versions for hauling different types of cargo. The Soviets also found the trucks an ideal platform for BM-13 Katyusha rocket launchers.

Source: ZiS-151 on Wiki

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Soviet Army Field Kitchen
Country	Soviet Union
Type	Field Kitchen
Photographers	Yuri Pasholok
Description	Album of 45 photos walk-around of a «Soviet Army Field Kitchen»

Photo gallery of a Soviet Army Field Kitchen, A field kitchen is a mobile kitchen, mobile canteens or food truck used primarily by military services to provide warm food to the troops near the frontline or in temporary encampments.

Source: Soviet Army Field Kitchen on Wiki

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SA.318C Alouette II
Country	France
Type	Light helicopter
Produced	1956-1975
Built	1300+

Photo gallery of a SA.318C Alouette II, The Aérospatiale Alouette II is a light helicopter originally manufactured by Sud Aviation and later Aérospatiale, both of France. The Alouette II was the first production helicopter to use a gas turbine engine instead of the conventional heavier piston powerplant. The Alouette II was mostly used for military purposes in observation, photography, air-sea rescue, liaison and training, but it has also carried anti-tank missiles and homing torpedoes. As a civilian helicopter it was used for casualty evacuation (with two external stretcher panniers), crop-spraying and as a flying crane, with a 500-kilogram (1,100 lb) external underslung load.

Source: Alouette II on Wiki

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Sukhoi Su-7
Country	Soviet Union
Type	Supersonic fighter aircraft
First flight	7 September 1955
Built	1847

The Sukhoi Su-7 (NATO designation name: Fitter-A) was a swept wing, supersonic fighter aircraft developed by the Soviet Union in 1955. Originally, it was designed as tactical, low-level dogfighter, but was not successful in this role. On the other hand, soon-introduced Su-7B series became the main Soviet fighter-bomber and ground-attack aircraft of the 1960s. The Su-7 was rugged in its simplicity but its shortcomings included short range and low weapon load.

Source: Sukhoi Su-7 on Wiki

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SPAD S.VII Cabruna & Ruffo
Country	Belgium – Italy
Type	Biplane fighter aircraft
First flight6	May 191
Built	6000

Photo gallery of a SPAD S.VII Cabruna & Ruffo, The SPAD S.VII was the first of a series of highly successful biplane fighter aircraft produced by Société Pour L’Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) during the First World War. Like its successors, the S.VII was renowned as a sturdy and rugged aircraft with good climbing and diving characteristics. It was also a stable gun platform, although pilots used to the more manoeuvrable Nieuport fighters found it heavy on the controls. It was flown by a number of the famous aces, such as France’s Georges Guynemer, Italy’s Francesco Baracca and Australia’s Alexander Pentland.

Source: SPAD S.VII Cabruna & Ruffo on Wiki

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Sikorsky MH-53
Country	USA
Type	Long-range combat search and rescue helicopter
First flight	15 March 1967
Built	72

Photo gallery of a Sikorsky MH-53, The Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low series is a long-range combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter for the United States Air Force. The series was upgraded from the HH-53B/C, variants of the Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion. The HH-53 “Super Jolly Green Giant” was initially developed to replace the HH-3 “Jolly Green Giant”. The helicopters later transitioned to Special Operations missions. The U.S. Air Force’s MH-53J/M fleet was retired in September 2008.