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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.

Source: Sikorsky MH-53 on Wiki

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Saab J-29F Tunnan
Country	Sweden
Type	Fighter aircraft
First flight	1 September 1948
Built	661

Photo gallery of a Saab J-29F Tunnan, The Saab 29, colloquially called Flygande tunnan (English: “The flying barrel”), was a Swedish fighter designed and manufactured by Saab in the 1940s. It was Sweden’s second turbojet-powered combat aircraft, the first being the Saab 21R; additionally, it was the first Western European fighter to be produced with a swept wing after the Second World War, the Me 262 being the first during the war. Despite its rotund appearance, from which its name derives, the J 29 was a fast and agile aircraft for its era. It served effectively in both fighter and fighter-bomber roles into the 1970s.

Source: Saab J-29F Tunnan on Wiki

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76 mm divisional gun M1939
Country	Soviet Union
Type	Divisional gun
Photograph	Yuri Pasholok
Locate	Unknow
Description	Album of 21 photos walk-around of «76 mm divisional gun M1939»

Photo gallery of a 76 mm divisional gun M1939, The 76-mm divisional gun M1939 (F-22 USV or USV) (Russian: 76-мм дивизионная пушка обр. 1939 г. (Ф-22 УСВ or УСВ)) was a 76.2 mm cannon produced in the Soviet Union. It was adopted for Red Army service in 1939 and used extensively in World War II. The gun was designated as “divisional” – issued to batteries under the direct control of division headquarters. The F-22 USV was an intermediate model, coming between the F-22, which had limited anti-aircraft capability, and the simpler and cheaper ZiS-3, which eventually replaced it in production and service.

Source: 76 mm divisional gun M1939 on Wiki

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Mil Mi-1 Hare
Country	Soviet Union
Role	Light utility helicopter
First flight	20 September 1948
Built	2594+

Photo gallery of a Mil Mi-1 Hare, The Mil Mi-1 (USAF/DoD reporting name “Type 32”, NATO reporting name “Hare”) was a Soviet three- or four-seat light utility helicopter. It was the first Soviet helicopter to enter serial production. It is powered by one 575 hp Ivchenko AI-26V radial. It entered service in 1950 and was first seen on the 1951 Soviet Aviation Day, Tushino and was produced for 16 years. More than 1,000 were built in the USSR and 1,594 in Poland, as SM-1.

Source: Mil Mi-1 Hare on Wiki

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BTR-60
Country	Soviet Union
Type	Wheeled Amphibious Armored
In service	1959–present
Built	25000+

Photo gallery of a BTR-60, The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APCs). It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen in public for the first time in 1961. BTR stands for Bronetransporter (БТР, Бронетранспортер, literally “armoured transporter”)

Source: BTR-60 on Wiki

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VT-34
Country	Czechoslovakia
Type	Recovery tank
Photograph	Unknow
Locate	Unknow
Description	Album of 42 photos walk-around of «VT-34»

Photo gallery of a VT-34, The T-34 medium tank is one of the most-produced and longest-lived tanks of all time. Identification of T-34 variants can be complicated. Turret castings, superficial details, and equipment differed between factories; new features were added in the middle of production runs, or retrofitted to older tanks; damaged tanks were rebuilt, sometimes with the addition of newer-model equipment and even new turrets. Some tanks had appliqué armor made of scrap steel of varying thickness welded onto the hull and turret; these tanks are called s ekranami (“with screens”), although this was never an official designation for any T-34 variant. T-34 model 1941 s ekranami, manufactured at STZ, with appliqué armour welded to the hull.

VT-34 (VT stands for vyprošťovací tank “recovery tank”) – This variation was a Czechoslovakian purpose-built recovery vehicle.

Source: VT-34 on Wiki

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Lockheed T-33
Country	USA
Type	Jet trainer aircraft
Produced	1948–1959
Built	6557

Photo gallery of a Lockheed T-33, The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (or T-Bird) is an American jet trainer aircraft. It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948 piloted by Tony LeVier. The T-33 was developed from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 starting as TP-80C/TF-80C in development, then designated T-33A. It was used by the U.S. Navy initially as TO-2 then TV-2, and after 1962, T-33B. As of 2015, Canadian-built examples were still in-service with the Bolivian Air Force.