BAE CT-155 Hawk

BAE CT-155 Hawk

CountryUK
TypeTrainer aircraft
First flight21 August 1974
Built1000+

Photo gallery of a BAE CT-155 Hawk, The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine, jet-powered advanced trainer aircraft. It was first flown at Dunsfold, Surrey, in 1974 as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk, and subsequently produced by its successor companies, British Aerospace and BAE Systems, respectively. It has been used in a training capacity and as a low-cost combat aircraft. Operators of the Hawk include the Royal Air Force (notably the Red Arrows display team) and a considerable number of foreign military operators. The Hawk is still in production in the UK and under licence in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) with over 900 Hawks sold to 18 operators around the world.

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U-505 Type IXc U-Boat

U-505 Type IXc U-Boat

CountryGermany
TypeSous-marin
Description

Album of 112 photos walk-around du sous-marin «U-505 Type IXc U-Boat»

Galerie photo sur un U-505 Type IXc U-Boat, Le U-505 (Unterseeboot-505) est un sous-marin allemand qui a navigué durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Ce sous-marin U-505 a été capturé intact par la marine américaine, il appartenait à l’Unterseebootsflottille N°2 basée à Lorient.

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Nanchang CJ-6

Nanchang CJ-6B

CountryChina
TypeTraining aircraft
PhotographVladimir Yakubov
LocateWings Over Wine Country Airshow
DescriptionAlbum of 23 photos walk-around of a «Nanchang CJ-6B»

Photo gallery of a Nanchang CJ-6B, The Nanchang CJ-6 is an aircraft designed and built in China for use by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) as a basic trainer. CJ-6B: Two-seat armed border patrol aircraft, powered by a 300-hp Zhuzhou Huosai HS-6D radial piston engine. Small number built.

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Avro 643 Mk.II Cadet

Avro 643 Mk.II Cadet

CountryNazi Germany
TypeTraining aircraft
PhotographVladimir Yakubov
LocateFantasy of Flight, Polk City
DescriptionAlbum of 137 photos walk-around of a «Avro 643 Mk.II Cadet»

Photo gallery of a Avro 643 Mk.II Cadet, The Avro Cadet was a single-engined British biplane trainer designed and built by Avro in the 1930s as a smaller development of the Avro Tutor for civil use. One of major operator was the RAAF, which acquired 34 Mk II Cadets, delivered between November 1935 and February 1939. These remained in service until 1946, when the surviving 16 were sold for civil use. Two of these were re-engined in 1963 with 220 hp (160 kW) Jacobs R-755 engines for use as crop sprayers. In the U.K., only two Cadets survived the war.

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Bucker Bu-131 Jungmann

Bucker Bu-131 Jungmann

CountryNazi Germany
RoleTraining aircraft
First flight27 April 1934
Built5000+

Photo gallery of a Bucker Bu-131 Jungmann, The German Bücker Bü 131 “Jungmann” (Young man) was a 1930s basic training aircraft which was used by the Luftwaffe during World War II.

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XM-8 Armored Gun System

XM-8 Armored Gun System

CountryUSA
TypeLight tank
PhotographDavid Lueck
LocateUnknow
DescriptionAlbum of 103 photos walk-around of a «XM-8 Armored Gun System»

Photo gallery of a XM-8 Armored Gun System, The United Defense M8 Armored Gun System is an American light tank that was intended to replace the M551 Sheridan in the 82nd Airborne Division, as well as being expected to replace TOW-equipped Humvees in the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (2nd ACR). The M8 project was eventually canceled. Its role in the 2nd ACR was eventually taken by the M1128 Mobile Gun System.

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Vultee BT-13 Valiant

Vultee BT-13 Valiant

CountryUSA
RoleTrainer aircraft
First flightMarch 1939
Built9525

The Vultee BT-13 Valiant was an American World War II-era basic trainer aircraft built by Vultee Aircraft for the United States Army Air Corps, and later US Army Air Forces. A subsequent variant of the BT-13 in USAAC/USAAF service was known as the BT-15 Valiant, while an identical version for the US Navy was known as the SNV and was used to train naval aviators for the US Navy and its sister services, the US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard

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WZT-1 ARV

WZT-1 ARV

CountryPoland
TypeTwin-engine aircraft
PhotographEgor Kalmykov
LocateUnknow
DescriptionAlbum of 46 photos walk-around of a «WZT-1 ARV»

Photo gallery of a WZT-1 ARV, WZT (Wóz Zabezpieczenia Technicznego – armoured recovery vehicle) was a Polish post-World War II armoured recovery vehicle series. It consists of five versions. The first two, WZT-1 and WZT-2 were built on T-55/T-55A hull, the WZT-3 was built on T-72M hull, the WZT-3M was built on PT-91 hull and the WZT-4 was built on PT-91M hull for Malaysia.

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Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko

Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko

CountryJapan
TypeTwin-engine aircraft
PhotographVladimir Yakubov
LocateNational Air & Space Museum
DescriptionAlbum of 64 photos walk-around of a «Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko»

Photo gallery of a Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko, The Nakajima J1N1 Gekko (月光 “Moonlight”) was a twin-engine aircraft used by the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II and was used for reconnaissance, night fighter, and kamikaze missions. The first flight took place in May 1941. It was given the Allied reporting name “Irving”, since the earlier reconnaissance version the J1N1-C, was mistaken for a fighter.

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