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Avro 643 Mk.II Cadet
Country	Nazi Germany
Type	Training aircraft
Photograph	Vladimir Yakubov
Locate	Fantasy of Flight, Polk City
Description	Album 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.

Source: Avro 643 Mk.II Cadet on Wiki

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Bucker Bu-131 Jungmann
Country	Nazi Germany
Role	Training aircraft
First flight	27 April 1934
Built	5000+

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.

Source: Bucker Bu-131 Jungmann on Wiki

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XM-8 Armored Gun System
Country	USA
Type	Light tank
Photograph	David Lueck
Locate	Unknow
Description	Album 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.

Source: XM-8 Armored Gun System on Wiki

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Vultee BT-13 Valiant
Country	USA
Role	Trainer aircraft
First flight	March 1939
Built	9525

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

Source: Vultee BT-13 Valiant on Wiki

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WZT-1 ARV
Country	Poland
Type	Twin-engine aircraft
Photograph	Egor Kalmykov
Locate	Unknow
Description	Album 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.

Source: WZT-1 ARV on Wiki

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Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko
Country	Japan
Type	Twin-engine aircraft
Photograph	Vladimir Yakubov
Locate	National Air & Space Museum
Description	Album 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.

Source: Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko on Wiki

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North American AT-6D Texan
Country	USA
Role	Single-engined advanced trainer aircraft
First flight	1 April 1935
Built	15495

North American Aviation T-6 Texan is a single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II and into the 1970s. Designed by North American Aviation, the T-6 is known by a variety of designations depending on the model and operating air force. The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) and USAAF designated it as the AT-6, the United States Navy the SNJ, and British Commonwealth air forces, the Harvard, the name it is best known by outside of the US. After 1962, US forces designated it the T-6. It remains a popular warbird aircraft used for airshow demonstrations and static displays. It has also been used many times to simulate various Japanese aircraft including the Mitsubishi A6M Zero in movies depicting World War II in the Pacific.

Source: North American AT-6D Texan on Wiki

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Country	USA
Role	Light bomber
First flight	28 June 1954
Number built	294

Photo gallery of a Douglas WB-66 Destroyer, The Douglas B-66 Destroyer was a U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Command light bomber based on the United States Navy’s A-3 Skywarrior carrier-based heavy attack aircraft. It was intended to replace the Douglas A-26 Invader. An RB-66 photo-reconnaissance version was ordered simultaneously. The USAF B-66 retained the three-man crew from the US Navy A-3, but incorporated ejection seats that the US Navy variant lacked. WB-66D: Electronic weather reconnaissance variant with the crew compartment modified for two observers, 36 built with two later modified to X-21A.

Source: Douglas WB-66 Destroyer on Wiki

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Wiesel 1 Fahrschulek
Country	Germany
Type	Light air-transportable armoured fighting vehicle
Photograph	Ulrich Wrede
Locate	Unknow
Description	Album of 34 photos walk-around of a «Wiesel 1 Fahrschule»

Photo gallery of a Wiesel 1 Fahrschule, The Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC) is a German light air-transportable armoured fighting vehicle, more specifically a lightly armoured weapons carrier. It is quite similar to historical scouting tankettes in size, form and function, and is the only true modern tankette in use in Western Europe. Variants in Service Wiesel 1 Aufklärung: reconnaissance Wiesel 1 ATM TOW: anti-tank vehicle fitted with TOW missiles Wiesel 1TOW: Uprated with BMS Wiesel 1 MK20: fire support version with a Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh202 20mm autocannon Wiesel 1 MK20 Variant 1: Uprated with new sight Wiesel 1 MK20 Variant 2: Uprated with BMS Remotely controlled Wiesel 1 equipped with ground-scanning radar as part of the Route Clearance System Prototypes and Studies Wiesel 1 ATM TOW Resupply: cargo carrier fitted with racks for TOW missiles Wiesel 1 BTM-208: fitted with a SAMM BTM-208 turret armed with .50-cal (12.7mm) M2HB and 7.62mm MG3 machine guns Wiesel 1 ATM HOT: anti-tank vehicle fitted with HOT missiles Wiesel 1 ATM HOT Variant 1: fitted with UTM-800 turret Wiesel 1 Radar: fitted with RATAC-S multi-purpose radar Wiesel 1 MK25: 25 mm armed version

Source: Wiesel 1 Fahrschule on Wiki

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M923 Guntruck
Country	USA
Type	Cargo truck

Photo gallery of a M923 Guntruck, This medium cargo truck of the 5 ton category, is representative of today’s generation of logistical vehicles of the U.S. Forces. It entered service in the early eighties. The M-923 has an extremely sturdy structure and excellent off-road features, which are necessary to secure the flow of material to the front line combat units. Based on this chassis many versions have been produced: wrecking trucks, tank trucks, mobile maintenance and communication trucks. The A-1 version is characteristic because of its large off-road tires which have earned it the nick-name “big-foot”. During its operational use, and in particular in the most recent military campaigns in which it was employed as Iraq and Afghanistan, the “Big Foot” has often been modified with the addition of “home made” protections to reduce the damages caused by the fire of light weapons. However, the personalization of the vehicles, made “on field” by the crews, were possible thanks to the excellent platform offered by-M-923 trucks.