I thought it might be fun to check the retirement dates of famous jet fighters, say post WWII. Could be extended to attack jets and propeller fighters too. Also foreign types.
Last F-80C: Uruguay, 1970 https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p80_12.html
Last F-84G: Portugal, 1975...
In the immediate postwar years, the Argentine Army acquired 130 Crusader tractor Mk.2 chassis, which were converted into SPGs.
There were 3 versions: one which mounted a Krupp 75mm L.30 75 mm cannon, one fitted with a Schneider 105 mm L.19,6 howitzer, and the 3rd. with a Bofors 75mm L.40 mod...
Does anyone know the history of this particular captured V2, which I believe was at RAF Beaulieu (Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment) at the end of the war. My late father took the photograph as the AFEE photographer but that is all that I know.
air ministry
airborne forces experimental establishment
great britain
operation backfire
post-worldwarii
project backfire
raf no. 43 group
royal air force
world warii
Any info or thoughts on the Aeorlite Spitfire, which was an attempt to build a Spitfire fuselage out of Aerolite, which was resin impregnated fiber that was a predecessor to carbon fiber/carbon fiber reinforced plastic. It wasn't mass produced, but was done to see if it could be done if there...
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SUPPLEMENTAL HISTORY OF THE PRELIMINARY AIRPLANE DESIGN BRANCH ENGINEERING DIVISION BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS, NAVY DEPARTMENT 3 FEBRUARY 1945
Design Request D-1. An investigation of changes necessary to convert to a convoy airplane the B-24D, B-25C, B-26-B or A-26-A to...
Hi,
for this contest,the tenders were; Gloster P.234,P.248 & P.250, Hawker P.1054 and
Supermarine Type 508.
https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=2554
From Canadian Aircraft Since 1909,
RCAF announced for a Navigation Trainer contest in 1944/45,and the tenders were;
1- Fairchild Canada F-8
2- Noorduyn design
3- Victory,may be Model-10 ?
4- Fleet Aircraft,may be Model-70 ?
5- Canadian Car & Foundry design
So what the title says. Say that cme the armistice in 1943 the Italians are able to tow away the ship to some secure port. Or alternatively if you want things simpler Italian commandos do not scuttle the ship in April 1945 and the Germans fail to sink her on their retreat.
Either way you have...
Operation Sandy was the codename for the post-World War II launch of a captured V-2 rocket from the deck of the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Midway on September 6, 1947. It marked the first launch of a large rocket, and the only time for a V-2, from a ship at sea. Operation Pushover...
From The Spangenberg Index,
could be the US Navy was responsible about that contest,it was about Rescue and Utility Helicopter,and the
tenders were;
- United Helicopters (Hiller) L-3
- Kellett
- Higgins H-3
- McDonnell H-3
- Fleetwing Model-52
- Sikorsky
For McDonnell,it was Model-42,about...
View: https://www.reddit.com/r/WarshipPorn/comments/x80zhw/3500_x_2100the_proposed_but_never_built_cl154/
Incidentally the basis of the computer game World of Warships' Austin-class cruiser.
If they had been built, they would have likely received the CLAA hull Hull classification symbol from...
Hello from Russia.
A rare diagram of the space station of the British Interplanetary Society from the book 1959 Project Satellite. Kenneth W. Gatland
This is the first futuristic scheme in Dr. Gatland's books.
All information about this umbrella https://www.bis-space.com/technical-projects/...
After reviewing various resources, I found information, about battleship Strasbourg, after the end of the war, was proposed to be rebuilt as a light aircraft carrier. But there is very little information and this is at the level of "mentions". Now I wondered if there was such a project or did it...
Like the other nations of Europe, Spain also wanted to acquire a high-performance assault rifle by recruiting former German engineers. For this purpose, the CETME center was created, which brought together former members of Rheinmetall and Mauser. Hartmut Menneking's group had already been...
So, after my mom's fifth session of chemotherapy, things are...slightly but decisevly better, not only I got back to study for my last three exams but time to read what I like about : horror podcasts, alternate history and more. So, I browsed the net and I got inspiration from this article ...
After WWII the US military developed a large scale exercise using a fake country called Aggressor. They were known as the Trigonist (see Circle Trigonist link, their flag, manuals, etc.) and the military developed a plethora of information and documentation to support these operations. I thought...
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