world war ii

  1. Hood

    Soviet Maritime Project Numbers

    Good listings of Soviet naval project numbers are difficult to find. Some were published in books following the events of 1991 and of course Globalsecurity published a list in the late 1990s. No details at all were released of merchant vessels, so about two years I set out to complete a list and...
    • Hood
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    • cold war interwar period red fleet soviet navy soviet union ussr world war ii
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    • Forum: Designation Systems
  2. L

    Blohm & Voss 143 ancestor of the Sea Skimmer

    I would like to present my following book to you: It is the whole story of the first Sea Skimmer. Even before WW II began, the Reichsluftfahrtministerium thought about development of guided missiles. Besides the well known Henschel Missiles (Hs 293 etc.), also Blohm & Voss worked on a guided...
  3. T

    Japanese aviation paintings during WW2

    I like japanese paintings, and I like WW2 aviation too, so what is better of japanese paintings about aircraft, painted during WW2? After a little search, I found the following, some taken from here: Zero fighter ready to take off from an aircraft carrier. It is also on the cover of this book...
    • Temistocle
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    • empire of japan imperial japanese navy imperial japanese navy air service world war ii
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    • Forum: The Bar
  4. Hood

    Air Radio Installation Numbers

    The British Air Ministry created a designation system for the installations of radio equipment in the late 1930s, each number reflected the standardised installation of a particular radio transmitter or receiver and all the various elements including power units, aerial connections, and control...
    • Hood
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    • air ministry cold war great britain interwar period late 1930s world war ii
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    • Forum: Designation Systems
  5. hesham

    RAF Suicide Fighter of 1939

    Hi, here is an idea for suicide fighter Project of 1939,displayed by British military magazine "The R.A.F., Quaterly,that as I translate by google,did we talk about it before ?. Ailes 1939
  6. Grey Havoc

    Howie Belly-Flopper

    One of the ancestors of the Willys Jeep. Formally known as the Howie machine gun carrier, the belly flopper was also known as the Howie-Wiley. View: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/hrc9vz/whats_this_thing/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howie_machine_gun_carrier...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • allies fort benning reconnaissance car united states army infantry school world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  7. hesham

    Bellanca Prototypes & Projects

    Hi, here is a Bellanca Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes and Sketches, Large Transport, 1948-1950, http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/viewer/?eadrefid=NASM.1993.0055_ref725
    • hesham
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    • aviabellanca aircraft corporation bellanca aircraft company cold war interwar period post-world war ii united states world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  8. N

    Japanese Jet Engines of WWII

    Ah okay, that makes more sense. It seems the original description was incorrect. Justo, do you know where I can find more information regarding Japanese centrifugal-type jet engines? I’m curious how they compare to the axial series. and thanks for the amazing images and information, as always
    • Noveos
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    • axis powers empire of japan gas turbine japan jet engine world war ii
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    • Forum: Propulsion
  9. J

    Junkers EF-130 speculative drawings

    - Junkers / DFS EF-130 A four engine heavy bomber of ‘Uralbomber’ class designed in the autumn of 1944 to compete against the Arado E-555, the BMW ‘Strahlbomber Projekt II’, the Horten Projekt 18 (23/2/1945) and the Messerschmitt P.1108. It had a pressurised cockpit for a crew of three...
    • Justo Miranda
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    • axis powers fernkampfgeschwader luftwaffe nazi germany reich ministry of armaments and war production reichsluftfahrtministerium world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  10. Grey Havoc

    Project 1047 Battlecruiser (Royal Netherlands Navy)

    https://www.netherlandsnavy.nl/Special_battlecruiser.htm
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1930s 1940s design 1047 dutch east indies kingdom of the netherlands koninklijke marine project 323 rnln royal netherlands navy world war ii
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  11. Nick Sumner

    Atlantik bomber kreuzer

    Over on this facebook discussion group https://www.facebook.com/groups/208708329671558/ Someone named Stefan Bachi has posted the following drawings under the title ATLANTIKBOMBER-KREUZER and GROßER Atlantikbomber-Kreuzer. I find them, erm... surprising, just wondered if anyone knew more about...
  12. Grey Havoc

    Dame Vera Lynn passes away

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/18/dame-vera-lynn-dead-aged-103/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53091856 Rest In Peace :(
    • Grey Havoc
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    • the forces' sweetheart world war ii
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    • Forum: The Bar
  13. R

    Tanks converted to APCs?

    How many countries converted turreted tanks to Armoured Personnel Carriers? We know about the Canadian "Kangaroos" made from de-frocked M7 Priests and Ram tanks during the summer of 1944. Many Rams were also converted to "Wombat" ammo carriers. Post WW2, Sweden converted a Czech 38T light tanks...
  14. Grey Havoc

    Dunkirk - 80th Anniversary

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/02/captain-sir-robin-knox-johnston-royal-naval-association-have/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirk_evacuation
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1940s 2020 allies british expeditionary force covid-19 fall of france operation dynamo royal navy the little ships world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
  15. Grey Havoc

    Douglas Munro and the Battle of the Matanikau

    • Grey Havoc
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    • guadalcanal campaign medal of honor the history guy united states coastguard united states navy usmc world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
  16. Grey Havoc

    Major General Percy Hobart

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    • british army croft pike hobart's funnies home guard major-general hobart the tank museum united kingdom world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
  17. Grey Havoc

    Norwegian Campaign (naval element)

    Meant to add 'Operation Wilfred' as a tag as well but ran into the limit.
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1940s drachinifel kriegsmarine marine nationale operation weserübung plan r 4 polish navy royal navy royal norwegian navy world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
  18. hesham

    British Light/Civil Aircraft and Projects,Post WWI

    From British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Mr. F. W. Broughton built a single seat parasol wing light monoplane,powered by one 30 hp Carden,developed from Perman Parasol,called Broughton-Blayney Brawney.
  19. blockhaj

    SAAB, Svenska Aeroplanaktiebolaget, Svenska Aeroplan AB, Saab AB aircraft list.

    Note: I know there already exists a thread about SAAB designations etc but that thread also includes other companies besides SAAB. Link to thread. While i understand why those companies were included i personally think we should have a thread dedicated to each of them separately as they designed...
    • blockhaj
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    • 1930s cold war interwar period kingdom of sweden post-cold war pre-world war ii royal swedish air force saab world war ii
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    • Forum: Designation Systems
  20. Grey Havoc

    VE Day

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52577473 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52585652 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/08/ve-day-2020-75-anniversary-celebrations-live-latest-news/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/07/ve-day-2020-celebrations-pictures/...
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1940s 2020 allies united kingdom victory in europe day world war ii
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Military
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