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Warsaw Airlift I

Air Warfare Aircraft Poland 23 Min Read

American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft leaving Warsaw and heading East after air drops on September 18.(WisĹ‚a river visible as well as WilanĂłw Palace gardens in upper left part of image). Air routes used for the airlift.Black: Allied flights from Italy.Black broken line: Later egress routes used back to Italy.Blue: USAAF route The Warsaw Airlift of 1944 is one of…

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Kawanishi H6K5

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The Build-Up of the Luftwaffe I

More than the rearmament of the army and the navy, the spectacular development of the Luftwaffe in the six years from 1933 until the outbreak of the war aroused the boundless admiration as well as the dark forebodings of contemporaries. Even today the inventions and brilliant technical achievements of those…

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The Build-Up of the Luftwaffe II

This achievement of the German aircraft industry, which had been seriously affected by the economic crisis, was indeed impressive. At the end of January 1933 the producers of airframes and motors belonging to the Reich association of the aircraft industry employed scarcely more than 4,000 workers. The achievements of the…

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CAIC Z-10 Attack Helicopter

Z-10/H/K Thunderbolt at Chinese Military Aviation The seven tonne Z-10, built by CAIC, entered service with the Chinese Army in 2012. While some French and Israeli hard- ware is reportedly used on the Z-10, all mission software is reportedly indigenous. The digital cockpit features HUD, multi- function displays, night-vision goggle…

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Lockheed Martin U-2S Dragon Lady Update

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