Tag: aeroplane
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Arado Ar 196A-5
Arado Ar 196A-5 The final production version of the Arado Ar 196 was the A-5, which entered production in 1943. Major changes included new radios and cockpit instruments, switching the rear gun to the much-improved MG 81Z with 2000 rounds of ammunition, changing the cannon type to the MG FF/M with extended 90 round magazines,… Read more
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Bristol Beaufighter in Polish Service
Bristol Beaufighter in Polish Service 307 (Polish) Squadron RAF operated the Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIf from 14 August 1941 to May 1942, replacing the unit’s Boulton Paul Defiants. The Mk.IIf fighters were replaced by Beaufighter Mk.VIf night fighters which operated until Feb 1943 when they were replaced by de Havilland Mosquitoes. In total, Beaufighter crews… Read more
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Dornier Do 17 in US Service
Dornier Do 17 in US Service The United States Army Air Forces obtained one Dornier Do 17E-1, WkNr 2095 that had defected from Croatia and landed in Italy. Renamed Axis Sally, it was taken to the United States after the war and tested. The bomber was scrapped in 1946. Read more