Tag: aeroplane
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German Floatplane Arado Ar 196
German Floatplane Arado Ar 196 The Arado Ar 196 was designed to an October 1936 RLM request for a Heinkel He 114 reconnaissance floatplane replacement. The four prototypes ordered were delivered in the summer of 1937. The V1 and V2 had twin floats, while the V3 and V4 had a single central floats and two… Read more
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Canberra Airport Hudson Bomber
Lockheed Hudson Mk.IV A16-105 at Canberra Airport Something you don’t expect to see is a five-tonne bomber on the second floor of an airport terminal. However, Canberra Airport has a Lockheed Hudson bomber doing just that. Sitting at the far end of the check-in desks, it’s a monument to all of the RAAF crews who… Read more
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Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk IIC
Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk IIC The Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk IIC was a navalised version of the Hurricane Mk IIC equipped with catapult spools, an arrester hook and full naval avionics. A total of 400 Hurricane Mk IICs originally intended for the Royal Air Force were converted to Sea Hurricane Mk IICs. A total of… Read more