Tag: aeroplane
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Seversky 2PA in Swedish Service
Seversky 2PA in Swedish Service The Swedish Air Force ordered 52 two-seat Seversky 2PA for delivery in 1940. They were intended to equip the light bomber Wing F 6 at Karlsborg. Due to a US embargo on arms exports, only two aircraft were delivered. They received the designation B 6 with the Flygvapnet (Swedish Air… Read more
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Seversky 2PA Two-Seat Fighter
Seversky 2PA Two-Seat Fighter The Seversky 2PA was a two-seat fighter/fighter-bomber developed in parallel with the P-35. Using the same basic airframe as the P-35, it was able to be equipped with either a conventional retractable undercarriage, or floats so that it could operate from water. The United States Army Air Corps declined to place… Read more
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Seversky A8V1 Two-Seat Fighter
Seversky A8V1 Two-Seat Fighter The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service purchased 20 Seversky 2PA escort fighters as the Seversky A8V1. This caused friction with the USAAC and may led to a loss of further sales. These were briefly employed in the Second Sino-Japanese War as Navy Type S Two-Seat Fighter or A8V1 (Allied codename “Dick”).… Read more