Tag: Aircraft
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Messerschmitt Bf 110 in British Service
Messerschmitt Bf 110 in British Service Messerschmitt Bf 110C-5 AX772 Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-5 (2177) (5F+CM) of the Luftwaffe reconnaissance unit 4(F)/14 force-landed after being hit by gun-fire at Goodwood (UK) on 21 July 1940. It was repaired at the Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough with parts of another Bf 110 that was shot down near… Read more
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Hawker Henley Target Tug
Hawker Henley Target Tug Designed to meet the 1934 Air Ministry Specification P.4/34 for a light bomber, the Hawker Henley first flew on 10 March 1937. By the time the Henley and the competing Fairey P.4/43 flew, the Air Ministry had dropped its requirement for a light bomber. This decision appears to have been based… Read more
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SNCASO SO.9050 Trident II
SNCASO SO.9050 Trident II Developed from the SNCASO SO.9000 Trident, the SO.9050 Trident II was the prototype for a French mix-powered point defense interceptor. Powered by two turbojet engines and a rocket engine, two prototypes were ordered along with a batch of six pre-production aircraft. The Trident II differed from its predecessor by having a… Read more