Tag: aviation
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Republic XF-12 Rainbow
Republic XF-12 Rainbow The Republic XF-12 Rainbow was a four-engined reconnaissance aircraft designed for the USAAF. Designed during the Second World War, the first of two prototypes had its first flight on the 4th of February 1946. On the 10th of July 1947, the first prototype had its right main gear severed at the engine… Read more
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Junkers Ju 86 Operated by Lufthansa
Junkers Ju 86 Operated by Lufthansa Lufthansa commenced operations with the Junkers Ju 86B commercial airliner in June 1936 with the delivery of the V2 and V4 prototypes. The V4 was originally given the name Dresden, but when it was decided to name all of the Ju 86s after mountains it was renamed to Brocken.… Read more
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Junkers Ju 86 Operated by Swissair
Junkers Ju 86 Operated by Swissair Swissair received a Junkers Ju 86B-0 in 1936. Registered HB-IXI, it crashed near Frankfurt at the end of 1937. A replacement Ju 86B-1 was delivered and registered HB-IXE. In early 1939 it was re-engined with BMW 132 Dc radials (making it equivalent to a Ju 86Z-2) and re-registered as… Read more