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4 ημέρες πριν · British carriers were designed with armored decks, a measure that provided significantly greater protection against bombs and kamikazes. The additional weight of the armor, however, reduced their typical carrying capability to 35 to 55 aircraft.
3 ημέρες πριν · The English Electric Canberra is a British first-generation, jet-powered medium bomber. It was developed by English Electric during the mid- to late 1940s in response to a 1944 Air Ministry requirement for a successor to the wartime de Havilland Mosquito fast bomber.
2 ημέρες πριν · It includes the RAF's Battlespace Management Force which controls the UK Air Surveillance and Control System (ASACS). The group oversees stations at RAF Boulmer in Northumberland, RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire and RAF Spadeadam in Cumbria.
5 ημέρες πριν · C-47, U.S. military transport aircraft that served in all theatres during World War II and continued in service long afterward. It was used to haul cargo, transport troops, drop paratroops, tow gliders, and as a flying ambulance.
2 ημέρες πριν · In September 1939 the Allies, namely Great Britain, France, and Poland, were together superior in industrial resources, population, and military manpower, but the German military, or Wehrmacht, because of its armament, training, doctrine, discipline, and fighting spirit, was the most efficient and effective fighting force for its size in the world.
5 ημέρες πριν · Kaiser built 50 Casablanca-class carriers between 1943 and 1944. Summary and Key Points: In 1942, industrialist Henry Kaiser proposed mass-producing dozens of small, escort aircraft carriers using ...
4 ημέρες πριν · HMS Queen Elizabeth is heading out to sea after spending the last few months undergoing repair work at Rosyth Dockyard. The 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier travelled down the Firth of Forth following the completion of work to fix her propeller shaft. Repair work to her starboard propellor shaft was needed after a malfunction prevented her from taking part in Exercise Steadfast Defender.
