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Advanced Landing Grounds ( ALGs ) were temporary advance airfields constructed by the Allies during World War II during the liberation of Europe. They were built in the UK prior to the invasion and thereafter in northwest Europe from 6 June 1944 to V-E Day , 7 May 1945. It has been suggested that th
#2 Kualanamu International Airport
Kualanamu International Airport ( Indonesian : Bandar Udara Internasional Kualanamu ) ( IATA : KNO , ICAO : WIMM ) (often spelled as Kuala Namu [1] and informally abbreviated KNIA [2] ) is an international airport serving Medan , Indonesia , and other parts of North Sumatra . It is located in the De
Miami Army Airfield , was a World War II United States Army Air Forces airfield located at the 36th Street Airport in Miami , Florida . The military airfield closed in 1946 and the airport was returned to civil use. In 1949, the airport became a United States Air Force Reserve base until 1960. For t
El Bathan Airfield is an abandoned military airfield in Ariana province, Tunisia , located approximately 15 km south of El Battan, and 30 km west of Tunis . It is now an agricultural area, with little or no visible remains. A light scar on the landscape indicates where its main runway was locate
Ie Shima Auxiliary Airfield ( 伊江島補助飛行場 , Iejima Hojo Hikōjō ) is a training facility, managed by the United States Marine Corps and a former World War II airfield complex on Ie Shima , an island located off the northwest coast of Okinawa Island in the East China Sea . The airfield as such was inacti
March Air Reserve Base ( IATA : RIV , ICAO : KRIV , FAA LID : RIV ) ( March ARB ), previously known as March Air Force Base ( March AFB ) is located in Riverside County , California between the cities of Riverside , Moreno Valley , and Perris . It is the home to the Air Force Reserve Command 's Four
Sendai Airport ( 仙台空港 , Sendai Kūkō ) ( IATA : SDJ , ICAO : RJSS ) is an international airport located in the city of Natori, Miyagi , 13.6 km (8.5 mi) south southeast of Sendai metropolis, [2] Sendai , Japan. The airport is alternatively referred to as Sendai International Airport ( 仙台国際空港 , Se
Breddan Aerodrome is a heritage-listed abandoned aerodrome at Gregory Developmental Road, Breddan , Charters Towers Region , Queensland , Australia. It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Charters Towers . It was built from 1942 to 1943 by Allied Works Council and Queensland Main Roads Comm
Gomel Airport ( IATA : GME , ICAO : UMGG ) is an airport located 3 km north-east from Gomel , the second-largest city in Belarus . It was opened in 1968. Airport in Gomel, Belarus Gomel Airport Аэрапорт Гомель Аэропорт Гомель IATA : GME ICAO : UMGG Summary Airport type Public Serves Gomel Location
#10 Poplar Airport
Poplar Airport ( FAA LID : 42S ) is a public use airport located in Poplar , a town in Roosevelt County , Montana , United States. [1] The airport is owned by Town of Poplar and Roosevelt County. [1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized i
Tromsø Airport, Skattøra ( Norwegian : Tromsø sjøflyhavn, Skattøra ), also known by its military designation Skattøra Naval Air Station (Norwegian: Skattøra sjøflystasjon , German : Seefliegerhorst Tromsö ) was a water aerodrome and air base situated at Skattøra in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Munic
Royal Canadian Air Force Station Jarvis was a Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) station located near Jarvis, Ontario . The station was home to No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School and is usually known by that name. [note 1] Bombing and Gunnery schools trained Air Gunners, W
Glauber Rocha Airport ( IATA : VDC , ICAO : SBVC ) is the airport serving Vitória da Conquista , Brazil . It is named after the Brazilian Film Director Glauber de Andrade Rocha , who was born at Vitória da Conquista. Airport Glauber Rocha Airport Aeroporto Glauber Rocha IATA : VDC ICAO : SBVC Summar
#14 International Airport Irkutsk
Irkutsk International Airport ( Russian : Международный Аэропорт Иркутск ) ( IATA : IKT , ICAO : UIII ) is an international airport on the outskirts of Irkutsk , Russia , at a distance of 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Lake Baikal. International airport in Irkutsk, Russia This article needs to be upd
Pueblo Memorial Airport ( IATA : PUB , ICAO : KPUB , FAA LID : PUB ) is a public airport located six miles east of Pueblo , in Pueblo County, Colorado , United States. [1] It is primarily used for general aviation . Airport Pueblo Memorial Airport Pueblo Army Air Base USGS 2006 orthophoto IATA : PUB
#16 Paine Field
Paine Field ( IATA : PAE , ICAO : KPAE , FAA LID : PAE ) , also known as Snohomish County Airport , is a commercial and general aviation airport serving the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington . It is located in unincorporated Snohomish County, Washington , between the cities o
#17 Georgia World War II Army Airfields
During World War II , the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in Georgia for antisubmarine defense in the Gulf of Mexico and for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers. Georgia World War II Army Airfields Part of World War II Map of Major Georgia
#18 RAF Aboukir
Royal Air Force Aboukir or more simply RAF Aboukir is a former Royal Air Force base located 6.6 miles (10.6 km) northwest of Kafr El-Dawar and 7.2 miles (11.6 km) east of Alexandria , Egypt . Between 1916 and 1947 a number of units and squadrons were based there, including the central depot for
Falls Church Airpark was an airport located in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County, Virginia from 1945 to 1961. The facility was located on a parcel of land owned by Eakin Properties, a Virginia real estate development firm. [1] The airport was primarily used for general aviation and civil defen
#20 Fenton Airfield
Fenton Airfield was a World War II military airfield in the Northern Territory of Australia located at Tipperary Station in what is now the locality of Douglas-Daly and named after flight lieutenant Clyde Fenton . [1] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( April 2019 ) World
The Vickers F.B.5 ( F ighting B iplane 5 ) (known as the " Gunbus ") was a British two-seat pusher military biplane of the First World War . Armed with a single .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun operated by the observer in the front of the nacelle , it was the first aircraft purpose-built for air-to-ai
The CRDA CANT Z.1018 Leone (Lion) was an Italian medium bomber of the 1940s. Italian medium bomber This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article needs additional citations for
The Max Holste MH.20 was a French single-engined racing aircraft built to compete in the 1939 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe air race but not flying until 1941. A single example was built. MH.20 Role Racing aircraft Type of aircraft National origin France Manufacturer Avions Max Holste Designer Max Hol
The Kawasaki Ki-100 ( キ100 ) is a single-seat single-engine monoplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service during World War II . The Japanese Army designation was " Type 5 Fighter " ( 五式戦闘機 , Go-shiki sentouki , or abbreviated as Goshikisen ) . It was not assigned an Allie
The Latécoère 582 was a 1930s French long-range patrol flying-boat designed and built by Latécoère for the French Navy . First flown on 25 July 1935 the 583 was a parasol-wing monoplane flying-boat. Powered by three 890 hp (663 kW) Gnome-Rhône 14Kirs radial piston engines. The French Navy choose
#6 De Havilland Mosquito operational history
The de Havilland Mosquito was a British light bomber that served in many roles during and after the Second World War . Mosquito-equipped squadrons performed medium bomber , reconnaissance , tactical strike , anti-submarine warfare and shipping attack and night fighter duties, both defensive and offe
The Brewster F2A Buffalo [1] is an American fighter aircraft which saw service early in World War II . Designed and built by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation , it was one of the first U.S. monoplanes with an arrestor hook and other modifications for aircraft carriers. The Buffalo won a competit
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a European multinational twin-engine , canard delta wing , multirole fighter . [3] [4] The Typhoon was designed originally as an air superiority fighter [5] and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus , BAE Systems and Leonardo that conducts the majority of the project t
The de Havilland DH.42 Dormouse and its two variants the de Havilland DH.42A Dingo I and II were two-seat single-engined biplanes designed for fighter-reconnaissance and army cooperation roles. They did not achieve production. DH.42 Dormouse DH.42A Dingo I Role Reconnaissance fighter Type of aircraf
The Curtiss Model 22 Cox Racer s were two specialised racing aircraft built by the American Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company . The type was flown as a monoplane , biplane and triplane . Model 22 Cox Racer Texas Wildcat Role Racing aircraft Type of aircraft National origin United States Manufactur
The Lioré et Olivier LeO H-47 was a flying boat airliner built in France in 1936. It was designed to operate passenger services over the South Atlantic, but the outbreak of the Second World War caused the type to be used by the French Navy as a maritime patrol aircraft. [1] French flying boat airpla
#12 Beets Special
The Beets Special was a single-seat recreational aircraft built in the United States in the mid-1970s with the intention of marketing it for homebuilding . [2] It was a parasol-wing monoplane of conventional configuration with fixed tailwheel undercarriage . [1] GB-1 Special Role Recreational aircra
The Zeppelin-Staaken R.XV was an Imperial German bomber of World War I . An incremental improvement to the Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI , this was one of a series of large strategic bombers called Riesenflugzeuge , intended to be less vulnerable than dirigibles in use at the time. Zeppelin-Staaken R.XV Rol
#14 Spectrum S-33 Independence
The Spectrum S-33 Independence is a very light jet designed and built by Spectrum Aeronautical using a carbon fiber construction process that makes the airplane weigh about two thirds as much as a comparably sized aluminum-frame airplane. [2] This article needs to be updated . ( May 2020 ) S-33 Inde
The Airdrome Bleriot Model XI , also referred to as the Airdrome Bleriot XI , is an American amateur-built aircraft , designed and produced by Airdrome Aeroplanes , of Holden, Missouri . The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction. [1] American homebuilt aircraft Airdrome Bleriot Mode
#16 Avro Manchester
The Avro 679 Manchester was a British twin-engine heavy bomber developed and manufactured by the Avro aircraft company in the United Kingdom. While not being built in great numbers, it was the forerunner of the famed and vastly more successful four-engined Avro Lancaster , which was one of the most
#17 Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.9
The Marinens Flyvebaatfabrikk M.F.9 Høverjager ("Høver fighter"), also known as the Høver M.F.9 after its designer, was a fighter seaplane built in Norway in the 1920s. [1] [2] Fighter seaplane built in Norway in the 1920s M.F.9 Høverjager The M.F.9B fighter aircraft F.126. Role Fighter seaplane Typ
#18 Johansen CAJO 59
The Johansen CAJO 59 was a Danish twin-engined amphibious flying boat . Built in the late 1960s, it achieved certification but did not go into production. CAJO 59 Role Light amphibious aircraft Type of aircraft National origin Denmark Designer Carl Johansen First flight 23 July 1967 Number built 1
#19 Tupolev Tu-104
The Tupolev Tu-104 ( NATO reporting name : Camel ) is a retired twinjet , medium-range, narrow-body turbojet -powered Soviet airliner . It was the second to enter regular service, behind the British de Havilland Comet , and was the only jetliner operating in the world from 1956 to 1958, when the Bri
#20 Operational history of the Sukhoi Su-25
A Russian Air Force Su-25 in 2012.
#1 List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft . In the United States Navy , these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (air
#2 Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose
Chitose ( 千歳 ) was a warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served from 1938 to 1944, seeing service as a seaplane carrier and later as a light aircraft carrier during World War II . In her initial guise as a seaplane carrier, she first saw service during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938, an
HMS Battler (D18) was an American-built escort carrier that served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War . Attacker-class escort carrier For other ships with the same name, see USS Altamaha and HMS Battler . HMS Battler (D18) History United States Name Mormacmail Altamaha Namesake Moore-Mc
#4 Japanese seaplane tender Akitsushima
Akitsushima ( 秋津洲 ) was a seaplane tender of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), serving during World War II from 1942 until being sunk in September 1944. Ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Akitsushima . Akitsushima on 18 April 1942 History Empire
USS Bougainville (CVE-100) was the forty-sixth of fifty Casablanca -class escort carrier built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was named after the Bougainville campaign , a prolonged action against Japanese forces entrenched in the island of Bougainville off Papua New Guinea . T
#6 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
The Nimitz class is a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy . The lead ship of the class is named after World War II United States Pacific Fleet commander Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz , who was the last living U.S. Navy officer to hold the rank. Wit
USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75) was the twenty-first of fifty Casablanca -class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was named after Hoggatt Bay, which was named in 1895 by Lieutenant commander E. K. Moore after Wilford Bacon Hoggatt , an ensign serving in Moore's part
USS Saratoga (CV-3) was a Lexington -class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy during the 1920s. Originally designed as a battlecruiser , she was converted into one of the Navy's first aircraft carriers during construction to comply with the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. The ship en
#9 Chitose-class aircraft carrier
The Chitose -class aircraft carriers ( 千歳型航空母艦 , Chitose-gata kōkūbokan ) were a class of two seaplane tenders , later converted to light aircraft carriers , of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II . Under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty , the total tonnage of Japan's naval vessel
USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) is an Essex -class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy (USN) during World War II . Completed in late 1943, the ship was assigned to the Fast Carrier Task Force (variously designated as Task Force 38 or 58) in the Pacific Ocean , the navy's primary offensive f
#11 Atlantic Theater aircraft carrier operations during World War II
World War II was the first war where naval aviation took a major part in the hostilities. Aircraft carriers were used from the start of the war in Europe looking for German merchant raiders and escorting convoys. Offensive operations began with the Norwegian campaign where British carriers supported
HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth class of aircraft carriers and the Fleet Flagship of the Royal Navy . Capable of carrying 60 aircraft including fixed wing, rotary wing and autonomous vehicles, [18] she is named in honour of the first HMS Queen Elizabeth , a World War I
USS Yorktown (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy . Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard , she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown -class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5)
#14 USS Windham Bay
USS Windham Bay (CVE-92) was the thirty-eighth of fifty Casablanca -class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was named after Windham Bay , within Tongass National Forest , of the Territory of Alaska . The ship was launched in March 1944, commissioned in May, a
#15 List of aircraft carriers in service
This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck , hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. [1] The list only
HMS Implacable was the name ship of her class of two aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy during World War II . Upon completion in 1944, she was initially assigned to the Home Fleet and attacked targets in Norway for the rest of the year. She was subsequently assigned to the British Pacific Fl
#17 Timeline for aircraft carrier service
Aircraft carriers have their origins during the days of World War I . The earliest experiments consisted of fitting temporary "flying off" platforms to the gun turrets of the warships of several nations, notably the United States and the United Kingdom. The first ship to be modified with a permanent
HMS Formidable was an Illustrious -class aircraft carrier ordered for the Royal Navy before the Second World War. After being completed in late 1940, she was briefly assigned to the Home Fleet before being transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet as a replacement for her crippled sister ship Illustrio
#19 USS Lunga Point
USS Lunga Point (CVE-94) , originally named Alazon Bay , was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . It was named for Lunga Point on the northern coast of Guadalcanal , the site of a naval battle during World War II . The ship notably participated in support of the landings on
#20 CVA-01
CVA-01 was a proposed United Kingdom aircraft carrier , designed during the 1960s. The ship was intended to be the first of a class that would replace all of the Royal Navy 's carriers, most of which had been designed before or during the Second World War . CVA-01 and CVA-02 were intended to replace
The Straight Corporation Ltd was a significant operator of British airlines, airports and flying clubs from 1935 until the mid 1970s. Its major unit, Western Airways, expanded to become an important parts manufacturer, a maintenance, repair and upgrade organisation, and a builder of transport aircra
Condor , legally incorporated as Condor Flugdienst GmbH and stylized as condor , is a German charter airline established in 1955 with Frankfurt Airport being its main base. Condor offers scheduled flights to leisure destinations and operates, from Germany, medium-haul flights to the Mediterranean Ba
Delta Connection is a regional airline brand name for Delta Air Lines , under which a number of individually owned regional airlines primarily operate short- and medium-haul routes. Mainline major air carriers often use regional airlines to operate services via code sharing agreements in order to in
#4 V Australia
V Australia [1] was a long-haul international airline owned by Virgin Australia Holdings that commenced operating on 27 February 2009. [2] As part of a rebranding of all of Virgin Australia Holdings' subsidiaries, on 7 December 2011 it was subsumed into Virgin Australia . [3] International airline o
Cyprus Airways (Public) Ltd. ( Greek : Κυπριακές Αερογραμμές ) was the flag carrier airline of Cyprus . It was established in September 1947 and ceased operations on 9 January 2015. Cyprus Airways had its operating base at Larnaca International Airport . [3] 1947–2015 flag-carrier airline of Cyprus
#6 EUjet
EUjet was a low-cost airline based at Shannon Airport , Ireland . It operated a network of services from its main base at Shannon Airport (SNN), with a hub at Kent International Airport (MSE), Manston, Kent , UK . The airline was sold to a British company, PlaneStation , which also owned Kent airpor
#7 Aeroméxico
Aerovías de México, S.A. de C.V. [5] ( lit. ' Airways of Mexico, Public Limited ' ) operating as Aeroméxico ( pronounced [a.eɾoˈmexiko] ; stylized as A ERO M EXICO ), is the flag carrier [6] airline of Mexico , based in Mexico City . It operates scheduled services to more than 90 destinations [7
#8 OLT Express
OLT Express Poland (ICOA: YAP) was a Polish charter airline , formally known as Yes Airways . On 31 July 2012 it suspended all charter services, less than a week after the scheduled sister airline OLT Express Regional cancelled all its services. Stranded customers were returned home on LOT services.
#9 Vanair
Vanair was a domestic airline based in Vanuatu . The airline flew to 29 destinations on 18 of Vanuatu's 83 islands, and was wholly owned by the Vanuatu government. Vanair IATA ICAO Callsign X4 ZHI* - Founded 1965 Ceased operations September 2004 Hubs Bauerfield International Airport Fleet size 4 Des
#10 Air France
Air France ( French pronunciation: [ɛːʁ fʁɑ̃s] ; formally Société Air France, S.A. ), stylised as AIRFRANCE , is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France . It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance. As of 201
#11 Rio Sul Serviços Aéreos Regionais
Rio-Sul Serviços Aéreos Regionais S/A was a regional airline headquartered in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , [1] operating scheduled services to southern Brazil. Its main base was Congonhas Domestic Airport (CGH), São Paulo , with hubs at Porto Alegre Airport (POA) and Santos Dumont Airport , Rio de Jane
#12 XiamenAir
XiamenAir , also known as Xiamen Airlines , [4] is a Chinese passenger airline based in Xiamen , Fujian Province . [5] The airline operates scheduled passenger flights out of Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport and, to a lesser extent, Beijing Daxing International Airport , Fuzhou Changle Internation
#13 Concorde aircraft histories
Twenty Concorde aircraft were built, six for development and 14 for commercial service. Two prototypes Two pre-production aircraft Two development aircraft 14 production aircraft Wikimedia list article This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2013 ) Concorde British Airways C
Fly LEVEL SL , trading as Level , is an airline brand under which airlines owned by the International Airlines Group (IAG) operate low-cost flights. [3] The brand has a registered office in Madrid , Spain . [1] Level IATA ICAO Callsign IB IBE IBERIA Founded 15 March 2017 ( 2017-03-15 ) Commenc
#15 Air Union
Air Union was a French airline established January 1, 1923, as the result of a merger between the airlines Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes and Compagnie des Grands Express Aériens . Air Union was merged with four other French airlines to become Air France on 7 October 1933. 1923–1933 airline in
#16 Westward Airways (Nebraska)
Westward Airways was a regional airline based in Scottsbluff , Nebraska. [1] It ceased flight operations on July 25, 2005. [2] Westward Airways IATA ICAO Callsign CN WWD Westward Founded 2002 ( 2002 ) Commenced operations June 1, 2004 ( 2004-06-01 ) Ceased operations July 25, 2005 ( 20
Air Charter International was a French charter airline that operated from 1966 to 1998. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2022 ) Air Charter International IATA ICAO Callsign SF ACF AIR CHARTER Founded 7 February 1966 Ceased operations 24 October 1998 Hubs Paris-Orly Ai
#18 Flair Airlines
Flair Airlines is a Canadian low-cost airline headquartered in Edmonton , Alberta . [9] The company operates scheduled passenger and chartered services with a fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft. The company slogan is Plane and Simple. The airline promotes itself as being Canada's only independent Ultra Lo
#19 Invicta International Airlines
Invicta International Airlines Ltd was a charter airline based at Manston Airport in the United Kingdom. It operated non-scheduled passenger and freight services between 1965 and 1982. UK charter airline Invicta International Airlines IATA ICAO Callsign IM "India Mike" or "Invicta" Founded 1964 Comm
#20 Scoot
Scoot Pte Ltd , operating as Scoot , is a Singaporean low-cost airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines . [4] It began its operations on 4 June 2012 on medium and long-haul routes from Singapore, predominantly to various airports throughout the Asia-Pacific . Scoot's airline sloga
Red Bull Stratos was a high altitude skydiving project involving Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner . On 14 October 2012, Baumgartner flew approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi) [1] [2] [3] into the stratosphere over New Mexico , United States, in a helium balloon before free falling in a pressure s
Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH is a German aircraft manufacturing company. It is perhaps best known for its leading role in the design and manufacture of rigid airships , commonly referred to as Zeppelins due to the company's prominence. The name 'Luftschiffbau' is a German word meaning building of air
The 932nd Airlift Wing is an Air Reserve Force Reserve Command flying unit. It is assigned to the Twenty-Second Air Force , Air Force Reserve Command , stationed at Scott Air Force Base , Illinois. 932nd Airlift Wing 932nd Airlift Wing Boeing C-40C Clipper 09-0540 Active 1963–present Country United
#2 513th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
The 513th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 86th Air Division , based at Phalsbourg-Bourscheid Air Base , France, where it was inactivated on 8 January 1961. 513th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 513th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 30 , commonly abbreviated to Jasta 30 , was a "hunting group" (i.e., fighter squadron) of the Luftstreitkräfte , the air arm of the Imperial German Army during World War I . The unit would score a minimum of 63 aerial victories during the war, at the expense of twelve kill
#4 55th Mixed Aviation Division
The 55th Mixed Aviation Division was an Aviation Division of the Soviet Air Forces during World War II . [1] 55th Mixed Aviation Division Active 1941–1942 Country Soviet Union Branch Soviet Air Forces Type Aviation division Engagements World War II Military unit
No. 258 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron during the First and Second World Wars. No. 258 Squadron RAF Active 25 July 1918 – 5 March 1918 20 November 1940 - October 1941 1 March 1942 – 31 December 1945 Country United Kingdom Branch Royal Air Force Motto(s) 'In medias re' (In the middle of thin
Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) Schlageter was a German fighter - wing of World War II . It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter , a World War I veteran, Freikorps member, and posthumous Nazi martyr, arrested and executed by the French for sabotage in 1923. The wing fought predominantly against the Wes
#7 List of LTV A-7 Corsair II operators
The following is a list of operators of the LTV A-7 Corsair II attack aircraft.
The 20th Intelligence Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, assigned to the 363d Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group at Offutt Air Force Base , Nebraska. It has served at Offutt since June 1992, when it was activated as the 20th Air Intelligence Squadron . "20th Tactical Recon
#9 List of Royal Flying Corps squadrons
A list of Royal Flying Corps squadrons with date and location of foundation. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2016 ) The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the aviation arm of the British Army . Squadrons were the main form of flying unit from its foundation on 13 Apri
#10 United States Air Force Thunderbirds
The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron (" Thunderbirds ") is the air demonstration squadron of the United States Air Force (USAF). [1] The Thunderbirds are assigned to the 57th Wing , and are based at Nellis Air Force Base , Nevada. Created 69 years ago in 1953, the USAF Thunderbirds are the third-ol
The 486th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It activated during World War II and was assigned to the 352nd Fighter Group of VIII Fighter Command . After training in the United States, it deployed to the European Theater of Operations , where it earned a Distinguished Unit
#12 List of wings of the Royal Air Force
Wings within the Royal Air Force have both administrative and tactical applications. Over the years, the structure and role of wings has changed to meet the demands placed on the RAF. Many of the RAF's numbered wings were originally Royal Flying Corps (RFC) or Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) units. W
The 354th Fighter Squadron ( 354 FS ) is part of the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base , Arizona . It operates A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft conducting close air support missions. US Air Force unit 354th Fighter Squadron An A-10 Thunderbolt from the 354th Fighter Squadron [1] Active
The 939th Air Refueling Wing is an inactive United States Air Force Reserve unit. It was last active with the Fourth Air Force , based at the Portland Air Reserve Station , Oregon. It was inactivated on 30 June 2008. This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points
#15 87th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
The 87th Fighter-Bomber Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 438th Fighter-Bomber Group , based at General Mitchell Field , Milwaukee , Wisconsin, where it was inactivated on 16 November 1957. 87th Fighter-Bomber Squadron F-80 as flown by the group i
The 22nd Fighter Squadron , sometimes written as 22d Fighter Squadron , ( 22 FS ) is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 52nd Operations Group and stationed at Spangdahlem Air Base , Germany. 22nd Fighter Squadron 22nd Fighter Squadron - McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagl
The 146th Airlift Wing (146 AW) is a unit of the California Air National Guard , stationed at Channel Islands Air National Guard Station , Oxnard, California. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command . Unit of the California Air National
The 68th Fighter Squadron was one of the longest-serving fighter squadrons in U.S. Air Force history, remaining active almost continually for 60 years. Known as the "Lightning Lancers", on the morning of 27 June 1950 pilots of the 68th Fighter-All Weather Squadron flying the North American F-82 Twin
Jagdgeschwader 11 (JG 11) was a fighter wing ( German : Jagdgeschwader ) of the German Luftwaffe during World War II . Its primary role was the defense of Northern Germany against Allied day bomber raids. Formed in April 1943 as a split from Jagdgeschwader 1 , the unit primarily used the Messerschmi
The 442d Fighter Wing is an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force . It is assigned to Tenth Air Force , Air Force Reserve Command , stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base , Missouri. 442d Fighter Wing 442d Fighter Wing – Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II – 79-0164 Active 1949–1951;
#1 Kumazō Hino
Kumazō Hino ( 日野 熊蔵 , Hino Kumazō , June 9, 1878 – January 15, 1946) was a Japanese inventor and aviation pioneer. His most famous invention is the M1908 pistol . Hino Kumazō Hino Kumazō Born Hino Kumazō ( 1878-06-09 ) June 9, 1878 Hitoyoshi , Japan Died January 15, 1946 (1946-01-15) (aged 67) Tok
Radar, Airborne Interception, Mark IV ( AI Mk. IV ), produced by USA as SCR-540 , was the world's first operational air-to-air radar system . Early Mk. III units appeared in July 1940 on converted Bristol Blenheim light bombers , while the definitive Mk. IV reached widespread availability on the Bri
Radar, Airborne Interception, Mark VIII , or AI Mk. VIII for short, was the first operational microwave -frequency air-to-air radar . It was used by Royal Air Force night fighters from late 1941 until the end of World War II . The basic concept, using a moving parabolic antenna to search for targets
#4 Grid fin
Grid fins (or lattice fins ) are a type of flight control surface used on rockets and bombs , sometimes in place of more conventional control surfaces, such as planar fins . They were developed in the 1950s by a team led by Sergey Belotserkovskiy [ ru ] [1] and used since the 1970s in various Sovi
#5 Grifo radar
The Grifo radar is a family of airborne radars developed by Italian firm Leonardo S.p.A. for fighter aircraft and attack aircraft , and this family of radars includes several series. Family of airborne radars
Georges Théophile Legagneux (24 December 1882 in Puteaux – 6 July 1914 in Saumur [1] ) was a French aviator, the first person to fly an aircraft in several countries, and the first to fly a fixed wing aircraft higher than 10,000 and 20,000 feet. French aviator Legagneux in 1908 with his Ferber IX
Viktor Nikolayevich Belyaev (28 March 1896 — 25 July 1953) was a Soviet aircraft designer, former head of the OKB-4 and the founder of the science of the strength of aircraft structures in the Soviet Union . [1] This article has been translated from the article Виктор Николаевич Беляев in the Russia
Reginald Archibald Cammell (10 January 1886 – 17 September 1911) was an early British military aviator [1] and the first to be killed on active service. [2] Lieutenant Reginald Archibald Cammell RE (1911)
Judith Love Cohen (August 16, 1933 – July 25, 2016) [1] was an American aerospace engineer . Cohen worked as an electrical engineer on the Minuteman missile , the science ground station for the Hubble Space Telescope , the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite , and the Apollo Space Program . [2] After
Lt. Philip Dalton (April 1, 1903 – July 25, 1941 [1] ) was a United States military scientist , pilot and engineer. Dalton is best known for his invention of several slide-rule analog flight computers , the most famous being the E6B . [2]
Park Albert Van Tassel (b.1853-d.1930) was a pioneering aerial exhibitionist in the United States. Van Tassel made the first balloon flights in New Mexico , Utah , and Colorado [1] [2] [3] [4] and helped invent and introduce methods of parachute jumping from balloons. [5] His efforts helped introduc
Ronald Ellwin Evans Jr. (November 10, 1933 – April 7, 1990) was an American electrical engineer , aeronautical engineer , officer and aviator in the United States Navy , and NASA astronaut . As Command Module Pilot on Apollo 17 he was one of the 24 astronauts to have flown to the Moon, and one of
Vance DeVoe Brand (born May 9, 1931) is an American naval officer , aviator , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , and NASA astronaut . He served as command module pilot during the first U.S.-Soviet joint spaceflight in 1975, and as commander of three Space Shuttle missions . American former naval o
Paul Joseph Weitz (July 25, 1932 – October 22, 2017) was an American naval officer and aviator , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , and NASA astronaut , who flew into space twice. He was a member of the three-man crew who flew on Skylab 2 , the first crewed Skylab mission. He was also Commander
#10 John Cyril Porte
Lieutenant Colonel John Cyril Porte , CMG , FRAeS (26 February 1884 – 22 October 1919) was a British flying boat pioneer associated with the First World War Seaplane Experimental Station at Felixstowe . [3] British aviator John Cyril Porte Porte on 22 June 1914, day of the naming ceremony for Wanama
Frederick Brant Rentschler (November 8, 1887 – April 25, 1956) was an American aircraft engine designer, aviation engineer, industrialist, and the founder of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft . Rentschler created and manufactured many revolutionary aircraft engines, including those used in the aircraft of Ch
#12 Salvatore Pais
Salvatore Cezar Pais is an American aerospace engineer and inventor, currently working for the United States Space Force . He formerly worked at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River . His patent applications on behalf of his employers have attracted international attention for their potential milita
#13 Edgar Mitchell
Edgar Dean Mitchell (September 17, 1930 – February 4, 2016) was a United States Navy officer and aviator , test pilot , aeronautical engineer , ufologist and NASA astronaut . As the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14 in 1971 he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands
#14 List of pilots awarded an Aviator's Certificate by the Royal Aero Club in 1913
The Royal Aero Club issued Aviators Certificates from 1910. These were internationally recognised under the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale .
#15 Jagadeesh Kanna
Jagadeesh Kanna (born September 22, 1988) is an Indian stage actor , [1] playwright , film director , and lyricist best known for writing and directing Oru Cup Coffee , a short film on mercy killing . [2] and Never Give Up , a play inspired by the life of Olympic athlete Derek Redmond . Kanna [3] [4
#16 Camille du Gast
Camille du Gast ( Marie Marthe Camille Desinge du Gast , Camille Crespin du Gast , 30 May 1868 – 24 April 1942) [1] was one of a trio of pioneering French female motoring celebrities of the Belle Epoque , together with Hélène de Rothschild (Baroness Hélène van Zuylen ) and Anne de Rochechouart de Mo
#17 Louis de Monge
Louis de Monge (Vicomte Pierre Louis de Monge de Franeau) (1890–New York, 25 July 1977) was a notable Belgian engineer . He is mainly remembered as the designer of the Bugatti Model 100 racing aircraft. [ citation needed ]
#18 Louis Béchereau
Louis Béchereau (July 25, 1880 in Plou, Cher – March 18, 1970 in Paris ) was a French aeronautical engineer and pioneer of French aviation . This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( June 2015
#19 Franky Zapata
Franky Zapata ( French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃ki zapata] ; born 27 September 1978) [1] is a French personal watercraft pilot who is the inventor of the Flyboard and Flyboard Air , and founder of Zapata Racing. Since 2012, Zapata's efforts have been focused on the development and manufacture of pers
#20 James C. Mars
James Cairn Mars (March 8, 1875 - July 25, 1944), also known Bud Mars and the Curtiss Daredevil , was an aviation pioneer . He was the eleventh pilot licensed in the United States. As a balloonist, he was a student of Thomas Scott Baldwin , and as an airplane pilot, of Glenn Curtiss . [1] American a
#1 Fiat A.25
The Fiat A.25 was an Italian water-cooled aircraft engine from the 1920s. It produced 708 kW (950 hp) and was used by the Regia Aeronautica for fifteen years to power their Fiat BR.2 and BR.3 bombers . 1920s Italian piston aircraft engine A.25 Type Water cooled V-12 National origin Italy Manufac
The SMA SR305-230 is an air/oil-cooled, horizontally opposed, four-cylinder, four-stroke , diesel piston aircraft engine. The engine is manufactured by SMA Engines , and is currently the only product of this French company. The engine is offered as a conversion package for the Cessna 182 . As of 201
#3 Anzani 3-cylinder fan engines
From 1905 to 1915, Alessandro Anzani built a number of three- cylinder fan engines and radial engines , one of which powered Louis Blériot 's 1909 cross-channel flight. An Anzani three-cylinder engine that powers a Blériot XI based in England is thought to be the oldest airworthy engine in the world
#4 Fiat A.22
The Fiat A.22 was an Italian water-cooled aircraft engine from the 1920s. It produced 425 kW (570 hp) and powered several absolute world distance records as well as commercial passenger flights. 1920s Italian piston aircraft engine A.22 Fiat A.22 T Type Water-cooled V-12 National origin Italy Ma
The Pratt & Whitney PW1000G , also called the Geared Turbofan ( GTF ), is a high-bypass geared turbofan engine family produced by Pratt & Whitney . After many demonstrators, the program was launched with the Mitsubishi MRJ 's PW1200G in March 2008, and it was first flight tested in July 2008. The fi
#1 Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1970s
Aeroflot , the Soviet Union 's national carrier , experienced a number of serious accidents and incidents during the 1970s. The airline's worst accident during the decade took place in August 1979 ( 1979-08 ) , when two Tupolev Tu-134s were involved in a mid-air collision over the Ukrainian city
#2 List of Soviet aircraft losses during the Soviet–Afghan War
The following is a partial and unofficial list of helicopter and airplane crashes, accidents and shotdowns that occurred during the Soviet–Afghan War of 1979–89. In total, at least 333 helicopters and 118 Soviet jets were reported lost during the war. [1] This transport-related list is incomplete ;
#3 List of accidents and incidents involving the Ilyushin Il-18
Accidents and incidents involving the Ilyushin Il-18 Data from: Aviation Safety Network Il-18 [1]
EgyptAir Flight 804 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Cairo International Airport , operated by EgyptAir . On 19 May 2016 at 02:33 Egypt Standard Time ( UTC+2 ), the Airbus A320 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea , killing all 56 passe
#5 Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
This is a partial list of accidents and incidents involving the Boeing-designed B-17 Flying Fortress . Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances. A few documented drone attrition cases are also included. Main article: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Air
#6 List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1967
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 A that occurred in 1967, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2 . Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of wa
The Decennial Air Cruise ( Italian : Crociera aerea del Decennale ) was a mass transatlantic flight from Orbetello , Italy , to the Century of Progress International Exposition , Chicago , Illinois . The expedition, organized by the Italian Regia Aeronautica , began on July 1, 1933, and ended on Aug
This is a list of aviation -related events from 2000. Years in aviation : 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20
Aeroflot Flight 1912 ( Russian : Рейс 1912 Аэрофлота Reys 1912 Aeroflota ) was a scheduled domestic Aeroflot passenger flight on the Odessa-Kyiv-Chelyabinsk-Novosibirsk-Irkutsk-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok route that crashed on 25 July 1971, making a hard landing at Irkutsk Airport. It touched down 150 me
#10 List of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline (A–C)
This list of accidents and incidents involving airliners by airline summarizes airline accidents and all kinds of minor incidents by airline company with flight number, location, date, aircraft type, and cause. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2012 ) JetBlue Flight 2
#11 1979 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1979: Years in aviation : 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years : 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 19
#12 Federal Airport Act of 1946
Federal Airport Act of 1946 is United States statute establishing a federal program for the development of civil aviation airports within the continental United States . The Act of Congress authorized federal grants to progressively evolve civil aviation bases. The public law mandates a national air
#13 List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1950–1954)
This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances. This tran
#14 Sunderland International Airshow
The Sunderland International Airshow is the biggest free annual airshow in Europe , held at the Roker and Seaburn seafronts. It takes place over the course of three days, usually the final weekend in July (Friday to Sunday), and attracts around 2,000,000 spectators every year. [1] The airshow featur
#15 List of Pan Am accidents and incidents
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving American airline Pan Am . The airline suffered a total of 95 incidents.
#16 2006 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2006: Years in aviation : 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 200
#17 1997 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1997: Years in aviation : 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years : 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 20
#18 1944 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1944: Years in aviation : 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years : 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 19
#19 2014 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2014 : Mediterranean Sea (16 March 2014) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 prepares to land on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61). Ramage is on a scheduled deployment suppor
#20 2010 Austin suicide attack
The 2010 Austin suicide attack occurred on February 18, 2010, when Andrew Joseph Stack III deliberately crashed his single-engine Piper Dakota light aircraft into Building I of the Echelon office complex in Austin, Texas , United States, [5] killing himself and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) manager
VSS Enterprise ( tail number : N339SS [1] ) was the first SpaceShipTwo (SS2) spaceplane , built by Scaled Composites for Virgin Galactic . As of 2004, it was planned to be the first of five commercial suborbital SS2 spacecraft planned by Virgin Galactic. [2] [3] [ needs update ] It was also the firs
The Rotter Nemere or just Nemere was a Hungarian high performance, single seat sailplane designed and built for the 1936 ISTUS gliding demonstration held in 1936 alongside the Berlin Olympic Games . Nemere The Nemere after the Berlin - Kiel flight, on launch dolly Role High performance sailplane Typ
#3 Politechnika Warszawska PW-2
The Politechnika Warszawska PW-2 ( English: Warsaw Polytechnic PW-2 ), also called the PW-2 Gapa , is a Polish lightweight high-wing , strut-braced single-seat, glider that was designed and built at the Warsaw University of Technology and also produced by DWLKK in the early 1990s. [2] [3] Total numb
The Bristol Type 171 Sycamore was an early helicopter developed and built by the helicopter division of the Bristol Aeroplane Company . The name refers to the seeds of the sycamore tree, Acer pseudoplatanus , which fall with a rotating motion. [2] It has the distinction of being the first British he
The AgustaWestland Apache is a licence-built version of the Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter for the British Army Air Corps . The first eight helicopters were built by Boeing ; the remaining 59 were assembled by Westland Helicopters (later AgustaWestland ) at Yeovil , Somerset in Engla
The Eurocopter AS532 Cougar (now Airbus Helicopters H215M ) is a twin-engine, medium-weight, multipurpose helicopter developed by France. The AS532 is a development and upgrade of the Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma in its militarized form. Its civilian counterpart is the Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma . The
The Sikorsky S-61L and S-61N are civil variants of the SH-3 Sea King military helicopter . It was developed and produced by the American helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft . Series of civil transport helicopters This article is about the civil versions of the Sikorsky S-61 models. For the mil
#5 3D Masters
3D Masters was an international 3D radio-controlled helicopter competition held over three days in July. The event attracted vendors, spectators, and elite model pilots from around the world. Each year, vendors use the 3D Masters to debut, demo and showcase new products, as well as sell RC helicopte
Clément-Bayard , Bayard-Clément , [1] was a French manufacturer of automobiles, aeroplanes and airships founded in 1903 by entrepreneur Gustave Adolphe Clément . [2] [3] Clément obtained consent from the Conseil d'Etat to change his name to that of his business in 1909. The extra name celebrated the
#2 Anatra
Anatra ( Анатра ) was an aircraft manufacturer founded by Artur Antonovich Anatra ( Артур Антонович Анатра ) at Odessa , Ukraine , then Russian Empire in 1913 which manufactured aircraft until 1917. Artur Anatra had previously helped fund the purchase of the first aircraft to arrive in the Russian E
#3 Aircraft Manufacturing and Design
Aircraft Manufacturing and Design Co. (AMD) is a manufacturer of three aircraft- the Alarus CH2000, the Zodiac CH601, and the Patriot 150 . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2012 ) Aircraft Manufacturing and Design Type private Industry Aerospace Founded 1995 Head
#4 Blohm+Voss
Blohm+Voss ( B+V ), also written historically as Blohm & Voss , Blohm und Voß etc., is a German shipbuilding and engineering company. Founded in Hamburg in 1877 to specialise in steel-hulled ships, its most famous product was the World War II battleship Bismarck . In the 1930s, its owners establishe
Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH was a German aircraft engine manufacturer based in Munich, Bavaria . Founded in 1913, the firm changed its name in 1917 to Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH (BMW). [1] The company later became known as Süddeutsche Bremsen-AG [ de ] after its engine-production assets and the BMW
The March Field Air Museum is an aviation museum near Moreno Valley and Riverside, California , adjacent to March Air Reserve Base . Aviation museum in near Moreno Valley, California March Field Air Museum Location within California Established 1979 ( 1979 ) Location Riverside County , near Moreno
The National Museum of Flight is Scotland's national aviation museum , at East Fortune Airfield, just south of the village of East Fortune , Scotland . It is one of the museums within National Museums Scotland . The museum is housed in the original wartime buildings of RAF East Fortune which is a we
#1 List of Syrian civil war barrel bomb attacks
A barrel bomb is a type of improvised explosive device used extensively by the Syrian Air Force during the Syrian civil war . They are typically made from a barrel that has been filled with High Explosives , along with shrapnel and/or oil . In Syria they are typically dropped from a helicopter . [1]
#2 S-25 Berkut
The S-25 Berkut ( Russian : С-25 «Беркут» ; "Berkut" means golden eagle in English) is a surface-to-air guided missile , the first operational SAM system in the Soviet Union . In the early 1950s it was tested at Kapustin Yar . It was deployed in several rings around Moscow starting in 1955 and becam
#3 M134 Minigun
The M134 Minigun is an American 7.62×51mm NATO six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute ). [2] It features a Gatling -style rotating barrel assembly with an external power source, normally an electric motor . The "Mini" in the name is in comparison to
#4 Little Boy
" Little Boy " was the codename for the type of atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 during World War II . It was the first nuclear weapon used in warfare. The bomb was dropped by the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay piloted by Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. , comm
#5 M-11 Shtorm
The M-11 Shtorm ( Russian : М-11 «Шторм» ; English: Storm ) is a Russian naval surface-to-air missile system. Its GRAU designation is 4K60 . Its NATO reporting name is SA-N-3 Goblet . The system was first installed on Moskva , an anti-submarine warfare carrier , which was commissioned in 1967, but t
The Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard ("anti-aircraft-gun tank 'Cheetah ' " , better known as the Flakpanzer Gepard ) is an all-weather-capable German self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG). [1] It was developed in the 1960s, fielded in the 1970s, and has been upgraded several times with the latest e
#7 Motobomba
The Motobomba , more properly the Motobomba FFF (Freri Fiore Filpa), was an Italian pattern-running torpedo used by Italian and German air forces during World War II. The designation FFF was derived from the last names of the three men involved with its original design: Lieutenant-Colonel Prospero F