langs: 26 июля [ru] / july 26 [en] / 26. juli [de] / 26 juillet [fr] / 26 luglio [it] / 26 de julio [es]
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Royal Air Force Station Reykjavik or more simply RAF Reykjavik is a former Royal Air Force station , at Reykjavík Airport , Iceland . Former Royal Air Force station in Iceland RAF Reykjavik Hurricane aircraft at RAF Reykjavik during World War II IATA : RKV ICAO : BIRK Summary Airport type Military O
Hisar Airport ( IATA : HSS , ICAO : VIHR ) , officially known as Maharaja Agrasen International Airport existing as domestic airport presently under upgrade by 30 March 2024 , [3] is a DGCA -licensed public airport serving Hisar in Haryana state of India. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-
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
Saint-Inglevert Airfield is a general aviation airfield at Saint-Inglevert , Pas-de-Calais , [Note 1] France . In the First World War an airfield was established near Saint-Inglevert by the Royal Flying Corps , later passing to the Royal Air Force on formation and thus becoming RAF Saint Inglevert .
#5 STOLport
A STOLport or STOLPORT was an airport designed with STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) operations in mind, usually for an aircraft class of certain weight and size. The term "STOLport" did not appear to be in common usage as of 2008, although was commonly used by pilots flying into Biggin Hill during
Gray Butte Field Airport is a private airport located 25 miles east of Palmdale, California . It is owned by General Atomics of San Diego . Its primary use is the development and testing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for the United States Military and the United States Government. Private airpor
Corona Municipal Airport ( ICAO : KAJO , FAA LID : AJO ) , formerly L66 , is three miles northwest of Downtown Corona , serving Riverside County , California , United States. [1] The airport has a few businesses, such as a cafe, "Flying Academy" [2] flight training center, and aircraft maintenance a
Boigu Island Airport ( IATA : GIC [2] [3] , ICAO : YBOI ) is an airport serving Boigu Island in Queensland , Australia . It was officially opened as the Charlie Gibuma Memorial Airstrip on 26 July 1981 by Hon. Ken Tomkins, then Queensland Minister for Aboriginal and Island Affairs. The airport is op
Sidi Haneish Airfield is an abandoned World War II military airfield complex in Egypt , in the western desert, about 376 km (235 miles) west-northwest of Cairo . This article is about Sidi Haneish Airfield in Egypt. For The SAS Raid, see Raid on Sidi Haneish Airfield . Sidi Haneish Airfield Haggag
Harvard State Airport ( FAA LID : 08K ) (Harvard State Airfield) is two miles northeast of Harvard , in Clay County , Nebraska . It has no airline flights. Airport in near Harvard, Nebraska Harvard State Airport Harvard Army Airfield 1999 USGS Photo IATA : none ICAO : none FAA LID : 08K Summary Airp
#11 Hunsdon Airfield
Hunsdon Airfield is an airfield near Hunsdon , Hertfordshire and 2.8 miles (4.5 km) north of Harlow , Essex , England . As of 2021, it is used by a local microlight club. Airport in Near Ware, Hertfordshire Hunsdon Airfield RAF Hunsdon Air Ministry Map of RAF Hunsdon IATA : none ICAO : none Summar
Laurel Airport ( FAA LID : N06 ) is a public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Laurel , a city in Sussex County , Delaware , United States . It is privately owned by Dest Inc. [1] For other uses, see Laurel Airport (disambiguation) . Airport
Jefferson County Airpark (Steubenville, Ohio) ( FAA LID : 2G2 ) , is a full-service general aviation public airport near Steubenville , Ohio , U.S. , part of the Pittsburgh Combined Statistical Area that serves small and mid-sized private, corporate and commercial traffic. The airport serves transie
#14 Yichun Mingyueshan Airport
Yichun Mingyueshan Airport ( IATA : YIC , ICAO : ZSYC ) is an airport serving the city of Yichun in Jiangxi Province , China. It is located in Hutian Town, Yuanzhou District . As the only airport in western Jiangxi, it also serves the nearby cities of Pingxiang and Xinyu in addition to Yichun, with
DuBois Regional Airport ( IATA : DUJ [2] , ICAO : KDUJ , FAA LID : DUJ ) , formerly DuBois–Jefferson County Airport , is in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania , [1] eight miles northwest of DuBois , [1] a city in Clearfield County . The airport is in Washington Township . It is owned and operated by the
#16 Abu Dhabi International Airport
Abu Dhabi International Airport ( Arabic : مطار أبو ظبي الدولي ) ( IATA : AUH , ICAO : OMAA ) is an international airport in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi , the capital of the United Arab Emirates . Largest airport serving Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates This article is about the airport opened in 1982.
#17 Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport [5] ( Hungarian : Budapest Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér ) ( IATA : BUD , ICAO : LHBP ) , formerly known as Budapest Ferihegy International Airport and still commonly called just Ferihegy , is the international airport serving the Hungarian capital cit
#18 CFB Trenton
Canadian Forces Base Trenton ( IATA : YTR , ICAO : CYTR ) (also CFB Trenton ), formerly RCAF Station Trenton, is a Canadian Forces base located within the city of Quinte West, Ontario . It is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and is the hub for air transport operat
Hartness State Airport ( IATA : VSF , ICAO : KVSF , FAA LID : VSF ) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Springfield , a town in Windsor County , Vermont , United States . It is owned by the State of Vermont. [1] Airport in Vermont, United St
#20 Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport
Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport ( IATA : LHW , ICAO : ZLLL ) is an airport serving Lanzhou , the capital of Gansu Province, China. It is located 71 kilometres (44 mi) northwest of downtown Lanzhou. It was opened in 1970 [1] and serves as a major air hub for the province of Gansu and weste
The Atka B-24D Liberator is a derelict bomber on Atka Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska . The Consolidated B-24D Liberator was deliberately crash-landed on the island on 9 December 1942, and is one of only eight surviving D-model Liberators (including partial and derelict aircraft). The aircr
The AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma is an American unmanned aircraft system which is small, battery powered , and hand-launched. Its primary mission is surveillance and intelligence gathering using an electro-optical and infrared camera . It is produced by AeroVironment . RQ-20 Puma AeroVironment RQ-20 Pum
The Macchi C.200 Saetta (Italian: "Lightning"), or MC.200, was a fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by Aeronautica Macchi in Italy . Various versions were flown by the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Air Force) who used the type throughout the Second World War . 1937 Italian fighter aircraft fam
#4 List of Chengdu J-7 variants
The following is a list of variants and specifications for variants of the Chengdu J-7 , which differed considerably between models in its 48 years of its production run. Production of the J-7 ceased after delivering of 16 F-7BGIs to the Bangladesh Air Force in 2013.
The Petlyakov Pe-8 ( Russian : Петляков Пе-8 ) was a Soviet heavy bomber designed before World War II , and the only four-engine bomber the USSR built during the war. Produced in limited numbers, it was used to bomb Berlin in August 1941. It was also used for so-called "morale raids" designed to rai
#6 Chengdu J-20
The Chengdu J-20 ( Chinese : 歼-20 ; pinyin : Jiān-Èrlíng ), also known as Mighty Dragon ( Chinese : 威龙 ; pinyin : Wēilóng ), [8] [9] [10] is a twinjet all-weather stealth [11] fighter aircraft developed by China 's Chengdu Aerospace Corporation for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). [5]
#7 Enola Gay
The Enola Gay ( / ə ˈ n oʊ l ə / ) is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber , named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets . On 6 August 1945, piloted by Tibbets and Robert A. Lewis during the final stages of World War II , it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic
The AHRLAC (Advanced High Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft) is a South African light reconnaissance and counter-insurgency aircraft developed by AHRLAC Holdings , a joint venture between the Paramount Group and Aerosud . It is designed to perform as an inexpensive, more versatile substitute
#9 Dive bomber
A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy for the bomb it drops. Diving towards the target simplifies the bomb's trajectory and allows the pilot to keep visual contact throughout the bomb run. This allows attacks on point targets and s
#10 SM-64 Navaho
The North American SM-64 Navaho was a supersonic intercontinental cruise missile project built by North American Aviation (NAA). The final design was capable of delivering a nuclear weapon to the USSR from bases within the US, while cruising at Mach 3 (3,700 km/h; 2,300 mph) at 60,000 feet (18
#11 Mitsubishi J8M
The Mitsubishi J8M Shūsui ( Japanese : 三菱 J8M 秋水, literally "Autumn Water", used as a poetic term meaning "Sharp Sword" deriving from the swishing sound of a sword) was a Japanese World War II rocket -powered interceptor aircraft closely based on the German Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet . Built as a jo
#12 Whitehead No. 21
The Whitehead No.21 was the aircraft that aviation pioneer Gustave Whitehead claimed to have flown near Bridgeport, Connecticut on August 14, 1901. A description and photographs of Whitehead's aircraft appeared in Scientific American in June 1901, [1] stating that the "novel flying machine" had just
#13 Straight Flush
Straight Flush was the name of a B-29 Superfortress (B-29-36-MO 44-27301, Victor number 85) that participated in the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. For other uses, see Straight flush (disambiguation) . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2018 ) S
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American wide-body jet airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes . After dropping its Sonic Cruiser project, Boeing announced the conventional 7E7 on January 29, 2003, focused on efficiency. The program was launched on April 26, 2004, with an
The Nord 1500 Griffon was an experimental ramjet -powered interceptor aircraft designed and built by French state-owned aircraft manufacturer Nord Aviation . The Griffon was developed to become a Mach 2 follow on to the supersonic Nord Gerfaut research aircraft. Development of the aircraft began in
#16 Bede XBD-2
The Bede XBD-2 was an experimental short takeoff and landing ( STOL ) aircraft, with several novel features such as structural use of glass-fibre and aluminium honeycomb, a suction boundary layer control (BLC) system and fuselage -mounted twin engines driving a pusher configuration , shrouded single
#17 Jet aircraft
A jet aircraft (or simply jet ) is an aircraft (nearly always a fixed-wing aircraft ) propelled by jet engines . "Jet plane" redirects here. For the Rumania Montevideo album, see Jet Plane . Aircraft class powered by jet propulsion engines McDonnell Douglas DC-10 of Continental Airlines is an exampl
The Messerschmitt Me 262 , nicknamed Schwalbe (German: " Swallow ") in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: " Storm Bird ") in fighter-bomber versions, is a German fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber that was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. Design work started before
#19 McDonnell Douglas A-4G Skyhawk
The McDonnell Douglas A-4G Skyhawk is a variant of the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk attack aircraft developed for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The model was based on the A-4F variant of the Skyhawk, and was fitted with slightly different avionics as well as the capacity to operate AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to
The Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle is a French jet airliner produced by Sud Aviation . It was developed by SNCASE in the early 1950s and made its maiden flight on 27 May 1955. It included some de Havilland designs and components developed for the de Havilland Comet . SNCASE merged into the larger Sud
USS Patoka (AO–9/AV–6/AG–125) was a replenishment oiler made famous as a tender for the airships Shenandoah (ZR-1) , Los Angeles (ZR-3) and Akron (ZRS-4) . It was also notable in that its height ( 177 feet (54 m) ) figured prominently in the design of the Rainbow Bridge in Texas (the bridge
#2 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
#3 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 Ocean was a Landing Platform Helicopter , formerly the UK's helicopter carrier and the fleet flagship of the Royal Navy . [6] She was designed to support amphibious landing operations and to support the staff of Commander UK Amphibious Force and Commander UK Landing Force. She was constructed in
HMS Unicorn was an aircraft repair ship and light aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy in the late 1930s. She was completed during World War II and provided air cover over the amphibious landing at Salerno, Italy , in September 1943. The ship was transferred to the Eastern Fleet in the Indian O
The Type B1 submarine ( 巡潜乙型潜水艦 , Junsen Otsu-gata sensuikan , lit. "Cruiser submarine type B") , also called I-15 -class submarine ( 伊一五型潜水艦 , I-jū-go-gata sensuikan ) was the first group of boats of the Type B cruiser submarines built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1940s. In total
USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81) was the twenty-seventh of fifty Casablanca -class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II . She was named after Rudyerd Bay, within Ketcchikan Gateway Bourough , of the Territory of Alaska . Today, the bay lies within Misty Fjords National Monume
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
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)
#12 USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is the fifth Nimitz -class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy . She is the second Navy ship to have been named after the former President Abraham Lincoln . Her home port is NAS North Island , San Diego, California; she is a member of the United States Pacific Fle
#13 USS William B. Preston (DD-344)
USS William B. Preston (DD-344/AVP-20/AVD-7) was a Clemson -class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for United States Secretary of the Navy and United States Senator William B. Preston . Clemson-class destroyer USS William B. Preston at Vancouver in June 1
USS Inca (SP-1212) was a 62-foot-long motorboat leased by the U.S. Navy during World War I . She was outfitted as a patrol craft , but was additionally assigned other duties, such as rescue craft , seaplane tender , and dispatch boat . She served in the Boston, Massachusetts , and Hampton Roads, Vir
#15 Commencement Bay-class escort carrier
The Commencement Bay -class escort aircraft carriers were the last class of escort carriers built for the US Navy in World War II . Aircraft carrier class of the US Navy This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2008 ) USS Commencement Bay Class overview Builders Seattle-Taco
#16 USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) (formerly CVA-67 ), the only ship of her class, is an aircraft carrier , formerly of the United States Navy . Considered a supercarrier , [2] she is a variant of the Kitty Hawk -class , and the last conventionally powered carrier built for the Navy, [4] as all carriers si
#17 USS Tulagi
USS Tulagi (CVE-72) was a Casablanca -class escort carrier of the United States Navy . Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy History Name Tulagi Namesake The Battle of Tulagi , 7–8 August 1942 Ordered as Fortazela Bay Builder Kaiser Company Laid down 7 June 1943 Launched 15 November 1943 Co
USS America (CVA/CV-66) was one of three Kitty Hawk -class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1960s. Commissioned in 1965, she spent most of her career in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, but did make three Pacific deployments serving in the Vietnam War . She also served in the Per
#19 List of aircraft carrier operations during World War II
Naval historians such as Evan Mawdsley , Richard Overy , and Craig Symonds concluded that World War II's decisive victories on land could not have been won without decisive victories at sea. [1] [2] [3] Naval battles to keep shipping lanes open for combatant's movement of troops, guns, ammunition, t
USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) was the lead ship of her class and type—the first amphibious assault ship to be designed and built from the keel up as a dedicated helicopter carrier . She carried helicopters and typically embarked USMC elements of a Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU)/later Marine Expeditionary Unit
Iberia ( Spanish pronunciation: [iˈβeɾja] ), legally incorporated as Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A. Operadora, Sociedad Unipersonal , is the flag carrier airline of Spain, [6] founded in 1927. Based in Madrid, it operates an international network of services from its main base of Madrid–Bara
Lufthansa Cargo AG is a German cargo airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa . It operates worldwide air freight and logistics services and is headquartered at Frankfurt Airport , the main hub of Lufthansa. [1] [2] Besides operating dedicated cargo planes, the company also has access to c
Moldavian Airlines was [1] an airline with its head office on the property of Chişinău International Airport in Chişinău in Moldova . [2] It operated scheduled international services from Chişinău to destinations in Romania and Italy. Its main base was Chişinău International Airport. [3] Former airl
Nepal Airlines Corporation ( Nepali : नेपाल वायुसेवा निगम , romanized: Nepāl Vāyusevā Nigam , lit. ' Nepal Air Service Corporation ' ), formerly known as Royal Nepal Airlines ( शाही नेपाल वायुसेवा , Śāhī Nepāl Vāyusevā , ' Royal Nepal Air Service ' ), is the flag carrier of Nepal . Founded in 19
British United Airways ( BUA ) was a private, independent [nb 1] British airline formed as a result of the merger of Airwork Services and Hunting-Clan Air Transport in July 1960, making it the largest wholly private airline based in the United Kingdom at the time. British and Commonwealth Shipping (
#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 Aero Uruguay
Empresa Aerolineas Uruguay S.A. (also known as Aerolineas Uruguayas or Aero Uruguay ) was an Uruguayan cargo airline company. It was based at Carrasco International Airport at Montevideo , Uruguay . Aero Uruguay IATA ICAO Callsign UO AUO UNIFORM OSCAR [1] Founded July 26, 1977 Ceased operations 2005
#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.
Aviateca S.A. branded Avianca Guatemala was a regional airline headquartered in Guatemala City . [1] Aviateca was under government ownership and remained so until 1989 when it joined the TACA -organised Airline Alliance of Central America and was privatized. It was fully integrated into TACA, operat
#10 El Al
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. ( TASE : ELAL , Hebrew : אל על נתיבי אויר לישראל בע״מ ), [3] trading as El Al (Hebrew: אל על , "Upwards", "To the Skies" or "Skywards", stylized as EL על AL אל ; Arabic : إل-عال ), is the flag carrier of Israel . [4] [5] Since its inaugural flight from Geneva to Te
#11 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
#12 Ghana Airways
Ghana Airways Limited was the flag carrier of Ghana , with its main base of operation and hub at Kotoka International Airport in Accra . The airline ceased operations in 2004, although plans were discussed to revive it in 2020 in partnership with Egyptair . [2] Defunct national airline of Ghana, 195
#13 National Airlines (1934–1980)
National Airlines was an American airline that operated from 1934 to 1980. [2] For most of its existence the company was headquartered at Miami International Airport , Florida. [3] At its height, National Airlines had a network of "Coast-to-Coast-to-Coast" flights, linking Florida and the Gulf Coast
#14 VivaAerobús
Aeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. , trading as VivaAerobús , is a Mexican low-cost airline fully owned by the largest bus company group in Mexico, IAMSA , and was co-founded by and invested in by Irelandia Aviation. [4] [5] [6] Based in Monterrey International Airport , Mexico , it operates fligh
Amerijet International Airlines, Inc. is an American cargo airline headquartered in Miami , United States . The airline delivers air freight with its fleet of Boeing 757s and Boeing 767s from its main hub at the Miami International Airport to 48 destinations throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Central
#16 Atlas Blue
Atlas Blue was a low-cost airline with its head office on the grounds of Marrakech-Menara Airport in Marrakech , Morocco , operating out of Menara International Airport . [1] This article is about airline. For butterfly, see Polyommatus atlantica . Atlas Blue IATA ICAO Callsign 8A BMM ATLAS BLUE Fou
#17 Northern & Scottish Airways
Northern & Scottish Airways was a regional airline established in Glasgow in 1934. It was taken over in 1937, eventually becoming part of British European Airways . Defunct Scottish regional airline Not to be confused with Scottish Airways . Northern & Scottish Airways Ltd Founded 1 July 1934 Commen
#18 British Eagle
British Eagle International Airlines was a major British independent [nb 1] airline that operated from 1948 until it went into liquidation in 1968. It operated scheduled and charter services on a domestic, international and transatlantic basis over the years. For the British Eagle cycle brand, see B
#19 Air Europe
Air Europe was a wholly privately owned, independent [nb 2] British airline, established in 1978 under the working title Inter European Airways . [2] : 10 [3] It adopted the Air Europe name the following year. [2] : 13 [3] Its head office was in Reigate , Surrey , then in Crawley , West Suss
#20 Bluebird Airways
Bluebird Airways is an airline with its head office on the property of Heraklion International Airport in Heraklion, Greece . [3] For similarly-named aviation companies, see Bluebird (disambiguation) § Aviation . Greek airline Bluebird Airways IATA ICAO Callsign BZ [1] BBG [2] BLUEBIRD Founded 200
The Zeppelin R Class was a type of rigid airship developed by Zeppelin Luftschiffbau in 1916 for use by the Imperial German Navy and the German Army for bombing and naval patrol work. Introduced in July 1916 at a time when British air defences were becoming increasingly capable, several were lost in
Number 5 (Army Co-operation) Squadron (although His Majesty the King awarded No. V (Army Cooperation) Squadron ) was a squadron of the Royal Air Force . It most recently operated the Raytheon Sentinel R1 Airborne STand-Off Radar (ASTOR) aircraft from RAF Waddington , Lincolnshire , between April 200
No. 600 (City of London) Squadron RAuxAF is a squadron of the RAF Reserves . It was formed in 1925 and operated as a night fighter squadron during the Second World War with great distinction. After the war, 600 Squadron went on to operate jet fighters until 1957. Reactivated in 1999, 600 Squadron is
#3 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
The 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 79th Fighter Group at Youngstown Air Force Base , Ohio, where it was inactivated on 1 March 1960. 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Convair TF-102A Delta Dagger, AF Ser. No. 55-4052, o
The 450th Fighter-Day Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 450th Fighter-Day Wing of Tactical Air Command (TAC) at Foster AFB , Texas. It was inactivated on 11 December 1957. 450th Bombardment Group B-24s of the 450th Bomb Group Active 1943-1945, 1954-1957 C
#5 711th Anti-Armored Helicopter Squadron
The 711th Anti-Armored Helicopter Squadron ( Serbo-Croatian : 711. protivoklopna helikopterska eskadrila / 711. противоклопна хеликоптерска ескадрила ) was a helicopter squadron of Yugoslav Air Force formed in 1982 by order from April 19, 1982. 711th Anti-Armored Helicopter Squadron 711. protivoklop
The 190th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Idaho Air National Guard 124th Fighter Wing located at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base , Boise, Idaho. The 190th is equipped with the A-10 Thunderbolt II . The 190th Fighter Squadron is known as the "Skull Bangers" 190th Fighter Squadron 190th FS A-10A
No 279 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue squadron of World War II . The squadron was formed on 16 November 1941 and disbanded on 10 March 1946. No. 279 Squadron RAF One of No. 279 Squadron's Avro Lancasters carrying a lifeboat in December 1945 Active 16 Nov 1941 – 10 Mar 1946 Country
#8 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
#9 INAS 330
The INAS 330 is an Indian naval air squadron based at INS Shikra , Mumbai . [4] INAS 330 INAS 330 Insignia Active 17 April 1971 - present Country India Branch Indian Navy Garrison/HQ INS Shikra , Mumbai [1] Nickname(s) The Harpoons [2] Aircraft flown Multirole helicopter Westland Sea King [3] Mili
Attack Squadron 54 (VA-54) was an attack squadron of the U.S. Navy . Originally established as Bomber Fighter Squadron VBF-153 on 26 March 1945, redesignated Fighter Squadron VF-61A (VF-16A) on 15 November 1946, redesignated VF-152 on 15 July 1948, and VF-54 on 15 February 1950. It was finally redes
#11 36th Intelligence Squadron
The 36th Intelligence Squadron is an active non-flying squadron , of the United States Air Force . It is assigned to the Air Force Targeting Center at Langley Air Force Base , Virginia, where it has been stationed since 1990. The squadron has earned the Air Force Meritorious Unit Award , the Air For
#12 Jagdgeschwader 5
Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5) was a German Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II . It was created to operate in the far north of Europe, namely Norway , Scandinavia and northern parts of Finland , all nearest the Arctic Ocean , with Luftflotte 5 , created specifically to be based in occupied Norway ,
No. 66 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) maritime patrol squadron of World War II . It was formed in May 1943 as an emergency measure and disbanded in January 1944. Royal Australian Air Force squadron No. 66 Squadron RAAF RAAF Avro Ansons similar to those used by No. 66 Squadron Activ
#14 Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Seven
Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Seven (HC-7) was a helicopter squadron of the United States Navy established on 1 September 1967 and disestablished on 30 June 1975. [1] Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Seven HC-7 Emblem Active 1967–1975 Branch United States Navy Nickname(s) Sea Devils Engagem
The 20th Fighter Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Shaw Air Force Base South Carolina . The wing is assigned to Air Combat Command 's Fifteenth Air Force . This article is about the 20 Fighter Wing organized in August 1947. For the 20th Fighter Wing of 1946-1947, see
#16 24th Special Operations Wing
The 24th Special Operations Wing ( Air Force Special Tactics ) is a United States Air Force active-duty wing that was activated on 12 June 2012. [3] Its headquarters is at Hurlburt Field , Florida and it has component groups located in North Carolina , Georgia and Washington . It is the third specia
#17 Blue Angels
The Blue Angels is a flight demonstration squadron of the United States Navy . [1] Formed in 1946, the unit is the second oldest formal aerobatic team in the world, after the French Patrouille de France formed in 1931. The team, composed of five Navy and one Marine Corps demonstration pilot, fly Boe
The 100th Air Refueling Wing (100th ARW), nicknamed the Bloody Hundredth , is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Third Air Force , United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa . It is stationed at RAF Mildenhall , Suffolk, United Kingdom. It is also the host wing at RAF Mildenh
The 120th Fighter Squadron (120 FS) is a unit of the Colorado Air National Guard 140th Wing located at Buckley Space Force Base , Aurora, Colorado. The 120th is equipped with the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon . 120th Fighter Squadron F-16C Fighting Falcon, 120th Fighter Squadron (FS), 140th Wing (WG), Col
Number 2 Squadron , also known as No. II (Army Co-operation) Squadron , is the most senior squadron of the Royal Air Force . [3] It is currently equipped with the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 at RAF Lossiemouth , Moray , since reforming there on 12 January 2015. Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force No
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
In fluid dynamics , a stall is a reduction in the lift coefficient generated by a foil as angle of attack increases. [1] This occurs when the critical angle of attack of the foil is exceeded. The critical angle of attack is typically about 15°, but it may vary significantly depending on the fluid ,
Katharina "Käthe" Paulus (22 December 1868 – 26 July 1935) [1] was a German exhibition parachute jumper and the inventor of the first collapsible parachute. [2] At the time, 1910, the parachute was named "rescue apparatus for aeronauts". [3] The previous parachutes were not able to fit in a case lik
Jean Louis Conneau (8 Feb 1880 Lodève , Hérault – 5 August 1937, Lodève), better known under the pseudonym André Beaumont , was a pioneer French aviator , Naval Lieutenant and Flying boat manufacturer. [1] Jean Louis Conneau Jean Louis Conneau aka André Beaumont Born ( 1880-02-08 ) 8 February 1880 L
Dmitry Ilyich Kozlov (1 October 1919, Tikhoretsk – March 7, 2009, Samara ) was a Russian aerospace engineer who founded the Progress State Research and Production Rocket Space Center . [1] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2009 ) Dr. Dmitry Ilyich Kozlov Дмитрий И
Don Cameron MBE BSc MA MIEE D.Eng FRSGS (born 1939) is a Scottish balloonist , and later founder of Cameron Balloons , the world's largest hot air balloon manufacturer. Don Cameron is one of the few aeronauts to be awarded the Harmon Trophy , as the 'World's Outstanding Aviator' in 1999. Scottish av
#5 Burt Rutan
Elbert Leander " Burt " Rutan ( / ˈ r uː t ən / ; born June 17, 1943) is a retired American aerospace engineer and entrepreneur noted for his originality in designing light, strong, unusual-looking, and energy-efficient air and space craft. He designed the record-breaking Voyager , which in 1986 was
Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson , CMG , DSO & Bar , AFC (8 July 1883 – 5 February 1931) was a British naval aviation pioneer. He was one of the first four officers selected for pilot training by the Royal Navy and was the first person to fly an aircraft from a moving ship. He also commanded th
#7 Xu Shunshou
Xu Shunshou ( Chinese : 徐舜寿 ; pinyin : Xú Shùnshòu ; Wade–Giles : Hsü Shun-shou ; 21 August 1917 – 6 January 1968) was a Chinese aircraft designer and a founder of the aircraft manufacturing industry in the People's Republic of China. He was the founding director of the PRC's first aircraft design o
#8 James Irwin
James Benson Irwin (March 17, 1930 – August 8, 1991) was an American astronaut , aeronautical engineer , test pilot , and a United States Air Force pilot . He served as Apollo Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15 , the fourth human lunar landing. He was the eighth person to walk on the Moon and the fi
#9 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 .
#10 Wang Xiji
Wang Xiji ( Chinese : 王希季 ; Wade–Giles : Wang Hsi-chi ; born 26 July 1921) is a Chinese aerospace engineer. The chief designer of China's first sounding rocket ( T-7 ), first space launch vehicle ( Long March 1 ) and first recoverable satellites, [1] he was awarded the Two Bombs, One Satellite Merit
#11 Lu Xiaopeng
Lu Xiaopeng ( Chinese : 陆孝彭 ; Wade–Giles : Lu Hsiao-p'eng ; 19 August 1920 – 16 October 2000) was a Chinese aircraft designer who spent most of his career at Hongdu Aviation (formerly Nanchang Aircraft). He was the chief designer of the Nanchang Q-5 supersonic attack aircraft, one of the most widely
#12 Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich
Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich ( Ukrainian : Дмитро Павлович Григорович , Russian : Дмитрий Павлович Григорович ) (born in Kyiv , Russian Empire , now Ukraine , 25 January (6 February) 1883, died 26 July 1938 in Moscow ) was a Ukrainian, Russian, and Soviet aircraft designer of a number of planes unde
#13 Gu Songfen
Gu Songfen ( Chinese : 顾诵芬 ; born 4 February 1930) is a Chinese aircraft designer . He participated in the design of the Shenyang JJ-1 , China's first jet trainer, and was the chief designer of the Shenyang J-8 and J-8II , China's first high-speed, high-altitude interceptor fighter jets . He served
#14 Alfred Worden
Alfred Merrill Worden (February 7, 1932 – March 18, 2020) was an American test pilot , engineer and NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. One of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon , he orbited it 74 times in the command module (CM) Endeavour
#15 Hall Hibbard
Hall Livingstone Hibbard (July 26, 1903 – June 6, 1996) was an engineer and administrator of the Lockheed Corporation beginning with the company's purchase by a board of investors led by Robert E. Gross in 1932. Born in Kansas , he received a bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics at the Colle
#16 Desmond Norman
Nigel Desmond Norman , CBE , FRAeS (13 August 1929 – 13 November 2002) was an aircraft designer and aviation pioneer. Norman co-founded Britten-Norman in 1954, was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1970, and served as chairman and managing director of AeroNorTec (1988–2002)
Eduard Spelterini (2 June 1852 – 16 June 1931) was a Swiss pioneer of ballooning and of aerial photography . The Giza Necropolis , a photograph by Eduard Spelterini, 21 November 1904 Swiss pioneer of ballooning and of aerial photography Eduard Spelterini Born Eduard Schweizer 2 June 1852 Toggenburg,
#18 Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer , and the first person to walk on the Moon . He was also a naval aviator , test pilot , and university professor. American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012) For other uses, see Neil A
Edwin Albert Link (July 26, 1904 – September 7, 1981) [1] was an American inventor, entrepreneur and pioneer in aviation , underwater archaeology , and submersibles . He invented the flight simulator , which was called the "Blue Box" or " Link Trainer ". It was commercialized in 1929, starting a now
#20 Mrs Victor Bruce
Mildred Mary Petre (10 November 1895 – 21 May 1990) was a British record-breaking racing motorist, speedboat racer and aviator in the 1920s and 1930s, and later, successful businesswoman. Commonly referred to as Mrs Victor Bruce, she was also known in contemporary references as Mary Petre Bruce, Mil
The Chrysler XIV-2220 ( XI-2220 from 1944) was an experimental 2,500 hp, 2,220 cubic inch (36.4 liter) liquid-cooled inverted- V-16 aircraft engine designed by Chrysler starting in 1940. Although several aircraft designs had considered using it, by the time it was ready for use in 1945 the war was
A pulse detonation engine ( PDE ) is a type of propulsion system that uses detonation waves to combust the fuel and oxidizer mixture. [1] [2] The engine is pulsed because the mixture must be renewed in the combustion chamber between each detonation wave and the next. Theoretically, a PDE can operate
Scramjet programs refers to research and testing programs for the development of supersonic combustion ramjets , known as scramjets . This list provides a short overview of national and international collaborations, and civilian and military programs. The USA, Russia, India, and China (2014), have s
RocketMotorTwo ( RM2 ) [1] is a family of hybrid rocket engines developed for the Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane . Family of hybrid rocket engines RocketMotorTwo Country of origin United States Designer Sierra Nevada Corporation Manufacturer Virgin Galactic Predecessor RocketMo
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
The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB is a high bypass turbofan produced by Rolls-Royce plc . In July 2006, the Trent XWB was selected to power exclusively the Airbus A350 . The first engine was run on 14 June 2010, it first flew on an A380 testbed on 18 February 2012, it was certified in early 2013, and it fir
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2002: Wikimedia list article Years in aviation : 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 1999 2000 2001 2
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1969: Years in aviation : 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years : 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 19
#3 List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1955–1959)
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
#4 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
#5 List of Deutsche Luft Hansa accidents and incidents
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving German airline Deutsche Luft Hansa (1926-1945). The airline suffered a total of 58 accidents. [1]
#6 List of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-4
The Douglas DC-4 is a piston-engine airliner and transport aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1942 to 1947. The type was originally designed as a commercial airliner, but until the end of World War II , all were built as military transports . After the war, many of these military ai
#7 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
#8 2010 Israeli Air Force CH-53 crash
On 26 July 2010, an Israeli Air Force Sikorsky CH-53 Yas'ur helicopter crashed during a training flight in the Carpathian Mountains , near the city of Brașov in Romania . The accident took place during a joint Romanian-Israeli aviation military exercise code-named "Blue Sky 2010". Aircraft crash 201
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1918: Years in aviation : 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s Years : 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 19
#10 Pedro Zanni
Pedro Leandro Zanni (12 March 1891, Pehuajó – 29 January 1942, Campo de Mayo ) was a pioneering Argentinian pilot of the early 20th century who made the then longest west-to-east flight in a non-amphibious aircraft in his circumnavigation attempt of 1924. This article needs additional citations for
#11 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
FedEx Express Flight 1478 was a scheduled domestic cargo flight from Memphis International Airport to Tallahassee International Airport . On July 26, 2002, the Boeing 727-232F aircraft flying this route crashed during landing at Tallahassee. All three flight crew members survived the accident with s
#13 List of mid-air collisions and incidents in the United Kingdom
A number of mid-air collisions and incidents have taken place in the United Kingdom. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2013 )
#14 List of Trans World Airlines accidents and incidents
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving American airlines Trans World Airlines and Transcontinental & Western Air. The airlines suffered a combined total of 106 accidents. [1] [2]
#15 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
#16 2005 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2005: List of aviation-related events in 2005 Years in aviation : 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 2002
#17 List of accidents and incidents involving helicopters
This article is a list of accidents and incidents involving helicopters and which are notable enough to have an article on Wikipedia. It is grouped by the years in which the accidents and incidents occurred.
#18 2012 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2012 . Years in aviation : 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years : 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20
#19 2003 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2003: Years in aviation : 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Centuries : 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century Decades : 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years : 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 200
#20 1952 in aviation
This is a list of aviation -related events from 1952: Years in aviation : 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 Centuries : 19th century · 20th century · 21st century Decades : 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years : 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 19
The ASW 12 , initially known as the AS 12 , is a single-seat Sailplane of glass composite construction. The wing is shoulder mounted and it has a T-tail . It is essentially a developed production version of the Akaflieg Darmstadt D-36 . German glider, 1965 This article includes a list of general ref
#2 VSS Unity
VSS Unity (Virgin Space Ship Unity, Registration : N202VG ), previously referred to as VSS Voyager , is a SpaceShipTwo -class suborbital rocket-powered crewed spaceplane . It is the second SpaceShipTwo to be built and is part of the Virgin Galactic fleet. It first reached space as defined by the Uni
#3 Czerwiński-Shenstone Harbinger
The Czerwiński-Shenstone Harbinger , aka the Shenstone-Czerwiński Harbinger or the Shenstone Harbinger was a Canadian high performance tandem seat sailplane designed in Canada . Only two were built, one in the UK and one in Canada. The latter did not fly until 1975, being under construction for 26 y
The Sikorsky S-69 (military designation XH-59 ) is an American experimental co-axial compound helicopter developed by Sikorsky Aircraft as the demonstrator of the Advancing Blade Concept (ABC) under United States Army and NASA funding. US experimental co-axial compound helicopter S-69/XH-59 Sikorsky
#2 Sikorsky X2
The Sikorsky X2 is an experimental high-speed compound helicopter with coaxial rotors developed by Sikorsky Aircraft . Experimental high-speed compound helicopter X2 Sikorsky X2 Demonstrator Role Experimental compound helicopter Type of aircraft Manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft / Schweizer Aircraft Fi
#3 Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion
The CH-53 Sea Stallion ( Sikorsky S-65 ) is an American family of heavy-lift transport helicopters designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft . Originally developed for use by the United States Marine Corps , it is currently in service with Germany, Iran, and Israel. The United States Air Force operate
The Sikorsky Firefly is an all-electric helicopter built for research purposes by Sikorsky Aircraft . It has been called the world's "first all-electric helicopter". [1] The Firefly is a modified Sikorsky S-300C helicopter with its engine replaced by an electric motor and two lithium-ion battery pac
The Goodrich Corporation , formerly the B.F. Goodrich Company , was an American manufacturing company based in Charlotte, North Carolina . Founded in Akron, Ohio in 1870 as Goodrich, Tew & Co. by Benjamin Goodrich , the company name was changed to the "B.F. Goodrich Company" in 1880, to BFGood
General Electric Company ( GE ) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston . American multinational conglomerate "GE" redirects here. For other uses, see GE (disambiguation) . Not to be confused with the former British Ge
The Menasco Motors Company was an American aircraft engine and component manufacturer. American engineering and aerospace manufacturing company Menasco Motors Company Industry Aerospace Founded 1926 ( 1926 ) Founder Albert S. Menasco Defunct 1977 ( 1977 ) Fate Bought by Colt in 1977 Successor Me
The Texas Aero Corporation of Temple, Texas was formed about 1927 to construct passenger and mail light aircraft. The company's origin can be traced back to George W. Williams Texas Aero Manufacturing Company of 1911. Not to be confused with Texas Aeroplane Company founded in 1914 by Jay Ingram [1]
#5 Antonov Serial Production Plant
The Antonov Serial Production Plant ( Ukrainian : Серійний завод «Антонов» ), formerly AVIANT ( Ukrainian : АВІАНТ ), is an aircraft manufacturing company in Kyiv , Ukraine , the serial manufacturing division of the Antonov . “Antonov” serial production plant's office and industrial premises are loc
#6 Terrafugia
Terrafugia [2] ( / ˌ t ɛr ə ˈ f uː dʒ i ə / ) is a Chinese-owned corporation, based in Woburn, Massachusetts , United States that is developing a roadable aircraft called the Transition and a flying car called the TF-X . The Transition and TF-X are designed to be able to fold their wings, enabling t
#1 Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre
The Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre is located to the North of Montrose , Angus, Scotland . Montrose has the distinction of having the first operational military airfield in Great Britain and the Heritage Centre is located on the former airfield. It aims to show the human side of its history wi
#2 Morayvia
Morayvia is a aviation museum located in Kinloss , Moray , Scotland near to Kinloss Barracks (the former RAF Kinloss ) a frontline Royal Air Force station. Aviation museum in Moray, Scotland Morayvia Location within Moray Established 26 July 2011 ( 2011-07-26 ) [1] Location Kinloss , Moray , S
#1 Pumpkin bomb
Pumpkin bombs were conventional aerial bombs developed by the Manhattan Project and used by the United States Army Air Forces against Japan during World War II . It was a close replication of the Fat Man plutonium bomb with the same ballistic and handling characteristics, but it used non-nuclear con
The AIM-120 [lower-alpha 1] Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile , or AMRAAM (pronounced AM -ram ), is an American beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) capable of all-weather day-and-night operations. It is 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter, and employs active transmit-receive radar guid
#3 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]
The S-300 ( NATO reporting name SA-10 Grumble ) is a series of long range surface-to-air missile systems developed and operated by the former Soviet Union , now fielded by the militaries of Russia as well as several former Eastern Bloc countries. It was produced by NPO Almaz , based on the initial S
#5 Fat Man
" Fat Man " (also known as Mark III ) is the codename for the type of nuclear bomb that was detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki by the United States on 9 August 1945. It was the second of the only two nuclear weapons ever used in warfare, the first being Little Boy , and its detonation mark
#6 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
#7 FJ ABM
The Fan Ji ( Chinese : 反击 ; pinyin : fǎnjí , meaning "counter strike") anti-ballistic missile (FJ ABM) was the missile used in the HQ-81 ABM system (ABMS), which was the land-based component of the 640-1 ABMS project. It, in turn, was part of the Chinese 640 ABMS project in the 1960s. Although the p
The AGM-158C LRASM ( Long Range Anti-Ship Missile ) is a stealthy anti-ship cruise missile developed for the United States Air Force and United States Navy by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA ). [9] The LRASM was intended to pioneer more sophisticated autonomous targeting capabi
#9 Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme
The Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Program is an initiative to develop and deploy a multi-layered ballistic missile defence system to protect India from ballistic missile attacks. Phase 1 has been successfully tested and completed and deployment awaits final official permission. Phase 2 is under d