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Gourdou-Leseurre GL-800 series

Gourdou-Leseurre GL-800 HY series (1926-1938) Aéronautique Navale. L2, L3, GL-810, 811, 812, 813, 830, 831, 832 HY (108 built) The…

Posted in WW2 Naval Aviation ww2 USN Aviation

Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger (1941)

Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger (1941) US Navy torpedo-bomber (1941-1968), 9,839 built The well named “avenger”, Juggernaut of retribution The Grumman TBF…

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Fairey Seafox (1936)

Fairey Seafox (1936) RNAS/FAA 1936-39: 66 built. The Fairey Seafox was designed and built by Fairey Aviation to be catapulted…

Posted in WW2 IJN Aviation WW2 Naval Aviation

Kawanishi E7K “Alf” (1933)

Kawanishi E7K “Alf” (1933) Imperial Japanese Navy, 533 built IJN main cruiser reconnaissance floatplane in 1941 In 1932, the Imperial…

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Tupolev Tu-142 “Bear-F”

Circa 100, 8 variants (1968-2017) The Russian “Bear” casts its shadow over the USN To start this new cold war…

Posted in WW2 Naval Aviation WW2 Soviet Naval Aviation

Tupolev TB-1P (1930)

Tupolev TB-1 P (1930) 1931-34: 66 converted. The Tupolev Saga For that introductory matter into Soviet naval air power, it…

Posted in Naval Aviation ww2 italian naval aviation

IMAM RO.43 (1934)

The standard Italian onboard observation floatplane Aviazione Ausiliaria per la Regia Marina 193 built 1934-41 In WW2, the bulk of…

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Grumman F8F Bearcat (1944)

Grumman F8F Bearcat (1944) Carrier-based Fighter The last Grumman classic Piston engine Fighter Development and design The F8F was conceived…

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Douglas A1 Skyraider (1945)

USN Carrier-borne piston-engine attack aircraft US Navy (1945-1985), 3,180 built The long-living piston-powered legend Although some of the most prominent…

Posted in WW2 IJN Aviation WW2 Naval Aviation

Mitsubishi A6M Zero “Zeke”

Carrier Borne Fighter, Imperial Japanese Navy Imperial Japanese Navy, 10,939 built The legendary Japanese fighter Just named colloquially “zero” and…