Category: Naval Aviation
WW1, WW2 and cold war aviation
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…
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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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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…
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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…