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SWITZERLAND
1939
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U.S.A
WARBIRD
1972
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The A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American single-seat, twin-engine, straight-wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic for the United States Air Force to provide close air support (CAS) of ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and other ground targets with a limited air interdiction capability. It is the first U.S. Air Force aircraft designed exclusively for close air support.

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BRITAIN
WARBIRD
1943
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The Fairey Barracuda became operational with the Royal Navy during the second World War, operating as a torpedo and dive bomber from aircraft carriers. It was the first all metal monoplane British torpedo bomber.
In order to operate from small escort carriers, the aircraft were fitted with rocket assisted take off.

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BRITAIN
WARBIRD
1941
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The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the late 1930s for the Royal Air Force. The Battle was powered by the same Rolls-Royce Merlin piston engine that gave contemporary British fighters high performance; however, the Battle was weighed down with a three-man crew and a bomb load. Despite being a great improvement on the aircraft that preceded it, by the time it saw action it was slow, limited in range and highly vulnerable to attack. During the Battle of France in 1940, the Fairey Battle recorded the first RAF aerial victory of the Second World War. Despite this claim, it sustained heavy casualties and was pulled from the front lines in 1941.

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BRITAIN
WARBIRD
1943
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BELGIUM
WARBIRD
1925
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BRITAIN
WARBIRD
1949
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BRITAIN
WARBIRD
1941
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The Fairey Firefly was developed from the Fulmar, a WWII carrier borne fighter, and first flew in December 1941. By 1944 it was operating from HMS Indefatigable and HMS Implacable and first went into action against the German battleship Tirpitz in July same year. The Firefly made success in the Far East when armed with rockets it took part in attacks on Japanese oil refineries and were the first British aircraft to fly over Tokyo. It was powered by a 1,730hp Rolls Royce Griffon IIB that gave it a maximum speed of 316mph at 14,000 ft and had a service ceiling of 28,000ft. The Firefly carried an armament of four 20mm cannons and eight 60 lb rockets or two 1,000 lb bombs.

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ITALY
(WARBIRD)
1937

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FRANCE
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GERMANY
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1936

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UNITED KINGDOM
(WARBIRD)
1960

Named after a type of stone fortress built by early South Americans, the Pucara was designed to attack lightly-armed insurgents posing a potential threat to Argentina's military government. However, against a heavily-armed British force during the 1982 Falklands conflict, it was less than effective.
Development of the Pucara began in the mid-1960s, the first examples being delivered to the Fuerza Aere Argentina in 1976. Later that year, the aircraft flew its first missions against anti-government guerrillas. 108 were ordered in all, the last deliveries taking place in 1988. Three attack squadrons were initially equipped with the type and a limited number remained in service in 1994.

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GERMANY
(WARBIRD)
1939

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger, was a German single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft designed by Kurt Tank in the late 1930s. It was used by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War. The design was the last mass produced piston-engine German fighter to see action in the war. It partially replaced the Messerschmitt Bf 109 in 1941. By 1945, the Fw 190 operated effectively on all fronts. Production ran from 1941 to the end of hostilities, during which time the aircraft was continually updated with over 20,000 built. Its later versions retained qualitative parity with Allied fighter aircraft.

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U.S.A
1948

The Ford Trimotor (also variously identified as the "Tri-Motor", and nicknamed "The Tin Goose") was an American three engine civil transport aircraft first produced in 1925 by Henry Ford and continued in production until June 7, 1933. Throughout its lifespan a total of 199 aircraft were produced. Although designed for the civil market, the aircraft was also used by the military and was sold all over the world. Unlike his famous Ford Model T cars, trucks and farm tractors, Ford did not make the engines for these aircraft.

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FRANCE
1948

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he Fouga Magister (company designation CM.170) was a 1950s French two-seat jet trainer. The related CM.175 Zéphyr was a carrier-capable version for the French Navy.
Although it is often lauded as the first purpose built two-seat turbojet-powered trainer aircraft, similar claims are made for the Fokker S.14 Machtrainer whose first flight, production, and service entry were all about year earlier. However, the Magister was much more successful than the Machtrainer, being produced in far greater numbers and being exported to many nations.

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GERMANY
1958

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GERMANY
1962

This Sportavia Fournier RF-4D was the first ever mass-produced motor-glider. Designed in the early 1960s by a French artist, musician, and  sculptor Rene Fournier, as his personal high-efficiency aeroplane, it was refined in stages before going into production in Germany, where around 250 were built in the late 1960s. The engine is a 1200cc Volkswagen car engine with a single magneto ignition, producing 39 horsepower (on a cool day). With the engine stopped, it has a twenty-to-one glide ratio. The fabric-covered airframe is entirely built of wood, mildly aerobatic and remarkably strong, being designed to withstand 13g, and tested to 13.8g.

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GERMANY
1962 

Designed by Rene Fournier, the four-seat RS 180 Sportsman first flew in 1973, powered by a 125hp Lycoming engine. Early production aircraft were designated RF6-180 and had the tailplane positioned on the top of the fuselage; in early 1978 the designation was changed to RS-180 and the tailplane was repositioned mid way up the fin. The Fournier RF-6B a generally similar but smaller two-seat version, first flew in 1974. intended  primarily for aerobatics and training, it has a one-piece transparent canopy and is powered by a 100hp roll's-Royce Continental engine. Cruising speed of the RS-180 is about 145mph (235km/hr) and that of the RF-6B about 120mph (190km/hr). Load factors for the RF-6B are +9g and 4.5g. production was suspended in 1981. country of origin: France/west Germany.

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