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• ^{The Short S.25 Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber developed for the Royal Air Force by Short Brothers. Based in part upon the S.23 Empire flying boat, the flagship of Imperial Airways, the S.25 was extensively re-engineered for military service. It was one of the most powerful and widely used flying boats throughout the Second World War] and was involved in countering the threat posed by German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic. It took its name from the town of Sunderland in northeast England.}

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• The entrance of the P-35 into the US Army Air Corps marked two significant firsts. It was the first single seat all-metal fighter with retractable landing gear and an enclosed cockpit to enter Air Corps service. It was also the first front line military aircraft design from Seversky, and the beginning of the road that would lead to the P-47 Thunderbolt (by which time Seversky had changed its name to Republic).

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• Development of the Su-6 began in 1939, when the Sukhoi design bureau began work on a single-seat armoured ground-attack aircraft. An order for two prototypes was placed on 4 March 1940, and on 1 March 1941 fight testing of the first prototype was begun by test pilot A.I. Kokin.was prepared, however unfortunately for Sukhoi, it was never officially issued for full production.

• The Smith Miniplaneis a fully aerobatic, open cockpit, 80 hp fun machine that's an absolute blast to fly. It has a 17-ft. wing span and is only 5-1/2 ft. tall and 15-1/2 ft. long. (It's approximately 5 inches shorter and narrower than a Pitts Special.) Its 17 gallons of fuel are sipped at just over 4 gallons per hour giving it a range in excess of 400 miles.It was built with a variable pitch trim system and "I" struts instead of the original "N" struts giving it additional strength and less drag.

• The Sopwith Triplane was a British single seat fighter aircraft designed and manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company during the First World War. Pilots nicknamed it the Tripehound or simply the Tripe.The Triplane became operational with the Royal Naval Air Service in early 1917 and was immediately successful. The Triplane was nevertheless built in comparatively small numbers and was withdrawn from active service as Sopwith Camels arrived in the latter half of 1917. Surviving aircraft continued to serve as operational trainers until the end of the war.

• It is a high-wing, twin engine trainer aircraft. The The Saab 105 is an aircraft developed in the early sixties as a private venture by Saab for the Swedish Air Force. Swedish Air Force designation is SK 60. It first entered service in 1967 to replace the De Havilland Vampire.  Originally, it featured two Turbomeca Aubisque low bypass turbofan engines, licence-manufactured by Volvo Flygmotor as the RM 9. An updated version is equipped with the Williams International FJ44, designated RM 15. A total number of 150 aircraft were bought by the Swedish Air Force, and another 40 were exported to Austria, designated Saab 105Ö.

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• The Salmson 2A2 was one of the most important aircraft of the First World War. It was flown extensively by the French and Americans during the war and by many other countries after the war. This was one of the 705 aircraft of this type used by the AEF in France as armed observation planes. Just visible above the lower wing is T.S.F. (Télégraphie Sans Fil, Wireless Telegraph), indicating the aircraft was equipped with a wireless for communications to headquarters on the ground

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• The Saab 21 series of fighter aircraft was of a most unique design - in more ways then one. The system was drawn up to a 1941 response for an indigenous fighter aircraft intended to replace the outdated airframes Sweden was currently fielding, some from before the Second World War. The initial propeller-driven Saab 21 appeared in 1945 and was followed by a turbojet-powered variant in 1949. In that respect, the Saab 21 became the only operational aircraft to be used by any one country sporting the same airframe

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• The Saab 21R was a Swedish twin-boom fighter/attack aircraft, made by SAAB. It was a jet-powered development of the piston-engined Saab 21 and is unusual for being the only aircraft that saw service as both a piston-engined fighter, and a jet fighter. As a fighter, its service designation in the Swedish Air Force was J 21R, and saw service in the late 1940s.

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• The Saab 29, popularly called Flygande tunnan ("The Flying Barrel"), was a Swedish fighter designed and manufactured by Saab in the 1950s. It was Sweden's second turbojet-powered combat aircraft, the first being the Saab 21R. Despite its rotund appearance, the J 29 was fast and agile, serving effectively in both fighter and fighter-bomber roles into the 1970s

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• The Supermarine Attacker was an unspectacular aircraft that was most notably used by the British Royal Navy. The system was initially designed for the Royal Air Force to take advantage of an already existing piston engine fighter (in the form of the Spiteful) and married to the successful Rolls-Royce Nene 3 turbojet powerplant.

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• The Saab 32 Lansen (Lansen = The Lance) was a two-seat attack aircraft produced by SAAB from 1955 to 1960 for the Swedish Air Force (Flygvapnet). During its long operational life, the Saab 32 also served as a fighter, reconnaissance, electronic warfare and a target-tug aircraft.

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• The first prototype, the "Type 508", performed its initial flight on 31 August 1951, with the second, the generally similar "Type 509", performing its initial flight on 31 August 1951, with (of course) Mike Lithgow at the controls. It was powered by two non-afterburning Avon RA.3 turbojets, each with 28.97 kN (2,950 kgp / 6,500 lbf); span was 12.5 meters (41 feet), length was 15.24 meters (50 feet), and normal loaded weight was 8,550 kilograms (18,850 pounds). Top speed was disappointing, 970 KPH (603 MPH) at altitude, and the aircraft demonstrated a bit of "snaking", which was blamed on the butterfly tail.

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• The Saab 35 Draken (Draken is Swedish for "The Kite", but can also mean "The Dragon") is a fighter aircraft manufactured by Saab between 1955 and 1974. The Draken was built to replace the Saab J 29 Tunnan and, later, the fighter variant (J 32B) of the Saab 32 Lansen. The indigenous J 35 was an effective supersonic Cold War fighter that was also successful as an export product.

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• The British Supermarine Spitfire was the only fighter aircraft of the Second World War to fight in front line service, from the beginnings of the conflict, in September 1939, through to the end in August 1945. Post-war the Spitfire's service career continued into the 1950s.The basic airframe proved to be extremely adaptable, capable of taking far more powerful engines and far greater loads than its original role as a short-range interceptor had allowed for. This would lead to 19 marks of Spitfire and 52 sub-variants being produced throughout the Second World War and beyond The many changes were made in order to fulfil Royal Air Force requirements and to successfully combat ever-improving enemy aircraft. With the death of Reginald J. Mitchell in June 1937, all variants of the Spitfire were designed by his replacement, Joseph Smith, and a team of engineers and draftsmen.

• The Saab JAS 39 Gripen (English: Griffin) is a lightweight multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Swedish aerospace company Saab. Gripen International acts as a prime contracting organisation and is responsible for marketing, selling and supporting the Gripen fighter around the world. The aircraft is in service with the Swedish Air Force, the Czech Air Force, the Hungarian Air Force and the South African Air Force, and has been ordered by the Royal Thai Air Force. A total of 236 Gripens have been ordered as of 2008

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• The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries through the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used into the 1950s both as a front line fighter and in secondary roles. It was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft and was the only Allied fighter in production throughout the war.

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Supermarine Spitfire
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• The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used into the 1950s both as a front line fighter and in secondary roles. It was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft and was the only Allied fighter in production throughout the war. The Spitfire was designed as a short-range high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works (since 1928 a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrongs). He continued to refine the design until his death from cancer in 1937, whereupon his colleague Joseph Smith became chief designer The Spitfire's elliptical wing had a thin cross-section, allowing a higher top speed than the Hawker Hurricane and several contemporary fighters. Speed was seen as essential to carry out the mission of home defence against enemy bombers

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• The SAN Jodel D.140 Mousquetaire (en:Musketeer) is a French five-seat light touring monoplane based on the earlier Jodel D.117 and built by Société Aeronautique Normande (SAN) at Bernay

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• The SAN Jodel D.140R  is a French five-seat light touring monoplane based on the earlier Jodel D.117 and built by Société Aeronautique Normande (SAN) at Bernay

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia

• The Spitfire Mk Ia is a remarkable aircraft. For her time, she is exceptional, able to fly as fast as the more "muscular" Bf109E4 with almost 200 less horsepower, while out accelerating it and giving it a serious run for it's money in the climbing game. The key to this plane is her wings, the elliptical wings allow for low induced drag, which helps in the low-speed acceleration game, and really shines in the turn arena. In addition the wings are very thin for the times, and the in line engine allows for an aerodynamic cowl (something the Bf109 series really didn't benefit from until the F series) combining to reduce parasitic drag and allow for very high speeds for the horsepower and technology of the times. It is no wonder, looking at these performance statistics especially compared to other planes with similar wing areas, weights, and power loading, that the Spitfire earned it's reputation as a fast, maneuverable TnB and air superiority fighter. And it was the only plane during the early years capable of standing toe-to-toe with the infamous Bf109 fielded by the Luftwaffe.

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Supermarine 224

• The Supermarine Type 224 was a design submitted by Reginald Mitchell for a Royal Air Force (RAF) competition to select a new fighter in 1934. The design was an all-metal monoplane with a fixed undercarriage and an open cockpit. It featured an interesting cooling system using a steam condenser mounted along the wings which gave the craft continuous reliability problems. In the competition in February 1934, the Type 224 did not perform well compared to the other biplane and monoplane designs. It displayed a maximum speed of only 228 mph (367 km/h) and took 9.5 minutes to climb to 15,000 ft (8 m/s).

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• The company had produced the Motor Spatz but decided to produce a better light aircraft based on the Bergfalke glider. It had a new forward fuselage with an enclosed cockpit with two side-by-side seats and originally a Hirth F12A12C engine in the nose. It first flew May 1963 as the SF-25A Motor Falke. After an initial batch of aircraft the wing was lowered and it was renamed just the SF-25B Falke.

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• The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French jet ground attack aircraft still in service with several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force of Oman. It was among the first major Anglo-French military aircraft programs. The aircraft served as one of the French Air Force's main strike/attack aircraft until 1 July 2005 (when it was replaced by Dassault Rafale) and with the Royal Air Force until the end of April 2007.

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