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215 relations: Air cooling, Air Enthusiast, Air Ministry, Airborne early warning and control, Aircraft dope, Airship, Airspeed Horsa, Anti-aircraft warfare, Anti-submarine warfare, Armstrong Siddeley Tiger, Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Aspect ratio (aeronautics), Astrodome (aeronautics), ASV Mark II radar, ASV Mark III radar, Avro Lancaster, Avro Manchester, Balanced rudder, Barnes Wallis, Batten, Battle of France, Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939), Berlin, Blackpool, Blade pitch, Bombing of Cologne in World War II, Boulton Paul Aircraft, Bristol Beaufighter, Bristol Blenheim, Bristol Hercules, Bristol Pegasus, Bristol Perseus, British shadow factories, Brooklands, Brooklands Museum, Brunsbüttel, Bubble canopy, Chaz Bowyer, Cologne, Czechoslovakia, Dakar, Day bomber, De Havilland Gipsy Six, De Havilland Mosquito, De Havilland Propellers, Deicing, Dornier Do 17, ... Expand index (165 more) »
- 1930s British bomber aircraft
- Barnes Wallis
- World War II British bombers
Air cooling
Air cooling is a method of dissipating heat.
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Air Enthusiast
Air Enthusiast was a British, bi-monthly, aviation magazine, published by the Key Publishing group.
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Air Ministry
The Air Ministry was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964.
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Airborne early warning and control
An airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is an airborne radar early warning system designed to detect aircraft, ships, vehicles, missiles and other incoming projectiles at long ranges, as well as performing command and control of the battlespace in aerial engagements by informing and directing friendly fighter and attack aircraft.
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Aircraft dope
Aircraft dope is a plasticised lacquer that is applied to fabric-covered aircraft.
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Airship
An airship is a type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that can navigate through the air flying under its own power.
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Airspeed Horsa
The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a British troop-carrying glider used during the Second World War.
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Anti-aircraft warfare
Anti-aircraft warfare is the counter to aerial warfare and it includes "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action" (NATO's definition).
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Anti-submarine warfare
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in the older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, submarines, or other platforms, to find, track, and deter, damage, or destroy enemy submarines.
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Armstrong Siddeley Tiger
The Armstrong Siddeley Tiger was a British 14-cylinder air-cooled aircraft radial engine developed by Armstrong Siddeley in the 1930s from their Jaguar engine.
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Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Company, or Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, was a British aircraft manufacturer.
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Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was a British medium bomber aircraft of the 1930s. Vickers Wellington and Armstrong Whitworth Whitley are 1930s British bomber aircraft, aircraft first flown in 1936, mid-wing aircraft, twin piston-engined tractor aircraft and World War II British bombers.
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish military officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving twice as British prime minister.
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Aspect ratio (aeronautics)
In aeronautics, the aspect ratio of a wing is the ratio of its span to its mean chord.
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Astrodome (aeronautics)
An astrodome is a hemispherical transparent dome that was installed in the cabin roof of an aircraft.
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ASV Mark II radar
Radar, Air to Surface Vessel, Mark II, or ASV Mk.
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ASV Mark III radar
Radar, Air-to-Surface Vessel, Mark III, or ASV Mk.
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Avro Lancaster
The Avro Lancaster is a British Second World War heavy bomber. Vickers Wellington and Avro Lancaster are mid-wing aircraft and World War II British bombers.
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Avro Manchester
The Avro 679 Manchester was a British twin-engine heavy bomber developed and manufactured by the Avro aircraft company in the United Kingdom. Vickers Wellington and Avro Manchester are 1930s British bomber aircraft, twin piston-engined tractor aircraft and World War II British bombers.
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Balanced rudder
Balanced rudders are used by both ships and aircraft.
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Barnes Wallis
Sir Barnes Neville Wallis (26 September 1887 – 30 October 1979) was an English engineer and inventor.
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Batten
A batten is most commonly a strip of solid material, historically wood but can also be of plastic, metal, or fiberglass.
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Battle of France
The Battle of France (bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (German: Westfeldzug), the French Campaign (Frankreichfeldzug, campagne de France) and the Fall of France, during the Second World War was the German invasion of France, that notably introduced tactics that are still used.
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Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a major part of the naval history of World War II.
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Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939)
The Battle of the Heligoland Bight was the first "named" air battle of the Second World War, which began the longest air campaign of the war on 3 September 1939, the Defence of the Reich.
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Berlin
Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population.
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Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort town in Lancashire, England.
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Blade pitch
Blade pitch or simply pitch refers to the angle of a blade in a fluid.
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Bombing of Cologne in World War II
The German city of Cologne was bombed in 262 separate air raids at www.koelnarchitektur.de "Internet portal for the architecture of Cologne".
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Boulton Paul Aircraft
Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd was a British aircraft manufacturer that was incorporated in 1934, although its origins in aircraft manufacturing began earlier in 1914 and lasted until 1961.
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Bristol Beaufighter
The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter (often called the Beau) is a British multi-role aircraft developed during the Second World War by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. Vickers Wellington and Bristol Beaufighter are mid-wing aircraft and twin piston-engined tractor aircraft.
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Bristol Blenheim
The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, which was used extensively in the first two years of the Second World War, with examples still being used as trainers until the end of the war. Vickers Wellington and Bristol Blenheim are 1930s British bomber aircraft, mid-wing aircraft, twin piston-engined tractor aircraft and World War II British bombers.
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Bristol Hercules
The Bristol Hercules is a 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine designed by Sir Roy Fedden and produced by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1939.
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Bristol Pegasus
The Bristol Pegasus is a British nine-cylinder, single-row, air-cooled radial aero engine.
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Bristol Perseus
The Bristol Perseus was a British nine-cylinder, single-row, air-cooled radial aircraft engine produced by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1932.
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British shadow factories
British shadow factories were the outcome of the Shadow Scheme, a plan devised in 1935 and developed by the British government in the buildup to World War II to try to meet the urgent need for more aircraft using technology transfer from the motor industry to implement additional manufacturing capacity.
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Brooklands
Brooklands was a motor racing circuit and aerodrome built near Weybridge in Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
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Brooklands Museum
Brooklands Museum is a motoring and aviation museum occupying part of the former Brooklands Motor Course in Weybridge, Surrey, England.
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Brunsbüttel
Brunsbüttel (Northern Low Saxon: Bruunsbüddel) is a town in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany that lies at the mouth of the Elbe river, near the North Sea.
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Bubble canopy
A bubble canopy is an aircraft canopy constructed without bracing, for the purpose of providing a wider unobstructed field of view to the pilot, often providing 360° all-round visibility.
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Chaz Bowyer
Raymond "Chaz" Bowyer (29 September 1926 – 18 June 2008) was a Royal Air Force armaments and explosives instructor who, after he retired from service, wrote and edited over forty books relating to the operations, aircraft, and men of the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force, and Royal Naval Air Service.
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Cologne
Cologne (Köln; Kölle) is the largest city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and over 3.1 million people in the Cologne Bonn urban region.
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Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia (Czech and Československo, Česko-Slovensko) was a landlocked state in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary.
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Dakar
Dakar (Ndakaaru) is the capital and largest city of Senegal.
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Day bomber
A day bomber is a bomber aircraft designed specifically for bombing missions in daylight.
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De Havilland Gipsy Six
The de Havilland Gipsy Six is a British six-cylinder, air-cooled, inverted inline piston engine developed by the de Havilland Engine Company for aircraft use in the 1930s.
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De Havilland Mosquito
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. Vickers Wellington and de Havilland Mosquito are mid-wing aircraft, twin piston-engined tractor aircraft and World War II British bombers.
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De Havilland Propellers
de Havilland Propellers was established in 1935, as a division of the de Havilland Aircraft company when that company acquired a licence from the Hamilton Standard company of America for the manufacture of variable-pitch propellers at a cost of about £20,000.
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Deicing
Deicing is the process of removing snow, ice or frost from a surface.
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Dornier Do 17
The Dornier Do 17 is a twin-engined light bomber produced by Dornier Flugzeugwerke for the German Luftwaffe during World War II. Vickers Wellington and Dornier Do 17 are twin piston-engined tractor aircraft.
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Douglas B-18 Bolo
The Douglas B-18 Bolo is an American heavy bomber which served with the United States Army Air Corps and the Royal Canadian Air Force (as the Digby) during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Vickers Wellington and Douglas B-18 Bolo are mid-wing aircraft and twin piston-engined tractor aircraft.
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Dumfries
Dumfries (Dumfries; from Dùn Phris) is a market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, near the mouth of the River Nith on the Solway Firth, from the Anglo-Scottish border.
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Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum
The Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum is a volunteer-operated aviation museum located in and around the World War II-era watch tower (control tower) at the former RAF Dumfries, located two miles north east of the centre of Dumfries, Scotland, which was in service from June 1940 until 1957, when it closed.
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Duralumin
Duralumin (also called duraluminum, duraluminium, duralum, dural(l)ium, or dural) is a trade name for one of the earliest types of age-hardenable aluminium–copper alloys.
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Electric generator
In electricity generation, a generator is a device that converts motion-based power (potential and kinetic energy) or fuel-based power (chemical energy) into electric power for use in an external circuit.
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Elevator (aeronautics)
Elevators are flight control surfaces, usually at the rear of an aircraft, which control the aircraft's pitch, and therefore the angle of attack and the lift of the wing.
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Environmental control system
In aeronautics, an environmental control system (ECS) of an aircraft is an essential component which provides air supply, thermal control and cabin pressurization for the crew and passengers.
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European theatre of World War II
The European theatre of World War II was one of the two main theatres of combat during World War II.
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Far East
The Far East is the geographical region that encompasses the easternmost portion of the Asian continent, including East, North, and Southeast Asia.
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Farnborough Airport
Farnborough Airport (previously called: TAG Farnborough Airport, RAE Farnborough, ICAO Code EGLF) is an operational business/executive general aviation airport in Farnborough, Rushmoor, Hampshire, England.
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Fighter aircraft
Fighter aircraft (early on also pursuit aircraft) are military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat.
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Fighter Interception Development Unit RAF
The Fighter Interception Development Unit RAF was a special interceptor aircraft unit of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War.
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Flap (aeronautics)
A flap is a high-lift device used to reduce the stalling speed of an aircraft wing at a given weight.
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Fleet Air Arm
The Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is the naval aviation component of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy (RN).
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Formation flying
Formation flying is the flight of multiple objects in coordination.
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
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Fuselage
The fuselage (from the French fuselé "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section.
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Gee (navigation)
Gee, sometimes written GEE, was a radio-navigation system used by the Royal Air Force during World War II.
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General Aircraft Hotspur
The General Aircraft GAL.48 Hotspur was a military glider designed and built by the British company General Aircraft Ltd during World War II.
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Geodetic airframe
A geodetic airframe is a type of construction for the airframes of aircraft developed by British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallis in the 1930s (who sometimes spelt it "geodesic"). Vickers Wellington and geodetic airframe are Barnes Wallis.
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Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa.
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Gloster Aircraft Company
The Gloster Aircraft Company was a British aircraft manufacturer from 1917 to 1963.
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Gold Coast (British colony)
The Gold Coast was a British Crown colony on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa from 1821 until its independence in 1957 as Ghana.
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Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.
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Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War (translit) took place from 1946 to 1949.
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Handley Page Hampden
The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden is a British twin-engine medium bomber that was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). Vickers Wellington and Handley Page Hampden are 1930s British bomber aircraft, aircraft first flown in 1936, mid-wing aircraft, twin piston-engined tractor aircraft and World War II British bombers.
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Hawarden Airport
Hawarden Airport (Maes Awyr Penarlâg), is an airport near Hawarden in Flintshire, Wales, near the border with England and west southwest of the city of Chester.
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Heinkel He 111
The Heinkel He 111 is a German airliner and bomber designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter at Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in 1934. Vickers Wellington and Heinkel He 111 are twin piston-engined tractor aircraft.
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Heligoland
Heligoland (Helgoland,; Heligolandic Frisian: deät Lun,, Mooring Frisian: Hålilönj, Helgoland) is a small archipelago in the North Sea.
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Hellenic Air Force
The Hellenic Air Force (HAF;, sometimes abbreviated as ΠΑ) is the air force of Greece (Hellenic being the endonym for Greek in the Greek language).
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Hydraulics
Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.
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I-beam
An I-beam is any of various structural members with an or -shaped cross-section.
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Ilyushin Il-4
The Ilyushin Il-4 (DB-3F) (Ильюшин Ил-4 (ДБ-3Ф); NATO reporting name: Bob) was a Soviet twin-engined long-range bomber and torpedo bomber, widely used by the Soviet Air Force and Soviet Naval Aviation during World War II. Vickers Wellington and Ilyushin Il-4 are aircraft first flown in 1936 and twin piston-engined tractor aircraft.
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
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Irish linen
Irish linen (Línéadach Éireannach) is the name given to linen produced in Ireland (including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland).
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Italian campaign (World War II)
The Italian campaign of World War II, also called the Liberation of Italy following the German occupation in September 1943, consisted of Allied and Axis operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to 1945.
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J. Wellington Wimpy
J.
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James Allen Ward
James Allen Ward, VC (14 June 1919 – 15 September 1941) was a New Zealand aviator and a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that could be awarded at the time to personnel of the British and Commonwealth forces.
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Janusz Meissner
Janusz Meissner (pen name: "porucznik Herbert," English: "Flt Lt Herbert"; 21 January 1901 in Warsaw – 28 February 1978 in Kraków) was a Polish writer and journalist, and a pilot of Polish Air Force.
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Joseph Summers
Captain Joseph "Mutt" Summers, (10 March 1904 – 16 March 1954) was chief test pilot at Vickers-Armstrongs and Supermarine.
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Junkers Ju 88
The Junkers Ju 88 is a German World War II Luftwaffe twin-engined multirole combat aircraft. Vickers Wellington and Junkers Ju 88 are aircraft first flown in 1936, mid-wing aircraft and twin piston-engined tractor aircraft.
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Ken Wallis
Also Ken Wallis English designer of the STP-Paxton sponsored gas turbine powered Indycar which came close to winning the indy 500 in 1967. Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis.
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Landing gear
Landing gear is the undercarriage of an aircraft or spacecraft that is used for taxiing, takeoff or landing.
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Leigh Light
The Leigh Light (L/L) was a British World War II era anti-submarine device used in the Battle of the Atlantic.
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Light bomber
A light bomber is a relatively small and fast type of military bomber aircraft that was primarily employed before the 1950s.
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List of Air Ministry specifications
This is a partial list of the British Air Ministry (AM) specifications for aircraft.
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List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
Many aircraft types have served in the British Royal Air Force since its formation in April 1918 from the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service.
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List of aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal New Zealand Navy
This is a list of aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal New Zealand Navy.
List of aircraft of World War II
The list of aircraft of World War II includes all the aircraft used by those countries which were at war during World War from the period between their joining the conflict and the conflict ending for them.
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List of Rolls-Royce Merlin variants
This is a list of Rolls-Royce Merlin variants.
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Loch Ness
Loch Ness (Loch Nis) is a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness.
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Longeron
In engineering, a longeron or stringer is a load-bearing component of a framework.
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Magnetic field
A magnetic field (sometimes called B-field) is a physical field that describes the magnetic influence on moving electric charges, electric currents, and magnetic materials.
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Maiden flight
The maiden flight, also known as first flight, of an aircraft is the first occasion on which it leaves the ground under its own power.
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Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Maritime patrol aircraft
A maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), also known as a patrol aircraft, maritime reconnaissance aircraft, maritime surveillance aircraft, or by the older American term patrol bomber, is a fixed-wing aircraft designed to operate for long durations over water in maritime patrol roles — in particular anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-ship warfare (AShW), and search and rescue (SAR).
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Münster
Münster (Mönster) is an independent city (Kreisfreie Stadt) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Medium bomber
A medium bomber is a military bomber aircraft designed to operate with medium-sized bombloads over medium range distances; the name serves to distinguish this type from larger heavy bombers and smaller light bombers.
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Messerschmitt Bf 110
The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often known unofficially as the Me 110,Because it was built before Bayerische Flugzeugwerke became Messerschmitt AG in July 1938, the Bf 110 was never officially given the designation Me 110. Vickers Wellington and Messerschmitt Bf 110 are aircraft first flown in 1936 and twin piston-engined tractor aircraft.
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Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet is a rocket-powered interceptor aircraft primarily designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt. Vickers Wellington and Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet are mid-wing aircraft.
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Middle East
The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.
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Minesweeper
A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines.
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Ministry of Information (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Information (MOI), headed by the Minister of Information, was a United Kingdom government department created briefly at the end of the First World War and again during the Second World War.
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Monocoque
Monocoque, also called structural skin, is a structural system in which loads are supported by an object's external skin, in a manner similar to an egg shell.
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Nash & Thompson
Nash & Thompson was a British engineering firm that developed and produced hydraulically operated gun turrets for aircraft.
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Naval mine
A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.
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Nevil Shute
Nevil Shute Norway (17 January 189912 January 1960) was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia.
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Newsreel
A newsreel is a form of short documentary film, containing news stories and items of topical interest, that was prevalent between the 1910s and the mid 1970s.
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Night bomber
A night bomber is a bomber aircraft intended specifically for carrying out bombing missions at night.
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No. 109 Squadron RAF
No.
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No. 115 Squadron RAF
Number 115 Squadron is a Royal Air Force squadron operating the Grob Tutor T1, training QFIs for the RAF's Elementary Flying Training (EFT) squadrons and the University Air Squadrons, as well as undertaking evaluation and standardisation duties.
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No. 149 Squadron RAF
No.
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No. 203 Squadron RAF
No.
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No. 214 Squadron RAF
No.
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No. 215 Squadron RAF
No.
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No. 3 Group RAF
No.
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No. 311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF
No.
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No. 344 Squadron RAF
No.
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No. 36 Squadron RAF
No 36 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps (later the Royal Air Force) was formed at Cramlington in 1916 and was disbanded for the last time in 1975.
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No. 37 Squadron RAF
No.
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No. 38 Squadron RAF
No.
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No. 600 Squadron RAF
No.
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No. 75 Squadron RAF
No.
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No. 9 Squadron RAF
Number 9 Squadron (otherwise known as No. IX (Bomber) Squadron or No. IX (B) Squadron) is the oldest dedicated Bomber Squadron of the Royal Air Force.
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No. 99 Squadron RAF
Number 99 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force which operates the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic/tactical transport aircraft from RAF Brize Norton.
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North African campaign
The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers.
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North American B-25 Mitchell
The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Vickers Wellington and North American B-25 Mitchell are mid-wing aircraft and twin piston-engined tractor aircraft.
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North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France.
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North Wales
North Wales (Gogledd Cymru) is a region of Wales, encompassing its northernmost areas.
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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (stylised on screen as......one of our aircraft is missing) is a 1942 British black-and-white war film, mainly set in the German-occupied Netherlands.
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Pastoral (Shute novel)
Pastoral is a novel by the English author Nevil Shute.
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Penelope Keith
Dame Penelope Anne Constance Keith, (née Hatfield; born 2 April 1940) is an English actress and presenter, active in film, radio, stage and television and primarily known for her roles in the British sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born.
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Polish Air Force
The Polish Air Force (Air Forces) is the aerial warfare branch of the Polish Armed Forces.
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Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain
The Polish Air Forces (Polskie Siły Powietrzne) was the name of the Polish Air Forces formed in France and the United Kingdom during World War II.
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Poly(methyl methacrylate)
Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is the synthetic polymer derived from methyl methacrylate.
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Popeye the Sailor (film series)
Popeye the Sailor is an American animated series of short films based on the ''Popeye'' comic strip character created by E. C. Segar.
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Popular Mechanics
Popular Mechanics (often abbreviated as PM or PopMech) is a magazine of popular science and technology, featuring automotive, home, outdoor, electronics, science, do it yourself, and technology topics.
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Power Jets W.2
The Power Jets W.2 was a British turbojet engine designed by Frank Whittle and Power Jets (Research and Development) Ltd.
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Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp is an American air-cooled radial aircraft engine.
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Radar
Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (ranging), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site.
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Radial engine
The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel.
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Radiator (engine cooling)
Radiators are heat exchangers used for cooling internal combustion engines, mainly in automobiles but also in piston-engined aircraft, railway locomotives, motorcycles, stationary generating plants or any similar use of such an engine.
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RAF Bircham Newton
Royal Air Force Bircham Newton or more simply RAF Bircham Newton is a former Royal Air Force station located south east of Docking, Norfolk and north east of King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.
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RAF Bomber Command
RAF Bomber Command controlled the Royal Air Force's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968.
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RAF Coastal Command
RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force (RAF).
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RAF Dumfries
Royal Air Force Dumfries or more simply RAF Dumfries was a former Royal Air Force station located near Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland.
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RAF Luqa
Royal Air Force Luqa (or more simply RAF Luqa) is a former Royal Air Force station located on the island of Malta, now developed into the Malta International Airport.
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RAF Manston
Royal Air Force Manston or more simply RAF Manston is a former Royal Air Force station located in the north-east of Kent, at on the Isle of Thanet from 1916 until 1996.
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RAF Silverstone
Royal Air Force Silverstone or more simply RAF Silverstone is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) station, the site is now used as Silverstone Circuit.
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Rex Pierson
Reginald Kirshaw "Rex" Pierson CBE (9 February 1891 – 10 January 1948) was an English aircraft designer and chief designer at Vickers Limited later Vickers-Armstrongs Aircraft Ltd.
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Riders of the Sky
Riders of the Sky (Nebeští jezdci) is a Czechoslovak movie directed by Jindřich Polák in 1968 about Czechoslovak pilots in No. 311 Squadron RAF service during the Battle of Britain, and the ongoing aerial battle in northern Europe.
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Rocket
A rocket (from bobbin/spool) is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using any surrounding air.
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Rolls-Royce Dart
The Rolls-Royce RB.53 Dart is a turboprop engine designed and manufactured by Rolls-Royce Limited.
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Rolls-Royce Goshawk
The Rolls-Royce Goshawk was a development of the Rolls-Royce Kestrel that used evaporative or steam cooling.
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Rolls-Royce Limited
Rolls-Royce Limited was a British luxury car and later an aero-engine manufacturing business established in 1904 in Manchester by the partnership of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce.
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Rolls-Royce Merlin
The Rolls-Royce Merlin is a British liquid-cooled V-12 piston aero engine of 27-litre (1,650 cu in) capacity.
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Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
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Royal Air Force Museum
The Royal Air Force Museum is a museum dedicated to the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom.
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Royal Air Force Museum Midlands
The Royal Air Force Museum Midlands, located in Cosford in Shropshire, is a free museum dedicated to the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force in particular.
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Royal Aircraft Establishment
The Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) was a British research establishment, known by several different names during its history, that eventually came under the aegis of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), before finally losing its identity in mergers with other institutions.
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Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environmental commands within the unified Canadian Armed Forces.
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Royal New Zealand Air Force
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF; Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa) is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force.
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RP-3
The RP-3 (from Rocket Projectile 3 inch) was a British air-to-ground rocket projectile introduced during the Second World War.
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Schillig
Schillig is a village in the Friesland district of Lower Saxony in Germany.
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Sekondi-Takoradi
Sekondi-Takoradi is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi.
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Short Stirling
The Short Stirling was a British four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War. Vickers Wellington and Short Stirling are 1930s British bomber aircraft, mid-wing aircraft and World War II British bombers.
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Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England, near the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury.
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Sleeve valve
The sleeve valve is a type of valve mechanism for piston engines, distinct from the usual poppet valve.
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Slipstream
A slipstream is a region behind a moving object in which a wake of fluid (typically air or water) is moving at velocities comparable to that of the moving object, relative to the ambient fluid through which the object is moving.
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Spar (aeronautics)
In a fixed-wing aircraft, the spar is often the main structural member of the wing, running spanwise at right angles (or thereabouts depending on wing sweep) to the fuselage.
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Tare weight
Tare weight, sometimes called unladen weight, is the weight of an empty vehicle or container.
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Target for Tonight
Target for Tonight (or Target for To-Night) is a 1941 British World War II documentary film billed as filmed and acted by the Royal Air Force, all during wartime operations.
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The Dam Busters (film)
The Dam Busters is a 1955 British epic docudrama war film starring Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave, that was directed by Michael Anderson.
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The National Archives (United Kingdom)
The National Archives (TNA; Yr Archifau Cenedlaethol) is a non-ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
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Torpedo
A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target.
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Trainer aircraft
A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews.
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Trim tab
Trim tabs are small surfaces connected to the trailing edge of a larger control surface on a boat or aircraft, used to control the trim of the controls, i.e. to counteract hydro- or aerodynamic forces and stabilise the boat or aircraft in a particular desired attitude without the need for the operator to constantly apply a control force.
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Turbinlite
The Helmore/GEC Turbinlite was a 2,700 million candela (2.7 Gcd) searchlight fitted in the nose of a number of British Douglas Havoc night fighters during the early part of the Second World War and around the time of The Blitz.
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Turbocharger
In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (also known as a turbo or a turbosupercharger) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases.
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Turbojet
The turbojet is an airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft.
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United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany (1939)
On 3 September 1939, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany—two days after the German invasion of Poland.
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V-1 flying bomb
The V-1 flying bomb (Vergeltungswaffe 1 "Vengeance Weapon 1") was an early cruise missile. Vickers Wellington and v-1 flying bomb are mid-wing aircraft.
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Variable-pitch propeller (aeronautics)
In aeronautics, a variable-pitch propeller is a type of propeller (airscrew) with blades that can be rotated around their long axis to change the blade pitch.
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Vertical stabilizer
A vertical stabilizer or tail fin is the static part of the vertical tail of an aircraft.
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Vickers 40 mm Class S gun
The Vickers 40 mm Class S gun, also known simply as the Vickers S or S gun, was a 40 mm (1.57 in) airborne autocannon designed by Vickers-Armstrongs for use as aircraft armament.
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Vickers K machine gun
The Vickers K machine gun, known as the Vickers Gas Operated (Vickers G.O.) or Gun, Machine, Vickers G.O..303-inch in British service, was a rapid-firing machine gun developed and manufactured for use in aircraft by Vickers-Armstrongs.
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Vickers VC.1 Viking
The Vickers VC.1 Viking is a British twin-engine short-range airliner derived from the Vickers Wellington bomber and built by Vickers-Armstrongs Limited at Brooklands near Weybridge in Surrey. Vickers Wellington and Vickers VC.1 Viking are mid-wing aircraft, twin piston-engined tractor aircraft and Vickers aircraft.
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Vickers Warwick
The Vickers Warwick was a British twin-engined bomber aircraft developed and operated during the Second World War that was primarily used in other roles. Vickers Wellington and Vickers Warwick are Barnes Wallis, twin piston-engined tractor aircraft and Vickers aircraft.
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Vickers Wellesley
The Vickers Wellesley was a medium bomber that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs at Brooklands near Weybridge, Surrey. Vickers Wellington and Vickers Wellesley are 1930s British bomber aircraft, Barnes Wallis and Vickers aircraft.
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Vickers Wellington LN514
Vickers Wellington LN514 was a Vickers Wellington bomber built in 1943 in record time, as part of a British propaganda effort during the Second World War. Vickers Wellington and Vickers Wellington LN514 are Vickers aircraft.
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Vickers-Armstrongs
Vickers-Armstrongs Limited was a British engineering conglomerate formed by the merger of the assets of Vickers Limited and Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Company in 1927.
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Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system.
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Waco CG-4
The Waco CG-4 was the most widely used American troop/cargo military glider of World War II.
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War film
War film is a film genre concerned with warfare, typically about naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes central to the drama.
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Western Front (World War II)
The Western Front was a military theatre of World War II encompassing Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. The Italian front is considered a separate but related theatre. The Western Front's 1944–1945 phase was officially deemed the European Theater by the United States, whereas Italy fell under the Mediterranean Theater along with the North African campaign.
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Weybridge
Weybridge is a town in the Elmbridge district in Surrey, England, around southwest of central London.
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Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven (Wilhelm's Harbour; Northern Low Saxon: Willemshaven) is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England.
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Work order
A work order is usually a task or a job for a customer, that can be scheduled or assigned to someone.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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.303 British
The.303 British (designated as the 303 British by the C.I.P. and SAAMI) or 7.7×56mmR, is a calibre rimmed tapered rifle cartridge.
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1942 Ruislip Wellington accident
The 1942 Ruislip Wellington accident occurred on 18 October 1942 when a Vickers Wellington 1C medium bomber of No. 311 Squadron RAF crashed near South Ruislip station, Middlesex, on approach to RAF Northolt.
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26 Squadron SAAF
26 Squadron SAAF is a disbanded squadron of the South African Air Force.
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See also
1930s British bomber aircraft
- Armstrong Whitworth A.W.23
- Armstrong Whitworth A.W.29
- Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
- Avro Manchester
- Blackburn B-3
- Blackburn Baffin
- Blackburn Botha
- Blackburn Shark
- Blackburn Skua
- Boulton Paul Overstrand
- Bristol Beaufort
- Bristol Blenheim
- Bristol Bolingbroke
- Bristol Bombay
- De Havilland DH.72
- Fairey Albacore
- Fairey Battle
- Fairey Fox
- Fairey Gordon
- Fairey Hendon
- Fairey P.4/34
- Fairey Swordfish
- Handley Page H.P.47
- Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow
- Handley Page Halifax
- Handley Page Hampden
- Handley Page Heyford
- Hawker Dantorp
- Hawker Hind
- Hawker P.V.4
- Parnall G.4/31
- Short Stirling
- Supermarine B.12/36
- Vickers Wellesley
- Vickers Wellington
- Westland PV-3
Barnes Wallis
- Barnes Wallis
- Bouncing bomb
- Earthquake bomb
- Geodetic airframe
- Grand Slam (bomb)
- Parkes Observatory
- R100
- R80 (airship)
- Tallboy (bomb)
- Vickers Swallow
- Vickers Warwick
- Vickers Wellesley
- Vickers Wellington
- Vickers Wild Goose
- Vickers Windsor
World War II British bombers
- Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
- Avro Lancaster
- Avro Manchester
- Bristol Beaufort
- Bristol Blenheim
- Bristol Buckingham
- De Havilland Mosquito
- Fairey Barracuda
- Fairey Battle
- Fairey Swordfish
- Handley Page Halifax
- Handley Page Hampden
- Short Stirling
- Vickers Type C
- Vickers Wellington
References
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