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    Popular singer and respected aviation writer Herbert Leonard passes at age 80

    Beloved singer and unparalleled French aerospace historian/writer died yesterday, the 2nd of March 2025, at 80 after a long battle with cancer: For those that are unfamiliar with his top selling history of Soviet and German aircraft, might you find in the below titles a glimpse of what was his...
    • TomcatViP
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    • 1945 2025 aerospace industry author aviation historian aviation history aviation magazine cold war france french fifth republic french fourth republic popular culture post-cold war provisional government of the french republic singer
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    • Forum: The Bar
  2. DWG

    RN 20Kt Fast Oiler, 1945 Programme

    In reading "Diary of A Wartime Naval Constructor", DNC Sir Stanley Goodall's wartime diary, I can identify most of the ships referred to, but there are repeated references to a 20Kt Fast Oiler, probably for the 1945 Programme, where I'm coming up blank. 1942 P136. 11 November: … Bateson...
    • DWG
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    • 1940s 1945 allies british pacific fleet director of naval construction (royal navy) fleet replenishment oiler great britain logistics pacific ocean theater replenishment oiler royal navy world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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    list of USN Post war unbuilt early fighter aircraft projects 1945 to late 50s early 60s.

    im looking for pictures and specs of the aircraft and includes jets turboprops piston ect for this alternate timeline seareo.
  4. YourChair

    USS Iwo Jima (Essex-class carrier) proposed redesign 1945

    The Iwo Jima (CV-46) of the Essex class was cancelled incomplete after the war. But according to Friedman, there were plans to redesign the ship to alleviate the deficiencies of the Essex class (the plans died with the cancellation of the carrier): Does anyone have information on this redesign?
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    • 1945 aircraft carrier bureau of ships buships carrier early 1940s post-world war ii united states navy world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  5. covert_shores

    British and American advanced. sub designs c1945?

    I am reasonably familiar with axis submarine projects, built and unbuilt, c1945. We're there any interesting British or American projects at this time beyond the typical A-Class and Fleet Boats? From what I've read it seems that the allies were content to build large numbers of relatively...
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    • 1945 allies atomic ships attack submarine experimental great britain hunter-killer submarine late 1940s nuclear powered vessels post-world war ii royal navy submarine united states united states navy world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  6. hesham

    Boeing Model-448

    Hi, I know that my dear Orionblamblam displayed a drawing to it before, but here is Boeing Model-448 in wind tunnel. Source: Charles D Bright The Jet Makers: The Aerospace Industry from 1945 to 1972 http://www.generalatomic.com/jetmakers/chapter4.html
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    • 1945 boeing late 1940s post-world war ii reconnaissance bomber strategic bomber strategic reconnaissance united states united states army air forces world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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