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M29 Weasel video, variants?
I came across this neat OSS briefing film referenced in the Wikipedia article on the M29 Weasel. The 10 minute video--worth the wait, I promise--includes some discussion of the various alternative approaches to travel across ice and snow that were evaluated as well as a lot of footage of the...- cluttonfred
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- airborne forces airmobile allies amphibious vehicle armée de terre british army canada canadian army cold war first indochina war french fourth republic french indochina great britain korean war post-world war ii united states united states army united states marine corps vietnam war world war ii
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Yakovlev VVP-6 flying platform
has this been discussed before? http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/yak_vvp-6.php- avatar
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- 1960s air defence airborne aircraft carrier airmobile cold war forward area air defense frontal aviation military transport aviation (vta) soviet air forces soviet union ussr yakovlev yakovlev design bureau
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- Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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Test Vehicle TV.1000 - The ultimate off-roader?
In RE Smith's British Army Vehicles and Equipment (Ian Allan, 1964) There is an entry for the "T.V.1000". Described as a 6x6, differentially steered test vehicle powered by a 535bhp Meteorite petrol engine dating from 1959. It is continues: "one of the most powerful wheel vehicles then in...- CJGibson
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- airborne forces airmobile british army cold war great britain tank design
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