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  1. Stargazer

    Christopher AG-1 and Timm AG-2 assault gliders

    Alongside the training and cargo gliders already in service at the outbreak of World War II, an idea that received more attention with the U.S. Army Air Force was the assault glider. Major Lewin B. Barringer, a glider specialist, on the staff of AAF, presented blueprints for such a glider in the...
    • Stargazer
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    • airborne forces allies assault glider early 1940s united states army air corps united states army air forces world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  2. Abraham Gubler

    WWII Assault Tanks

    During WWII the British Army came up with the idea of an Assault Tank to defeat German emplaced anti tank guns (PAK) via artillery suppression. Trialled with Churchills the idea was that the assault tank unit would advance into a friendly artillery bombardment that would suppress the anti tank...
    • Abraham Gubler
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    • allies axis powers british army empire of japan great britain heavy tank light tank soviet union tank design united kingdom united states world war ii
    • Replies: 35
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  3. Abraham Gubler

    Sentinel ACIV

    And the Australian Sentinel ACIV tank with 17 pounder had a turret ring of 70” (1,778mm).
  4. A

    Rolls-Royce Crecy engine which was to be installed in Spitfire

    Dear All Does anyone know if therew are any photos/plans/sketches of this project? - "Supermarine Spitfire Mk II, P7674 had been delivered to Hucknall and was fitted with a Crecy [Rolls-Royce prototype engine] mock-up to enable cowling drawings and system details to be designed." taken from...
    • Andrewjs2007
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    • air ministry allies great britain rolls-royce royal air force world war ii
    • Replies: 56
    • Forum: Propulsion
  5. overscan (PaulMM)

    Curtiss XP-55 Ascender canard fighter (Model CW-24)

    http://cgi.ebay.com/CURTISS-XP-55-ASCENDER-TAILLESS-PROTOTYPE-42-78846-1943_W0QQitemZ370244184141QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item563445e84d&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 $99? Seems expensive.
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • allies curtiss-wright airplane division curtiss-wright corporation early 1940s fighter pursuit aircraft r-40c united states united states army air corps world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  6. cluttonfred

    Allied emergency fighters

    There is a lot of info out there on Axis, especially German, prototypes and projects for emergency fighters--generally small, simple, easy-to-mass produce alternatives to exisiting fighters often using non-strategic materials like wood and mild steel. I'd like to learn more about Allied...
  7. cluttonfred

    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
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
  8. hesham

    Fake Japanese World War II aircraft

    Was those projects real or fake ?. http://www.ww2incolor.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4101
    • hesham
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    • allies axis powers empire of japan imperial japanese army air service imperial japanese navy air service taiu–swpa technical air intelligence unit world war ii
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
  9. overscan (PaulMM)

    Convair A-44

    XA-44, later became XB-53 From http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil
    • overscan (PaulMM)
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    • allies attack bomber convair escort fighter ground attack late 1940s light bomber photo-recce post-world war ii united states united states army air forces world war ii
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  10. J

    Fairey Battle and her modifications

    Aircraft illustrated August 1974
    • Justo Miranda
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    • 1930s 1940s air ministry allies aviation militaire belge belgian air force fairey aircraft fairey aviation great britain interwar period light bomber pre-world war ii royal air force royal australian air force royal canadian air force specification p.14/36 specification p.27/32 specification p.32/36 world war ii
    • Replies: 52
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  11. GTX

    Spitfire Variants

    Hi folks, Looking for information on rare Supermarine Spitfire variants (either one-offs or paper projects). I am especially interested in any possible radial engined proposals. Regards, Greg
    • GTX
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    • allies british commonwealth great britain pre-world war ii raf fighter command royal air force world war ii
    • Replies: 110
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
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