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80th Anniversary of Operation Market Garden (2024)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78d649vzlqo https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cqlvd41pnk7o https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/21/parachute-drop-near-arnhem-marks-80-years-since-operation-market-garden...- Grey Havoc
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- 101st airborne 1944 1st airborne division 1st independent parachute brigade (poland) 82nd airborne airborne forces allies battle of arnhem british army first allied airborne army glider infantry glider pilot regiment great britain operation market-garden paratroopers polskie siły zbrojne na zachodzie reichskommissariat niederlande united states army world war ii xxx corps
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Supermarine Swift
Part of the one documentary threads on this channel. States it’s considered one of the worst aircraft to fly with the RAF. View: https://youtu.be/OO_t3HFGrhw?si=BJGkVc9QwQeiINZa- Flyaway
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- 1950s air ministry cold war f.105d fighter great britain interceptor korean war late 1940s ministry of supply north atlantic treaty organisation post-world war ii raf fighter command royal air force specification e.41/46 super-priority supermarine aviation ltd tactical reconnaissance transonic type 541
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David Graham passes away
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Short Long Range Empire flying boat
I'm posting this in the post war section, but it is possible, given it's title that it may be a interwar project. I came across this proposal from Short Bros for an eight-engined long range flying boat. I have checked throughout the site but without any luck. Wonder if anyone can fill in the...- VictorXL188
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- british commonwealth british empire great britain late 1940s post-world war ii short brothers plc
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Different thought process for Post WW2 British Navy
I an sure I will call down a whole host of ‘trouble’ on my head for raising this, but, Here we go… We all know that the Royal Navy post WW2 was in an invidious position regards available finance and the shifting sands of changing priorities. One thing I think was the (in retrospect at least)...- Pirate Pete
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- 1950s british commonwealth british empire cold war fleet air arm great britain late 1940s north atlantic treaty organisation post-world war ii royal navy world war iii
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- Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
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Welbum
Hello all, been a minute I am not sure where to post this, but has anyone heard of the Welbum? It's in the same league as the Welrod, Welwand, Welfreighter, and Welman when it comes to British convert R&D at Station IX in WW2. I saw the name pop up while reading about the Welwand and I...- ArmchairSamurai
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- airborne forces british army clandestine insertion combat swimmers espionage great britain irregular warfare special operations special operations executive special reconnaissance station ix war office waterborne infiltration world war ii
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- Forum: Secret Army Projects
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'Jet Deflection' for longer-range fast cruise as per Chris Gibson & Tony Buttler?
I was re-reading my copy of the fine book British Secret Projects: Hypersonics, Ramjets & Missiles by the noted Chris Gibson and Tony Buttler (Midland, 2007) recently. On pages 160 through 162, the authors discuss British (paper) studies from the 1960's about weight and drag reduction by jet...- Owens Z
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- 1960s cold war great britain hypersonic supersonic
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- Forum: Propulsion
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The Beagle Basset replacement?
Many years ago I found drawings in a book about unbuilt airliners of the HS140. At the time I had a small model of the plane made in the same RAF colours as the Beagle Basset.. I will try and find it. I was wondering whether anyone knows more about the HS140 and whether it was ever looked at by... -
Royal Navy frigates in the 70s
The saga of the Royal Navy's carriers after 1966 has been the main focus of interest here, but the workhorse of the RN then as now was the frigate. By the 1970s the RN had plans to replace its Type 12 Leander class frigates with the larger all missile armed Type 22. Leanders were designed...- uk 75
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- 1970s aaw alternate history anti-air warfare anti-submarine warfare anti-surface warfare area air defence asuw asw cold war escort vessel frigates great britain late 1960s north atlantic treaty organisation royal navy
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- Forum: Alternative History and Future Speculation
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Library and Archives Canada
If anyone is seeking copies of Air Ministry Specifications from the inter-war years and finds it tricky to find them in the National Archives and costly to order, then I thoroughly recommend looking to the Library and Archives Canada...- Schneiderman
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- air ministry british commonwealth british empire canada great britain interwar period
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Does 'Flexible Response' NEED 'massive Retaliation' first?
The 'Massive Retaliation' era ~1957-1967 appears to have skewed Defence Projects and Procurement compared to what occurred previously and what occurred in the 'Flexible Response' era where conventional forces were given much greater priority compared to nuclear forces. This made me think that if...- Rule of cool
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- cold war great britain north atlantic treaty organisation nuclear battlefield soviet union sub-strategic nuke tactical nuke united states warsaw pact west germany western europe world war iii
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Pinnacle of Piston fighter: Last US piston fighters vs Spiteful Mk XVI?
Due to the jet age, various super props never go to production despite their high performance. Among those, it can be said that XP-72 and Spiteful F.16 were the most high capable design. So let say if these prototype got to production stage, which would be the ultimate piston fighter? XP-72...- Ronny
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- allies british commonwealth fighters fleet air arm great britain post-world war ii pursuit aircraft royal air force royal navy united states united states army air forces world war ii
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The RAF Red Arrows, when low, meant low
Morning all. A video interview with a founding member of the RAF Display team "the Red Arrows" discussing how back in the day low level really was low. Here's a picture to illustrate: View: https://youtu.be/ylK-1P2R2ew -
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Hawker-PAC Sea Fury FB.61 "Turbo Fury"
Excerpt from i need to get pictures, real pictures of this beauty- armen
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- alternate history cold war fleet air arm great britain hawker aircraft hawker aircraft limited hawker siddeley aircraft post-world war ii royal navy what-if world war ii
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EC-121 Proliferation?
The USN acquired 142 Lockheed EC121s in the early 50s to mount long-range early warning barrier patrols in the Atlantic and Pacific. The main strength was 5 sqns for each ocean with various cats and dogs supporting units. The barrier patrol lasted until 1965 and afterwards the USN transferred 30...- Rule of cool
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- airborne early warning alternate history central intelligence agency cold war elint great britain imperial iranian air force imperial state of iran japan japan air self-defense force late 1960s lockheed north atlantic treaty organisation republic of china air force royal air force royal australian air force sigint united states united states air force united states navy
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Scottish Aviation Pioneer (Both) Armaments
Recently I've gone down the rabbit hole of the few Scottish built Military aircraft, and recently the Scottish Aviation Pioneer has caught my eye, despite initially being designed as a STOL transport aircraft they appear to have seen a fair amount of Field modifications in Malaya and Aden that...- Ewan T
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- armaments british empire coin cold war federation of south arabia great britain malayan auxiliary air force (raf) malaysia pioneer post-world war ii royal air force royal colony of aden royal federation of malaya air force scottish aviation south arabian air force state of aden stol straits settlements twin pioneer
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RAF Historical Society seminar - Normandy
The RAF Historical Society is holding a seminar on Air Power and Normandy/Overlord at RAF Museum Midlands (Cosford to you and me) on 18th September 2024. Tickers and details are available here: https://royalairforcemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/58576?branches.branchID=2048 Chris- CJGibson
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- 1944 2024 d-day france great britain operation overlord raf historical society royal air force world war ii
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Handley page H.P.R 6 four engine turboprop? Vickers viscount replacement?
I'm also looking for pics of this proposal for the dart Harold?- Norse
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- civil aviation cold war great britain handley page limited late 1950s
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- Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
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The Met Office in WW1
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/library-and-archive/archive-hidden-treasures/first-military-forecast- Grey Havoc
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- allies armée de terre british army british commonwealth british empire france french third republic great britain meteorological field service meteorological office meteorological survey the great war triple entente united kingdom weather reconnaissance western front world war i world war one ww1 wwi
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Centurion Mark IV with 95 mm QF howitzer
Are there any images of the Centurion Mark IV with 95 mm QF howitzer?- Kiril Romassyov
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- 1940s british army close-support tank directorate of tank design great britain infantry tank post-world war ii royal ordnance tank design world war ii
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- Forum: Secret Army Projects