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    CA-12 Boomerang Evolution

    In July 1940 the hounded British government warns the Australians of an imminent embargo of any aviation materials. On 10 December 1941 the capital ships of the Royal Navy H.M.S. Prince of Wales and H.M.S. Repulse are sunk by Japanese airplanes. On 21 December of the same month, the firm...
    • Justo Miranda
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    • british commonwealth british empire commonwealth aircraft corporation commonwealth of australia curtiss-wright corporation general electric pacific ocean theater post-world war ii pratt & whitney rolls-royce royal australian air force world war ii wright aeronautical corporation
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
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    Ironhorse Artificial Harbor | Operation Coronet, circa March 1946 | U.S. Planned Invasion of Honshu

    SOURCE: Giangreco, D. M. (2009). Hell to Pay: Operation Downfall and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947. Naval Institute Press.
  3. Grey Havoc

    Shoichi Yokoi memorial museum closes

    https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20220905/p2a/00m/0na/020000c?dicbo=v2-c68a3d101177a19f336252dfd46fdc77
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2006 2022 empire of japan imperial japanese army japan nagoya pacific ocean theater pacific war world war ii
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    • Forum: Museums, Events & Shows
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    Identify please (German radar in US fighter?)

    In this Douglas P-70 night fighter of the 419th NFS, crash landed at Piva-Bougainville by Lt Donald Dessert, the fixed quarter wave dipoles for azimuth receiving have been replaced by four german style “Stachel” rods. Can anyone identify which radar they belong to?
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    Airspeed jet-propelled float seaplane.

    Fighter project, 1943 The Airspeed firm suggested to the Admiralty the transformation of the radio-controlled flying-boat target aircraft AS-37 into a scaled-up jet fighter, powered by one de Havilland Halford H.1 centrifugal-flow turbojet with 1,225 kgf static thrust in the forward area of the...
  6. M

    Blackburn B.44

    Does anyone have any information, pictures etc... of the Blackburn B.44 float fighter. I have British Secret Projects, and there is limited information in the back. Does anyone have anything further? Thank you, DJM
  7. Grey Havoc

    USS Nevada (BB-36)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nevada_(BB-36)
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1940s d-day european theater of operations pacific ocean theater pearl harbor the greatest generation the history guy utah beach world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
  8. Grey Havoc

    1942 Raid on Makin Island (The History Guy)

    The Youtube comments are well worth a look.
    • Grey Havoc
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    • gung-ho lcr (l) marine raiders pacific ocean theater special operations usmc uss argonaut uss nautilus world war ii
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    • Forum: Military
  9. Grey Havoc

    USMC Stinger machine gun

    http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com/2020/01/fullbore-friday_17.html https://www.guns.com/news/2012/08/15/stinger-light-machinegun
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1940s anm2 bar m1 garand pacific ocean theater squad automatic weapon united states marine corps world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
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    SHINYO Demolition Boats

    Hello everybody There were several Shinyo types built ! Are there any projects? I have heard about a OHKA towed by a SHINYO BOAT ? Many greetings
    • moin1900
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    • empire of japan imperial japanese navy pacific ocean theater pacific war tokkō tokubetsu kōgekitai world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  11. hesham

    Yokosuka P1Y Ginga ("Frances") Variants and Projects

    My dear lark, for the Yokosuka Tenga it was a really project to japanese,see also; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_jet_aircraft
    • hesham
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    • axis powers empire of japan imperial japanese navy imperial japanese navy air service pacific ocean theater world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
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