As we know, Dedalo was a German merchant ship confiscated during WW1 and converted by the Spanish into a seaplane tender in 1922. Dedalo well demonstrated the utility of an aircraft capable ship by supporting the Spanish-French landings at Alhucemas during the Rif War in Morrocco in 1925. In...
armada española
cold war
interwar period
kingdom of spain
regia marina
royalspanishnavy
second spanish republic
spanish republican navyspanish state
world war ii
Article with cutaway (caveat - by me) https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/04/the-first-s-80-plus-class-submarine-new-capabilities-for-spain/
Video of Christening ceremony
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlmbbtaOz20
Today it is 50 years since the first Hawker P.1127 hovered, on 21st of October 1960.
Despite the recent news that the UK is retiring its fleet the US Marine Corps, Spanish Navy, Italian Navy and Indian Navy continue to operate it, and it is likely that the Harrier will still be in service for...
1960
2010
armada española
fleet air arm
indian navy
nuclear battlefield
post-cold war
royal air force
royalspanishnavy
united states marine corps
v/stol aircraft
vtol
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