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Fairey Swordfish

The Fairey Swordfish was a biplane torpedo bomber developed in the early 1930s. However, yet during the World War II, the aircraft – with its open cockpit, struts and braces, as well as maximum speed […]

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Boulton Paul Defiant

The Boulton Paul Defiant was designed in the mid-1930s, as a response to rapid development of fast bomber aircraft and aerial warfare model based on theories created by General Giulio Douhet. According to Specification F.9/35 […]

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Gloster Gladiator Mk I

Gloster Gladiator Mk I (c/n 40468, formerly K8042 of the Royal Air Force), exhibited at the Royal Air Force Museum in Hendon, London, July 2014. Developed by Gloster as a private company venture, the Gladiator […]

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Avro 500

On 3rd March 1912, Avro 500 military utility biplane designed by A.V. Roe, performed its maiden flight. The aircraft was assessed as perfectly designed and having exceptional flight characteristics, apart from its top speed and […]