Famous Fighters of the Second World War: 1st seriesMacdonald, 1957 - Fighter planes |
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... flight . Yet , despite the design innova- tions displayed by the I - 16 , its appearance passed unnoticed outside the Soviet Union . During the impressive autumn manoeuvres held near Kiev that year , the I - 16 once again appeared in ...
... flight . Yet , despite the design innova- tions displayed by the I - 16 , its appearance passed unnoticed outside the Soviet Union . During the impressive autumn manoeuvres held near Kiev that year , the I - 16 once again appeared in ...
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... flight testing confirmed the remarkable capabilities of the XF4U - 1 which , during a flight from Stratford to Hartford on October 1st . , attained a speed of 404 m.p.h. , thus becoming the first U.S. fighter of any type to exceed the ...
... flight testing confirmed the remarkable capabilities of the XF4U - 1 which , during a flight from Stratford to Hartford on October 1st . , attained a speed of 404 m.p.h. , thus becoming the first U.S. fighter of any type to exceed the ...
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... Flight Test section on December 30th . During the first month or so ( Right ) The XF4U - 3 which flew for the first time on April 26 , 1944 , and ( below ) the developed XF4U - 3B . of flight testing nine flights were made with the ...
... Flight Test section on December 30th . During the first month or so ( Right ) The XF4U - 3 which flew for the first time on April 26 , 1944 , and ( below ) the developed XF4U - 3B . of flight testing nine flights were made with the ...
Contents
THE POLIKARPOV I16 | 5 |
THE GLOSTER GLADIATOR | 15 |
THE BOULTON PAUL DEFIANT | 26 |
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