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The Nebelwerfer (transl. "fog launcher") was a World War II German series of weapons. They were initially developed by and assigned to the Army 's Nebeltruppen . Initially, two different mortars were fielded before they were replaced by a variety of rocket launchers ranging in size from 15 to 32 centimetres (5.9 to 12.6 in).
Eastern Air Command – supply U.S. Army 900th Field Unit (engineers) Divisional Support Troops 2nd Battalion Burma Rifles – one section assigned per column except for columns in the 3rd West African Brigade 145th Brigade Company R.A.S.C. 219th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers 61st Air Supply Company R.A.S.C. 2nd Indian Air Supply Company ...
Howard began air show flying in 1933. In 1938, he became the first pilot to fly an outside loop in a light plane, flying a 37½ horsepower Piper Cub. He went on to win the National Lightplane Aerobatic Championships in three consecutive years from 1939 to 1941, and eventually became one of the best known air show pilots in the country.
The R4M was developed in order to deal with the increasing weight of anti-bomber weapons being deployed by Luftwaffe fighters. The primary anti-bomber weapon of the Luftwaffe for much of the war was the 20 mm MG 151/20 autocannon, which was compact enough to be mounted in an internal wing bay mounting in the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (up to 4 cannon, or 6 with optional twin-gun underwing pods) and ...
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Lincolnton Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina. It encompasses 62 contributing buildings and 2 contributing objects in the central business district of Lincolnton. It includes a variety of commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings dating between about 1900 ...
Germany developed a number of surface-to-air missile systems, none of which was used operationally: Enzian [4] Rheintochter (Rhine Daughter) [5] - (an air-to-air variant was also planned) [6] Henschel Hs 117 Schmetterling (Butterfly) - radio-controlled (an air-to-air variant was also planned) [7] Wasserfall (Waterfall) [8] Feuerlilie (Fire Lily ...