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Mod 3 – Same as mod 2, but with the covered navigation bridge on the forward part of the fairwater cut away and the plating around the periscope shears removed. In this configuration, the Gato s now had two excellent positions for the mounting of single 40 mm Bofors or twin 20 mm Oerlikon antiaircraft cannon, an improvement over the .50 ...
In 1825 the world's first permanent steam locomotive-hauled passenger railway – the Stockton and Darlington Railway – opened to the public. [ 68 ] During the Industrial Revolution , many workers moved from England's countryside to new and expanding urban industrial areas to work in factories, for instance at Birmingham and Manchester , [ 69 ...
1920 – World War I American ace (twelve victories) Field Eugene Kindley is killed in a crash at Kelly Field near San Antonio, Texas, during a demonstration flight for General John J. Pershing. A control cable snaps on the Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 biplane Kindley is flying, AS-8137 , of the 96th Aero Squadron , he stalls, falls from an ...
Data from The Complete Book of Fighters, The Great Book of Fighters General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 45 ft 10.5 in (13.983 m) Wingspan: 33 ft 8 in (10.26 m) Height: 13 ft 2 in (4.01 m) Wing area: 349 sq ft (32.4 m 2) Airfoil: Hawker 8.5% symmetrical Empty weight: 14,122 lb (6,406 kg) Gross weight: 17,750 lb (8,051 kg) Max takeoff weight: 24,600 lb (11,158 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Rolls ...
Greenock (/ ˈ ɡ r iː n ə k / ⓘ; Scots: Greenock; Scottish Gaelic: Grianaig, pronounced [ˈkɾʲiənɛkʲ]) is a town in Inverclyde, Scotland, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.