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Audio recording of Spitfire fly-past at the 2011 family day at RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire Supermarine Spitfire G-AWGB landing at Biggin Hill Airport, June 2024. The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II.
For the Soviet Navy Kamov Ka-26: 816+ 1970: Hoodlum-A: number includes military and civilian examples. Kamov Ka-226 "Sergei" ~10 – Hoodlum-C ~10 on order for the Russian Navy. Kamov Ka-27/Ka-29: 267: 1982: Helix: All variants, 59 Ka-29 troop transports. Kamov Ka-31 – 2003? Helix 'B' Naval AEW Platform Kamov Ka-32: 170+ 2006: Helix 'C' umber ...
Attack aircraft Sukhoi Su-24 Soviet Union: Jet: Attack: 1975: 273: 273 [1] [61] As of 28 May 2024 at least 14 Su-24M/MR have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. Sukhoi Su-25 Soviet Union: Jet: Attack: 1981: 192: 192 [1] [61] As of 28 May 2024 at least 31 Su-25 have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. Transport aircraft ...
The Russian Navy [a] is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces.It has existed in various forms since 1696. Its present iteration was formed in January 1992 when it succeeded the Navy of the Commonwealth of Independent States (which had itself succeeded the Soviet Navy following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in late December 1991).
The Soviet Navy, and the Russian Navy which inherited its traditions, had a different attitude to operational status than many Western navies. Ships went to sea less and maintained capability for operations while staying in harbor. [1] The significant changes which followed the collapse of the Soviet Union then complicated the picture enormously.
November 1942 photo of a very early Mk IXb of 306 (Polish) ToruĊski Squadron.. The Supermarine Spitfire, the only British fighter to be manufactured before, during and after the Second World War, was designed as a short-range fighter capable of defending Britain from bomber attack [1] and achieved legendary status fulfilling this role during the Battle of Britain. [2]
The Soviet Navy [a] was the naval warfare uniform service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces.Often referred to as the Red Fleet, [b] the Soviet Navy made up a large part of the Soviet Union's strategic planning in the event of a conflict with the opposing superpower, the United States, during the Cold War (1945–1991). [2]
The many changes were made in order to fulfil Royal Air Force requirements and to successfully engage in combat with ever-improving enemy aircraft. [3] With the death of the original designer, Reginald J. Mitchell, in June 1937, all variants of the Spitfire were designed by his successor, Joseph Smith, and a team of engineers and draftsmen. [4]