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The Mitsubishi Ki-30 (九七式軽爆撃機, Kyunana-shiki keibakugekiki, lit. ' 'Type 97 light bomber' ') was a Japanese light bomber of World War II.It was a single-engine, mid-wing, cantilever monoplane of stressed-skin construction with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage and a long transparent cockpit canopy.
The Curtiss-Wright AT-9 Jeep is an American twin-engined advanced trainer aircraft used by the United States during World War II to bridge the gap between single-engined trainers and twin-engined combat aircraft. The AT-9 had a low-wing cantilever monoplane configuration, retractable landing gear and was powered by two Lycoming R-680-9 radial ...
Two years later it was followed in Germany by the twin-rotor Focke Achgelis Fa 223 Drache (Kite) transport helicopter and in America by the Sikorsky R-4. [3] The R-4 was far the most-produced type and was introduced into RAF service as the Hoverfly I, where it was progressively replacing the Avro Rota autogyro by the end of hostilities. [4]
Military units and formations of the Royal Air Force in World War II (5 C, 41 P) Military units and formations of the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II (2 C, 33 P) Military units and formations of the United States Army Air Forces (3 C, 16 P)
Fourth Air Force region of the United States, early World War II. During World War II Fourth Air Force was the primary air defense command for the West Coast. The command also flew antisubmarine patrols along coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico from after Pearl Harbor until October 1942.
Pages in category "Wings of the United States Army Air Forces in World War II" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A Ruhrstahl X-4 at the NMUSAF.. The Ruhrstahl Ru 344 X-4 or Ruhrstahl-Kramer RK 344 [1] was a wire-guided air-to-air missile designed by Germany during World War II.The X-4 did not see operational service and thus was not proven in combat but inspired considerable post-war work around the world, and was the basis for the development of several ground-launched anti-tank missiles.
In the fall of 1958, 411 was moved from Air Defence Command to Air Transport Command, and became a light transport squadron flying the Expediter C-45, a version of the Beechcraft Model 18. The squadron adopted a Search and Rescue role in spring of 1960 with the acquisition of the DHC-3 Otter . [ 3 ]