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By 9 February 1941 1./KG 40 had been joined by two further Staffeln, totalling a nominal 36 aircraft on strength. I/ KG 40 operated from Norway through the summer 1942 against Arctic convoys supplying the Soviet Union. [6] In early January 1943 1. and 3./KG 40 moved to Stalino as KGrzbV 200 to transport supplies to the Stalingrad 'pocket'. Both ...
33d Tactical Fighter Wing, 20 June 1965 – 15 October 1970; 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 October 1971 – 1 June 1972; 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 June 1972 – 30 April 1982; 3246th Test Wing, 25 June 1982; 46th Test Wing, 1 October 1992; 46th Operations Group, 8 September 1993 [5] 96th Operations Group, 1 October 2012 – present [6]
The Ilyushin Il-40 (NATO reporting name: Brawny [1]) was a two-seat Soviet jet-engined armored ground-attack aircraft. The first prototype flew in 1953 and was very successful except when it fired its guns, as their combustion gasses disturbed the airflow into the engines and caused them to flameout or hiccup.
The effective vertical range is 1.5 km (0.93 mi) at a direct range to target of 2.5 km (1.6 mi) and target speed of 250 m/s (up to 500 m/s if a modern fire control system is used). The usual autocannon burst consists of 3–10 projectiles and target lead angle is calculated for each burst (fire without adjustment) by computer. [ 14 ]
The Antonov A-40 Krylya Tanka (Russian: крылья танка, meaning "tank wings") was a Soviet attempt to allow a tank to glide onto a battlefield after being towed aloft by an airplane, to support airborne forces or partisans. [1] A prototype was built and tested in 1942, but was found to be unworkable.
The Luftsturmregiment 40 (LStR-40) "Willi Sänger" (English: Air Assault Regiment 40) was a air assault infantry unit of the German Democratic Republic's National People's Army. It was formed in 1986 by expanding the existing Parachute Battalion 40 with additional air assault companies and support capability.
The 40. Fallschirmjägerbataillon Willi Sänger (English: 40th Parachute Light Infantry Battalion [1] [2]) was the only airborne forces unit formation of the National People's Army, formed in 1962. The battalion was based in Prora on Rügen island (1962–82) and later near Potsdam (1982–90).
A Beriev A-40 at the 1996 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. The A-40 is a jet-engined flying boat patrol bomber of all-metal construction with the engines located above the wing roots, atop each of the main landing gear nacelles at the rear of each wing root.