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Avro 671 "Rota" Mk.1 (licence-built Cierva C.30A) (general purpose autogyro - used for radar station testing) Bristol "Heliogyro" RI/II (experimental helicopter) Cierva W.5 - 2-seater twin outrigger rotor helicopter, first flight 1938. Cierva W.6 - twin rotor helicopter, flown in 1939; Cierva W.9 - jet efflux torque compensation design. Built ...
Most nations used obsolete combat types for advanced training, although large scale training programs such as the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) required more aircraft than were available and aircraft were designed and built specifically to fulfill training roles. Intermediate trainers were used in several countries but ...
Aircraft Manufacturer Type Role Entered Service Number in Service Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina [3]: Consolidated Aircraft: Amphibious flying boat: Various 1941 114
They were the second group of helicopter pilots after Lieutenant Carter Harman to evacuate wounded via helicopter during World War II. Unlike Harman, they were targeted by Japanese soldiers who tried to shoot them down with machine guns. Their six-week effort constitutes the largest combat helicopter operation before the Korean War. [16]
Helicopters like this H-19 were used in the Korean war. [107] [108] The Korean war was the first time the helicopter was used extensively in a conflict. [107] While helicopters such as the Sikorsky YR-4 were used in World War II, [109] their use was rare, and Jeeps like the Willys MB were the main method of
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation: It was used by the United States Coast Guard. 1958 1961 175 Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King: ASW/SAR/utility helicopter Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation: used as the official helicopters of the President of the United States Marine One: 1959 1961 1500 Sikorsky S-61R: Medium-lift transport/SAR helicopter Sikorsky Aircraft ...
The early marks of Spitfire and Hurricane had machine guns that were, however, of the .30 calibre (7.62mm) class, with less hitting power than heavier calibre weapons firing non-explosive bullets - the Germans' MG 131 machine gun, the Japanese Ho-103 machine gun, the Soviets' Berezin UB and particularly the "light-barrel" AN/M2 version of the ...
List of United States fighter aircraft; List of United States attack aircraft; List of active United States Air Force aircraft; List of active United States military aircraft; List of active United States naval aircraft; List of aircraft of the United States during World War II; List of future military aircraft of the United States; UAVs in the ...