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2. QF 3.7-inch AA gun - Wikipedia

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   The QF 3.7-inch AA was Britain's primary heavy anti-aircraft gun during World War II.It was roughly the equivalent of the German Flak 8.8 cm and American 90 mm, but with a slightly larger calibre of 3.7 inches, approximately 94 mm. Production began in 1937 and it was used throughout World War II in all theatres except the Eastern Front.

3. QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer - Wikipedia

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   Indian gun crew firing, India, circa. 1930. The 3.7-inch howitzer superseded the 2.75-inch mountain gun following the First World War.It was used by mountain artillery regiments of the Royal Artillery and the Indian Artillery, and saw much service on the North West Frontier of India between the wars.

4. List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft ...

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   The reservoir keeper and others saw the plane explode as it flew under storm clouds and headed north. Wreckage fell over a mile-square area on the south slope of Black Mountain. [290] 20 January A Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor on the final leg home to Nellis AFB, Nevada, strikes a snow-shrouded mountain near Baker, California, killing the three on ...

5. 11 mm caliber - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the 11 millimetres (0.43 in) to 11.99 millimetres (0.472 in) caliber range.. Length refers to the cartridge case length

6. Los Angeles International Airport - Wikipedia

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   Hangar No. 1 was the first structure at LAX, built in 1929 and restored in 1990. It remains in use. [13]In 1926, the Los Angeles City Council and the Chamber of Commerce recognized the need for the city to have its own airport to tap into the fledgling, but quickly growing, aviation industry.

7. Blockade of Germany (1939–1945) - Wikipedia

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   The whaler on HMS Sheffield being manned with an armed boarding party to check a neutral vessel stopped at sea, 20 Oct 1941. The Blockade of Germany (1939–1945), also known as the Economic War, involved operations carried out during World War II by the British Empire and by France in order to restrict the supplies of minerals, fuel, metals, food and textiles needed by Nazi Germany – and ...