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In 1941, when the Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force) was equipped with a mixture of fighter aircraft of Italian and US origin. The resulting design was of unusual configuration, low-wing monoplane having moderate wing sweep, with central fuselage nacelle to accommodate the pilot on an ejection seat and a rear-mounted powerplant in pusher configuration, twin booms extending aft from the wings. When introduced into service in late 1945 as the J21A-1 the new type was the only pusher-engined fighter to become operational during World War II, a total of 299 before production ended in 1948.

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Stainmore Parallel running por Nigel Por Flickr: 23rd August 2025, British Railways Standard 2 78018 makes its first appearance in Kirkby Stephen for 60 years at the Rail 200 gala with P3 class 2392 with parallel running from Stainmore

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Blackburn Shark torpedo bomber, 20 March 1936. It first flew on 24 August 1933 and went into service with the Fleet Air Arm, Royal Canadian Air Force, Portuguese Navy, and the British Air Observers' School, but was already obsolescent by 1937

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Alison Brie

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Heinkel He 114 in German Service

Designed to relace the Heinkel He 60 on German warships, the Heinkel He 114 floatplane was not a great success and was soon replaced by the Arado Ar 196.

He 114 floatplanes were used aboard the hilfskreuzer (auxiliary cruisers or raiders) Atlantis, Pinguin and Widder with each equipped with two He 114. They made extensive use of these aircraft during their raiding careers in 1940-41, until the aircraft were lost or worn out.

More photos here

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Arado Ar 196 A-2 Floatplane

The Arado Ar 196A-2 entered production in November 1939, after the production of the initial batch of 20 Ar 196A-1s was complete. Production continued until December 1940 when it was replaced on the production line by the A-4 after 85 had been completed.

Powered by a BMW 132K nine-cylinder 960 hp radial engine, armament was improved by adding two 20 mm MG FF cannon in the wings, and a 7.92 mm MG 17 machine gun in the cowling in additional to the A-1s single 7.92 mm MG 17 machine gun at the rear of the cockpit. It could also carry two 50 kg (110 lb) bombs under the wings or two depth charges for anti-submarine warfare.

More photos of Arado Ar A-2 floatplanes here.

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Blohm & Voss Ha 142V-2

The Blohm & Voss Ha 142 was a German four-engined long-distance monoplane, developed to meet a Lufthansa requirement for its transatlantic airmail service. The first of four aircraft flew on 11 October 1938 and they saw some service in other roles during the Second World War.

More photos can be found here.

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Jodie Comer at the "28 Years Later" World Premiere in London

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KYLIE MINOGUE Behind the Scenes of the "KISS ME ONCE" photoshoot

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LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin & Dornier Superwal. 1928 by kitchener.lord Via Flickr: Photo: Het Leven collection

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Behold the Spruce Goose

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Emma Roberts