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B-36 “Peacemaker”
1950 era propaganda film by the U. S. Signal Corp of the then-new B-36 intercontinental nuclear bomber. Shown in movie theaters of the time, this film was not only to inform the U.S. public, but to let the Soviets know of the new technology that could rain nuclear…
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Le Sopwith Snipe de 1918
The Snipe was built around the Bentley BR2 engine – the last rotary to be used by the RAF… The Snipe began production in 1918, with more than 4,500 being ordered. Production ended in 1919, with just under 500 being built, the rest being cancelled due to the end of…
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Twin Pioneer à vendre
Sur le Twin Pioneer voir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Aviation_Twin_Pioneer…
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Le X-3 Stiletto
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_X-3_Stiletto…
Le Dragon Rapide d’Esch-sur-Alzette à Croydon (Londres)
Sur le DH Dragon Rapide voir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Dragon_Rapide Sur la liaison Esch-Croydon voir ci dessous…
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Inauguration de l’aérodrome de Belval
Non ce n’est pas LF5422 mais celui de Charleville Mézières Lire https://www.radio8fm.com/infos/article/8787 Et http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/grand-est/ardennes/charleville-mezieres/belval-inauguration-aerodrome-ardennes-etienne-riche-1332895.html Il n’existe donc pas (ou plus) d’aérodrome à Esch. Mais il en existait un jadis avant le Findel En attestent la carte jointe des années cinquante et la rue de l’aérodrome. Le première liaison…
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Le Polikarpov I-3 et ses enfants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polikarpov_I-3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polikarpov_I-5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polikarpov_I-16 The Polikarpov I-16 was a Soviet fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world’s first low-wing cantilever monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear to attain operational status and as such « introduced a new vogue in fighter design. »[1] The I-16 was introduced in the mid-1930s and formed the backbone of the Soviet Air Force at the…
Le crash de Teneriffe en 1977
Lire https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19770327-0 Le rapport final (en espagnol): http://www.fomento.es/MFOM/LANG_CASTELLANO/ORGANOS_COLEGIADOS/CIAIAC/PUBLICACIONES/HISTORICOS/A-102-103-1977/…
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Un DC-3 autour du monde
Voir la vidéo du DC-3 Breitling autour du monde via http://www.lenouvelliste.ch/videos/valais/sion-airshow-le-dc-3-de-breitling-arrive-en-valais-decouvrez-les-videos-a-couper-le-souffle-de-son-tour-du-monde-699005…
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La solitude du mitrailleur de queue
Source: Peter Weger…