Monday, December 06, 2010

Polikarpov I-11

The Polikarpov I-11 is one of the more obscure Soviet aircraft designs of the 1930

Friday, December 03, 2010

No.120 Squadron

No.120 Squadron was the first squadron in Coastal Command to receive the Very Long Range Liberator, the aircraft that closed the Atlantic Gap and played a major part in the defeat of the U-boats.

No.119 Squadron

No.119 Squadron had two incarnations during the Second World War, first as flying boat squadron originally formed to operate three Short S.26 class flying boats, and then as a land plane squadron operating against German E-boats

No.118 Squadron

No.118 Squadron was a fighter squadron that spent most of its existence flying fighter sweeps and escorting bombers over occupied Europe.

Thursday, December 02, 2010

No.117 Squadron

No.117 Squadron served as a transport squadron in the Middle East, before moving to Burma where it carried out parachute supply drops

No.116 Squadron

No.116 Squadron was a support squadron, providing aircraft to help anti-aircraft batteries calibrate their predictors and radar sets

No.113 Squadron

No.113 Squadron was a bomber and fighter-bomber squadron that served in North Africa and Greece before moving to the Far East to take part in both the unsuccessful defence of Burma and its eventual reconquest.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

P. Attius Varus (d.45 BC)

P. Attius Varus (d.45 BC) was one of Pompey's generals during the Great Roman Civil War, holding North Africa against Caesar's lieutenants in the first year of the war, thus ensuring that the Pompeian leaders still had a base after their defeat at Pharsalia in the following year

Juba I, king of Numidia (d.46 BC)

Juba I, king of Numidia (d.46 BC), was an Africa king who allied himself with Pompey during the Great Roman Civil War, defeating one of Caesar's armies in 49 BC before being defeated by Caesar in 46 BC.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Polikarpov I-6

The Polikarpov I-6 was a biplane of wooden construction designed to compete against the metal framed I-5, but that never progressed beyond the prototype stage