Already in January 1943, when Guadalcanal was still being fought, Admiral King presented a plan for further combat operations in the Pacific area at the Casablanca conference. According to him, the next attack against Japan was to be conducted through the islands of the Central Pacific. But General MacArthur was strongly opposed. He demanded that the main direction of attack should come from the Solomon Islands area and then proceed through the Philippines and Taiwan to Japan.
Where will the fight be after Guadalcanal?
The combat version of the Yakovlev Yak-1 aircraft is not a separate version and does not bear any special designation. This modification belongs to a large family of the first Jak-1 aircraft, which were produced with various modifications, but without further distinction. It can be said that it was another modification (development stage) of the serial machine Jak-1. Because in this case there were no significant interventions in the design of the aircraft, this modification was not conducted as a new version of this fighter.
On April 17, 1940, the Dutch signed an order for twenty-four Curtiss-Wrights CW-21Bs for $ 1,747,905. What did they actually buy for the planes? What was their service in the Dutch Air Force? Did they intervene in the fighting? Who did they fight against? The following article will try to answer these questions.
The first Japanese raid on Java occurred on February 2, 1942. The Curtiss-Wrights remained on the ground that day. They first flew against the enemy the next day, February 3, 1942. The Japanese attacked seventy Mitsubishi G3M Nell bombers from Takao Kókútai, Kanoya Kókútai and 3. Kókútai, whose air cover was provided by forty-four fighters Mitsubishi A6M Reisen (Zero) from Tainan Kókúi. Kókútai.
Eurocopter EC 225 is an improved version of the multi-purpose helicopter Eurocopter AS 332 Super Puma. It is also referred to as the Super Puma Mk II +. The helicopter is equipped with two Turbomeca Makila 2A engines and a so-called glass cockpit. The modified support rotor with a new profile reduces the level of vibrations compared to its predecessor. This model is currently available in four versions. In addition to the basic transport version, it is also available in a version for VIP transport with a lounge. Other variants are the rescue / medical version and the SAR model.
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