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MoD Lyneham
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MoD Lyneham is a Ministry of Defence site located 6.3 miles north east of Chippenham, Wiltshire and 10.3 miles south west of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Previously it was RAF Lyneham which was the home of all the Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft of the Royal Air Force before they were relocated to RAF Brize Norton. RAF Lyneham was the Royal Air Forces principal Transport hub, operating the modern Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules, and the aging, the airfield was designated as a Master Diversion Airfield. It was one of the airfields to which aircraft divert in the eventuality of their home bases being closed due to weather, or other unforeseen events. The airfield became renowned for being the gateway between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan, the station was also where repatriation of British personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan took place. The bodies were transported through the town of Royal Wootton Bassett. The station closed on 31 December 2012 with the majority of its personnel, on 31 May 2011, a parade was held, attended by the Princess Royal, to mark the departure of the squadrons. The final Hercules left Lyneham on 1 July 2011, daily flying operations ceased on 30 September 2011. The airfield was built in 1939, necessitating the demolition of Lyneham Court manor house, the buildings of Cranley Farm, the airfield itself was initially a grass landing area although the RAF always planned to lay hard runways. Hangars and other buildings were dispersed around the site to avoid creating one large target for an aerial enemy, the station was opened on 18 May 1940 as No.33 Maintenance Unit, with no ceremony and few personnel. On the first day of operations, the strength was recorded as four officers. Nine vehicles were recorded, including two tractors, an ambulance and a Crossley fire engine. The station did not have any aircraft however, until the end of the month when a de Havilland Tiger Moth, a single enemy aircraft attacked the station on 19 September 1940, dropping an incendiary and two high explosive bombs before strafing part of the airfield. Lynehams first runways were constructed during 1940 and 1941, the longest being 4,375 ft, during the following years these were both extended, and in 1943 the 6,000 ft north-south runway was opened as well. On 14 October 1942, No.511 Squadron RAF was formed from No.1425 Flight RAF at RAF Lyneham, the squadron continued the work of the flight, operating regular transport schedules to Gibraltar using the Consolidated Liberator. To extend the route from Gibraltar to Malta the squadron operated the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle. As the war progressed,511 Sqn expanded its long-range transport role and was the first squadron to operate the Avro York, at first the Liberators and Yorks were operated as separate flights, but the Liberator flight became No.246 Squadron RAF in 1944. The squadron continued to fly trooping flights, particularly between the United Kingdom and India until it was disbanded on 7 October 1946, with the increase in air transport operations in the RAF, as opposed to ferrying, Transport Command was formed in March 1943
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RAF Fairford
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Royal Air Force Fairford or more simply RAF Fairford is a Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire, England which is currently a standby airfield and therefore not in everyday use. Its most prominent use in recent years has been as an airfield for United States Air Force B-52s during the 2003 Iraq War, Operation Allied Force in 1999, and it is the US Air Forces only European airfield for heavy bombers. RAF Fairford was the only TransOceanic Abort Landing site for NASAs Space Shuttle in the UK, as well as having a sufficiently long runway for a shuttle landing, it also had NASA-trained fire and medical crews stationed on the airfield. The runway is rated with an unrestricted load-bearing capacity, meaning that it can support any aircraft with any type of load, RAF Fairford is also the home of the Royal International Air Tattoo, an annual air display. RIAT is one of the largest airshows in the world, with the 2003 show recognised by Guinness World Records as the largest military airshow ever and these units are assigned to airfields at RAF Fairford, RAF Croughton, RAF Alconbury, and RAF Molesworth. The 420 ABG reported directly to 3rd Air Force until 26 May 2004, on 12 May 2005, USAFE activated the 501st Combat Support Wing, with headquarters at RAF Alconbury, to provide support to its GSUs in the United Kingdom. The Airmen of the 501st CSW focus on units that, by their nature, are separated from main operating stations of RAFs Mildenhall, a command staff of about 30 people is assigned. From 2010 the 422nd ABG at RAF Croughton and the 420th Air Base Squadron at RAF Fairford are responsible for the operations of RAF Fairford. RAF Fairford was constructed in 1944 to serve as an airfield for British, in the early years of the Cold War the British and American governments reached an agreement under which elements of the USAF Strategic Air Command would be based in the UK. Four RAF airfields were selected to receive SAC units — RAF Brize Norton, RAF Fairford, RAF Greenham Common and RAF Upper Heyford. In 1948 the Americans occupied RAF stations including Fairford, Brize Norton, Burtonwood, Greenham Common, Mildenhall, Lakenheath and Woodbridge to build up a deterrent in Europe against the Soviets. RAF Lynehams position as the tactical transport base for the RAF was emphasised in February 1971 when Nos.30 and 47 Squadrons were transferred from their old base at RAF Fairford. In 1950, as a result of the beginning of the Cold War, a 10, 000-foot runway was constructed for long-range bomber operations. The runway was completed in 1953, and served as an airbase for the first Convair B-36 Peacemaker aircraft from Carswell Air Force Base. The airfield later received B-47s which were maintained at a state of alert because of increased tensions with the Soviet Union. Fairford was chosen in 1969 as the British test centre for the Concorde aircraft, the U. S. Air Force returned with Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers deployed on rotation from the many KC-135 bases in the USA. On 15 November 1978 the 11th Strategic Group was activated at RAF Fairford and it was not manned until the following February and used KC-135 aircraft and crews from SAC, Air National Guard, and AF Reserve units until the 11 SG received its own aircraft in September 1979. It soon began aerial refueling support for all USAF operations, deployments and redeployments, aircraft and crews operated from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Keflavik, Iceland, Zaragosa, Spain, Lajes Field, Azores, Sigonella NAS, Italy, and Hellenikon, Greece
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Falkland Islands
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The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about 300 miles east of South Americas southern Patagonian coast, the archipelago, with an area of 4,700 square miles, comprises East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 smaller islands. As a British overseas territory, the Falklands have internal self-governance, the islands capital is Stanley on East Falkland. Controversy exists over the Falklands discovery and subsequent colonisation by Europeans, at various times, the islands have had French, British, Spanish, and Argentine settlements. Britain reasserted its rule in 1833, although Argentina maintains its claim to the islands, in April 1982, Argentine forces temporarily occupied the islands. British administration was restored two months later at the end of the Falklands War, most Falklanders favour the archipelago remaining a UK overseas territory, but its sovereignty status is part of an ongoing dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom. The population primarily consists of native-born Falkland Islanders, the majority of British descent, other ethnicities include French, Gibraltarian and Scandinavian. Immigration from the United Kingdom, the South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, under the British Nationality Act 1983, Falkland Islanders are British citizens. The islands lie on the boundary of the oceanic and tundra climate zones. They are home to bird populations, although many no longer breed on the main islands because of competition from introduced species. Major economic activities include fishing, tourism and sheep farming, with an emphasis on high-quality wool exports, oil exploration, licensed by the Falkland Islands Government, remains controversial as a result of maritime disputes with Argentina. The Falkland Islands take their name from the Falkland Sound, a strait separating the two main islands. The name Falkland was applied to the channel by John Strong, Strong named the strait in honour of Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount of Falkland, the Treasurer of the Navy who sponsored their journey. The name Falklands was not applied to the islands until 1765, the term Falklands is a standard abbreviation used to refer to the islands. The Spanish name for the archipelago, Islas Malvinas, derives from the French Îles Malouines — the name given to the islands by French explorer Louis-Antoine de Bougainville in 1764, Bougainville, who founded the islands first settlement, named the area after the port of Saint-Malo. The port, located in the Brittany region of western France, was in turn named after St. Malo, in Spanish, the territory was designated as Islas Malvinas. The nomenclature used by the United Nations for statistical processing purposes is Falkland Islands, although Fuegians from Patagonia may have visited the Falkland Islands in prehistoric times, the islands were uninhabited at the time of their discovery by Europeans. Claims of discovery date back to the 16th century, but no consensus exists on whether these early explorers discovered the Falklands or other islands in the South Atlantic, whether or not the settlements were aware of each others existence is debated by historians
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RAF Mount Pleasant
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RAF Mount Pleasant is a Royal Air Force station in the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands. The airfield goes by the motto of Defend the right and is part of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands. Home to between 1,000 and 2,000 British military personnel, it is located about 33 miles southwest of Stanley, the capital of the Falklands—on the island of East Falkland. The worlds longest corridor, half a long, links the barracks, messes and recreational and welfare areas of the station. Mount Pleasant was opened by Prince Andrew on 12 May 1985, the station was constructed as part of British efforts to strengthen the defence of the Falkland Islands following the 1982 war with Argentine forces. It remains the newest purpose-built RAF station and replaced previous RAF facilities at Port Stanley Airport, RAF Mount Pleasant is the newest permanent airfield in the Royal Air Force. The RAF previously had an airfield at Stanley airfield after the end of the hostilities in 1982. The raids were successful, and on the first Black Buck mission one 1, 000-pound bomb hit the runway in the middle. However, temporary repairs by the Argentines did allow C-130 Hercules transport aircraft to bring in supplies, at the end of hostilities the runway was fully repaired by British military engineers. HMS Hermes was the first to guard duty, whilst HMS Invincible went north to change a main engine. Invincible then returned to relieve Hermes which urgently needed to return to the UK for boiler cleaning, Invincible returned until she was relieved by the newly built HMS Illustrious, which was quickly rushed south and commissioned during the journey. Once the Port Stanley runway was available for jets, Illustrious was relieved by four RAF F-4 Phantom FGR.2 and this was intended to deter any future Argentine attempts to take the islands by force. Mount Pleasant, to the west of Stanley, was chosen as the site for the new station, the construction, which had extraordinary challenges to get materials on site, was undertaken by a Laing-Mowlem-ARC consortium. The airfield was opened by Prince Andrew on 12 May 1985, flights of Phantoms were rotated through the airfield until 1992 when they were replaced with Tornado F3s. The Tornado was replaced by the Eurofighter Typhoon in September 2009 and these have been supported throughout by C-130s and, since 1996, VC10s, equipped for aerial refuelling, transport, search and rescue and maritime patrol. A flight of Westland Sea King helicopters for support and search, as of August 2010 it has the only cricket ground in the Falklands. There are two NAAFI shops, hairdressers, a centre, and an education centre on the station. BFBS Radio also maintains a local station on the site
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Split, Croatia
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Split is the second-largest city of Croatia and the largest city of the region of Dalmatia. It lies on the shore of the Adriatic Sea, centered on the Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian. Spread over a peninsula and its surroundings, Splits greater area includes the neighboring seaside towns as well. An intraregional transport hub and popular tourist destination, the city is a link to numerous Adriatic islands, Split is one of the oldest cities in the area. Split became a Byzantine city, to gradually drift into the sphere of the Byzantine vassal, the Republic of Venice. For much of the High and Late Middle Ages, Split enjoyed autonomy as a free city, Venice eventually prevailed and during the early modern period Split remained a Venetian city, a heavily fortified outpost surrounded by Ottoman territory. Eventually, its hinterland was won from the Ottomans in the Morean War of 1699, and in 1797, as Venice fell to Napoleon, the Treaty of Campo Formio rendered the city to the Habsburg Monarchy. In 1805, the Peace of Pressburg added it to the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, during World War II, the city was annexed by Italy, then liberated by the Partisans after the Italian capitulation in 1943. It was then re-occupied by Germany, which granted it to its puppet Independent State of Croatia, the city was liberated again by the Partisans in 1944, and was included in the post-war Federal Yugoslavia, as part of its republic of Croatia. In 1991 Croatia seceded from Yugoslavia amid the Croatian War of Independence, the city draws its name from the spiny broom, a common shrub in the area, after which the Greek colony of Aspálathos or Spálathos was named. The Serbo-Croatian term became Split or Spljet, while the Italian-language version, Spalato, in the late 19th century, the Croatian name increasingly came to prominence, and officially replaced Spalato in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia after World War I. For a significant period, the origin of the name was thought to be related to the Latin word for palace. Various theories were developed, such as the notion that the name derives from S. Palatium, the erroneous palace etymologies were notably due to Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, and were later mentioned by Thomas the Archdeacon. The city, however, is several centuries older than the palace and it was a colony of the polis of Issa, the modern-day town of Vis on the island of the same name. Issa, itself a colony of the Sicilian city of Syracuse, had acquired sovereignty and started founding its own colonies in 367 BCE, the exact year the city was founded is not known, but its estimated to have been in the 3rd or 2nd century BCE. The Greek settlement lived off trade with the surrounding Illyrian tribes, in time, the Roman Republic became the dominant power in the region, conquering the Illyrians in the Illyrian Wars of 229 and 219 BCE. Upon establishing permanent rule, the Romans founded the Province of Dalmatia, the city of Salona, only a short distance from Spálathos, became the capital of the province and evolved into a significant city in the Roman state. The history of Spálathos becomes obscure for a while at this point, being overshadowed by that of nearby Salona, the Roman Emperor Diocletian reformed the government in the late Roman Empire and established the Tetrarchy
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Kandahar International Airport
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Kandahar International Airport is located 10 miles south-east of Kandahar City in Afghanistan. It serves as the second main international airport and as one of the largest military bases. The airport was designed and built by the United States in the late 1950s and it was occupied by the Soviets during the 1980s Soviet war in Afghanistan. Following their withdrawal the airport remained in control of Najibullahs government until he stepped down in 1992, thereafter, local warlords and the Taliban took control of the airport until the U. S. -led invasion in late 2001. Since 2007, the airport has been repaired and expanded and it is used for both military and civilian flights. The airport is maintained by the Resolute Support Mission and the Afghan National Security Forces, the 2nd Wing of the Afghan Air Force has a separate base within the airport ground. The Afghan National Police provides security inside the passenger terminal, the airfield itself was built between 1954 and 1962 by American consultants, for a cost of USD15 million. However, with the advent of jet aircraft, such stops were no longer necessary, and the airport saw little use. Since the airport was designed as a base, it is likely that the United States intended to use it in case there was a show-down of war between the United States and former USSR. While the United States was busy building Kandahar International Airport, the USSR was busy in the north, fighting in the Kandahar area was particularly intense. However, Kandahar airport was relatively untouched and its main building was largely intact at the end of the war. The airstrip did suffer extensive damage that was repaired by the United Nations in the mid-1990s to support humanitarian flights. Ariana Afghan Airlines also flew infrequent flights out of Kandahar to Pakistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom in late 2001, Kandahar Airport was one of the first coalition bases established in Afghanistan. The airport was captured by an air insertion coinciding with a rapid overland push from troops based at Camp Rhino, a perimeter was quickly secured around the terminal building and airstrip, and initially all troops worked and lived in and around the main terminal building itself. The first spartan ablutions were established in the middle of a rose garden out front. The accommodation area began to enlarge down along the airfield to where the current military base is located, the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade became the main U. S. Army Aviation unit at the airport while the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing became the main USAF unit. After June 2009 under Operation Herrick they were replaced by a squadron of Panavia Tornado GR4 aircraft, carrying out air support. 904 Expeditionary Air Wing, the home was RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire until the end of 2011 when the squadrons home station was changed to RAF Brize Norton
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Hamid Karzai International Airport
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Hamid Karzai International Airport, is located 5 kilometers from the city center of Kabul in Afghanistan. It serves as one of the main international airports and as one of the largest military bases. The airport was given the new name in 2014 in honor of former President Hamid Karzai, the decision was made by the National Assembly of Afghanistan and the Cabinet of President Ashraf Ghani. It was previously named Kabul International Airport, the airport has been expanded and modernized in the last decade. A new international terminal was added and the terminal is now used for domestic flights. A number of bases were also built around the airport. The military of Afghanistan also has a base there, while the Afghan National Police provide security inside the passenger terminals. As of June 2016 the most frequently serviced destination from the airport was Dubai-International with no less than four passenger airlines flying the route, Kabul Airport was originally built in the early 1960s by Soviet engineers. Around this time in history, Afghanistan was becoming a modernized nation, many tourists from places such as North America, Europe, India and the Soviet Union started flocking to the country via Kabul International Airport. This era ended after the 1978 Saur Revolution, especially after the 1979 Soviet invasion, the airport was used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet War in Afghanistan, from 1979 to 1989. It was also used by the forces of the former President of Afghanistan, Mohammad Najibullah. By November 1996, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan governed by Mullah Muhammad Omar was in possession of the airport, due to international sanctions during the Taliban government, the airport was closed in the late 1990s, with very limited international flights. Following NATOs invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11,2001 attacks, Kabul International Airport was bombed by United States, after the International Security Assistance Force took over control, the airport began to be developed slowly over the years. A new radar system was installed in 2005, which was upgraded by the U. S. Federal Aviation Administration in 2010, a new $35 million terminal for international flights was added in 2009. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other high-profile figures attended the inauguration ceremony, the new terminal was officially opened to international flights in June 2009. The existing terminal has been refurbished and is currently being used for domestic flights, passenger movements reached 100,000 per year by 2010 or 300 per day. In early 2012, the system was strengthened to cover Afghanistans entire air space. The construction work for a new runway began on 23 May 2012 at Kabul International Airport
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Avro Anson
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Developed from the Avro 652 airliner, the Anson, named after British Admiral George Anson, was developed for maritime reconnaissance, but found to be obsolete in this role. It was then found to be suitable as a multi-engined aircrew trainer, by the end of production in 1952, a total of 8,138 had been built by Avro in nine variants, with a further 2,882 built by Federal Aircraft Ltd in Canada from 1941. The Air Ministry requested tenders for aircraft to meet this requirement, with Avro responding with the Avro 652A, a modified version of the Avro 652 twin-engined, six-seat monoplane airliner. The Avro 652A first flew on 24 March 1935 at Avros Woodford factory, the Avro aircraft proved superior, and was selected as the winner of the competition on 25 May. Air Ministry Specification 18/35 was written around the Type 652A, the first production Anson made its maiden flight on 31 December 1935, changes from the prototype included an enlarged horizonal tailplane and reduced Elevator span to improve stability. Deliveries to the RAF began on 6 March 1936, the Anson Mk I was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a retractable undercarriage, the first type with this configuration to enter service with the RAF. It had a wing, of plywood and spruce construction, while the fuselage was constructed of steel tubing, mainly clad in fabric. It was powered by two Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IX seven-cylinder air-cooled radial engines, rated at 350 horsepower each, driving two-bladed metal propellers, the aircrafts retractable Conventional landing gear undercarriage was manually operated, requiring 144 turns of a crank handle situated by the pilots seat. To forgo this process, early aircraft often made short flights with the landing gear extended at the expense of 30 mph of cruising speed. Initially, the Anson was flown with a crew in the maritime reconnaissance role. Up to 360 pounds of bombs, consisting of two 100 pounds and eight 20 pounds bombs, could be carried in the aircrafts wings. A total of 11,020 Ansons were built by the end of production in 1952, the Anson entered service on 6 March 1936 with 48 Squadron equipped with the Anson. At the start of the Second World War, the RAF had received 824 Ansons, all of the squadrons in Bomber Command in 1939 with Anson Is were operational training squadrons that prepared crews for frontline service. 12 of the squadrons were in No.6 Group, after training in the frontline aircraft type, crews would advance to the frontline bomber squadrons with those aircraft types. At the start of the war, the Lockheed Hudson was beginning to replace the Ansons in Coastal Command with one squadron of Hudsons, Limited numbers of Ansons continued to serve in operational roles such as coastal patrols and air/sea rescue. Early in the war, an Anson scored a hit on a German U-boat. In June 1940, a flight of three Ansons was attacked by nine Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109s, remarkably, before the dogfight ended, without losing any of their own, one of the Ansons destroyed two German aircraft and damaged a third. The aircrafts true role, however, was to train pilots for flying multi-engined bombers such as the Avro Lancaster, the Anson was also used to train the other members of a bombers aircrew, such as navigators, wireless operators, bomb aimers and air gunners
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Avro York
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The Avro York was a British transport aircraft developed by Avro during the Second World War. The design was derived from the famed Avro Lancaster heavy bomber that was being produced at the time for the Royal Air Force, several sections of the York and Lancaster were identical. Due to priority being placed on the Lancaster instead, production of the York proceeded at a pace until 1944. The York saw service in military and civilian roles with various operators between 1943 and 1964. In civilian service, the British Overseas Airways Corporation was the most prolific user of the type, in military service, large numbers of Yorks were used during the high-profile air-supply missions during the Berlin Blockade 1948–49. During 1941, Avro elected to begin development of a new civil-orientated transport aircraft, roy Chadwick, Avros chief designer, had foreseen a need for a transport aircraft that was powered by four-engines and would be capable of flying for long ranges. The design, which was designated as the Type 685, had its origins in the companys then-newly developed four-engined bomber, the Avro Lancaster, the two aircraft also substantially differed in external appearance. In February 1942, Chadwick submitted his drawings to Avros experimental department, within five months, the company refined the design and had quickly assembled an initial prototype. On 5 July 1942, the York prototype, LV626, conducted its maiden flight from Ringway Airport, Flight trials of LV626 were quickly transferred to RAF Boscombe Down. 1/42, part of Operational Requirement OR.113 for a new transport aircraft. The prototypes were used to test various adaptions and potential roles for the aircraft, LV626, the first prototype, was rebuilt to the C. Production of the York proved difficult to speed up due to shortages of key materials, Avro was also obligated to place a priority on the manufacturing. Officials had also judged that there was no requirement for large numbers of Yorks at that time, by the end of 1943, only the four prototypes and three production aircraft had been manufactured, however production was scheduled to rise to three aircraft per month throughout 1944. Early production Yorks were principally used as a VIP transport aircraft, notably, the first RAF production order consisted of 200 aircraft, while a further 100 were ordered under a second order placed shortly after. Throughout 1944, the majority of Yorks produced were passenger transport aircraft, only eight aircraft of the second order for 100 aircraft were produced, in April 1948, the final York, PE108, was completed. A single pattern aircraft was completed by Victory Aircraft in Canada, however, Victory had tooled up for the manufacture of 30 aircraft and had built parts for five aircraft, ultimately, one would be completed around the time that the war came to an end. This aircraft would later be purchased by Swedish airline Skyways, the Avro York is a high-wing cantilever monoplane using an all-metal construction, bearing many similarities to the Lancaster from which it was derived. The wings use a structure, which internally housed seven fuel tanks contained 2,478 gallons between the spars. The outboard panels of the wings are tapered on both edges and are furnished with detachable tips, the wings feature all-metal hydraulically-actuated split trailing edge flaps and carry the four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines in four underslung nacelles attached to the front wing spar
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Westland Whirlwind (helicopter)
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The Westland Whirlwind helicopter was a British licence-built version of the U. S. Sikorsky S-55/H-19 Chickasaw. It primarily served with the Royal Navys Fleet Air Arm in anti-submarine and search and this was followed by ten Whirlwind HAR. 1s, which entered service shortly afterwards. They served in roles, including search and rescue and communications functions. The HAR.3 had a larger 700 hp Wright R-1300-3 Cyclone 7 engine and this was followed by the similarly powered HAS.7, which became the first British helicopter designed for anti-submarine warfare in the front-line when it entered service in 1957. The HAS.7 was powered by a 750 hp Alvis Leonides Major 755/1 radial engine and it had a hovering ceiling at 9,400 ft and a range of 334 miles at 86 mph. In 1960 Westland introduced a Whirlwind powered by the 1,000 hp Bristol Siddeley Gnome turboshaft, the Gnome featured an early computer controlled fuel system that removed variations in engine power and made for much easier handling by the pilot. Later in their lives, some HAS. 7s were converted to use the Gnome turboshaft engine. After entering service with the Royal Navy, the Whirlwind came to be used by the British Army, more than 400 Whirlwinds were built, of which nearly 100 were exported to foreign customers. The French Navy received 37 Whirlwind HAR.2 between 1954 and 1957, HAS.2215 built by Sikorsky, anti-submarine. Whirlwind Series 3 G-APWN, Midland Air Museum, Coventry, England, Whirlwind HAR.9 XL875 at Scone Airfield, Perth, Scotland. Air Service Training Whirlwind HAR.9 XN258 At the North East Aircraft Museum, Whirlwind HAR.10 XD163 at The Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare, England. Whirlwind HAR.10 XP345 At Aeroventure, South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, owned by the Yorkshire Helicopter Preservation Group. Whirlwind HAR.10 XP355 At the City of Norwich Aviation Museum, Norwich Airport, Whirlwind XG576 / CU-590 Named Princess Olivia. Originally delivered to the Royal Navy as XG576 in 1955, at Alten, Germany.5 lb/ft2 Power/mass,0. com database
