invasions of Lebanon (1978 & 1982)IsraeliSho't Meteor (late 1960s) - Israeli designation of Centurion Mk 5 tank (105 mm L7 gun), with the original Rolls-Royce Meteor petrol engine, in the Six-Day War in 1967. In the Yom Kippur war (1973), Sho't Kal was vulnerab...

RetiredU.S. (export to Taiwan & Japan)F-104G - multi-role fighter-bomber (1,122 built). Manufactured by Lockheed & Canadair(CF-104G, larger vertical fin with fully powered rudder (as used on the two-seat versions)TF-104G - 2-seats trainer versions of F-104G, no canno...

Douglas A-20 Havoc (DB-7/Boston/P-70)World War TwoUnited Statesmedium bomber, attack aircraft, night fighterA-20 & A-20A (Boston I/II) - A-20 for high-altitude bombing and A-20A for low and medium altitude combat.A-20B -  999 were built (665 aircraft were expor...

Embraer E-Jet family: E170 / E175 / E190 / E1952006 ~ presentmanufactured by Brazilian aerospace conglomerate EmbraerE190 & E195 - larger stretches of E170/175 fitted with two new underwing-mounted GE 34-8E-10 turbofan engines, larger wings & horizonta...

World War TwoUSAAFmedium bomberidentical to the B-25C (B-25D was made in Kansas City, Kansas; B-25C was made in Inglewood, California)used in the United Kingdom (as the Mitchell Mk II)B-25B - used in the Doolittle Raid. Tail gun position were removed and replaced by a manned retractab...

Valley of Tears Battle [6~9 October 1973]IsraeliSho't Meteor (late 1960s) - Israeli designation of Centurion Mk 5 tank (105 mm L7 gun), with the original Rolls-Royce Meteor petrol engine, in the Six-Day War in 1967. In the Yom Kippur war (1973), Sho't Kal was vulne...

Gulf War 1991British (Royal Engineers)AVRE - Armoured Vehicle Royal EngineersCenturion Mk 1 - A41, 17pdr (76.2 mm) gun. Six vehicles were sent to 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, 22nd Armoured Brigade at Gribbohm, in Germany, May 1945.Centurion Mk 2 - A41A, Up-arm...

Dassault Rafalein serviceFrenchtwin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraftRafale B - two-seater version for French Air ForceRafale C - single-seat version for French Air ForceRafale M - carrier-borne version of Rafale C, entered service in ...

World War TwoU.S. Navythe lead ship of the Yorktown classnamed after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781suffered damage during the Battle of the Coral Sea [4~8 May 1942]was sunk by Japanese submarine I-168 on 6 June 1942 during the Battle of Midway

Polikarpov I-16World War TwoSovietsingle-engine single-seat fighterI-16 Type 10 - Four 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns (two synchronized in the fuselage and two in the wings), windscreen replaced the sliding canopy, could be fitted with retractable skis for winter operations, M-2...