It is an odd thing that the first Catalina of a country that produced Catalinas herself was a second hand Catalina: In 1937,…
Monthly Archives
June 2019
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Preparation for Force “Benedict” Sixty two years ago the might of Hitler’s Army’s invaded Russia and took on the might of Stalin’s army.…
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Dear Readers, We present chapters from Valeriy Romanenko’s book Airacobras Enter Combat (Aerohobby, Kiev, 1993. ISBN 5-7707-5170-03). These chapters are prepared for publication…
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The P-39D-2 in the Soviet VVS P-39D-2 Airacobras (Bell Model-14A) arrived in the USSR exclusively by the “southern” route, through Iran. Transport ships…
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Although USA was still not at war with Germany, 11 March 1941 the American Congress adopted the so-called Lend-lease act which envisaged lending…
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Photos by Ilya Grinberg
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Photos by Ilya Grinberg
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Photos by Yuri Pasholok
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This is an interview with Grigoriy Tarkhanovich Avаnesov, who began the war on the Baltic Sea and ended it on the Black Sea…