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HMS Ursa was a U-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War


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January 7th, 1942
First flight of the Supermarine Seafire.


The Supermarine Seafire was a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire adapted for operation from aircraft carriers. The name Seafire was arrived at by abbreviating the longer name Sea Spitfire.


The Admiralty first showed an interest in the idea of a carrier-borne Spitfire in May 1938 when, during a meeting with Richard Fairey (of Fairey Aviation), Fairey proposed that his company could design and build such an aircraft. The idea met with a negative response and the matter was dropped. As a result, the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), at that point still part of the Royal Air Force, was forced into having to order Blackburn Rocs and Gloster Sea Gladiators, both of which proved to be woefully inadequate. Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, many of the aircraft operated by the FAA were considered to be obsolete in comparison to Germany"s land-based fighters; thus the need for more capable aircraft was readily apparent. As the Hawker Hurricane had quickly proven to be adaptable to carrier-based operations, there was considerable interest in navalising the Spitfire as well….


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Wikipedia, Supermarine Seafire:http://gstv.us/22L1tKT


YouTube, Supermarine Seafire Mk.XVII:http://gstv.us/22L1EWC
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January 6th, 1944
First flight of the McDonnell XP-67.


The McDonnell XP-67 "Bat" or "Moonbat" was a prototype for a twin-engine, long-range, single-seat interceptor aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces. Although the design was conceptually advanced, it was beset by numerous problems and never approached its anticipated level of performance. The project was cancelled after the sole completed prototype was destroyed by an engine fire….


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Wikipedia, McDonnell XP-67:http://gstv.us/1JWslfe


Boeing Frontiers Magazine, "Bat":thttp://gstv.us/1JWssYu


YouTube, WW2: The XP-67 (1944):http://gstv.us/1JWsuzA


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HMAS Torrens

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2007) — AV-8B Harriers line the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) while dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) and other members of Tarawa battle group follow closely behind. Tarawa is participating in a composite unit training exercise with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit off the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel A. Barker (RELEASED)







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USS Vicksburg escorts USS Theodore Roosevelt past the Rock of Gibraltar

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USS Vicksburg escorts USS Theodore Roosevelt past the Rock of Gibraltar. STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (March 31, 2015) The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69) escorts the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as they pass the Rock of Gibraltar while transiting the Strait of Gibraltar. Theodore Roosevelt deployed from Norfolk and will execute a homeport shift to San Diego at the conclusion of deployment.







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USS Vicksburg escorts USS Theodore Roosevelt past the Rock of Gibraltar
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