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  • 31History of the Royal Air Force — The history of the Royal Air Force, the air force of the United Kingdom, spans nearly a century of British military aviation.Formation and early history (1918 ndash;1939)Whilst the British were not the first to make use of heavier than air… …

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  • 32Royal Canadian Air Force — The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Forces. The modern Canadian air force has been known as Canadian Forces Air… …

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  • 33Question Mark (aircraft) — Question Mark was a modified Atlantic Fokker C 2A airplane, modified and flown by aviators from the United States Army Air Corps to experiment with aerial refueling. The flight took place from January 1 to January 7, 1929.BackgroundThe first… …

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  • 34Army Air Corps (United Kingdom) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Army Air Corps caption=Cap Badge of the Army Air Corps dates=1942–1949, 1957–present country=UK allegiance= branch=British Army type=Army aviation branch role=Battlefield support and reconnaissance size=8 regiments …

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  • 35Naval Air Station Brunswick — in October 2009 IATA: NHZ – ICAO: KNHZ – FAA LID …

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  • 36Naval Air Station Glynco — IATA: NEA – ICAO: KNEA Summary Airport type Military: Naval air station (decommissioned) Owner/Operator • Glynn County Airport Commission (current) • …

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  • 37Naval Air Transport Service — The Naval Air Transport Service or NATS, was a branch of the United States Navy from 1941 to 1948. At its height during WW II, NATS’s totaled four wings of 18 squadrons that operated 540 aircraft with 26,000 personnel assigned. Prior to WW II,… …

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  • 38fixed-wing aircraft — aeroplane aer *o*plane aeroplane a [ e]r*o*plane , n. [a[ e]ro + plane.] (A[ e]ronautics) 1. A light rigid plane used in a[ e]rial navigation to oppose sudden upward or downward movement in the air, as in gliding machines; specif., such a plane… …

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  • 39List of inactive United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons — While other nations have Marines who are aviators, only the United States Marine Corps has its own dedicated aviation arm. [Shettle USMC Air Stations of WWII , p.9.] The following is a list of all of the inactive squadrons that have existed since …

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  • 40List of active United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons — This is a list of all of the active squadrons that currently exist in the United States Marine Corps, sorted by type. Most squadrons have changed names and designations many times over the years, so they are listed by their current designation.To …

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