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11Curtiss P-40 Warhawk — P 40 redirects here. For other uses, see P 40 (disambiguation). P 40 Warhawk Tomahawk / Kittyhawk A Hawk 87A 3 (Kittyhawk …
12Royal New Zealand Air Force — Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa Crest of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Founded 1913 (first military aviation) 1923 (New Zealand Permanent Air Force formed) 1 April 1937 (Independent service) …
13Military history of New Zealand during World War II — A 1940 poster, signed by Michael Joseph Savage, calling on New Zealanders to support the war effort. New Zealand entered the Second World War by declaring war on Nazi Germany with Britain. The state of war with Germany was officially held to have …
14Destroyer escort — A destroyer escort (DE) is the classification for a smaller, lightly armed warship designed to be used to escort convoys of merchant marine ships, primarily of the United States Merchant Marine in World War II. It is employed primarily for anti… …
15USS Vital (AM-129) — was an Auk class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.Vital was laid down on 1 January 1942 at Chickasaw, Alabama, by the Gulf Shipbuilding… …
16USS Method (AM-264) — was an Admirable class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the Atlantic Ocean and then was transferred to the Pacific Ocean in order to lend the… …
17St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador — Not to be confused with Saint John, New Brunswick. St. John s   City   …
18Aleksandr Ivanovich Pokryshkin — ( ru. Александр Иванович Покрышкин March 6, 1913–November 13, 1985) was a marshal of the Soviet Air Force. He was made a Hero of the Soviet Union on three separate occasions (1943, 1943, 1944). Pokryshkin was the great tactician of the Soviet Air …
19Captain class frigate — Post warAt the end of World War II most of the surviving Captains were returned to the US Navy as quickly as possible to reduce the amount payable under the provisions of the Lend Lease agreement. The last of the Captains to be returned to the… …
20Criticism of Franklin D. Roosevelt — Both during and after his terms, and continuing today, there has been much criticism of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Critics have questioned not only his policies and positions, but also the general consolidation of power that occurred due to his… …
