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Naval Aviation during the WW2 Casey Spellman
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WORLD WAR II BROUGHT THE ADVENT OF HIGH POWER AND HIGH SPEED AIRCRAFT FROM ALL COUNTRIES VERY LARGE INCREASES IN AIRCRAFT SPEED AND ALTITUDE OCCURRED DURING THIS TIME
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British Aviation EARLY FIGHTER OPPONENTS DURING THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN WERE THE MESSERSCHMITT 109, SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE AND HAWKER HURRICANE
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German Aviation THE GERMANS USED JUNKER STUKA DIVE BOMBERS, HEINKLE 111 AND DORNIER 217 BOMBERS TO ATTACK ENGLAND DURING THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
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United States Aviation AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT PROGRESSED AT A RAPID PACE THROUGHOUT THE WAR. SUCH FAMOUS BOMBERS AS THE B- 17, B-24 AND B-29 WERE USED BY THE UNITED STATES
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United States Aviation (cont.) THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS DEVELOPED HIGH SPEED LONG RANGE PISTON ENGINE FIGHTERS SUCH AS THE P-51 MUSTANG, P-47 THUNDERBOLT AND P-38 LIGHTNING
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TRANSPORTATION OF WAR MATERIALS RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AIR AICRAFT WITH GREATER CAPACITY TO CARRY CARGO AND PERSONNEL. INVENTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS –POWER PLANTS TURBOCHARGED/SUPERCHARGED PISTON ENGINES JET ENGINES ROCKET ENGINES –LONG RANGE MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT –RADIO NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION –PRESSURIZED HIGH ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT
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Helicoptors THE UNITED STATES ARMY USED ITS FIRST HELICOPTER IN WORLD WAR II. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS THE SIKORSKY R4 HOVERFLY.
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