Avro Manchester
A British twin-engine heavy bomber whose airframe development led directly to the four-engine Lancaster.
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John Riley Kane
The B-24 shook as it skimmed over the Romanian countryside, treetops flashing beneath the wings and church steeples knifing up toward the formation. Ahead, the sky over Ploesti was already boiling with black bursts of antiaircraft fire and thick columns of oily smoke. Colonel John Riley Kane, commanding the third element of heavy bombers in a massive low-level strike, peered through the haze and realized something wa
Operation Tidal Wave
The summer of 1943 found the United States Army Air Forces looking for ways to hit the Axis where it hurt most: oil. From airfields in North Africa, more than one hundred heavy bombers took off for a long-range, low-level mission against refineries around Ploesti, Romania, a key supplier of fuel to Germany. Flying at treetop height to evade radar and fighters, the crews encountered dense flak, smoke, and confusion ar
AH-IV / R-1 tankette family
AH-IV / R-1 tankette family — Czechoslovakia / Romania. Open the vehicle profile in the Trackpads Armor Archive.
IAR 37 / 39 family
A Romanian army-cooperation and reconnaissance family used operationally on the Eastern Front.
IAR 80/81
A Romanian fighter family that evolved into the IAR 81 fighter-bomber and served extensively on the Eastern Front.
IAR-93 / Soko J-22 Orao
A joint Romanian-Yugoslav twin-engine attack aircraft designed for battlefield strike and reconnaissance.
IAR-99 Șoim armed family
A Romanian advanced trainer with integral gun and external weapons capability for light-attack and combat-training missions.
LT vz.35 / Panzer 35(t) / R-2 family
LT vz.35 / Panzer 35(t) / R-2 family — Czechoslovakia / Germany / Romania. Open the vehicle profile in the Trackpads Armor Archive.
Mareșal tank destroyer project
Mareșal tank destroyer project — Romania. Open the vehicle profile in the Trackpads Armor Archive.
Renault R35 / R39 / R40
Renault R35 / R39 / R40 — France / Romania. Open the vehicle profile in the Trackpads Armor Archive.
TR-125
TR-125 — Romania. Open the vehicle profile in the Trackpads Armor Archive.
TR-77-580 / TR-580
TR-77-580 / TR-580 — Romania. Open the vehicle profile in the Trackpads Armor Archive.
TR-85
TR-85 — Romania. Open the vehicle profile in the Trackpads Armor Archive.
TR-85M1 Bizonul
TR-85M1 Bizonul — Romania. Open the vehicle profile in the Trackpads Armor Archive.
Aegis Combat System in the U.S. Fleet, Cold War to Today
A story of layered air defense and digital command told through the sailors and crises that made Aegis indispensable.
Arsenal EA-6B Prowler and EA-18G Growler in Carrier-Based Electronic Warfare
A story of adaptation, invisible firepower, and joint-force dependence told through the aviators and campaigns that defined these electronic attack aircraft.
Arsenal: RC-135 Rivet Joint over the Gulf, Operation Desert Storm
A story of reach, listening power, and adaptation told through the crews who rode a jetliner-turned-spyplane into Iraq’s most dangerous airspace.