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FLYING BOAT FIGHTER [2 records]

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Record 1 2008-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
CONT

Another of those "It seemed like a good idea at the time....". A jet propelled flying boat fighter. ... First proposed in 1944, the idea was that a jet engine would not be subjected to the prop clearance problems faced by most seaplanes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
  • Air Forces
CONT

... a design for a single-seat flying boat fighter for use in the Pacific Theater. The British Government was interested ...

Key term(s)
  • flying boat-fighter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
  • Forces aériennes
CONT

[...] un équipage d'onze hommes d'un chasseur hydravion qui avait attaqué un sous-marin allemand près de la côte de l'Irlande.

Spanish

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