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BACKFIRE [2 records]

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Record 1 1990-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
Key term(s)
  • Backfire

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
Key term(s)
  • Backfire

Spanish

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Record 2 1982-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

Much has been made of Backfire, the Soviet supersonic attack aircraft, which is two-thirds as heavy as the FB-111B/C and just over half as heavy as the B-1.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

L'avion d’attaque supersonique Backfire a subi de nombreuses modifications qui ont contribué à augmenter notablement son poids, aujourd’hui les deux tiers de celui du FB-111B/C et plus de la moitié de celui du B-1.

Spanish

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