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  2. List of rotorcraft used in World War II - Wikipedia

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    Doblhoff WNF 342 (Tip-jet helicopter) Flettner Fl 265 (twin rotor liaison-observation helicopter, pioneer of synchropter configuration) Flettner Fl 282A/B "Kolibri" (reconnaissance synchropter) Flettner Fl 339 (reconnaissance helicopter / artillery spotter) Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 "Drache" - military transport helicopter, saw limited use for rescue

  3. Randy Shughart - Wikipedia

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    On October 3, 1993, during an assault mission to apprehend advisors to the Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid, a Black Hawk helicopter with the call sign Super Six-One was shot down in the city. A combat search and rescue (CSAR) team was sent in to secure the survivors. Then, a second Black Hawk helicopter, call sign Super Six-Four, was shot ...

  4. Flettner Fl 282 - Wikipedia

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    The Fl 282 Kolibri was an improved version of the Flettner Fl 265 announced in July 1940, which pioneered the same intermeshing rotor configuration that the Kolibri used. It had a 7.7 litre displacement, seven-cylinder Siemens-Halske Sh 14 radial engine of 110–120 kW (150–160 hp) mounted in the center of the fuselage, with a transmission mounted on the front of the engine from which a ...

  5. M13 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage - Wikipedia

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    The M13 multiple gun motor carriage (MGMC), otherwise known as the M13 half-track, was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun used by the U.S. Army during World War II that was armed with two .50 caliber M2HB heavy-barrel Browning machine guns.

  6. Sikorsky S-70 - Wikipedia

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    The Sikorsky S-70 is an American medium transport/utility helicopter family manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft.It was developed for the United States Army in the 1970s, winning a competition to be designated the UH-60 Black Hawk and spawning a large family in U.S. military service.

  7. 86th Infantry Division (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The 86th Infantry Division, also known as the Blackhawk Division, was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II.Currently called the 86th Training Division, based at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, members of the division now work with Active Army, Reserve, and National Guard units to provide them with a Decisive Action Training Environment on a yearly basis.

  8. World War II - Wikipedia

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    World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war .

  9. No. 658 Squadron AAC - Wikipedia

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    No. 658 Squadron was a Royal Air Force air observation post squadron associated with the 21st Army Group during the Second World War.No.s 651 to 663 Squadrons of the RAF were air observation post units working closely with British Army units in artillery spotting and liaison.