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  2. Aerobeacon - Wikipedia

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    Originally intended for use as an aerodrome beacon, it was also widely used in marine lighthouses. Depending on the type of bulb installed, the beam could be seen for 18 to 26 nautical miles (33 to 48 km). The unit consists of a 25-inch aluminum housing with a parabolic reflector. An electric motor and gearbox drives the optical unit's rotation.

  3. 2½-ton 6×6 truck - Wikipedia

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    A Red Ball Express truck gets stuck in the mud during World War II, 1944. 1971 AM General M35A2 with winch and camouflage cargo cover. The 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6×6 truck was a standard class of medium duty trucks, designed at the beginning of World War II for the US Armed Forces, in service for over half a century, from 1940 into the 1990s.

  4. Dodge WC series - Wikipedia

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    Dodge was the U.S. Army's main supplier of 1 ⁄ 2ton trucks, and its sole supplier of both 3 ⁄ 4 ‑ton trucks and 1 1 ⁄ 2ton 6x6 trucks in World War II. [5] With over a quarter million units built through August 1945, the G-502 3 ⁄ 4 ‑tons were the most common variants in the WC‑series.

  5. Ben Hur trailer - Wikipedia

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    Ben Hur trailer was the nickname of the World War II U.S. Army Trailer, 1-ton payload, 2-wheel, cargo, and the Trailer, 1-ton payload, 2-wheel, water tank, 250 gallon ( U.S. Army Ordnance Corps Supply catalogue designations G-518 and G-527 respectively).

  6. List of Beam approach beacon system units - Wikipedia

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    This is a List of Beam Approach beacon system Units of the Royal Air Force. The first system to guide RAF aircraft safely down onto a runway was called the Standard Blind Approach (SBA) system and was trialled in the late 1930s. It was also being used by a few civil airports.

  7. Alstom Traxx - Wikipedia

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    hvle 2 units, Eurocom 2 units for Hungary as Class 481, Beacon Rail 12 units for leasing. TRAXX P160 AC2 DB Regio [65] 47 2005–2006 146.2 DB Fernverkehr: 27 2013–2014 146.2 MÁV: 25 2011–2012 480 001-025 LNVG [65] 17 2005–2007 ME146/2 Acquired by LVNG for metronom railway company in Germany Connex now Veolia [65] 4 2006 146.5

  8. Thinking Of Taking A Risk At Work? Seeing 1212 Is Your Sign ...

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    The 2 is the number of togetherness, so that can be a ‘coming together’ of sorts,” Woodward explains. So, if you're with a twin flame, 1212 is telling you “to maintain your individuality ...

  9. Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles - Wikipedia

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    The FMTV's origins trace back to a U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command requirements document issued in 1983 for a Medium Tactical Truck (MTT), the intended replacement for the in-service 2.5-ton truck. In July 1984, a program to look at a future 5-ton truck procurement to replace in-service 2.5- and 5-ton trucks began. Cost analysis ...