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  1. The Supermarine Walrus served with the Argentine Naval Aviation (Aviación Naval Argentina) during the 1940s and 50s, providing the navy with a versatile amphibious aircraft capable of operating from both land bases and the sea.

    Argentina acquired two aircraft in 1940 and a further eight from 1946 to 1950.
    destinationsjourney.com/histor #aeroplane #AirSeaRescue #Aircraft #airplane #amphibian #ArgentineAirForce #ArgentineNavy #aviation #biplane #rescueplane #SecondWorldWar #WorldWarTwo #WW2 #WWII

  2. The Supermarine Walrus served with the Argentine Naval Aviation (Aviación Naval Argentina) during the 1940s and 50s, providing the navy with a versatile amphibious aircraft capable of operating from both land bases and the sea.

    Argentina acquired two aircraft in 1940 and a further eight from 1946 to 1950.
    destinationsjourney.com/histor #aeroplane #AirSeaRescue #Aircraft #airplane #amphibian #ArgentineAirForce #ArgentineNavy #aviation #biplane #rescueplane #SecondWorldWar #WorldWarTwo #WW2 #WWII

  3. HMS Spartan was a British light cruiser commissioned on 12 July 1943. In Jan 1944, Spartan was stationed off Anzio during Operation Shingle. On 29 Jan she was attacked by German aircraft using a guided bomb, probably a Henschel Hs 293 radio-controlled glide bomb. Spartan sank quickly in shallow water with heavy loss of life among her crew. destinationsjourney.com/histor #cruiser #hmsspartan #LightCruiser #maritimehistory #NavalHistory #royalnavy #secondworldwar #warships #worldwartwo #ww2 #WWII

  4. HMS Spartan was a British light cruiser commissioned on 12 July 1943. In Jan 1944, Spartan was stationed off Anzio during Operation Shingle. On 29 Jan she was attacked by German aircraft using a guided bomb, probably a Henschel Hs 293 radio-controlled glide bomb. Spartan sank quickly in shallow water with heavy loss of life among her crew. destinationsjourney.com/histor #cruiser #hmsspartan #LightCruiser #maritimehistory #NavalHistory #royalnavy #secondworldwar #warships #worldwartwo #ww2 #WWII

  5. Lise de Baissac, born OTD in 1905, was a heroine of the Special Operations Executive during #WorldWarTwo, a special agent who risked her life running her own operations cromwell-intl.com/travel/franc #travel #France #history

  6. Lise de Baissac, born OTD in 1905, was a heroine of the Special Operations Executive during #WorldWarTwo, a special agent who risked her life running her own operations cromwell-intl.com/travel/franc #travel #France #history

  7. HMS Eagle was an early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. Converted from the Chilean battleship Almirante Cochrane.

    Eagle was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-73 on 11 August 1942 while escorting a convoy to Malta during Operation Pedestal. destinationsjourney.com/histor #aircraftcarrier #HMSEagle #naval #Navy #RoyalNavy #SecondWorldWar #WorldWarTwo #WW2 #WWII

  8. HMS Eagle was an early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. Converted from the Chilean battleship Almirante Cochrane.

    Eagle was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-73 on 11 August 1942 while escorting a convoy to Malta during Operation Pedestal. destinationsjourney.com/histor #aircraftcarrier #HMSEagle #naval #Navy #RoyalNavy #SecondWorldWar #WorldWarTwo #WW2 #WWII