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The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War , among other conflicts. The Mustang was designed in 1940 by North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a requirement of the British Purchasing Commission . The Purchasing Commission approached North American Aviation to build Curtiss P-40 fighters under license for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Rather than build an old design from another company, North American Aviation proposed the design and production of a more modern fighter. The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed, and first flew on 26 October. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang ------------------------------ "Big Beautiful Doll" was a North American P-51D flown by Colonel John D Landers, and we look at thehistory of the name behind this legendary Mustang. http...

The Volkswagen  Kübelwagen  (literally, "Tub" car, previously mostly used for rail, industrial or agricultural hopper cars) was a light military vehicle designed by  Ferdinand Porsche  and built by  Volkswagen  during  World War II  for use by the  German  military (both  Wehrmacht  and  Waffen-SS ). Based heavily on the  Volkswagen Beetle , it was prototyped as the Type 62, but eventually became known internally as the Type 82. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_K%C3%BCbelwagen

The Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 was a German monoplane fighter floatplane which served in the closing months of World War I , from bases on the North Sea coast. It was based on the W.12 biplane that it was designed to replace. The monoplane configuration created less drag, and thus gave greater speed. Role : Floatplane fighter Manufacturer : Hansa und Brandenburgische Flugzeug-Werke First flight : 27 March 1918 Primary user :   Kaiserliche Marine Number built : 78 Crew : Two (pilot & observer/gunner) Length : 9.38 m Wingspan  : 13.50 m Height : 3.00 m Wing area : 32.2 m² Empty weight  : 1,000 kg Loaded weight : 1,494 kg Maximum speed  : 175 km/h Range  : 520 km Endurance : 4 hrs Armament :  1 or 2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.92 mm LMG 08/15 machine guns, 1 × flexible 7.92 mm  Parabellum MG14 in rear cockpit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hansa-Brandenburg_W.29

The development of tanks in World War I was a response to the stalemate that had developed on the Western Front . Although vehicles that incorporated the basic principles of the tank (armour, firepower, and all-terrain mobility) had been projected in the decade or so before the War, it was the heavy casualties sustained in the first few months of hostilities that stimulated development. Research took place in both Great Britain and France, with Germany only belatedly following the Allies' lead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanks_in_World_War_I -------------------------------- Paper craft  is the collection of  art  forms employing  paper  or  card  as the primary  artistic medium  for the creation of three-dimensional objects. It is the most widely used material in arts and crafts. It lends itself to a wide range of techniques, as it can for instance be folded, cut, glued, molded, stitched, or layered.  Papermaking  by h...

The Volkswagen Kübelwagen (literally, "Tub" car, previously mostly used for rail, industrial or agricultural hopper cars) was a light military vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen during World War II for use by the German military (both Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS ). Based heavily on the Volkswagen Beetle , it was prototyped as the Type 62, but eventually became known internally as the Type 82. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_K%C3%BCbelwagen -------------------------------- Paper craft  is the collection of  art  forms employing  paper  or  card  as the primary  artistic medium  for the creation of three-dimensional objects. It is the most widely used material in arts and crafts. It lends itself to a wide range of techniques, as it can for instance be folded, cut, glued, molded, stitched, or layered.  Papermaking  by hand is also an important paper craft.  Painting  and  c...

Bismarck was the first of two Bismarck-class battleships built for Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine . Named after Chancellor Otto von Bismarck , the primary force behind the unification of Germany in 1871 , the ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1936 and launched in February 1939. Work was completed in August 1940, when she was commissioned into the German fleet. Bismarck and her sister ship Tirpitz were the largest battleships ever built by Germany, and two of the largest built by any European power. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_battleship_Bismarck -------------------------------- Paper craft  is the collection of  art  forms employing  paper  or  card  as the primary  artistic medium  for the creation of three-dimensional objects. It is the most widely used material in arts and crafts. It lends itself to a wide range of techniques, as it can for instance be folded, cut, glued, molded, s...