...ble: however, new supersonic jets quickly made the Cougar obsolete and its service was cut short. Some F9Fs were to be utilized as trainer aircraft, but no Co
...h noting that the F9F-8 was redesignated, as part of the United States Tri-Service Designation System, to the F-9J in 1962.
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...cruiser Murmansk (USS Milwaukee). The last Kingfishers were withdrawn from service in Cuba in 1959.
...iser Murmansk (USS Milwaukee). Last of the Kingfishers were withdrawn from service on Cuba in 1959.
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...were flown during the early stages of the war, but quickly withdrawn from service.
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...considered obsolete at the outbreak of World War II, it still remained in service through the Battle of Midway. However, in 1943, it was withdrawn into train
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...iser Murmansk (USS Milwaukee). Last of the Kingfishers were withdrawn from service on Cuba in 1959.
...aracteristics compared with its predecessor. It had longer range, a higher service ceiling and a considerably lower takeoff weight. In spite of the fact that
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After the war, the SB2C remained in active-duty service with the US Navy until 1947, and with the Naval Reserve until 1950.
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...ang. In 1942, the [[Mustang Mk IA (Great Britain)|Mustang I]] began to see service with the Royal Air Force and saw its first combat. It performed well, and N
The A-36 Apache first saw service in North Africa, and after several issues were noticed, pilots began to lea
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...mber based on the B-25C or the B-25D (since the B-25G version was never in service with naval aviation forces).
Navy PBJ-1s entered service with the USN's aviation fighting units in March 1943. The planes were used
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The first belt-fed flexible weapon of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service, the '''Type 2''' is licensed copy of the German [[MG 131 (13 mm)|MG 131]].
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...the horrible turning capabilities of the aircraft. The aircraft mainly saw service in the United States Navy, United States Army Air Forces, French Air Force,
After the war, the SB2C remained in active-duty service with the US Navy until 1947, and with the Naval Reserve until 1950.
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...rious calibres to attack ground targets (designated A-26B). After entering service in 1944, the Invader would go on to have a long and decorated career life u
After WW2 ended only the A-26 was kept in active service, its performance securing its usefulness, but the designation changed to B-
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=== German service ===
...ad for development and production of the biplane, which began to enter the service in 1939.
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...ant to carry bombs and torpedoes just like the dive and torpedo bombers in service. It had a more powerful Wright engine. The aircraft never served in WWII, b
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After WW2 ended only the A-26 was kept in active service, its performance securing its usefulness, but the designation changed to B-
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...oebaugherF3D" /> In all, Douglas would produce 268 F3D Skyknights for U.S. service.<ref name="BoeingF3D" />
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...lights, production of the FJ-4 commenced in 1955 with first units entering service with the Navy in 1956. Over 150 FJ-4 Fury interceptors were built.
...the Navy and USMC until the early 1960s, before being phased out of active service and moved to the Naval Air Reserve. The FJ-4 was the last modification of t
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...slightly lower muzzle velocity. As the name suggests, the Type 97 entered service in 1937 (2597 in the Imperial Japanese calendar). It was used in the cowlin
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...ayload and was much more survivable. The Devastator was forced into active service, since the Avenger was still not ready, with 41 being deployed for the Batt
...vice to being outdated only three years later and then removed from active service within five years. Though seeing limited action during WWII and recorded pe
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...total of 3,282 were built) and used seaplanes of World War II. During its service lifetime, it was found and operated in every branch of the United States Ar
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...were largely relegated to training, and most never saw active combat in US service. In fact, they were given the designation "RB-34", which states that it was
...or combat). Later on, a redesigned version, the PV-2 Harpoon, was put into service. The wingspan was increased, among other changes.
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