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Author: | Hood [ November 13th, 2014, 8:28 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Real Hellenic Wings 1912-1945 |
Nice work. |
Author: | odysseus1980 [ November 29th, 2014, 12:43 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Real Hellenic Wings 1912-1945 |
Ending with Army Aviation of 1920's, the Gloster Nighthawk: |
Author: | eswube [ November 29th, 2014, 7:27 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Real Hellenic Wings 1912-1945 |
Nice to see new addition. |
Author: | odysseus1980 [ January 13th, 2015, 10:49 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Real Hellenic Wings 1912-1945 |
Real History of Hellenic State Aircraft factory here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Airc ... 8Greece%29 (Text from Wikipedia) The Blackburn T.3 Velos was a 1920s British two-seat coastal defence seaplane built by Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Company Limited, Brough Aerodrome and the Hellenic State Aircraft Factory, based on the Blackburn Dart airframe, modified into a two-seater to meet a Hellenic Navy requirement for a coastal defence seaplane. The aircraft became the T.3 Velos, a twin-float seaplane. The Velos differed from the standard Dart T.2 in having a two-seat cockpit with a rear-mounted .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun, an increased weapons load with four 230 lb (104 kg) bombs mounted under the wings and provisions to fly as either a seaplane with floats or with a conventional undercarriage. In 1925, a small batch of four aircraft were built at Brough Aerodrome for the Hellenic Navy. Later in the same year, the aircraft was chosen as the first licence-built aircraft in Hellas in a factory built by Blackburn and operated under a five-year contract. The Aircraft Factory, later renamed the State Aircraft Factory or Hellenic National Aircraft Factory, operated in Palaion Faliro to produce 12 Hellenic-built T.3A Velos aircraft with a raised rear cockpit to give an improved field of fire for the observer and a larger radiator. The first of the production order flew in March 1926. Blackburn produced two additional T.3 models as the T.3A Velos, initially for trials of the company's new metal floats and later, one example embarked on a demonstration and sales tour of South America in 1927. Despite the sales tour, the T.3A garnered no orders. Both T.3As were converted to seaplane trainers and joined four other production aircraft built for the Blackburn Reserve School (North Sea Aerial and General Transport Co. Ltd) to replace the company's Dart seaplane trainers in providing advanced training. After 1929, all of the T.3As were converted back into landplanes and continued in service until replacement by Ripons and Baffins in 1933. The Blackburn T.3 Velos not only fulfilled an operational role as a coastal defence/torpedo bomber in the Naval Air Component Squadrons in Hellas, but also helped establish an indigenous aviation industry. The aircraft began operations in 1926 with the Hellenic Navy deployed at Tatoi Aerodrome and Phaleron Bay, Athens. During operations, the T.3s delivered steady if not spectacular service. The Velos remained in squadron use until 1934 with all examples retired by 1936. |
Author: | Hood [ January 13th, 2015, 1:23 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Real Hellenic Wings 1912-1945 |
A very nice addition. |
Author: | eswube [ January 13th, 2015, 7:10 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Real Hellenic Wings 1912-1945 |
Great to see this thread going. |
Author: | odysseus1980 [ January 18th, 2015, 4:06 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Real Hellenic Wings 1912-1945 |
Six Bristol F.2B trainers served also with Naval Aviation in 1920's. Disappear after early 1930's. |
Author: | KIKE92 [ January 21st, 2015, 1:58 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Real Hellenic Wings 1912-1945 |
Really nice job |
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