Operation Vulcan (22 April – 6 May 1943) and Operation Strike (6–12 May 1943) were the final ground attacks by the Allied forces against the Italian and...
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Mike Sadler (category Military personnel from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
Tebaga Gap and meet with the British First Army for Operations Vulcan and Strike against Axis forces in Tunis, Tunisia. While Stirling and ten of the...
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(1675–1705) Tunisia Campaign (1942–43) Run for Tunis (1942) Operation Flax (1943) Operations Vulcan and Strike (1943) Conquest of Tunis (disambiguation) Raid on...
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May 13 (section Holidays and observances)
makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons. 1943 – World War II: Operations Vulcan and Strike force the surrender of the last...
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Algiers Capture of Tunis (1756), capture of the city by Algiers Operations Vulcan and Strike, a 1943 conquest by the Allies in World War II Battle of Tunis...
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Omar Bradley (category United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni)
1934: Plans and Training Officer, United States Military Academy 1 June 1938: War Department General Staff, G-1 Chief of Operations Branch and Assistant...
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The Avro Vulcan (later Hawker Siddeley Vulcan from July 1963) was a jet-powered, tailless, delta-wing, high-altitude, strategic bomber, which was operated...
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The M61 Vulcan is a hydraulically, electrically, or pneumatically driven, six-barrel, air-cooled, electrically fired Gatling-style rotary cannon which...
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Falklands War by Royal Air Force (RAF) Vulcan bombers of the RAF Waddington Wing, comprising aircraft from Nos. 44, 50 and 101 Squadrons, against Argentine...
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Avro Vulcan XH558 (military serial XH558, civil aircraft registration G-VLCN) Spirit of Great Britain was the last remaining airworthy example of the 134...
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V bomber (section Low level strike)
which first flew in 1951 and entered service in 1955; the Avro Vulcan, which first flew in 1952 and entered service in 1956; and the Handley Page Victor...
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Army and had better terrain for armoured warfare. 1st Armoured Division moved north to take part in the final assault on Tunis (Operations Vulcan and Strike)...
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military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Libya, among others. During these operations, the strike fighter has carried out deep strikes against...
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area extended Vulcan's life. Beginning in 1906, sulfur was mined and shipped until a catastrophic fire ended operations in 1910. Vulcan received yet another...
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was followed in 1992 by F-15 Strike Eagle III, the final game of the series. The fighter is equipped with a M61 Vulcan and three different kinds of missiles...
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Lockheed AC-130 (section Recent and planned upgrades)
AC-130H Spectre was armed with two 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannons, one L/60 Bofors 40 mm cannon, and M137 105 mm cannon and M37 recoil mechanism from the M102 howitzer;...
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Canadian Air Force. RAF Avro Vulcan B.2s participated in Sky Shield II, four from No. 27 Squadron (serials XJ824, XH555, XJ823, and one other), again flying...
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capture Tunis (Operations Vulcan and Strike 22 April–5 May). After the end of the Tunisian campaign, 7th Armoured Division re-equipped and trained for the...
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Manx Regiment (category Military units and formations on the Isle of Man)
Predictor and employed the simple 'Stiffkey Stick' deflection sight for the Bofors. For the final advance on Tunis (Operations Vulcan and Strike), 7th Armoured...
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117th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (category Military units and formations established in 1942)
the time First Army prepared for the final attack on Tunis (Operations Vulcan and Strike) the Allied air forces had achieved virtual air superiority over...
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Aktien-Gesellschaft Vulcan Stettin (short AG Vulcan Stettin) was a German shipbuilding and locomotive building company. Founded in 1851, it was located...
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No. 101 Squadron RAF (category Military units and formations established in 1917)
reassign V bombers from high-altitude operations to low-level penetration operations in March 1963, the squadron's Vulcans adopted a mission profile that included...
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final push to capture Tunis (Operations Vulcan and Strike) in May 1943. 7th Armoured Division landed in Italy in September and entered Naples on 1 October...
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maritime littoral operations primarily for supporting the Navy. The Air Force conducts air operations. The Space Force conducts space operations. The Coast Guard...
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Air Force in 1959 and Officer Commanding No. 50 Squadron flying Vulcan B.1A bombers in 1963. He was made deputy director of Operations for Bombers & Reconnaissance...
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Falklands War order of battle: British air forces (category Aerial operations and battles of the Falklands War)
operations from Chile No. 42 Squadron – (Nimrod MR.2) 3 No. 44 Squadron – (Vulcan B.2) 2 No. 47 Squadron – (Hercules C.1) 3 No. 50 Squadron – (Vulcan...
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No. 44 Squadron RAF (category Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the Falklands War)
bombers from high-altitude operations to low-level penetration operations, the squadron's Vulcans adopted a mission profile that included a 'pop-up' manoeuvre...
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/ˈsiː-æd/), also known in the United States as "Wild Weasel" and (initially) "Iron Hand" operations, are military actions to suppress enemy surface-based air...
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No. 617 Squadron RAF (category Military units and formations established in 1943)
V-bombers from high-altitude operations to low-level penetration operations in March 1963, when the squadron's Vulcans adopted a mission profile that...
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assay value coupled with strikes and falling tin prices, the prospects of the Vulcan company dimmed and dissension among managers and miners was rife. Moffat...
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