2011年7月5日 · The Loire 130 originated from a mid-1930s requirement from the French Navy for a reconnaissance seaplane or flying boat that could also serve aboard French battleships and cruisers. Chosen in 1936 against five competitors (Bréguet 610, Gourdou-Leseurre GL-820 HY, Levasseur PL.200, Potez CAMS 120), the Loire 130's performance was deemed to be ...

2022年7月21日 · An interesting short history of a French flying boat that served the same role in the Marine nationale as the Supermarine Walus in the Royal Navy...

Loire 130. Bigbird; Mar 16, 2009; Shown here is a Loire 130 flying boat after being catapulted off the ...

Shown here is a Loire 130 flying boat being catapulted from the French battlecruiser Dunkerque whilst engaged on convoy pagtrol duties in the early months of the war.

2013年12月17日 · A Loire 130 on board the French cruiser La Marseillaise, February 1938 The Loire 130 first flew in 1934. It was aid to be ugly - a compliment it shared with the Supermarine Walrus - but it had a sturdy appearance and was used in many roles, being carried by all major French warships.

2010年1月1日 · The Loire 130 did not reach French navy escadrilles until 1938. By 1939 it equipped Escadrille 7S2 aboard the seaplane carrier Commandant Teste and 7S3 and 7S4 embarked on various capital ships and cruisers. Overseas the Loire 130 was with 8S2 at Fort-de-France, French Antilles, 8S3 in West Africa, and 8S4 in the Levant (now Lebanon).

Shown here is a Loire 130 flying boat catapulted from the French battleship Dunkerque, whilst engaged on convoy patrol in the early months of the war. Taken from The Battle of the Atlantic, by Roy Conyers Nesbit.

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2012年2月14日 · USA, UK, Germany, USSR and Japan (France, Japan). What do you regard as these countries six most famous aircrafts from the WWII period?

2022年7月21日 · Rex's Hanger just released a video on the Petlyakov Pe-8. Given the extreme political realities of late 1930s Soviet aircraft development, it's amazing that this 4 engine heavy bomber airframe served so long into the Cold War.