Egyptian Aircraft in Suez
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
Ilyushin Il-28
MiG-17F
DH Vampire FB. 52
Gloster Meteor F.8
Armstrong-Whitworth Meteor NF.13
HP Halifax
Lancaster B.1
Ilyushin Il-14
C-47 Dakota
C-46 Commando
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| Powerplant: | 5,005lb static thrust RD-45F |
| Speed (Kmph): | 1,050 at sea level; 1,031 at 5,000m |
| Range (Km): | 1,175 at 10,000m |
| Service Ceiling (m): | |
| Wingspan (m): | 10.08 |
| Length (m): | 10.04 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (kg) | 4,963 (without external drop tanks) |
| Guns: | One 37mm N-37 and two 23-mm NS-23 cannons (40 37mm rounds, 80 23-mm rounds per gun) |
| Crew: | 1 |
| Notes: | Details for MiG-15(SV). First operational Soviet fighter to see combat, in Korea. |
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| Powerplant: | Two 5,952lb dry thrust Klimov VK-i turbojets |
| Speed (Kmph): | 902 at 4,500m |
| Range (Km): | 2,180 |
| Service Ceiling (m): | 12,300 |
| Wingspan (m): | 21.45 |
| Length (m): | 17.65 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (kg) | 46,738 |
| Guns: | Two 23-mm NR-23 cannon in nose, and two 23-mm NR-23 trainable cannon in a tail turret |
| Bombs etc: | 6,614lb |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Notes: | Tactial day-bomber |
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| Powerplant: | One 7,452lb afterburning thrust Klimov VK-1F turbojet |
| Speed (Kmph): | 1,144 at 3,000 metres |
| Range (Km): | 1,980km with internal and external fuel |
| Service Ceiling (m): | 16,600 |
| Wingspan (m): | 9.63 |
| Length (m): | 11.26 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (kg) | 6,075 |
| Weapons: | One 37-mm N-37D cannon with 40 rounds and two 23-mm NR-23 cannon with 80 rounds per gun. Four (later six) udnerwing hardpoints for bombs and/or rocket laucnehrs and later two AA-2 Atooll Air-to-Air Missiles. |
| Crew: | 1 |
| Notes: | NATO designation 'Fresco' |
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| Powerplant: | 1 de Havilland Goblin 2 turbojet |
| Speed (Kmph): | 861kmh at 5,791m |
| Range (Km): | 1,883 with maximum fuel |
| Service Ceiling (m): | 12,192 |
| Wingspan (m): | 11.58 |
| Length (m): | 9.37 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (kg) | 5,620 |
| Weapons: | Four 20mm cannon and 2,000lb of ordnance |
| Crew: | 1 |
| Notes: | Export version of the FB. MK 5 |
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| Powerplant: | Two Derwent 8 3,500lb thrust turbojets |
| Speed (Kmph): | 668 at 3050 |
| Range (Km): | 12 hours endurance with ventral and wing fuel tanks |
| Service Ceiling (m): | 12,190 |
| Wingspan (m): | 13.11 |
| Length (m): | 12.57 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (kg) | 7121kg |
| Weapons: | Four 20mm nose cannons, no ordnance carrying ability |
| Crew: | 1 |
| Notes: | The last Metoer fighter variant, outclassed by the MiG-15 |
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| Powerplant: | Two Derwent 8 3500lb turbojets |
| Speed (Kmph): | ? |
| Range (Km): | Less than F.8 |
| Service Ceiling (m): | Less than F.8 |
| Wingspan (m): | Greater than F.8 |
| Length (m): | 12.57 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (kg) | 9088kg |
| Weapons: | Four 20mm nose cannons |
| Crew: | 2 |
| Notes: | A Tropicalized Night Fighter |
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| Powerplant: | Four 1615hp Bristol Hercules XVI radial piston engines |
| Speed (Kmph): | 454 at 4115m; Long range Crusie 346kmh at 6100m |
| Range (Km): | 1658 km with maximum bomb load |
| Service Ceiling (m): | 7315 |
| Wingspan (m): | 31.75 |
| Length (m): | 21.36 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (kg) | 29,484 |
| Weapons: | One .303in machine gun on flexible nose mount, four in dorsal and tail turrets. 13000lb bombload |
| Crew: | 7 |
| Notes: | Veteran British World War 2 bomber |
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| Powerplant: | Four 1640hp Rolls-Royce Merlin XXIV inline piston engines |
| Speed (Kmph): | 462 at 3505m; cruise 338kmh at 6100m |
| Range (Km): | 4,072km with 7000lb bombload |
| Service Ceiling (m): | 7,470m |
| Wingspan (m): | 31.09 |
| Length (m): | 21.18 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (kg) | 31,751 |
| Weapons: | Eight .303in machine guns (2 in each of nose and dorsal turrets, four in tail turret). One 22000lb 'Grand Slam' bomb; or 14000lb of small bombs |
| Crew: | 7 |
| Notes: | The legendary British heavy bomber from World War Two. |
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| Powerplant: | Two 1,200hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Speed (Kmph): | 368 at 2290m; Cruise 296km/h |
| Range (Km): | 2,400 |
| Service Ceiling (m): | 7,076 |
| Wingspan (m): | 28.9 |
| Length (m): | 19.63 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (kg) | 11,805 |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Notes: | 10000lb payload or 28 troops or 18 litters |
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| Powerplant: | 2 2000hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Speed (Kmph): | 433 at 4572m; Cruise 294km/h |
| Range (Km): | 1,930 |
| Service Ceiling (m): | 8,412 |
| Wingspan (m): | 32.94 |
| Length (m): | 23.26 |
| Maximum Take Off Weight (kg) | 25,402 |
| Crew: | 4 |
| Notes: | 10000lb payload or 50 troops or 33 litters and 4 medics |
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