The Martin B-57 Canberra is an American-built, twinjet tactical bomber and reconnaissance aircraft that entered service with the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1953. The B-57 is a license-built version of the British English Electric Canberra, manufactured by the Glenn L. Martin Company. Initial Martin-build models were virtually identical to their British-built counterparts; Martin later modified the design to incorporate larger quantities of US-sourced components and
An aerodrome (Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American English) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it’s for public or private use. Aerodromes include small general aviation airfields, large commercial airports, and military air bases. The term airport may imply a certain stature (having satisfied certain certification criteria or regulatory requirements)
An air base (sometimes referred to as a military air base, military airfield, military airport, air station, naval air station, air force station, or air force base) is an aerodrome used as a military base by a military force for the operation of military aircraft. Contents 1Air base facilities 2Dispersal air base 3Road air base 4Aircraft carrier 5See also 6References Air base facilities An air base typically has
Air marshal (Air Mshl or AM) is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and is used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence, including the Commonwealth, and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank
The US 75 mm gun was the standard American gun mounted to a mobile platform during World War II. They were primarily mounted on tanks but were also mounted on the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber aircraft. There were four variants used during the war: M2, M3, M5, and M6. They were considered the standard American tank guns. The M2 and M3 were used on the M3 medium tank,
The 3rd Cavalry Regiment is a cavalry regiment of the Indian Army formed from the 5th and 8th Cavalry regiments in 1922. It served on the North West Frontier and during World War I and World War II, in British Indian service. Contents 1Early history 1.15th Cavalry 1.28th Lancers 2World War II 3Post-war 4Composition 5Regimental Insignia 6References 7Further reading 8External links Early history The 3rd Cavalry Regiment
The 18th King Edward’s Own Cavalry was a regular cavalry regiment in the British Indian Army. Following the independence of India, the regiment was allotted to the Indian Army and redesignated as the 18th Cavalry. Contents 1Formation 2Operations during the British Raj 2.1Second World War 3Operations in independent India 3.1Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 3.2Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 3.3Other operations 4Battle honours
The 6th Lancers is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. Previously, it was known as the 6th Duke of Connaught’s Own Lancers (Watson’s Horse), and was a regular cavalry regiment in the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1921 by amalgamation of the 13th Duke of Connaught’s Lancers (Watson’s Horse) and the 16th Cavalry. The regiment and its predecessors have seen
The 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff was a military standoff between India and Pakistan that resulted in the massing of troops on both sides of the border and along the Line of Control (LoC) in the region of Kashmir. This was the second major military standoff between India and Pakistan following the successful detonation of nuclear devices by both countries in 1998, the first being the Kargil War of 1999. The military
Syama Prasad Mukherjee (6 July 1901 – 23 June 1953) was an Indian politician, barrister and academician, who served as the Minister for Industry and Supply in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet. After falling out with Nehru, protesting against the Nehru-Liaquat Pact, Mukherjee resigned from Nehru’s cabinet. With the help of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, he founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the predecessor to