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Ending a long line of Fairey Series III types, the Fairey IIIF first flew on March 19, 1926, and was produced in a number of variants for FAA and RAF use, and for export. Among the latter, ten Fairey IIIF Mk IIIBs went to Greece in 1931 (as did four ex-FAA Mk IIIMs) and provided the equipment of 11 Mira of the Royal Hellenic Air Force, based at Valtoudi, at the time of the Italian invasion of Greece in 1940 for naval recon. Any continuing use was ended by the German intervention in April 1941.

The Vultee V1A was a fast, single-engined airliner of the mid 1930's. American Airlines was the main user.

Rugged and dependable, the Hiller Model UH-12 Helicopter first flew in 1948, and also entered U.S. Army service as the OH-23A through G. They served until the late '70's as trainers, utility and liason, and as medi-vac helos. Always overshadowed by the more famous Bell Model 47, the Hillers gave sterling service throughout their careers. Also saw service with the US Navy and dozens of forces around the world. My first FS chopper, model has four paint schemes, VC, some custom gauges,and rotor cyclic ani's.