The Short Calcutta or S.8 was a civilian biplane airliner flying boat made by Short Brothers. The Calcutta biplane flying boat originated from an Imperial...
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S Club 8 (originally S Club Juniors) were a spin off of the British pop group S Club 7. The group's original 9 members, Jay Asforis (now Perry), Daisy...
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The S-8 is a rocket weapon developed by the Soviet Air Force for use by military aircraft. It remains in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces and...
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The Short S.8/8 Rangoon was a 1930s British three-engined biplane flying boat, designed and built by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force. In 1929, the...
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Crazy Eights (redirect from Crazy 8's)
military designation for discharge of mentally unstable soldiers, Section 8. It may have derived from the German game of Mau-Mau. There are many variations...
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The Short S.27 and its derivative, the Short Improved S.27 (sometimes called the Short-Sommer biplane), were a series of early British aircraft built by...
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8 m/s) Sikorsky S-42 Potez-CAMS 141 Related development Short Sarafand Short Knuckleduster Short Scion Senior Short Mayo Composite Short S.26 Short Sunderland...
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the shorter 8×68mm S, 6.5×68mm and .375 Hölderlin interesting chambering options. World War II spoiled the commercial introduction and spread of the 8×68mm...
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The 8×64mm S (also unofficially known as the 8×64mm S Brenneke) (the S means it is intended for 8.2 mm (.323 in) groove diameter bullets) is a rimless...
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The 8×60mm S is a rimless bottlenecked centerfire cartridge of German origin, dating back to the interbellum period between World War I and World War II...
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