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Marcus Ulpius Nerva Trajanus, commonly known as Trajan (18 September 53 - 8 August 117), was Roman Emperor from AD 98 to 117.
Born Marcus Ulpius Traianus into a non-patrician family in the Hispania Baetica province (modern day Spain), Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian,
serving as a general in the Roman army along the German frontier, and successfully crushing the revolt of Antonius Saturninus in 89.
On September 18 96, Domitian was succeeded by Marcus Cocceius Nerva, an old and childless senator who proved to
be unpopular with the army. After a brief and tumultuous year in power, a revolt by members of the Praetorian Guard compelled him to adopt the more popular Trajan as his heir and successor. Nerva died on January 27 98, and
was succeeded by his adopted son without incident.
As a civilian administrator, Trajan is best known for his extensive public building program, which reshaped the city
of Rome and left multiple enduring landmarks such as Trajan's Forum, Trajan's Market an Trajan's Column. It is for
his military compaigns, such as those against Dacia and Parthia which he is best known. By these,
Trajan expanded the Roman Empire to its greatest territorial extent. In late 117 while sailing back to Rome,
he died of a stroke in the city of Selinus. He was defied by the Senate and his ashes were laid to rest under Trajan's Column.
He was succeeded by his adopted son (not having a biogical heir) Publius Aelius Hadrianus - commonly known as hadrian.
The Junkers Ju 52 (nicknamed Tante Ju - “Auntie Ju" and "Iron Annie") was a German transport aircraft manufactured from 1932 to 1945.
It saw both civilian and militaiy service during the 1930s and 1940s.
In a civilian role, it flew with over 12 air carriers including Swissair and Lufthansa as an airliner and freight hauler.
In a military role, it flew with the Luftwaffe as a troop and cargo transport and briefly as a medium bomber.
The Ju 52 continued in postwar service with military and civilian air fleets well into the 1980s.
The Macchi C.205 (also known as MC.205, "MC" standing for "Macchi Castoldi") Veltro (Italian: Greyhound) was an
Italian World War II fighter aircraft built by the Aeronautica Macchi. Along with the Reggiane Re.2005 and Fiat G.55.
The Macchi C.205 was ine of the three "Serie 5" Italian fighters built around the powerful Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine.
The C.205 was a development of the earlier C.202 Folgore. vwth a top speed of some 400 mph and
equipped with a pair of 20 mm cannons as well as 12.7 mm Breda machine guns, the Macchi C.205 Vltro was
highly respected by Allied and Luftwaffe pilots alike. Regarded as the best Italian aircraft of World War ll, in
action it proved to be extremely effective, destroying a large number if Allied bombers and capable of succesfully
taking on equal terms with such fighters as North American P-51D Mustang, a Capability which
encouraged the Luftwaffe to use a number of these aircraft to equip one Gruppe.
But, although the C.205 was able to match the best Allied opponents in speed and maneuverability, it was
introduced late in the conflict. Moreover, due to poor industrial capability, only a small production run was
delivered before the end of the war. Like the Spittire, the Veltro was tricky (in its construction), and thus slow, to build. Italy's highest scoring ace, Adriano Visconti, achieved 11 of his 26 credited victories in the few weeks he was able to fly In the Veltro, with the top scoring 205 Sergente Maggiore pilota Luigi Gorrini shooting down 14
enemy aircraft plus six damaged with the C.205
Yamato (大和), named after the ancient Japanese Yamato Province, was the lead ship of the Yamato class of battleships that served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the largest, heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displaclng 72,800 tonnes at full load and armed with nine 46cm (18.1 inch) main guns. Neither survived the war.
The Kawanishi N1 K Kyōfū (強風 "moderate gale", Allied codename "Rex") was an Imperial Japanese Navy floatplane fighter.
The Kawanishi Shiden (紫電 "Violet Lightning") was an Imperial Japanese Navy land-based version of the N1K. Assigned the Allied codename "George", the N1K-J was considered by both its pilots and opponents to be one of the finest land-based fighters flown by the Japanese during World War II.
The N1K possessed a heavy armament and, unusually for a Japanese fighter, could absorb considerable battle damage.
The N1K-J evenly matched the F6F Hellcat and was a better match than the A6M Zero for such aircraft as the F4U Corsair and P-51 Mustang.
Despite such capability, it was produced too late and in insufficient numbers to affect the outcome of the war.
The Kawanishi H8K (二式大型飛行艇, Type2 Large Flying Boat, 二式大艇, Nishiki Daitei, Nishiki Taitei)
was anImperial Japanese Navy Flying boat used during World War II for Maritime patrol duties.
The Allued reporting name for the type was "Emily".
A portable radio tranciever used by the US Army Signal Corps, consisting of an 18-vacuum tube, quartz crystal controlled portable FM receiver and transmitter.
Developed by the Galvin Manufacturing Company (Motorola).
Introduced in 1943. Insrumental in reestablishing order during the Battle of the Bulge.
This backpack-mounted unit was the first two way radio to be nicknamed a "walkie talkie"
Ponte Sant'Angelo appears to be the influence for the large base seen briefly on the OP and ED.