WebThe North American F-82 Twin Mustang is the last American piston-engined fighter ordered into production by the United States Air Force.Based on the North American P-51 Mustang, the F-82 was originally designed as a long-range escort fighter for the Boeing B-29 Superfortress in World War II.The war ended well before the first production units were …

WebThe following is a list of locomotives of the London and North Eastern Railway as of 31 December 1947. This date is significant because nationalisation of the Big Four occurred the next day, 1 January 1948. Thus this is the list of locomotives as inherited by British Railways.At this time there were approximately 6300 steam locomotives, four diesel …

WebThe Parachute Regiment is an airborne and special forces regiment of the Indian Army.It was raised in 1945 as part of the British Indian Army but was disbanded after World War II and was re-raised in 1952 as part of the Indian Army. Currently it consists of fifteen Special Forces, two Territorial Army and one Rashtriya Rifles battalions.

WebNightmare Alley is a 1947 American film noir directed by Edmund Goulding from a screenplay by Jules Furthman. Based on William Lindsay Gresham's 1946 novel of the same name, it stars Tyrone Power, with Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray, and Helen Walker in supporting roles. Power, wishing to expand beyond the romantic and swashbuckler roles …

WebThe Bishop's Wife, also known as Cary and the Bishop's Wife, and also known by the distribution title Honni soit qui mal y pense, is a 1947 Samuel Goldwyn romantic comedy feature film directed by Henry Koster and starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven.The plot is about an angel who helps a bishop with his problems. The film was …