Monthly Archives: December 2010

New Book: Panzer III in North Africa

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

  New book release from Oliver Publishing. Battleline I: Workhorse—The Panzer III in North Africa by Claude Gillono Over 50 black-and-white photographs and 5 pages of full color illustrations. Part of the Firefly Collection.    

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P-51 “Atlanta Peach”

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Pilot Lt. William King on the wing of his P-51B Mustang “Atlanta Peach” of the 355th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group. The Mustang’s victory markings show 24 missions with 2 German planes destroyed, 1 locomotive, and 2 troop carriers. (U.S. … Continue reading →

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New Products from AK Interactive

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New DVD from AK Interactive.

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Military in Scale

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The January 2011 issue of Military in Scale is now available.

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P-38 “Georgia Peach II”

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A U.S. Air Force black-and-white photograph of a silhouette of the Lockheed P-38 “Georgia Peach II” in flight over Panama during WWII.  

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A-26 Invader Gunnery

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions on pilot gunnery in the Douglas A-26 Invader from Pilot Training Manual for the A-26 Invader, Headquarters, AAF, Office of Flying Safety. No other plane in the Army packs the forward firepower of the A-26. It is designed, among … Continue reading →

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Bazooka Oversold?

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Comments on the bazooka from Report of the New Weapons Board, Office of the Commanding General, Army Service Forces, Washington, D.C., April 1944. 2.36″ Rocket and Launchers a. The feeling existed in both theaters that the 2.36″ rocket had been oversold. … Continue reading →

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Loading a Jeep into a C-47 Cargo Plane

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for loading a jeep into a C-47 cargo plane from Loading of Field Artillery Materiel for Air Transport, Instruction Memorandum, Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, March 1943. The C-47 airplane. This airplane has a pay load of 4900 … Continue reading →

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Gewehr 43

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the German Gewehr 43 semi-automatic rifle was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   7.92-mm Model 43 Semi-Automatic Rifle (KARABINER 43 or GEWEHR 43)  … Continue reading →

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Canfora Panther

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Canfora will soon be taking preorders on their new book Panther which will combine models and dioramas with historical research and photographs. Panther has an impressive list of contributors including Hilary Doyle, Mirko Bayerl, Phil Stutcinskas, Lester Plaskitt, Gunnar Jansson, … Continue reading →

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