Monthly Archives: August 2012

B-24D Oxygen System

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of the B-24D Liberator oxygen system from the B-24D pilot manual.

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Ju 87 B-2 Stuka

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin
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Allied Armies Face General Winter

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Allied armies face rain and snow of “General Winter” as troops advance through France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.   [Video not available.]

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Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Bachstelze (Wagtail) Rotor-Kite

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. intelligence report on the Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Bachstelze (Wagtail) submarine rotor-kite. The Fa 330 was an unpowered rotary-wing kite, called a gyroglider or rotor-kite, towed behind German U-Boats during World War II to allow more distant observation. The Fa … Continue reading →

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GI Conception of the B-29

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“A GI Conception of the B-29” from Air Force, April 1944.

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ACV Battler Class

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Royal Navy ACV Battler Class (ACV = Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier, i.e., CVE, or Escort Carrier) Recognition Features: HMS Battler (D18) and HMS Fencer (D64). ACV BATTLER Class HEIGHT IN FEET: from W.L.     to Flight Deck – 47′     to … Continue reading →

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Aircraft Radios

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Aircraft Radios” from Navigators’ Information File, Headquarters U.S. Army Air Forces, U.S. War Department, 1944: AIRCRAFT RADIOS Besides the radio compass there are three other radio sets in tactical aircraft with which you must become familiar. 1. Command set 2. … Continue reading →

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Increase in Night Fighter Armament of the Junkers 88

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. intelligence report and photographs of the Ju 88 night fighter ventral gondola armed with four 20mm guns, from Informational Intelligence Summary, No. 44-29, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 1944. INCREASE IN NIGHT FIGHTER ARMAMENT … Continue reading →

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P-38 Combat

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

P-38 Lightning combat with Me 109s and subsequent bail out. Source: “P-38 Combat”, Informational Intelligence Summary, No. 44-2, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 1944. P-38 COMBAT In the following interview Major Kelly Mitchim describes … Continue reading →

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26th Panzer Division

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following opinions are from German General Leutnant Linnarz, commander of the German 26th Panzer Division in Italy, concerning Allied airpower and its effects on German forces. Source: Defeat, Headquarters Army Air Forces, Office of the assistant chief of air … Continue reading →

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