Monthly Archives: December 2012

Valentine with Short Track for Towing

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustration showing the Valentine tank modified with a short track for towing, from the WW2 Russian manual.  

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Voting Overseas, 1944

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Original Caption: MARIANAS IS. — Propped against the wheel of his jeep with a veteran’s happy indifference to mud, bearded S/Sgt Dale Blakeslee of Carson City, Mich., (his last shave was 9 July, 1944), uses a leisure minute to fill … Continue reading →

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9-mm Luger Pistol M1908

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the German Luger Pistole Parabellum 1908 was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   9-mm Luger Pistol M1908 (PISTOLE 08 or P-08)  The … Continue reading →

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New Kagero Books

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New books from Kagero on Luftwaffe JG 54 “Green Hearts”, the Messerschmitt Bf 109F fighter, and the PzKpfw. IV family of tanks.

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Bulldozer Removes Dummy German Plane

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A bulldozer from the 9th Air Force engineers clears a German dummy plane from a captured airfield on the Cherbourg peninsula of France. (U.S. Air Force Photo.)

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Allied Uniforms

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Allied Army, Navy, and Air Force Uniforms: Newsmap, U.S. War Department, March 1943.  

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P-47 Mascot

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Unit mascot sits proudly in the nose of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter. (U.S. Air Force WW2 Photo)  

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5-Inch Naval Gun Turret

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

An interesting cutaway drawing of the Mark 12 5″/38 caliber U.S. naval gun. (Source: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.)

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GMC Trucks

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

 

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Flak Suits and Flak Helmets

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Reminders about the flak suit and flak helmet, from Bombardiers’ Information File, U.S. War Department, March 1945: FLAK SUITS Flak suits consist of armored vest and apron assemblies. They are not personal issue, but they should be delivered to the … Continue reading →

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