Monthly Archives: May 2014

ICM Maultier Halftrack Ambulance

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

ICM has announced a 1/35th-scale kit depicting a German Maultier halftrack ambulance from WWII: No. 35414 – V3000S/SS M Maultier with Shelter (WWII German Ambulance Truck).

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A-26 Invader Ditching Procedure

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A-26 ditching procedure, from: Pilot’s Handbook for Army Models A-26B and A-26C Airplanes, AN 01-40AJ-1, August 1945, revised January 1946.  

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Night Binoculars for the P-61 Pilot

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Night binoculars for the P-61 Black Widow night fighter as described in the Pilot Training Manual for the Black Widow, P-61, Office of Assistant Chief of Air Staff Training, Headquarters AAF, Washington, D.C. The night binoculars combined 5.8 power night glasses with … Continue reading →

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M24 Light Tank Illustration

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of the M24 Light Tank. (Source: Technical Manual TM 9-1729A, U.S. War Department, 1944.)  

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M26 Driver’s Controls

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagrams of the driver’s compartment on the M26 armored tractor from TM 9-767: 40-Ton Tank Transporter Truck-Trailer M25, War Department Technical Manual, U.S. War Department, February 1944.   A–WINDSHIELD THUMB SCREW B–SPEEDOMETER C–AMMETER D–INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT E–TACHOMETER F–OIL TEMPERATURE GAGE … Continue reading →

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