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B-17 Ditching Mockup for Training

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Details of a unique B-17 Flying Fortress ditching mockup constructed for training by the 396th Bombardment Group RTU at Drew Field, Florida. (Source: Air Sea Rescue Bulletin, U.S. Coast Guard, January 1945.) 396th Bombardment Group RTU Ditching School DescribesMOCKUP FOR … Continue reading →

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In the Hedgerows of Normandy…

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Advertisement from Laplant-Choate featuring the bulldozer blade mounted on the M4 tank, from Army Ordnance, Vol. XXVII, No. 147, November-December 1944.

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Destroyed Rhine Bridges

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Destroyed bridges over the Rhine in Germany, 1945. (Collection LoneSentry.com) Written on back of photo: “Demolished bridges across the Rhine River at Cologne, Germany, 1945.” Despite the description on the back of the photo, this appears to be the railroad … Continue reading →

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“Major” – The Parachuting St. Bernard

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The brief story of “Major,” a St. Bernard who made six successful parachute jumps up to 26,000 feet, from Air Sea Rescue Bulletin, U.S. Coast Guard, No. 2, July 1944. Wright Field has also designed a dog parachute harness which … Continue reading →

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PWs at Verdun

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Three miscellaneous photographs of German prisoners of war at work in Verdun, France in 1944, including a captured German truck. (Collection LoneSentry.com website.) On back of photo: P.W. at Verdun 1944 (Collection LoneSentry.com)

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Raft Survival of a P-51 Pilot

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The story of the rescue of a P-51 Mustang pilot in the Pacific, from Air Sea Rescue Bulletin, U.S. Coast Guard, Vol. III, No. 9, October 1946. Raft Survival of a P-51 Pilot The following report from D of I, … Continue reading →

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Meet the Dragon Wagon

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Meet the Dragon Wagon,” advertisement for B.F. Goodrich truck and bus tires, 1944.

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Metz, France (1944-1945)

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A small set of photographs from Metz, France in 1944-45. Wreckage in the railyards, Metz, France.

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Continental Red Seal Engines

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Advertisement for Continental Red Seal Engines, the Power to Win.

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M10 Tank Destroyers on Railcar

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

M10 tank destroyers, halftracks, and motorcycles are shown loaded on railcars in the United States. The boxcar in the background carries the emblem of the Chicago and North Western Line (CNW).

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