Category Archives: photos

LST Off Cape Gloucester

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Source: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, February 1944.  

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Self-Propelled 37-mm Flak

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A photograph of a destroyed German self-propelled 37-mm antiaircraft gun mounted on a halftrack, along with a late-model RSO towing an antitank gun. Source: Light, Intense, and Accurate, Headquarters, 65th Fighter Wing, August 1945.  

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Flying and Fighting Trim

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

 

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Mobile Training

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A mobile training unit instructs B-17 crew and ground crew in the servicing of the B-17 oxygen system at a U.S. base in England in 1944. The veteran B-17 Flying Fortress “Flak Alley Lil” of the 305th BG is parked … Continue reading →

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Idiots’ Delight

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Color photograph of the B-17 Flying Fortress “Idiots’ Delight” of Eighth Air Force in England. The original caption states the M/Sgt is Penrose A. Bingham of Reading, Pennsylvania. The B-17 “Idiots’ Delight” served with the 332nd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb … Continue reading →

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Searchlight Maintenance

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

During WWII in France in 1945, two soldiers change the carbon rods in a carbon arc searchlight. In this type of searchlight, the carbon rods are slowly eroded during use and must be regularly replaced to maintain the proper performance. … Continue reading →

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Flickr Finds

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Flickr Finds — Three sets of veteran’s WWII photographs from the Flickr photo website. Jack Cravens in WWII — Photographs from Jack Cravens during service in the U.S. Army in the Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. WW2Vet — Large set … Continue reading →

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Over the Side

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Source: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, March 1944.  

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Marine Pilots Paint More Jap Flags

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Marine fighter pilots during the Guadalcanal air battles from Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, NAVPERS, August 1943: In the Tropics: Marine Pilots Paint More Jap Flags These Marine fighter pilots, as their score board shows, shot down 12 Japanese planes … Continue reading →

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A-20 Havocs and Spitfires

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Douglas A-20 Havocs and Spitfires on a water-covered airfield in Italy during WWII. Despite the weather conditions, the airfield is still ready to be used for bomber and fighter missions against the Axis. (U.S. Air Force Photo)  

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