Category Archives: training

P-47 Bailout Procedures

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following bailout procedures are reproduced from the Pilot Training Manual for the Thunderbolt P-47N, Headquarters, Army Air Forces, September 1945. Bailout Procedures 1. Plane Under Control. Gain altitude if it is necessary. Call Mayday (international distress signal) on channel … Continue reading →

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Learn to Recognize These Vehicles

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Learn to Recognize These Vehicles training poster from U.S. Army Orientation Course:  

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Private Droop

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Pvt. Droop Has Missed The War!, War Department Pamphlet No. 21-10.      

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Digging in AA Half-Tracks

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for digging defensive positions for AA halftracks from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” HQ ETO, No. 8, December 1944: Digging in Half-Tracks Source: AA Section, Headquarters Twelfth Army Group The principle of digging in equipment is one which all AAA combat units understand … Continue reading →

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A New Shape in the Neighborhood

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“A new shape in our neighborhood… and a new face” from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” HQ ETO, No. 14, January 1945: The aircraft are the P-61 Black Widow night fighter and the A-26 Invader attack bomber.  

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Naval Terminology

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Summary of naval terminology from FM 30-50: Recognition Pictorial Manual of Naval Vessels, U.S. Navy Department, September 1943: TERMINOLOGY ABAFT _ _ _ behind; toward stern from. ABEAM _ _ _ at right angles to the keel. AMIDSHIPS _ _ … Continue reading →

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Failure to Recognize

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The August 1943 issue of NEWSMAP stressed the importance of accurate tank recognition. Learn to recognize one vehicle from another as instantly as you know “Bill” from “Ed” or a Chevrolet from a Ford. Practice on every vehicle you see … Continue reading →

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Aircraft Insignia

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Aircraft Insignia poster prepared and distributed by Army Orientation Course, Special Service Division, Army Service Forces, U.S. War Department, 1943.

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Bombardier Duties

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From Bombardiers’ Information File, War Department, March 1945: BOMBARDIER TO CREW Cooperate with pilot: Explain to him the principles of the bombing problem. Emphasize importance of not changing altitude or airspeed radically during bombing run and of informing you before … Continue reading →

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Snow Camouflage for 90mm AAA Gun Battery

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of snow camouflage for 90mm antiaircraft gun battery, from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” No. 9, December 1944:

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