Category Archives: training

Sentinels

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin
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TBM-3 Avenger: Movement of Personnel

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

TBM-3 Avenger: Movement of Personnel. (Source: Pilot’s Handbook of Flight Operating Instructions, Navy Model TBM-3 Airplane, November 1945.)  

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B-25 Mitchell Emergency Exits

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Emergency Exits and Movement of Flight Personnel for the B-25 Mitchell. Source: B-25 Mitchell Pilot’s Manual.  

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Bazooka Emplacement

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Bazooka emplacements from the Corps of Engineers’ field manual FM 5-15: Field Fortifications, U.S. War Department, February 1944. 43. ROCKET LAUNCHER EMPLACEMENT. There are two types of emplacement for this weapon, the pit-foxhole type and the pit type. a. Pit-foxhole type … Continue reading →

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Machine Gun Turrets

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Introduction to aircraft machine gun turrets from the WWII manual Index of Aeronautical Equipment with Navy and British Equivalents: Volume 5, Armament, March 1944. MACHINE GUN TURRETS (LOCAL CONTROL TYPES) The primary function of a machine gun turret is to … Continue reading →

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60-mm Mortar Emplacement

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

60-mm Mortar Emplacements from the Corps of Engineers’ field manual FM 5-15: Field Fortifications, U.S. War Department, February 1944. 60-MM MORTAR EMPLACEMENT. a. Open type. This consists of a rectangular pit large enough to accommodate the mortar, the gunner, and … Continue reading →

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Learn to Recognize These Half-Tracks

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Training Poster, U.S. Army Orientation Course.

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Bofors Guns Concealment in Dummy Tent

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Source: Engineer-in-Chief’s Consolidated Intelligence Summary, Nos. 1-17, Headquarters, Australian Military Forces, May 1944.  

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Military Courtesy to Ladies

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Courtesy to Ladies” from Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, (“All Hands Magazine”), August 1944. PROPER GREETING TO LADIES IS SALUTE WHEN TALKING WITH A LADY ON STREET, REMAIN COVERED IN WALKING TAKE POSITION TO LEFT OR OUTSIDE WITH TWO … Continue reading →

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Keep Your Eyes on a Whirling Propeller

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin
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