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B-24: Fools Paradise

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

B-24 Liberator “Fools Paradise” of the 38th Bomb Squadron, 30th Bombardment Group photographed on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands in July 1944.

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B-17 Nose Art: Thru Hel’en Hiwater

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

B-17G Thru Hel’en Hiwater was assigned to the 358th Bombardment Squadron, 303rd Bombardment Group (“Hell’s Angels”). The B-17 was lost, along with the 2Lt. Roy A. Larson and crew, during a mission to Hamm, Germany in April 1944. Thru Hel’en … 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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Antiaircraft Rules for Confirming V-1 Claims

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

German V-1s were fired in attacks against the strategic port of Antwerp after the Allied capture of the V-1 launch facilities used to attack England. Antwerp was hit by over 2,000 V-1s from October 1944 to March 1945. Numerous Allied … Continue reading →

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Ditching a B-17 Flying Fortress at Sea

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Emergency procedures for a forced landing at sea from the Pilot’s Manual for Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress: FORCED DESCENT AT SEA 1. As complete evacuation of the airplane should not take over 30 seconds, preflight practice drills should be participated … Continue reading →

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How to Fly the P-47

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

How to Fly the P-47: Pilot Familiarization War Department Training Film 107-A How to Fly the P-47: Ground Handling, Take-Off, Normal Flight and Landing War Department Training Film 107-B How to Fly the P-47: High Altitude Flight and Aerobatics War … Continue reading →

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K-14 Gyroscopic Gunsight

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following operating instructions for the K-14 Gyroscopic Gunsight are reproduced from the Pilot Training Manual for the Thunderbolt P-47N, Headquarters, Army Air Forces, September 1945. As you adjust the K-14 gyroscope gunsight, it automatically gives you the correct lead … Continue reading →

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G.I. Nightmare

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Test your aircraft recognition skills and knowledge of WW2 German aircraft with this quiz from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” No. 13, January 1945. Answers after the page break.

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Don’t Do Loops in a B-17

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Don’t roll or loop your B-17 bomber. Important pilot restrictions for the B-17 Flying Fortress from the Pilot’s Manual for Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress:   DON’T lower flaps at speeds in excess of 147 mph! DON’T dive in excess of … Continue reading →

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