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Me 262 and Me 163 Aircraft Recognition

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Recognition features for the German Me 262 and Me 163 aircraft from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” HQ ETO, No. 8, December 1944: SUBJECT: Aircraft Recognition — Me 262 and Me 163 SOURCE: AA Section, Headquarters, Twelfth Army Group Of the jet-propelled planes now being operated by … Continue reading →

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B-24 Nose Art

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

WWII B-24 Liberator nose art from 864th, 865th, and 866th Bombardment Squadrons of the 494th Bombardment Group and 392nd Bombardment Squadron of the 30th Bombardment Group. Source: U.S. Air Force photographs.

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Fortress of the Sky

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Boeing color film from 1943 telling the story of the B-17 Flying Fortress. “Here is the story of the B-17. THE FLYING FORTRESS. The research, engineering and production genius which built this airplane has since given America its great new … Continue reading →

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Swedish B-17 Flying Fortresses

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Swedish Fortresses, a new book on the B-17 in Sweden, has been announced by MMP Books.   Swedish Fortresses: The Boeing B-17 Fortress in Civil and Military Service Author: Jan Forsgren Illustrated by: Teodor Liviu Morosanu and Nils Mathisrud ISBN: … Continue reading →

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P-51 “Atlanta Peach”

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Pilot Lt. William King on the wing of his P-51B Mustang “Atlanta Peach” of the 355th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group. The Mustang’s victory markings show 24 missions with 2 German planes destroyed, 1 locomotive, and 2 troop carriers. (U.S. … Continue reading →

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P-38 “Georgia Peach II”

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A U.S. Air Force black-and-white photograph of a silhouette of the Lockheed P-38 “Georgia Peach II” in flight over Panama during WWII.  

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Loading a Jeep into a C-47 Cargo Plane

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for loading a jeep into a C-47 cargo plane from Loading of Field Artillery Materiel for Air Transport, Instruction Memorandum, Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, March 1943. The C-47 airplane. This airplane has a pay load of 4900 … Continue reading →

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Tail Warning Radar

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Summary of Tail Warning Radar AN/APS-13 from Radar Observers’ Bombardment Information File, July 1945. Tail Warning Radar AN/APS-13 Radio Set AN/APS-13 is a lightweight radar set which gives an airplane pilot, or any other aircrew member who can see or … Continue reading →

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XB-42 Experimental Bomber

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A report on the Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster experimental high-speed bomber from the Air Force magazine Impact, Vol. III, No. 8, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C., August 1945. EXPERIMENTAL BOMBER XB-42 is First in 400-Mile-per-Hour … Continue reading →

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P-61 Black Widow Guns

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Northrop P-61 Black Widow Gunnery Equipment from P-61 Pilot’s Flight Operating Instructions:  

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