Monthly Archives: August 2010

Third Army Charts – August 1944

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Charts of the accomplishments of the U.S. Third Army in the Normandy breakout during August 1944. The U.S. Third Army was activated in Normandy at noon on August 1st under the command of Lieutenant General George S. Patton. The Third … Continue reading →

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Artillery Lessons from Normandy

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Artillery lessons from Normandy published by the U.S. Eighth Army in the “Artillery Information Bulletin,” October 1944. LESSONS FROM OTHER THEATRES a. OPERATIONS IN NORMANDY (Comments of various commanders to AGF Observer). Be prepared to send out more LNO’s and … Continue reading →

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Wehrmacht Infantry Gruppe

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The German Infantry Gruppe from Newsmap published by the U.S. War Department.  

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SB2C Helldiver Recovered from California Lake

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Divers and salvage crews have successfully raised a WW2 SB2C Helldiver dive bomber from the bottom of a California lake where it crashed in 1945. Now that the plane is free from the mud on the lake bottom, the salvage … Continue reading →

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70th Anniversary of Battle of Britain

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Britain honored the Royal Air Force on the anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a flyover of London by WWII Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft. The flyover marked 70 years since the critical aerial Battle of Britain when the badly … Continue reading →

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Grumman at War

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Grumman Aircraft color film about the design, testing, manufacturing, and combat record of the Grumman F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter. Collection: UNT Digital Library.    

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KO’d Panthers in the Bulge

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photographs of Panthers and Jagdpanthers knocked out during the Ardennes Offensive. The upper left photograph shows destroyed Jagdpanthers of schwere Panzerjäger Abteilung 560 destroyed between Büllingen und Bütgenbach. The lower photograph shows Panthers of the 3rd Kompanie, 12th SS-Panzer Division … Continue reading →

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New Concord Title: Operation Little Saturn

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Concord Publications has announced a new title in the Warrior Series of books: Operation Little Saturn and Infantry Battles of Heeresgruppe Süd December 1942 – June 1943 by William K. Fowler (ISBN 962-361-163-3, 52 pages, 135 photographs, 4 color plates … Continue reading →

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P-38 Flight Characteristics

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

WWII color training film produced by Lockheed describing the P-38 Lightning. The film shows operating characteristics of the P-38, demonstrates techniques for takeoff, landing, and combat flying, and shows operating controls and procedures.    

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Bailing Out of a P-38 Lightning

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From the “Pilot Training Manual for the P-38 Lightning”:     BAILOUT Many stories have been circulated that you can’t successfully bail out of the P-38. Rumor had it that you wouldn’t have a chance of missing the horizontal stabilizer, … Continue reading →

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