Monthly Archives: October 2010

P-38 “Arkansas Traveler”

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. Air Force photograph of Lt. James O. Fincher of the 392nd Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter Group in his P-38J Lightning “Arkansas Traveler” along with his ground crew. The P-38 was photographed at Clastres Airfield, France in October 1944.

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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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How to Fly the B-26 Airplane

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“How to Fly the B-26 Airplane”, Official Training Film No. 1-3301, War Department, First Motion Picture Unit, Army Air Forces.  

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P-51 Mustang and P-38 Lightning Heritage Flight

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A P-51 Mustang and P-38 Lightning lead a heritage flight formation over Langley Air Force Base in May 2004. The four generations of USAF fighters include an A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-86 Sabre, P-38 Lightning and P-51 Mustang. (AF.mil, U.S. Air … Continue reading →

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Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Sturmpanzer IV (also known as Sturmpanzer 43, Sturmgeschütz IV für 15 cm Sturmhaubitze 43, or SdKfz. 166) was a German heavily-armored infantry support panzer based on the Panzer IV chassis. The Sturmpanzer IV was nicknamed Brummbär (“Grizzly Bear”) by the Allies, … 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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Bolzano Italian Heavy Cruiser

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Bolzano Italian Heavy Cruiser See Also: Italian Navy Ship Silhouettes Source: FM 30-50: Recognition Pictorial Manual of Naval Vessels, U.S. Navy Department, September 1943.

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Jeep River Crossing

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A novel way to tow a jeep across a river from FM 2-30: Cavalry Mechanized Reconnaissance Squadron, War Department, March 1943:

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Type 97 Medium Tank with 47-mm Gun

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following U.S. intelligence report on the Japanese Type 97 medium tank Shinhoto Chi-Ha with improved 47-mm gun was published in Enemy on Luzon: An Intelligence Summary: TYPE 97 IMPROVED MEDIUM TANK WITH 47-MM GUN A number of modified Japanese … Continue reading →

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New Verlinden WWII Kits

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

1/35th Normandy Bunker Vignette 1944 (No. 2617) Resin vignette; French Somua tank turret pillbox; Cobblestone street section; GI with Thompson; Two wounded German prisoners with weapons and equipment. List price: $39.95.   1/35th Afrika Korps Officer Figures (No. 2615) Two … Continue reading →

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