The Martin XB-26H variant — nicknamed the “Middle River Stump Jumper” — of the Martin B-26 Marauder was a single test aircraft converted for tandem landing gear (“bicycle landing gear”). Th XB-26H was used to test the bicycle gear configuration for possible use on the Martin XB-48 jet bomber. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
Martin XB-26H Marauder — Middle River Stump Jumper (U.S. Air Force Photo)
Master Box has release two new WWII figure sets: MB35148: Women of WWII Era and MB35150: Friendly Boxing Match, British and American Paratroopers, WWII Era.
New WWII 1/72-scale figures set Zvezda: No. 6143: German Medical Personnel 1941-43.
New 1/35th German Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) assault gun crew from Evolution Miniatures. The panzer crew figures in winter uniforms are designed to fit either the StuG III Ausf. F and StuG III Ausf. F/8.
New model kit of the USS Chicago from Cyber Hobby. Although now serving as a Guided Missile Cruiser, the USS Chicago (CA-136) was originally built as a Baltimore class heavy cruiser for service during WWII.
New 1/6th-scale Dragon WWII figure covering the first summer of combat on the Eastern Front: Item No. 70856, Schütze “Dieter Müller” Wehrmacht-Heer Infantry, Infanterie-Regiment 23, 11. Infanterie-Division, East Prussia 1941. Scheduled for release November 2012.
Upcoming WWII-era 1/35th vehicle model kit from Master Box: MB3530, Sd.Kfz. 1 Type 170 VK, German Military Staff Car, WW II Era.
WEFT (Wing, Engine, Fuselage, Tail) System for Aircraft Recognition — Training Poster.
Front and side views of the Valentine Tank (officially “Tank, Infantry, Mk III, Valentine”) from the WW2 Russian manual. The Valentine was supplied in large numbers to the Red Army.
Valentine Tank: Side View
Valentine Tank: Front View
Erkennungsmarke (German Dog Tag)
From Handbook on German Army Identification, U.S. Milit...
Italian Navy Uniforms and Insignia
Italian Navy Uniforms and Insignia:
CON...
Valentine Tank Illustrations
Front and side views of the Valentine Tank (officially...
Japanese Type 1 Ho-Ki Armored Personnel Carrier
The Japanese produced a limited number of the innovativ...
Early-War Uniform
A private photograph from 1942 showing details of the e...
89th Infantry Division in Germany
Photographs of the U.S. Army's 89th Infantry ...
Bendix Chin Turret
Bendix manual on the Operation and Maintenance of the B...
German 105-mm Howitzer
Three views of the German 105-mm howitzer (10.5 cm leFH...
How’s Your Sherman, Herman?
M4 Sherman Tank modification and upgrades from Army Mot...
