Monthly Archives: September 2010

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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Panzerwrecks

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Panzerwrecks Series: Panzerwrecks 1 Feb. 2005, ISBN: 9780975418307, 96 pages, 127 photos. Features: Pz.Rgt.26 Panthers, s.Pz.Jg.Abt.653 Jagdtiger, Panzer IV/70(A) Vehicles: Tiger II, Jagdtiger, Elefant, Panther, Panther II, Bergepanther, Jagdpanther, Pz.Kpfw. IV, Panzer IV/70, Flakpanzer Ostwind, Flakpanzer Möbelwagen, Sturmpanzer IV, Hummel, … Continue reading →

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King George V Class Battleships

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From FM 30-50: Recognition Pictorial Manual of Naval Vessels, U.S. Navy Department, September 1943: King George V Class (4 units) BB13 – King George V BB15 – Duke of York BB16 – Anson BB17 – Howe BB14 – Prince of … Continue reading →

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The Blazer’s Trail – 70th Infantry Division

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“The Blazer’s Trail” from the G.I. Stories booklet: Trailblazers: The Story of the 70th Infantry Division published by the Information and Education Division, ETOUSA in 1945.  

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Destruction of German Vehicles

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Based on a request by the Headquarters ETOUSA, Ninth Army compiled a list of German combat vehicles destroyed by the army from the beginning of hostilities until the cessation of hostilities in the theater. The Ninth Army categorized the destroyed … Continue reading →

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Safety Caps for Women Machine Operators

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

WWII publication Safety Caps for Women Machine Operators, The Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, Supplement to Special Bulletin No. 9. Safety Caps for Women Machine Operators Industrial accidents are one of the potential bottlenecks in war production. Women war workers … Continue reading →

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FG42 Automatic Rifle

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following report on the FG42 Automatic Rifle (Fallschirmjägergewehr 42) was published in Foreign Military Weapons and Equipment, Vol. III, Infantry Weapons, Pamphlet No. 30-7-4, Department of the Army, 1954.   7.92-mm M42 (FG42) Automatic Rifle (7.92-mm FALLSCHIRMJÄGERGEWEHR 42)  This … Continue reading →

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12th Army Group Provost Marshal

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A rare set of bumper code markings for a jeep of the Provost Marshal Section of the 12th Army Group.

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MiniArt British Tank Riders

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

MiniArt has announced two new 1/35th scale model kits covering British tank riders in Western Desert and Northwest Europe. Both model kits contain approximately 50 parts to build five figures with diverse weapons. The poses appear to be very realistic … 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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