Monthly Archives: August 2012

B-24D Oxygen System

Diagram of the B-24D Liberator oxygen system from the B-24D pilot manual.

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Ju 87 B-2 Stuka

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Allied Armies Face General Winter

Allied armies face rain and snow of “General Winter” as troops advance through France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.   [Video not available.]

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Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Bachstelze (Wagtail) Rotor-Kite

U.S. intelligence report on the Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Bachstelze (Wagtail) submarine rotor-kite. The Fa 330 was an unpowered rotary-wing kite, called a gyroglider or rotor-kite, towed behind German U-Boats during World War II to allow more distant observation. The Fa … Continue reading

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GI Conception of the B-29

“A GI Conception of the B-29” from Air Force, April 1944.

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ACV Battler Class

Royal Navy ACV Battler Class (ACV = Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier, i.e., CVE, or Escort Carrier) Recognition Features: HMS Battler (D18) and HMS Fencer (D64). ACV BATTLER Class HEIGHT IN FEET: from W.L.     to Flight Deck – 47′     to … Continue reading

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Aircraft Radios

“Aircraft Radios” from Navigators’ Information File, Headquarters U.S. Army Air Forces, U.S. War Department, 1944: AIRCRAFT RADIOS Besides the radio compass there are three other radio sets in tactical aircraft with which you must become familiar. 1. Command set 2. … Continue reading

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Increase in Night Fighter Armament of the Junkers 88

U.S. intelligence report and photographs of the Ju 88 night fighter ventral gondola armed with four 20mm guns, from Informational Intelligence Summary, No. 44-29, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 1944. INCREASE IN NIGHT FIGHTER ARMAMENT … Continue reading

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P-38 Combat

P-38 Lightning combat with Me 109s and subsequent bail out. Source: “P-38 Combat”, Informational Intelligence Summary, No. 44-2, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 1944. P-38 COMBAT In the following interview Major Kelly Mitchim describes … Continue reading

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26th Panzer Division

The following opinions are from German General Leutnant Linnarz, commander of the German 26th Panzer Division in Italy, concerning Allied airpower and its effects on German forces. Source: Defeat, Headquarters Army Air Forces, Office of the assistant chief of air … Continue reading

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