Monthly Archives: September 2012

SU-100 Track Repair

Drawing of the proper method of track repair on the Russian SU-100 tank destroyer — from the Russian vehicle manual.  

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German Elite Infantry, Russia 1941-43

New four figure 1/35th-scale plastic model kit is released by Dragon — Kit No. 6707: German Elite Infantry, Russia 1941-43 (1:35 ’39 – ’45 Series).  

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Me 109 Drop Tanks

Me 109 Drop Tanks (Betriebsstoff-Zusatzanlage) photographs and diagrams from Bf 109 G-4 Flugzeug-Handbuch:   

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Daimler-Benz DB 603 Aircraft Engine

Intelligence report on the Daimler-Benz DB 603 aircraft engine from Informational Intelligence Summary, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C. GERMAN DB 603 ENGINE Recent examinations of several DB 603 engines have revealed details hitherto unknown. … Continue reading

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Tanks of the British Army

( U.S. War Department, Newsmap )

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WAVES Study For Jobs On Link Program

WAVES train to operate the Link Celestial Navigation Trainer at NAS Seattle from Naval Aviation News, August 1, 1944. WAVES Study For Jobs On Link Program The first all-WAVE class to attend Naval Training School (Link Celestial Navigation Trainer) at NAS Seattle … Continue reading

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Tojo Fighter

  NOTES ON ENEMY AIRCRAFT    The information contained in this summary should be transferred immediately to Informational Intelligence Summary No. 43-26, “Japanese Aircraft and Armament,” revised September 1943.    JAPAN New Japanese Type 2 Single-Engine Fighter, TOJO    TOJO  … Continue reading

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Dragon Figure: Leutnant “Josef Paulus”, Gebirgsjäger Officer

New 1/6th-scale Dragon WWII figure covering the Italian Front in 1944: Item No. 70854, Leutnant “Josef Paulus”, Gebirgsjäger Officer, Gebirgs-Regt 85, 5. Gebirgs-Division, Gustav Line, Italy 1944. Scheduled for release September 2012.

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Railcar Loading of the Me 109

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90-mm Antiaircraft Gun Emplacement

   

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