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Jeep Trailer

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on November 27th, 2011%

Two detail views of the WWII jeep cargo trailer from ORD 8 SNL G-529: Spare Parts and Equipment for Trailer, ¼-Ton Payload, 2-Wheel, Cargo, 1942-42 (American Bantam T-3 and Willys MBT), Headquarters, Army Service Forces, July 1945.

FIGURE A—TRAILER, 1/4-TON PAYLOAD, 2-WHEEL, CARGO, 1942-43, AMERICAN BANTAM T-3 AND WILLYS MBT THREE QUARTER RIGHT REAR VIEW

FIGURE B—TRAILER, 1/4-TON PAYLOAD, 2-WHEEL, CARGO, 1942-43, AMERICAN BANTAM T-3 AND WILLYS MBT THREE QUARTER RIGHT FRONT VIEW

Retro-Camouflage

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on November 24th, 2011%

An E/A-6B Prowler and E/A-18G Growler of Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ 129 photographed at NAS North Island near San Diego. The aircraft are painted in three-tone camouflage paint schemes honoring U.S. Navy combat aircraft that fought in the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II, including Air Group 85 which operated from USS Shangri-La (CV 38, nicknamed “Tokyo Express”). U.S. Navy Photographs, SP2 Joseph Moon & SP2 Briana C. Brotzman.

Self-Propelled 37-mm Flak

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on May 7th, 2011%

A photograph of a destroyed German self-propelled 37-mm antiaircraft gun mounted on a halftrack, along with a late-model RSO towing an antitank gun. Source: Light, Intense, and Accurate, Headquarters, 65th Fighter Wing, August 1945.

Mobile Training

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on January 30th, 2011%

A mobile training unit instructs B-17 crew and ground crew in the servicing of the B-17 oxygen system at a U.S. base in England in 1944. The veteran B-17 Flying Fortress “Flak Alley Lil” of the 305th BG is parked in the background. (U.S. Air Force Photo.)

Idiots’ Delight

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on January 29th, 2011%

Color photograph of the B-17 Flying Fortress “Idiots’ Delight” of Eighth Air Force in England. The original caption states the M/Sgt is Penrose A. Bingham of Reading, Pennsylvania. The B-17 “Idiots’ Delight” served with the 332nd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group and later with the 710th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)

B-17 Flying Fortress "Idiots' Delight" (U.S. Air Force Photo.)

Searchlight Maintenance

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on January 28th, 2011%

During WWII in France in 1945, two soldiers change the carbon rods in a carbon arc searchlight. In this type of searchlight, the carbon rods are slowly eroded during use and must be regularly replaced to maintain the proper performance. The soldiers are identified in the original caption as Sgt. Arthur Grahame of Akron, Ohio and Pvt. James Nolin of Columbus, Georgia. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)

Flickr Finds

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on January 26th, 2011%

Flickr Finds — Three sets of veteran’s WWII photographs from the Flickr photo website.

Jack Cravens in WWII — Photographs from Jack Cravens during service in the U.S. Army in the Alaska and the Aleutian Islands.
WW2Vet — Large set of photographs from the ETO showing U.S. and German tanks, armored cars, softskin vehicles and aircraft.
H.Q. Squadron — Headquarters squadron of the 29th Armoured Brigade with a number of interesting tank photographs.

Marine Pilots Paint More Jap Flags

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on January 4th, 2011%

Marine fighter pilots during the Guadalcanal air battles from Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, NAVPERS, August 1943:

In the Tropics: Marine Pilots Paint More Jap Flags

These Marine fighter pilots, as their score board shows, shot down 12 Japanese planes in the 7 April air battle over Guadalcanal. Thirty-nine of 50 enemy bombers were destroyed during their attack on Allied shipping. Allied losses were 6 Wildcats, an Airacobra, a destroyer, a corvette, a tanker. Talking over the victory were Lt. Arthur T. Wood, USMC, Lt. Frank B. Baldwin, USMC, and Lt. W.J. Shocker, USMC. (The Japanese bombers came escorted by 48 Zero fighters to attack United States shipping in the Guadalcanal area, and were successful in sinking a destroyer, a corvette and a tanker, and in damaging a small fuel boat. Referring to the same attack, Tokyo claimed that 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, and 10 transports were sunk and 37 planes downed at a loss of 6 Jap aircraft.)

A-20 Havocs and Spitfires

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on January 3rd, 2011%

Douglas A-20 Havocs and Spitfires on a water-covered airfield in Italy during WWII. Despite the weather conditions, the airfield is still ready to be used for bomber and fighter missions against the Axis. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Panther at Hotel des Ardennes in Ligneuville

By Lone_Sentry_Admin, on January 1st, 2011%

Officers of the Ninth Air Force pose with a German Panther tank of Kampfgruppe Peiper knocked out in front of the Hotel des Ardennes in Ligneuville, Belgium on December 17th, 1944. The Panther was commanded by SS Untersturmführer Arndt Fisher who was badly burned in the battle. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)

Panther Tank at Hotel des Ardennes in Ligneuville

Knocked-out Panther tank at the Hotel des Ardennes in Ligneuville, Belgium

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