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Erkennungsmarke (German Dog Tag)
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Italian Navy Uniforms and Insignia
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Valentine Tank Illustrations
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Japanese Type 1 Ho-Ki Armored Personnel Carrier
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Early-War Uniform
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89th Infantry Division in Germany
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Bendix Chin Turret
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German 105-mm Howitzer
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Tag Archives: aircraft
B-25 Mitchell Emergency Exits
Emergency Exits and Movement of Flight Personnel for the B-25 Mitchell. Source: B-25 Mitchell Pilot’s Manual.
Japanese Plane Names Are Given
Japanese Plane Names Are Given Navy, Army Adopt Title Listing The Navy and Army have adopted an official list of designations for Japanese military planes. Fighters carry men’s names, bombers are named after women, as are flying boats, while reconnaissance … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, japanese, names, nicknames
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The Japanese Zero Fighter
Intelligence report on a Japanese Zero fighter forced down over the Aleutian Islands and captured by American forces. Source: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, (“All Hands Magazine”), November 1942. Though it now wears American colors, the airplane above … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, captured, fighter, intelligence reports, japanese, mitsubishi, zero
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Machine Gun Turrets
Introduction to aircraft machine gun turrets from the WWII manual Index of Aeronautical Equipment with Navy and British Equivalents: Volume 5, Armament, March 1944. MACHINE GUN TURRETS (LOCAL CONTROL TYPES) The primary function of a machine gun turret is to … Continue reading
Academy 1/72nd IL-2M Shturmovik
Academy has recently announced a new highly-detailed 1/72nd-scale plastic model kit of the IL-2M Shturmovik with Cartograf decals.
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Tagged academy, aircraft, ground-attack, IL-2, ilyushin, shturmovik
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P-47N Fuel System
Source: Pilot Training Manual for the Thunderbolt P-47N, Headquarters, AAF Manual 51-127-4, Army Air Forces, Washington, D.C., September 1945.
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Tagged aircraft, cutaway, diagram, fuel system, manual, P-47, thunderbolt
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Aircraft Machine Guns
Caliber .30 and .50 Browning aircraft machine guns for aircraft from Index of Aeronautical Equipment with Navy and British Equivalents: Volume 5, Armament, March 1944. AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUNS Aircraft machine guns are used offensively or defensively against enemy aircraft or ground … Continue reading
A-26 Invader Noses
Douglas A-26 Invader Nose Sections from the Pilot Training Manual for the A-26 Invader, Headquarters, AAF, Office of Flying Safety. Nose Section The A-26 is an extremely versatile airplane. It is designed with two interchangeable nose sections to meet exact … Continue reading