Tag Archives: aircraft

Low Banks Ain’t Healthy

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Good advice from the Consolidated B-24D Liberator Pilot’s Manual.

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The Wheels Struck the Water!

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber is forced to ditch after a long-range operation, from Naval Aviation News, Aviation Training Division, Office of Chief of Naval Operations and Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, Sept. 15, 1944. The wheels struck the water! “Mission … Continue reading →

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Flying Tigers Releases from King & Country

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

King & Country has announced an upcoming series of toy soldier releases of the “Flying Tigers” from World War II.   Item No.: AF018Name: Curtiss P-40 Flying TigerDesc.: Originally intended to be part of very large order going to the … Continue reading →

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XB-26H “Middle River Stump Jumper”

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Martin XB-26H variant — nicknamed the “Middle River Stump Jumper” — of the Martin B-26 Marauder was a single test aircraft converted for tandem landing gear (“bicycle landing gear”). Th XB-26H was used to test the bicycle gear configuration … Continue reading →

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WEFT Aircraft Recognition

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

WEFT (Wing, Engine, Fuselage, Tail) System for Aircraft Recognition — Training Poster.  

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Big 1/32nd Scale B-25J Mitchell

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Coming soon from HK Models — a huge 1/32-scale B-25J Mitchell “The Strafer”. “Strafer” is the second B-25 release from HK Models and depicts the solid nose version armed with eight .50 cal machine guns.

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Me 109 Drop Tanks

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

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

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

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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Tojo Fighter

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

  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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Aircraft Radios

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“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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