Tag Archives: cargo

New HobbyBoss Kits for July

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Three new WWII armor and aircraft kit announcements from HobbyBoss: ITEM No.: 80288 — 1:72 A5M2 ITEM No.: 83801 — 1:35 US White 666 Cargo (Hard Top) ITEM No.: 83829 — 1:35 Hungarian 40M Nimrod Anti-Aircraft Gun

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Budd RB Conestoga

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The RB-1 Conestoga stainless steel cargo aircraft developed for the U.S. Navy during WWII by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Only twenty aircraft were built, and the innovative Conestoga never entered active service. The following article on the Conestoga … Continue reading →

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Jeep Trailer

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

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.  

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Loading a Jeep into a C-47 Cargo Plane

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for loading a jeep into a C-47 cargo plane from Loading of Field Artillery Materiel for Air Transport, Instruction Memorandum, Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, March 1943. The C-47 airplane. This airplane has a pay load of 4900 … Continue reading →

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