Tag Archives: fighter

Macchi C.202 Folgore Italian Fighter

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. War Department WWII Recognition Guide for the Italian Macchi C.202 Folgore (“Thunderbolt”) fighter. The Folgore fighter aircraft was designed by Mario Castoldi and manufactured by Macchi Aeronautica. The Folgore served with the Italian Regia Aeronautica throughout WWII on all … Continue reading →

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B-24 vs. 50 German Fighters

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A story of the durability of the B-24 Liberator, from Informational Intelligence Summary, No. 44-17, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C., May 30, 1944. B-24 vs. 50 GERMAN FIGHTERS The surprising durability of an AAF B-24 on a … Continue reading →

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Hellcat Tails Flaming Zeke

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin
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Fw 190 D-9 Weapons

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Weapons diagram from the German Fw 190 D-9 Flugzeug-Handbuch, November 1944:   I. Beschreibung der Schußwaffenanlage der Baureihe D-9  A. Allgemeines Abb. 1: Gesamtbild der Schußwaffenanlage    

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Flak: Lessons Learned

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“Lessons Learned” by U.S. Eighth Air Force fighters against German flak taken from Light, Intense, and Accurate: U.S. Eighth A.F. Strategic Fighters Versus German Flak in the ETO, Headquarters, 65th Fighter Wing, August 1945. The booklet was the work of … Continue reading →

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Marine Pilots Paint More Jap Flags

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

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 … Continue reading →

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Japanese Fighter Tactics on B-29 Missions

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following XX Bomber Command combat report on Japanese fighter tactics against the B-29 Superfortress appeared in Eastern Air Command Weekly Intelligence Summary, No. 31, March 30, 1945 published by Headquarters Eastern Air Command, Southeast Asia. The report describes a variation of … Continue reading →

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Tojo Fighter

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

An intelligence report on the Japanese Nakajima Ki-44 Shōki fighter (Allied codename “Tojo”) from “Eastern Air Command Weekly Intelligence Summary”, No. 31, March 30, 1945 published by Headquarters Eastern Air Command, Southeast Asia: A crashed TOJO, examined by an ATAIU party at Meiktila … Continue reading →

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Fighters over Saipan

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A formation of three famous U.S. fighters of WWII over Saipan: a North American P-51 Mustang, a Lockheed P-38 Lightning, and a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt of the 318th and 15th Fighter Groups. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

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FW-190 near Frankfurt

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. Brig. Gen. George C. McDonald stands in front of a German FW-190 fighter captured near Frankfurt, Germany. (U.S. Air Force Photo)  

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