Tag Archives: transport

995th Field Artillery Battalion #6

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Vehicles of the 995th Field Artillery Battalion are loaded for a unit move somewhere in Europe. See also: 995th Field Artillery Battalion Photo Album. (Collection LoneSentry.com)

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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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Loading a Ju 87 Stuka on a Railcar

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagams showng the proper method of loading the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber of a railroad trailer. Source: Ju 87 B-2 Betriebsanleitung, June 1940.

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Railcar Loading of the Me 109

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin
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Loading 37-mm AA Guns on Railroad Cars

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Instructions for loading the 37-mm gun and carriage on railroad cars from the WWII technical manual TM 9-235 37-mm AA Gun Materiel, U.S. War Department, January, 1944. LOADING MATERIEL ON RAILROAD CAR. a. General. All loading and blocking instructions as … Continue reading →

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Over the Side

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Source: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, March 1944.  

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