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Jeep Sling
Instructions for making a jeep lift bar from the 881st Ordnance HAM Company, from Army Motors, July 1945. JEEP SLING TO GIVE 1/4-TONS A LIFT WITHOUT ALSO GIVING ‘EM A PAIN IN THE REAR END Ordinarily,...
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B-26 Marauder “Bar Fly”
The Martin B-26 Marauder “Bar Fly” from 386th BG, 554th BS photographed over France on its 67th mission. “Bar Fly” reached 175 missions with the 9th Air Force before crashing on takeoff on its 175th...
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Hellcats Aloft
Chockman frees an F6F preparatory to its rush down flight deck to join other Hellcats already aloft. In operations, teamwork and split-second timing are vital to the success of every mission. (Naval...
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Bombardier’s Kit
BOMBARDIER’S KIT The bombardier’s kit is a cloth case containing computers, tables, and pertinent working materials for use in maintaining bombing records and calculations. It is provided for every...
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Two Traffic Pattern Rules
There are two general roles to follow in every case, regardless of the traffic pattern. Never forgot them: 1. Keep the pattern in close enough to the field and at sufficient altitude so you can bring...
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40-mm Twin Gun Assembly
40-mm Twin Gun Assembly (Source: Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May 1944.).
View Article537th AAA AW Bn in Action
Report on a small-unit action by Battery D, 537th AAA AW Bn from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” HQ ETO, No. 3, November 1944: Subject: Gallantry in Action.Source: Antiaircraft Section, Headquarters...
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Fire Control
Fore control notes from the September 1944 issue of C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) published by the U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. fire control notes and comments... Excerpts from...
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New 1/10th-Scale Busts from Young Miniatures
Two new 1/10th-scale resin figure busts from Young Miniatures. SL001: British Tank Crew WWII – BreaktimeSize: 1/10th ScaleMaterial: ResinPieces: 5Designed by Young B Song & Painted by Jin Kim...
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1/35th Japanese Army Infantry at Peleliu
New 1/35th-scale Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) figure set from Dragon Models: No. 6555: 1/35th Japanese Army Infantry Peleliu, 1944.
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January Figure Releases from Alpine Miniatures
New January 2013 figure releases from Alpine Miniatures: • 35151: 1/35 WSS GrenadierSculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Man-Jin Kim• 35152: 1/35 WSS Grenadier NCOSculpted by Taesung Harmms...
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New U.S. 3rd Armored Div. Figures from Alpine Miniatures
New 1/35th-scale WWII U.S. 3rd Armored Division “Spearhead” Figures from Alpine Miniatures: 35154: 3rd Armored Div. “Spearhead” #1 — Sculpted by Taesung Harmms / Boxart Painted by Dr. Jin Kim 35155:...
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12.8cm Kanone (K 81/2) Model Kit
ACE Models has announced the release of the 1/72nd-scale 12.8cm Kanone (K 81/2) PaK 44. See Catalog of Enemy Ordnance: 12.8 cm K. 44, Medium Field Gun.
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1/72nd 1938 Olympia Car
ACE Models has announced the release of a new 1/72nd-scale 1938 Olympia car – specifically the 1938 Olympia 4-door saloon version. The kit should be suitable for use as a civilian vehicle or WWII...
View ArticleThe Doolittle Raid
Old U.S. Air Force video of the WWII Doolittle Raid in April 1942, when B-25 Mitchell bombers took off from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet to attack the Japanese islands.
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1/35th Figures from Corsar Rex
Corsar Rex has created a new “big set” of 1/35th-scale resin Wehrmacht figures — CR-35051: GERMAN SOLDIERS. The figures are sculpted by Kordyukov Igor and Travianskiy Sergey (Menelay). Samples were...
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P-47 Thunderbolt with USAAF in MTO, Asia and Pacific
New book and decal sheet release on the P-47 Thunderbolt from Kagero Publishing for June 2013: SMI LIBRARY 07: P-47 Thunderbolt with the USAAF in the MTO, Asia and Pacific by Tomasz Szlagor. The latest...
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NKL-16/41 Aerosan
ACE has announced a new 1/72nd-scale release from of the Russian NKL-16/41 Aerosan.
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DEF Model Pz.Kpfw. 35t Detail Kit
DEF Model has announced a 1/35th German armor detail kit for the Academy Pz.Kpfw. 35t: DM35026: Pz.Kpfw. 35t Detail Up Set with Stowage (for Academy 1/35). The kit includes a total of 24 resin parts, 2...
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P-51B Mustang “Shoo Shoo Baby”
North American P-51B Mustang "Shoo Shoo Baby" of the 357th Fighter Group. (U.S. Air Force Photograph)
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