1941

  1. Pokryshkin's Yak-1 during 1941

    hi there! lookin' for potential images / information about Aleksandr Pokryshkin's Yak-1 during 1941, specifically the paint scheme/camouflage and whether it had some particular symbols to it. much appreciated !
  2. Seeking info on recruitment efforts by Standard Oil for military crews just prior to WWII

    I'm reading letters from 1941 from a radioman who's part of a Navy submarine patrol aircraft based in Providence, RI, written to his brother, an air cadet based in Long Island. The Navy radioman implores his brother in a couple of letters to sign up for some sort of commercial duty with...
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    Italian fighters flight tests 1941

    It may be of interest to know that on issue 109/2015 of “Ali Antiche” (“Old WIngs”, the magazine of GAVS, the Italian Historical Aircraft Friends Group: GAVS - Gruppo Amici Velivoli Storici - Magazine) an article was published, which describes a recently discovered document summing up the flight...
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    You are Josef Kammuber in 1941, how do you structure German night defenses?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Kammhuber Assuming you have control over the German night defenses like Kammhuber starting in 1941, how do you structure German night defenses to defeat RAF Bomber Command?
  5. Hurricane Mk.I 401Sqn.

    Looking for a photo(s) of a Hurricane Mk.I s/n P3769 401sqn. Piloted by F/O C.P. Henderson, crashed near Digby, , Mar. 25 1941. KIFA. Thanks in advance for any info. Geo
  6. Bad end for a RE 2001

    Bad end for RE 2001 prototype and his Pilot, Com. Scapinelli, 14th March 1941, due to a malfuncion of the propeller:
  7. Bloch 174

    n°53 in 1941
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    1941: Top 3 Axis Level Bombers

    So which were the best bombardment aircraft of the axis, not including dive bombers and torpedo bombers, or other speciality type bombers, in 1941? The number of types from which to choose is more restricted than for Allied types I suspect.
  9. 1941: best options for the Soviets?

    The discussion of the German best options for the Op. Barbarossa prompted me for this thread. From early 1941, what would be the best options for the Soviets to better withstand Axis invasion? It is not much about their equipment (it's much too late to do many of the changes), but about the...
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    1941: Top 3 Allied Bombers

    A companion thread to Tomo's fighter thread. Which 3 bombers were the best available (in production and service/combat) for the Allies in 1941. They could be light, medium, heavy, strategic, tactical, torpedo or dive bomber. Or any other category of bomber I have missed.
  11. **** FINISHED: 1/48 Bf 109F-2 - Winter War / Eastern Front WWII

    User Name: fubar57 Name: George Category: Advanced Kit: ICM Accessories: Eagle Strike decals, wire stuff. This model represents the aircraft "Yellow 6" Jg.54, winter, 1941 As always, I would like to thank those who offered info, assistance and all those who popped in with comments...
  12. 1941: top 3 Allied fighters

    What Allied fighter aircraft types should earn the medals in 1941? The series produced examples are contenders, ones that made it in service in that year? So no F4U, Spit IX, P-51, La-5 etc. The carrier-based aircraft can also compete, but CV suitabiity yields no points in this thread. The...
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    1/1 scale RAF Middle East Project 1941

    Hello, I am currently researching into the possibility of repainting a North American Harvard into RAF colours and finding it a little bit difficult to come up with the facts. The airframe we would like to paint her as, is a Harvard Mk.II that was based first in the Middle East in 1941 with...
  14. Junkers Ju88D-3 Aufklärungsgruppe (F)/22

    pictures 1-4 Eichwalde/Labiau May/June 1941, picture 5 Dno probably 1943 note Glycol marking 60/40 on engine cowling right hand
  15. Coordinating Los Angeles air defenses in 1941

    From today's LA Times. Coordinating Los Angeles air defenses in 1941 - Framework - Photos and Video - Visual Storytelling from the Los Angeles Times
  16. BT-7 the Summer 1941