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I found this part at a rummage sale. In the bag where the part was found were the note that is also attached, 3 brass cartridges from a 50 cal. machine gun and 2 shoulder patches from the 10th Mountain Division. Any help would be appreciated. Denny

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Flying alone and trailing smoke, Focke Wulf Fw190A-8 (W. Nr. 155960), flown by Horst Adameit of JG 54, was heading home towards its base near Wenden, Latvia on August 8, 1944 when it suddenly turned 180 degrees and crashed into the forest near the village of Ergli.

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P-47D Thunderbolt (42-226628) flown by 'ace' pilot Col. Fred Christensen Jr. (21.5 'victories'), of the 62nd Fighter Squadron / 56th Fighter Group - by Ron Cole ColesAircraft.com

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I am looking for an online story I read a few years ago, I have lost the link.:rolleyes: I hope someone can redirect me to the story. The story was written by a USAAF Radar Operator in the Bristol Beaufighter. This of course puts him in one of the following squadrons: (414th, 415th, 416th...

This was my last catch after FIFI spent 4 days at Deer Valley airport. She flew directly overhead after making a turn to base for Deer Valley. Plenty of flaps deployed. Here is the linky: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVRVaBU-yK4 Cheers, John

Hey everyone, This is my first post on this forum. One or two of you may know me from the WWIIOL game forums. I recently purchased some 1930-40's maintenance manuals. They include how to fix avionics, how to repair structures and fabric, and how to build a homebuilt aircraft. The are all...

I've been collecting various World War II era manuals and documents for some time now. I've started posting them on scribd.com. I've attached a master list of some of the documents I've uploaded to scribd. This list currently includes every FM that I know about. I'll be working on the TMs next...

Hey guys! Just bought a neat little group of photos on ebay and stumbled across these three shots. Can anyone ID what type of plane it is? I assume it is German but it may be British..... Thanks for the help guys :)

Hey, can anyone tell me details about which planes in WWII used cartridge starters, and which used electric? I know the F3F, F4F, F6F, Spitfire Mk II (and others), Dauntless SBD, all used cartridge starters, but the Spitfire later went to electric. Were most WWII fighters electric start, or...

Here is your chance to support a Women in Aviation chapter in Southeastern Michigan. We have created a calendar that features some of our members with WWII era war birds. Proceeds from the sale of this calendar will help us promote our support to the community, by hosting aviation related...

In case anyone is wondering why I have American personnel working on an Me-262.........well, I had originally had in mind making a huge diarama of a WWII air show, with all participants wearing uniforms of choice. It has not happened yet, and my never.