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Category : Army Air Forces, Crew & Planes
Tags: Army Air Forces Papers, B-17, B-24, B-25, B-26, C-47, P-26, P-36, P-38, P-40, P-51, Photos
As you probably noticed it I have changed the theme of my Wordpress and I have lot of images that were used before with the other theme. I was thiking of erasing them then thought that other Military History Bloggers could maybe use them for their Blogs.
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Category : Army Air Forces, XIX TAC
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12.000 Fighter and Bomber Sorties, XIX Tactical Air Command’s First Month of Operations in Support of the US Third Army in France.
Content
- Frontispiece
- Introduction
- Notes on Organization, Tactics, and Technique
- Missions of the XIX Tactical Air Command
- The Background, In Brief
- Air Operations Day by Day
- Five Accompanying Maps
- Recapitulation
- Annex : Map Showing Location of Units
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Category : Army Air Forces, Plane Engines
Tags: Allison, Amakaze Tokyo Gasu Denki, Ar 234C, Armstrong-Siddeley, As 014 Argus, As 403 Argus, As 410 Argus, As 411 Argus, As 413 Argus, ASP Armstrong Siddeley, ASX Armstrong Siddeley, Battle, Beaufighter, BMW 003, BMW 132, BMW 323 Bramo-BMW, BMW 323A, BMW 801, BMW 801C, BMW 802, BMW 803, Bristol, Centaurus Bristol, Centaurus XI, Cheetah, Cirrus Major, Cirrus Minor, Cougar Armstrong-Siddeley, Daimler-Benz, DB 007 Daimler-Benz, DB 603 Daimler-Benz, DB 603A, DB 604 Daimler-Benz, DB 605 Daimler-Benz, DB 605A, DB 606 Daimler-Benz, DB 607 Daimler-Benz, DB 609 Daimler-Benz, DB 610 Daimler-Benz, DB 612 Daimler-Benz, DB 613 Daimler-Benz, DB 614 Daimler-Benz, DB 615, DB 616 Daimler-Benz, DB 617 Daimler-Benz, DB 618 Daimler-Benz, DB 619 Daimler-Benz, DB 620 Daimler-Benz, DB 621 Daimler-Benz, DB 622 Daimler-Benz, DB 623 Daimler-Benz, DB 624 Daimler-Benz, DB 626 Daimler-Benz, DB 627 Daimler-Benz, DB 628 Daimler-Benz, DB 629 Daimler-Benz, DB 630 Daimler-Benz, DB 631 Daimler-Benz, DB 632 Daimler-Benz, DB601, de Havilland Vampire, Defiant, Derwent Rolls-Royce, Do 217, DZ 710 Kloeckner-Humboldt-Deutz, DZ 720 Kloeckner-Humboldt-Deutz, F-118 General Electric, F2/4 Metropolitan-Vickers, Fi 103 (V-1), Fulmar, Fw 190, Gipsy Major de Havilland, Gipsy Queen de Havilland, Gloster E.28/39, Gloster Meteor, Goblin de Havilland H-1, Griffon Rolls-Royce, Ha 32 Mitsubishi, Ha 45 Nakajima, Halifax, Hatakaze Tokyo Gasu Denki, He 280, He S 011 Heinkel-Hirth, He S 3 Heinkel-Hirth, Hercules Bristol, HM 504 Hirth, HM 506 Hirth, HM 508 Hirth, HM 512 Hirth, Homare, Homare Nakajima, Hurricane, HWK 509 Walter, J-37 Lockheed, Ju 287, Jumo 004, Jumo 004 Junkers, Jumo 012 Junkers, Jumo 022 Junkers, Jumo 205 Junkers, Jumo 207 Junkers, Jumo 208 Junkers, Jumo 211 Junkers, Jumo 213 Junkers, Jumo 222 Junkers, Jumo 223 Junkers, Jumo 224 Junkers, Junkers Motorenbau GmbH, Kamikaze Tokyo Gasu Denki, Kasei, Kasei Mitsubishi, Kinsei Mitsubishi, L-440 Ranger 6-440-C, Lancaster, M-36 Soviet Licence-built, Mamoru Nakajima, Me 163, Me 328, ME-262, Merlin Rolls-Royce, Mosquito, O-170 Continental A-65, O-200 Franklin 4AC-199, O-235 Lycoming, O-290 Lycoming, P-40, P-51, Packard Merlin, Packard V-1650, Pegasus, Perseus Bristol, Pratt & Whitney, R-1300 Wright Cyclone 7, R-1340 Pratt & Whitney Wasp, R-1510 Wright, R-1535 Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp, R-1690 Pratt & Whitney Hornet, R-1820 Cyclone, R-1820 Wright Cyclone 9, R-1830, R-2000 Pratt & Whitney, R-2600 Wright Cyclone 14, R-2800 Pratt & Whitney, R-3350 Wright Duplex, R-440 Kinner B-54, R-500 Warner Super Scarab 165, R-540 Kinner R-55/56, R-550 Warner Super Scarab 185, R-670 Continental W-670, R-680 Lycoming, R-755 Jacobs L-4, R-760 Wright Whirlwind, R-830 Jacobs L-5, R-915 Jacobs L-6, R-975 Wright Whirlwind, R-985 Pratt & Whitney Wasp Jr, R.C.10 Alfa Romeo, R.C.34 Alfa Romeo, R.C.35 Alfa Romeo, Sabre Napier, Sakae Nakajima, Sirio S.VII Tigre, Spitfire, Taurus Bristol, Theseus Bristol, Tigre IV Elizade, V-1650, V-1710 Allison, V-3420, V-770 Ranger SVG-770, Wellington, Whitley
Amakaze, Tokyo Gasu Denki
- Type : Amakaze
- Country : Japan
- Configuration : Nine-cylinder air-cooled radial
- Cylinders :
- Bore : 130-MM
- Stroke : 150-MM
- Capacity : 17.900 CC
- Compression : 5.2 to 1
- Length : 1109-MM
- Diameter : 1272-MM
- Weight : 326-KG dry
- Power : 360-HP
- Revolutions : 2100-RPM
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On one Army Air Force Bombardment Mission planned in the vicinity of Berlin, no German fighter attacked the Bomber Group as well as the escort : P-40, P-38 Lightning and P-51 Mustang Long Range.
On their way back to England, another order was send for the escort planes : “turn into ashes everything that the German Army, Luftwaffe and Marine, could use to fight the Allies, in the Air, on the Field as well as everywhere these could hide”.
This was the order and this was what the escort did that day.
See the movie.
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