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517th PIR pathfinder story
Bill Morris sent me a link of a site he’s working on in memory of his father, who was a pathfinder with the 517th PIR. He’s still working on it, but it already has some interesting parts: The 517th was … Continue reading
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Airborne 44 comic strip – part 4 out now
I picked this one up today. It came out in Dutch this week, only 5 months after part 3. It’s really well done, as all the previous parts. Highly recommended. I took a picture of a frame from the beginning … Continue reading
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Book review: Wartime Jeeps
This book has been on my Amazon want-list for some time, awaiting publication. Now it’s here, and it was worth the wait. Great color photos of different versions of wartime Jeeps (and Bantams and Fords…). I will be drooling over … Continue reading
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S.A.A.R.F. jump wing
This new addition to the jump wings page is very special in that it was issued to maybe only 100 Americans for a unit that existed for only a few months. The Special Allied Airborne Reconnaissance Force was formed in … Continue reading
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Paratrooper training photos Camp Mackall, NC
This set of WW2 postcards depicts paratroopers and glider troops training at Camp Mackall, North Carolina. These look like pictures from 1942-43 because the paratroopers no longer wear the early boots with a reinforcing buckle around the instep, and they … Continue reading
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Book review: Parachute Rifle Company
Parachute Rifle Company is a very useful book for re-enactors of WW2 paratroopers, and also interesting for collectors, but not a must-have. It contains many color photos and plenty of detailed info on how to gear up, how to manoeuvre, … Continue reading
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Book review: First Airborne Task Force
First Airborne Task Force is a rare reference book. It was published in 1998 and has not been reprinted. With 500 pages, this is a huge and heavy book. That’s more than Detrez 2 volumes on Normandy combined. This book … Continue reading
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Objectif Carentan – Paratrooper reference book Normandy
This book from Heimdal publishing is dedicated specifically to the fighting in and around Carentan, Normandy 6-15 June 1944. It is in French, but to be honest I have only looked at the pictures and their captions, and still it’s … Continue reading
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Great stencils for making replica bangalore torpedoes
If you ever thought of making your own replica bangalore torpedoes and you want them to be perfect, get the right OD #1 matte paint (I got mine at Gustaaf Desmet in Gent/St Amandsberg) and a set of stencils. I … Continue reading
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Repro paratrooper bazooka rocket bag
I just noticed today that paratrooper.fr is selling repro paratrooper bazooka rocket bags now. Quite good and reasonably priced at only 25 EUR. I have never seen originals in khaki though, only OD green, but the snap hook at the … Continue reading
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