Last weekend, spurred by the rebroadcast of Band of Brothers on TV, I was going through some reference books about Operation Market Garden and I came across several pictures of General Maxwell D. Taylor, I don’t know why I never … Continue reading →
Jaime Abreu sent me photos of a USA LITE crookneck flashlight that doesn’t have the TL-122-A markings, but instead has the USA LITE on both sides where you would have the TL-122-A designation. According to the gentleman he bought it … Continue reading →
I found this commercial booklet from the Reliance Manufacturing Company, a parachute manufacturer. It is not dated, but from the text inside it is clear that it must be from 1941 or 1942 at the latest. It discusses the exploits … Continue reading →
This wartime published booklet briefly describes the origins and development of parachutes. It refers to the use of parachutes for parachute troops and explains the idea did not originally come from the Germans, but from the Russians. The short chapter … Continue reading →
Roland Marichal shared these photos with me from a very special 1942 and 1943 dated publication of the Luftwaffe. It was found in Belgium. It describes the uniforms, weapons, equipment and aircraft of the allied airborne forces. Much of this … Continue reading →
Does anyone have a complete issue of Yank 7/2/44 and can you check if it identifies the paratrooper on the cover? Charlie Jump has been searching info on his cousin, Ernest Jump, who was a paratrooper in WW2. Frequently this … Continue reading →
Ron Wouters from Holland sent me photos of a Superior Magneto wrist compass dated 3-44. This makes his compass the earliest dated of that type I have come across so far, and it also means they were manufactured before D-Day. … Continue reading →
This is a very nice reproduction I bought from the Rigger Depot through eBay. It looks just like the photos on their website, except mine did not have the Conmar brand zipper puller. I was a bit disappointed at that, … Continue reading →
I got a comment on my article about wartime magazines with paratroopers on the cover. This one is post-war (1962), but has a very colorful cover and features an article about Jumpin’ Jim Gavin, or the much decorated general of … Continue reading →
With his recent book ‘American Airborne Ads of the 20s Thru The 50s’, Ken Peck has really outdone me by finding even more period ads with paratroopers in them than I have assembled in my article about ads with paratroopers. … Continue reading →