The Sparton (Sparks-Withington Co.) Model 10 is an early 7-tube AC non-AVC superheterodyne radio, broadcast band only.
The set features a double-tuned pre-selector (four section tuning capacitor) with RF amplifier stage.
It uses 2.5 volt tubes typical of the mid 1930's.
WWII Army issue duffle bag. The top of the bag has metal grommets and a link and hook closure for secure transport. Soldiers stored all of their belongings in duffle bags when they were not living in barracks.
They carried the duffles on their backs and stored them in trucks and trenches.
A smaller knapsack of essentials (like water, instant coffee, sugar, mess cup, cigarettes, and poncho) could be carried once the soldier had set up camp.
The XP-56 Black Bullet was a unique prototype fighter interceptor built by Northrop.
It was one of the most radical of the experimental aircraft built during World War II. Ultimately, it was unsuccessful, and never produced.
The initial idea for the XP-56 was quite radical for 1939. It was to have no horizontal tail, only a small vertical tail, used an experimental engine, and be produced using a novel metal.
The plane was to be a wing with a small central fuselage added to house the engine and pilot.
The hope was that this configuration would have less aerodynamic drag than a conventional airplane.
Fritz X was the most common name for a German air-launched anti-ship missile, used during World War II.
Fritz X was a nickname used both by Allied and Luftwaffe personnel. Alternate names include Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X, Kramer X-1, PC 1400X or FX 1400 (the latter is also the origin for the name "Fritz X").
Along with the USAAF's similar Azon weapon of the same period in World War II, it is one of the precursors of today's anti-ship missiles and precision-guided weapons.
On 9 September, the Luftwaffe achieved their greatest success with the weapon.
After the armistice with the Allies, the Italian fleet had steamed out from La Spezia and headed to Malta.
To prevent the ships from falling into Allied hands, six Dornier Do 217 K-2s from the III. Gruppe of KG100 (III/KG100) took off, each carrying a single Fritz X.
The Italian battleship Roma, flagship of the Italian fleet, received two hits and one near miss, and sank after her magazines exploded. 1,255 men, including Admiral Carlo Bergamini, died.
Her sister ship, Italia, was also damaged but reached Malta.
Francesca Lucchini's tour of Rome visited St. Peter's Basillica(*9), the Flavian Ampitheater, the Trevi Fountain, the Mouth of Truth, and the Spanish Steps (including ice cream.)
*1 米合衆国で1900年創業。1925年にラジオ製造を開始した。
*2 中波帯
*3 金属環・グロメット
*4 フード付きの袖なしの雨具。軍用のカッパ
*5 AZimuth ONlyの略
*6 その前日の1943年9月8日、連合軍総司令官によってイタリアの無条件降伏が発表された。
*7 連合軍に降伏するため、英国の支配下にあったマルタへ向かった。
*8 Kampfgeschwader: KG
*9 Basilicaのtypoと思われる
*10 キャプチャ左下の絵は、聖堂のドームから広場を見下ろしたところ。
*11 キャプチャ右下の絵は、コロッセウムの嘗ての地下施設がむき出しになっているところ。
*12 キャプチャ左上
*13 キャプチャ中央
*14 右上