B-25 Mitchell Emergency Exits
Emergency Exits and Movement of Flight Personnel for the B-25 Mitchell. Source: B-25 Mitchell Pilot’s Manual.
View ArticleTBM-3 Avenger: Movement of Personnel
TBM-3 Avenger: Movement of Personnel. (Source: Pilot’s Handbook of Flight Operating Instructions, Navy Model TBM-3 Airplane, November 1945.)
View ArticleFlak Suits and Flak Helmets
Reminders about the flak suit and flak helmet, from Bombardiers’ Information File, U.S. War Department, March 1945: FLAK SUITS Flak suits consist of armored vest and apron assemblies. They are not...
View ArticleAllied Uniforms
Allied Army, Navy, and Air Force Uniforms: Newsmap, U.S. War Department, March 1943. United States British Empire France U.S.S.R. Poland China
View ArticleIdentify when Approaching Allied Ships
Note to Pilots: This could be YOU!Identify when Approaching Allied Ships! GO AHEAD! Fly over one of our ships without identifying. Test the crew’s quickness on recognition… if you want that plane...
View ArticleLife on a Raft
Answers: 1. 2, 2. 3, 3. 4, 4. 4, 5. 2, 6. 3 (Naval Aviation News, August 1, 1944.)
View ArticleJeep Sling
Instructions for making a jeep lift bar from the 881st Ordnance HAM Company, from Army Motors, July 1945. JEEP SLING TO GIVE 1/4-TONS A LIFT WITHOUT ALSO GIVING ‘EM A PAIN IN THE REAR END Ordinarily,...
View ArticleBombardier’s Kit
BOMBARDIER’S KIT The bombardier’s kit is a cloth case containing computers, tables, and pertinent working materials for use in maintaining bombing records and calculations. It is provided for every...
View ArticleFire Control
Fore control notes from the September 1944 issue of C.I.C. (Combat Information Center) published by the U.S. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. fire control notes and comments... Excerpts from...
View ArticleP-38 Instrument Panel
Diagram of the P-38 Instrument Panel from Pilot’s Flight Operating Instructions for Army Models P-38H Series, P-38J-5 and F-5B-1, T.O. No. 01-75FF-1, September 1943. Labels: 1. Directional gyro; 2....
View ArticleB-17E Recognition
U.S. War Department WWII Recognition Guide for the B-17E Flying Fortress: DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Four-engine, low-wing monoplane. Wings equally tapered with rounded tips and full dihedral. Long,...
View ArticleSBD-3 Flying Characteristics
Basic flying characteristics of the SBD Dauntless from Pilot’s Handbook Model SBD-3, Douglas Aircraft, 1942. Flying Characteristics The model SBD-3 airplane is a single engine, low wing, monoplane,...
View ArticleP-40 Pilot’s Ground Checks
Ground checks for the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk from Pilot Training Manual for the P-40, Headquarters, AAF, Office of Flying Staff, 1943. P-40 Pilot’s Ground Checks Before you get into your airplane, look...
View ArticleCause and Effect
A cartoon shows the results of trying to circumvent the censor: from “Don’t Shoot the Censor,” Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, February 1944. CAUSE AND EFFECT: Sailor drops letter into...
View ArticleBuckingham I Aircraft Recognition
Buckingham I aircraft recognition from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” No. 6, November 28, 1944. Subject: Aircraft RecognitionSource: AA Section, Headquarters, Twelfth Army Group. a. A new type medium...
View Article12-Inch Mortar M1912
Description and characteristics of the 12-inch Mortar M1912 from TM 9-458: 12-inch Mortar M1912 Mounted on 12-inch Mortar Carriage M1896MIII, U.S. War Department Technical Manual, Washington, D.C.,...
View ArticleM4 Medium Tank Characteristics
Summary of M4 SHerman tank characteristics from the training booklet Tracked Vehicle Chassis Units, The Armored School, Fort Knox. MEDIUM TANK, M4 SERIES SIDE VIEW 2. DESCRIPTION. a. Characteristics...
View ArticleA-26 Upper Turret Angles
Diagram of the upper turret fire interruption angles for the A-26, from: Pilot’s Handbook for Army Models A-26B and A-26C Airplanes, AN 01-40AJ-1, August 1945, revised January 1946. This illustration...
View ArticleB-32 Dominator
Introduction to the Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber from the training manual: Airplane Commander Training Manual for the B-32 Dominator, AAF Manual 51-126-7, Headquarters Army Air Forces,...
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