WWII Aviation Training Manuals - A Peek Into the Past
This week we added 35 new training manuals to the AirCorps Library website! The new manuals are all linked below, and cover everything from screwdrivers and weather training, to aerial gunnery trainers and three dictionary of maintenance term manuals!
Remember, each week we add new manuals to the site, so check back often for new materials!
Take a look:
Air Navigation Volume II, May-1961
Air Navigation Volume III, May-1959
Air Corps Technical Schools; Aircraft Hydraulic Systems, 5-Feb-1940
Training Command Technical Instructions for Aircraft Component Markings, 15-June-1956
Training Command Technical Instructions for Aluminum Alloy Tubing, 1-April-1956
Training Command Technical Instructions for Frearson (R&P) and Phillips Screwdrivers, 15-June-1956
Training Command Technical Instructions for Returning of Engines to Contractors, 15-July-1956
The Air Corps Technical School; Nomenclature for Aeronautics, 1-Oct-1939
Air Corps Technical Schools; Airplane Structures, 1-June-1940
Aerology Series No. 4; Air Masses and Fronts
Air Navigation Part Five; Relative Movement, 1943
Aviation cadet; Orders and Regulations
Handbook of Instructions with Parts Catalog for Aerial Gunnery trainer Type E-11, 25-April-1944
Handbook of Instructions with Parts Catalog for Aerial Gunnery trainer Type E-10, 5-May-1944
Instructors Notice, 25-April-1945
Safety Precautions for Fixed Gunnery, 1944
Handbook of Instructions for Horizontal Bombing and Dead Reckoning Trainer, 30-Dec-1944
Parts Catalog for Basic Training Turrets Mark II, 1-May-1944
Lubrication and Cleaning of Waller Trainer Projectors, 10-June-1944
Handbook of Instructions with Parts Catalog for Mirror Range Estimation Trainers, 1-March-1945
Operation and Service Instructions with Parts Catalog for Bombing Trainers, 5-Aug-1944
Dictionary of Aircraft Maintenance Terms; Section H Paint and Dope, 30-Nov-1944
Dictionary of Aircraft Maintenance Terms; Section I Parachute and Fabric, 30-Nov-1944
Dictionary of Aircraft Maintenance Terms; Section N for Wire and Cable, 30-Nov-1944
Trainee Work Guide for Aircraft Welding Specialist, 25-March-1943
Information Guide for Landing Gear Installation, 25-Jan-1944
Training Guide for Generator Overhaul Specialist, 15-March-1943