Wednesday, January 31, 2018

McDonnell Hallway Mural

Mural This large mural was hung on the wall outside my office for many years back in the 1960's. It was about 4 ft by 5 ft. I always liked to look at the Banshees, Demons and Phantom IIs!

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F4H-1 No. 1 (BuNo 142259) Photos

USN 710171USN 1040464 Two high  resolution USN photos of the first F4H-1Phantom II , BuNo 142259. Credit: Naval History and Heritage Command via Bill Simone

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Vought F4U-4 Illustrated Assembly Breakdown

Vought F4U-4 Illustrated Assembly Breakdown_01 A copy of the Illustrated Assembly Breakdown for the Vought F4U-4 aircraft. Dated 1 September 1944.

Click here to download breakdown (2.4 Megs)

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Monday, January 29, 2018

Vought F4U-1/C/D, FG-1/D, F3A-1/D & British Corsair I-IV Pilot's Handbook

Vought F4U-1CD  FG-1D & British Corsair I-IV Pilot's Handbook_01 A copy of the Pilot's Handbook, AN 01-45HA-1, for the Vought F4U-1/C/D,  FG-1/D, F3A-1/D & British Corsair I-IV aircraft. Dated 1944.

Click here to download handbook (28.1 Megs)

Sunday, January 28, 2018

Vought F4U Pilot's Manual

Flight-Manual - Pilots Manual - F4U Corsair (Aviation Pubs, 1977) WW_01 A copy of the Pilot's Manual for the Vought F4U aircraft. 

Click here to download manual (31.8 Megs)

Saturday, January 27, 2018

North American P-51 Pilot Training Manual

Untitled 1 A copy of the Pilot Training Manual, AAF 51-127-5, for the North American P-51 aircraft.  Dated 15 Aug 1945.

Click here to download manual (48.8 Megs)

Friday, January 26, 2018

Sikorsky UH-60A/L & EH-60A Operators Manual

 UH-60A_L & EH-60A Operators Manual_01A copy of the Sikorsky UH-60A/L & EH-60A Operators Manual, TM 1-1520-237-10. Dated 31 October 1996.

Click here to download manual (13.2 Megs)

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

Pistons to Jets Monograph

Pistons-to-Jets_01 A short history of Naval Aviation from Pistons to Jets. For the 75th Year of Naval Aviation. Edited by Captain Rosario Rausa. Credit Bill Simone

Click here to download monograph (11 Megs)

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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

North American F-51D Flight Handbook











A copy of T.O. No. 1F-F-51D-1 of the Flight Handbook on the North American F-51D aircraft, dated 20 January 1954.

Click here to download handbook (18.8 Megs)

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

North American P-51D/Mustang IV Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions











A copy of AN01-60JE-1 for the Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions on the North American P-51D/Mustang IV aircraft, dated 5 April 1944.

Click here to download instructions (32.1 Megs)

Monday, January 22, 2018

North American P-51D/K/Mustang IV Erection and Maintenance Instructions

Erection and Maint. Instructions - P-51D,K Mustang IV [AN01-60JE-2] (Restricted) WW_01 A copy of AN01-60JE-2 for the Erection and Maintenance Instructions on the North American P-51D/K/Mustang IV aircraft, dated 1944.

Click here to download instructions (79.3 Megs)

Sunday, January 21, 2018

Patches and Stickers XI

Sticker09 More patches and stickers

Click here to view patches and stickers

Click here to download all covers in one ZIP file (7.3 Megs)

Saturday, January 20, 2018

Air Trails Color Covers–Part 3

AT3-001 AT3-002 The third in the series of WWII and late 40's Air Trails color cover photos. Great color photos of aircraft and aviation themes. Credit: William Rudolph collection

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Click here to download all covers in one ZIP file (14.3 Megs)

Friday, January 19, 2018

Army Air Corp Recruiting Poster

Army Recrut An interesting pre-war U. S. Army Air Corp Recruiting Poster from 1939.

(Click on above photo to get an enlarged version)

Northrop/McAir YF-23A Drawings

1 F-23A Several poor quality Northrop/McAir YF-23A Drawings showing 3-views, section cuts and internal placement of equipment. Credit: As marked

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Thursday, January 18, 2018

Air Trails Color Covers–Part 2

AT2-001 AT2-002 More WWII and late 40's Air Trails color cover photos. Great color photos of aircraft and aviation themes. Credit: William Rudolph collection

Click here to view covers

Click here to download all covers in one ZIP file (33.6 Megs)

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Skylab/Saturn 1B Flight Manual

Saturn 1B (Skylab) flight manual_01 Skylab/Saturn1B flight Manual, MSFC-MAN-206, dated September 30 1972.  Issued by the Marshall Space Flight Center. Credit: Cliff Steenhoff

Click here to download manual (21.6 Megs)

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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Marshall Star Skylab 30th Anniversary Special Edition

Marshall Star Skylab 30th Anniversary Special Edition_01 A 30th anniversary booklet for the Skylab, Americas first space station. Has astronaut bios and Skylab accomplishments. Dated 2003.

Click here to download booklet (0.5 Meg)

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Monday, January 15, 2018

WWII Recognition Model Drawings

Title 1Title 2 A set of 58 WWII Recognition Model Drawings. Credit: Mark Nankivil

Click here to download all drawings in one ZIP file (105 Megs)

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Air Trails Color Covers–Part 1

AT-025 AT-026 WWII and late 40's Air Trails color cover photos. Great color photos of  aircraft and aviation themes.

I have dozens of these and will post several parts in the future. Credit: William Rudolph collection

Click here to view covers

Click here to download all covers in one ZIP file (39.4 Megs)

Saturday, January 13, 2018

Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark 3-View Drawing

Douglas A2D Skyshark 3-View Drawing 1 An exellent 3-View drawing of the Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark aircraft. From the September 1985 Aviation News magazine "Warpaint" series. Drawings by Mike Keep. (I added another 3-view and photo.)

Click here to view drawing

Many Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark photos here

Thursday, January 11, 2018

F/A-18A 3-View Drawings

F_A-18A  3-View Drawings 1 Excellent F/A-18A  3-View Drawings from the April 1986 Aviation News magazine "Warpaint" series. Drawings by Enzo Maio.

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Boeing KC-97F/G Flight Manual

Boeing KC-97F_G Flight Manual_01 A copy of the T.O. 1C-97(K)F-1 Flight Manual for the Boeing KC-97F/G aircraft, dated 15 March 1963. Credit: hydroz.net

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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Boeing KC-97G Flight Manual

Boeing KC-97G Flight Manual_01A copy of the T.O. 1C-97(K)G-1 Flight Manual for the Boeing KC-97L aircraft, dated 15 October 1959. Credit: hydroz.net

Click here to download manual (50.6 Megs)

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Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Boeing KC-97E Flight Operating Instructions

Boeing KC-97E Flight Manual_01 A copy of the T.O. 1C-97(K)E(T)-1 (AN 01-20CAO-1) Flight Operating Instructions for the Boeing KC-97E aircraft, dated 10 August 1951. Credit: hydroz.net

Click here to download instructions (88.1 Megs)

Monday, January 8, 2018

Marine Aviation Plan - 2018

Marine Aviation Plan - 2018_01 The Marine Aviation Plans for the year 2018. Contains the operational posture, operational plans, and future plans. Lots of nice photos and charts. Credit: Trevor

  Click here to download plan (12 Megs)

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Sunday, January 7, 2018

Bell P-39K/L Flight Operating Instructions

P-39K_L Flight Operating Instructions Flight Operating Instructions for the Bell P-39K-1 and P-39K-1 aircraft. T.O. 01-110FG-1, dated 15 April 1944. Credit: hydroz.net

Click here to download instructions (14.1 Meg)

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Saturday, January 6, 2018

German F-4F Cut-A-Way Drawing

German F-4F Cut-A-Way For my German F-4 lovers, a very nice German F-4F Cut-A-Way drawing.

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Friday, January 5, 2018

Lockheed C-130E Partial Flight Manual

Lockheed C-130E Flight Manual (Partial)_01 A copy of the T.O. 1C-130E-1-3 Partial Flight Manual, for the Lockheed C-130E aircraft. Dated 15 September 1971. Credit: hydroz.net

"This partial flight manual has been prepared to include the information necessary for safe and efficient operation of the C-130E airplanes which have been modified to include the AN/APN-I69A Intraformation Positioning Set; which is commonly known as the stationkeeper or SKE. This partial manual is incomplete without T.O. 1C-130B-1."

Click here to download manual (4.7 Megs)

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Thursday, January 4, 2018

Lockheed C-130B/E and HC-130B Performance Data Flight Manual

Lockheed C-130B Flight Manual_01 A copy of the T.O. 1C-130B-1-1 Flight Manual Performance Data, for the Lockheed C-130B/E and HC-130B aircraft. Dated 15 April 1971. Credit: hydroz.net

Click here to download manual (29.7 Megs)

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Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Lockheed C-130B/E and HC-130B Flight Manual

Lockheed C-130B&E AFM Part 1_01 A copy of the T.O. 1C-130B-1 Flight Manual , for the Lockheed C-130B/E and HC-130B aircraft. Dated 13 November 1970. Credit: hydroz.net

Click here to download Part 1 (102.7 Megs)

Click here to download Part 2 (108.3 Megs)

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Another F4H-1F (F-4A) Phantom II Photo (BuNo. 145315)

145315. Phantom no. 5. Brand new delivered to the navy. by Gerrit59 A very nice photo of the 16th F4H-1F (F-4A) Phantom II, BuNo. 145315, fresh from the factory. Credit: Gerrit59

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Additional post on this aircraft here

Monday, January 1, 2018

The Aircraft of Lambert Field Articles (Update)

CP13-0001[2] Updated and corrected -  John Brooks published three articles in Crazed Plastic #13, 14, and 16, detailing the military aircraft at Lambert Field from 1946 to 1963. These included Naval Air Station St. Louis and the 110th Squadron of the Missouri Air National Guard. I have listed all three articles under one heading for your convenience.

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