Aircraft Camoflage, Markings and Insignia

  A copy of T.O. 07-1-1. One of the earlier examples of this concept! Dated June 15 1943.

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Bombs for Aircraft Manual

  A copy of the War Departments manual TM 9-1980, Bombs for Aircraft. How to handle aircraft bombs. Dated November 1944.

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Boeing XF8B-1 Photos–Part II

  A number of original photos from 1944 of the Boeing XF8B-1 aircraft.  They are from the US National Archives II (NARA II) US Navy Record Group 72AC. Credit: Bill Spidle

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Aditional photos here

Boeing XF8B-1 Pilot’s Manual

  A copy of the Boeing XF8B-1 Pilot’s Manual. Dated July 15 1944.

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Consolidated PB4Y-1 Pilot’s Guide

A copy of the Consolidated PB4Y-1 Pilot’s Guide. Dated 1944.

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Douglas DC-1 Operating Instructions

     A copy of the Company produced Flight Manual for the DC-1 Aircraft. Dated October 1933.

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Aircraft Recognition: How to Identify British, Nazi, and Italian Planes

A copy of the seconal, enlarged version of the Aircraft Recognition How to Identify British, Nazi, and Italian Planes manual. Dated January 1943.

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Boeing B-17 Pilot Training Manual

A copy of the company written Boeing B-17 Pilot Training Manual. Dated October 1944. Lots of B-17 history and illustrations!

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Tu-16 Badger Aircraft Service Manual

A copy of the CIA’s Tu-16 Badger Aircraft Service Manual translation. Book II, covers Navigation Equipment, Autopilot, Oxygen System, Electrical, Photo and Radio Equipment. Dated January 16 2004. CIA number CIA-RDP78-03066R000300070001-0.

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Tu-16 Badger Flight Manual

A copy of the Tu-16 Badger Flight Manual (Minus cover). Written in English by the Soviets for customer Iraq in the 1960s.

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Tupolev Tu-16 Aircraft Performance Characteristics Manual

A copy the Tu-16 BADGER Description of Design, Book I: Aircraft Performance Characteristics. Written in English by the Soviets for Iraq in the 1960s.  

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Douglas B-26K Illustrated Parts Breakdown Manual

A copy of the Douglas B-26K Illustrated Parts Breakdown (IPB) Manual, TO 1B-26K-4. Dated 15 September 1965.

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RF-101C Voodoo Photos

One hundred and thirty Six photos of RF-101C Voodoos. Credit: St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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Project High Jump

A copy of a good short article on the F-4H-1 aircraft’s Project High Jump time-to-climb participation in 1962.

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North American F-107A Ultra Sabre Photos

A number of photos of the North American F-107A Ultra Sabre Photos. credit: BoxArt Den

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McDonnell Model 90/91 Carrier Day Fighters Proposal

A copy of a proposal and misc info for a navy carrier day fighter from McDonnell Aircraft.

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F-4 Serial Number Conversion Chart - Early

A copy of a highly hand annotated F-4 Serial Number Conversion Chart from 18 Sept 1967. Lot’s of F-4 highlights pointed out bt aircraft number.

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More YF-4E 62-12200 Fly By Wire Photos

Several photos of the Fly By Wire YF-4E 62-12200. See additional photos and info here. Credit: H.J. Mike de Garcia Collection

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F-15D General Arrangement Drawing

A copy of the F-15D General Arrangement Drawing, 68J008534. Dated $ December 1978. Credit: H.J. Mike de Garcia Collection

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F-4E Fuel System Drawing

A copy of drawing 32-014670, F-4E Fuel System Drawing. Dated Oct 10 1966. Credit: H.J. Mike de Garcia Collection

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F-15 Early Configuration Lithographs Part II

A few photos of MDC lithographs on the F-15

Early Configurations. Short tails, chopped wings;etc. Credit: Peter Owen

 

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Part I lithographs is here

F-18A Aircraft with Rolls-Royce Engines Study

A copy of the ADV18-M00-01 drawing on the F-18A Aircraft with Rolls-Royce Engines Study. Dated 9 March 1979. Credit: H.J. Mike de Garcia Collection

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F-4B/C/D/J Phantom II 5 % Drawings

A copy of five Loft Line drawings for the F-4B/C/D/J Phantom II (five percent size) LS 32-0139, 32-1144 Credit: Greg Kuklinski

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MiG-25PD/PDS Combat Employment Manual

A copy of the Combat Employment Manual for the MiG-25PD/PDS (FOXBAT E). Different than the last one which was the Flight and Combat Employment Training Manual. This manual sticks to the basics of system description and operation for the sensors and weapons. Written in English by the Soviets for export customer Iraq.

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MiG-25PD Flight and Combat Employment Training Manual is here

F-15D Interior Arrangement Drawing

A copy of the F-15D Interior Arrangement Drawing No. 68J008532.  Dated Dec-4-78. Credit: H.J. Mike de Garcia Collection

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World Spook Poster

A large poster of Spooks dressed in the countries that used the F-4 Phantom II.

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F-15C Interior Arrangement Drawings

A copy of all three sheets of the 68J008531blueprint for the F-15C Interior Arrangement Drawings. Dated Dec-4-78. Credit: H.J. Mike de Garcia Collection

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Convair Kay-1 Lark Missile Photos

Original photos from the Kay-1 Lark missile project.

“The SAM-N-2 Lark project was a solid-fuel boosted, liquid-fueled surface-to-air missile developed by the United States Navy to meet the kamikaze threat. It was developed as a crash program to introduce a medium-range defensive layer that would attack targets between the long-range combat air patrols and short-range anti-aircraft artillery. This produced a design with roughly 30 miles (48 km) maximum range and subsonic performance, suitable for attacks against Japanese aircraft. Fairchild Aircraft was given a contract to produce 100 missiles in March 1945.

Convair was given a contract for another 100 examples in June 1945 under the designation acronym KAY. Their version was overall similar but removed the control surfaces on the wings and made the entire wing rotate instead. Their "Wasp" guidance system used a single radar to track the target, and through most of the flight, the missile would guide itself using beam riding and, during the terminal approach, would switch to its self-contained AN/APN-23 system for active radar homing.” Wikipedia Credit: Bill Spidle

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Phantom Spook Phigures

A large photo of the Phantom II Spook figure in various poses.

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Additional Spook figures here

List of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II Variants

A copy of a List of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II Variants. From military-history.fandom.com

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Navy Phantom II–The Beginning!

A copy of Paul Collins short article on Navy Phantom II differences. Nice article from the Vol 3, No 1 Summer 1987 Smoke Trails magazine.

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A Phantom for the US Army?

A copy of a 2013 article by Kim Simmelink on the proposal of a A Phantom for the US Army. Interesting article.

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Flying the B-26 Marauder Over Europe

A copy of Flying the B-26 Marauder Over Europe by Carl H. Moore. Circa 1980.

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you all and your family from me and my family!

Ron D.

Requirements for Color, Interior, Aircraft

A copy of MIL-C-8779E, Requirements for Color, Interior, Aircraft. Dated 15 March 1989.

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Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft 2007-2008

A copy of Janes All the Worlds Aircraft 2007-2008 edition.

“The authority on aircraft under development or in production Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft is the most comprehensive and detailed reference available on aircraft under development or in production worldwide. You will find authoritative commentary on each type of aircraft by country of manufacture, complete with photographs and line drawings to provide additional detail and aid recognition. Fully updated to take account of developments throughout the year, no other aviation reference provides you with as much detail.” Via Amazon.com

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Markings and External Finish Colors for Airplanes and Missiles

A copy of the Markings and External Finish Colors for Airplanes, Airplane Parts and Missiles. MIL-M-25047C, dated 18 June 1968.

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Janes All the Worlds Aircraft 1996 - 1997

A copy of Janes All the Worlds Aircraft 1996-1997 edition.

“The authority on aircraft under development or in production Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft is the most comprehensive and detailed reference available on aircraft under development or in production worldwide. You will find authoritative commentary on each type of aircraft by country of manufacture, complete with photographs and line drawings to provide additional detail and aid recognition. Fully updated to take account of developments throughout the year, no other aviation reference provides you with as much detail.” Via Amazon.com

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MiG-25PD Flight and Combat Employment Training Manual

A copy of another unique manual. After the defection of Viktor Belenko flying a MiG-25P FOXBAT A in 1976, the Soviets developed the MiG-25PD/PDS FOXBAT E variant with improved weapons and avionics. PD were new build aircraft and PDS were upgraded P aircraft to the same standard. This is the MiG-25PD (and PDS) Flight and Combat Employment Training Manual published in English by the Soviets for export customer Iraq. Circa 1980.

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Aircraft Camouflage Markings and Insignia

A copy of the Army Air Force Manual T.O. 07-1-1 on Aircraft Camouflage Markings and Insignia Dated  June 15 1943.

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Emblems and Markings on ADC Aircraft and Missiles

A copy of the USAF Emblems and Markings on ADC (Air Defense Command) Aircraft and Missiles, ADC Regulation 66-23. Dated 26 March 1969.

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Guided Missile Fundamentals

A copy of USAF manual AFM 52-31. This manual is a text for training personnel in the principles of guided missiles and a reference for all personnel concerned with guided missiles training and operation. It covers the operation, maintenance, and inspection of guided missiles control and guidance systems. It discusses electronics as applied to guided missiles.... This manual covers aerodynamics, propulsion, instrumentation, and electronic control and guidance systems.

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F-15 Eagle - The Early Years

Another narrative from Jack Abercrombie on the early years of the F-15 Eagle project, An exciting first hand account of the F-15 design program with all it’s warts. This narrative is part of Jack Abercrombie’s memoirs. Jack was an Aerodynamics Project Engineer from 1971 to 1978. Credit: Jack Abercrombie

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MiG-25P FOXBAT A Flight and Combat Employment Training Manual

A copy of the MiG-25P FOXBAT A Flight and Combat Employment Training Manual. It was written in English by the Soviets for the FOXBAT A aircraft exported to Iraq. Circa 1980.

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Boeing B-29 Airplane Commander Manual (Later)

A copy of a later Airplane Commander Manual  for the Boeing B-29 aircraft, dated March 1945. AAF Manual No. 50.9

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Earlier version here

Boeing YB-17 Flight Manual

A copy of the company produced manual for the Boeing YB-17 aircraft. Dated November 11 1936.

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North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco Flight Manual

A copy of the NAVAIR 01-60GCB-1for the North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco Flight Manual. Dated 1 April 1976.

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North American Rockwell OV-10D Bronco Flight Manual

A copy of the NAVAIR 01-OV10D-1for the North American Rockwell OV-10D Bronco Flight Manual. Dated 1 February 1982.

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F-18A General Arrangement Drawing

A copy of the F-18A General Arrangement Drawing. Dated October 5 1978. Credit: H.J. "Mike" de Garcia collection

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Boeing B-29 Flight and Operational Manual

A copy of the Boeing Company B-29 Flight and Operational Manual. Dated circa 1943.

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