Fighter Pilot Gunnery

Author : United States Army Air Force
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798624139022

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Fighter Pilot Gunnery by United States Army Air Force Pdf

-The US Air Forces Second World War fighter pilot manual. -Incredibly rare USAAF WW2 fighter pilot manual republished here for the first time since the war. -Completely reset text alongside all the original illustrations (full colour in Kindle edition, mono in the paperback edition). 1944, the aerial war in both European and Pacific Theaters of Operations is raging, you've just gained your USAAF 'wings' and are about to join your Fighter Group as a fighter pilot. A slim booklet, FIGHTER PILOT GUNNERY: HOW TO MAKE YOUR BULLETS HIT! is pressed into your hands by your commander and you are told to study it before you ship out. FIGHTER PILOT GUNNERY does what is says on the tin, and through a text understandable to the layman and over 40 period illustrations and diagrams, explains how to target and shoot down German and Japanese enemy aircraft. The USAAF published numerous instructional manuals for its pilots and aircrew, designed to act as an aide memoire to their training, or as an update to the latest tactical developments. Due to its rarity, FIGHTER PILOT GUNNERY has never before been re-published so, for the first time since the Second World War discover: What is a deflection shot? How do you set the range on your N-9 gunsight? What is the most effective range to fire your fighter aircraft's M-2 Browning .50 machine guns?ABOUT THE AUTHORThe United States Army Air Force (USAAF or AAF) was the aerial warfare service component of the United States Army during and immediately after the Second World War. It was formed in 1941 as successor to the previous United States Army Air Corps, and was the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force, one of the six armed forces of the United States today. Various departments of the USAAF produced instructional handbooks, manuals and pamphlets such as 'Air Force Manuals' and 'Technical Orders', they were noteworthy for their level of detail, clarity and colourful graphic illustrations. The Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics who produced FIGHTER PILOT GUNNERY was based at Orlando Army Air Base, Florida.

Author : Germany. Luftwaffe
Publisher : Valkyrie
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Aerial gunnery
ISBN : 0889920028

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Luftwaffe Gunnery Techniques by Germany. Luftwaffe Pdf

Author : David Ince
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781908117694

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Brotherhood of the Skies by David Ince Pdf

A British fighter pilot recounts his battles—in both wartime and peacetime. David Ince only managed to pass the RAF medical board on his third attempt—but this did not stop him from forging a highly successful aviation career. After flying Hurricanes and Mustangs at 41 OTU, he converted to Typhoons and flew with squadrons 193 and 257, from Normandy until the end of the conflict in Europe. He completed almost 150 sorties, and also took a leading part in trials, demonstrations, and the early operational use of napalm. In Brotherhood of the Skies, he recounts his story: his childhood as the son of a Great War veteran, moving from a farm to the squalid city of Glasgow; his determination to overcome obstacles in order to join the Royal Air Force; and his coming to terms after the war with his anger toward the enemy, as he went into the aircraft industry and formed relationships with ex-Luftwaffe pilots during peacetime. An outspoken examination of courage, fear, team spirit, and motivation—as well as a highly informed analysis of army cooperation, fighter ground attack, reconnaissance, and other topics—this is an intriguing memoir by a pilot and leader, filled with personal experience and hard lessons learned.

Author : Rebecca Hancock Cameron
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : UIUC:30112048585241

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Training to Fly by Rebecca Hancock Cameron Pdf

Military Flight training, 1907-1945.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105127334311

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Air Force by Anonim Pdf

Vols. 41, no. 11-v. 42, no. 5 include Space digest, v. 1-2, no. 5, Nov. 1958-May 1959.

Author : Anthony Cooper
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473830073

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Darwin Spitfires by Anthony Cooper Pdf

The Japanese air raids on Darwin on 19 February 1942 are well-known to most Australians, although not perhaps to the rest of the world. What happened afterwards, however, remains unknown to many. This publication attempts to illuminate this little-known period of war history, charting the exploits, losses and successes of the RAF's No 1 Fighter Wing and the contribution they made to the allied war effort. The stalwart Spitfire is celebrated in a narrative that is sure to appeal widely.For almost two years the airspace over North West Australia was routinely penetrated by Japanese raids, tallying about 70 in total. The 1942-43 air raids on Darwin constituted the only sustained and intensive direct assault on Australian mainland territory in the whole of World War II - and the whole history of post- 1788 Australia - yet, surprisingly, most Australians have no idea that it ever happened. And the rest of the world are yet more so in the dark.Telling the story of the RAF'S No 1 Fighter Wing, composed of both Australian and British Spitfire pilots, Darwin Spitfires explores the little known 1943 season of air combat over the top end, recovering important aspects of Australian history. It brings to the attention of the world the heroic exploits of the skilled pilots who did so much to protect Australia and support the Allied effort. This important publication attempts to celebrate and commemorate the spirit of solidarity that characterized the experiences of No 1 Fighter Wing.As featured in Aeroplane Monthly

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Fighter pilots
ISBN : MINN:31951D034646572

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The Training of an Air Force Pilot by Anonim Pdf

Author : Donald S. Lopez, Sr.
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781588343628

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Fighter Pilot's Heaven by Donald S. Lopez, Sr. Pdf

Fighter Pilot's Heaven presents the dramatic inside story of the American military's transition into the jet age, as told by a flyer whose life depended on its success. With colorful anecdotes about fellow pilots as well as precise technical information, Donald S. Lopez describes how it was to be “behind the stick” as a test pilot from 1945 to 1950, when the U.S. military was shifting from war to peacetime operations and from propeller to jet aircraft. An ace pilot who had served with Gen. Claire Chennault's Flying Tiger Fighter Group, Lopez was assigned at the close of World War II to the elite Proof Test Group of the Air Proving Ground Command. Located at Eglin Field (later Eglin Air Force Base) in Florida, the group determined the operational suitability of Air Force weapons systems and aircraft and tested the first operational jet, the P-80 Shooting Star. Jet fighters required new techniques, tactics, and weaponry. Lopez recounts historic test flights in the P-59, P-80, and P-84, among other planes, describing complex combat maneuvers, hair-raising landings in unusual positions, and disastrous crashes and near crashes. This memoir is peppered with lively accounts of many pilots and their colleagues, revealing how airmen coped with both exhilarating successes and sometimes tragic failures.

Author : Warren Kerzon
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781329914643

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Throw a Nickel on the Grass, a Fighter Pilot's Life Narrative by Warren Kerzon Pdf

Personal history of my 22+ years as an Air Force fighter pilot starting when I first dreamed about my future career, through flight school, operational experience in France, Germany, then Test Pilot School, flight test projects, combat experience in Southeast Asia, and other assignments; short summary of follow-on 15-year career in the aerospace industry.

Author : Edward K. Mills II
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1555718663

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Beautiful Sabre by Edward K. Mills II Pdf

In the spring of 1957, Edward Mills was awarded the silver wings of a pilot in the United States Air Force. Because he finished first in his pilot training class, he had his pick of assignments. To his unbounded delight, on the list of openings was one that he, and many other brand new, single-engine jet pilots, coveted above all others: the opportunity to fly the storied North American F-86F Sabre, the great, air-to-air victory bird of the Korean War. This is his story, from his days in ROTC at Princeton, through a year of pilot training in Texas, to eventually flying non-combat missions in the Beautiful Sabre-and all that transpired in between.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1950-04
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105013186288

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Aviation Maintenance & Operations and Aviation Service Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Capt. Wallace B. Thomson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781543470925

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Marine Fighter Pilot at the Jugular of the Solomons by Capt. Wallace B. Thomson Pdf

Could an unobtrusive, skinny, bookish teacher who loves classical music and poetry become a fighter pilot in one of the bloodiest theaters of war our country has known? Could this modest self-described dreamer become the pilot of a Corsair F4U, the fastest plane built—equipped with six menacing, Browning .50 caliber machine guns, a primitive navigation system and a 16-cylinder engine so powerful that it could spin the plane over and crash if accelerated too fast? How far did Wally Thomson, the teacher, travel to become Captain Wallace B. Thomson the war hero of his hometown, Hackensack, New Jersey? In this memoir, Wally describes vivid wartime details that are often insightful, humorous or critical to a life or death decision. He also stands back to provide context for his role in the war effort, describing some of the most relevant battles preceding his arrival in the Pacific. And he reflects on some of the strategies, tactics, mistakes and successes of the Allies and the Japanese while he explains the tasks at hand—flying a powerful aircraft to carry out his missions, leading his men to attack the enemy and to survive to fly another day. Through his telling, we recognize the friendships, fears, romance, humor and the courage he witnessed in the Pacific. Wally’s is just one of the remarkable stories about the countless ordinary men and women who were asked to act in extraordinary ways during World War II. But each story is unique and each one deserves telling. This is Wally’s story—the story of Captain Wallace B. Thomson, a Marine Pilot at the Jugular of the Solomons.

Author : United States. Army Air Forces
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015067103724

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Aviation Psychology Program Research Reports by United States. Army Air Forces Pdf

Author : Meredith Pullen Crawford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : MINN:30000009810080

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Psychological Research on Operational Training in the Continental Air Forces by Meredith Pullen Crawford Pdf

Author : Philip Hunter DuBois
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Ability
ISBN : PSU:000063962185

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The Classification Program by Philip Hunter DuBois Pdf