Aircraft Recognition Manual FM30-30 War Department 1943 C-119

Aircraft Recognition Manual FM30-30 War Department 1943 C-119This manual was standard issue to air crew during WWII by both the US Army Air Force and US Navy. It educates the reader on the general visual methods of aircraft recognition in the first section, then provides specific recognition cues for key aircraft of the US, its Allies, and the Axis nations. The manual contains the most commonly encountered aircraft in each theater, as well as a few more esoteric ones. Few have survived in this condition. Nearly

The knob rotates the compass card when pushed in and turned

The knobs turn and the scope rotates in its base when installed as intended

Here is an original WWII-era all leather Tanker's Helmet from the army of Sweden

and AC US ARMY are imprinted on its face

the F6F Hellcat

made by the US manufacturer Sperry in New York

it is fair to assume that this would have been installed in either the Douglas A-20 Havoc or A-26 Invader

There is a label on the side which reads: Die nullpunkt verstellung ist mit schraubensicherungslack plombiert

It was used in conjunction with suitable beacons for night landing of parachute troops

While it resembles a flap indicator

transports C-87 and C-45

and EC-121