US Army Airforce Field Manual (FM 1-15) Tactics and Techniques of Air Fighting

[Ack-Ack]

Old USAAF field manual from 1942 on ACM and tactics.  Thought some might be interested in reading it.

US Army Airforce Field Manual (FM 1-15) Tactics and Techniques of Air Fighting

You can click on the link and read it online or right click on the link and save it.

ack-ack

[TequilaChaser]

Thanks for sharing, ack-ack

much appreciated


TC

[Oldman731]

much appreciated

So true!  Thanks, Ack-Ack.

- oldman

[mthrockmor]

Weekend reading. Thanks!

Boo

[morfiend]

  Interesting read,will have to save that to my archive!

   Thx for posting this,by chance you have and documents that show flight paths for the different maneuvers?



    

[bustr]

Any chance you have a copy of:

US Navy  

Fixed Gunnery and Combat Tactics Series  

No. 1 How to Get Hits with the Illuminated Sight

Or

AAF Manual

Fighter Gunnery Flight Manual Aircraft P-51 P-38 P-47  

[Ack-Ack]

Thx for posting this,by chance you have and documents that show flight paths for the different maneuvers?

Any chance you have a copy of:

US Navy 

Fixed Gunnery and Combat Tactics Series 

No. 1 How to Get Hits with the Illuminated Sight

Or

AAF Manual

Fighter Gunnery Flight Manual Aircraft P-51 P-38 P-47 

I'll check to see.  I "rediscovered" these manuals when I plopped in an old hard drive on my system.

ack-ack

[Lab Rat 3947]

Thanks    

LtngRydr

[Babalonian]

Personal note, I really should take a glance through the super dusty and buried stuff in our library if I ever have a slow day at the museum hangar.  Key phrase highlighted.