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This manual is issue e, change 2 and is 1052 pages. Below, an excerpt from the pilot training manual for the b 17 flying fortress, issued to b 17 pilots during world war ii. This item is sold for historical and reference only. See douglas a20 havoc ww2 training film live online. Hendricks field as it was a training school for b17 first pilots. The workshops will be based on material provided by transport canada headquarters. The air forces most experienced training and supervisory personnel have collaborated to make it a complete exposition of what your pilot duties are, how each duty will be performed, and why it. The usaaf pilot training manual for the b 17 flying fortress, aaf manual 50 dated 1545, approx 200 pages. The air forces most experienced training and supervisory personnel have collaborated to make it a complete exposition of what your pilot duties are, how each duty will be performed, and why it must be performed in the manner prescribed.
Classes commenced in early 1943 at two more new schools located at kingman, arizona and laredo, texas. Review the becoming qualified page found on the rdirectorate page. These are either original or copies of manuals and blueprints used when these aircraft were in active duty, now transferred into electronic format. Although the first the usaaf pilot training manual for the b 17 flying fortress, aaf manual 50 dated.
Home pilot training manuals these manuals are supplied in adobe pdf format, and delivered via digital download, processed within 2448 hours. Thirtynine b 17bs were delivered when the war broke out in 1939, followed by 38 b 17cs and 42 b 17ds these included new improved designs that could give 323mph top speed at 25,000 feet. Aug 12, 2017 a copy of the pilot training manual for the boeing b 17 aircraft. Be sure to check back for updates and new additions. A complete exposition of what pilot duties are, how each duty will be performed, and why it must be performed in the manner prescribed. This original color postcard from tyndall field, florida shows a captain receiving instruction in the reassembly of a. Both pilot and engineer have a responsibility to work closely. Manuals are printed on 24 lb paper and combbound with clear plastic front cover and black plastic back sheet. With highquality pdf scans of 83 pilot instruction and information files mainly for the training. The manual begins with a brief history of the b 17, and then goes on to explain to the pilot the duties and responsibilities of each of his crew members. The b 24 was technologically more advanced than the b 17, but had early teething problems. Wonder if anyone has a pilots manual for the b17c or d. Operations at nontowered aerodromes booklet, published by dept of transport and. Original restricted us wwii flight manuals historical.
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