Vintage Aviation Manuals and Government Publications

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Introduction

The material on this page is taken from a Warbird Information Exchange thread.

Indexes, also known as catalogs or stock lists, are collections of equipment used for reference or ordering additional material.

Pamphlets are defined as smaller than standard size bound documents that often presented their subject matter in a jocular, but still serious manner.

Books

Flight Preparation Training Series

Civil Aviation

Aeronautics Bulletins

Aircraft Circulars

C.A.A. Technical Manuals

Civil Aeronautics Bulletins

Technical Development Reports

Indexes

Aviation Supply Office Catalog

Foreign Equipment Catalog

Graphic Survey of Radio and Radar Equipment

Index of Army Aeronautical Equipment with Navy and British Equivalents

Manuals

Air Service Command Manuals

Bombing Manuals

Field Manuals

Flying Manuals

General Training Publications

Information Files

Instrument Flying Manuals

Pilot Training Manuals

Technical Manuals

Training Aids Manuals

Pamphlets

Aerology

Air Forces Manuals

Aviation Training Sense Pamphlets

Fixed Gunnery and Combat Tactics

Safety Bulletins

The Pilot Meets the Airplane

Technical Data

Aircraft Design Data

ANC Bulletin

References

Footnotes

  1. Series number likely reassigned to entry below.
  2. Series number reassigned to entry below.
  3. Potentially replaced by NAVWEPS 00-80T-75 – Aircraft Recognition Manual
  4. Likely republication of above under new series number.
  5. Likely republication of above under new series number.
  6. Likely republication of above under new series number.
  7. Note the replacement of "Q" with a "0".

Notes

  1. Garrison, Jesse (5 November 2024). "Technical Reports Research Guide". Iowa State University. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  2. Bibliography of Aeronautics (PDF). Washington: National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. 1930. p. 219. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  3. Monthly Catalog, United States Public Documents. Washington. October 1929. p. 206. Retrieved 1 April 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. "Report on Civil Aircraft Accidents in Private Flying for the First 6 Months of 1936". Air Commerce Bulletin. Vol. 10, no. 5. 15 November 1938. p. 140. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. "Foreign Equipment Catalog, Section 1 Aircraft: Airplanes, Gliders, Rockets, Guided Missiles, Jet-Prpelled and Pilotless Aircraft". AbeBooks. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  6. "Document Detail for IRISNUM= 00144141". AirForceHistoryIndex.org. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  7. Schenck, R.A. (12 July 2009). "Old Plane Manuals". Mister Crew. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  8. "WWII 1942 Aircraft Engine Overhaul Mechanic Allison Photographs Manual Book MAD". eBay. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  9. "Allison V-1710 -39 Aircraft Engine Overhaul Mechanic Manual (English Language)". Aircraft Reports. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  10. "Bombing Student's Manual 1944 World War II Book Flight Manual -CD Version". eBay. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  11. "Flight Instructors' Supplement: Bombing (AFTRAC Manual No. 52-0-1f, 17 July 45)". Abe Books. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  12. Jump up to: 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Clancey, Patrick. "U.S. Army Field Manuals--World War II". ibiblio. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  13. Jump up to: 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 "Series 1: Air". Library of Congress. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  14. "100 Page AAF Instructors Manual Advanced Two-Engine Flying AT-10 AT-17 on Disc". eBay. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  15. Jump up to: 15.0 15.1 "Cold Weather Reference Sources". Approach. Vol. 4, no. 4. October 1958. p. 49. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  16. "Thin Air And Compressibility, Chance Vought Aircraft, Restricted Book". eBay. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  17. Jump up to: 17.0 17.1 Adams, Frank Davis (1959). Aeronautical Dictionary. Washington. p. 196. Retrieved 16 December 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  18. Jump up to: 18.0 18.1 Signalman 3 & 2. Washington. 1956. p. 288. Retrieved 16 December 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  19. "Got my hands on this book a year ago. It's a goldmine of knowledge on P&W radials. Came from Delta Airlines in Atlanta. Dates back to 1968. Very proud to have it and I hate that I don't spend enough time in it!". Reddit. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  20. "U.S.Navy Helicopter Training Manual - NAVAER 00-80T-41. Download or DVD". eBay. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  21. Erickson, Ronald A. (February 1965). Visual Detection of Targets: Analysis And Review (Report). China Lake, California: U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station. p. 49. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  22. Naval Airborne Ordnance. 1965. p. 465. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  23. "New Booklet is Published". Naval Aviation News. January 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  24. Parachute Rigger 1 & C. 1962. p. vi. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  25. Signalman 1 & C. p. iv. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  26. "Naval Radar Circuit Analysis NAVAER 00-80-T-79 Large Book". eBay. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  27. "Basic Theory and Application of Transistors, NAVAIR 00-80T-86, TM 11-690, 1961". eBay. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  28. Military Curriculum Materials for Vocational and Technical Education (PDF). p. C-1. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  29. Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (PDF). April 1962. p. 104. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  30. "1985 NATOPS Survival Navair 00-80T-101 1 October 1985 Gulf War Era". eBay. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  31. Airborne Weapons/Stores Loading Manual: Navy Model UH-1N Aircraft. 1 September 1996. p. 1-4. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  32. "Air Traffic Control (AC)" (PDF). DoD COOL. October 2024. p. 32. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  33. "NAVAIR 00-80T-121 Chemical and Biological Defense NATOPS Manual [Loose Leaf Publication]". Amazon. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  34. "6 - NAVAIR 00-80T-122 IC13 Aircraft Operating Procedures For Air Capable Ships (NATOPS Manual) PDF". Scribd. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  35. Instrument Flying: Army Air Forces Instrument Approach System. 10 November 1943. p. ii. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  36. "B-29 Superfortress 1944 Instructor's Supplement Training Manual Flight Manual-CD". eBay. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  37. "Pilot Training Manual for the Liberator B-24 Bomber Aircraft". Heldfond Book Gallery. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  38. "Jan-1945 AAF Douglas C-47 Skytrain Pilot Training Flight Manual Handbook-CD". eBay. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  39. "Pilot Training Manual for the P-38 Lightning". Heldfond Book Gallery. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  40. "North American Aviation B-25 Aircraft Pilot Training Manual - 1945 - AAF 50-11". Aircraft Reports. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  41. "57 Page AAF 50-17 - Restricted Pilot Training Manual CG-4A Glider Manual on CD". eBay. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  42. "1945 AAF Stinson L-5 Sentinel Liaison Aircraft Pilot Training Flight Manual-CD". eBay. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  43. "182 Page 1945 AAF 51-126 B-32 Dominator Airplane Commander Training Manual on CD". eBay. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  44. United States Government Publications Monthly Catalog. Washington: United States Government Printing Office. 1942. p. 1205. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  45. Jump up to: 45.0 45.1 Supplement to United States Government Publications Monthly Catalog. Washington: United States Government Printing Office. 1947. p. 134. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  46. Jump up to: 46.00 46.01 46.02 46.03 46.04 46.05 46.06 46.07 46.08 46.09 46.10 46.11 46.12 46.13 List of Publications for Training. War Department. 20 January 1945. p. 53–54.
  47. "War Department TM 1-495 Air-Ground Communication - 1941 - Technical Manual". eBay. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  48. List and Index of War Department Publications. War Department. 10 January 1946. p. 446. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  49. "Reading of Aircraft Drawings Technical Order No. 30-1-1(Paperback, Sept 25, 1943". eBay. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  50. "Aircraft Engine Fundamentals, Basic Training Guide T.O. No. 30-1-9 Original". eBay. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  51. "WW2 "Originally Restricted" Basic Radio Maintenance Training Guide March 1944". eBay. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  52. "US Government Aircraft Woodworker 1943 Training Guide (TO-30-35A-4)". Essco Aircraft. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  53. "1943 AAF Aircraft Painting and Doping Instructions Flight Manual Handbook-CD". eBay. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  54. Jump up to: 54.00 54.01 54.02 54.03 54.04 54.05 54.06 54.07 54.08 54.09 54.10 Supplement to United States Government Publications Monthly Catalog. Washington. 1947. pp. 12–16. Retrieved 1 April 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  55. "1944 AAF Glider Tactics and Technique (CG-4A) Flight Manual Aircraft Handbook-CD". eBay. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  56. "Weather for Aircrew Trainees. Air Forces Manual No.6. Restricted". AbeBooks. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  57. "High Level Precision Bombing: Air Forces Manual No. 7". AbeBooks. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  58. Jump up to: 58.0 58.1 "Training Aids". Air Force. Vol. 28, no. 1. January 1945. p. 27. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  59. "Training Aids". Air Force. Vol. 27, no. 11. November 1944. p. 58. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  60. United States Government Publications Monthly Catalog. Washington. July 1945. p. 811. Retrieved 1 April 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  61. Jump up to: 61.0 61.1 61.2 61.3 61.4 61.5 61.6 Supplement to United States Government Publications Monthly Catalog. Washington. 1948. pp. 5–9. Retrieved 1 April 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  62. "Gunnery in the B-29: Air Forces Manual No. 27 (Paperback)". AbeBooks. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  63. "Historical and Technical Survey". Summary Technical Report of the Committee on Propagation, NRDC (Report). Washington, D.C.: Committee on Propagation, National Defense Research Committee. 1946. p. 262. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  64. "1945 WWII War Department Pamphlet 28-10 Sit Down and Play Piano for the Soldier". Worthpoint. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  65. "Tactical Employment of H2X Radar Equipment (For Blind Bombing of Land Targets)". IWM. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  66. Craven, Wesley Frank; Cate, James Lea (1983). "The Pacific: Guadalcanal to Saipan". The Army Air Forces in World War II. Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History. p. 761. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  67. Pierce, J. A. (May 1946). "An Introduction to Loran" (PDF). Proceedings of the I.R.E. and Waves and Electrons. 34 (5): 234. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  68. "Air Forces Manual No. Forty; Precipitation Static". AirCorps Library. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  69. "Fighter Gunnery; Rocket Firing; Dive Bombing". United States Air Force Academy McDermott Library. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  70. McArthur, Charles W. (1990). Operations Analysis in the United States Army Eighth Air Force in World War II. Vol. 4. Providence, Rhode Island: American Mathematical Society. p. 328. ISBN 0-8218-0158-9. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  71. "Support Plane 'Bible' Out". Naval Aviation News. March 1950. p. 28. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  72. Edward I., Gavurin (November 1965). An Evaluation of Various Tachistoscopic and Weft Techniques in Aircraft Recognition (Report). U.S. Naval Training Device Center. p. 18. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  73. Jump up to: 73.0 73.1 73.2 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.6 73.7 Factors of Safety: Historical Development, State of the Art and Future Outlook (Report). Advisory Group for Aerospace Research & Development, North Atlantic Treaty Organization. November 1977. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  74. Jump up to: 74.0 74.1 74.2 van Wyen, Adrian O. (1974). The Aeronautical Board, 1916-1947 (Report). Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) History Unit, Director of Naval History. Retrieved 20 April 2022.