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Used primarily as a long-range bomber escort in raids over Germany,
the North American P-51 Mustang earned a reputation for toughness
and agility in dogfights. Carrying a two-stage supercharged V-12
Merlin engine and armed with six .50 caliber machine guns, the P-51
helped the Allies gain air superiority in the skies over Europe.
P-51s were flown by the famed Tuskegee Airmen, and remained in
service during the Korean War. World airforces made extensive use
of the Mustang, some into the 1980's. Originally published by North
American Aviation and the U.S. Army Air Force in 1945, this manual
was originally classified "Restricted." It was declassified long
ago and is here reprinted in book form. This affordable facsimile
has been reformatted, and color images appear as black and white.
Care has been taken to preserve the integrity of the text
Originally designated as the "advanced trainer" AT-6, North
American's single-engine training aircraft was extensively used by
the U.S. Army Air Forces, U.S. Navy (as the "SNJ"), Royal Air Force
(as the "Harvard") and allied air forces during WWII. The prototype
first flew in 1935, and by the time production ceased over 15,000
T-6s of all types were built. This included the AT-6B, which could
hold a machine gun and was used for gunnery training, the AT-6G
which offered a steerable tailwheel and advanced hydraulic system,
and the Navy's SNJ-3C with arresting gear to permit carrier
training. Aside from training duties T-6s saw service as forward
air controllers, and served in combat on several occasions
including for the French during the Algerian war. The T-6 remains a
popular aircraft for Hollywood (in Tora Tora Tora painted T-6s
impersonated Japanese Zeros) and at air shows, where its throaty
engine and classic "warbird" looks make it a crowd pleaser. This
pilot's flight handbook dates from 1945, and features details on
the AT-6C / SNJ-4 and Harvard IIA airplanes. Originally restricted,
it was declassified long ago, and is reprinted here in its
entirety.
During WW II the Command and General Staff Colleges primary mission
was to train large numbers of captains and majors to be staff
officers in battalions, brigades, divisions, and corps. To that
end, the Army provided copies of documents produced by field units
to the College. Operations orders, after action reports,
intelligence analyses, logistics appraisals, and similar documents
are in the Combined Arms Research Library documents collection. The
primary focus was documenting operations at the tactical and
operational levels of warfare. This is one of those documents.
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