US AAC/AAF Doctrine: FM 1-15, Air Fighting, 1942
Army Air Forces Field Manual FM 1-15, Tactics and Technique of Air Fighting, War Department, Washington April 10, 1942 (supersedes the 1940 edition)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. General |
1-4 |
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II. Pursuit aviation in defense |
5-8 |
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III. Penetrations of pursuit defense |
9-10 |
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CHAPTER 2. Tactical plans |
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11-15 |
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CHAPTER 3. Factors affecting air fighting |
General |
16-20 |
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CHAPTER 4. Organization of pursuit aviation. |
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I. General |
21 |
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II. Components |
22-25 |
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I. General |
26-29 |
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II. Methods of pursuit defense |
30-32 |
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III. Pursuit aviation in local defense |
33-29 |
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IV. Pursuit aviation in general defense |
40-48 |
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V. Interception |
49-55 |
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VI. Technique of interception |
56-60 |
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VII. Support of air striking forces |
61-62 |
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VIII. Support of ground forces |
63-67 |
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IX. Pursuit in night operations |
68-71 |
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I. General |
72-73 |
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II. Pursuit formationsy |
74-79 |
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III. Combat tactics |
80-81 |
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IV. Individual offensive tactics |
82-88 |
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V. Light offensive tactics |
89-84 |
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VI. Squadron offensive tactics |
95-99 |
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VII. Group offensive tactics |
100-106 |
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VIII. Pursuit defensive tactics |
107-112 |
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CHAPTER 7. Tactics of aircraft fighting defensively |
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113-117 |
