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FM 21-80Observer: IdentificationFM-30-30 (1942)FM 30-30  (1943)FM 30-35 (1942)FM 30-39 (1941)RAF 1941- British
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 Air Fronts: Recognition Training and Recognition Manuals

Recognition Training Manuals:

War Department Basic Field Manual, FM 21-80 - Recognition Training; War Department, 20 May 1944. This manual supersedes Training Circular No. 17. War Department, 1944

Identification of Aircraft for Army Air Forces Ground Observer Corps; Prepared in the Headquarters, Army Air Forces, expressly for the use by the A.A.F. Ground Observer Corps; Washingotn D.C.: 1942

Recognition and Identification Sense; issued by the Aviation Training Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Navaer 00-80Q-21, Opnav 33-NY-5., 1944

Aircraft Recognition Manuals US AAC / AAF; NAVY; USMC

War Department Basic Field Manual, FM 30-30, Military Intelligence. Identification of U.S. Government Aircraft, February 21, 1942. Prepared under direction of the Chief of Staff, Washington, February 21, 1942. Avialable as PDF.

War Department Field Manual, FM 30-30, Military Intelligence. Aircraft Recognition Pictorial Manual, Washington, April 1, 1943. This manual supersedes FM 30-30, February 21, 1942; FM 30-31, August 1, 1941; FM 30-34, July 18, 1941, FM 30-35, March 11, 1942; FM 30-38, March 16, 1942; FM 30-39, October 24, 1941. Training Division - Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department. FM 30-30 is identical to US NAVY BUAER 3. Avialable as PDF.

War Department Basic Field Manual, FM 30-35, Military Intelligence. Identification of German Aircraft, March 11, 1942.  Prepared under direction of the Chief of Staff, Washington, March 11, 1942. Avialable as PDF.

War Department Basic Field Manual, FM 30-38, Military Intelligence. Identification of Japanese Aircraft, March 16, 1942.  Prepared under direction of the Chief of Staff, Washington, March 16, 1942

War Department Basic Field Manual, FM 30-39, Military Intelligence. Identification of Italian Aircraft, October 24, 1941.  Prepared under direction of the Chief of Staff, Washington, October 24, 1941 Avialable as PDF.

Aircraft Recognition Manuals RAF

Aircraft Recognition Part I - (British), 1941. By Command of the Army Council; The War Office 19th March 1941; Notified in A.C. is 19th March 1941. 26/G.S. Publications/473

Intelligence on Axis Forces recognition practices:

Naval Aviation Confidential Bulletin No. 4-45; Office of the Chief of Naval Intelligence and Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, Washington D.C.; "The Enemy Works hard on Recognition" pp 32-37.

Recognition periodicals:

Recognition Journal , U. S. War & Navy Dept, Washington, DC, various tomes, 1943-1945


 

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