Silhouette Handbook of United States Army Air Forces Airplanes

USAAF Technical Order No. 00-40-1 Chief, Field Services, Air Service Command, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, September 1942 Typical identification publication covering 48 U.S. aircraft types in the USAAF at the time of its release: Bombers, Fighters, Observation/Liaison aircraft, Cargo/Transport aircraft, Trainers. Each is shown with a photograph and drawings showing Front, Side, Bottom, Top and Perspective views. 54 pages; photos; silhouette drawings.