U.S. Navy Aircraft Manufacturing and Maintenance Training Booklets (Nos. 1 through 7 of 26), 1943

Document Type: Training Material (Study)

Purpose: Training and Education.

Authority: Government Military.

Document Number: Training booklets No. 1 through 7 (1943).

Note: The booklets were found with Wartime Training Course #22 Study Materials (related to Aircraft Design and Engineering) and "Aircraft Materials and Processes" Course Syllabus (under Engineering Defense Training, Lawrence Institute of Technology). All were likely used by George P. Martin during extensive wartime course work, likely at Lawrence Institute of Technology in Michigan.

Scope: This series of 26 booklets were prepared in 1943 by the International Textbook Company of Scranton, Pennsylvania on behalf of the Manufacturing Operations Section, Bureau of Aeronautics, U. S. Navy Department.

The booklets were for use in courses on aircraft manufacturing, maintenance and tooling. The courses were designed to train personnel in the manufacturing and maintenance of aircraft during World War II, focusing on the tools and techniques necessary for effective aircraft production. This program was part of the Navy's efforts to enhance its aeronautical capabilities during the war.

Contents: Book 1. "Forming Methods: Forming by Drop Hammer" (36 pages, 1943, 6th printing) Book 2. "Forming Methods: Forming by Press Brake" (36 pages, 1943, 3d printing) Book 3. "Forming Methods: Forming by Single-Action Hydraulic Press" (56 pages, 1943, 5th printing) Book 4. "Forming by Stretch Press" (44 pages, 1943, 5th printing) Book 5. "Forming by Section and Tube Bending" (48 pages, 1943, 4th printing) Book 6. "Forming by Draw Bench, Power Rolls, and Spinning" (48 pages, 1943, 3d printing) Book 7. "Forming by Hydraulic and Crank Presses" (76 pages, 1943, 5th printing)