U.S. Navy Aircraft Manufacturing and Maintenance Training Booklets (Nos. 8 through 14 of 26), 1943

Document Type: Training Material (Study)

Purpose: Training and Education.

Authority: Government Military.

Document Number: Training booklets No. 8 through 14 (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 8. "Blanking and Punching: Blanking By Routing" (36 pages, 1943, 5th printing) Book 9. "Blanking and Punching: Blanking By Blanking and Piercing Dies" (56 pages, 1943, 5th printing) Book 10. "Blanking and Punching: Blanking By Shearing, Sawing and Nibbling" (32 pages, 1943, 5th printing) Book 11. "Aircraft Riveting: Part 1" (48 pages, 1943, 5th printing) Book 12. "Aircraft Riveting: Part 2" (40 pages, 1943, 4th printing) Book 13. "Lofting and Layout: Construction of Loft Lines" (52 pages, 1943, 3d printing) Book 14. "Templates and Layout: Reproduction of Lines, Part 1" (64 pages, 1943, 4th printing)