Consolidated B-24: Service and Instruction Manual - Airplane General - B-24 Bombardment Airplane (Second Edition), 1944, 1944
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Manual (Maintenance - Field).
Purpose: Maintenance/Repair (directive).
Authority: Company (Manufacturer).
Document Number: Consolidated-Vultee Service and Instruction Manual - Airplane General - B-24 Bombardment Airplane (Second Edition). Serial number: B 2110.
Scope: Service and Instruction Manual published in 1944 by Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Company for use by military maintenance personnel in the field.
(From Foreword)
"The Airplane General manual, on the B-24 Bombardment Airplane, is revised with this edition. It covers systems and installations exclusive of hydraulics, elec-tricity, power plant, armament, and radio which are treated in detail in individual manuals. It includes information on recently modified systems as well as on early installations."
Contents:
Chapter I: The B-24 Bombardment Airplane
II. Wing and Tail Group
III. Movable Surfaces and Controls
IV. Fuselage
V. Anti-Icer System and Deicer System
VI. Oxygen and Ventilating Systems
VII. Fire Extinguisher System
VIII. Heater System
IX. Fuel System
X. Landing Gear
XI. Wheels, Brakes, and Tires
XII. Service Lubrication
Dates
- Copyright: 1944
- Publication: 1944
Creator
- Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation (Publisher, Organization)
- Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation (Author, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.
Full Extent
1 Volume (1 book (contains a soft-bound Index attached to back flyleaf).)
Language of Materials
English
Format & Physical Description
Hard-cover bound manual, 11.25" height x 8.5" depth x 0.875" thickness (312 pages, including 16 pages in softcover bound index attached to the back cover). Printed on matte paper. Includes black & white and color photographs, charts, drawings, and tables. One fold-out of an aircraft diagram.
Note: Overall very good condition, moderate browning of paper.
Publication Data
Published by the Service Department of Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp, San Diego, CA. Copyright 1944 by Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp. Printed in the U.S.A.
Preservation
Preservation Level 4.D. Recommend digital preservation & conservation in conjuntion with other work in the collection.
Source
- Fisk, Gary (Donor, Person)
- Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Inc. (Donor, Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections Repository
M. Louis Salmon Library
301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville Alabama 35899 United States of America
256-824-6523
archives@uah.edu
