Consolidated B-24: Service and Instruction Manual - Armament - B-24D Airplane, 1943, 1943

Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 234, Call No.: TBD

Identifier: 20200019

Scope and Contents

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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 306.

Scope: Service and Instruction Manual published in 1943 by Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Company for use by military maintenance personnel in the field.

(From Foreword) "This Armament Manual has been prepared with primary consideration given to service maintenance.

Generally speaking the Armament equipment is too intricate to be overhauled in the field. This phase has been left to the manufacturer's bulletins."

Contents: Chapter I. Bombing Equipment II. Defensive Armament III. Consolidated Turret and Gun Installation IV. Consolidated Tail Turret - Revisions V. Martin Turret VI. Martin Turret

Dates

Copyright: 1943
Publication: 1943

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)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

See related airplane manuals in Series 4D (ID #20200011, 20200016, 20200017, 20200018 and 20200019); related airplane engine manuals in series 4D (ID #s 20200014, 20200015) and airplane flight manual sin Series 6E (IDs # 20200012 and 20200013).

Format & Physical Description

Hard-cover manual, 11.25" height x 8.5" depth x 0.75" thickness (204 pages including flyleaf pages). Printed on matte paper. Includes black & white and color photographs, charts, and drawings. Includes a fold out labeling the parts of the Browning Machine Gun Caliber .5. M2. Aircraft Basic.

Note: Overall very good condition.

Publication Data

Published 1943 by the Flight and Service Department of Consolidated Aircraft Corportion, Lindbergh Field, San Diego, CA. Copyright 1943 by Consolidated Aircraft Corportion. Printed in the U.S.A in Feburary 1944.

Note: Cover stamped "Restricted" in upper left corner on cover. On the title page, "THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, U. S. C. 50:31 AND 32. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO ANY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW."