Tag Archives: emergency

A-26 Invader Ditching Procedure

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A-26 ditching procedure, from: Pilot’s Handbook for Army Models A-26B and A-26C Airplanes, AN 01-40AJ-1, August 1945, revised January 1946.  

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P-61 Escape Hatches

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Location of escape hatches on the P-61 Black Widow night fighter from the Pilot Training Manual for the Black Widow, P-61, Office of Assistant Chief of Air Staff Training, Headquarters AAF. Escape Hatches There are three escape hatches in the … Continue reading →

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B-25 Mitchell Emergency Exits

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Emergency Exits and Movement of Flight Personnel for the B-25 Mitchell. Source: B-25 Mitchell Pilot’s Manual.  

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PV Ventura One-Wheel Landing

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A safe one-wheel landing by a PV Ventura on a Pacific Island during WW2 from Naval Aviation News, March 15, 1945. ONE-WHEEL LANDING A PV piloted by a Lieutenant Commander made a successful one-wheel landing on a Pacific island airstrip without … Continue reading →

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Emergency Vest

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From Bombardiers’ Information File, U.S. War Department, March 1945: Vest Type Emergency Kit The following items of equipment are carried in the packets of the vest:   1 hat (yellow on one side, OD on the other)   1 pair polaroid sun … Continue reading →

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