Air pilot manual of the Pacific Islands
Maker and role
United States. Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Creator
Production date
03 Jan 1944
Object detail
Accession number
1970.208.18
Description
Confidential. "This second issue of the air pilot manual, pacific islands is very much similar to the first issued with the inclusion of additional areas, up to date data, better photography and a more complete coverage of air facilities... this air pilot manual was prepared primarily for the purpose of providing the pilot and navigator with basic information necessary for air movements within that portion of the pacific area now under allied control or within operational range... in order to accomplish this purpose, photographs, sketches, diagrams, maps and illustrations have been used wherever possible, in order to portray graphically the geographic and aeronautical relationship existing in the Pacific area." - preface
Hawaiian islands -- midway, line, society, cook, phoenix, samoa, tonga, marshall, gilbert, ellice islands, fiji, santa cruz, new hebrides, new caledonia, solomon islands -- new guinea -- australia.
Hawaiian islands -- midway, line, society, cook, phoenix, samoa, tonga, marshall, gilbert, ellice islands, fiji, santa cruz, new hebrides, new caledonia, solomon islands -- new guinea -- australia.
Signature/Marks and Type
A Bradshaw F/L
Kanehoe
5/6/44 Hand-written
Kanehoe
5/6/44 Hand-written
Media/Materials
Physical description
95 pages : illustrations, maps ; 35 x 43 cm.
Edition
2nd issue
Credit line
United States. Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence. 03 Jan 1944. Air pilot manual of the Pacific Islands, 1970.208.18. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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