B25 Bomber manual

[HunterICX]

a very interesting read,
but also its not been made for the casual bomber
its pretty much advanced.

http://mission4today.com/index.php?name=Knowledge_Base&op=show&kid=240 (http://mission4today.com/index.php?name=Knowledge_Base&op=show&kid=240)

some others bomber manuals can be found here:

http://mission4today.com/index.php?name=Knowledge_Base&cat=38 (http://mission4today.com/index.php?name=Knowledge_Base&cat=38)

and other type of manuals can be found here.

http://mission4today.com/index.php?name=Knowledge_Base&cat=42 (http://mission4today.com/index.php?name=Knowledge_Base&cat=42)

[Linton]

I sat in the pilots seat of one once at an airshow .The panel had been replaced at considerable expense with modern avionics.The cockpit was also quite narrow,and it was only when I saw a Halifax nose section that I realised this was typical for its era.If you trawl the net you will find a series of booklets that cover most western WW2 types.They are called pilots notes and were written for the Air Transport Auxilliary(ATA).The ATA ferried aircraft around Britain and they were issued with these books to famiiarise themselves with types that they may not have flown before.They include a cockpit diagram and information on how to start the engine and basic flying procedures.The inexpensive copies are certainly worth a look!!:up:

[Chock]

Yup, I've got a few of those Air Ministry Pilot's Notes reprints (at the last count I had ones for the Spit V, the B-17, DC-3, Whirlwind and Horsa Glider), they make quite interesting reading if you like to press all the right switches and fly 'like the book'. The one I have for the Spitfire V always makes me laugh when I see it though, as it has a big note in the aerobatics section saying that 'flick maoeuvers are prohibited'.
And I know what you mean about WW2 bomber cockpits being small too, I once sat in a B-24 cockpit, and I couldn't believe how tiny it was, it was like being in a Fiat 126!

:D Chock