1945 Naval Aviation / Flight thru Instruments

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The US Navy needed an effective way to teach pilots, aeronautical navigation concepts and techniques, so their approach was to create useful data visualizations, and the results was this beautifully illustrated manual.

This pilot training manual for the US Navy (and Marine Corps) in WWII. Flight through Instruments, issued by the aviation training division, office of the Chief of Naval operations. An absolute must see to better understand aeronautical navigation concepts and techniques, the way our WWII pilots did.

I know very few books that look half this good nowadays.
Since I started flying I have yet to see another vintage manual with such clear, concise, and easy to understand graphics. A picture is worth a thousand words, and this book is worth a million.

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Naval Aviation / Flight thru Instruments (1945) This is the original FLIGHT thru INSTRUMENTS Navy manual issued to pilots who were learning instrument flying techniques. This Wartime Training Manual brought new sparkle and clarity to aviators - explaining all the complicated procedures of instrument flying. The artwork in the manual is remarkable in every way. Not only is it instructional but it is truly artistic. The quality of this manual will surprise every aviation collector, historian and archivist.   View: Naval Aviation / Flight thru Instruments (1945)