The Snapshots in Time Collection
U.S. Navy Training School Aircraft Recognition Manual Page: Avro Lancaster, RAF Heavy Bomber, Form 2, Columbus Ohio, December 1942
A page from a 1942 U.S. Navy aircraft recognition training manual devoted to the Avro Lancaster, the Royal Air Force's premier heavy bomber. Recognition manuals like this one, combining photographs with precise silhouette diagrams, trained Allied servicemen to instantly distinguish friendly and enemy aircraft, a critical skill for gunners, pilots, and spotters throughout World War II. Project: 218069