The Snapshots in Time Collection
Cover of U.S. Navy Training Manual 'Gunnery Approaches,' Fixed Gunnery and Combat Tactics Series No. 2, 1943
This is the cover of a 1943 U.S. Navy training manual, 'Gunnery Approaches,' issued by the Bureau of Aeronautics to instruct naval aviators in fixed gunnery combat tactics. Originally classified Restricted and Confidential, manuals like this formed part of the rigorous training curriculum for carrier-based pilots during World War II. Project: 218083