The Snapshots in Time Collection
"Deflection Shooting" Training Memorandum, VMF-112, Marine Base Defense Aircraft Group 42, Santa Barbara CA
A typewritten gunnery training memorandum from Marine Fighting Squadron 112, Santa Barbara, California, instructs fighter pilots in the art of deflection shooting. Outlining five standard attack runs, overhead, high side, low side, and head-on approaches, the document reflects the rigorous aerial gunnery doctrine drilled into Marine Corps fighter pilots preparing for combat. Project: 218163