The Snapshots in Time Collection
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Technical manual pages from Lt. Bancroft's Korean War collection, diagramming the instrument panels, switch boards, and control pedestals of U.S. Navy and Air Force multi-engine aircraft. Each labeled illustration GÇö from gyro horizons and propeller feathering to torpedo release and JATO switches GÇö reveals the systems knowledge pilots and flight engineers mastered before takeoff.
U.S. Navy Pilot's Instrument Panel Diagram - Technical Manual Figure 14 (AN 01-35ED-1)
Technical Manual Illustration – Pilot's Pedestal Control Diagram, AN 01-35ED-1, Figure 16
Pilot's Overhead Control Panel Diagrams, U.S. Navy Torpedo Bomber Technical Manual (TBM/TBF Avenger Type)
Flight Engineer's Switch Panel Diagram, Figure 26, Technical Order AN 01-35ED-1 (B-29/B-50-type Bomber), Lt. Bancroft Korean War Collection
