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Tactical Departures Procedure Chart, Flight Operations Manual, 15 July 1971

Tactical Departures Procedure Chart, Flight Operations Manual, 15 July 1971

This page from a 1971 flight operations manual details prescribed 'tactical departure' routes — specific headings, altitudes, and radio handoff procedures pilots followed immediately after takeoff. Documents like this, carried in a pilot's flight bag, standardized safe separation between outbound aircraft and were essential reference material for fighter crews, including those flying the F-4 Phantom II, during the Vietnam War period. Project: 218454