[PDF] Army Air Forces Survival On Land At Sea eBook

Author : C.G. Sweeting
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 25,91 MB
Release : 2015-03-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1476619468

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Seven decades after World War II, we now know that the margin between Allied victory and defeat was often narrower than many realized. The decisive actions of leaders, generals and war heroes have been well documented, but less well known are the technological developments that made victory possible and laid the groundwork for postwar progress. Based on more than ten years of research, this book describes how American airmen became the best-outfitted aviators of the war, tracing the development of virtually every piece of personal equipment used by United States air forces. Drawing on original sources including formerly classified documents, the author details the myriad types of respirator equipment, parachutes, body armor, pressure suits and other flying and survival gear that were instrumental in making U.S. pilots and air crews effective. Personal anecdotes bring to life the design and testing of combat flight equipment. More than 160 photographs are included, most published here for the first time.

Author : United States Air Force
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 23,70 MB
Release : 2008-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1626368015

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Written for use in formal United States Air Force survival training courses, the U.S. Air Force Survival Handbook iis the bible for pilots who want to stay alive—no matter what. Assuming, as the Air Force does, that flight personnel may be faced at any time with a bailout or crash landing in hostile territory without supplies, the advice here is superlatively practical, but also surprisingly readable and interesting. Detailing specific survival threats at sea, in the tropics, in the desert, in Arctic conditions, and the psychological perils of imprisonment and torture, this handbook is replete with fascinating and useful (if unsettling) information. Precisely written, profusely illustrated, and completely authoritative, this is an essential book for anyone—soldier or civilian—looking for knowledge that could prove to be the difference between life and death in a dangerous situation.

Author : United States Air Force
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 15,74 MB
Release : 2012-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1620871041

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A comprehensive manual of proven outdoor survival...

Author : Dustin Clingenpeel
Publisher : ELM Grove Publishing
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 33,91 MB
Release : 2022-06-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781943492954

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VOLUME 3 in this series focuses on equipment carried in aircraft and worn by pilots and aircrew members for survival on land and at sea, in temperate, desert, jungle and Arctic conditions. Includes first aid kits, rations, weapons and more.

Author : Thomas H. Greer
Publisher :
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 33,57 MB
Release : 1955
Category : Political Science
ISBN :

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En redegørelse for doktriner for luftvåbnet i USA i perioden 1917-1941. Den medtager taktiske og strategiske erfaringer opnået under deltagelsen i Den 1. Verdenskrig 1914-1918. Emnerne er doktrinudvikling, anvendelse af luftvåbnet, langdistancebombning og doktrin for 2. Verdenskrig 1939-1941.