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1943 – Original (Not a Re-Print) US 5th Army Air Force yearbook. “DOWN UNDER” South-west Pacific Area, published in Sydney, Australia. With some modererate wear, no rips or damage, includes nose-art photos & original period photo tipped in. History: Constituted as V Bomber Command on 28 Oct 1941. Activated in the Philippines on 14 Nov 1941. Participated in the defense of the Philippines in Dec 1941. Late in Dec the remaining bombers and some men were evacuated to Australia, and in Jan 1942 they were moved to Java to help delay the Japanese advance in the Netherlands Indies. The command ceased to function in Mar 1942 (the AAF bombardment organizations in the Southwest Pacific being under the control of American-British-Dutch-Australian Command and later Allied Air Forces). Headquarters was remanned in Sep 1942 and shortly afterward it assumed control of AAF bombardment groups in Australia and New Guinea. The command served in combat with Fifth AF. After the war the command became part of the occupation force for Japan. Inactivated on 31 May 1946. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948. Clark Field, Luzon, 14 Nov 1941; Darwin, Australia, Dec 1941; Java, Jan-Mar 1942; Townsville, Australia, 5 Sep 1942; Port Moresby, New Guinea, Dec 1942; Nadzab, New Guinea, 21 Feb 1944; Owl, Schouten Islands, c. 15 Aug 1944; Leyte, Nov 1944; Mindoro, Jan 1945; Clark Field, Luzon, Mar 1945; Okinawa, Aug 1945; Murayama, Japan, Oct 1945; Irumagawa.

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A very nice original, very detailed, 1944-dated. 24 Liberator Heavy Bomber. Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation. For America’s bomber pilots, engineers & air & ground-crew. It measures approx 11″ x 9″ x 1. And contains some 258 highly detailed pages of. Notes, diagrams & photos. Together with numerous pull-out graphs. On engine speeds, ranges, rates of climb. This fully comprehensive hard-covered aviation manual. Was issued to all crews of. USAAF, US Navy, RAF Bomber Command & Coastal Command. Heavy bomber in WW-II. Copyrighted in 1943, this is the January 1944 edition. And, in superb overall condition. Is a lovely piece of WW-II Allied heavy bomber. Please note that all of our items of WW-I & WW-II Allied & German militaria. Are also offered via our various South Coast antique emporium outlets. And directly via our A. The item “A WW-II Restricted Flight Manual for a USAAF B. 24 Liberator Bomber Dated 1944″ is in sale since Tuesday, October 6, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Documents/ Maps”. The seller is “alderneyvintagecollectibles” and is located in Winchester, Hampshire. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Dominica, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Country/ Organization: United States
• Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
• Flight Manual: Royal Air Force
• B.24 Liberator: US Navy
• Coastal Command: Bomber Command
• Type: Documents & Maps
• Conflict: World War II (1939-1945)
• Service: US Army Air Force
• Era: 1914-1945

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WW-II US Army 9th Air Force BULLION British Made Patch. Excellent condition original from my collection of nearly 30 years. The item “WW-II US Army 9th Air Force BULLION British Made Patch” is in sale since Friday, February 21, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Patches”. The seller is “panzercommander1982″ and is located in Latham, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.

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