Aircraft Navigational Plotting Board USS Minneapolis Spotter Plane

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Titled: Gunnery Notes On Lingayen Operation

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Page 4 with special note to protect Underwater Demolition Team with covering fire if needed.

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Again support for UDT.

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Here is a sampling of some of the navigation charts that are paper clipped together.

 

I don't want to pull them apart.

 

They are all Philippines related.

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Details of the flip chart.

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Approach procedure

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Anyone know what this is about ?

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The entire set is amazing, but I really dig those target lists! That is really really cool....something very different! Thanks for sharing.

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In years of collecting i have never found this type of paperwork from an aviator.

 

It gives you a glimpse into how these spotters operated.

 

For me it was a never seen before glimpse.

 

Here are the flip charts to ID Japanese war ships

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CA and CL's.

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BB, CV, CVS and CVE's.

 

I think that Hanlin cannibalized an ID book to make these recognition charts.

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