[PIC GALLERY] Old military diagrams

[Louis]

Diagram of a Japanese Type A midget submarine published at The Illustrated London News, Dec 27, 1941 .

 

[Louis]

 

[Louis]

 

[Gunner]

The bottom German Military Airship M.I. looks like it's carrying a huge dart.

Weight balance for the rudder?

 

[Louis]

The bottom German Military Airship M.I. looks like it's carrying a huge dart.

Weight balance for the rudder?

Damn, I have no idea.
Could it be the empennage?
And what is the empennage? I wondered. I have looked at it up too, and it is a device that allows for stability and direction control during flight.

 

[Louis]

 

[Louis]

A interesting drawing of a steel fighting shield used for approaching trenches during WWI, print dated 1915.

 

[Gunner]

What will they think of next....

 

[Rico]

How to be courteous to ladies, important instructions to Navy personnel, 1944.

 

[Nort]

How to be courteous to ladies, important instructions to Navy personnel, 1944.

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They left out instruction on the proper way to catcall and whistle.

 

[Louis]

The Junkers Ju 86

 

[Gunner]

Just one man to fly the plane?
If I was the wireless operator I think I would take up flying lessons in my spare time.

 

[JP48]

Just one man to fly the plane?
If I was the wireless operator I think I would take up flying lessons in my spare time.

Reminds me of back in 1974 I was visiting Australia. We were in Alice Springs and took a flight out to Ayres Rock. The plane held about 20 passengers and there was just one pilot and one stewardess. The pilot was a woman which was rare for commercial pilots back then but didn't bother me. On the way back to the Alice, the pilot let the stewardess fly the plane. I was surprised but then realized it was probably a very good idea.

 

[Louis]