WWII 1943 Restricted US Navy Army Transport Curtiss C-46 Commando POSTER

Description: WWII 1943 RestrictedUS Navy Army Transport Curtiss C-46 Commando W.E.F.T.U.P. Heavy Card Stock Identification Poster These RARE posters were produced on heavy card stock. They are seldom found on the open market. Normally they can be found as a paper thin poster. These are not the paper thin posters affixed to heavy card stock. Since this is a heavy card stock poster it will be shipped flat and a custom cardboard piece will be made to hold this piece for safe shipment. Note: I have 5 other posters. The other posters include: Martin Mariner, Vega Ventura, Stinson Sentinel, Curtiss SOC and Douglas Skymaster. They will be listed at another time. Size: 18.25 x 25 inches Condition: nice overall condition with a stain in the top right hand corner (see photo). This original ‘RESTRICTED’ aircraft identification poster was published by the U.S. Naval Aviation Training Division Feb 1943. This poster was posted as a training tool as well as an in theater ID poster to help U.S. and other Allied pilots, bomber crews and Naval personal to identify Allied and enemy aircraft. W.E.F.T.U.P. or Wing, Engine, Fuselage, Tail, Undercarriage, Peculiarities was a system set up for the purpose of aircraft identification and recognition. World War II saw some of the first introduction of these aircraft ID poster to prevent friendly fire and more accurate plane recognition in combat. It was believed these posters alone could save countless lives from friendly aircraft-on-aircraft or friendly anit-aircraft fire. These posters also could cut down precious second pilots, bomber gunners, and naval gun crews would have to ID a plane flying towards them intern saving their lives by shooting first. Each poster provides the silhouettes, dimensions, and relevant information to educate both air and ground personnel in aircraft identification. Immediate identification of aircraft, friendly or not, was essential in order for the observer (whether in the air e.g., pilot, gunner, or patrol observer, or on the ground, e.g., anti-aircraft crew) to determine his next course of action (e.g., acknowledge, attack, evade, or report). Each poster details a large clean sky and background image of the specified aircraft located as the main top imagine on the poster. It also contains important ‘peculiarities’ such as where certain gun emplacements are located, other special aircraft features, as well as wing and length measurements. Look over pictures to see the exact item you will receive and to determine the overall condition of this item. Thanks for looking! Jeff

Price: 75 USD

Location: Liverpool, New York

End Time: 2024-08-12T10:45:29.000Z

Shipping Cost: 17 USD