RAF Flying Training Manual, Part 1-Landplanes, 1940 Sunderland was used to train fighter

was used to train fighter pilots on the tactics of fixed gunnery when pursuing enemy aircraft

This is an authentic WW2-vintage Landing Gear Pressure Indicator

Purple Heart

although they could be retrofitted to other models

RAF Flying Training Manual, Part 1-Landplanes, 1940 Sunderland was used to train fighterHere is a WWII era Flying Training Manual, Part 1 Landplanes, published in 1940 by the British Royal Air Force Air Ministry, Air Publication 129. The manual is full of basic flight instruction information about flying landplanes (vs seaplanes) as well as more advanced lessons such as instrument flight, formation flight, as well as flying from aircraft carriers. It also includes information about the technology of the aircraft, including engines,