Things you find when rummaging. "Gunner's Information File" May 1944. Restricted manual with full details on how to run the gun, operate turrets, and identify targets. It was the plane ID that caught my eye because I used to build model kits of WWII planes as a kid.
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And here's where the 45 legend begins:
"The standard sidearm in the Army Air Forces is the caliber .45 automatic pistol. It is actually a
semi-automatic weapon; it loads and cocks itself, but the trigger must be squeezed for each shot.
It is simply constructed and light in weight;, it can be stripped very quickly without a tool under
combat conditions. Yet it will drop a man if the bullet hits any part of his body. At 250 yards, it
will penetrate four inches of white pine-and a one-inch penetration is equivalent to a dangerous
wound. Its maximum range is about 1,500 yards, its muzzle velocity about 800 feet a second.
There are two models, the M1911 and M1911A1. On the M911Al, which is newer, there are slight
changes in the shape of the grip safety, trigger, mainspring housing, front sight, and hammer tip."
