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Department of the Navy Indices to the Naval Aviation Confidential Bulletin, 1946-1954 Description of document: Department of the Navy Indices to the Naval Aviation Confidential Bulletin, 1946-1954 Requested date: 2019 Release date: 3029 Posted date: 05-July-2021 Source of document: United States Navy The governmentattic.org web site (“the site”) is a First Amendment free speech web site and is noncommercial and free to the public. The site and materials made available on the site, such as this file, are for reference only. The governmentattic.org web site and its principals have made every effort to make this information as complete and as accurate as possible, however, there may be mistakes and omissions, both typographical and in content. 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Date cla&s 1t icatl l..46 Jan 19'46~ 1 -~ 4 A~r 1946 = 4 JUl 1946 . 4 J:!t ) €lat 1946 4 MT Jan 1947 4 2.47 Apr1~7 • 4h 3-47 Jul 194 1 .., 4-47 Qet 1947 .. 4 1-48 la:n . 1948 . i 4 2-48 ,Api, t94t? . 4 ,~,. 1~8 ..: 4 ()cit 1948 ·_ . 4 i::i · · · :Sa l 0 lf:9-. ,:. '.: .... ' 4 1-49 2-49 · -~- · -AJ i949 ., 4 3-49 Jul 1949 4 4-49 ,(}et 1.949 · 4 1-50 Jaa 1950 · ··· 4 2,.,.50 · ApJ" 19,0 · .. ,.. · ' 4 1-51 ,Apt-!' ·1951 4 2--51 Aug '.1.95:t. .. ·••', . 4 3-51 Nov 1951. 4 l-52 AUg 195~ 4· 2-52 Ma l952ri----'------ ~--- 1-53 Fe ~ 2-53 ()Tay 1953 3-· 3-53 (Aug 1953 ~-- 4-53 Nov 1953 4 1-54 b 19_,4)1--;..__---- 3- 2-54 . 7 195!· 3- 3-~4 ug 195 ,_ 4-54 Etw 195 S- B. R. '1'REXLER CDR . USN Copy to: OP-05A50 BUWEPS (DLI-4) Mr. F. S .. Meigs NAVAL. CONFIDENTIAL NAVAL AVIATION ~ ,FIDENTIAL BULLETIN DECEMBER 1943 SECTION V. Dive bon· Drift of curre TITLE INDEX Material appearing in the Naval Aviation Confidential Bulletin, August-- through Enemy in December, 1943, is included Hereafter the index will appear semi-annually. Engines . A Equipments, miscellaneo... ...................... V, 34 Equipmen Aerodynamics and hydrodynamics ........... IV, 29; V, 38 Experimental. .................... II, 46; III, 26; IV, 24 Evasion, ~ Guns and accessories . ....................... V, 34 Aerology Exhaust S} LTA ......................................... V, 33 Aerological data, Request for ...................... I, 25 Turrets .................... II, 46; III, 25; IV, 24; V, 34 H. O. 206-C-S .................................. V, 22 VF ........................ II, 43; III, 24; IV, 23; V, 32 Operational weather analysis ..................... V, ~1 Free gunn VOS-VSO, VJ, VR, and ~irships ............ II, 44; V, 33 Upper air wind soundings by radar .... , .......... V, 21 VPB ...................... II, 45; III, 25; IV, 24; V, 33 Fuels and 1 Air battle notes from the South Pacific .............. II, 5 VSB .. : ............. , ...... II, 43; III, 24; IV, 23; V, 33 FW-190, T Interception of June 16 .......................... II, 5 VTB ..................................... II, 44; V, 33 PB4Y vs. 8 Zekes ........... , ................... II, 6 ASW cr~ping attack .............................. IV, 12 Experience and rescue of TBF crew ............... II, 6 German ai, "Automatic Control" ............................. III. 26 Aircraft Design Projecu German d{J Glider Program ........................... I, 37; II, 56 Automatic Flight Control Trainer ................... V, 23 LTA ............................. III, 40; IV, 34; V, 45 German in B Seaplanes ..................................... II, 56 German po "Black Cats" ..................................... II, 8 Trainer Program ............. I, 36; II, 56; III, 40; V, 43 German re<' VF ................... I, 35; II, 53; III, 37; IV, 33; V, 41 Boarding report, Excerpt from ....................... I, 19 VJ, VR, VN .......... I, 36; 11, 54; III, 39; IV, 34; V, 43 Bomb training ................................... II, 37 VOS, VSO, Rotary Wing .. I, 35; II, 53; Ill, 38; IV, 33; V, 42 Bombs, Japanese ................................. II, 31 Has Luftw"; VPB .................. I, 33; II, 48; III, 36; IV, 30; V, 38 VSB .................. I, 34; II, 51; III, 34; IV, 32; V, 40 Bombing tactics against enemy shipping (NAAF) .... II, 9 Hydraulic s VTB ............................. II, 52; III, 34; IV, 32 Bombing and D/R trainer ........................ IV, 13 Aircraft, friendly, in Rabaul ........................ I, 11 Booby traps in crashed enemy aircraft ....._ .......... I, 20 Aircraft, Japanese British aircraft in India Command, National Markings of. II, 32 Incendiary t Developments in SSF TONY and SSF OSCAR ...... II, 21 British bombers, Evasive tactics of ................... II, 19 Instrument5 Flotation gear ................................... I, 17 Daylight General commenU ............................... I, 17 C Interconrn HAP, Preliminary, last flight of .................. II, 22 Camouflage ......................... II, 19; III, 23; V, 26 rector Sakae, Models 12 and 21 ........................ I, 16 Captured aviation materiel ......................... II, 22 Interconm Structural weakness ............................. I, 18 Carbon monoxide indicators ....................... III, 23 Navigatio1 Aircraft spotting for naval bombardment ............. V, 10 Photo cell Carburetors ...................................... II, 47 Aircraft, U. S., Performance and handling characteris- Radio, gn1 tics of ...................................... II, 30 Carriers Approved changes ............................. III, 20 Airplane flight restrictiona as related to flight testa and CV, CVB, CVL, CVE .......................... III, 18 service experience . , .................. ~ ....... II, 41 tee! Escort aircraft carriers modified for transport ....... IV, 23 Aluminum alloy, New high strength ................. III, 21 Jet propulsion, aircraft take-offs .................. Ill, 20 Analattack .......................• ............... II, 34 Landing procedure, Notes on ...................... I, 24 Armament & Operations in anow and ice ...................... IV, 22 • Armor . .................... II, 46; III, 25; IV, 24; V, 34 Combat· between patrol planes ..................... -III, 6 Bombing systems ............................... V, 34 Compaases, Aircraft ............................ • • • V, 36 -46- NAVAL AVIATION CONFIDENTIAL BULLETIN DECEMBER 1943 CONFIDENTIAL 14BER D 0 Dive bombers at Guadalcanal ..................... IV, 9 Ordnance, Successful operation of ................... I, 22 Drift of objects under combined action of wind and Oxygen equipment ............................... IV, 21 current ...................................... I, 26 p E Paint materials .................................. III, '2 Enemy interception tactics against B-24s and B-25s .... V, 11 Photographic developments ............ I, 28; II, 30; III, 11 Engines .................................. II, 47; IV, 20 Gun camera for anti-submarine photography ........ II, 30 Equipment and material projects ...... III, 20; IV, 21; V, 26 Photographic installation in fighter aircraft ......... IV, 12 Evasion, Searchlight ............................... I, 11 Photographic interpretation in the South Pacific ....... V, 18 Exhaust systems and flame damping ................. II, 48 Plane equipment .................................. I, 29 F Power plant projects ...... I, 32; II, 47; III, 26; IV, 20; V, 28 Free gunnery activities in the South Pacific .......... IV, 5 Propeller, Super-hydromatic ....................... IV, 20 Fuels and lubricants ..................... II, 47; V, 28 & 29 Pump, waterfilter portable .......................... I, 21 FW-190, The present version of ...................... I, 15 I G Radio and Electrical German aircraft guns, Large caliber .................. I, 16 AIA night fighter radar ........................... V, 30 Airborne radar test equipments, new developments in .. II, 57 German document, Summary of extract from captured .. I, 16 ASB equipment ............................... III, 32 German interrogation of prisoners .................. II, 29 ASG for use in ASW projects .................... II, 57 German power plants .......• ..................... III, 8 AN/APS-4 lightweight search and aircraft intercep- tion radar .................................. III, 32 German recognition signals, Use of .... : .............. I, 10 Calibration of aircraft radio detection finders ........ II, 5 7 Expendable sono-radio buoy equipment ........... Ill, 29 H IFF installations ............................... III, 30 Has Luftwaffe any new weapons? ................... II, 22 .... n, 31 Improvements in radio communications equipment ... III, 27 .... n, g Hydraulic systems .................. III, 20; IV, 22; V, 27 Low altitude bombing equipment ................. V, 32 MAD equipment .............................. III, 29 ... IV, 13 Microwave radar, Improved ...................... V, 32 .... I, 20 Ignition ......................................... II, 48 Precipitation static research ..................... IV, 27 I of.ll, 32 Incendiary
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