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Photographic Interpretation Handbook, United States Forces: Section 13 Aircraft Dei Ntification Robert L University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln DOD Military Intelligence U.S. Department of Defense 4-1944 Photographic Interpretation Handbook, United States Forces: Section 13 Aircraft deI ntification Robert L. Bolin Depositor University of Nebraska-Lincoln, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dodmilintel Bolin, Robert L. Depositor, "Photographic Interpretation Handbook, United States Forces: Section 13 Aircraft deI ntification" (1944). DOD Military Intelligence. 16. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dodmilintel/16 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the U.S. Department of Defense at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in DOD Military Intelligence by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. SECTION AIRCRAFT 13 ~ I 13.01 - 13.99 y r RESTRICTED AIRCRAFT II DENTI FICATION I I , JAPANESE AIRCRAFT I s C A L E I N F E E T ALL DIMENSIONS TO THE NEAREST HALF FOOT 10 0 eo 100 MAV I S 1>1 . 0' EMILY S 124 0 ' lONE s e 7 . 0' I 82 . o· L 96. e' L 63. O' 1 ~1 r'~ I I o o I PATROL BOMBER F I B PATROL BOMBER F I B BOMBER - RECON. F I P TESS S ., 0' CHERRY S 8 ' . 0 ' BETTY 5 82.0 ' NELL 5 e 2 . 0' I (U . S . - OC . 21 L 62 . 0' L s~ . s' (TOBY AS TRANSPi)RT) L 6 5. O' l & 4 . 0' I ~ .J.. o I o I TRANSPORT RECONNAISSANCE FIB MEDlurA BOMBER - T.B . MEDIUM BOMBER"T. B . SALLY 5 7".5' TOPSY S 74.0 ' HELEN S 68.0' THELMA 5 65 ,:; ' L :; 2 . 0' L 52.e' L 54.0' ( U. S. - C • 59 ) L 44.0' I ---I a .. o hURl( 2 ANO 3 ~ I MAR K / 'II <Ile;j ... • I MEDIUM BOMBER TRANSPORT MEDIUM BOMBER TRANSPORT LILY :; 7 O' KATE S :; 2 . 0' NI CK S eQ . 0' (JILLl ? S .. 8 :;' I .. 2.0' L 34. O' L 3". 0' l 3:; 0' I o o I MEDIUM BOMBEI! TORPEDO BOMBER FIGHTER-LIGHT BOMBER TORPEDO BOM B E R l RESTRICTED I 13 . 01 l ,.. A1RCRAFT RESTRICTED RESTRICTED AIRCRAFT IIDENTI FICATIONI (I DENTIFICATIONI I JAPANESE AIRCRAFT . SHADOW STU DY OF JAPANESE AIRCRAFT LIGHT ANGLE 45° WITH HORIZ9NTAL M A V I SE MIL Y N ELL TOP S Y SCALE IN FEET KAWANISHI·97 TYPE 02 MITSUBISHI · 96 MIT SUB ISH I . M C·2 0 5 C A L E ' ''' FEE T S C ... I. E I H fEE; S C ... L E I N FE E T s C ... E ' N 10 0 50 100 2S 0 2S Ml 7S ALL DIMENSIONS TO THE NEAREST HALF FOOT ' ~:TROL ~ ~OMBERoO PATROL BOMBER MEDIUM BOMBER" MEDIUM BOMBER" TRANSPORT S 131' S 125' S 82' S 79'8" S 74' DINAH 48 ·0' JAKE ' 48.0' IDA S 48.0' VAL II 47.5' L 82' L 90' L 54' L 64' L 52' 8" 36.0' 35.0' L 34.0' PIAL I SIMILAR) 33.0' I I 1<"$"1 'f' • ' k I I 0 ~ ~ ll! ++ ~ ~ CPr 'CP, .- RECONNAISSANCE R E CON.' B 0 M B E R F/P L I G H T BOMBER o I V E BOMBER I MARY 47.5' SONIA 39.5' RUFE 39.S' ZEKE 39 .5' 35.0' 28.0' 35.0' (ZERO) 30.0' ,·1 ~ -:--t-r 4- T T [ ~ ~ ~ ~ L IG H T BOMBER-RECON. L IG H T BOMBER-RECON . FIGHTE R FIGHTER BABS 39.5' TONY S 39.0' JUDY 38.0' OSCAR S 37.S' 28.0' L 29.0' 33 .5' L 29.0' ~ ~ ~ --...4--- ( -t- ~ T [ ~ ~ ..... ~ ,..............- L I G H T BOMBER FIGHTER RECONNAISSANCE FIGHT-ER •. PETE s 37.0' HAMP 36.0' DAVE 36.0' CLAUDE S 36.0' L 32 .5' IZERO IT) 30.0' 28 .5' L 24 . S' ~ -+- +=F ---r+r- [ [ RECONNAISSANCE F/P FIGHTER RECONNAISSANCE F/P FIGHTER NATE 36.0' FRED 34.5' MIKE 33.0' TOJO 5 31.0' 24.0' (FW 190) 30 .0' (ME 109) 29 .5' L 27.0' [ > o FIGHTER FIGHTER FIGHTER FIGHTER l RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 13.03 13.02 l r AIRCRAFT RESTRICTED RESTRICTED AIRCRAFT (IDENTIFICATION) (IDENTI FICATION) ( SHADOW . STUDY OF JAPANESE AIRCRAFT LIGHT ANGLE 45° WITH HORIZONTAL SHADOW STUDY OF JAPANESE AIRCRAFT SAL LYL I L YK AT EOI N A HJ A K E LIGHT ANGLE 45° WITH HORIZONTAL MITSUBISHI ' 97 T Y PE ' 99 NAKAJIMA · 9 7T Y PE · 0 0 A I C H 1 - 00 s e A L. E I H F E [ T S C ... L E '" FEE T S C ... L [ t N F EE T S C ... L EI " FE E T S C ... LE I N F E [ T A R Y IDA V A L I V A L II R U F E 10 0 SO SO 10 0 Ml 10 0 K A WA S A K I 97 MIT SU B IS H I · 9 8 A I C ~ N ~ ~ ; ~ ~ c 1 L C[ I HN FI [ [9; ~ ~ TA S l U ~ I , ~ H F IE ? :0 MEDIUM BOMBER ao ' ~E b IUM BOMBER so I~ ORoPEDO B O MBER REC ONNAISSANCE RECON .- LI GHT BOMBER se A L E I N FE £T 5 C A L E I N F £ E T seA L [ _ " 0 I S 74'6' S57' S52 ' S 48' S 47'5" '0 0 L 5 2 ' L 41'IO' L 34 ' L 36' L 35' LI G HT BOMBER :;::=~ T B O MBER :'0 ~IV~ B OM B E R ~ ~IV~ B OM BE R FI GHTE R - F / P S 4 7'7" S 4 7'9" S 4 7'8" LS 47~83 ': ~ 39~;': I L 3 5 ' L 34' L 33' - - ~ [ .e, I ...-. , ! . .. I [ .-1 L 1 [ T • T • % I I . 'liS'~ - +:. 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L [ I H F [ [ T 100 = ALL DIMENSIONS TO THE NEARE57 HALF FOOT 10 0 50 ,.. 10 0 ~o MEDIUM BOMBER FIGHTER - LIGHT BOMBER ---------------8-1.o-· rJ-U--2~9-0------------------------------- S -,-38-.0" S 68' S 50' 93.0' L 93 .0' L 54' L 34' I l 1 I POWERED GLIDER TRANSPORT- HEAVY BOMBER 115.5' FW-200 5 108.0' HE - 177 S 104.0' JU - 90 L 85.0' L 78 . 0' 67.5' ~ . \ - [ I [ I - • TRANSPORT - HEAVY BOMBER TRANSPORT- HEAVY BOMBER HEAVY BOMBER I 79.0' 1'- JU- 52 5 96.0' JU-86 P S 84.0' GO-242 [ - L 62.0' L 53.0' 52 .5' [ 1'- - [ ,a TRANSPORT- GLIDER TUG HIGH ALTITUDE REGON GLIDER RESTRICTED 13.09 13.08 RESTRICTED [ • - .. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT It. llDENTI FICATION' (IDENTIFICATION' L F T ii£Ei GERMAN A RCRAFT It. GERMAN A R C R A ...JI.., r ~ SEA PLANES LAN 0 PLANES [ I SCALE IN FEET SCALE IN FEE T t'! 10 0 50 100 t'-" ALL DIMENSIONS TO THE NEAREST HALF FOOT 10 0 SO 100 AL L DIMENSIONS TO THE NEAREST HALF FOOT 5 98 . 5' BV-222 5 150 . 0' 00-26 HE ~ III K 5 74.0' JU-188 7 2 . 5' DFS-230 5 72 . 5 ' BV-141 5 66.0' l I 15 . 0' L 80.5' L 54. O' 49 . 0' L 37.5' L 49 0' I lU (t!" rt • .11 ll.'! MEDIUM BOMBER MEDIUM BOMBER GLIDER ARMY COOPERATION JU-88- A6 566 . 0' 00- 217E 5 62 .
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