General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

paper pages; steel spine & rings; cover cloth covered card stock

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

29.3 cm

Width

25.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

4.0 cm

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Archives

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Lorimer

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

WWII (1939-1945)/ this manual was begun when the trainee began training Nov. 1, 1943; the 3 month course would have ended ca. Feb. 1, 1944

Canada

the Link Trainer was used to train pilots for the British Commonwealth Air training Plan (BCATP), which trained commonwealth and allied air crew for aerial combat

Function

manual compiled by student during the course of Link Trainer Instructor Training; graded upon graduation & intended for use when graduate assigned to Flying Training Station as Sergeant-Link Instructor

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

lettering on adhesive label affixed to inside front cover reads: "R-188936 LORIMER H.S./AGE 20/- NOTES AND DRAWINGS -/(DEDERONTO)/LINK INSTRUCTORS COURSE - BEGAN NOV 1/43"; title page reads: "CREATING INSTRUMENT PILOTS IN THE/LINK TRAINER/[photo]/Self + Chief Instructor/1944 - Brandon S.F.T.S."; lettering hand written in pen on first page reads: "Note/there were no text-books for/Link Instructors./Students had to compile their/own Text Book as the course/progressed. (3 months - Deseronto, Ont.)./Students were given grades for their/Text Books upon graduation./All graduates were given Sgt. stripes,/and assigned to Flying Training Stations./Flight/Sgt. Lorimer/Course consisted of classroom lectures, experiences in Link/and at Instructor's desk, procedures lf all kinds, 20 hrs/flying in Cornells - (10 under The Hood) - to also/put in 10 hrs. flying time a month - with F. Instructors/ while stationed!"

Missing

N/A

Finish

generally black lettering hand written in ink or type written on white paper; b + w photograph, drawings b + w & colour/ 3 ring binder has black cover

Decoration

contains hand drawn illustrations & clippings