WWII avionics documents
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This is a collection from various sources on documents or "tips" on somewhat arcane pieces of equipment in the WWII avionics maintenance scene. This section contains items of interest gleaned from manuals, service bulletins, and the like.


USAAF/Navy service bulletins
The 800-1 Inverter (scream city)
Voltage regulator adjustment
USAAF Aircraft connectors 19 Nov 1943

Manuals and Manual Excerpts

Aircraft Communications equipment

BC-191/BC-375 Antenna Relay Sequence Tool
AN/ARC-18 & AN/ARC-28 VHF Relays
Bendix RA-1B receiver info
Western Electric WE-13C Transmitter info
Yardeny C-131/ARC-5 autotuner info (UPDATED)
ARC-5 console type control box info
Aircraft Temperature Indicator info
Flux Gate Compass
AN/APA-48 Homing Adapter
AN/ARR-1/Navy ZB-3 homing rcvr manual
Navy YE/ZB history - Naval Research Lab
Navy ZB-* homing receiver decoding card
Navy GP-7 transmitter
Navy ATD transmitter
AN/ARN-7 operating manual (complete - 6MB) (NEW)
DU-1 Direction Finding Loop info
1936 NRL Aircraft Radio Training Manual (Radio DF Chapter)
SCR-A*-183/283 component interchangeability
Tuning Coil Sets for SCR-A*-183/283 Radio Sets
C-184 Tuning Coil for SCR-A*-183 transmitters
SCR-AR-183/283 manual (complete - 6MB)
BFO Oscillator RC-12 (BC-RC-183) 2.5MB
Antenna Coupling Unit CU-92/APN for LORAN
BC-946 manual (complete - 940kB)
AN/ARN-6 manual, complete (TM 11-5125 - 88MB)
Lambda Model 25 & 28 Power Supply Instruction Manual, complete
Navy LM Frequency Meter Power Supply Manual excerpt
Bendix RA-10DB manual, complete
Philco Aircraft Cable Fabrication Manual, complete
Packard Bell Model K-1 Mic Preamp
Navy RL-7 interphone amplifier
Navy Preliminary RAT manual (20MB)
Navy Final RAT and RAT-1 manual (20MB)
BC-347 Interphone amp and application info
AN/AIC-2 Interphone System, complete
AN/ARC-4 manual, complete (60MB!)
Navy RU-18 and RU-19 manual, complete (20MB!)

Aircraft Countermeasures Equipment

AM-14/APT Class B Linear Amplifer (jammers) (7MB)
AM-18/APT Class B Linear Amplifer (jammers) (35MB)
AM-33/APT Class B Linear Amplifer (jammers) (22MB)
AN/APA-6 Pulse Analyzer manual, complete (10MB)
AN/APT-1 jammer) (NEW)
AN/APQ-2 jammer info
AN/ANQ-2 acetate disk recorder
AN/ARR-5 Hallicrafters VHF Receiver
AN/APA-11 Radar Indicator Assembly (less parts list) (NEW)
AN/ALR-5 partial (CV-253/ALR & R-444/APR-4Y) (NEW)


Schematics and diagrams
Navy RAX-1 receiver schematics & parts
Bendix TA-2J component schematics
Bendix TA-12B component schematics
Full ART-13A schematic
ARC-5 HF manual Figure 8-55 configurations
Continuously Tunable VHF ARC-5 set drawings (10MB)
Continuously Tunable VHF ARC-5 set performance curves
ARC "command set" Test Set use & schematics
Command Receiver I-84-B Test Set parameters
AN/ARN-6 schematic
AN/ARN-7 schematic
SCR-269 schematic (BC-433-*, BC-434-*, LP-21-A)
R-45/ARR-7 schematic
R-44/ARR-5 schematic
AN/ARN-7 schematic
Navy ARB schematic
Navy ATB schematic
Navy ATD schematic
Navy GP-7 schematic
AN/ARR-15 schematics
BC-307 transmitter schematic
BC-224-A schematic and wiring diagrams
DZ-2 schematic diagram
AN/ARC-2A schematic diagram
AN/ARC-2 schematic diagram
AN/ARC-4 schematic diagram
AN/APR-5AX schematic diagram
AN/APR-5AY schematic diagram
AN/ALA-2 schematic diagram(NEW)
AN/APA-10 schematic diagram(NEW)


Operational Notes and Data
RU/GF set connectors
SCR-274N relay timing notes
Dynamotor care and refurbishment
Aircraft HF Antenna Design
Aircraft Antenna Insulators
Navy aircraft radio compliment list (ca. 1935)
Navy aircraft radio compliment list (ca. 1943)
Early Navy & GF-1, GF-2, and RU-3 (ca. 1936)
1936 Navy trailing wire antenna reels and wire
WWII Countermeasures equipment (Oct 1944)
TS-164/BC-221 Frequency Meter Pair
Introductory article on ATB/ARB deployment
Azon and Razon Guided Missile design notes
Carbon Microphone Characteristics ca. 1943
NDRC Div. 17 Summary Report, Interphone Systems ca. 1946
PB4Y-2 Line Maintenance Manual photos
B-24D Radio Service and Instruction Manual (48MB)
Unsatisfactory Report Digest for May 1944
Signal Corps Aircraft Plugs and Connectors 1943
1941 Bendix Aircraft Radio brochure (10MB)
Operational Suitability of the Radio Equipment in the B-29 Airplane (40MB)
AC portion of 1945 Airborne Electrical Maintenance Notes (AEMN) - (25MB)
AN/ARC-18 & AN/ARC-28 Relay Systems - 1945 Airborne Radio Maintenance Notes (ARMN)
T.O. No. 16-40-2, Reduction of Precipitation Static, 16 March 1945

Completely off-topic
Jensen G-610 Loudspeaker documents


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