AIRBORNE OPERATIONS

Military Manual Photocopies available from Military/Info
(Always in stock, because we photocopy them when we receive the order)

The "Lost and Found Department", of Historical Military Technology, in business for over 20 years now.

Contents

General
Parachuting
Parachutes
Airdrops

General

• ARTEP 7-500 Army Training and Evaluation Program for Pathfinder (10 May 1979); 64 pages, 7 illus. Price 7.00 {Item No.2890}
• Command and General Staff College. Airborne Operations Manual (Draft)(1 December 1947); 251 pages, 42 charts and illus. Price 30.00 {Item No.3365}[Contains extensive period airloading and movement information, including Gliders, a must for someone looking for World War Two aircraft loading procedures for airborne operations]
• FM 3-21.38  Pathfinder Operations (October 2002); 173 pages, illus.  Price 25.00 {Item No.334} [Same as FM 57-38]
• FM 57-1 U.S.Army/U.S.Air Force Doctrine for Airborne Operations (September 1967); 70 pages, 3 illus. Price 12.00 {Item No.2912}
• FM 57-10 Army Forces in Joint Airborne Operations (March 1962); 101 pages, 8 illus. Price 15.00 {Item No.1002}
• FM 57-30 Airborne Operations (July 1959); 181 pages, 13+illus. Price 23.00 {Item No.1003}
• FM 57-38 Pathfinder Operations (October 1968)(+Changes 1 & 2); 143 pages, 37 illus. Price 20.00 {Item No.1004}
• FM 57-100 The Airborne Division (September 1959); 208 pages, 41+ illus. Price 30.00 {Item No.1005}
• FM 90-26 Airborne Operations (December 1990); 320 pages, 69 illus. Price 35.00 {Item No. 4904}
• TM 57-210 Air Movement of Troops and Equipment (May 1965); 129 pages, 94 illus.(+Large foldouts) Price 20.00 {Item No.2571}

Parachuting

• John F.Kennedy Special Warfare Center. Special Forces Military Free-Fall Parachuting. Student Handout Military Free Fall Division United States Army.(July 1987); 93 pages, 57+illus. Price 20.00 {Item No.2889}
• FM 31-19 Special Forces Military Free-Fall Parachuting (August 1977); 100 pages, 50+illus. Price 15.00 [Copies poorly] {Item No.1000}
• FM 31-30 Tactics and Techniques of Airborne Troops (1942); 140 pages, 37 illus. Price 25.00 {Item No.1001} [Don't forget to look at our World War Two articles on the subject]
• FM 57-220  Static Line Parachuting Techniques and Training (19 August 1996); 479 pages, 199 illus.  Price 53.00 {Item No.5010}
• TM 57-220 Technical Training of Parachutists (January 1965); 135 pages, 97 illus. Price 20.00 [Item No.2570} [Vietnam vintage parachuting]

Parachutes

• TM 1-440 Parachutes, Aircraft Fabrics, and Clothing (10 January 1941)(+Changes 1 & 2); 119+ pages, 95 illus. Price 20.00 {Item No.3741}
• TM 10-1670-201-23 Organizational and DS Maintenance Manual for General Maintenance of Parachutes and other Airdrop Equipment (30 October 1973)(+Changes 1-6 (29 August 1988)); 138 pages, 71+illus. Price 20.00 {Item No.2640} [This manual is also: Airforce: TO 13C-1-41; Navy: NAVAIR 13-1-17]
• TM 10-1670-213-23 Organizational, and DS Maintenance Manual Including Repair Parts and Special Tool Lists: Parachute, Personnel, Types: 35-foot-Diameter T-10 Troop-back, 35-foot-Diameter Maneuverable Troop-back, 28-foot-diameter Chest, and 24-foot-diameter Troop-chest Reserve (April 1969); 254 pages, 100+illus. Price 25.00 {Item No.3793}
• TM 2170-72 Air Corps. The Parachute Rigger (29 June 1929)(+Change 1); 20 pages, 8 illus. Price 5.00 {Item No.2472}[Folding parachutes in the early days]
• NAVPERS 10357 Parachute Rigger (Vol.2)(1948); 263 pages, 300+illus. Price 32.00 {Item No.4427} [Includes chapters on: Fasteners, Sewing machines, Packing and rigging, Drop testing, Jumping, Aerial Delivery, Safety belts and shoulder harnesses, Seams, Tensile strengths]
• NAVPERS 10358-B Parachute Rigger 3 & 2 (1964); 316 pages, 100+illus. Price 40.00 {Item No.3726} [Training Course]

Airdrops

• FM 10-8 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment in the Theater of Operations (19 May 1978); 26 pages, illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.2545}
• FM 10-8 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment in the Theater of Operations (December 1969); 38 pages, illus. Price 4.00 {Item No.2546}
• FM 10-407  Quartermaster Airdrop Supply Company (February 1971); 59 pages, 6 illus.  Price 6.00  {Item No.4414}
• FM 10-512  Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment. Rigging Typical Supply Loads (3 October 1994+)(Including Changes 1-5); 403 pages, 100+ illus.  Price 45.00 {Item No.239} [This manual is a mess, it actually consists of two manuals changes 1-4 in one, and change 5 (undated) in the other]
• FM 10-512  Rigging Typicial Supply Loads (31 August 1979)(Including Change 1-4 (15 December 1996); 229 pages, illus.  Price 26.00 {Item No.333} [Now we are selling FM 10-512 in two pieces]
• FM 10-512  Rigging Typicial Supply Loads (Change 5 to 31 August 1979); 174 pages, illus.  Price 20.00 {Item No.342}[Now we are selling FM 10-512 in two pieces]
• FM 10-578  Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Rigging Landing Field Mat (19 April 1985)(Including Changes 1-2); 109 pages, illus.  Price 12.00 {Item No.332}
• TM 10-500 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: General Information for Rigging Airdrop Platforms (January 1972)(Including Changes 1 & 2); 87+pages, 47+illus. Price 9.00 {Item No.1006} [This manual is also: Airforce: TO 13C7-1-5]
• TM 10-500-1 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Rigging Containers (February 1972)(Including Changes 1 & 2); 93 pages, 70 illus. Price 10.00 {Item No.1007}[This manual is also: Airforce: TO 13C7-1-11]
• TM 10-500-1 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Rigging Components of US Army Air/Ground Pickup System (September 1964); 21 pages, 16 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.1008}
• TM 10-500-2 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Using CV-2B Caribou Airplane and Combat Expendable Platforms(January 1966)(+Changes 1 & 2); 157 pages, 104 illus. Price 15.00 {Item No.1009}
• TM 10-500-5 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment Using CV-2B Caribou Airplane and Combat-Expendable Platforms (January 1966); 157 pages, 104 illus. Price 16.00 {Item No.4101}
• TM 10-500-6 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: From Army Aircraft (October 1966)(Including Change 1); 68 pages, 44 illus. Price 7.00 {Item No.1010} [This manual is also: Airforce: TO 13C7-51-1]
• TM 10-500-7  Airdrop Derigging and Recovery Procedures (20 September 1994); 33 pages, illus.  Price 5.00 {Item No.238}
• TM 10-500-7 Airdrop Recovery Procedures (May 1966); 31 pages, 21 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.1011}[This manual is also: Airforce: TO 13C7-1-10]
• TM 10-500-7 Airdrop Recovery Procedures (May 1966)(+Changes 1 & 2); 33 pages, 21 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.1012}
• TM 10-500-9 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Assembly Line Rigging (March 1966); 17 pages, 8 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.1013} [This manual is also:: Airforce: TO 13C7-1-9]
• TM 10-500-12 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment Rigging Typical Supply Loads (November 1969)(+Change 1); 33 pages, 19 illus. Price 4.00 {Item No.2603} [This manual is also: Airforce: TO 13C7-1-8]
• TM 10-500-16 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment: Reference Data for Airdrop Loads (May 1968); 129 pages, 100 illus. Price 14.00 {Item No.1014} [This manual is also: Airforce: TO 13C7-1-3]
• TM 10-500-39 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment. Rigging Containers (January 1968); 52 pages, 48 illus. Price 6.00 {Item No.2604} [This manual is also: Airforce: TO 13C7-1-11]
• TM 10-500-53 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment Rigging Ammunition for Low and High Velocity Airdrop (February 1967); 30 pages, 4+illus. Price 4.00 {Item No.2590} [This manual is also: Airforce: TO 13C7-18-41]
• FM 10-527 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment. 155-mm Howitzer (September 1982); 98 pages, illus. Price 12.00 {Item No.3113}
• FM 10-538 Airdrop of Supplies and Equipment. Rigging Naval Emergency Air Cargo Delivery System (NEACOS) (6 August 1952); 98 pages, illus. Price 12.00 {Item No.3114}
• FM 10-586  Rigging M-22 Helicopter Armament Subsystem Guided Missile Launcher and Missiles (26 April 1984); 22 pages, illus.  Price 5.00 {Item No.952} [The missile is the antique French SS-11]
• FM 10-588  Rigging 16-Foot Plastic Assault Boats, (29 May 1984); 22 pages, illus.  Price 5.00 {Item No.953}
• FM 10-591  Rigging Trailer Mounted Engineer Electrical Tool Outfits (19 August 1996); 37 pages, illus. Price 5.00  {Item No.954}

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