FM 1-15: Army Air Force Field Manual Tactics and Technique

FM 1-15 Army Air Force Field Manual Tactics and Technique

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FM 1-15

Army Air Force Field Manual Tactics and Technique

Army · FM · Jan 1942 · 80 pages

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FM 1-15 RESTRICTED ARMY AIR FORCE FIELD MANUAL TACTICS AND TECHNIQUE OF AIR FIGHTING (This manual supersedes FM 1-15, September 9, 1940.) CHAPTER 1 OBJECTIVES OF AIR FIGHTING Paragraphs BECTION I. -1-4 II. Pursuit aviation in 5-8 III. Penetrations of pursuit defense 9-10 SECTION I GENERAL * 1. AIR FIGHTING.-An air fight is a combat between aircraft involving fire and movement by the opposing forces engaged. Fighting between aircraft in flight results from or grows out of the attempt to deny air attack and air observation. In air fighting there is no counterpart of the battle between ground forces. Air fighting is incidental to the carrying out of other and potentially decisive air operations.

DesignationFM 1-15

EditionJan 1942

StatusSuperseded

Pages80

FunctionAviation

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)