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Newsmap. Monday, July 20, 1942 : week of July 10 to July 17
Date: 1942-07-20
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course
Description: Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, North Africa, Vichy fleet, Atlantic, Madagascar, Jugoslavia, Burma, China.
Large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Includes inset maps: Battle of Midway, Battleground in North Africa, Russian Front.
Photographs: U.S. carrier is hit; Somewhere in Australia; Night bloom; Desert daybreak; Taken from Rommel; All-Chinese gun crew; Seagoing tractor on test; Ride through hell.
Back: Text and illustrations promote the WEFT (Wing, Engine, Fuselage, Tail) method of aircraft recognition.
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Newsmap. Monday, November 30, 1942 : week of November 20 to November 27
Date: 1942-11-30
Creator: [United States.] Army Orientation Course
Description: Text describes action on various war fronts: Russia, Tunisia, Libya, West Africa, Martinique, New Guinea, Solomons.
Front: large world map is keyed to text and illustrates time zones around the world. Inset maps: Offensive in New Guinea; Tunisia; North Africa; South Russia.
Photographs: Guadalcanal; Jeeps in Russia; Unloading in North Africa; U.S. patrol landed on one of the isolated islands of the Aleutian group.
Back: Aircraft insignia.
Aircraft insignia are subject to change constantly.
These are based on information available up to November 30, 1942.
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WEFT is a system for aircraft recognition : wing, engine, fuselage, tail.
Date: 1942
Creator: Coggins, Jack.
Description: Chart describing the characteristics of various military aircrafts.
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Aircraft insignia.
Date: 1943
Creator: Coggins, Jack.
Description: Twenty different types of airplanes fly across the scene, each with distinct markings. The main background is of clouds in the sky. The border is comprised of insignia of aircraft from 47 countries.
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