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Re: WWII airfield buildings drawings???

Sat May 15, 2021 7:49 am

p51 wrote:Like many of you, I'd love to have a copy of FM 5-280, but I've never seen one for a price I'd be willing to pay.


Mine came from Goodwill...

Re: WWII airfield buildings drawings???

Sat May 15, 2021 8:43 am

shrike wrote:
p51 wrote:Like many of you, I'd love to have a copy of FM 5-280, but I've never seen one for a price I'd be willing to pay.


Mine came from Goodwill...

Now you're making me jealous.

Re: WWII airfield buildings drawings???

Sat May 15, 2021 10:02 am

Had a guy run me up to over 375$ for a manual for my Fairchild. After the auction he had the audacity to offer me a copy at something like 55 cents a page.. I laughed back at him and told him could get a copy from NASM at 5 cents a page... Never heard back from him.

Re: WWII airfield buildings drawings???

Sat May 15, 2021 3:18 pm

wendovertom wrote:They are big, but I could have our curator see what he could do as far getting some good photos of them for you.

I was actually just emailing someone about how to scan large format documents and they had an interesting suggestion: Go to FedEx Office or Office Depot! I haven't tried it and I would be somewhat skeptical of their handling methods and output quality, but it might be useful for a one-time project.

p51 wrote:TM collecting is a hobby unto itself.

For those who just want the content and don't actually care about owning a physical copy, a bunch are available over on Hathi Trust.
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