Wow, great to see those original books!
Mike Cecil quoted Bill Gregg on the first version dating back to March 1943:
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				Bill Gregg was quite open about the source being that data book. This from his introduction: 'The first part is essentially a photo facsimile of the original Vehicle Data Book issued in March 1943...' 
			
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 For those looking for a copy, I posted a link to a downloadable pfd-version of the 
December 1944 edition 
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					Originally Posted by  Hanno Spoelstra
					 
				 
				
			
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