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593 Link Trainer Mechanic

Change 1 directed that Link Trainer Mechanic (SSN 593) be changed to Synthetic Trainer Mechanic (Designated Type) (SSN 969). Appendix I later listed 593 as deleted, with 969 as its suggested substitute.

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  • 969 stated by the source. No directory or archive record matches.

Documented history

Link Trainer Mechanic

The change instruction was published on 12 April 1945, and the deletion list appeared in Change 2 dated 30 June 1945. Neither gives a separate effective date for the change or deletion.

Source extraction notes

Appendix I lists deleted SSN 593 with suggested substitute 969. Appendix I does not print titles. The title is documented elsewhere in TM 12-427: Change 1, 12 April 1945, PDF page 4; instruction for printed page 77. The row-level deletion date is unstated. The citation dates Change 2 to 30 June 1945; that publication date is not an effective deletion date.

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Reviewed September 23, 2026 against references 3 and 1.

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