AVAL AIR "BANKRUPTS"

YAP

Ill> Yap Island

is world fornou.s for its wheel-si:zed doughnut~ shaped money hewl;1out of stone. Butit was for Yap's im.portanc,e as a Ibase of militaryoperaticms that a powerful United Stgtes Navy task force pommeled if from the air in recent attacks on Pala.u,iusc' east of the PhilippiJ1es. Palau is the seat from which Japan gOive.rns the spra.wIil1g territory mandated to her by the League of Naf'ions. The navl;I:l air attacK, which la,sf.ed from March 29 10 March 31, blasted shippi.ng and shore i:nstaUafions without interf'ereJ'lcefi:.om the ('oy Jap f1eef. Views reveal Yap smoldflg.

NAVAL

AVIATION

NEWS

JUNE

15,

1944

STRIKE
when a powerful _Iavy task force blasted Pulau, Yap and Woleai in a three-day raid, striking a t.:rippling blow only BOOmiles east of the Philippines, rho deepest penetration of J apunese waters yet made bv the Pacific Fleet .
. Palau nivaled Truk as a Japanese "Pearl Harbor," yet the naval task force met with no opposition on the way to attack the islands, where opposition was limited to anti-aircraft fire and laud-based Bghters. Once again th Japan se Navy prudently stayed av ay from th C 118 of action and th re nem Sll~PS that were at Palau scooted at the first sign of dang r. Asid from its destructive value, the rai d gtlve the Unit States valuahl data on strength of Jap defenses in the sum.

AT PALAU
Of great importance
sources. the Palau Islands

T hmtl

ilE WAll

Iu the Paoifio struck close to the Jap horne-

because of rich mineral re-

percentage of J apan's supply of phosphate, as well as alUfLltllLltn 01'e, The Palau group has played a vital parl in ac:lmi'n4;tratiOn of [apanese civil govennment in the manoa ted islands, with th headquarters of the Di· rector of th South S S Bur au located a Koror.
t

have

been producing

luge

D Wcleai,
ship sunk,

IJlliNC TIJ1l:

three-day attack on PILI all , Yap and the naval force accounted for 28 Japanese 1 beached or damaged, and 160 to 214 Extensive dama ze was done to

plallp.s d strayed.

ground installations, trnnuuilion dumps, rnnwa- S R.Dd other targets. U. S. losses totaled 25 planes, 18 lives, with no ship damage sustained by the attacking Force:. 1

..

PALAU ISLAND,S ARE NEAREST SPOT TO PHILIPPINES .HII B,Y THE U. S.

S. Ime
'rnis
about

r~~f'f,;,jJJ d t I.le f!fl.steI'n s [de h II:S Il hi UV;j IIg ret' r for

ond flf the {..tronp is tormod

Islands; and 1l,oonl 1.00n miles west of Truk, Hrc Palau lslnnds are 'the Iwarest grnnp lG tiro l'hilippines. being
600 mile.'> (1HS~ Dnvao au tile isluud of Minrlunno. of stru1cgi eenlru] PHciR~· grnull Ml1siSt'll of 2UO small, Ilea vi h. W(lI)deel, "olcllItic isJ and!; • .sls L.lr.gc is tumls lim) man y Islets, The latter somethnes rise pf'rpe.nd:iculllrly tn a hl'ligilL of 600 Feet above bigl.! water. With the exceptlon of:Angaur Islaud, the whole graup is si(llItted on and surrountled lW c0r:;tl. [MrS, The nnrUwrll

l:UAT.Iill. AT

the western end 01 l~c.

JOJlg

chain of

(:aTO-

mns I Ii r its length. ThL' western sidE' is llanked hy some 500 miles :(JI hrnker; burrier reel, the most w~LerJJ' point o( \IWch is more !hau I (J m.il(·~djstalll Ircm nearest lnud, Thelarg-e;i isluuc] In the grou1' is B.~hcltlmav, mort' lhun ('[{Iml itl (IteR hr tile fl;'llluillfng L~hm~h. There it; .~·llllsJdll~Ilhlc thnber lUI lhi.~ iNlunct It IS 'tvtlmllY r.lotlll am] \1It\sl i·lr

by seveml oif~lying detached

...

un

Melekl'link ¥:ilbgu.. but the interior is mllillty barren . The h];Ulit; 5011111 !lIf 13abeltl'lllap lire [OJlmed nJ lhnesrone. or these. Pelellu aud Allg~lur Islands tnostly are flal, but the
flt:hen consist of lang, uarrow hills witL s1ecp slopa'i to
l1hnllL
S~I~-

ol Anguur, is at Lite snulhern end of the burrier reef, In 1935 there \\'('1'1:· S,1I71 !I1j_1;H1~, (J./37B Juprl.lLe.se. utld 17 fu!'eignel's livlHg i(i Palau rrllpciJ'. Aogatlt .Islaud had 420 naeves and 106 IUJls livin_~ mostly ill areas alonJ! the "~'CllU.
NiNE

wanl. WltJl

(·D.V~S sell ,It

level. pijlt'liu lslaud,

six milt's

ill!

Typical Abl
mllst

ur l;UllllJlUllity hudl(lltlr~'· arulrLlil~'nl is ml! t'xlI(llIy tile ,,I' living qUIUJl~r~~ unmurried IIII'll uf village lh find sleep OJ! slmw mats III such plucos, mure like cuttle in barn

palut111.I

Japanese reerull
isUliliJs: inusl

1111luu ualh
III' ] il

(!S

lu work

pn'l'~ sUPllly of

ut munduted ishmds comes hom Pulau, No.\lnl prndltccs (juimtltr

u IlI.L IT1hwra\

ill jlilusllit:(tl'

mjjh>~

IJI' lilt,
any

received

[tOJII

:1

Camera: gun

OJ! Navy bomber catches Lllis close-up 01 J[lplllleSe cargo

~llip l'o'l"'il'illg ",1(·UHlI hlow dUI'ing tile !,lIm.!.'!.; rn I PUIIlIl T~hllldi;; Tfhljur .h,p jll·el 1.1 "its flo;d us ll",l;- fr,,1'l'I'I ~Ml< down 1:01' he stttkft t

THREE~DAY STRIKE ,HAMMERS SHORE DEFENSES AND AIRPORTS AT PALAU

pl-'l1~trate T ot a uuval tusk force todestruction fromjapansseislauc]its fortress urea, prolcol'ud the nlr lJ~
lllJ.'1, !·81IRE-DA .. 011 inct'ellSillg

f.titl

Pal,tl1 proved the

the'

.1bil-

ily

froru

own aerial umbrella.

Pillau wlu-n the uttuck

The jups bud

JIO

major fleet Iunts lit

11ll_Las lhese

to:keu by Navy photographers rev t!ul , what shiplJing they diu hu\ e there was sunk 0)" ua:mug\olu ill It 11l~lUdl.!rO!lS lIm1 lit-cum-Ie 11.1\0 of blJlllils. Shhl~ sunk <1I1d J:unaged by Ihls nttHok included a lurge Ileel tender. tnnkccs, i11ei,gUlcn; ;Jlld rr&ighler-tJ'ruuspurts. OBe JupaJl0Se' battleship.. Intercepted by a submnrlne, was torpedoed, but escaped, One WilkitllJke class lkslrnyer willi last olisel ved Imrlling Here-ely. P111au has curried all nn extensive trade "ruth jupun. Phosphates, nluminum ore-, cop!',!' Ilt!ai'l. b(I[JLl<I, charcoal nnw nilotic-typ shells are exported. F()tldlit~ln:!S, (·tlU~ 1ohucco, wiue, 111111ber nd lools are i1111JOrted, III 19138 LilmliL J 30,000 a J11<~lriclnus nf Vhi:i1fplllllc amI 30,()[l() metric ~OWi of ult1t11i~ num ore were sni,pped to [upan. This isl!lTldgrolJ[J is n maln source phosphute alld llU.lI~~i.te JaJlU !I, hnlh \-il'rel Ql'eli· EWI

was IHIUI~betl,

phqhJS

ur

~'

One ollhe

RiSing \Ill'" dt',trllYt'j'~ receives II J,ltnl hit ml1id~ill[l.1i as the setting NUll sllhouettus it ill the glistening sea oil Palau; more 1I1ll.H a ~{!O)"" ,if ~bjps, 1.lIt'h,dlug this d 'slT!11'lIr, were sunk

nf.V'£N

JIo. SH'rps.S~URR1I'

UI!I)EI!'

II.TTolC'K.

I'IUa.UDI'NG

Av.,I<Gf.

,I'LEETTUWER

N'AVY HITS PALAU'S BEST AIRPORT toeA lED ON ISLAND OF'PELEUU

were scattered about t1i1s fie!cl flt the time of the raid, Other aviation Eal:1ilities in the islands include a filllway in its e.."Lrly stagesofuQnstruction Oil Babelthuap island, i'lsjm:ilru' ODe on Ngesebes Island and two .<;eapluuc uB.Ses 011 Amkabesnn. The airfield on Pelellu •• 1 dtlar~d area at ('he southern. widest portion of the island, is roughly an octagon, the inscrjbed circle of \..hiah hes a diameter of 4,900 iL. There i are two. probably conerete-surfaeed rUQwa,ys ill an .¥ pal:tei:J.'l, \\.1th tumingcitcles: ~t the ends. Twohanl-rurfllc.w taxiways. 180 .Pt. wide connect the nertlieru turnil':!g circles ami Jo~ the mnln service apron, while three taxi-ways un del' con.structlcn extend fl'om tJ1B aiclielcI to dispel'sal areas in the iaciliti.'es l.sland.s was two-runway T werewith Pelellu Islaad, where there At LIlt!Palau ai'l:C:l'afl airfield excellent service Iacilities. ll'fa.'lt 21)
HE ¥OS1I' :'imp(Jrlanlaircra.Ft
0.0

111

(I

woods, The entire wli~ld· ill used for plane dispw:sa) and Jour dis!J:eIiSal bays lire ('lIt n110 the \voodOO area, Under eonstruotiea in the areu NE (If rfw.ulr6eld is 11 dispersal t:nd~ way 180 Ft, wide and about 0,250 ft, long. {orming a Jong rrarrow IMp tbJ.'o:ugh the weeds, On the N\'I' side ·of'the I1J(lJnservice apron are two steel frame hangars 11S'xJ.B5· Which w:-el'e d-amaged, and a wooden hangar 9U ft. square, Bordering the N~V' side of the secondary service apron is llJ10ther waeden, twitl-gable hangar 80':-:85' ~i1ld six: Frame hulkH.IlgJ>, Defenses 011 the islund, all in ilia vicjnity of [he. uirf:iold~ lneluded the fi11!tlwing: A battery of three Ul10caupied dualpurpose pOSitions with rurs()ciared command post, range findlll', ammnrdnon storage. and personnel bnrracks, 23 nnhwcrafl iustallattnns, and a cyllndrieal concrete hlm:!kht:llt5e. The vC>'l"LLclll photo uf the airfield, anuotuted by Navy Plmtn Interpreters. shows the location of these !Iod other' instaJlatioD$, Such analysi.~ Of aerial reeonnaissauee phOlugraphs provldes vital information For future opomUoru;, pointing uur lOt..'Uti<')DS (if enemy defenses M be bombed from: the air- or shelled &orn shipboard Leff!ll'e nil myaSlOu,

lAP FLEET RUNS AS NAVY STRIKE BLASTS ALL SH1PPJNG IN HARBOR

poundiug :'IS wtlll ,J,s 8hi~ping anel uvtation fm;'!]itle:.;. l)1)t'I(S wen' extensively dlllll,l!4J,d and Ar'es sturteel, Hnngurs anti othl'l buildings nt tho seuplune bas w re destroved. as well .1..'> wm hnuses, arnrunnit ion and supply
three-day rlurnps und personnel barracks, At A1IgUW', lill' phosphate plant, clocks mid storage blJildillgS wen> hadly damag ,1 Al Yap Isluncl, whil'h ill 1921 was Ih~' subject of bitter ('IJlltwvcrsy h tween UnHeJ Slate~ lind JaplLLI uVeJ ermtro] uf cable uud other enmmrrnlcetious. urdrome facllitleli ami huildil1~S ill Ih settlemenl were dnmuged, The- island J 1'!)J,u,ul is most filIIlud fM its odd JIlUfII.'Y, the higgest "eurreuoy' being huge stone disos with hillle..; in them, Pickpockets .1ft' fI w, The T,ipI!IlCS\-" h;lve introdllced Illnny ilfll<mh'PIliI!:lIILs ill the Paluu Islands, inellJdirlJ.( buildings ul mndern cnnstructinn. '[\'PiCHI of these are the Hlimillistntti(JII lllilldillg:f at Ngmblgf'd. \~hich are strn 'htl"s wuh gulvl.llli:i.A d iron roofs, the ... !\:unvo·dlO office. meteorological oiJserHttc1l1. ]lost- uffic und radio st.itinn, hospital. l.rw CUI rrl, Hgrit'lIllm~ll "l)t'rhu lit sb.lliclIl, I?mnury st!hooJ, pl1hliu ~d1001, ami a krrosn.dum. All dwC'l1fng h(lll~(·1> llnd lnll~( other> :;tJ'1lt'tl\n'~ on Knrcr are Ilf ~\nnd with l!.u[v[lIIizcd Iron II III Is,

HOUc\D LN~'1.ALL·vn(l:-:S

at I"'''llall

wok

lh >iT share

u[' tho

I !:I·IO tllt'l't. \wr,_' ahllll 1!l.(JO(J J.lr"l11 -e, (i 000 nutlves Palau, The I!ullv\;' have lio,;:en made helpless the and ure fun:c.] [0 work In H e mines. The" 1,t'Rnel'Y i~' Saipau T()\~ 11, bill lilt' muin t':..~'uvnljun 'It is I'll Cahuynngu. where phosph.u« powder is shoveled hom the snrfnee. Natives alsll carry 011 ttlllsi«lenllJ1t· FM)ing uctlvIry arnl cured LUll I ,llld blluit.L meal are esptlrlccl to Jnpnn.

'" Iami sixbyI'm 'i~lIers ill laps

Camera clicks ", l!lll"h~ {h'ol' 011 Pulau. plltltu airtJl'tLfI lJciJlgs back [1T(wf !If IIml N'II y tt",k r"n;' d<'stroYt1d il)~tnlw.liol'lS I'm Islnnds. Heavy smok (Ill lower Ti~bt Ilf pic['Lf« ;_"cricates bombs ha e Ionnd II J,ip I.t! st!1rtt!!" U\llk 'f ~1I1 plv rlump ; long the Island waterfront

NAVY H.ELJ.()AT WITH BELLY TANK BUR ..'> OV£B PALAU PHOS~H"'U:

PLANTo ISLANDS IIUI:) PfiOllUCf

MUGH Olri\tUMINUIVI

011£ USED BY J"'P '!'IAR , ...ANn

FREE: BALLOON
A1.'Tl'IOl!"U Ih« j,)IIUll)iilJJ /IlOi,tlttl,j IIlJt'II(I't'I! Iii (/t'III'N IIg", II i'll Mwh ,/I Ilit.jll (j<u>cl'1/,/iofl ,,! II 'tflt' .'ill mill t1mt NAN l<iW~ ptC~"1 j f ~ If
1i(!lIfifjt

IN LINE SQUALL
\h,t' ~)(l~'lltl'edIt!i I\u' a_, I Itt)1,1d ~l'C In dirediuH, TlI.(')'C! werf' ureus flr h(1:1\'Y I'uin <lIol1,!!; tlw [hie ()H both skit's or nre Hull hell\ y mill \0 ,lIre o(lrthw:ll'tl,

Back :in1928, Navy team in national balloon r3:ce amassed data :inaerology that have praotical appHcatioh for flying today
t'illi<ll' hit' tilt· (II
Iml'(iI m'liIIlir~ /1)110milt} pllfl'lIom.

"""O,I!"/"1'

,'nrm, 'til!.' uatmun "nit", !If tilt! NIH'!I

1·111',\' un»:

,"if

ieeuther

WIM

tile

with Irghtlling
leLll.l~(Jrllrily

1111d thunder ceased,

my

nn ul] side~,
lind

rWII,hrmdlng

The rUin in m> immt'cli;rl .. Vie.illit-y

l'lIIll/HIIi !'tII/illl! lI'llin wh lei, ptt«! itlPfJi(;d ;11 !lIP lIotioHal' llJilllrloh fIW(~ .ttqr/I'!1g 1"1U1' rkll.i,~ FiJi/tl. Mt'Kile!.(1111'1, Pellhtlu "l UWO, lL-flJU 28, £928. Ile
1";11.- iNi:iJlUll/llJiad 1111 the

ulr

WfiS" :\'~IN.

about SO miles PCI' hour, !lnd for u few rninutes St'olil'l('d relaU\'dr ~Inool.h. Il
Wl:IS SOOl! .tP[l;lrt~llL

rluu we were
cloud,

(1Il>!

1,(lflt;~wl'ili·,,~1111111'

f//t;;I!! /1!f IJ f:hllt! II'/'W (Itied ml tlIdl\

p\'t:rhl1l1.1itlg

the li1H1 we
:lboul

\vh~\

position to the ltncoloud as 011 (he first rrild l!:welf;'U (In <It alulu! 1,.,500 fl'le.t, wiLh uiue- h;l~" of bnllilsl left 1'1),· cilJllu rlillf (lIndt:.r which we were) slllll.l·d lii\\\'U\I'Uld ltiwmt! 11I1IUltli!I'~: line: this line wns Vt'ry Sh:I'11 WIU well era] minutes nft'(lJ t.lk1'ng- ~)fr. l.l ~~vel'e clefj~led. uud !h~ air \it!lI1lI' ,111l! ilL the hull (If lig1ltn ing lUlU ht\~I\'Y tl mIlder lower L'llds lit' IM~ toll o!' lillt' I'hlll.d HII {,ff> IWIN'! ~(I fhp nortl, wilr,rl i!~a l!lrg(~ ,self were seen to be. in p;nJltl lurrnoll, and menncing cnmulonimhus. This thl: ~lir I-l.p-pul'¢lItly "bolllng' ll.erv. cloud 5~med to 1m\'f.· for 11 !'lOntluifll L~gllllliug ',mel _mill were heuvy nil l)lilll-ular), 11. line extendfug ENE rllld U]llllg t]lis ,ull ;111(\ nlso n.~tnrn of llll~. WSI\': thlsllne. WItS abr:ml o:l miles unrLlI Where 1 ',ViiS, IIlIdl'rt11f' clOlld, il \\IllS pi me IVhe rI 1i!'!;:L ~('('I1, De"'isltlf1 WH~ 'very dnrK. but 10okhlJl: out beyollcithe mndc ro go l~p immediately to try tn lilt!! It ''''ilS li~h(: it ,wu,s like \no~ .. ~et in to the ... IV air uiort ul1~1 l1H1~. ir in~ ,')uL lnrn dl).ylighL lrnm Ulltit'r It lurge ,*,~sibl(l hi keep uheurl 01' di\'e.Ig:e Frpni 10'.1/ 1'001. the storm cloud.

wind altitude the wim] direction veered 1111'oUgj I \\'es( i-ow,ml !\ w, r(lmuilling ligh!, [)UI 'ug the eM.]'l), "ftUrl100U U I h rnul erstnrm h n.d p II~s('il iJ f (,{w IIIilw;; In the l1un 11 ward uf lsettis Fjeld. Bc\'~

P J'ncc

nlfJH TO TAIo.'-'<G OFF,

th~ following

weutlrer

(.'(Jm1jUrm~·preYlt1'lNl: Sli'" II':;W. light, wifll ill(:.'1'f;.'lL!ling

second On tNe

I'IS<il,

ueru h Ig IJ ress 1 11'(1 Lwigh l £)il.i lte I I';[llvcd abou t ,3 seconds.

lWS<ifld

~·l'iud l"rcie

bu,~,' t a

Ut'ljOl:mt

IJmmgh
S,Wll'

I::Iw

lIlt'

tt,iuu\'t'

s~m

Dropped _IJtd lust ami at _IS.! 5 ~M1lQon nt ..·l,.'?OO !'l'et a ltt!'lIrlt'; tho Ii 11(' dtn:l\l nvel'!,i(lK ;\ncl j'I!ls.i~d under u~ uud We' ~lurtr'd up tllpid1r. the variem..ter goi ng "hard 0"'''11''' 011 Ihe nscent 5<lUe. ..\t 8,;100 I~Hl I ,vlilVC'd 2 sC(1)11ds,
WI~S

uud the hulloon lCl/lilled c:lff (eet and then started dOWIl III
I'~~LC.the \' III iurneter

lit It

~..4(10

lillt' lu tht' Tellll ively srnont II surLW.-l· uil. I soarclterl llw ~I;l'!MW lor a lee- of some 'kiL1~l, behind wh-iuh we ml ~hl l.ty tP. I1II1 111m' such wail ill 0 ur plll!1. Up/lllll(]m~hing rhe lill" dtllHl \\'(' Sbll'l'(!(I' n]1' n third time, 1.:1111: hl'lc-k!1d C
ul ;),()Ofl ff:d by ",Ilviug. Ull U.lfl [(liltl h

g wens

.t1gllin u'forh!ll!Ii!lg

the

viol('lJt
nrrt 01

ru k going

.approach and rise weeheckcd

l(itlll j].1:ll ilh~we the dnud
$l!lt.~lb1~

tbu bali1

sight on tlre d(;'sel'l'!1t side. \"Vllilo falling. tho air \WS (~xtremcly lurbillt'nl; luril ("ize "I I?t;\il~). Ii nvy rain, and snow s Icntly from ~j~l(' (0 side like ,:1 l1t'll~I'llllm uud Rplln in :l'lill.lUfh: llel'l vy gusts h il
the envelope and btl$kHL; t'he moNon 01 Hurries hit
XIS;

[bl,:'

ha:sket

swung vin-

hlllUilig pkll:C" hL>inhl' ~Ilwlld. valved her dOWIl ut 2020 uml lllJ1d!.H:l on ,I farm Lif mile;! S(!llth df l'e.rryop(lli~, Pauua.
".l:NO COMM.l':NT-11 yo
"fClOOJU&y u

IM~\<l" mid

Lite hallonn IVIl,'i like one l1P.jng held 1m lIlre gl'mmd in very gusty surface wirul , Lig:hlTlillg amI tlmnder were !tf'.lWY arul
11ppurenfly

111<' ","ubj"Clr .. r ,handel'llIOMnS; )'011 ,ne cerdin!!)' il:l"jted [0 find onl for. -yourself, Aeeol<lilY promises thol no /low",,,,, will: he sent,

Iwl1(!"c ~I1 the dope

still d<in't puts' out on

righ L

Oil

tflr uI

1.1$.

TIl('

t1I

ill

and nir were verv cold nnd our hnnrls 11urn bed. 0.1 rMll'g the descent we dl('l!lped tlPfl1'oximlltd)' IF) bugs oj· I1lll~ Ius t ; we C:\lll{' rh rnu J!h L he e-lt-lIfds al' i),HO() 1'1'1'1 mid \(>\'1"\('11 off al ~b(lUI 2.,000 rt't"t. Found myself undei n dew;!:! lllatlk oItill1(~ tl le line blll'111lltll'), i:l r wi \l{!h Wll;~ Sf'\'«fa 1 milc-~ SQulh: the 6

The Wrong Time

.\ PBY-5A reeeutl lmd.1 1.ltol crash dining night tnke-ol]. '\11 .rviatkm lIlrwllil.list'!i male who "HS Iwillg {·her·ked (\III lin t(LkV-(lrt~ was hi the llight €1lll"rilltlCr"ll seat in t-h IO\VN tlt the time of tnt' IlOciclt'I'lt. Iv hile this l1t'cid~"t was 11111(';Iused hy the Af~ht euglneer, it Was poirtl"d out that 11 uight luJ..e-"U· \\ all 'xHctly the wrong time 1'0 have all inexper!
en(;!'d man in the t{'l\,'t:'r,

..

'

I\

(Thi5 would have dis.:'Il11jed I,b.- etflpt}' oil (;"10k.) 2. He neglflCI d to wm up hi'l' engineju.cl· prior to (akP.",ff. (Done properly, fhi~ would have shown bim he had no oil. j)t~ute,)

11'5 IIJI) 1,,(1 lo·t Ihi", piler ti> bllnr::li~ from these mi_kes, bur 11.0t lOU lato fo;, Ihl! rest at u !

There's Nothing Too Small

Olle
~llt;o 1'\ Ipl

pushrod

hj)~c cOllplil1g

un

WJ

urcd and another starter! Itl<tk·

Just a Playful Gesturet

do c h1J"tll<ltlOll till a polml plane. As 11(1) pilot wdl klle'~', this W,IS ill tl if('d \ ioll1l ion (1 r fllg1ll Ftl-!.(I! bliulI:>. but hl' couldnt ser '1lIV dangC'I' in it :1111) tt wm. grlml lUll! •
Tlupilot
I)j'

all

""'J

!ained

up

III

in' dll';li.!{ ,I 'ollih:lI Iact ics ro('kplt filled WIl.lI smoke

f1irYU,
nrul

The o.il

S110Utt'tl in tile pilu(\ Iace, The ~illlaIiCln gijl !ill bat! ll"ll tJw. lllcr 'mid Iillf~l"; "Ill y visinn lit this point was l.vl'n. I wus baN·I" 'Ihl .. t(l 'toe I:1le rlusl.honrrl," DII!"'
11l~ ,; Ie Iureed lauding, pll1l1'-' r ceivecl d.llnllge recpririT g nlnjCll' overhaul. Tile Troubl Bo:mJ ~iS!rigu ,1 ,-0 perccnt nf the causa of this aocldont to pilot errnr, The irnruedfute Stlpe-OUI' dis-

l l wasl.'L so f,Jlln . however. whun tnnhnleut nir nt plIO. llilob I,ef,hni lilt' l!1Il1st'ci him 10 cllllid," \ illi tile undersine of the patro I jilnne's port \vli:'i!:. Whal Ihi~s: J p,ilot Ih ughl W,lS nnlr .1 pl.ryflll gt' 'U'f resulted Ill:

tnin

us

tli

its Sial bI$, h·

instructed

agl'Elecl stnl1:iJg thl1l UIWet l h e ch't'tIl ...stance); the piltl~Wi'L~tl I t" commended

1. /-lis flU'1! cilltll" 2. Deutl, of the cutiro tl"l'~~' IJj Iwlm/ pilwc .'1. D(wlrll/;/filll af 11l'!l rliJ('nrJr,

"If?

mechanic to start th engine. Ther.. \ ':!thu"! COli lu(;"ling a PI'()fl~l' pl'e-fl.i.ghl clieek, he .signed ~I blank "yello» sll 'at'· and tovk oft'. The rest Yflll knowl
~ GrIJIII,pUW

Combination of Errors
'\II.P"4 pilnt b.al u luud
{'JWill

.~

Let rhi

Peltib,,"e says: h II wilNlinf.

avinriun

It>

ncn-reg

OVi (jclI! C·!II('Ie.'lSI1C~S I"

eventual!

ends

no jUI'LiJicaLi<1" io,r shortlv ,J'tm lllkf'-l1rI ~l'lll;m hls (lngill(' [r1ilf'llwl'alls,' flf la,'k .)f oi1. Ht"I'!; i,~ nul tlljl!lt1.ing bhi~ pbtn~ out uf commissioe. 111· 6qUad ....11 \~all i.n an area in I~hich IlIt' storv had. fll' I he l:r,l~h:

up this WilY, There w.. s 1IbsoJmely

oil

TJ.e plu.n e'II)t:tin had drained tho sy stem to find al ell k su ul lu«] HoI

fIJI' h i:ug williug trl 11SS1111lC" th risk III' utternptfng a lundlug. In lit· opinion oI the rcviewin alllhw;ty. 1110IllJdeu Iyillg cause of til ne£'idl'Tlt was ('ru·uJCS~I1e...,S nnd rl{'p;itgcmJ> ()r the pe-rsuunel rUS1)nnsihl· fIjI t1l main! IUlU!.!I' I I LiJC' airplnn '. It wn pointed nul tll"t nuuntenunee instrucliullS' J' 'qlli]"!" Ihl: i.l'lSlecHOJI hll,~e c:tlilplil\l:,":'; belpn' each llight lind tit each alrplatJ(' check, Hue] tJlls been done, th illt·i!1h~lI! hlilllrli'~ wouhl huvr- 1 e ·11 elis>

or

covered and this accident prevented.

Thb
tll;!:t

is

~I

gnu,1 iUtd;ml"ioll

,'fl1If'tJ it IIV(:'ut~C lhe ~qI' t(Ll"Oll hud secured Im£o('e the j,i! truck I.:lI1lhl be: mud .. ;(\',dlnbl', So fur then' was nothing wrong. hlH I he fllane eaptuln neglected ttl chanue d1l:: "in t'IlUlJ1lissillll"

status

on the

ng-tn

f"rillg

[Will'll.

Tllis-

\ us purticnlurl-

Importnnt

in this case

b icause fiyul1! \\ ,Il> l;ieCll1ed ill titHL squmlron fOi' ~Ill' 1)1.')(1 ·-IS lmnrs. l1w
''Il' not n"pr1l'tiltg the commis.sl,1Il was 111.11 Ilyillg wus :;t'ourt' J til(' Iml'ct t1a}' aud he felt certuin thnt 1)(1 '11)1-' wf1'lIc:l uHC'n'lpl til lly it wilh",,1 t'IIIl)illlllllJ,; 111m (If the S(,Il'IJIlU rnech. The Iuel th.rl il wus (kWll

,
have been lI1I alert or operation while flying was secured, in which case the sam fhing might have happened. Slime s~f!,d.drQIIS hang ., ted .. 0 ui,,,/-CQ}II1IIiuirm" Ctml "" /IiI' t"01:111'.'" em!,rgCfl<y "ltrllllCHI pt1m~1 of .melr pll1!'~s IQ prCH'H1 j,ut Ilri rypl:" of IIccide,rl. Tn .,dJ.itiul"I to rh •• n !"gligeo ..e 011 th.· [1111't 01 t.I"" plant' cnplain. rhe pilol was 94.'riuu.l· nl

nnth iul,t ()H un airplmu· Is minor tmpurtance thut it I:<1D leered.

or

1111"

11["

IlJ

such
1It!1't·

r,,(

Roll Out
aJ'nw lei ill 11lohHlT) I uru a heud-nn attack, an .F6F "ute) 1011.1 .l hr.~lr ~l Ie"'( 1 ~!;I J\ <111(] fI i])pecl liver into ,I lIo:ll'lv iuv('rle>tI pn.~ilitlll at about I,U()U Il"et 'lltihl(ll', 'lu.. pile! upPfll"o;,llfly ,tlh'rnplct!I'IW(J\'1!)f b pulling liumIJlIl in u ;'.. pJit-. ':' bill taCKed suffi"il'1I1 :t1l1tuti' to ennrplele the rnuneuver .11111 L'I'H~II~'{I ill ill iuul n 45·U!l~l'....nosedown nttit1l!le.

\'Vh lit' Pllllillg

meet

to

rE'aSOIl he

pllll\l'

lin!

lit

ga\ e

there

ougbt

well

pm\' ~ ho \Hr'rJ1K hI:.' wa • TIl ' IH'~I il101'null{ u .s(ltlac!I'cHI pilOl d"l.'il..lL'd to hop ,>,tpt til rUI mljnillill.!! fl·ld. III,ltllr)(1_11 ~(J to dllllllS 1 lhis pl.1I1(" I Wt'flIlS(' iL hllildiesl. Without Co]]. ulthl!! ih~·iue l'llieI o.r tht' pl<lne 1':tIl.l

,,,,is

(,,,,It

on

<J(

lea.'il IWIl (Out1l$1

(I r11l

,. H~ ucglact£d hI perfora." ur have per· "t1, thlil r~quircd pre-flight u15pNrdon •

,. _OMMENT-R.ernembel'. it tak.>s tI'ud. !.·u nlCitl.lde t.... re I)Vcr: (1"\'''' "" invll11cd position b dropping your <I .. "", ;Ina thell rolling or l'CoL'ping OUl (han il rakes til pull tht()llgh in ~ j<~gulllr ".fIpl.it,..g" Inrulel.l" ......

More Ditching Dope

A 1'8 F-1C rl.'lC11'1l1 tlYr1.£ashecl during a t:;trrier take-off, Bnsk "<lust! of the crash
\WIS COIl~iUl,r{ld Io

ing 'Us much easier. us the sell was rmlglt. with rolling swelis,
"1
l'UHY

ff:('llffiIDend

thai

!':he

!'Ailtom;m

he

pilut

teciwiqu(",
bC!?TI

•• rl \,It! and was. moved nver to 1'I1e st a r[mard ,sRI", oj Ole Highl deck to permit th~ rell14itlj(~ [Ihlfj~s to he luuuehed. "nitS moved the hl\luching spot tu pori und necessitated the pilot centering the

One nf the pre-cco;iing £lghtL'IS had

his pack mH I'll his lap until the Lnkt'-off i._o: 'illccessru\Jy ooIrl[llettld, .\'s U is almost J111pc:ra:tjvB that at lealll one
ill 'Jtst' nne <"If the i'I ho it is much easier to Tide II rough .sen :l1IU ,~tay tf}get1'll'1~ hy hnlr1fng mllll a raft than by Iloutfng anti s~v'imfl1iug III Jil~lwt,s alone, 11 i~ !I{II 11Iwu}'s p03,<;lhl.e fiJI' the pilllL, in !l~1SL' 01 n Cl';L~ll such us Ibis, to' curry his pack with him sueh

ind,wts fnj1.~ to op!:'ll'ntC' 1'lS if should.

ntr~ beavallable

SPECIFY MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN'ATIO NS

WHEN WRITING
AIRCRAFT

Aell OiNREPO,RTS
,~;r'tl'lI flNII)1J"'Y'!l>i :1" ,kilO, .... how r'wi',. !I·rl'

WII!lI

thliniU'In

pluuee

t'(!!Ublll,

To 11'11 ,Ihem, 110", N"V) Illll~' know ""l only tlre model hut "1M,, I he "' a:!]. !! (.11,'11" "I'll'.

DON,'TSAY;
~VENGER GORSAIR WILDCAT

SAY:
A'I'(N.GER TBF at WI1DC:U f4F
OJ

~¥E'HGE"R TIM

WILDCAT liM

CORSAIRf4U ~, RSAIII f3A 01 CORS,UR n;:

ca

pl'lll!,l (in tlu' Right deck tlrt(>I' lhe tnkpr III at~t'll1ptiqg li'lis, 'rill' pilnl nlJ~lec!ed to rnise llis tlLil \vlt<'(·t O\f(!N~ln,!.rolled and left tl,I\' Hight deck a-{ the l'orward stnrbuurr] corner. (:!lmp\ete eontrol (1£L1I" ;Jin:nttt Wll~ He\'t'rgaiu~tl. The plane ~llllk>d nOM lite sUFhtctl, hif on the port wing- and hun~d over Vluh'lItly. 1f1'!lm (11('Jli1ol'~ statement: "My g.lmuer es(';rpeA imm ,'wlltcly thrt1llgh the rnrret hutch and mv rudicmau was next nut. thougn he h~d become confused .IS til tlill lncutit)u (if the tunllel hatch wheni:l'te: plune Iurnerl over. 1 was knocked nnt bv a blow Oil ~hl:"buek m}' head, w!lich r camlut expllIin. I N(jt~: Thh probably oecnrrer] whon IIII:.' pL.lo(· l'i;:Jlelltlylurned Iwt:;r.) We were 1J11I1;~r Wltte,r wl.len I carne to and I imllwdilltely unfastened my J;ilfl;'!ly belt an(] shoulder ~i:1"al'.011 t.Lkr.·o{L the only ~ar~llls I had fastened w-ere my shoulder strap, sttfely helt"J1d chest strup 1..>11 my i(lllg1~ Idtbnck-pad •• whiC'tl ill turn was fUllt"llcd to tlle seat pack. 10 order In lake Illy scat I'aft w~lh me, I lclt my (,hm,t strll.p fw;t(1ned mid this ill no "vny hindnned me if! gdUil!!: clear OIl' I.he Ql1elpiL 1 humped ;!lllI Ihe tviug IWIW belere getfing eleur or it and sWi\TlJTli.ng upward III ehe surfuee, Whlin I reaelterl IJw u:rf!WI\ !loth my erewrner: were close by l!lul called out thnt Hw)' were unhurt. _.t.,'l v radllllllllil Iou lid tI raL his life juekt't' lelJlh,d • ud W{I~ of no LlSID, I inl1.ff rim lUld start'cd.

nm
all

lenvill~ tnt'! C:<lC'kNt.

,psl'It"cialiv

If lie

W!WU;

to ~ihllate IIi!; jaoket tu h~lp get

himself ruthe surfnce rnmt' rnpidly. <Oil i.. nnt posslhle J u slmut tv II II' rescuifl;t! shirl and tell dIem Dr )'0111" erin tlitlort. Perhaps ,thi,~ [nfLJrtl'latio11' conld be' mnJ't' nllsily trnmirniUl,;u by [I gT<ii'1l A.\g. meaning 'All OK-Hint the rrum could get ~lbo'Il-d. up a !Iv!. iurder lhr.:iI'
own pnwer,"

..

or

'We need help qnit.!kly.'" (Not~: This klei! has merit. hilt ratlt!lr than ;Idd mnre t"fluipment ~o the Life rnn s, it shonld be r!l~.5s1h"· til [l('complish this with fh~ llq ulprnenr already at- Illun!. For eSli111 p1e. in F(~rcl.!d L:moing Sig1'l1L". an!'! arm vertical or II white Very shell h;IS the meaning "Slight il,nnllge~ ,Inti lIull('m ~igna:J or 11 red \-(01'''' shsll meuns "g,m[,l'gcon(!~',
Or

'Send

;\

I1Il:t r,

find a rprJ

Hag ttlClUntl1g.

seud

,)S"iSU:lIlt'lOi

rllllnNlinlely,")

SN!JlandingGear
LIl a
""L'ti:!lt

lroubles

:omlhles:
klwerecl). Dndertying

~ll1dy III 5NJ ];,ndi1U~ ~"'lf (i.P.. f~i!ure lil lock ",h(1'I<1 it was di~c(J\'eJ'ed lh;.lt the C<IUS€' in n gre;lt rnuny C:IHt'~

wal; l~mr mlti11 tenonce.

{'.(/Utit1rl: .\11 ninlenance nffi('O('s shuukl insi.,"t Ib'1( Ih<!it· Crf'W~ rnarrtt ..}!! tlw Sl"J 1:tlUlhL/t geaj' mL'l'h;mi~m $tJ.·iclly in uceordance wftll Ihe lrltC'gt il1.,\trUI;,\iOL1S ln the Ereeeion Ht,i'd Mnlntcmince Mnnual (1i:--.l-lH·Cl0F-21. 15 DC'(:cmber 1IH3.

ilwlH'lml, b.\y or the plaut· e:'i:plntlerl. The)' ~!l\(e us. qnrrn H [olt, but nu harm ~VaS (l Oile, \ NntE.': Three lhillg~ cau be
iJone to avoid injnry from such possible of 1111" irnmed.inte crllshllTS'u (Iii sonn :1.,\ possilJl8. (2) get into your life raft irn-

Ihaed my se ul-[!I\C~ tuft. "At this tirne+nhnut 5, minutes alter Ihe ('nt.~h~tlivl,of tfl(' clel)th hom 11, in

Blinded Signalman
.f" plane (,IIphli!l ""\15 di~Plltdwd with Lwo flashl ights 10 :'iigllul a P B.J> t1mlHf,lh V II 1'('S'lriCled parking arl'll ul llighl.. AIL Aldis lamp. operutetl fmm till' Wll:ist h;'1ich. W<tS t I~E"U to' ill t rm ill ill rrllnl (If Lhe alrplane.

depth homb I"x[llosi('lns: (1) get clear

"w tll.e

area

mecliutelv . .lind' (;3) fh~ltt .m your buek while ill '.UJ(' water ill tl I~ dangl'r area.)' "W£' pul Illto' I'iloiomull intf) the r:lil lind mil gUl.~ller nm;! I lmug Oll to tho ,mlnke'r intn tIu-' vJnior.
"The

After moving tbf' ship a short dislunee, Ilic pi tllll:' l~'lt!lt:~in gave t he ' 0 Of) st signal <'md theu walked w\.\1urd the
w;ljsl

h.llch, AppltrehLlr blinded

of

bl' t'ht~
hl'

dlr ..d In'lItli

~idf)~. ,'~, oltr j~1Ckels'were hi good condit ion, Tl II' rndiclIl1.l) 1 emptied hi:; d,y<destl'Oyer
put n net
,"V('l'

\\'Jllked rli rt!t'tfy llrC' of No, I Q!)lgin~'dlLd W(i~ l'ilh·tl. It \\.' "~ 1'('COmn n'tll dt ,d tllU L JlI~rM)llll I'll "
of tilil! (,limg[lI'(}Us liSt' i:l.L U1(L,l Uwy .0",' illc!ol:1!l'i· IllltcU ttl iJI'SS- ttrOlhlll the l)urhOl11'd wing tips of thi5typ~ .urCrtlft ;U ;tLl ti)'lle~. whether !ll!lgllJes: ,are lllllllilt,g Ill? 01 ImL,
he
WIlTIll·{'1

Iii, J\t(lif; IU!Ilp. rlltu th!" propallElr

th6

side 111ld we climbe{1 aboard ,~bmrt 25 J!Iillllte.'l nfle!' hitting the wutCl'. POrSO{lnd I'm the d¢~tmy('J( Cllmmen(etll'hut the dye- m\lrk!?or Illude thell.' jub of lut!lll· 8

Alc1f$ lumps nut!

T
ilE

1I.,"N5i,: jUIIgltl.'i

ENEMY
,mJ

611'1.11

utoll:>;

are )deldillg thefr <.:m~h('d J ap Z a ffI.~ ::l1ld B !.Itty ~ ~(l th ut N '1\'Y If!chnku I rur ill h·11igenet" [llT!I:.. r.... ~\;II! 1·t::tl'1l lh!_lilT secrets, Wnrkillg 1)11I1d in Imnd willi Army and A \U.LI'nliun Air F or ...e t~"()rHliolans,

of

1he IJ;t'(;l!fit;

lin uol ~eml ij( 'tile \ a11jll:Llt, dnla [.\1'("'11 Irom JuP planes or pilots' lwdieli, By

PLANE

SALVAGE
vulge
I 1'U1l11J ItwlJJJ'!'.. !;Ollh:e

"t'0fd~ ()[ tllI ... ptlr±0f111Un~¢ "i1

ke"'~ilig dOSl' ~'llt~ek Oil rnttft'J';a!s used in enemy phUle~ Illld I'll1.gin{,5, tet'hukal Hi, mtc1 hgenee cnn help prece together lb~' (Jvi'f-all pit'tlll'l' how Ihl" JltPHlI-

\If

Sueh

phLllU.'>

also

;.wd are u

ami t,llImlcterh;ue

rl"l~'())!.nllimr (lata, performance datil ~l1dl.I.li fields uf

kinky-haired lltltives furnishing mild. «f t:l~l' 1)\<l11p!)Wer, Ih(:>\l'(! Om(\B!'~ In:hlg hack teehuicnl d,!tu nIl Jill> pianCl'i. IJngjrl~ and :W. {·quiJm'l.e'ul. Aircrulf IhM ,!l'P nut too hadly wrecked are hcoltght hack to l'ILUood bilntt's 1m reussern 1>1 ~'. ar~ulytiJ:i, and tes! flj gill. Altl'lI ulgh wrecked t')lt'r:uy pLulV1i <\1most invurrahly yield vuluahle infnrrrmwhieh are vibJ;1 til pi",cing trw;cther a teehrrieal report orr the air,"'11 [t , Out of Ihdl' ~'){perrell~" ill lite Hdd, TA I (jlfkersgive th~ fnlIuwiug lid·
vit.;e w/lll'lJ I!'l,lt'lny uircrult
lttt F('llI1IIL:

with

esc war elIllrt is pregressiug, lus']Jecctl()l\..s or wrecked engines

or

eli-

I1l'e. Vlilnt.j·,lbility :wd exhaus! pultetn. On\.' oj' tl!(~ hif!;gc~! allis hi mmt!;sltlg lhes~ \',11-11,,], le d ilia i,~lhl~ I rat ive \\IOI'lcrew, The 1110f1 :1Ssist ill N)wttill):(. dis.
.(uci triul....!lCIrl·Ing enemy airfmln hat,kwnods areas to !idewalur, Since ,hill pILl,!1C;;: do nat always flick hlo'l1dll'lS til crash U!I, ,-.>\1 Ofnt'efS mUlIlllng

cralt

sometimes

have

00 litlHjl'

weeks ·~n' get

tu them il, the (h.'IISt: jllUg').C,s, WntH.lLtl .1.~siShln~'{' w!tuds·wi.s(' Illllil't' boys, Id 'they never would heable If, muke their

tion, A'l]iell 1111,,· thtngs

$OIlvt'uil'

htrlltel'S

~1>Jt\eqI1WS

I. P,"~1::.."ur;.rd. to ke,'P
rnJlI!

hi,,!!!,!

ill Ipj)d::.ult

pur(~

~h(!i'II,

threugh I1flen-Llndlill'lec.l territery. example. nne N !Ivy C()fw(lii' 'pilot swnre tb,)! he had shol down ~l F m;fkl'. W j,\f 1\;)0 over S'Ultu hlnlJd tslund. Til" Jap Iell ~ix milo!' iukud ill the illuglw. 1111 a l,5HO-fl, hill. T(J ~l!l to it ,ll1d bril·,g out the cfi,gin' would I rave taken throe weeks, white men
Wily

I\s an

O!'$tillla~ed. Sil,ct, it later deu"lopt;u

NllllJy tile Il(!;!r'L'St IA I ufE5:'Ill' Lhwl.lgll l"hll ,'(111111111rul i[.\Itol !lg, 'II (Jl' lIiUct)f.

plane

Willi II IT(lW ;1 n,l.l fllf

Jap ludy dlv .. bomber

the

with an -iIl~lit1c ensrno, it wus {]~[l{,lcbHy

1. III tlrl' eveut o! H wutcr landing, nl'lkr ellort In saln\..I.!:~"pl.t 11 l" or msteuments, l-\ strlet
!!I:

OVeT

d~I1.~Qr,~hip I:.: bei.ng placed rnnils to site thil~ snuveuir hunters

l'!>b , A eh'\\ of hl"l'l .. ,I. ,~hilllilg ({Be) 11 cl~lY hewed H tmil with tlIndwtt~,'i 10 the !'1'H,~h spot (1110 (wried (~II~ tll!! fll)giH<l rm n bark-wtJvenrmdle-ill {Olll' hours.
boys w!\ddng

desirell Ior

FRIENDLY NATIVES HELP ALLIED PILOTS FIND WAY BACK TO BASES, MAKE UP SA1YAG.E CREWS
I'U»)'S are \ uluabkl.:ll . julrs other than currying out pi lOt'S or [up ues, too. ~hLllY au .... Ill~ric;ltl nvtaror owes his Iile to tho 1](:111 ualives have given him alter ueing fureod dUWTJ in the iungles, Prope t I' 1'llml ut III islarul ill,hlll';tltnl.~ b)" tile ,dllt,· Jl 11'11 has brought lLJl nttltude ol couperutlcn. AHhoII gh they wfl] \ ork CII'- .. few A'l'I"I'r;
J

ligent ,lltd tht'>il' slw.rp

hear
IOllg

wor], I'S, B 'uus,.. or· arin~. they 1I~l\;Lll)' l'Hll nud .idwltity J .lp planes 00',
<1'lUt!

11

r~rr

N pl

Oil regular job~, most 01 udd tusks [01' TAl r', .·ws fill' \1 f .. [lugs Ill' toi>at'l,:!J, l'ulku or U,UI5 w \IC 'pam, They dr1VH shrewd bnrgains wllen lrmling 11;11ive gCWg.1WS wiih wllit(, 1J!~'11 unll luugh loudly WIIl'1I th,y Iinnk lhey have bestccl Ilwrn. J'ltLI)l1~ll there ure wrcLe varlnttnns lietw lt~1 Islands, most natives fire intel-

cents u
tl1eJ11

uu

dl\}'

ill tlJ~· vlcluilv. Thev become uxtrumclv skillful witll ~ wn~J;dt, chisel and ")1:111;me-r hilt show Ilit I.. lut!.;"I· 'st ill tile pblm~ themselves unless us Il source (II surne deviee which mighl be lIsed tt, make j'\vFlry, • pip l:uhillli ~ LI'OITI .11) oil Iine or. a hut of airplane skin. vVhite men sornat inll'~ l1ndic·Fesb11lul.,·' lh -il' il1ldl1~ell(). however. \VhCll cl.ked "how yotl likf'111 Tid· hig bird." it nutive wl fl had bt'l'u on a I'B)' trip n'plicd "Quite <til Iuteresrlng Hight."

h~'f\II" whiff'

IUflll

know

1m)'

Ire

TAl

QFFICERS

OFTEN

HA.VE TO

IlURY

D£.t\D JAPS

SEARCH

P ...AT\'

TRAVEl.S

IN N,lTIVE

W..... "AN.O£ R

NEW JAP DIVE-BOMBER,

JlJDY.

(ll1TS CLDSESTUD

....

10

with \IOC' t'llg-im ~rnnkilfl'(: h'0hlJi(:1I1 ulr inh"1lig Iw(' kC('I" ,,1')'(1 hIt, till wrecked Jap lllllllL'S Lv I'Wd)t hI11Jr(. "TrI~'11tS or ddo:.>l'iLll'lIlull! 'It "',,lI-tiltl 1,,,li'ig \I'm!. pdhlt~

fast, heayily armed

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CONTENTS
Strike at Palau

1
7

MarineC.rps Repqrt
Shor-e Statrons .

22

Grampaw Pettibon$
Enemy Plane Salvage Tropical Plant Food Technical,,, Speaking
PUILI
"." Vill.

23
25
37 40

9
12 15

PB4Y Teamwork
Did YoU Know? .

AJI pnbliCl\tinns if) the Jnde~ aTe obtuin· pble f.l'Oln tho PulJUcatioll~ ection, Eu cr. lIrll!·_" ullwrwtse In d iC<\t 00. All 'i'XllIlltlll.tiol1 i~ gil'~JI at I'he beru] of each section of pu],li();tUons wliidl should 1l'" requtiSted <'I~elVliere; ftl1 b:am,ple .• mining lite.m.ll.If j,~lOtlld be requested (rom till;! Chi('F of Nuvn] OJJen,tiol1~, catapult and flrre~t;llg gellf ~lIC1!eTj(Ll from th Ships In:;t<111111iIln~ Brfl1lch of BuAer, The Illne issll is a lIe\~ llllsl' J"de~ (bllJf !'lover) whid, Sllpf'rSecles the' ptevilJUs linsic (gre 11 ('!Wer) 111 "I lhe Iwo ~1'l1plel)1!mb>. When this ISS!). is recef\red,

Letters

HED TWIC~
OI'ER.ATIONS

MONTHL.... BV il.Vl"TIOH TRAINiNC alVi$iON, O.fFICE OF tHIF OF 1".(> BU"'OU Of' AERol'lllloncS'. 'NA" 'If OEPIlItTI'I1IEj'iT "-0. 2U

de.trl)}' JJkI bnsic nmL .'alPlJlrnnents on hllnel, r....[h',llles shmtld 1111\ roakc- reqll('sts rlw 1('(lluli('lIl IIInt,l;',ill.l tu lll1l1ipfll~",l ellliln\ctors Ioli!l'!lll~e Lholll< rl')(l1JOOts will simply he Forw<lnllc·rl In DIltf'I~lI nr AI'r()l1Ilulil"',~ rill lie.llOI1.

40

Prevents F4U Wi:ng Folding

Vought, Bureau Hove Remedies
To pn-veu; vrllllf r wi ngs from tllld· in):( in High l d ue to distortion uf I h~ wh\g folJiug pfn pulling Sh11f bod' assf'lnhly. Bu \1ilT )_lubUsll I F4C-F3i\· F. ,lli:lll~' '1), 101 on fl Mur h 194.4-. Ikpml.~ :tr(' hNng rl"c«"h·p.(1 still nf \\ings loldIllg ill Hi zht, illdkatillg that this l,h:W4!o hl!s nnl h,,('l1 nceornplishecl, ln ll!ltlitl,JIj t'l sll"wlrlg two .illeru.tte

illdientes

H,w "I' sigh!.

und lhe first dis' will then innve with Ill€' shllf~ movement as desired. 'rtlt,,H] s~'l unrnber eleven 'vUmlflr tIl II'H1IIg !11· uhSNH'r HS (-I turg!!'t. t'l1P d encl con tel' ex hausl SiTU ke lmd Tlw device IS l'tl.ul[lpec! ,,,ill! ll1l't'e J(II'S~'11 damp 1)11]( ill {'l'lllel (,If di~t: Itll~l fi[lf1r'~ n( ,~U'}'illg dru~1ly tu facilitate s~'1 porn t T t.) uurn bcr une lin lP<:oml IlS(" lind .. r •.11 I lit'S of Ughtilkg condldLo;• clamp securely. UJ1~l proceed with tions. 111 practice the obs rver oSP..'! \ ,tlvt, d !l'ck 111 ,Ic(.·ill'danut' with 11'r1S dt' Ice in twn ways: 1, lsiug radio mstruetions us they app '~lr rhrotJ~J. tl'm uornmunication. he J;!11I.lcb O!ll ill _;pel'i. ports nn tIll;> flr'st rllsr-, <'IJCOU pillib rntn mnking glides of nny Whf1l1 the r'ir.~l {:\'t'nl is completed des1rpd Hng I\;l: !1. 11IIt·!' the pfl ! hn~ mnve propeller unrll pointer lines up plan«

the anglo I~f elevatlnn of Lim his nuhles all (,)i>SCl'Vill' til ullN,:k thr- glido lIligle "I 1111 IIPprmll:billg plune mukiug II drv fI III and

its luce p~11"J.Jelldi'·1I1:, III r

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df'$iQIIS fnl' hll:-a.lIJ1,mu11lC[W'l'

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determtrre if qnandties cl signed refn Iorcement 1'111S reinforcemsnt part "\10. \' -240. . from a
1:r."X'~" bll)ck

suppnrt, BU/I.-t11 il n thnrized th contractor to releasl;l (lmmtHies (If the Vouzht-designecl rl'iuiw,t'ement 10 the oompsny" field senke teehnlcians. It is ruggested that opera ing HIIILs;, cont.tet the- lor-al \ O\lP;lIt representative tCl

gailll:ld ,pmfidew.w. rll· observer merely uses th~· devioe to test his progress, and enu dcterraiue glide uu,gT~~ to all aecuracy 01 orH~ degree. The de\ ic . is c]e igJllll('d 3- •..)3 and II uy he 1)1'0 ured frnrn HIl or's 'p~cilll Oovims Di.visintl.

with th~ line illfltklld urnnber two nnd p rocco d as. lw f tll't' • C;; nutln \1 e j n this Till' dis' is .Ilsl) adnptahle to timing tile i~itioll system f cnglne, It uun lit' 11S(~d tn check ignition wiring set[U{'I.Il'C on engine h" h':lOIlPOsitig: "set 11 11111 ber nae i II La ke' us it ~pp rs ell Ihl'ougb the (101;1 hI Rr.'lb llisl' I'm nurnmanner nnril vulvc
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is completed.

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Checks Valv,es on R2800 Engines

aluminum

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Now Employed
Odgiuull

in Pilot Training
.is p,u·t
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developed

E an

liuti-llin: ..nfL fire enntrol r ~)"it:m. III Hurcan of OrdU9.nct· Position flf1;l l'('~~~ully in training dive and glid bornbor pilots, ns well as pilots Hying .Iil'(·raft l-l(IIUll1 ed "ith [orwnrrl RTing

Fll1del' II n.. 1: nuw i~ being

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Essollli ..llv this device res rnbles ;t ~tnllll hand llett! reHI"('h)r sight. ln place
of tlu;> usunl n;ltic1("
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M AS 10J'\ \ E~ The valve check lequence Timing Di~c was designed by thls statien for effi~i0T1t and IlCCllrll.te sO on 1U1Ljl <Ill ei~hw Ii SE'~ inttlke events are rl·'Ul~'PjlSed mentally alld lgultlou \ 11v cheeks on M800, 2: 1 red u(1jOI! gear, engines. Iter indeetrtnatlon in it!i '\Virin~, is checked lor prnIger sequence II} the firing order, BIn prints are avail11.5(\ 11 novice T w [levformed the valve able rom the stlltioll. dle~k in one ami a hill fl(j\1r the firs time and then dtmip.ished the time to "".ltd"t", COMM.ENT -This d<.'l'iC'l.' shews three-quarters of till hom. thou.ght and in gI!uuity. If nctlon o( one 11h valve check Sequenr-e Ttrnlng disc onanotha .. is [til aud ,,1"fIe U. exactly Disc is altach~lt to prop lief shah l)f level (['"asversely. ,h.. devie' lIhould work t)ugilll'l 11~' ser ,wITt prupeIler IhtFt ,'ery well and save time. To positivel)' adapter ontn tlre shaft 11 11 HI a.~!;t"mhh' check alv 5, thr. cylinder opposite the ones is firmly 1i(?(Jured from movement out~cJ ,~hould be r llt·tty (In T.D. center, Thi"
>

ber nne in fLdng order, TIl(," mov th pointe to nmnh r IWO and set number twelve intake as it 1ll)pelll'S nnd it will be number two ill the IIring ordee, and

penduluus

wheel

side of !'lIe ~ha1t UIOV(llrlt'I,I, TIle seeorn] disc tbc)oD Bonts with the first dlsc 011

wiU not he pessible unless both the ail'ph'llc and the engine ~rc on ~n even kC'C'J.

15

AVIATION
INqUIRIES
!iHDULD

ORDNANCE
8£ ADDRESSED TO THE CHI!!F OF iJU8£AU OF D8DNiII14CE

Water Idea Saves Aircraft

"Mec" Repairs Hydraulic

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rullers

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port,

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Inn Ity hydraulic sys ern BO th at his pi :1110-':-; \\!ht'(:I~d I~dd be locked, is ('I_dit",d with 'iflVII g ibe aiVt;((ll'l (Iud pessibly the lilies of' his pilot aud hirusell.
1)()11

returnmg 1'0

slrike ()II Truk, III!:' pilot rllUU(] llhll his J.1Jwlillg wheels willll('f nlll lock unrl Happed b:tuk and forth. Enough hv ..

his

currier ariel: a

dr:,nli· Iluld hurl !(,ilked

Oil! S\'

lhut 1;(,
lu to

was unable to pump euough tu luck th!;' who b.

pressure

EH~HTEEN LOG.POUND

BOMBS CAN III' HAI"OLED

Hosenknu I":, sllgg('~tc{1 POlll illg water from his canteen intn the hvdraull !' ser nil'. H"~t'Jik-nLn7. drrl this, ;"ilb the result HI'lt the pilo! was lh en 11hlo to wlm Is and Ihp broke levers -aU! hnth Jntl! ;md I,l lid 0lwrnt 1. ,-hull tests at t1,
ground disclosed thnt no 'I'he
bnlkl"S

m:,kE'

IJUmp

HI' (,jrl'lec1 the ~hip IT hlg l'iiiJlly It p pressure ami wa~ uhout
II ul':.(Sh

!(l1l{Jiu~ whcll llis

)!,ulln",r.

nviu l ion persoun el. 0 III! of !Iie most impnrtantlIU><;I' ['"ltUft·S ,th!' ~tt'el'inl! muehariisrn wf,fr11 is so rl .<igl1rd that, 10 an • luru lin lUll 'r , heel is turned thTuU~h u grent!lf Hng)'1 thnll II'll' <' leI' wl: 'III, iherehy permitting Imth wheels to roll 11'",1'1)' along thoU- d.ronl(lT pruh instead of h >il\g' I'IllTlh' dmgg4'd ~!lIlY. liS III Ill,! 'r

or

are

applicable

In

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pump

land ing ge;lJ' nn(J land ahOtLtd

~D ..AER COMME
to corrode III

llr\

('nou~h pressure

to lock

tJ\C

li~lf·ly. ..

naval proving Hppllgc t,E th

mod l~. The result-

i~ that tJlI' ",HI [" much mort! cu. ily mUII"'I'

new sJ,.id

tilted Foee !111d aft or nthwartships I1p to 27 degrees. Catll-lnckirJg !l1,uhl Jli)ld.dowu assemblies IIre pel -ddea ttl SPt'~tll the \'I\ri~
ous

hrnkes, wheels, or loun (J'" eurrecl when ,II' fully Ill,lIUt·d skitl was

T-SillC wat c i~ hyd ...-.ulic svsrem i-£ 1("[t in tor ... y length of unli'" it sl;ould Q'" n Ausbed ou~ and .r('plllcl:d witb the stoek oil
J,kaly for the purpose, In Ihe . .:~;;." of Inrgrrr planes, ~piU'e 00 usuaJly 1$ o:;arricd. hut in lUly . 'velll w'lcn this i~ n t available, Wilt r or on olhl'r lluid may b the lW$t ex-

posItion rhun l thl'r J nrc require 1\ 1lI111im urn of [lorsmlnlli fot Ila ll_uli IIg, Whn~ 1111.- Bumb 1II,!1 Tvrp 'lin Skid M(\rk 7 lou (I WD.!; IYl.1iJt spt>(,lif{eally tn <'ILr1')' 01) 4,OOO.[1Il111l!1 Ill1lub. ,Ir oue tOI' pede. I\f ~.f)(}(I"l1l!uUJl homb, It W1Jj foum] tluu, wilh Pl'Uf' t stllddi,g, H oonl I aceom .. laJ bombs, Mark- II. with tall ~'ilTlf:S ntIllJ.'h>!ll ru {I number of !Jibe. bombs Yo tig hi-ng 1,000 pounds or less. It ean b' seen, then. t'hat thili' nelW skid i e<lpabl, nL "-'ln~irlg II omplete hnmb load for ,1l!UIYtypes of uuv 1 aircraft: alternatively, 11 slhgr~ ~kid load (if bombs could service several planes (1( lower htlmh-carryiHg CI\pn oily.
1I1(ldllt<: ;IS mrH)y "'~

tn"'s

ere.J huo .U1d will IhH'-

1000ltk

Needs Full Matlundion 1n nctinn Tt!PU~t~ frnrn currters ct'tlft $llllndfClIl!: rtlCciVl d iu Bureau
BuOrd

Oafa
und uir\If

peoicnt for the pUI'P

Ott!.

Statio,n Uses Scdvage I,dea

Chute Harness lies Down Plane
1,1 >£RMOru;--- This sfnlion IIII.~ partly solved the shnrhtge of munilu hemp [I'1:I{, hJI IIsing unserviceable llal'llch ute !J uruess straps as lifl-n uwn till es l'{Jf airphull.~~. Hum ss SI ,;\[> rill~ anrl ra:.'tclIer \ hicll otherwise nre unscrvieeable me heing used to seeur the harness , trups, DIll" of tlre mall)' ath, uutnues of this fype oj lip.dol'V)l {I er mnuil.t rupl' is tila.!. they do not have a lend-

Illlll't'. !,ri·r rl'fcr'11['1' 1T"'l!lI'ntly is made In walfunction of uviulinu ordnance '.!fjui_p. uu-ut, Till' I'ef rcuces sdclnm gi e sllfficiellt

"i,g],(t'i' II 100-p(lIl1ld

"f

10v,,· 'lmlr,lIIce

spotting of tnrpedooo

A ll'rpedn 111tlll!; !lIcdHllli"m is [lUother Itt 1,.;lotl1'e (caw r 0\1itt ftlto the Mark 7 (\Tnd CIskirL By menns oj ilij, m ,dumfsm. a ttlrpedCl ma)' he tilted ulI(11 its Laii tollcht's til tl"Lll;, thert'b~· Etwili ;nl:ill~ ll,e
Illldf"f

"inforl)1atillll to perrnlt, LI,,, Dure,11! til muke reoommendarious for correction of C'3l1SL!!; l,r malluuctionh Ig, It is requested 111111 ill e.\l.cli case ol» ~"L'I'''(.ld. wher" it is b,·l1eved that a mal .. ell ncti II1lug apahJ() .)C rrecuou h 0" curred, I.l It lM'E (Form N, Ord. J 7) lw lJl' paroo t'lt th,lt 1i1l1f.lU1l0 lorwnrded til the Bureau, V,1,1ul! of ueh a frJ)url '~nlln( be nverernphusised, purtlcularly wlreu :tli wttuosses are ava Unble and the slhllrtlon ~1lmJlllldilig lh ma]J'lIlClifliling jN ~f11] rre"h in milld.

eut'}' 11) fray 'LH r sev 'I'e use, Befog- maue in 111'Opel' r ngL!ls, a mpjd

til!> skid i~ lIot Imlla.ir d \\'itL lli'do ti, II hJt(,tlprlsit.ioll.

I1'rl".I' (l_lmillj!! I'OUIlI:S ill

l1iTplu IL(.~'. I\,hw C1lv (>.t{l bH1ty till' torprovid","

iu

blTlllh bays of

Issue Aviation Ordnance

Catalogue-

the

Ln NANEWS

HEAR

A 111'W Avilllim1 Ordtmn~c. Ellu{ptlieul ataJogll', lite ~"wlld rtvls1nro I r R6.'j., h now lit Ill· prlllU!rs mWi shollid he n<adv flH ilMrlll11tfon during )1lr1!;'. It w'U slIIwrsede OP 865 und dues IJlll)lila I'Op~. PfJl'manelltly bound. the 11 W l·UlIl10gllt· will be enhrl"iy clJflCfr.:t1t i,l fil!PCllllUICI" .... 'J-IIAER COMMENT -BuA r i~ PCUl'lJtECi'\mthe presQut loose-leaf fnrr(1. :Hld wOl ing 15,000 mooring rppr~ with c"bf~ un del' lJimtnin. hi _(lddiU()o to the customary Buuttlrnd NOil(S)-1082 10 moor nitC"rllh 111 rl'1lH "f OrclnarwI! Ilrtl.d'll'll'. a ",,'Unu det!;, 0P""'- Tit... rel!oL~are "Imihll' to tlws"vntl'd exdnslyC'ly to t1ev;ues lIlKle:r the de.o;ct'lbtld in NANew oJ Nov, 15, J94-3, II is pxpected tbal this LJlott'I';;'11wiJl l1e IlYajl· l'nglli'l.l1l1c' (,f Bll er. '"like OP smii\ lh.' ftlrllo".,rnhlg euitilll1 will hfll f' t'nlt~NlU- I "ble< in Ih" ne-..r tutu,"', Con urrQndy, U V" Iy II u nlhe-rv rl {lflP;Cli, n ltll ()1, II;th th. flltm Bl ...... C is ~'tocuring 5,QOO mooting 61akes C uf til auger Iypero b", used wkh renls, ,J gfllHjll(lt Niluilnr items will Ill' rf\Wlned,

or

as .

,uul pmdlivl" sccuru.g of air(TlIfl' ,':111 he (,.£[ ··t J. l\1Ufl" $pef'd in tYing is p(l~. ible <mel lli('! snup fasteners jw"ure J,tl'entel1 ~et:lIr:ity ,1$ it ~~ :llmn:,1 ilnp\1!>~iblt-' lor lll(~ml'G emu(' nnffLSlt'Tlt::d. Al1{lther addeu lI(]vunhlgl~ in tluO' I1CW tiC·dUWJl 111'·' i$ Ihnt I hp lurHdll1te mnttwial wiJI twt 'hlink wheo exposed to mill. us

16

Gunnery instructors praise training device

T
of the best mov1'0 I ,1\ y. Murin and rtHy gunnery Iustruciors. Kites .LT€ in [lilt at gunnury schools, nav.il air Slll.l:illUS, advuucetl bases uud aboard shlp, and nre bein r supplied ul hns proved to be
0110-

NAVY
HE

TA GET

ITES

NA,y t.lrget kite (Device SC- 2ij ). announc f;l by BuA r s Speciu Devices Division a year ago,
ing uerin] targets, accordn g

UII.~rate of severul thousand dailv, TIl target kite resembles n' ho)' 's

kite, but differs .in four ways; it is better designed aerodynamically, has no tail, is maueuveralile and eentrollable, and has two Hying IiDDS. At the ground end tlie lines cuter u sp 'dill reel whit.:h cornhines a means 'lIdillg and e ell" ing th lines. together witll I hl'\lke nnd control bar, A lfl-knot; minimum wind is required for satisfactory flight; 35 knots is the approximate 1l'IaXimUD1, Launch-

The kite is CUITicd ubout 50 It. leeward and held vertleully while UIt:: uperurnr adjusts the lines. it then is heaved gently aloft. Bange is From 150 to 200 yards. With the command "commence firing," the op rarer uegln~ 1[1 JlhLlll;lllVC~ the kile (~'ee diagrl,lm). The target kite. diclVelop·d by Speoial Devices Divisiun, embodies nlany of the raquiremertts of the fdeal ground-

rug is III L1U:t usual manner for 1111 ~it('s.

or \\

target Car, it adds practice ill II()W:1tU. downward und nn;hiug movements, it is more 111uneuvera ble than the uirp lane towed 51 ve, AJlllClugh 510\ en than the rocket target, it is 1I0t Iiruiled to the rocket's siag! arc aud is uuich simpler.

to-air target,

COI11L:mrecl

wilh

the

sail

17

PHOTOGRAPHY
GUll Camera Is Stl/died lap gun camera recently ;,ITriv(~c,I 111 Lhl.\t':r fur Im;lwcUull lUll! stuu)'.

Oil Slick Is New Rescue Idea Light Tells of Open Door

BuAer Comments on Suggestio"
V '-·W-it la~ h "II suSg' tuu, ill an swer 10 NANEW" n_'quc.sl lur items uJ vulne t~1 (filter squadrons, that an uil slic], hI;' IIs!!!1 to IU;jlp spot "tlllclu-d"

Tunnel Har,h Warning Is G';ven

VI' 202-Tu prevent possibHil ol openlting planes on the wuter with
tunnel
:Pl'\lI'l,l),

Captured Jap
/\ 1;;'j.llIHl!d

J11Itcllt'~ inudvertently

ill (his squudrou is 110\\, IJeing installed ,VLI;lIJ I,>ltUl '5 W'IJ SUCll {1t~WII Ill' rnuke ill lIU [I~ 1'>1:1111:'.'> ul'a.~h liUlUlugs In tJll' water, very lilll~' As lung us lll~' luunul lunch is up n truce marks the spot of 111cu' disappearor lllSl.;'t'llreh dused. a wuruing light jl1 auce. \Vlmr H ~mA11amount If oil h~t~ escaped, a £Uir-sJzed sliek is vi lble, It. I'IllS suggested thnt a ~llrill~-tU:1I1ed('ap he pul nn the oll tanl. of LJt\(1 plane Ie I

planes.

Fast"lwrl,

.1

dcvi c rll'\ie I(')p ·d

npen III in-

relo oil to Iorm 3 sllok around a "rl "I'D at 11"*\" plan . Aft~· ('cuning ((I .{ ill lilt' water, the
;~ MM. JIIPANES.,E GUN C:IIMEJl:A HU

f. ~.S ~EN5

pilot could pull a toggle ll110wing nil In escape

in the cockpit"

u uses
lliree

I§ 1111\1. filu!, l,us au F. 4.5 L.&t1S oJi"ch,,~ 1'0(.11 I"11 !tth. 'hlr(lU~' hum.

n.'IJdll1ling tl ie spring-leaded ('lll,.1 hereby

HI the $u.dac~ letS

I$S&/eNew Torpedo Camera Assessor The ,\>141'1< torpedo cumcru. assessor n is: now belng r1£..live)"i.'d to plllllQgraphk
!iu!?,pl)' d~'PIJIL awl g;trruwllh ","'1I1replace

tb!" plane sinks. 'This would b UIl nid, il wus suggested, for the following re~l·
SOll8:
II, ~Vt'H

A Ih

fir

IO~galltlJ1 nil ~H['I; "',1 J I II

REI) liGHT

SHINES

If HATe",

IS HOT CLOUO

'fnr a gn.:al dt~tlll.ll:'" /.. 'The l~.lmiug ('ffool ,If nil ,II. wnter \\Inuit! inereasr- possibilily of III~ ralt and pl'I'SnllJwJ I'l'ihg • (;1 U, I', ~l'lfll)")' would I, Slned <>11 pHrC'h,w(' iii seu dyes or markers.

front ul the lirst pilot shows red, ilIl)mia.IHug the \ tIn) OPEl'. iii I Its fm.;·, \\ hen Ihe hutch is {lilly sut'l~n'(L, om'

of th

securina rods nchu1.t :;

;t

ruiern-

The chance of firl' hazard is IJf course "JlIHl1't'l1t hilt is deereused h~' the fae! that any fir ill til l'Ilghu)!I" I)ulrl be out h lhe tim the oil [rom the Illnb e~t'ilp~'d, itlCC lL(· nil {1\llll'l is ul lilt' ~ sume leVI-I with the (>1Ig:i ue or high er. A lsu, In tht' eVl.l1~ (lr fin', pullillg Ill<'"
I'{J!
III

~"'ItC'h which e tmgtushee lb.e waruinj; light ill tI ie uu(:kpl~. 'flit'). iustnlla·tiou or tlus device i~ 1\:lntivdy sirup] ~ Gil .I'll I type aircrult. It is believed iL cnn be adapted readily

ror use 111 any lyp S aplnru-. .. nil ER COMMENT -A!thqugb 'this is
undoubtedly
used
"S

.,L.~• tnggle for the nil diseretton ot the pilot.

(Huk

woulel be

"B"AER
considered
5.;U:ll':

COMMENT-This Jde" is not fil'lI:5ible fur the following rea-

off <!hed,::-.ofl' li1>l, Hle(lrir;nl Sysr..,ms, reg<lTdJ~.s" of their ~!M1p[ieify. aJ:(> heir to Ulan sources "f frllture and if i~ believed .. visual and muscular heck ,,'",uld b.. a m<l...• p".hi'Ve means rur preventing I 's<,

II gaud Jdl'll, it ~h"uld :t ~Jbst:itoll' COl' the uld r<-liahle

nOI b~
take ..

4. Tb oil raJ1k 6ll1ll' Cltp ill .~tandlu'd the Mn.rkl, Tilt' Murk II is II lighlt'I' JlLIJ~lti'l. design re&tlting from seyeral YCllrll of devi!ll.lptlllmt nnd j, nor adapmble to quick more compact lind (,,(1\ ('~ It range of higher release, It is nul considered Ihal (hI' speeds God ultlturles.

hus developecl it V0:rh1111e vncuum type colltact printer eapuh! nf huudltng ZO"J{2d" copy negutives. 'nil," 1I1l111Um-d puorogI'i1JJhic stock Ii~t number i 18-P24559, Tills printer is tnlt'rod .. d fur lise PI Fleet photogreplric ~Il\lntlroll'

iii" Tnt: II e !! U:ie Pfllte~~

Ganlero

CtlUJllOlU)'

Phofogrifphic:
T1Je SlllndllId
IIU\\,

Sfock list's

Revised

Photographic Sl"ck List is 1mh,s revis d ;lH~1 '!Inuit! be available about J I. The large xpansron 01' un al p11Iltt)grnpll), SfrW start ut, tile W!l't is respcmsi ble rot !lJ •.l0Y new call1l'rl\~ aucl other tteins of equipment being arlded In the list. With the capllCity of IIl~!~( manufllctur rs altead).· extended, that fudor Illust be oollsirl¢('!ci wheu u w iteUis are ~"gg~~(l For proruremcl1 t. SuA 'I' tries I!)

priUHllt), functions case 01 operation and tight !iC~1ing should be compromised by such a fe'llJ.IJ:e 1l1i thol proposed. b, Oil tightness of ,h" tank, including til tank l,.Op, is "~lI<'lltial to _"'(lid olJ on the 'WJl1d$hiel.d which ... dou.l), inrcrfer'>I with vision. Any quick release opening is a POltlllJ:1,l] source of leak"!l:8; fUrlhennotl!. dcvJq'Ssudl as pru.p~d which are uperated I1nl)' once in We lUI! of the n"rpIQIle. have ,I lntien:y of n.OI' wod:l.J"g ",b;1'.n the-

or

J( has heeu culled to U,· all Ill! JII 'If UuA(1I' that an tnformal pamphlet
rLII'

illstri bu ted La t:erlain CVR vessels of Ihe sorv i~ by a U11l1l11,eroI the r QV)' L'fIlupult test crew lit Kf isef C IlipM)"
V:lJ!C'OlH'er

u.

uJ?k·ep "lid ~llll.mHitlu01 the TYIlE' M.lirk II. Mill]. 1 ClIlllJ~ltll lms be(lIl

},I IIeh
111

wr

mnm nt come

oowl1ce the

the lime elell.ll'mt with DIU.-t prl",siug ucecls n HI £' VII rinn. pl'II:lt."IW" 11hi (' opera liTI!! 1tfli lIl,

miluufnctt1flu"s

cllpao!ty

IIld

• Addition 01 another cockpit control i~ undesirable, AJ50, II Is doubtful tf the pilot "'001.1 think to U!i<I! ir or even knew iuIQ,;"Uol1 or (unl!tio" wlli'n me time of Ilillerge"';>, 1::1Ime, d. It is !lot estabJi"hed that dO opening ill t~ lOp of the tank will 1'·1(;>3 oil at the n('~I<SS;')I")' te du,.ing .ubm_ rgetn· .... A"}' 1', devic!' 'i\lhkh couJd overcome .'Ill I}f the IIbv\I" Qb.j.. .;tion~ would prOb~"'.I)' h· ~bl" to UllII advIDII-agt'~ .!il't forI hill, hI! rlii;' I<'TreJ·.

vbsul"te, "rite Bm'OElIlU desires to H1lorm ull cablpul'i Der~Qu!l·1 bl tlJI' service th~t this UltUlUIJ S]"'lIIJ Hilt he I'cgn.rcl as omciaJ lu UII} tmrpl'd lllill that tit Bureau is not r \~1UIJe/I!,I.· f'lI data and pr(1(whrrt's d"'SLTiL",d thereln, Thi~ und '~Il) HIIII'I' fufl1tilllllium ret:eivcd throngh uuoflieinl ehnmnd. ~b()ult! hI.! UI!lregrurled c!llnplc·te,i,}· III liM' I widJ lJ:eme (l.[tutilm. All !lllt1o.lJ.rl'T.ed pubLicatwlIs t.luncl·rnilig hrurtlyl!t, llatul;1l1~ts !Iro Ii~t<'d bl Shlp~ In~lall~lliI1L11i 'If "I/I"kf 'rtlllllcnti(lm.

,1~

Wnsb. th iIII nrmn .cl udad p11hUcatitlll i'~ iU1~Ccm'i1te and

I

ti,,,, [,

18

Changes Stowage of Flares Model Traces raiedories

New System Is Pu' Into Usage
VS.flO~ 't.lt\Jll
II ,1\

inlllHl

urdnauc

1111111

l tohed to this sqn,ld"ll hns peded'eJ n !Ir sl nwing iglllli (~tlrtl'idges, ,\Iark' ~lod ft wid h speeds "I' their
Emm the. cenvns ~ll)W"g~ c.tI.~"',

,a·

Helps

Pilots

Visualize

firing

P'OWER

PLANTS

rcmnvul

The
:;loWlIIl;';

pres{', ibt'd methud calk f(I)' the eartrklgcs ~ Ill! the pruner

CASll 2-Thi~ IInil lUIS !I(. (')0],) 'd Ii senle mod I showing Jill of Big1Jt "n(1 [ine of flre of FfiF-;) airplune. The U$e GEB ,2 to Set Idle Ad;ustments mmlt!l Willi fount! helpful ttl UHUlY Uere i~ I,l direct !/llo/nl1ol1 from II rl'p.iloL~ b~ ~howiJlg them t'(ll)1pUl~ILivl~ {lIJI1 IIInde by tJl' el'lgLII€ contractor',,· di~lallt'e iuvnlverl aull liPI"t!lIighl p>lUl'nl, The model '. on I scale of 11" to .'·NvicralUw in hill vtnlJ,ll1fJlY:
J)(,wni'/JI/(fl! "I Contact: He('ently while 1'''ni~L'lil1g IWO I!umhat S(111Ilclrofl~ operatinA fCM-2 a.lTplanes, the pilots a.nd ell gi11\'criu 11 <lOTS t'<:lmpJ tI iII ed !J1Her [y b"" t'au~!;' lhelr Imgilllo!s WI:1"L' ICllIding up be-

"m

STOWilGE SYSTEM Sf'EED5 CIIRTRIDO£

R~()"V"'1.

MObIELII.LIISTIlIlTESI'Anl<"H

OF.ORIESIGHT'HG

't.:~.(on down. i

..

()nick identiEkl1uni1 of th Ctlrlridgc: made P Mrihlc by [lui[Jting two quurter-incl) uripes 011 the under and
W'L~
7

Til thls positilJJJ the rim leruls tv [ ind with the ease, If 1.1 plane was furct:d down al SOli, il would be dl'siHiule til 't:l C' rttJ.dg out IJ uickly.

lllp slde of the ..sluwage case (.'QI e1'to

eonrespnnd
I nl~\ 1e:WU uy

In Ihe color

ol t'aJth'idge.
It

I~R j;:;>'I'r Orrl~ :.u:A';l.I_~"lHr. ..

I-'l Ie

.,.11110RD MMENT-Thi plnn has one d:r-",.Ibadc. There .we ~ight color comh'in~lil')n~ in use ~c Pl"L'.l;(\!11, nnd u.ltinr.u:e/y I(I coJmbilluii"I1~, P';Lrnting un h\lldl'r d6<$ nor ruake for ease in cbanginQ combfnations,

I,UUO', lUItI shuws Ih {I of sigllt of a; bullet h:ajectmy up to I,OOU', At present it is S€\t up £0 tl e re 'ently dev loped Ali pattern, but may be used for ethers , wlI1L I1ize is limited b dimensions (If the bulkhead to , hklb it is se -ur U. but if SP(l.C· were uvallable, ami jt seemed uasirahll~, bullet lr:~jet:to.ies at .ury reusnudble ',<l.uge could he shown. 11 Is believed til" Looe)' ran C • enough fOT most V11l11tJ~es, as rna rt etIeclive frdn" is vithin this dlstunce <\lLd l}UOUl rnuy \'i.sUUJlb ltll,,! range <I,le! bullet p:ltt~'rn nil the LOOO' basis, H does uot nppear rlr<K'tkul to scalp rlnwn fnrth 'I',

fore carrier and cntapull take.-offs . Acliutl Tuk II; ,\. db' '\Ired lIy thr- senior Vow r plilut Orn(l\~r. the idle mixture WE're. T aujllgt~, I Q\I all these l'l)12K1U curburelQr:. lu d;«'(;l ,'ompli,,"c' wuh Ct'ul1l'I!l Engintl .BuUetiu No, 2. CtlJllmellt8: Mter [ldju..s[Jng these earburet,,~ W this mrmner, WT' d.lidu L neounter another fouled spark ph'lf during the writer's ,lsit witI. th s iquaclrnns. T1ICJ Itlrpla~,,1"S which I ,11'11refer~it.g to in these two squadrons were 0_11 rich, and t;lbtained on Ilelul}, AJI tl1e~ planes. TIlt' Mixture nd$llstmeot5 wert> turned to tl-If' left from three tu five unlches h~f()re w' re- eiv dour desirr4 5 rpm bU!fel.W" at .best power, AftL"T th.is adjustment, II mdden ilcct!l.l'ral:itm cheek was lila.~h\ fro III ppruxigiues didn't pmlse. falter, (II' backfire. This IldiH~tnJ(;mt W ' made 11 (yUu\v,. 1. vV-arm up ~11.!:.'irt oIl lind cylinder
11 fl rmal,

au rpu; ll)crell.ll€': between

75 and 1,25 '\I(j$

UlIlte)}' ')'00

rpm 't{~ 2,O(JO

Tpm and U'e 1111-

hi

IIIltil

the usual manuer heed tCIDI)erutur"

nre

2. Cited> mugulllu~ hi tille usunl llIilll"er. U "drol'l'(lfF" is e;y;essive, check for ['JIll spark plngs, drop i~ normul, prucee.] \ hlt Ih~ udjustmen; of lh idle Ill! lWt,3. luse throttl to idle nt IIllp'mtilwd.tlT rtOO rpm. If the rpm rucrenses appreclltbly ,n fl-cr " uLlmg(' iu till' illl\' mL~LuH!, rearljust l'htl rpm stop tn mrnnluin 600 idle T']m1. 4. \V IIen lrlt;! speed has stabilized. movethe cOl'kJ'iL lfIix_lul'(. I.'IJUITol II:! er momnutarily. bill wil'lt " smullth, steady pull, int" the Idle C1.u-uIT position ((l11to-!Qal, is snllicient. [I,r I-tolley ,lUd 'OUl Stromherg carburetors ) nnd observe +he tn!lhumeler f!·,r nlly cluruges in rpm duri Ilg lite prncess uf '''''riiug, Hf>tnl"1'lml: lure ('()1I(,t1'l1 311tO-ri :11 to lositiull before the engine (,HtS' nut. S. Pol]owing Hils :lY!({"'1l ItS outliued above, the idle 1itlju!ltfll!'TltS were I lined down ulltil the rpm didu'j inr.rease over 10. but we ntt\'111vktl lu nhlailL :.1 Ii rpm htt'Wllse lit liOO rnnl \ lIt'II lll~· mixture t'OII'

rr

tt..l Wlto' moved UII"

hljd.

slowly
III!' iLl~1 a

Ircnn full TIC), pOh'i-

lllrmigl,

he,l

prl~ililjll

nhl.ained

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Who Can Beat This R,ecord?

Overhaul Engi.ne in Two Hours

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NAVAl.. AVIAl'IOr-t NEWS eernes out twice .. month. publi'ilhlng Iatest tcdmical. !lafety ID1d survival data and I ips frmn cembat sent in by wrde-awake act';'Vllte5 in a n theaters or operat.icn, That llult: gadget of yours. tl:ul\ id~a no hint w(;r!te,1 QUi In combat , may be tile simple solutiun andt!IErsqJladr<>u ;s gro;JpLnt; [nT, IL may be the extrn. adventage needed t o down a Petty 0.1".a Messt;lrf;L:hmirr .• OOVI: 1I liJel

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NANEWS-is the best medium actlvities everywhere ahout yrmr btest dllvel!:lpments Un'-L -splIed u_p rnairrtenanee and improvt' till:! figltlino:pt!'rformRrt,~e .flf Navy planes. It also prints USl!ful. in· r-ormativ~ dope em nature and fi.ghling charaereristies of tlte enemy, unikr a eestricl ed rtassificatkm, you have fact~ that w"u1il receive wider disseminrnjcn, take (11<1 elttrp, litt!" hi I of trou-blc aI\dooud t it on ~p NAV,\L. AVIA1'lON NEWS for publiaat ion, Read, billow, how W addr",>, .Btl lhut it will reach NANKWi:; promptly.

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country.

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110-

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r,' Mill!IJ Il' limill)! \'IIUfllit \\',,10,1.

~holte]', HUll with Ch~h:'<fH!'lrUun uuuuu-rs. hnw(,t! d '(!pl\' HI IIII' Wlli,l iUld said h. CHi.II
utlrer,
",\1'1,,1

"klidll\ u, <I grnllJl d Lc~ltl"'"I<'"i;s IIJ tu..l an air raid \\IITIlll1g ~f'ri1I11~ly. Wh<,,, LIte ull'i'l ~ollllllolrl tlil') ~(rojh"~1 -llOwb {I\"I l.. II r".\, 1- tillg IoOltt],

.. S ['\f'-Tlml aft. r VI'", ~lld "Im{' Imwd I" pohton S hus lw " ~11,1\·(,11 fur tlw tlll!'a~ I i011 h\ .\1111'111 -s HI 1111.\1 ,1(('", Ul'l'l,'h \I hI;

0"

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!JJ5Unutl1rs 1(11))1 1I1tl IIWII. lUld ,·xlilhiH ••u 1/<lIltiO dmw ,I \'ItI'I'I'rll~ nudhmci pi Sf' eru] 1!lIl1dw.1 '

1I~I'

lhem Jor II' f,'[]It\,illg purposes: ~pllt itl Iialf. [11<,)' iuake ""lxllent hlltb lHlls, lied tu II' 'C bmll(,llUS and Hie hotlutll.~ perforu ted. LlJl~Y

.. :o..A5

:\IK"'H'IlIS-Allo.,lf

ill 'IJ 1\' C"I"rl"IHu Ill' the 13ltlcJnt:kels

l.le wa

Iwr,

huwors; pontoons fur eanoes: jlllll'k ..~t1() ,'l!I\'.,J,; J,nrlllhlt< phtltognlphe"s dnrkroorn: split lind h, ITIIIII·r..,d out as w"lplflvlde ill g 1\III tertal: UI ()jlllj;~ "III uti

South PllCific. "How UI:ll hour luJ 1),'5 mlrrutvs lLm.~!lto(l ",.ltll those trucks ['11m ," h suicl,
s ~I LlJU i~hlllcls ],1):",10:1' the .t'uIlt!l'ft·t1n~ 10 t111l JllDS was a IlueosU(11I unswer J (Wllll~l)' hv the story 01 ,I IIiIn\,' ~r,llalt\ln tllj,;hed inin <'''lUIL' mIL' IIlght and excitedly >JnilUlITlt: 'd, "I :<11 ('I -\ 1111'1'1,.. U[lM COIn,

cunllj.lhluillg t., Ill, IIL'\\ huridu-s tl1Ht Ii"'<l Iqllnrt"N '1111} ~l\" Jill" Iw" hours' nutlet' lr> J.,l'f't 1,1 II't'" till"

S"r"UlI1I1S: UIJC \VIIS s!.mt lq lbi" .sl.lItl(lll

,md "1](,

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\.'nrs

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dog

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boxes,

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[m

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placed
(j\l<r

end

to

ruul us rnWI Ii! ~ttl.lSl rill", H~llls

and

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bl\~iI'lg

"1I1~',hIes Wiggles folI,'1\ th.' III 11(' iu.(.'kl'l evervwhore Ilt' g~Jl1~ tillrillg ilil~ duy, hilt lIt IlilJ,lll 1,0;' cill'b Ill'

... ~.\, O'T:rL~l\' -A three- pagE', rnirn '(" g'mplil>tl l~lt('r h(J,1l "hrmie" prol'idhJog UJI' 1"[.,,,,1 news IIh(lll o.fficen. Will Iill'" 1,e\.'11

mntled tu dCltUllb{ld nlficers uJulIY 1\ Itll Ih"ir <'""i,>, n[ U1.· .'itll,J!·

J\I:

d'.'((,l\.:hl'd

being

AlIlerfcao. I heard pluno 'oml' ,Inwn, I go Wit "rid r :1\ '; 'Jill' (I] '\1!I~1'1<,nil?' 11' h .~' J'll1, I hit with 11\ ,"
save

huuk, nnd wuo h.l UIIYOlIl' L'Pl').mu~h~,w! rheut Ilel IIlb~illll'

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who

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TIll' ntlaehrucnl tllrted rJIl' 'Iigl,l II'~ I'd It]) wlWII til" IJlusjlll'kl!L glll'l' lI,u Ill1l1Wk-ss I~Ig , urillk nf Wllh,It. Hl<'r tl1111. 1111Wi!l~ could Induce hlrn til 1"'11 l rill'< $llilor 'Vigj{ll's ha~ pmvp!l ttl Ii" ,.,,lr!lmrl valunbl earb ill till' 11lIITlliug

"'~IAD }lIlll. \1 \H-Thc ,V"sL CU\I.SL brug.< 'il:1 ~"q.wa.lIl who basu't received Que piece ul 11111i[ [or Ilw pust len YOOfS, Further1U4rc. 11l1'I' IIpl

I uldngFurwiuu

to

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holh IHl ()]:pJWII and a bach lor. TIlL: lll~l lcttc:r Ill' T~e~.ivecl WIiS 111 No. ,ember 19B:~tTPfTl II aJiI,lmin I ,I"plum t'OillpClJJ)', It CQlltn.i:ned u fj"l!-u'lll (;lie!; \IIl.li~b WIIS r\I!lIUII(i'U lu hilll rOc l'l wrong ulImb,t tt1lepllllll" l'ul1 hI" hilll 11111«., in LIl.~Angeles:. lu- ~

I.il>1lf'll at the l\'lt£' oj' (ita $Iatiull "iU, ill~trlldillllS LIl lilhlil 11(1,our UlIII!.'<li it 'l'ltrt'led " speeral t.~g, So I", ,tQ]Ju'd l'I.em ,,,1. II1t'll~dll1g R hi~"-rn IIking .ufH l'1. The orti('~ Ul'UNtlU I lx- drh"T l,) gll 1111. wlll.!nlJ1pOll lilt.' g,LIL ~Iltrd \in;,l, 'Tl11 ~(~ri1, sir, blll l"w 111.""ut 011., \\ Ii,) Ii'r I ~I"l"! III tJ.<! uri- ·rr'

\I'IU,l1l 'tLe \tl'\A CIJIIIUS urouud 111 musr- ri,l: ~llllnbl'J·ing Hluei'It"r..cr.~. \Vigglt.l' I<'UI,'l It'l II", JoclA.\ nell, lois 1J1ll~t.:r·: h\,"k,

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wit\'
Pill'lIl'

.. ,I,d eli ~ rlimlly fount! Ihe

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in

('audIo.':; tiD thr"'t'-yeur ipalJ

July

1I'lil II)'

Il!lll pu sed 1l11ll~es. ineludinga.u Tml'''tUle upel-aUI)II,; 'Jgn.iu._'l Ax.b

this -tUtilUl its. birthdll)

"ths. Mnre recan(h tlie tiU,m 1111.';hI;' " provklillg ~'p~~l:ioLL!l1 trnhlllig for till' ,~.1lHldrOll.> blIS( oJ heni. rilib Wll.5 out' oi lh· IIral ,S, N. 'al Ail' SlatLul'lS t.'$llItJlit>h~d (lu E.IIgJi~h suit Pm UII) Iffi>l yl!Jlf platll's npernl"eci I!'1lCh,sl\ ely irOli I Btitish fadli lle~, 'fwo ) "ill' ago !Ill rulJJjJ \\'Il~ c)mI!IlJeleti. .\IId III 1 ~U WIlS III ~ fir.!>t piau£' to make- LIS vI it. TIlt' rta-

und"r!'(oiJl!! !'I'etlhmmt for II skill WJ'CII J,e board '0 " l'ily hu • the Uri, ('II I .IS tlltjl ('U t) L'UIllP:l&slou h. the li~'J1lloUuuH·~ ~nggl·t1 ,tllPC'lI.l'llIlt'V. "Kt)ep reI Dickel. b"atl, J ain't oburgillg: 1\ gm' wltllt [1I·t com~ Il!lI'k. \ (1$ it IJJ't:lh 100;g], t)h'l' thaIe?" Tlo.. Hir:tlr 110Qued lUlU lonk {I ~ a l ulllid~L IIrhnitl.lIg gl:ll1@l!i. lll~ I'~' IlIl:d dll~ \ he tTimLllf'(i Ih h~lnI (P:l ~lHl\ '1IIl1Slill,.·jlt:." ailment,

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or 4.'5

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LET

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IIII!} ,

hlllJ $t'rVe(1. During II II' Mul'll1~'

IIlllr

yj'Hf~

tum ,~ 1I0W entin,ly r.;vmp]{'tNl tlml lhll IIlcl-llmer:s wllo Jm~"e uUL bel!!1 !Jilek sium~ IIII' early df\y '';'uu]d lw pl('{lSa!lti-y $111'pl'ised tu find gras !loLl L1[l\L~l f(\IHL~wllere !I1~rt' UIICf'" \Vll!' !.l \'o'lI1Itlt.l,, ~l';( 01 mild.

FROM YoU!

HEAR

NANEWS

'1 llllly, he Sitn ad or tmH'JlIl{] S I hl~~l;'sIlI'OIl ports, Th('ll wu'w IIfl' prilited U,I the so .. · I,a~.uud L(I'I)I'!i~.,pJliI:" Llw}' ,I!'t'h'\) fl'fll1l

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ut

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L, ,\W

t\n~t

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S,I nd)· wus (lui

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demoted

III IIPll'rcnLIl,,' ss-urnuu, tUllrrul c111-'~, \ rr1ll'11 t... ! 11U"'ncl,JI' (if f"b'lll:ttiHlI~, lilt' gm ) 111111'-\ pup's service record ls so sp(,ltl!d JJOW it Junb lik I' IllJlka dill Ii , r"llrding tn the lull:>st st:atisli1:~. Cu.rllU& Christi 111l.~ rClIsl~L'(lI" (WB I L Cnrrl11S h;t\'itl.g II ,·dg\· hi tIll' number ,If flYing hnurs}:1re lurnillr oul [;Ih,ts ill UII." uutll'Ii(,'·i1bl rate ol 111'(111) Ih~.·.' ,III 11"111',
Gt)l\.I'U.s
QttUS'I'l-

n ".vh'(Jluu",l) ,IJlVII'lIfiftl~' 111101 111111\1.11'} l!itJill!;( M>1J1!" t<-1>;~'llt'dtn <ITllII~l 11'11JnjKw. d As 11 result o[ Illl;'! 1"6r~l'1\1.. II", ,Jupaml$o Ihlq' dl','iglllllt,d .Il! I'i.'('-pnll!ndng t~f l' t Iwoplt, 1(1 dt·~II.'lj}' 'nwlludll!; '\J'g1il'\merk,'" lOllS b"l'n L'llhll,l.t>d, '1'1It! SOli);. 1\ ill"!!sll 111 Clu-k lullg PI1'~ i'l('!~,liS "rn iii"I vlneh ,·,dJl" ,111 tlw jupuuesc trl ··dmr~.d", lm. rlt'" "1't~II'i." ",h,'rt' tI,l' <'JIlin' prod",·'HIS ~,d.·t'h:d h tl", h,lkli'rllll Hult' \ssisllio, .. 1H1I~1 b.. 51Jld I.. till' ,J'f'fI"11" ,II 11 fi, e<! .1.." 1\,s!)d:.lioTl, Jl1PLllI;; IOtOljitMill1l l)lIrty. lllil: IOJ shiVT11f'nl ['I 111l:' 11()[l",hud,

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AHd III

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as alw~t. 'J step hi the '\',11;11101 101i> tillzuhon )Jrl '~l'''l!I.'' I'his plall was r:Wsij,,'1,(.ld do away wllir to 1111idl·lml t,uh_l\l1luhl,· ,Ic't~'s ill .Tl!ll,II~. II,lI~! h",d ,111)ng ~llllr'~lU IilH'~ .uul hiyhw(II's i;; lo1~u heHl~ put lute pro<JiU('LiOIL BUlll'for l llruhl]. .. hirllwJf 11Il~ .~d"II,ly "g

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the d.ilin'h ~TI flys.

the

l'rinlto

uw,,,,.] two gWtl!1')' llnd lID·aL j'l'lrk(<'l~. Tlu- "1l~!'lll1t!I'" 01 (/111' ~tn'l'tt Ilw~l Leen carfiled "on tho 1;11111'" to the l\$tgreg[l.le tu,\"

raise \'"g,>l:uh!~ IJI' "idle hnpeJil\1 j'tlluc"" gtillturl," (lilt! ttl bn"~tl flllh III the "ouu-r nlIIal th .. prdace."

111

Ti.<f 'W, r jobs, "HillY ,Jf th ...ll ri!llU1ed l jo pH)' !l'{'IF bills, dlijmJ:lIg: U'I1tt tux deductiuns, lll~tl4l.lll:tr, IJ.llti "Var Bnnd nTIotm<lHb ,11·ft I), t!l'Il will J "III t ~m\i 11 dl!1TI.gU'. I'h. enterprixutg y",llIg 'rutler st~lpl1(!d 111,,1 .uguru Ill. 11" ,liT", iged til hl,l\" tl U· \V,U l:IHJilJS siglled rl\ (l'r til h i1ll until hi.;,
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Thu gill eruuieut-g ueru] hllos tk, ,,1Ill"".! 1111 .. ,pntlh-n1,\H'lg plau ,. to hl'hl~ oil 11.,,,'d ... d "Inr ;Ul'J'cltsell lll',;dllctio,t" jill Iruru dl!' "southern regtons via r·iEbillJ:: bunts." 'I'h . 100 and ~(JO·t.tolI lis loi1'l,1l cAllt~ \.I'IJII ht b 1I.1\ el ill gro~lliS \If 1.'10 untl"1 t1,.. proh't'Uw! 01 "poruous ",f U1!J mued fumes,"

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KollE.\.

bills

\V

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ill

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S LI urg, 4(1 ml,\V. nl l3$() In scout
01lt !Tn n ~'.nrso of OSO' .

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-To N""" l~unnl'f jup.mese oeeupntiun authorltios ill J,(\'a I,[lu' urd"'\Jd 11lmlt -rs til jm'n',I~f' 1I"'~1 nntpn] pr quiniu« iI~ --dli~1 III Ill!' wur ",1fUTL" '[e:1 aud l"nlkr' "output will Ln,
rl·dlH,'pd lor (. ulrnte nn
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lu ;1 IInlxirl'lumJ,.g 111 Il:L~e

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IIff VQltr

'~rnke

"W]j~~" :

'ked th'

I\hle. L1t_ 2$"32' 1>, L""g. 43 50' W, at 1850. Flight ~!(itIL.l!I' 8.0(J[) II. •• \1<0:111 Yurfnl iUll 6' lIT. Vj~ihilit)' 32· mil .. s. CAS !1,1 k. Air t~m:p(lril, lure ( ) 11 C, \ViJitl is frulll 201 '. fwe 20~,
1. Wh.,J il the ~our.!'1 ~nd ~peed of 'ke fldiliou.s .hip?
CV~ ••• , ••• ,.

I II ggu g , r:mckt,J high like mOUlIhll1tS, grunting 'ugh Ilgll ~l.!; th~~' t,lrry tlois Jltg~,g!l 1;,0wst~llit
agll Illlft

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III ordr-r lli CII ... ILnd otlll..<I" w!lr l:!'qp"S,

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1'1'll'('~'"

Til

jllP!lfif'SC

wrttstl

'
n; ar~' pllrtiCipatiug

iu "~I"rlimt!
TI'lWSp"rllllilll1

E1Jll'I'~ 'Ul'}

.... NA!S T'Jiloi5,ICOI..1-A

te._m.>al'ir;l!

\Julltllllg

klr "V.~-V],;l0l'lls UI'l'U !ll'Prt1H,d. Tllt" 'I~'II' L'llilJihg wiIJ illl'ludtl a lUllngf'., gamEl rnon'~, libmry, S~WlI1'J 1'0ll\]] :wtl II CIlIl WI'II \ [111 fI
1\UUII> I CU' and Lhe .tE\.Hl(ute

Speed
2., Who' out?

will

1111\

II gilll>!) i\~l!ll,'htJfl.
be

C(l~1

of

$60,(J{)O.

i. you. ""'SMlle

htodir>g

d eel SJI C WlIl"! Hll(J. [ru II N}llJ rIlIn"u. "Pil!'lHllS IJf I h(J~c wf(~~ll"r~ w{.'a.nHg IIHU",m) ~lIilS, tl't'"dl behrle'ls u!ld !ugging, .. an.' \ ·ry 1Jrn.\" InokJug," \\'Ioy 11m wlI.',liers .. fl' WO!Irt'illg tl":ltr'll Iwillll " 1<1 1l11.\·~· lugg1lgl" ,lWlqlJ wal> I'''! wad", L'I~<lJ_
M~n T l'C

U,,.j r

f'nlT"'IW \.

"['k"

SllOul1

LUggllj,(l'

II lid

nB','r"ll

til

.... NAS 1,,1\ IiUl,lI:nUr I Imil tIl' luwl r IUl'll 'l1I~k("~Iwc:t Ille II 11Ii~"y life-sLlvt'l' b [he t I' ~1"1 lit someolOe S puw(Jrl'u! iliHlgtmltlol1.

3. Wfro!

is yogr 11m"

'0

tu'm?

.Q' -To

The

!lut lh dosIng ot llutlyillg fjdd~. IlnlllLt·d red alld ",hil • (L,'~ hun' l1l'ell 'ifmug d II.ltl'matllit:ly it, the C'jwt~f (If the floW II') foml a oro,'<.~, I1IHlil puce$ npu:rl LIllo;! (W'lwd t!p,ude UtllllJl, Oil wludr dll)'S Iht!)' urI' lleld 111 pkwt" hy ~tuk_~ uti, e.. itl to> the grou neL J n Lilt! pl\st I he",,, hi" t' h' " lIumy IWIUillg~ 111 d\ls·d fi"ld~. hUI SilW0 th· imtuJlfIlinn. of tll1s uew sv:;1",nl. thew Ilus not I>.,,·u ()Ill! Idohllillll ;,f thi~ l)'flC rt.""' lI'ul.....1. ...

\;'1~hrl

bl.~kd." .!fI>

III)W

11~t',1 It) t1.';;ig-

4. Who'

is your

po.Wor>

of fum?

• Cltiug tll1~ Uhequent rmd uoll,,!!' prop\lg~lIlhl,spf"(td!ng b, A llI('ri( l (lilt! Briblill "II lh - rJl1lmtily oj 1I,...leri,lls lh,,\' l1o."~t'$s:' JuP,uw'P, Minist'l lO! t::duc<llion' ~Ut1Ulll,J

.1.\1>,\,

l .. ~.". _ ••,, .

5, WI1 .. , i. Y"'" in? (Alttwors on pqg~

m09""li(

I..... ding

t' ~~,~ "r U. I, vt ~1'1\1H",,·ful. \\" Ul~1l t'Ut'Tl!}'

ptllPil.!l;!I1U" in Ute ~Jjglrtest dew-ee, tlr,11 Clonf W;iOll will stem from tJ Ie sl'liritl1nJ reo
tUld lilit

1110' llo.-Up\ IIWllnst b ...tng "url{u~ed \ 111(,5' "thought ,,"arl:1rl2," "It Wt: ~'OulIUlf!(1 1,1" rile

·11), Ill('
('ut.'fl'lY·s

.tro:

40)

Il'llIQI

is \"i.llchiJll! ngl .e):t"<i, ill nil iltto \\'ClIkl'u nnf ~plrirllal ~lr('"glh ll)
O!

will llld('('u b' flltgt't that tilt'

otlwr,"

n!WilY~ drhlne b,to ,~ome cf',l.ck

24

COMBAT TEAMS TRA.N IN LlBE ATORS

pILOTS AND "IRCREWMEN.

TOGeTHER'

wntl IMflRUCTORS. H£""O ,FOR TH£IRPB4'i'·t

ON II 'lilEiCU ..... R TiR..... ING "LIGHT

OVER

I.E'\I£1.

'KANSO\Iil PRA"IRILS

OFFICERS AND MEN FROM IHREE COMMANDS FORM NUCLEUS CREWS

O A~
t' r 11\ nil,; HI-."-I1" (if Un.: J\Utiilll, I lur h-I~m .LUV seacoasl; I lie '\JUl'}, is C('lIt{'ring its lnlillillg, Ior r.l(lt:rruor craws, 1\I>'.S Hutchinson, Im::ah!d neal' the geographical center {)If

lhe United Slll(t:.>, Ulft'e .:I!t.[lamte t't)Hll1lanci:; lire bringing Ic)g:o:tlier H g;rmlp M sk1ll"d II'cJ"ui{+julls arul pil(lt~ [(:I (onn nucleus crews t(r flr the }:nvy's lnrgest Illnd.hused pnrru] h0Il11lf"rs-~1crew of Aghtillg lIlelx, J'uatly fpr c:ombut. OHk!;!rs and {JnH~Iffl'1 l1'lf\fl r~blw'l (>V('I'~' week, fFOll1 the fi'1t't't. [mm Ilpe:ralillllal IwlrtillJ!: lmib; and hom technical !,rll j ni ILg ~d louis, Lu be Llii!lud ia ll'ilLtl\I'(Jl'k. ~() llI't:C.'lS'fI ry In Ihl.' flpt'ml'!ou oJ the I'LSJ\-L Aud every tWLI "\I~'~ks, lrniHed
l'I'I;!WS.

!raiuiug ilt9.!ioll, the eonver\vas made this. spring and NJ\S Hnlt'iliuson bCCHUll' the C.'l1!1tcr !)f all .P134), hasic training fill- the !\nvy, Startillg ill n small Wa), the sehoul wilt b~ ~'H1ul'ged until It is aMe to do :~11PB4t husiC-lwining. HS ,~(·II Il~'j produce l'.<'Lf'SII units to keup tho hig: planes flY-LUg, The organ:lzatiull of combat CrHWS docs not follow lIDY set IIlrlUuhl uud is sb,h[!!l'l to snrue \I$lriatiml. But in general it -eulls tOI' three men Ii'urn Ille FI~e!. n Pbu'u) Plane uHlrmmder PI' nr!i~ [luut.. f1!W i\~rM ill' :'I prospective plane captain and nne M1M as 1J pr/)~pf'eti\,,(l fi rst rad iUIlI<!lI, HOIII'!i'veJ'J 0.t1 lhetr <:'llmmis~ioncd asu
prill!!!!'Y

\il)u ttl operJiiimml trujnilll{

showing at SA;; Hutchinson depends whether they ure ucrually plnced in these responsible l)(lsitiolls.
1'1LOTS and lb..r~eenlisted men, IJfJO each wIlli A \\U. t. '\1I~1 and AOM rnhtLgs. I'(!pmt !i.'um .Oper'llLI.tJlHd nulnlug units. 111(~se dghl HI!!!! cornpuse the nucleus ('ombat crews ns !'hey leave for advanced b-'l.ining, whore lhL" HdclHiQII of thzcc guuucrs brings th crew up to Inll streng!l,. W?Alill'TION.AL

upou
101

el-)111 rid ir-lll

0]"

leaving

aovulI('cd

t I'll lnlu

g b._.rol"l.' !her gn

!lieu' six

WfW"kS'

lrni [lin g, are ill tocorn bitt.

26

INSTRUCTORS US"; ,!!PECIAL. O~ICES

TO ENII8U;

$TUDENTS TO VISUALIZE

THEORy

OF NAVIGATIOI'I,

~FTEIJ CI..A~SE'S,PILOTS GET ACTUAL

EXP£RIENCE

TRAINING PROGRAM PRODUCES A

{'I't'W!l1 'I'

TEAM OF FIGHTING SPECIALISTS Tilw

IHlEE

Wlllb'li ,crt' n\\lU' led Iht\111 al l'Olllpll'lioll ui U10 trniuiug; lmlV1t.!LlIg I l10Y qULlllIy. Crarluatiun I:'Xf'tGiSt:!S lin] 'omlnded very I \\'0 \Yl',t'k~ as II 1ll'\1 -lass c-ompletes trninc

illg and leave,' I" 111;lht, 1'(I~lU1 fur other :ti rercwrn en , E"ery man ill the crew i.s U trained aerial gunner, offic;ers aml men nlike-. lo gh- the hig ornft a PHIl ,11to be feared and resp cled.

DB<F<E H£l\ r I'll SF:S of rmining are condu ('I~Jf m aircrewmen, Mechant ", ralUmnHH find onlnau ·.m u gu 1-llIYlI'Igh illt(~!si\'e traiulug in theft lndlvidual sRecinJtie.~. getting theory ill C'1as~ro(}llls, practice ill lahurutcries, e\.l_J(~I·I-

ence

In

111 1111"",

uud then learn

knfll liedgp inlQ aen luI operatiun duriJlg flight. In tl11.' uir lllL' students carry ll11t all the dunes uf their I1IJ~itlnns I111 ('1' tlre 1,r1l1tl:mc:e uf Jndivhlunl instructnrs. Thev d Ipaw (Ileir own ioh~ a.~well as II ~'II r 1 working kmlwlt'dW' lit till' functions perlurmr-d by the ol'hl'" l~rt;\ nu-mbers, Enllsted men Whfl lutve 1101 [lI'C"\'loush- eun Ipd til 'i,. air-

by

pulting

Lh~ir

II~'\\

~''']lNi 11(:{' in ("l_It'ingl'fIt·lh 111mb rs, t.lqsl DC the men in PATSV trainillg: I ave liad prcx ious chtlOling lit some "",-Tn; schoel arid I,re biking t-11i~ P,)s-I·~rtldnfllp {'Ol1r~~f' to hvcumc pcei!:tlisl~,
ill., I ruction Mel

, IKIvell"Yspcl'ific
rua, hig i\!. p3tfhl

P1JlllSget iOt'l'llicnl tminil1g and (l:wh attends gTll1lml school and tuk s his l urn u the controls of the four-engined plnnes, I\J1, are skilled ptlots, lruving CIUllCU tllc'[r wings in the regular Hight Ltl1iffil1g progrum, most of them with paSl {'XJ1 ~it'J1(' ~ [1 iTlg I'n,- '); nr gimilnr tYnps or pit rul planes, .
.\NOTIWJI tminillg'

o!'~!{nizaliOll, ~I'ntllld C'rews are

used

Hydraulic syslems
~Q

on the PB4-l: Me l:'JUlplicaled t hat I hi" I'll r!n(l~ llllTt~ under discussion

1'!I:11

and meckups urrhe poln ted out

lItwJ;liH;Jcnul

Working laboratories

uru

{lrt)\

id

'd

['Ul'

1111111I1WFllie

W'1r~llIg

U.!' radtomnn where 1] ean "I"dl'l~ II!' t;ldi" f'(Qulpme.nl

27

~AVI'GA10R , Co·PiiDt Ginner

GUIINER
Tall runel ADM, ARM or AMM

AIQ BOMBER

J 1:'

RA~IOMAIf Cl)llImunicalioftS

GUnner
2nd RADIOMAII
Comma
IliOltJOIlS

Ball Turret
ADM, AIM or AMM

PPC IS THE SKIPPER OF El,EVENMA.N CRE.W OF A NAVY LIBERATOR

PILOT TO ·COMMAND 1iHE NA\!V'SF>AT~DL 1',1.1'110"

He l~I·:~Cti{:estrlke·uffs with uud without Ilups, with flngrntlS Upt; ruull g, lul] power Or I;!ru('!Tgtmcy pullupa, I:mdings with am! withu)ll l1up~, wRh !lIU!. lw~!aud all engines inoperative, under low vi~ibnily und short £iuJel CO!]· Uou.

!Jnly thn:c

dl!io[1!l. I le heciuues lmnlliar Willi tbl" tlxy~en hctt!Jng, tle-kr:f :mu. unli-ieer auel fuel systems, the f..,)"rIl l'fJlupnwnL and lurbu superehurgcr, prolwllt"r ~}m,bl'()nlz\J.tinl! uud [euther
lug, luug
n111gt:

H.ight, uules,

lllallil!!-l

speeds

oporatlon, mdi(.) I.lqulpmellt. lnstrurnent al all wiu,g lnmlingJi, urul nighl nltl-

tiE

fll!S"r

I'·LLOT lUI

a 1'"6",'

ii; l!w jmlrn:1

lIe practices emergency landjngs and dilCbinl-t. f}f(lceduJ"l!s 1I,l(1 lenrns J I is I'l'Spousibililit's !IS u pult'lll 'pluue eururn .. df'I' m UllIll~ these us '\'I'll H~ all other ~·lJllditious, t' I h~ tru tst ~fl/}W lhe dutJe~ or !;!V(!l'y member of the crew and sea !;hnt the~\j du l.i(l~ '11'" ~!tI'fi\fd !lui, rtlf Ihe M[ retv lit", piline 1111(1 crew ih"pt'mJs IllJ Ids aC!linu. U(' 11I1 the ~'SPOll~ibil1ty (111).(, cap.. s tuin of 11 ship and hi~ word is BuaL ...or l.'OUTSet unly one pU~)1till! Ill" three is made II I'I'C, The eo-pilots, with the same Hlght ltuiu.l.ng, must be prepurecl to ['Ike {;()J.:J1tllllud in tlIUe,J'gCllcy. Co-pilots might I... li~ell(jd 1:0 e til .. (!X:CClIt!VI' t)j:E~{'1 al ,mu'U ~hip, ready at all litfles ttl· assis! LllI! skijl]Jtlr, (U serve us rclief pilot nnd lo perform their nW11 \~'r,' illlplJrtullt \llltie.~.

Til", I' PI;, Illo[lg with his IVVI1 cu-pilots, nJ<lk~ up the tJ£Hn~1 tltlHlple. menr 1,]( the Llli~'l'lll/Jr crew. All IluVI' hutl :\luvy lUghl tI',~ini11g und earned their wings, wbitt:! mo~t of them lUll t' had experience iJI HyiHg 1'1~,,'j; LefUft' bdHg transferred 10 NAS Llutchlnsun, SUITIt: 1,1 t11 puoLS .... '11<\11,;' been opem.ting with the Fll:Jd and kl\ ~ hundreds of hours of L'OllJUlltex]'l!'.'I'it'uce OIL ul her l)l.t)lt' lyp\'S' ilcitJlc tnldug the Pl34Y trainIng, Others ure [rum o'ru ul J uekson vdle lind ~imlC an: w!wl\· uoratnissiuued pilots TiJ(:I J'l)C is usually .I pi1~)l with P'1clt! ft)(Ileri~Ht:(', 1m! all gel I.: !I ticu! IrltinilIg. In gnmmt sehoul they study ~nt'T'll nirplane t(1 leurn the 1']341' thnrougllly, t1u,,~ slllll~ <IIw LlI}Wet pluuts, H tJ tnnuulc Jlighl ('!lilt rul t'Cjll.ipn..lnnl, cru i~1" con tl'Ul.
pluue ~'UJllml'!nder.

tlr

iu

N
1'1'(::,

<.lTJUl\(.

i1l

J,ig

pltl rul pl<tH{'s.

1o·ft t(l glla~swnTk ur rnerncry ln hl.l.l.ldllllg L1", n~ror~ the t'lI,g:!Ht'S Me Marten, tht,
plmlt! cuptutn
itO

(~o-pH()t and

through

the "beck-nH

[mel acrology !UKI (be t'll:!dril'ul :,I(~tl hydraulic systems. TIll ... ' Lutili 011 Ifttlll~ spel1iH I tll'Vle1tS, (;('Ies~ ) ttal Liuk. synll""tl[., gUI~I!my u.c'vk(!.s, Link' h-aincrs und i1JrC'Iurt reeegnition thrmll'lll dSlw.l uid .... V{hile the)' ure ge!!illg lill' iHtiuetrirllltinH, uu·y <Il'l' Hying the PB,ly ...first as ~l.!1 ul-server, then \1.!i 11 co-pilot a.nd 11nl111y nt tIll' confrols, TilC!' [[ghL syllabus eulls fllr [nur phases ,If tralnlug: bll,~i(', lustTIlLIlt:'ltt. [Iighl, 11lIJ Ull\ iguHou hops. radio.
n<lvi~aliOl.[

prncedure, wlli·ch is '[11(;'1.'iILKd of el!wtkillg iill 0]' [he rrtlmy ,wet com l,/knlNI !-light urrd (,"( JIl1'lll h 1~ll"lIrn{')Hs and systems. 1 Th ' co-pilot nmds H list ol 30 ileins to ue checked and thn l'Pt ~rjH',S.II1€' a nswe rS, .·\S 1WI:[I1ltillllt!li. th .. plane cuptain 1l!l$\"'''-'fS 101' I (J more. Witb!'La Imgllles mlllHllg, the L'{j'l)i[(Jf
reads '14 a.dditit!T1;ll items bl>j'ote luke-off .'llld

Durtug

learns to han~

the 75 lH)11f!." the p:i.l:utspends l.t the cmrtrols, he tll1~ p1~lt\!: underevery ·cuuceinJble coudl-

the answers. Bp[C"lf(·llll\flhlg, l2. ihmlS mll!it b,~dl(:cked and, i.L1 the Iluul sequence. :.ix. others, Doth during the npproach nnd .Jll:lr hUlclillg. Then beron" lcuving !hl'" OtIC'Glit. the ,'1)pllet rilfld)l a llst III eight items
lu lie seeured

th~

"l'C g;ivl'ls

aud cht:wked,

29

CO~PILOTS, ALTERNATING AT THE CONTROLS, SERVE AS NAVIGATORS

NAllY F'-'GWT T.,.JI,'NING ANO OPERATIQ".AL. NEEDED E)(.PEl'ltNCEP-1l01lID£.S TO FLY ANO NAIIIGATE BACKGROUND BIG PB4Y BOMBERS

\~ lllmul
11,lHk, 1'.1

lcuving

tll1::: grouml, CI'II{JiLiuru, '11 s.!nmlall'd IIi 111dlllerenl,

I'HlI

I"

.ulc-:ntt!

plane comn under dUl-ing seounel and third ill corntII:lnd (11' lUc !Jig, p<{LJ'ol bomb r. The 1)11 riot uctuully al tho controls serves the ere vv .15 uavigutor, th ~'~l-pil(lt .1l1!."rrwlillg at this tlOli tit) II , r AU lhree LJih art" traiuecl !HId l':;ll(lJjellct~,l \LH lJavlg:.llurs, Tim! is part ('If their fHght trailliIlg and :lny Irlm of tlltlll1 is qmdffku (I) sel lhE' l'OIJI'St' LlJ lhe llU'.,!Ci 01' lhd roluru li) ~IUW, Likewise, eaoh IS 11 capable PH.,!\ pilot. ellch is 1\ trained aerial gUUlL~ , mule! in emergency handle the radio 'l]1Lip-

illS the

Il~

I 1'0

('lH'lLII'I'S

cr w alternate
patrol
,IS

.jl

uf tb Ubemt.rlJt the controls, reliev-

FilluI1" ea['l, pilnt must rn ik at Jt>HS( OUG IIJUI'-hnllr (h,yUgll( lHlligatiPIi hop atrd tW(1 IIISIII flig:hts fit similar I'llgtli helnre Ill' ('1111 qna]jjy, ,\ddilill.ll(d n;!\'ig!lUUII tl~lil1illg i~ 1)1'0. idt"d during the advunced course. ... \, hill'! IIIW en-pilot j,<; ueenpted with LiN TI.,lvi~ution, the other ift assls_Lillg Lhe pUlI'lll plllnt, 1J0l111ll111l!1~'I', l:(kitfg over the controls on long llighb, UDU !lid ill£; him ul all times in \\'llreh1N~ the cOlilplicntlld instrurnent pune] tu ~'{~ tbat I'v!'lrylllilig is Iuuct i!1llillg pruperly. _.At llie ~:JlIm l ime, h'llll tilt' Pile ancl co-pilot ar watching Ior uth r planes and lor (>lltimy llpposlLilill, us wt'll all scauuhig L11U slirfuee hl'1t.}\I' II'I

':]ndl1'l~ll'ks points of or

fut

rest,

atgut. acLing

LOII'g s arch and pUlrol missions. slid I tis till' Ufildl'lI I 11/',\' are cldl,d 011 to I1lah, would h"I.'l\lIll' \''''1"\' Lln"'(Iult' il ,Iue pilot were required LO do all [he Hyillg. 'Thus with exlrn pl1ul'i- abotl'l'<l, LIley em ult'l'llute ut tilt" c'(lrHl"Ols !lIlt! SCI'\, '

uu-nt
But
tl(1~'UI

Ill' IIII}'

uth
illllM

I"

nnvigaling

is lu

the "bill'. 0111' o the big Liberators oven trackless filii-lime ,ll!,) and , "cI)' irnportaut OIW, part
iI

ur

re-llove nile nnut.lurr. Ali ~Ijght hours nrc huilt 1111and f'x]1C'ril"flCI.'l ~ai!led. thl? C(l-P il(ll.~ will St)t)}1 ht't'oll1(';" 1I1}(lWi~d !.IS HI'Sl pi l\lto'i U11 olhvl' UIJ(Jmlm~ (UIU 1,'Vi1l take over the duties (/t patrol plane cornmunders. Wiw their 11,!8~lIns In ~eumwnrk learuerl. !-lIt}} will put ll'lt(l <.:UIIlIIIL 11I'!l.t-,ti(.'C lL llrim:il_lle$ of <II !(ghllHg ~'\'\\i
(Il

or

mCII,

each Ueplc'l1dillg

011

the other

to till

his

OWIl

[ob \II.J]

f( r (he $uf-l-y of nIL

Tn U, able

to ,~ t

,'(wrll,)

ami g1dde

till' [l1::I.H(~ Iu

11 till)'

ishim:J, huuclrecls ot miles ,IW:\)' UII('!, 11111 is ... eu mom i11l.. , portuut, gel lhe pl,Ln(' sarely buck to hnse, iii It big I cspwl:l~i. lIHity WUJl Fuel supplies running lnw, Hm lilies of ;:1IJthe members ,d the crew tlepellcl Uti m':Clll'iI('} the readings L,llvll hy llw "HYlglltl.1r, Celestial Link lrulners nid the navigater ill his studies alter gruiuul Sdll)lll classes ill Ibe SlliJjt'1;'t. STll'w)nHng night l'Qu(liu(lIl~. the- IUlviglltilill s:1:i Idtlnl can take his j'f'mllngs, chat! Ill's euurse aud perform !Ill til fwlt'liom. 01 his jpb

ur

illg 111(' ~ix weeks' t!(Jljr,'i~, [he ccew ili :;hlflt'd to another uuvul air station, i:.'jthll!" 1111 t11\! l'IISt !-)f 1V1:'~1coust, Palnl]

A 0\ A.M;EJ -:J'l\AINI~O fur th pilots rind crow follows tilt) fi ha;;in C( HI'St;: lIf1ero;ll HI 1\ s T-THtC!hIIlSUII, rLtn ('fIJllpl,,·jW!f'W

missions !,tlv!' the

Lillluiltm',~' under

utiLHhtuml

l'll'\p-erCl'l1c(~ II 1

11,IJ1clUngtlw £:l(;h Illt'et

llti.s (nlillil111; n!lL~hr.:!d, [ht' 1.'1 ew is I cady fill urun is B spe('inlist ul his [uh, limmll/{hly
svenluality
frum

condtrlons

closely sunulnting

eombut, \ViUJ

n$)li~j 1TT1~lIt,

I(',lilt'd

1'0

every

turuerl

by battlc-wisc Jnstructors who we're I' ' corn hit I ip p;JliS tlreir l'Xpl:'ril"lH'{'s nu to ollif'rs.

CBlesllai nQ~igaUDn is the

30

TI!I).'iL iK<J,;1 1<' lIU'tilud CI\W \'U~t r'~p,ljt~t'~ nF wutee, Pilots must he experts, Astro hutch provides nuvtgator

It.,

~\lUI ,il'\\' uf heav n 0;, hul he must milk· alluwuuec LIlI' distortion

CII·pilot reads dlO!cl.: llst lu Pl'l! lind phlll(' ~"'\lluhl 11('[U"" lI1];('ollfi and hl1ldtup; tli mrlk€l sure all adinstrnents hn'l1 ht'ell uuaie. Dpring: U1gbt lie rdle\ ·t~ pilot til tll~ l'("I1U"(lk ~crVc!l 11-5lilt observer

...

PLJlNE

CAP1:AIN,

AIDI;"

BY ol1"'I;R

~IRCREWMEN,

COIllOUCTS l'iRE-FI-lGHT

CHECI\. START

E,.GiNES

TO

SEl: T"A1:

THEY ARE TURNING

UP P.RO,PE:Rl.Y

PLANE CAPTAIN AND SECOND MECH

ARE FLIGHT ENGINEERS ON PB4Y

WITH

RA,a

ALReAOY !;ARNED FROM N,o.TTC THE TWO

SCHOOL OR IN PLEET OPERIITIOIII$,

MEl:HIlNICS !lECOME: I.' BERATOR St"ECIALlSTS

selected frClfnuuumg complete uirorew(1It NAS Hutchinson=nnt 011 the busis of how mrury stripes t1H1Y haveon theil' sit>\' e, bu OJI uhilitv iloue, Itogardless of wherhor he i~ fl~' second {)t. Ihirt1 class, he stands an equal 'hcuUJe oj Uet'omitlg a plan ~ (',lpblin when he enters training, for the dcsigl1[lt-ions are made on the busis of nveruze ground school, Iinc and flight "nIdI'S kl:"p~ UI the sched lIling ~ f'[):lrtIT\ en t ul UII." sehool, 1 Generally speaking, A~r..I'M:·S ure graduates of "IXI" and gunnery dIQ(lI. and Imve Iuul eX1:) 'rili:llC't' in openltillmll lrainrng DOltS. 'ome have had l.'.t1.er.Rh'e Fleet ~m[l combat experience, but when they enroil at .NAS Ilutelriusun, euch (lla~ must stand on hiS l'Cl::ord mIld!) dl1lillg the C'OUl'S·C • ... DUring the first week, ;Ul.L.... £':l1" given a generul arrplane

Pdre mnn training

.LA."F:

:l.P1'Al:\S 11I'C

A.,\t}.,r rRI·{',~ wlro

SdlU()1. As th y progress, t.il T at giVllIl pructicnl expurieuce on the line and nllt1Il>' start Hyiug ill the big Lil/el'tllor.\. Grbun'd sdlwtll 1111(1 fligpt are eoord inaied Sll thnl the subjects co crerl ill une \vill be pructiced in the other, TIle course ('OV~S 51l 'h (~S '1ILiLUS as power plants, Iuel, lectni and hydnlill Ic systems, super ·har~Qn; Llumllton Standard propellers, minor sy~t(JI11S, including oxy'<ill, heattug, de-iC(us lind an tl-Icers. ;;IS well nli contrul surI:IC(,S. lWld ing gem. ernsrgenoies lind ~llft!:ly efl\ l.Tptueul, Mockups of all klmls lInd visual uids ure L1S~din workiug laborutcries to jJUlls(:rutl';' classroom II scmres. l.l1dh it! lIltl iustructiou Is glveu dunug fhgl'll mil) ~\I ten ally weukuess is shown on n subject. tI dra instrnerion is provirled. Flight 'be"ks. and sol(1 !lights art' part (lj the tnduiug, Th .. A,\>I,M'S are dlvidcd into n port and sturboard wing which alternates each week forr mnrntng nnd ,lrtel'nWIl1 flights. wnu one wing i~it.y illg, the other is ill lotl'otmu school. While waiting for a Righl: AMM.·S get line b' illing under sup 'I' Ision to learn ',-ery phase (If fh 11' j()h. ('(IUJ'se ill gl'olllld

the mech iH rt'lady for gra(1U:1tlUII, The I1fty percent in scholasrtc raLiug euru lhe t1Wf'I' cl plane vaptltin de~igt1liHllllS, while the l' maincler becom second mechanics. TIl plene captain is lust what his tit I ludicntes. He is 111 charge of all afrcrewmen aud I he plane, He is r sponsible 10. running all pre-flighl checks rrnd needs the assistance every member 1)[ the ere .... specialists. Both mechanics deuble liS ITIllhi'lle gunners during '(1D'lbtlt

FTFJ\

SIX "''''liliES,

Li1[)

or

or

31

ARM'S MUST ALTERNATE BETWEEN

GUN TURRET AND CIRCUIT WATCH
W!1l1 tI"'TTC BASICIfADIOJlACI<IGRDUN SCIlOOl. ..,.0 D OBTAINED IN EXPEAI£NCE STUOY IN "'ERIAL II PB4

GUNNERY AT OTU, RI\DIOMEN

pow!:!!" rnril for Fuel, starrlug and voltage, Wilh the putt-plltl ruuuiug, he c1'll'eks aIJ rmlill gear Clt'conJill!;t 10 the pn.··Uiglll sl lt~Gt. As Llw LIV!! tU(UOIIII,lII uit"nm[p W<tleht:s in Iii tup deck turret Hnd LIlL>radio oiroult wuluh, thev IllUS( cllll(.'k tu see f i!; r<-!udy 1'0' operation, l"'il'st . nO second rudiornen are ~d,' '(",d 1111 Llw bm.. IJI gJ'ad{1S III the s.uue ITIOIIIIIC-r a~ file i.~ I1r~t .urcl seuoud mechunics. ,.. III Hlg1It_. tin.! nulloman ii; hi cllar~e !If all eomrnuuieul iuns, mdiug and dccrxllug me5sag!::'s 11 msmittec] 1'(;''d" '~1. ..ollll111l11itaHol1!r, of course, mean ,11) typ s=rcdin

,,"J

R sd\llol eanu-d, HI
or siruilur

AD1U,\INN ENLElI

the PB-l\ t"'lilling wltll th'ir ret ings alreudy g 1 PN.lli!.lb.cJ in"!l wLinu UJl
IISI?O in th

nddition t'h' rudtoruuu must huudl tIll:' uleetronle equip. mert] lhi!t enrnes \'\ IIliill Ilis province, ,.. 1/1 UII)llllut :,[Cll ntdill S[]tllU'ti' is usually unserved, But ~he rurliomnu on circuit watch must check nil l requenoies
j

\'lIfcc

If (:lld~.

blink'I1>,

sigtllil

filII' ~s Wid

110"-'1'

vioes.

lu

pla ilL'S, Like tht' A..\L\I unr] M)\I, ltl! lS ~t'leered (or this udditiumtl ITllillUlg heouuse he L~ u (.'11]101]')" muu <lila ;:til rl[11 slndent, Like till' others, 1](' hus ulso htu) au,,:hd glJlul('ry tTa.inilig anrl II(ll',r.lLirrJllIl,·'pl'rieJlI.'(' "II I'1:I"s
IY(,!t!s.

the equlpment

big Nuvy !JuLrtll

ttl illlli'l'c"'j I rn '~~ti'~I!S, even when :;ileJlct' is rnnlntained. DlIl'illg elllel'gc1ncics, thl! nulfmnuu 11"\11.s 1 stll)' ul IllS po't

Oronnel ~dlq()l In!" tIle 1.1;1, f starts will. oJ 'IUTS!;> 1111 entlful uirplwHc, wht'rc LIJ IJl'C(lIII('~ rmlliliat' with I'very 11m'! 01 dle:l Uheralo(. TI!!,~n the rudionuui is given spllclaliz Ii inStrllCtitlilS 011 !che ~1t'ehi(;ii1 ~y..,tem wit'l, wideb lit' UH.If)[ work, This slud, Includes lite radiI) eourpuss, r..diro rallge '(pdprnent, aut nnus, lr~lT,sllli(lt'rs. rec-eivers and electronic installatiuns. This U 'tJupieJ; 'unw HiO hOnl's I~r dUMfllom 1\11(1 Iuburalol')I work, An nuditiQn,ll 40 hours are sl' 'ill ill Ulgln lI'waing, where lie IIperale~ all nf the- L!qllfpn!l'llt;, makes
uuuur

until il!'clen,<I I'll ubuuckm planr-. til Hl)lI!1't rm~itio!l and semi dlsuess IIwssageS quUllJrlzed hy tIll' Plltr(11 pLallt' l~(JIIImnndor, J n dttchlng operntions. 11!e Is responsthlc frll' pro,iding ;111slgnul equipment arnl g~·Ltr. inl'lur.iing n purtubh" :ibS()11 Cirl" ruelin set. The radioman must be able Lo keep his equipment in IIpl~I'l1tilig l'UllIdHioll. 'rhi~ ofh:u rn 'WIS nl(llcing rnhmr l'eJ)lIin; lllll] lIdiHl'Ihne-Ht:> while- nChmlly ill Ilight, Q)UStJquC'1I11y. lu.' must he II hn;h1l'idtLJl a~ well as uperntnr, in order to know Ll,i' SOUI('e~ (II lruuhle alld how I,) elu-ek Jor them as WclJIIS
overcome them, Seriolls [;.lihlr '$ and trnuhle ar (1",[I(ll"t(·(I hI till' I'AT!'\! !~r!Jund erev.. upon return to bas ~ allel their '

le ·J.miciltflli nil the necessary

relJair:..
give:l

The ARM assists the plane captain III Ill!: pre-liight check hy leilHug all uf hi~ I\;VII '(lItil,rnent, TJli~ ill~lud s exurniniug (I" uattel'i ill dt>tt>I'milw vnltn!!l·. c1lt'd:il1~ the .1II:\!l iar v

J"l'plurs uiRt ud iLilli ruei lIS.

sciU)lIl nutll he reaches a p)'I)Rden('Y ell' 20 words per illirml('. Bm,f' rudln, ('Olllllnmicalinns illstn1t;tlonS and proc (.1111'1'lin" !llld itilllll\1 Nuhjt'N~ ~'n\ creel III HilA nulin ('(lIIrsc.

ml:l1',,1f',sSllINS in code are

the-

rullil/l"l!!1

while in

First radlDmaUluuds ('fn'ult II'JiLt'l1 ill tht· muill IMllipatlrne-nl jll~l beh hid the pilot 'N ctlt:.lrpi.l where lie cun be itl close contact with the I'PC. 11.[h,p ,dl'C.lt IUlTI'~ lu:.i- 1t~·I·rJ,t'.Id -i~ till' '~"-'OIld nUU(ilmlll
32

~wet;lJS [11<' skies with his twin .50 caliber mad,ille g,"'~8, !.IfJ the lookout for· neriul uppn,>it1urJ. 1'1"'U' rudiorneu ulternate pllffi.linllS "" !Illig !light, b'twel'll ntdi'l watch .>lid gnn turret

Second radiuman

ORDNANCEM.AN KEEPS BOMBERS IN FlGHTING TRIM FOR AIR COMBAT

I'IATTC AERIAL SCHOOL G'VfIINERY TRAII'Ur>lG EQ.IJIP MojD ~)(PERIENeE IN ORDNANCIiMAI\I FOR HIS

hom] s, car (Ir!lw computing sights and hrmdle ordnun Ct' gc,lI' am] 11 rot :d tn tcs, y The ·\0 M.. likl? the \ M 1\1 and A ttl' 1. il; n grudnu t ot o 11 N->lcTTC. school. hns eumpl n{~d Herta I gll11l1 ry trnJuing and m;9 ·1 c' h~lll 0" (I t'),ipt'rif'11ce. 1J('c<,u~e rho~1 III his wo~k ..,\ must be clOIlt' whlle the pluue is on the ground, only 12

an

hnnrs uT(' \kVllt tl to £li~h+ Iruiuing, The rest or his six wf'l"ks of sohoollng !s xpentlu h.'llmilig. lit • g,cJll'T'ul uirplane, [hI" hydruulic rrnd electric systems. LUlTd operatton, pvm-

_\llDlIJF.H ul lIlt' nucleus crew 01 the Liherator patrol plane iN an urduaueennur. HiJ> very lmportaut dune .IT!,' 10 S{'(' Lllul the 1'1;'lIw i.~rea Iy ror combat hetorc it leaves the gJ mmd. This l11t';J1J$ to -heck ench guu urrret to see lhal it Is ill 0lwraling 11F ,"'GII'III

luvhnics tLnd hmnh release ~yste!U~ . ... Actual turrets arc Ils<"d ill tlll truiuiug jusLf'. d til mocklipS. These iuelude the En'o nrisc; ~ IrtT1.1r1 top tit· k, .(1£1s('llidat~Jl tull .{IId Pl'tTY rf'tnlCLablc [.111]1 1111ret .., Turret llf}enlliol1 (IUd truuhle ~IHH,tillg llJquh'c a thorough under-

standi

ng nf

tho hyd rau He aod 1i'1t>('~ri sysn-ms

nr the bjg

Ubl!rfll/}r pfl~l'(ll L}hUlcs. III llddltiwi. the .HlM must h uble to keep the machine gUlls [(dllg, luke care or the bnrnh rei 't\:ic :;~'~lqll!, know
spit

aLllil1t~

the gllJl:;' tu determhie wbet11cl' th '{IX' reacil. to lead at the eueruy, supervise the l.oa(ling llHd~llsing

of

hornl» arul 61Ses Iilld all Ill!' JChJ1s oj hwdill~ UIC:-H1lntu the spm;'illllS boruh 1111.)'5. He: conducts pi! llre-Hight checks
tl(l 111 11 Il'lIl , Jl

nn Hte nrrlnunce

prn£k-i\'IIC')(. be must spuutl Iuug hours lu clcssruom sosslnns nOll practice WjtJl I·hl~various bin' ts, Benlg the onl orduan 'etnal in the uucleus crew. [It' IS responsible [or .11'1 orduunce und urnnuneul equipm nt, Otdll,lll('('f!l, n hi the 1·.~T~11 rl'~w 111"(:: ,"\.'srml~Ihlt, hlr rep41iriHg aud kt~t'rjng 11,(, ('ql upru 'Ill ill uperatingcondltioa, 111ft the member ,l1isignetl to the nirerew must he nblo to ma],e minor repr irs and atlj1!l,tlY1('llf \, hilt· ill l1i~llt, to keep them ill operation. HI: reports HHJl'lIud Clll'"g 10 the gr(llllu!
crc«
lIpOLI

... 1 d attuiu

return

to huse,

uir bombers. DlJulJlf!)g LI! extrem pleasure ol t.lroppiI1j!; his homh load (111 Axis brgdL" and mak 'him a more vnluahle man In til crew, nu~lil1g lu llis rl1S[1(lllsjhilitles,
ill ilji~ Cl!t):tcit, !:.rlVflS Ilu- uninancemnu

(J~lI" ("V-tim r~~'dllmII.JUm(!ll gn4duMes of nn nil" hmnbe,' :lrd

truining

uuit 1ll1J ure !jllulifif"ci

ADVANCED OTU IS LAST KURDLE

J\ll"l"I'CV<'ITWll wli,j have not PI'~fllusly theh wings (Ire uwurdcd them in UI1 impressive ~"Ir'l1\IIIl}, :Jong wilh u cf1l'Iificat III prnfh:it'l1cy clt'$l!.tnatillg ·.tdl IlS pluuc 'IlVluil1 ur second III x..1. lilt'll or second [ rudtomnn. or orrlnunceruau 01 the Liberator crew, Trunsler i~ rnude to dlhl'l' the- 1'1LIlti\:' Dr Pacific coast, IV!Hl~('nriditillll.11 11';lluiug inul espencnce is givtlD in urr ndvnncetl enurse hefore ~}11;l 'noW is reBel), til l~lIv,,' Fnr corubnr ( 111ewell r
ceremony.
rI'l'IJL\'I'I.l

fi around und

"'1"£11

IX 'VE:EKS

!II Imiuill\!;. grmlltlltiPl1 (lu}, Ji-u.aJly comes uirorewmen fmc! [lilnts pur+ieipute 111 the

II

....Tile HUCk'lIS ercw {It dghl men is lmilt lip by the nddilion III· tlrree Intil I , lm lliwc earned their nirer wrru-r WillgS at lU'Ti"d ),(11J1l'ery Wlll)o1. This <lddilion,~l :itnlllgtli provides a UghUI'lg crew to man llll o[ the plane's .defensive pusHiolis. \\'ht1M no iTll"T'nh!"'l' 01 ~1Il; Hl1cl\,lI~ tJ'J;\V i,~((luuiAed us un nl r IWllll)
graunutQ

dnty,

r, 1If1~ III Ill\: TII::,dy m.lt!etJ murnbers must DC' U (11 un nil' bnrnher's tMillill~ unlt. 'I'his air bomber 1I~'tHJly II >1115 till' nost> turret, gnlug luuk In Iii!; 11f11l'111Ighl whl<'u IIf'arillg LI!l' tlU'gl't lIllll (lIld!l~ 0\ PI' tilt" rr-k-nse mooh-

anism,

mtlJ;;$ !n spadlo1~s humh

h'IMIWI'

Ordnanceman sIlperYi1eS

til<' londtug wI 1.1I(10·bWtll1d bomb. WI tluIm~ ul 1.tberau«, The V<lTst line ruair .. erew hauls hornb:.. to "blue urnl hljist~ tli \'1]'1 iut", j,"I\IS1UUII

I~\"('l'} wall knows 11.1.j' h. Llis IIH\'II I 'milling 1.,,'1 equipl) ,d .. him til pe.d'nrln H well. Tngotlu-r with his teummutes, he j!j prqml't'U ll) III ,~t tliH t'lieLUY WI • Jly I erms, Such art} tJ I • erew ~rW(llb~l~· wht) lly and llgbt the Nnvy's U[mNJtors,

1.(,

Tlus hrings lIte l'rr'W up 10 filiI sLlcngth unci ;J'ter u slH'M period ol trululug it wil! be assumed to n squadron nnrl will
lilT 1o wnr, n cn'w (If ~p 'l.'lalMli, trnillP(l in te unwork.

34

l~fX»~ili

\fi';".l;lfflCer-RJfl~m,ei1t ~
~ s , .",' , ,

.~'~_E!_
"

~,~ Ra_ady !or for~jn~ or ~

h""

.._"'..,_

Pool

Re~

forming pb4V Squadron6

35

LINE MA'INT£NiINCE

CREWS "liE

JUST AS IMPORTANT

AS I''-IGHTCflEWSI'OIl

THE!'

ARE THE. 'MEN WHO ACTUALLY KE.EP THE BIG I'LANE;!ii'N THE AUI

PATSU LINE MAINTENANCE CREW KEEPS THE LIBERATORS FLYING

!\ lrunterumes 'choul ur /l;A; JT11tohillS(ln. 1 h mission oP thi:; sehon 1 1~ tu traill Illt111 of 1'LJ'i\lIlS aviauon l'lLti~g.~ ln line ruamtcuance ill order that til ')' ]TIny be [orrned in to a F \TS:U unit rearly fur' netive luty with naval aviation. Trainees "t>llortillg tn this SdllOOl come hlllll vurlous ucttvities ,uuJ <11' > of nll degrees of experience. GODolally

tiWI is provided tIl 'quip III xn In clut> fr)~ lile big Llheratur«. Six: types n spuehilists compose ,1 P.tlT~U. First is tl (:l 'I'I.!\I, rlrt· mechallic who l,;ellf'/ll the plane :Hying. He must

ILlv,MTrlm;

\ (;1I·r ny ~'ll~l~s they ~t'(' ~¢rvtcell r gll"ladya.lId PN)pt.'rly. and !lull IS (he trlllllUlg Jllh of (Ii(" PR.ll L.iJ18

be ahle tu Oil Q\' rythlng frorn setting the gnp 011 I.! spark rlllg to n majrrr I:ngin overhaul. Metalsmiths r bnild damaged ('{\l1il'l1l surfaces Ill.IO patch the skin of the fuselage and .1"1ugs, The .!.01\.1 in the line crew kuows ! he operation of nll ortlnunc gear, how In lear It down llnd repair it ns well.
AJl~l

III th trouble-she -till 011 We electrical stake C.LHl of the radio lind electrnnic Other sp(~alL~ls c10 everything: from rilJl<lirhlg
1\.£.\1·s

1I stern

quiprn

!In(1 nt.

rll blulding

uroeknps.

fllillrllnHmh

sp uking. they hnve

or Irruu al'lllaJ expert

rt

lice ill !It

ratlug, eamecl at some ''''1'1' selllltli

Ifh>el. 51) oial1zecl inslruc-

nnEIt. lully cq li·ppe I, it11"V'>7ed Ub(JJ'fltor¥. ply d from COIf'] hut, are used i j)I tJ Ie sehool C(lr working lah(;)nlImiflS. ~y graduation day. the lWfSlJ IS nble to do every
<1

T ir

joh

11<'

iessary tn ke(~p

Ul/1)N/fllfli

EJyiug ..

, and Aghting.

..

Every part
_lJll\\LC

01' tho L/bwtJl/Ir ,L'i rllSll('dd till' ",(,. when th(' 1); uo thl' I,fTtlu!ld Defucts nre repaired. l!nf,'lTlt1S serviced. M!lll!ll1llthlll hmtlt1u, 111111t!no ilia".· rf':ldi",1 ['If :I1JOlher !rip nlofl

"1'

Engine ~hanges art' requlr ,d Iroqueutly. When one needs overlUiI dill g. 11 is remPI ed aiul ,1II\lllll'r lll~ULLleil in Its stead ~Il lhe plune ~vill not he I!1'mmd~d while tlw netuul Wf)I'X 1$ beinz UOIIO

36

Blimps Rescue M'en at Sea

Potro' Craft Pick Up Survivors

Nllv) hlhnps Iutvc turned In two S\IC· cessful rescues ,It sea oIr the ennst (If Slll theru Cltl1fcmllil, helping sav thr e :U1lUOU creed down. Two ~'llll'incs from a tOI1)CUO lxuubei were &~ghtecl hy p11111'S and a bllmp snmmuaed to pi k up one mun ho was seriously injured, Huveriug, 25 feet .tbov (h.e water, the blilnp dropped 11 first aid kit:, then lowered a paruehue harness Into whi h

lmllli(' ~y$t~m., ppdsion mstruments, work1ng drawings, beaching nud launching, OXygCll uud ernerg Hey eqniprueut aurl ill,~pecUfll1nl tnt! IJPt~wtilJmJ I'Cports, Lf w;~jgnod ttl II coruhut ly_pe squadron m unit, II
lllll:;t II muustrale

I ruluers Juil trOUl OiUO to ~ LSO. "Munned" by 10 \NAV~1 specialistiustrn nnrs, lh Lin" 1attery bas _];l1'O\' !{t a vuluahle supplcmeur [0 "behilld-the.

ahilH us un uurial gunner, To reach Rtst class; the AMtI,tF must know ussembltes, ellgine l'el'W, trouble slmtlUug, electrt .al ott lLiPJUClll. crulsiug and loading CDDl:mL rud~ and oils. metals, and .ICrocl)'uau\icli. !"lequiremerits lor r.:Lief include organizatlon of nlrerult squaw",!} OJ' repair units, tuktil' !large of eugtncerlug department, knew overhaul of engines, dcoft watch qu'trtr'r mid stnUoli bill, know HvluJill1-l seamanship, nuval organization, ratings, l' I'sOJlDl11 duties and use ted nidal

curtain" instruetton, the liglatcl',tllClll-afr ) Jluva16Dl III iustru '!:iUI1 under lhe hood hi the oonventioual type uirplan " The pilot' 01' all air hip must euntend wiLh lwO Iaerors which Increase the 0.1'-

diuary d.ifficliities of instrument Jlighi.11., relali h s10\ er speed of lbe airslilp find the consequent increase in wind driFt,

or

lllUllunlg.

Bigger Engine Put in Aircraft

New Wild,at Joins Fleet

A revised v rsirlR of the Wi1iJcttt ffghler, I'll~ FM-2, has jOllied the Fleet as (l smull-carri I' plane, desi.gned to By Iaster, climb better and in general help UH: Nav) rule the Iltl' lrem sea-level upwards. E411ippfil \~ "til 111 It-1820~'56 WEigl!t
HAV1' A~IlSMI" RESCUES IYIAIIIN~ IN SEA. eRAS"

Ifo1~ao~rMENT

FOL!~OW~ LTA lltl~

11'O,,.lWCTION

the illjllJ'en man. Willi strapped and hauled aboard. The other ruau W}lS pkked up by It lilll'fnt'e V"'8~{l1. The secoud rescue was performed by a. I limp whose CI' W •• IW the ,lT11j r plan ~ era h and drol1peu I life raft on the wing lip of the SiIlIJu r aircraft, The pilo( repped into the raft and was pickeu up by tin escorting destroyer.

MORE: POWUl:fUL

WILDCAT BUILT FOR CARI'I"R$

Flight Engineer

"Met" Tests .Are Outlined

Rules Drafted

Quali6~aU ns £01' th v ious cl s tIS of aviation machinist's mates (aviatiou .!light engineer) have been outlmed to faC'ilitate advancement of men in the rating. No changes W6I'O made in lti~t.Wg requirements for AM,M3o, Abilities required Lo reach the tate af AMM2c in til !lighf epgin er s hranch inqlud hispe~Lion and testillg of ngtnes and planes prior to ~1llte.o{J~ use ,)f POWEll" charts; make engine tests, knev operutlon and handling of fa 1 and oil systerns, Instruments and aeoesseries, pro' peller maintenance, u.itcJmft eontrcls, hy-

engine, lh II'M·Q has 200 more horsepower and weighs 600 pounds less than the earlier Wildcnts. B C!1UIJeof its light "r weight and 'mnre power, it can take off from a rhorter carrier deck. land slower and is much more maneuverable, nly slight modifications hnve been wade in the design of the plane. oue being a higher tail lin and annther au eXDtlusl chute above the leading odg of the "wing where it joins the fuselage.

NAS Waves Tea," LTA StlJde"ts

La.kehurst Uses Six Links

\"hili' the pilot 01: an ltli-plall> must contend with a small winrl drift in hili i""ll1I111UIIL ]1 rocedures, ~h~ift angles as high as 40 to 50 degrees are "Flon encount ~r ,(] by til airShip [>ikl[. Illes higlj L!J'i!L ;I II gles natun Ily .omplicate hili prrrblem, WOf this reasou, and b cause the )}lIllt I)~ the slew-speetl airship hriIS much less time, reiativcJly, tu complete a given orientation, it becomes imperative that ~urr(JCtfnstrument procedure almost automatic. Ett h studen! receives a minimum of i how's 01 Link lnstruetion. During these o-h hours, he must learn four S1illldMd Qriel1tatiflu pn){''Cdmes, ~,,~eml Ume i!y:Jilg the beam, learn to allow for excesstv drift angles, and perform I ~. downs and Ian din gs, The stundard ANT-IS Link trainer ha .. p~'oved 'atisfadory lOT this wurk. A decided Improvement in tb abiliLy ul students correctly to use radill aids tn unvlgntkrn, night instruments in gen·

ue

NAS WJ.."1mUllS'I'-For th p~~t fe v month thls center of l:iglitru-lhnn-nit t:mil"linjl; bas operated !iix ANT-IS Link

has h''1llo\en !nitiati u 01 [lghter-tiian' UJr Llnk tnlining as provided hy the ~'Ml; in~Lr1Jt'ttm: !It this na'Val 5,tl1tirm.

eral, alld two-way

oi

communi 'ali~n

37

Sets Fast War BOl1d Pate

l.ead for Fourth Straight Mon',tll
J\; ,LViiI nir stu tinns fu r ~j(C. ftlU rth conSl,011liw IIIUt1\11 ('uIIHnue{1 til set [hi'll !Jill'U jill' VI'IM VI,)l1d p:lI'lic'lp:lIi!11l IlfUOUg

nlfidally

on 29 II'0000urunry, The busm was

!lll!

clU'v(,d lint of

wildt'rlltl<;S of IIIl'

Jap iPlane Names Are Given

Navy, Army Adopt Ti"e Listjng
The
,U I ese

Ol'} iuplc PCI"llltSlih iJ.I \Vas.lJiqg[I!ll, .1 ruggeel '~l'etilm timber anLl ruuuntains. oj" Under numfI1Ml'.ltifl)) uf' Ihe Nuv HI Air enter, S(luttle, the stutton is used

Nil' y alii! Arm) onidal list uJ tlt;,_~iglUlI

ruihtnry pluues.

hUH'

a<lOlltl"(1

jiJllS

h.r

J II[JIIII "

t'ivlliall empl(,ly<-:~, t\t the end nf- April, IW\ Iii ail' ~.tllJ illHtllinlf ~)fJ,; fI"1"(_'t',,-t tIl'

persounel investiug; J 3.1 ,pOO'n:I'Ht 1,1 gruss p~y. The \Iv~'rall civilluu empillye
p<lrtidpalirJl]

fJlg,liters I;;urry m~·ll'" numes, "mT! hf'I')! urr- noerril'q ,tit t'l WUfl]ClJ, I.l;. lire 1I~'[ngb!li.\Il~·.whIl .. rel'o.lum~IJS'llICl' nirt'rrlft earrv both men's Wid women \ I til I11t'S , Thl: li"t r o]11l\\'S;
fIGHtEBP~ANES

lishrnent was U:}, I p~rl!mll, ,md {llll'licipu[iol), 12,1 Lica'(_'jJI,

[(., 1h' cutrrc Ihl;,uJ {'sln"11:1"1"011'

\Val' nm\J purchases h Ntlv)· pm'SIlulld ilt A pril jlJ(IW['d II 36 percent hICl'e",~ e III .t~l lhe ~U1IW periocl IH~t }"t'IU.

lyp~ .."",~h,

with tntnl purehu es of $29,503.3k'lS ill l'IJllIpmUinu \1 lUI $3Uj75)1'i:'} fur J 9·1:1,

jiliu~l" "ng1u" lI~lll"r fH!llI(t~ ~Ug:iu.. 11"~(r,II""· ~,IIT"

'.Jlrrdn .. Jug!e ;:H"JI,
Clf,l{l.r:l\!.

\'''Il"m. 1OIjj~l" euklu. Sj,,~ll' ~n!llnil !:.\In.:I(· olll!rll\.

IlgllteJ <IIghL.~ !l!\".hl.r ~h(~~

tl~lJtlllf"' angl 1'>1 11ll"!n •• IIl'gi~e n(;IH'l~

Atol'l Airfield Hon.o,n Pilot

E.niwetok field Named "Stickell"
The airfield

\(al'~llall
Stick!·ll

at El,liwotnk, Islands, ltt1~ hec-u

in

the

ltalllt'd

t('airlifl!: flf Fh'ltl Alr, Seaule, s']lwdnms . .EJ·acUca!ly all Na\'Y men Llt :'>iAA..'i Vul1LlYl11tt u!'l' volurueers. Sit Ill\lel1 'l.~ il is ucar 7, llrlO-l'uot rnmm[ur ol1omtil1nal talus, stntlon
PC]"$O]:HlOl

BOMBERS Sv.r.l, S.M,!,""

HET.EN IiET'!'~' "A'l'!~ I'AI.. 'LI"Th.
obIo.lI~~ t}Twln "'Q~hL\!

hlPLulh·r-r'j'rHU
PlodiUlil

j;'J

:Wi

'I'win e!)glne

Fit'W ill honur ,,],' 1111'iflIt' LL SI kkl"H., \Iii!>. 1\, who dimJ I.IS! Dt'crun bel' ;IS ;\ 1'1' ~ I III u r Will 111~ S s uf.!'ec(Ju in a ILl' Ievel attao::k uu J UPUIIt~1! mslnll"liol1S !lUtl <1-11 oil st()nlgc (lVl101 111 j,uult I\llll[ itt the MlIfslml1s. Slit'J.."('1l W<l.S .1 Hight IiI' 11 tm"lun r iu the HlJytll CurMlu1an .\il Force hdo!'!" till: {) !Iited Stntl;'S uJ1te[,'(;!rl J-I'll' ""'Ir, HlI'd 11.. \11 1I1HUY hunlber 1l1i~si<.1HSover Cennnnv. Hit' v..'as uwnrded lhe Di.sIIng(lislh:,d

hcql\onlly

sighL

1nlill Harhr1

heur

und doer

ill rll".I1'i!Jy funthill!:.

an,r,
WA

wt..,

SiuglE! t:m",mi ~Drpadu bOllllt~1 Sln~l" <In~1-"" lIly" 1,<11111"," 'Pwlh "~ltlll~ 1J~"t l!w~llef 8iJ.Ullo "1I~il'<l lut.wdo 1!U11II"".
~ill~lh

'l"1'1h "ngltlo ~1"dlllm i"d1ml""

I ng:it'ifl

h~httttttr

b!Hnl>"r

if4ut,.--l

1)1.

llqll~hll1'1

r.111U1111

i...:;

Navy Gets Steel Aircraft

Co.ne.s1oga Can Carry 2 Jeeps
The Nuv)' has nccepted the Rudel. ClIJu'l:ilp~a, nrsl \nrgu-~h;e 'lil'll,\alle 01 .111 I ~ ~,I('1' J C'0!l S~nl t'ti 0'1:1. nnd [urn ed uiu es the _!.Il"l'l'OIIt tlH'r III 1\[,1\ ill Air Trnnspurt Sen ku I'm (~Hg(j rralJ!ipfIlt:lLflJ11 Desig-

l!<\US SUXLl
~{AII\'

P,ltllh.... ' a:i f.ijl;lb englna

]!~~ur{l

'lHilllhvr

r~_;,QnJ~tnis r

ktz

:RliUgl~ ttb~j IJu l~rJll\h"n'~r~ll'.lllnrL I~ ,n'nI'C ;4.l~,_gljl L!U[tlnu IIg.h~ huwlll~t !f,'",,~hrimhul

IIfCONNAISSANCE l'I1'L11J ,Iuln

,,\ T.. I1''
1rWt

PLANES
l'f~~'lH' tln 1~n 1}I'f1'
"'1.:1'111111 'l."Ii,I.~I'U~I~ Ih.~11J':11J'H.L fttl'~uh

H~ 1'I~h' ~'u.:.....JtJ'~
S"iultll!,.~n~}H., U'tJ ..... IoltI'lC.u Si'j~J(..- L;IItt;hll

[I

".ITlJ;!,'I!1t"

Flying

C,1'OS'l!

lull.'I' tllct UistinguisheJ

ut Huckntglmm

Pul'lrf' and
Order. ill lh"

DAVl!l Sl:fM PEl'! t,

(l"l..t:N

'1uuil,hlIi

J'

revou
l~tl'~U

Service

~II,-"I~

1'1,11r.l!i_l!l'~l1nl!

Jill u it

Aitll.llljglt

severely \,1/0\1111.1«1 he pilfll!;ld lns IILlT1(~ 1mel l(i au t"!JI!tll't,WI'It') "I,HIII ing .It hll; h!1!>'.
uction,

rF.f.l~j~ ~il.~(n~ ,1"1111'(.,,,,,

1~'l''8:';U rl~·'i.! ml1!i1~III~t..1

I·I.~I".·

11,),II-j1I",,,,

n-

1I'j I·~l'hr"!.~I'Jl
f'1 .~Llrll

Hll~rl' "n~ln,
1,llllloI.tmjJl'~·

11:""",10"",,, 1"""I~IIII'"

JAKE

Hln.:ll·

prlt'illt

unl • .,jIUI'.·

Navy Cuts· Fighter Program

L'o,sses Ate Below Expecfct,io.ns The i':avy lm~ ordered II rf'duetiml ill over-all p,l·ullllt1iuli uf fightt'I' plmu$ 1)F;'~ cause plane losses huve p~·o\,fldsmuller iucombat than W;)S lUllieil)ated wheu tl;llt~d thl" lUH tlighL shlp, the GVIH;:~' [J1'()thltltiOJiJ sehed U Il'-~were pliun Icd. logu is LllU firSl plane \lhhLlll~d hy Ihl' 'I'he reduction will cuublo uuvul ,III' N.ny \,yhiuli """l.~ destgued ei,[,u:~(liaJlyor f :;tl"cngth ttl sLuy \1\ II.hill Ill!: ruuxiruurn {'ill'gu t'lU"ryinu-, lither N m 'y cmgu plaues ever-ell geal 01' Nu.v}! pilUle.:; (j.~'~1 Ilk,!L fwi)lg lItltlpraLi{;lrn "J' CQlllhll( .drl'fn[:t or
year as the force
I!CC[')SS,uy

"-.A \"IS Cli r.flRY

B~tli \'

fLYING" BOATS
Twtn
j!

1"~lIh fI1UH"''''' r"I1oIW~IMI'

U,ri,uJ: h~u~ I ~'ll~lt1.-, ilytJi2' lm:I'L

11)o'ill:~

'III~HI

TRANSPOR.TP~ANES 11&'1:!~ '!'(ll'~\" 11'11 Jo:l,M_1

I~'r\ iu ,i!Si ucle

~'i 11,,11'

.1 II l"ri !It·
"H~i U1J

1tllghl1./'

~.rjl 11:'fl')'I],"

lr'7lh"'P11t'
,
fiji

rlKJj,

r,!:'~

Army Clarifies Word Usage

".Ship'" Musf Not Mea,n "Plane"
The
lIl'i~I~S Il"f('I

Io

Ut!UOIfI-

t1IlUl I111iiciflll.ted m:1y be (lll L'ihlllahip ill pm·t til improvedpilotobility .nnd l'll!!get] (.'flllslnwjjun whj_'h tmablt!'. lhldl)' shut "11 [J.lflile!i to [t~tutll I'll llll.~e. Attritinn fi!!wal> MlI"!1t:d out to bf.l' 1.1nly 1'~HI-Lhi!lfls uf ihe m;timut-e sct ~'\,I'fighter pb n(l'b errdy tJi is yt.·al.

plish the

NliV}"S

,var job,

Llltl.K'"illcSll

lligJI"wilig IJlOIlIlI,llulle. 1i8 It. Iuug, witTj ltHJ-fl. idug~pi'umJ. It is powereci b)' t','i/O Prtltt & Wlril:tlt'} etl,,'iIICs IJf 1,20() hp, EX<.:t;!I't Itlr plywowd dOlln~ and Uopr. thl\" plmlc
is l]ousLI uCltcd lJ[lltrc1"1' oj' :>hlinless ste{>] \' myiug: £:rum ,008 Ull Inch u PWill'cI allc! is :;P(I( welded. Cl)I'gU Ci1lludty Is

11l(,;"seLlj.(.:;.r LtllnSj~ol'l~, 1'1.[' 'unrt,ytrrg(l, i,~ 11

Armv

m~'mm'Ulldl!I;1 tll

has rssued an ufficIaI haH ('Ollf1i~jl)[l whit'll

to

(lve!' u~(, ilf .11)(' wl!lrci ".~hll)~

(li:

New Station in Wild Area

ce1elnate ilS birthdays tmly mlt.'e ever}'
rlltlS Y'eUf.'i, ~t:

I tl,llOn 1h5.
The pJ:lne t'ftll l'lu'ry IIl1e nmb,tlulJI..:tI or two jeOIJs. It may h~flt[ecl wit Ii .21 ~t'a<l;s1)1' :Id,lpted to o:tl'ty 2·J sttcl-dlf"I·~. P'll'ab:llop.~ CIUI hl' hluuchcd. siJnul·

l~ithtJr tIl 1\ vessel or .111 tdrCl'IlfL lrudt'l' r'he sig_fo1Il.LlII'o III GI:lI!!'r.ti Cl'UI'gl' C, Mars:]wlJ" Ihe. U1UlllQHll1dul1l dU'cded Ihal ,til ."\' nn~' pe.l'S(IIlIle.l "wfll diJWOII(;l1lJl' USf' 01 Lhe wllrd 'ship' to tles1gJllLte uil'cl'ufl." Tho mllmo Btuted tlw uSt' {~[ tlll" w(Jr(\ ,10 dt!$corlllc a plant> has h... t'\l sarilllmcOIIiusiuu d I)lHw("f!1l
PCI'siillnei In Vllr;[ill.~

or

or

QuiHayute Sees Bear NAAS QVILLA¥IJ" 11&- This

the
newest

and Deer

rlie Army HUlts nf tIw

nnrl pl.ll"s{)mwl

N,wy, i\htJ'.ine

iu mlVlIl iL
.:vas

.'i~1 tilJu, 01'(0' a IIvintioIl, will

Curps

~lI!d

CO'I..~t lIurd.

C'wumisSLUllCd

tnneomJy u&rn duOls rlu. both sicl.acs of t he ru~olag(' while th 0 U('O l'S' '5\ 1PllUt's an) tlchlg (hopped U U'Ollgh Lbo I'tmr.

,. lJllAER CQMM EN'f -N1W")I ;Jud Mll ril1e personnei Who stilJ petsi.st in calliljg an fli;rplatl.!I a "~hip:'shoul'd 'nk" c:ognhance,

38

III

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT

m.~AHI~

ICING AND
f!'1t
.~.

THUNDERSTORMS?
Writey,ovr answers here 4 ..•......•

R'friend

t~le Hue ill the old }OJl!;!;, "A rTlal~'S bes! his mother, no other? Bn that as I t may, une of the best friends ·an aviator bas is the aerolQgist. TIe's the mall. who l.-uO\'VS 111081 of the auswers Hb<Hlt tho weather. As. p·ver), IHer real izes, it's QllT1l)HOH sense to onllslIll thl" ut'rniogist before taking elf. I f the weather map shows a fwntal condition. ask him all "bout it anr] he: SlITf' yrm get bl.le word. Try these. then see page 40.
15

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~3 , •.

s
6 ...... __ .•

39

UT WILL
AN v

n BE CITED IN

NAVY'S OFFICIAL WAR RECORD?

pilul or aircrcw luau would be pT. tty sore 10 learn lha:L hill Iwili(>vemeut ill aer-ial l~oIllLal IUlVe been ig. nurr-rl \ h u i h offit'iuJ _ avy War Rernrrl is eomp 1 I II. To make ~mrf' ,his r!oesu't happen, CO' rnust cud 'I(JW ('lHlIp]j_·le. ,Wllllrlll.- information. Dill il houlrl l~nveT 1111pe1'8otlDcl and quadron Oil huart] 15 Mareb 1944 frOnt the period 7 December 194110 15 Munb 1 44.

But a few reports nut yet iu are lJuldia.g' btwk the compilation. So rlOfJ'l delay fu:rther, ~eD(l YO[]l'sin N W!

HERE':S THE DOPE WANTED

en PILoTS, ,.., od e.... e.~d, "',\,'111·,
~"IU: :-;0,

AI.CREWMEN

and

SQUADRONS
10

on b<;l<l,d 1S March 1944

7 O"cemb .., J941
I'

1.5 Marc'h

1944

COMPILATION NOW IN PROGRESS The Nny now i~ compiling its ojJicjai hlow-by-brow d "Tij t inn of W Ill:hl \V <IT If, which will include the accompli hments (If pilOt6. airerewm n urnl S(IU80rOn ~1\'a1 -\. iation LI1 a r ial ('OIuLa1 i/ "tIwy are n/fil'!ioU· rl?pnrt.,d nott'.

or

.. RESENT RA.Nk III N, II RA, 1\ '.I I'~ .t, tlf' " rlON •,,\TJ'F. tn' .H:'rl'

,'~r;

Ii\' ~Ul I'...... NI,~, 1J"!;TlI .. ~ MI PI1l1BAHL£S I

I'K()8Al!lLE"

j\NlLloo, Uf::-STIIO\

~.IJ

oro;

GlIOIINfI \111 ()

')trr~·I·
"L "., ~ 1,0\\ ..

,1\

r.rll1lTf'1lJ 1-II'I'!l or.. £N"I'.).I1" (I'I'lIIm 1).\ \1"U~I' O"ECOn,\T10Nl'I

Nn'I·'~'WUR'I'ff\·

"l"I1I'~

f' \1;1-

MOST ARE IN, BUT A FEW, By I Her dated 14 Fehl"lHI~' 1944 \ up.:~a-j.BWM., Sf!ciaJ 7333), CJueI' of Naval Or' erarion r 'clucsledlhat t.ru... rt'p 1'1 uelrievement in air eombat h ent ill. To .J8tt.~. mo..l hove been rec i {'d.

or

TO PI~Ors _NO AIRCRI:WMEN R,po.rtt CO"" Ih,o"!lh CO', of '5 M.a"h 1944 A<hieyeme",."flar.1 March 1944 wil' b~ rep .. ""d .. 11 fJ~1'I' S f">l'If cllfhi&,,'ed ""all

NOff

!II"'"

"0

.. SEND REPORTS to Chleillf Naval Operations. Op. 3a·i.Navy D~pl.. Washin,gton 25, D. c, THEY DID IT •••

GIVE THEM CREDIT I

110. 1

or

A JElliES

..

HISLER TELLS GUNNERS:

Theywa

were. Oil a forward seaecb mission in an ,sUO. Another SHU with them. 1L was three day afrer lh~ first ~fili raid, lind their carrrer had refueled and wns headed for Kwajaleln. On rhe Iirsr leg uI tile hop, the pilot sporred Ii Btilly forward, He signaled the other plane lind rold bi~ aircrewmaa, \'Vn.I.1AM J. HISLER, ARM2", to tand by while [hey made II chase for it. They dropped [heir depth charge, and HlSt.IlR dosed his cockph deflectors to give the SHD more speed,

CJrftt~ IzIrdcd ~
~" t»re

K~ Y't?U4 ~

hm~ ~~

PjPe.n.

~~1:ap
N ydtd ;;-dA1 .;i2O Mat £e ~
.dt~f?~

ep-w;d tUtd
i<l ~

Every extra knot would COUll.L. AI L500 10 3500 [eel they opened up on. rhe 8ell," with ITa er lire. The pjlOl let go hi~ 50's. They rut thelr mukthe Belly slowo:d d'1WIl aud pilot'.s guns [am IUCd. He told

/' ~

/t¥O"tt

.. "~

?.we~. '?~
~~z$~ ~
.

uJitIt ~

;Z~S".

pulled up nlongslde (eet and g ve HISLER the .how • • HJSLllR'S fit t sh ( hit the 8eJt)··s srarbeard bow. fie strafed the fuselage. Then he open d the hood .. lirrle lind, tbough the wind was strou •. be jl:Ot in some ~Qod shots.

H.ISLIlll to stand by "While he the Be# '. He did thi~ al about 10(10

began

eig-zag.

Tben

the

Mter about 600 rounds, the Bt!ltJ't starboard eng-ine began smoking. The Jap plane had already dropped iu torpedoes

and bombs (0 run for ir, 1t wa OUt tIC COntrol; tbe pilot apparently had been hit. n the SUD'S third ~UD, the Betty. which W1IS now about s hundred feet oK [he water. crashed,

"ave what .;t ta.lces!