·umped th

I J. MO K, MM2c. was. gunne.. "r a T8F during th~ rebnuuy J6 nud on TTUk. Tit r.-11<'"g.,,.. piloted by E"$. L. E. B.• had damaged a ct'ui!te:l', 1,uIl"r sunk b our h.. td.,~h,p~. ,lnd after b,,'l1bing n cargo ship was jumped b three Jill' fighters. T tucret TI,., Japs mad" bctw""" 12 pusses ill the (OI1C, ~'ow rorpedo Cn .1,., second pnss, " burst 0'1 struck d", side of Monk's ;md 15 pl.mC-. Ilunfiri' rurrer,

hree Ja 5
•••
rimes lit' had 10 u"I<L~l1d10 Ihe radio, man's cornpartmeru to put mn iI fin \ hieh ... ind ru~bjng tJuough the: hole in the fuselalle. kept .,,-U!nitin,:-. He pull d the wounded man out \If th e flames iI"d returned 10 fit·" bursrs al a Jap fighter. which h .. ]",'1"""" 1.~II '1" .. frblT1 lh pilnL went into the oce ..-n. The or he,. fled Erorn his fire. OI1<,e th., .3U eal. OIIlHmll1il;on frotll flu radioman" gum b¢Il;!n to ,,~plod~ from the bl'1I1 and Monk pulled om the bullets wirh hi hands, pushing ;III burning R1<lC",.i"r out rhe hoi c in Ih,' fuselage. 11,~ pilnl finally shook 011 the purand brought the torpedo plarre back for A crash landing on rhe car.U(»,Ji

W'L1

showering him whh gl.ru~ a nd metal spllnrers, "'ounding his right arm and side of h rs fll ce und t .. ruporarily blinding hi~ right!l)'~, The radioman was morra II wounded by lh~ btast. T'he pil<>l dived 10 "'aLe r level and i'llked \'iol"nt[~, d... nwing Moak's ammuu ilion yuL of iu boxes, fv[oak .g [hl'r d Ih~ sh 'II,~ ill b' hand and kept hL, )lIm (,rin~ by holding rh .. ammunit.lcn wirh his go"d nrm
iUld

ri r-, Both men \ l'n' Il ,jng "IPill when Air Grollp five hit Palau. Monk's feat ill kecni nli:: his gU(1). firing »gai nSI uch diffirull odd. W<J.< orie u tin- OUl't.,,,din,galrcl·ewnwn sror ...~ 1,,,1.1 ro dar.,.

Aircrewme have what it takes!

NAVAl

AVIATION

NEWS

SEPTEMBER

1.

lUi

JAP
W Tal'«
H.~"
'lUI!: .-\.MElU W1:1.. •-

ARRICADES
LUI

fore s landed

Betiu Island.

they were Forced to overeome all the varied t)1Jf'S uf WlIh?J' und lalld barriers the Jal')anesc had conceived to protect thl'lll~elves OU the "island car-

der," The Japs had hoped to cempler ly surrouml their Iortres .. HII wat rand v under-water hazards to make it.as diffiClllt as pas ible fnr hU1Uhlu troops lo approach from any direction. Ca:l'efully rdatirt, th -ir barrier deIense to natural harriers such as coral heads, sand bars ann r 'et Frmges which already existed ill the urruunding waters, the}' used materials at hand to CQJ]SITuc:t lli ir Diller defense, COI1Slr'tICUllg barrfers COGOllO l logs, coralrocks, rna ses of Rnatin~ r.ags which ean ,o;:tnp the screws of a landing barge, and floating booms some-

tim s <u rchored, sometimes merely loosely hound together, N '(t carne the rows of concrete anti-tank obstacles which directed amphibious tanks to certain "open" areas, which were heavily mined with anti-tank urines. Zig-;t;ag rows uf barbed WU'c led assaulting troops toward spots wIli II were lwa 'I)' protected b, mach in . fir" from til, beach . till to be ems, ed.

~"II

or

I:!;I\JUllt ul these de+enses, because of the TC f fnnge ranghrg fwm 2,000 to 5,700 Ieet of]' shor and a, gradnall)' 'loping sand beach ol.VeragiDg ftfty feet. At high tide haH this beach is lmdt'!' water, and hazards were ['Iartly or entirely covered. making it doubly dangerous.

im JAPS ~ollkl count on having the invaders TIm, the

JlH

UUICADES

I:.OI"·DI

,
,~~

:\
~~j

Close, up

of "elm art! ~iilr "I '~lllllloP.1 harrier made IJf lQ~'~ ill the shallow wa tor of .llotilJ bench, IHg,h ddc mist's wn ter I1m·c. filet

crete p)(;:Llnidttl

An Uboal

-",

rIll!W (I!'

I:vp<-, used by Ill!!' J a.p,~in uomhtn ntiou w ttl) conand log bllrl'ii(~idlls tv j:]tlW lip nppr(1l1cll to b!!:llJht'~
II

BARRICADES ARE DESIGNED TO PREVE:NT OR IMPEDE LANnlNGS ON ENEMY HELD ISLANDS AND BEACHES
A rnedituteil, :rooken ships,
llS.C.d by the .. Jtlpaue,s.e are u/,!I pre· [n recent finds. etl't:l!;:trve harnN;s have been native rock Jisb traps, rock jl'lUl;lll, c:Q. rallHilnd~, and sund bats, Even fish nets have tided as under-water ell ta.ngl ements , impedlIlg landing Ioeces. Ollier 1ypes of !Jarrknd.es, sud. 'as IDItjooal mines" requlre more lotlg nmge planning, but the Jal1anese realize tlle elIcctiv(lcru;s of these bIUl'i~'r~, even tJUllli.!;11they are not as hH;:tk,(lly p!;'rreel 'L~ I hosp w\tieL ('1111 hI.! !JIud~' Ilf iuaterlals n t lumrl: UIliql.le 10 Bedo Island was the coconut log type of hu;{t barrier. lL is seven to eight feet high and of very sturdy U(HIstructlrm, \V.,,,,e act,ioD hnall() ·eHf'.(·( 011 il, J i1 shallow waler L.L \\'1\.:1"1":.11 Ofl~'I·A(',U::S

half to Jive feet 111gb. These sirnpl~, h,lrl'ierii ure cheap II! produce. ann are cast in molds on shore. They are t1,llt fixl.'fl.

n was

often Ilenked bycollcrllte

pytamld5 from four IUld a

lint. left loose On the eoeal. where their weight holds them in place, the jJlvilsion han not stopped the work, the CIltlrU:lslnnd would haw fml."u circled by LII15 type harrier. The [apanesa also made very effective use of antiboat mwe~, and ill someeases these were placed between the concrete 'pyrutnit! s. uml hi",lps tlf coral bOIlMe-TS W(ilfP- pi!f'd he tween tht:~t' hurriers ~~ olddftinlllL! snares, ft wall piobably thai! inl-eJln'liJ In CHI'ry nul this rmltem illl around Belin Isilliid. rbe sketch at the' bottom 01 tlre page shows the scheme of burrier MI'J!n~l's the .Ii1p5 worked !Jut Oil Bet·i(l lsland, arul the way in w lrieh Ihese ba rriers WEWI;l i't>lated tll one another around the entire perimeter Qf the lslnud. Below lhe sketch arl' gr"lmd views of [OUi Iypicnl types, the antih1Jlk dilch. pytlllnkla! 1'' 'fOr harri(rndt;!. lng; type reef bilrri(.'11cle. .mel bllrbed wire i:nll"riH. used hy the J!lr~UII:lSe in the Pacifle.

Pyramidal

bMl'knrleg lmw iI h'llingu-Iar ,Lrr:mgemt-'ntoI SH'e] hetlill$ ~et Iu concrete. These barriers !'Urul lho outer deI enses ol islrulds

BARRIERS TRAP TANKS, PERSONNEL Mle T by the Ja.ps

HE ABOVE { ..tOS{,~1Jp view

used Iormsused

barricades weoden in pouring these cencrete PYl'Umjds. The three

ill Betic shows ~hB marks of
ill Stlt

of oneol the anrltank

etsnt projeell'd above the water level and acted as ha2:lll'ils for tall ks and landing qraft approachiQg the shore. Amchol'ing posts. (It vnrions intervuls stretched .'!tr.rrtd~ elF bltrbed Wire across the' tops of these pynttnirb, which Were- lLF1'I.mged illZig~zag Ilucs ill t_rroups of three wilh a $light ~PllC{~ between !.he. groups, Th se spa.ces werE! IDled either \vltll pUes t)f coral buulder:;· cerneuted. lllgetlH~r into jaggecl'lIldt!.I'-w!1!er obstacles, or bv antitank mines, The four-strand barbed wire fence running in J,'J.ggea lines <It the edge ef the beech was the last line of u.nder-water de-FeJls~at Betin, This wasdesigned to slow up the sptllld 01 invl-Idiug lrQ(lp~ l'{lUliug ushnre fWIn lumli.llg cra[L, tlJJd to dlreet tbe:!le trunps tuwart] certain spots PH the heuch which were heavily prtJlticted loy gllll j-'lISil;iQJ1s m.IIIHed h)'tl,e wire. This pnrtieulnr lype of barbed wire r~Jl!.t~, is 1l5ually [.om two and II half 10 tllre-e feet high and has no appreciable width. The fenee pictured above had lateral guy wires, but tn other locations, tile ~!Ulle type (If Ience lsas been found witlluut these supporting wire'!;. These InoScc wires danglillg (rom HIt! !IJlpporting poll.ls -are lypici.l~, and add to tile elfectiveut!ss of the Ieuce as 0. personnel l~tul'It'r. In this instanee them was ouly one .Ienee off tbEl beach, but at lIHli Iour parallel fences about Hfteenlo twenty Ieel apart formed il struug deftJllSivlJ bell. However, Iour strand F!illl;'c or, time prevents
ry;BE

steel beams

into the concrete

a t:ri9.ugnJar :m·ange.

[aps, aud

SQ plill'ed

·;lli

L\)

hnve fit::Jds

III

fire purullol

ttl 111\'

i,scomrnonly used only when there is n scarcity of matertals the erection uf double apron fence or bigh wire eo taligiellle"uts, All tyP!;S me used Lly the defenders',

LOWEK phutograpll ut right, taken lrum Lite beach J_ at Betio lookin.g seaward, ShOM'S the loculibn of douhlu apr{llJ wire- between alltitallk pyramids and the shore. Thi,~ type of wire ranee is usually two auu II- hll.lf to fOlJr f~·et high and ten feet wide, 011 Tarawa il WLt~ used in single fClwes. hut it ha:.s also UC·(l1l l'ouml in llIultiple <lrr~ng'Ctne.!1ts wHh Uplift

Ienccs five to B1-tet.~1J leet

the s[,;ullies qr boa!; harriers and the sl1m'IJ, In zig-za~ lines in the water just {lfr til!;! heach, III positiul'ls RanJang :l!ank traps artUllg~d Sil thai the wire {onns <\0 exlension of the trap. and ill t.i1Igs ar(Juml coastal balberics, fur exLra protee tinn, These barriers are desjgned to trap the invaders,

n- is g_ellenllly

used Lel ween

OBSTACLES AND BARRI.ERS PROTECT GUN EMPLACEMENTS, RETARD THE PROGRESS OF INVADING TROOPS AND TANKS
)'\, III lhi~ and lhC' fol1owlIlg, pllge 111'1' uf t11, mIl I cemmon typl?ll fl[ blll1'fl'Ull~s wlllt,b the. ,1;IP:ilJt'S cunslrnct Oil lund: wire Blltaugll;')lwllb, .liIlil:ltlk tjitdll"-S, COiJVUut 1'1{ barriers, :mll ~I:a wr I1s. Usuallv tlit'lle ill'l' clos I rehtlt·J lu ue lU.IIIllier In lurm :t elose-kui! ~)'.stelU 111 lm7..mh, The ('tIll~trLl<,;tiIJ]L 'Omt' ul 111'51' J~IP Illurir,<l'S ill au.J~~,.t\cl here, ill Ih· I 'cuUlpaH, Illg ~kt'ldles, l!!lIT 'Orllt1

.t1 WI()S' 'rHh l~ [lJh.ltoS ot

chtdws. at HeLlO were uf a sllll110 . Uf'~lgli. nwgltlg hum five In .>t'\~U feef tl"l·p.!1 much us l""vel c til Iourt 'ell !'!"t.·t wide.

or

High doubl8 apron

LoUT prlncipal

wIre

It shows up in vertlcal· photns LI~ a hUh) u.l!llci 11IIViLlg

Jups.

is IIUt' pi th h pel! used hy the

-:.:O.. ~
-ez

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~ ~

_
'-.'.:.

.,-:;-

,_,l',

"

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cousidl:'rahl~ width, Posts a re _ I~.~ hrueetl cithf'l with guy win's OJ' with llhlHJllI' struts 01 wo d. 1his tvpe of II ire fl'Ilt't' L~ Uill'll IISt'U a,~110 extension ttl .uiti111111.tlil('hlr~g. ljlJlUdi1l1e5 :.trl'lllH!l'U ill a '7.ig~lag. .t>~lttpfl L, and i.~f()ltuo both in the waterand 1111 hUH!. The [ups nflcu use this ype pf fpJlc~ ill uiuhlple .u'nmgcmt'lIi." 1)1 se-vera] rows, [?lil,!cipal lype I)f \ irr harrier -.it.: II IS 1I5UUJ~y oru", LlJ 11IIl' lIU.1 ~ .' . !I,ulf I'd hl_gh,WIlh PIlNts .{hollt .j ~):.. to teu let'! '1,Mrt lOrtllillg a -, 1J.'!lct tw('h (> tti tliirty Ie -t wide \\ hid I I.mr ler~ \111 tJT1k lrllp. nr surrouuds pillhnxes. l'o:.ts of low win' ('nlalll!Junwnts cast sucl. '~l1IuJ1 . lmelows. it cun seldom bl' '" 'l'!11 ill .w!'i II pllOtllS. hill gl'CI1If1d studies reveal it lIJ(WI i' IIst·d Ilt'W' illlpurt.till mstallutiuns.

1'_\1 te-rn ,Icross "I ell cleared puttcru lICIt_)' opt'll cleared l>Pilf.'C~ UII LLe iSJ.,Utl and were wdl prut!lf.'ll'.l by IlHldilll' ;t1l11 installations, "Flu- I'r{)%·~pcl illlJ xlurwu III left is II antirfLll1. rlllch r ouud IIJI i'.UllfU L~I,l11J.in the i.!hl:l~·t.!i.This dHl'll, which more ur less pOJ'allc:leti ILl: heaeh, had lUI em bunkment o] nud and ('01':.11with pJ'otruillrtg UO(!(J]Jut Jogs.

_.__,. ~..

ur"1~I.

j,

- I _ -'"

I ......."J'
,"" ,

...----..__ Coconut log barriers dJ'f' used 10 buck 1I1? tl.IIUllwk ditches such as the
11II

es

found

til

:<'1.11,111, The

_~ .wire harriers art' showu r

in wlrieh elise Il (IPP

~ FOlli slTand

rente

ami dou ble

UpTtJIl III

*-f-'1I!>f-~~· ,~u,~1""
'<~l~ 0.. "1 ~ ... ~ ",,~, '

vir-w, T~If' leur strand iN of ten used without suppflrtillg wires,

'(U-S ill

plan

low wIre entanglement

is

tl.L10

tlu-r

--_--=-- ~~'~,;,.

as single Iine, \.\.ir whicTl app ars III vertical pllOlos ns hrnud baud may U(' either high wire [!IIhm!/:llmWIlL 111 'I ries III double apron fences, rnnro prnhal,t)' the TUl'1ner. The JilPS
usc both types t'x1ell~i\'el.
.h I, ..

plan

in l'!IIl);lru('ting

~tJ'()u.s defenses, , 01 ehev

vI,

,rf".--

=-_-;0:,
-0. .';,

,1·
11:;"11 liS

.: .__
_-

V,., de-Irise is 'relll' ;;:lup tempcm.ll'>'

\:

.7[ Knife edge wire barrici,(l

;..i

I-

t!'lltnng11!1ll('ut
tTl;llWll eli

bv sketch 'W~IS lnuuel 1111 t)ct'I,1 lslam.!.. Tht1 Melt Letweeu llie ,I• nceun and autltnrik dHdl \\'H~ •...+-; IOI'tlfi~d with pi1t'-post u])liludt'l\ ,... .. ...,~ and bands ul fO\\ wire 11th-Ly ~ect wide. ~aHt.I .rud CllrHl Wt'rI' piled up to ,'OrIn mhankruencs <!fi eitJll'r sid· (lIthe righllLlol deep elite.h. to throw till" tuuk .it It stnep"'T angle rml~lll{; II Inu,'f' Ililiit'ull tu xtrieute jist'll "JtN hC'illj!, Ind"I,d LlIL't~. 011

AuUlank ditch 1Ih(1\\o II tIL

vross-se 'hon

vrnv, und til harrieade III uuder-x utor obstacle in beach Jden~e, nnd to II)' ldlltil' hlfl[lh~ sll'ips tn Pl'l'Vetl1' plllBI!S hom. 1:11(ling. These lire IIs,.hJly 1h!:' purtnble type du'vu.!-de. ,'ISOl. L'011· strtl(Jled JUt u-J tre~s. Iflgs. Barbed wire I'u,kls- exlrn huzurd,

leadius toward the !JIImads uml streets, l~leJ rna nlso h

7,

~'lP
to

IItI,

UB d to in win'
lrarrleade

('} log

MeUIl bland. L1Hk oitdlL'l\ erosse-d npon S:~l(CeS nnt pfl1t~'l,:I"tf hlll',il'llu ", Heoausc IJl a wun-r tabh· e-xisUng SPIIW eigl1t tl, It.m led bt low the SUIr'Il'~' oj' tIll:' sand, the lnnk

Cheval·de·lrise of simple t)'PC with ems» supports uno 1l1lrbflt 1 wire ~ Is ilH'OJpnrnted jjl b("ad.! dlJ«'l1ses at Bolio Island. dlt'c ..iv(!' in dll • ~" ret'tLl~ Ihp IUUI'ClIl~lt of troops, III nerial phutus, tlit' 11Il';,t1ulI of wire with respee; lo tither l!tsL(lllaliIHll> usuullv ~ives th. b sl chiP as til eonstruetion.
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TlIlk dllcb
4

,ins! h yeud, Lnroltd win.ff<1lCI"S pnrt<.'d 11(·.",11l'r"u,

1. locate

jl'~! lIl~h"r('tolll l

the

\len~h

ut He-tiL) r~111,~d. hJ\'lltlilig troops

low wire (J,,(ungl~rrwnt Itt' ~1'lJ..iH Alt 11lie pllraUel to Uw '1.1l1.1hwl barrier In luckgruulltl. 1Lusullll, lorlUe; u baud J::!. to 30 ft'.<'1wide

CA1'T'UREtI

JAPANESE

PH(.JTOGIlAPH

SHOWS WOIIM.M11tH

IIUSY

PIlE;PARIHc

CONSTIUICT'ON MATERI~

FOR

TtlElR

ISLA"'''

""'"

FOffTl'FICATIONs AND

IIICFENSES

OBSTACLES CIRCLE JAP ISLANDS

~ J their
adequate
becoming above, .!ihm s
WOIlKMl';j

Island Modem

<l completed sea wall of coconut log 1,eF(':IfllIt was stormed and C<lplu(,ed, Aruphibious forces in the Pnci£it, ure

defenses, Another captured JilP plrotu, belr» .

familitn with the entanglements of barhecl wire,

stronghold, et)uipmeut

pr pare the materials for fOitifying one D[ ill thl? captur d photograph
implifies the task

(1£

hnfltUng

antioo:Lt.. tank and personnel

obstacles througb wIdell they have had to hack their \ ay whil s-hips and platies shell th enemy in foxholes, trenches and well defended shelters. Sometfmes it has been possible. tllfDugh heavy aerial

bombardment preceding an attack, t destroy mau)' of the lID~mv's defenses, gTt:~tly lessening the number ef American lives whiehrnust b~(" sacrlficed. breaking tlltongh natural ;loll man-made obstar] . with .. hieh the [apauese lJ<lv,e surrounded thetr Island fortresses. All of the various bnrrlers wl ieh the .laps have Mllceived are intended m slow down lbe Aml:!riCll.ll illvuUtlr (J that [ap snipers und machine gtru IJOrs can harass him from fortified positions, The rorce5 defending un islanrl Ollt]?ust have the advantage of ~be!tereJ posillou • and an interrelated system of barrieatles and delenses calculated to dir. cI the movement of ~he inV[lding lorees toward pOlll~ which ar most heavily £or~iHild or prolccl.eu hl' machine gllD Are. American Forces lUlVe ad anced into lap he.ld territory, Sllllftr:dllg. their island defenses.

Japs

1001 th:Ls photo ....r a completfld coconut log barricade in ale rDml of .a sea wall along beach. ShrlWS use elf matl"criLih t band

Penniloenl Iype ef sea wall eons trocH01I il; Iwi] t hy tI,e J spanese vvith boulders Sflt In concrete and barbed \\ire FeMe along the top
5

Bow-Legged Student Is Preferred

After u student lmd made a eros e , wiud, small Seld shot. the instructor took over t:h. oontrol:; 1m the take-off. The student relaxed iu the rear seal mum
f·tnJ

lurge'ly occupied
position
00

clear as to why tho fightection W! Iluwn SII close to the bornhers, Imt this ag,lin is t.Le leader's en tire respf,lnsiIJility. His wiugmnD is
rt'pnJ1 was not
CI

with

maintaining

knee!". h nt inward. l lhi Instru ,tot' J1Hllt·d back Il get into the air qnickl stnretions at III up-wind

wilh his feet Bat on the Boor nd hh

nl , Illf' the ~tick to tl,l clear ('il"

lefl knee became IRlllIIled between the stick nnd the seat, Tb bard r !he instl'Ucll'lr pulled back on lhe stidt the more impossible il
:;tlluelll'$

Beld. Th

ot the

lesdee. The wingman oJ a fil!;h!cr e reort gl'OUp shouhl also keep .1 sharp lookout for ell ernv aircraft whioh lie cnot1ut do unless he hn • bsolute confidence that his Right leader ,viII not lead him into situations- sirnllar to the one outlined alinve.

tb

his

Brakes freeze
Upon contacting the _nln\"\li1y in a normallanding attinrd • the right wheel (IF .In F6t" appeared to be frozen. The pilot m~nllged to 1101d the airplane ·tral tnt until it lInd s]c;wed down: then u turned - er on. its back. An Immeeli ue inspection revealed the right wheel to be fully locked. Furth r illvc"Ugahon showed rul except the outs-ide brake disc..o:to have annealed. II was tho> opinion of the trouble huard that rh pilot in Ita:tiing to ih lake-off position. a dlstartee f about

was for the eJElar.

tJlt:l

-tudent

II)

!let his knee

The airplane ended tip -in a o-thel sid of U1(~I nee.

Gruff1Ptf1JI. Pl!lIib._ORI!
${I),6: _

hoop
if

flU

old ttick students d",l'clQPl!d focr upsetting (heir inolrUC1iOI' _ Those with big f .."t j<lm the ttldder (Jlntrolo ",.d those with knode-

1IlI\J:

Jamnung

the conleO" "

ver

vans.

One

section

It'gulilUl)H-S

knees Jam the elevator ccutrcls,

l1ke the

tudem above, he unl way I kno lO cUt e the rudder jamming "rriAt~ i to catch them when tbey
a:ri?

scribed formation altitude !lmJ by flying in a restricted area o.... the othi'r Beld. er D· SI' non was in :t dirnbing tight turn and the other section was de ~ oding it.
1\

lly Jlying above the pre-

violnled

local Iligllt

10 do I'!'ith (j"il'loi5e WOW(>D. 1'",,, invented .. device, however, whim is guuonteed to "" ..vent knod<·knfed !itluienb I.roD1 jam· I1liog- th sUck. Hit 'em ever tb bu(l with a fite lIXtinguillhe):'.

ybung and bind meit feet, a. mey mlo'd

bellow

Tjgh~

lU_TrI when

the number

Cockpit Tips For Combat

Her
ron
(I

recent slri.ke. a carne'! squad.

us n defense against

smok whet! the ail cl'afi j~ on liTe, and 1m gel ierul pmtE'cliull 01 the f-al,.,\'. thdl the 0 gen musk, wirh rlilurer valve tulnf'd til UFIi". bf' lYnn! at all times willdn runge 01 oueruy ;1.110. DIeit lso was pointed aut thai sorne )11' juries r-esulted frmn . hauered glass ill tl e cockpit en losure. II theeefore W;1~ ~·ugg.estcd drat g\lggJ~she. worn nn com hal run') to minimize thi$ dal1!;el.

ur ·utlling

suggested.

three (filtH ill each section collidof"(l. One pilot was killer! when he t'rilsJwd out of cnntr I; We- other \ !IS able to makl" an emergency boding. QUit;> nhviruu ly, nerth r of th se flrgllt leaders, both f whom were Instructors, WIiS ke£:ping proVe! lo!)kollt for Mllt't ,lircraft, \Vingltleil are too l.lllsy mainlaioinl! position to be a bl to d .. teet and
tak

excessive lU'M: and improper use rrr Ihe brake-s. 1.1ltlSed. t:he brake discs tu he t In s\Jr.h a temperature that tl:l y froze

seven-eights of a mile, through use of

imm diatcl

aftm- take-off.
....kll5: are to bl",

.CQftlM ENT -8 lnvariab! lead

i,,~tal1ed pri-

mnl"j(y for controUing airu"flDn landing. AbUBe. of brakes, such liS in rill;' abo ..... case,
trOD

hazards.

indiv"idllul

rction

to avoid

$ul.'h

Brake.. "'''$( be used in(clligl"nrl Read Tedm;c.al rdee 49.-42.

g}lgeu in a Lraining BigTlt to r1\'elop

atMe 2. A carrier ail' group was en-

Chealing On flight Regs

WlliIe on a familiarization Bight, a pilot put his'2S plum!. into an mteutinnal inverted piu at an altitude or upproxunately 3,000 feel. AJthoogh the p~rll applIed fun opposite control. the plane eonunued Its spin and at 1,000 ieel. both pilot and pa$~&l-ge1"parnchuted safely 1'he planl' was completely demolished in the crosh. The trouble 1 ard .lSsigned 1(10 p f eertt en-or to the pilot fir staruag tile maneuver at an illlmffieieflt al!.itude to ~tJeef tI complete und safe re 'OVery.
~COMMENT--Coll1PliGDee wlth_af'tid" _H· 1241 b) of BUAer Manu~I. whicb t'l!qwres A. minimum of 4,000 fee_[ for prll~icmg ill verrcd spiDs, mighr h-av~ pr''Vl':.nted this
aceldene, SAfety re~IILtI"WI JOI" aim,e.n ,'II',.. based nn millions 01 hours of ft)'1ng experience,

Flight Leaders' Responsibilities

A good fIlght leader mus have til Iwofldence of his wingmM and he will onlv have that insofar as be demonsttRtlbS h is always watohing out ror their welfare. FOI" one thing. the leuiler

fighter escort tactics. A section of fighten rosssd in front uf the formliliotl of hombers. Dtnillg 'thrs maneuver the wingtrl n of th figllter section collided wHh the willgmau vf a s liot] of the bombers which were being escorted. Both pi1ttts involvcd in the collision were killed. SiJlc(;- the bombers were nil!- rn neu ... \cring, responsllrlllty ror tllis ct)llisiQD 11111 t rest with the fighter section. The

of Jny group of plan s 1s solely responsible for insuring that his llight bas adequate elearnnce from outside hazards. The fonowing cuses illustrate what [urppens whenlhis

Case 1. Two throo,plane sections toele off fr!11n adjoining ReWs to rendez-

is not done,

U.seBesr la,nk
'\.n SBD pilot, fhrmgM he had piellt)' Ill! gas~line hi Ute right mam tank. but clio 110t l)Qtller to cheek !lIe qUillJ'tlly g;~llgC:' wheu given thr."d1L~~·k-ruel-nlid lll\\l('rwheels" signa.l pri0r ~!I lauding. About 400 ,I"ard5 ·shorl of the hlllWUY, lhceu~
giile (!ul !)Ul ru'ld Iht' pilnt WI.U; forf"eu to laud ill a sW'lIII1py area, causing mlljor damagl:: to tilt: llirplnue 'pOIl subsequent .. e;'(!Ilninatic,'n, the ri$Jlt muln lank
WI!$ found 'in nu: uther

~JtIlc'tIll'!l1 50 perortnl f rnailltellltJl(:eiul>pecLiol1)

lllmhug _ gear

while.:! t lre 25

pel'Cetl I Olj~celbllle{lUS nifty lit" r urrlu-r .u.sigJ1ed to .~i:rpOl·t. terrain, ete, A lH'eak-dn\vn t~l rft.is !"xumt i~ UeCItSsNI)' in unler II. Itliti,dt' ccrrectlvc mCaSlI'TOS.

ru \ IIUlill1lU1lI sent u '·retlIllllng lu btlSI/ Illc.l:suge and " distress .'U\-J:M.Y CI\U will, Ij ut pu~JliQ U. I lewer lfU In)' lIa1;% and rand e 1> fu II s I.tl.ll. landm.g. Tl'(I Inl t oj, Ihe Inn d in~ was. If'nifi.(!, OrcMtb to ~}iCllJlder etmp«; Duriug tlw, perjod ofaplJJO)(imalely .;Ii') seconds while the plane stayed afloat, J JaUlIIu ud ~hut during the landing and juined ruy 1\l\}OJ who bad olready removed Ufe raft "The signifi01Ult Iaetor nnd th;: _!l.\l()c~5 of this fofC!>..d Iunrung was th .. e~nClnt'~s

Trasedy of .Errors
An
hotll~,
SHD
lUI

managed to open the hoed whiih had

was fust about to become airbiklll-ofF when the eob<iue cut

dry. Ample IlJt'l1 rermlinl:a

!.auks.

"An inspel:llion or the plaue at l:er the crllsh rl.isdmed twill ether siglli:fiean! pH/od p.llotet>rms which, although nul bcaril,lg "8 "",med uiriilf;t!y nn t1Hl cause of the accid~tll. too 1.11" shewed tbnt the pilot violated other <). wiDg improper pr~""dlJl'''. ·Whilc 110 safety TU]es. His shoulder straps were piIo~ ""'r'C kilkd III Ih~':K ll~cidenI1. 6" I.)cbind his JlW'achl~te back pad, showwere a<riol1l1, inJured and Jilt .e"ejved lUg tlml hfl: ball Jg~lOn:d fbtlm wlieu minor inJuries. T1aiu(!1!11 'Clf the airplaQes, g.etting into the plane. Tile Iuel selector Inl'o'lved wet'e Ciomp.Jelely dutroyed, nin~ vclve was un the right <'I,uXilinry 'tank. requiri>d m~or overhaul and sevea had which showed thai he had nut rul· major p4tU tephlce.d. R"vie.w Flight SafelY lowed the rhecl:.-alf Iist, BuUetUu7·44 and 2'44. "It is the op:in:iou of the board that a
by rt$. Duri",g a r"oont I!Ar"e-nlumhs there ware 29 ",,,cldent~ r,j!por~i>d oy f"ill".,g to ,;hIft tanks, .hifling
IIC('id~t .1iI po

tCOMM£NT -A~ re':emm""ded in Right Safety Bull~ti. No. 7-44, "your be~c {(Ink" ~L.ould q}W3Y~ be W>!d for landings, takeand o ther low altitude flying. Tha( um is. l'Ior b~ dQ<W cONj$t~ndy h 5.1.0101. .

nu.t momentolu-(Iy then caught agakl, The pilot attempted to eunlinue lhe tak {!-o uLl, bu t a second or ~('J 1« ter UI e engine eml out and started twice again in rapid succession with a complete Fail'· ure .It (l1)Oul 60 feet altitude, The pHnl iDlmediately. colrunell.ced a steep lefL turu to ger bur.;k inLO the Geld bUI st[lJIeJ Ot'11 find ornslll!d jn a i1t'hII Spill The Tmuhl Bf)ard sa.id: "If the pilot h.ad cut bis el1!::.~e ~vb:n it firoS'l showed stgns !"If 110l Jnoctionmg prGperly he could. huv€ easily smyed on the 6cJd tlIId ilvoided tilt: .Icc:.ident, IJis falnl
m[st!1ke

..a.

lIt

oYl,wh 10 II) ilir 1)1Jcr!rl,

tlm\~ ifl (ltt(!W7JlJl!g

a sU<(lP turu

definite. assd in the Ufe rufi during eur liftwn huun; aflollt ..

with whieh mit radiollllUl. earried nut the pr(lpet £utl-ocd (1)llding procedure inaccordunce widl !lUI" pre-«rr(mf,€d plans. From the moment he was aware that we were !la.vhlg I:lIgbu! trouble, he hnd tlil.·!;n.U!smitter lumed 1,)11 and warmed 'qp. He had lime 10 trnnsmit distillCliJy the 1:\:'10 IllesAAg~S, As we Filutl d 0\1 t 10Ier, be th were f ci ved, Before the 'plilll~ hit tll e wa ter, he \VIIS out of his 'chute ready to abandon ship, All ~Oll all IDe pllllle ~lop_ped in the wa./cr he clio;! not wastea second if' removmg the raft hom the plane. Because be remembered what he bid been taught regardl.· g lh~.. opctafi~JO oj the raft anc! thl!. n Use of articles stowed aboard, he Wag II

Ayimion Accident RelPort '·orms

Reports !Imn the field incliC<LW that in some cues conI uskltl exists due to LLt: distribuden s!l<itiOn at the end of NIH'Aer 339A. Tliis ()On is jlJSl ,,,'qat the instructions say it is-a workshe e t to assist in obtaining ~ompk4e inIurr:u<LUnn to he trntHlctlbed 011 NavAl'l .'3SI)' The distribution section \VIlS Im:1 in Form 389A to assiSl the Accident Board in comJ5ilfllg and distrihuting NIH i'l.l'l F'ulIl\ 3~19with

mmer crash probable as the result of the ellg~8 f'ailure. It is, however, our lurther opinion that the pilot showed
poor judgment and. POOT 'mchnique, which resulted in the loss of his 1ifC':'

lnreed

I,mding

was

inevitable

and

Remove .Alil Specks

The .:pilot (1.414 houts) of an lIE-I was attcmptmg a landing On 3 rOl"u]way In' ol'der 1-0 p1eX up 11 doctor and transport him lo the scene of a crash, EveryLlJing was okay unt:1l the .ahplane ran oft !'he slde 01 the fond dU:ring the landmg run. The piiOl said that his visien was impaired hy [J dirty windshield and thaI he eonld nolSjle exactlv whl! he was uoing. The wiudJ>1/liel'd iUJd bp-il!1! wiP81f with an oily rag,
Th~ t~ouM" bo<!r4 a5:ligl1fld IOU pef(![nt t:ru'eJ e'S~ne&~10 the pilot ~(>r t",king otf with a d.irrr "';[I~r~. T gQ' ;UQng with the tt<Jubie bDard 99 PCIII!CJlt. The (!Iller on'f per4rent, pI", a few hour·, extra
doJ.tl'. ~hl>uld have been a,qignlld
10 Ih,..·

DitGhin,gDrilJs
'whne

Pay Off

proper enclosures,
On NavAer239.

lIBSl.gn perc,e fi ta grlS' (0 P ilo ~ (lITO!" ,0 the r pcrselUu:J, me.tetial, with misc'lilllunfl)ul> jt~ !he imme'cliRte Cau:>e. Dirf!otlv helQw.

S[HKC'

Is

pl'ov1J..-d

tn

I:lyillg .) rmlUn@ inshore pnl:tol the engine of an san failed, necessitar[ng ~~forced JluuIrng at sea. Here is the plfo! ~ sta tement: ~ "1'\(1"1' lno:i,t!iug. nl)' plane iutothe wind,

1 i1n!lrp~d th" a"I'H! clIll.:rg.~s, hen checked t

!lI""jl\"gJlUvu.

~.J

..

ol!lJ1l1paw 1',,1/;1.0"

~<t'}lli

Dutlrr.g these lew minutos,.

SPil~ i& provided for a break-;Iowll [Lis IIssigmnellL To (!!111$(>r\'f' spaoe lh" MHl'c breil.k:-rtl\Wn wns gt'olliled UOOl'f etlhlTi!Jut-lng: £a(!ll)tl>, Fqr ~'x:amplc il I!lO pel'ct-nt- pUnt p:rrtlr. aCGfdent ma~ I,.·

or

broken down iuto 50 percent error llf judg'01ent. ~d further a:>sign["uto lut/I.. of rtlcen~ ~e:riellce all the underlying e3u.se, while the othet50 perct'llt mlly hI! aSS'igJU!d to poor techniq:Je wHII UJl' due: IMoste as the underlying C!lUStI. Likewise, an aCCident ;}tl'1!'ibl'lllln 7.5 percent

He
Comple:tely Ignored
His Landing Gear

twlterint

may be brokull dlWo'1l as 50

and 25 percent misoeJ1nncolJ~

penJt'ul

plane c~pta.in a5 II nrmindfl~ tha'twbefl 'hi~ p hUll! :i5 ceui6ed 110 f~dy for Hig b, th iI 5i1'll"ld indud~ .. ...,I'."n w" .. hl,i..Jd. 11m" ....un" figluer pitol wl,o.fill m3ki~ rena;n his ",indshield is a&Solut,eJy 5[10t· 1eJ,5. O'ne dA.y, !lear WI:! ,~d of 111cOlnbat pntfill flight" he saw 1:"'op1:..1I1lI it. lh ~ djsl3nce.. KnQwin.g tbty could oal)' be tl1~my. be &ignalld his wingm;ln and g3l'e dillS!,!. 'He ...... un ..bl to clom. the range. ~ however, .. :.d ""as g,lmClllt Q.ot. of g;u b.efore he disco"e.l'e..d th"t ~ two l!lJ<1my .phm", were but tWO din ~p~eb on. !'Iii winu,bield,

DI,LI£RT

Dllt"I~R

AT TOP 'OF 16'."",;, S!-:IDE. 'R!:ADY TlO (aVE

e ...DETPR/II.eTU;f;

,,,GErr.NO;; :VAS

OIJT

0"" COCKPIl

UNI)Jf:R W,~TE:If

O~VICE

,8UI'LDS

'CONFl.DENCE

DUNKING
DUbert Machine Gives Cadets Taste of Crash Landings i'n Atrcraf't

ride the 'TIllbert Dunker'! as a part of rhe statimr's physical Lminillg, safety and aurviva] program. Constructed of a surveyed SN.J'S encl..-pit, completf' witb shoulder straps and safety belt. the machine. shoots 15 fMt do\vll a 45 laellrre. Wht'l1 it hits the swirorni:ogpool waters, tnweliug' at ii\ rate of 20 miles an hour, nil all~omatic: trip flops the cee].. IlVeT ami the sru"p1t
Q

£1.. ,I taste of whal it feels Iiktllu hring a pi<lIle down in !he w~t~ when they

IiVlATION cadets at

Pensacoln g_!>lt

dent gne~,under the water upside down. First trippers usuaJ1y re_gister feRII but II survey uf 'Vu"f,etan" dunkel's showed tc,o(;'ntl" that out of 3'11 ride}!s, G06 expressed IlppwvaJ of the deVice as un alJ til truining them in bow to get eut of a CCl!IqJit. I t also demonstrates vividly the vaTue of shoulder straps in erush nr water luudings. -Utlbert Dunker" at Corpus Ohrlsti [ 'AN1>ws, 1/15/44] IIUU is operated uledJlIni!;nl!y to simulnte aetual crashes.

The muehlne IS .\ revlsed version of a

Jusl belore
II

""m

cod'pit

and pilot climbs

hits

water,
QUi

trip flops
dOlvtl

u~icl&

C.ockplt hitSswi:mm1:ng

hour. deJllonsl:raUng

tnnk at .20 mil

eli

Jill

shouluer

strap need

P~nl ,quic~ly exbiuo.!e.> himself from chute hamel;s. Lifeguard'S. 101'l'LIld by for emer geney

MARINE SCOR S UNUSUAL FIRST

Fighter pilot bail s out of
crippled Corsair and downs
the strnp Irom my belt. 1 then kickerl

first enemy plane from LSI

pl'111ter pilllt
IIt'CIl$:ivll tV/rl!fl a iii ji1'$.1 etlemy 111f1/lf1, b~f Murine Lt. /. die/fl" plull UII cMlkillg II)' Iii~ fir.vt sGOI'e [rom II Laud!ng Shfp 'f nuk, rhu, MIIIS!lIIt {r(ll lIIu$(1ccmnplhhBa ufl er he !11(!,~8110t (/(w.m irl (j tlagfight arid Mm.U;N'HllJ

olr Ill. slices, (lm~l Ufl I shoulder hulster lTe.admg ' vater ud floating all the while. I had beeu swirnrnin t"ward~ shure .. hout a minute n two Wht~l 1 spott d a Higgills huat headed ill :my ditection. 1shouted, waved. Theycame b uud picked me up. If 1 hadu't at
nne tim!:'

lr's

_\

dowfiS

ums rt:IJlfIlllig

III 11i,~base obnltf(/ OIl L. T.

P E was Jlil .Lvii time.s. lL fen. like I'WO 20 rom and three 50 calih rs, Ile ot the 20 O1n1 exploJed ill my win' just aft of lite lumUng gea-r • ltd broke the ga lin!;) Irom the wing tank and se t the wing 00 fire. f'lealizing lhul I had to act out q~lickly, I rolled t! Ie: lab to get , little more :dlitude [Ina got rid of the ceekpft cover bv the emergent'· relea e. L was aL 1: 00 r et when l rele sed In)' sa! ty belt und rolled OVer the ship, I placed my lefl hand On tbe rip cord ring. 1 ",l<lrtcd ou t uf the ct)ck--piL. bur as 1 let go of tb· tontrfils, lhe nose dropp d. Mi,~lak£ 1.-1 bad nell rolled Ihe tab forward and I was slnrmned. back into the co~kpit when the nose dropp d. ,\111le!t hand jPJ'ked the rip t:lIru dug ions [rum the 11Sf'rs holdr<. Mistake 2. \if Y hand shuuldn 't have been an wl ere 11 nr the ring. 1 \WI ,ttl'nid I had opened the chute, liV 1 grabbed til, stick and slapped j Forward. cUlttpliltiilg me Into

boen used 1:.0 treud])) g wa tar (or luu ~ perintls, [ would never have been able til stay allcnt until the boat reached me, They g:wt: rna .._ hlanket to keep warm, and I uoti(_'r~d I had. a deep abrn ion on n right arm. J dressed it with a sulia:tlilamide pack, When I II'IICh e d 'ib Ire. a Marine gunner gove JIlt' a pa.tr of shoes and 11 eah e gavt' mt' II h1rt and" pa ir o~ punts. Aft:-e'[ a
hot cup

pJ(-tyed

a lul 01

Willer

pOlo and

nd trelltu-d fOJ shu k, 1 spent three days !\lld Ilights ill the vicinity wa.itillg toLe evacuated, DUI'lug this time, the area was under constaur InWtlg attacks by the nemy, the majority being at night. Th niglu bombin~s Were really rmisanee attacks, The fourth morning several t$r' beached there. -md I was told ( might he [,<'rmitted III leave on one of them.

hospital

ur

coffee,

W,1S

taken

to the

(he

,tiro

1 "'ucill'tl aeross with rn)· rigbt hand, jerked th dungliJw ring and th chute opened ,Il ouca, 1 was traveling about I 0-200 k rots and about 800 feet when I bailed out. 1 supped hack into the risers and when a iouple ·If hundr d err from the water, unl uokled the stl'ap/i. I h. d 110 S{JllIWf done this when ruv feel hit the ~ at r, . I dumped tlll" "butt) uIIl swam clear t1f the ~·U1lUpy. I pulled. the ,0. rlugs ill my Mile We I, I'JULit im:rnrdialely detlateU. 1yMae We't hflu been pUJ1Ctured from the AA n ltbQug!1 I df(\Jl'I' notice any in the cockpit. 1 tried to inHate my !il(' raft, bIll lind di.ffiaulty in firu11ng the O. b lI'it:, "Vlien T tUcl. 1 couldn't find Ilw pin or IUJ1ll the handle. Mist'ak~ 3.-L h d never inHated th f;;tEt before. Tit" raft, my clothlug, and gear pulled UI under \ nter .nll] J had to ,~tl'uggle to gel tv surlnue, I was-so e:..haush«] hy this umf' _[hat I guve ue tryiug lo inllala the Tuft .1ml releMeCl

Cttptnin, and short 01'1 expertene g1lIlUl-l.rS -p I offered my services .. They II signed m to a 50-callbel' 'Browning u the starboard side amidhlp. with n seaman us on assistant. At 1515, We were attacked h)· 8 Ail.:hi~9s I Vrlls). Thev were first observed abeam about 2.600 varus, tLltitu.de oj 2.000 rt., It\ld diving in a scattered furmation at Ule UiT. The 40 and _(1 mrns opened !Jp. I held my lire until t11~y\ ere withill 'laC) yardli. and then 1 cut loose. M tracer' were st-rlking ill the engine r Ille first Jap plane. and he tar teo humiog. Abour the sam thu',.1 20 mm shell clipped his wiag, I then S\~ mg li}JY gun ro the left and ruked a second div bomber. He (lisa smoked. All he passed, I swung on another onejust as he dropped his bombs, The coucusston of the borrth$ blew rn helmet elf. r WWl struck On thehead by something and kn9cked 1111ccnsetous, 'iVben 1 carne to. 1 learned 110 I'iOUR damage had bON) d01l1-" to

Ilearned d

REPORTED

~Q

the

the)'

Wert'

tu~

itber side in hallow water, spraying her hom stern to bow wllh corul, I also Ieamed that four of the eight bombers attt'Topling to skip bomb 1.IS had been shot down, one (lr them by me. n 'as a fille way fat. Marine fighter pilot to get his first crack lit art enemy plane'

Ih

ship.

The b rubs hntl land d on

19

rufts blls

of

till

pilots and gu~nt'rs.

beep

brutlltbl

to tile atrenaon

Rt;lfX)171

1¥uweiatiom; :

6titJ ,.,',' ,ir:.tlico;Jen

flu! nell(l I (lJ etl: wa!;iDl1 ru to th", l?"upt'l' prtl{'Nlmw~ '171<1 11NI' uf emefgiJtlcy IIl!,Ulfwu'.rt, II II'UI{ b"1'1I ~'"rp/taIr1~r1 til II! Ilclildm.lg fIIUY be /Iw result vf "n~ ftlmllilli'tly 1IIlfII till' Im'i;'" pl/Jrll 1>, "flu'r opl!rrHii)Hul /cailires of II,,· 11/'Iri.{' IPlIJuIl)ed.
ATElllM- OHSKS ul

lNllb\L

ItKPUElTh <ill ,fJir!,<;(la

mllClle

UP!;>!'-

Mment spend Ions hours d&vruo_pillg dud distributing Ihe best equipment obttlinable., to insure

the Navy Depart-

educlltiQmJ prugram will soon reach the I~vel ["r {'~'Ary iudiv t!ikuni eoneemed,

be dis!'O'w'aging. It is hopeu that the erred of this safe!:)' ;lnd air/sea rescue

rtl~l1\'ery oj persl1l1lrci l<I,tled with the l'(InLlIlg(!JlC'Y 01 a .forced !auding <It sea. Aviation Eqllip[neo~ OIbeers ha It! b 1'(1 11 ll'lI fued <wll SI" nl [fl: the vperunng uuks, Thetr duties include both the IIpkC'Bp u£ this equipment urul im:trul,,:iing p~uI1Ilc.'l in tts USIl, To use them for ,mytbiug else is (0 court dis;Islet. Teelmical ordprJl a.nu otb(l)t Inslrueliuns are promulgated to ennbfe everyone to reilp the maximum benell.t (film the 1l1ul@riru provided. In spite wJ this. rfl:por!s of djt~hing contlnue ttl

. The lru_l!1illg wns nOfilUl1. As usnal ~h(! sea ,\\'OS much rougher than it looked [rom IJtght altllucle. Neither the pi1tlt unr the gunner made an1 attern(>l lu ]Icle!),s(! the two-man lif~ l"'<lH ahourd the plane, The pilot disembarked OIl thl: po~t wi.o.g and inflated h is life jacket pre?a-ratuI)' to resorting (0 hh P~l'araft \...hl~b would !lol hIBate .. 'The gULlMr · received :t sm,l I.!ell t across liis OIlS!:! 5USt al It~ d from Lbe (''VcklJit ell cln,~u re Ie)l) IIlJldmg. It W(1s not stilted whetller t)l}nor he used lhe safety ham ss ,Or if il was defec:~""e. WJill~ t!hi~mbruking,. tIH:' gl.lnnfiilf 5hppe-cl and lell into 1;111;t water. The buoyancy of lhe paraehute cause~l the g\umer to assume face-down, tailhigh positiGm iII tIll;' water, While ill thi.q a-wkward position, he shipped u great deal.of sail water. His life j[wkel w(Juld no __mfhlte h-ec!.'luse he had IIJ1)p:ed t tht: lanyaitds Over the bottle cvl1udel' to prevent occidMtal release, lIe l~)UkJ n?l irtfl~l-ehis lacket orally because

'PITC.H.ING

1. It is recommended that the danger of pasoog life jacket lRLl)'llfds over the CO~ b~ttre contaiecrs be brought to the a1~enllem. !If aBtl)'ing personne]. 2, fbt:' BOlin! dues Ilnt n:comIlH,md further invesligotinn and actinn by till" l3uteall of Aero·nlWUc's ~11(1lhe eontraetor ;dfccting redesign and preeuzement. COMMENT
that so ma'lly aircrewmen are obliViOUS to the need for atl~ptf'.d il1!itructiOilS and procedures Illltil ufter such au incident ~nwspit/;ls. Spec:ili(" comments .Jl'e provided hc:![}w for those who want b" avohl such Bascos as o\111ined .rhove: e. DUe to tbe loss of the Ilil'Cl'ul t lack of ~[fonnntl()I! on tbe Trouble Be: port. and th~ ~JrulI!L<;~uow; shifting fuel tanks, it J5 lIDI?Os.'l'lble to determine whether a power plant f,[ilure occurred rOT the filel seteoror elided up on an t;'mpty t~ while it was spinning It is unfortunate

or

around UUfitl'gthe ll4zbt. ([

that the pit1l Bulletin

however,

[a-:mUil\t ':

hIS

position.

his exhausted

eondltlen,

or

The uecgfor II ditching bill is ls -Itglllti. rtl-tmlph:Jsized .. Only by peri. udie drills along .. st:mdmd pnttetu can
with preciSIon. Failure to release the two-man raft is typioal of defioiency, c, Emergeucy eqUlpmcrit will FMc-

Flight Sa:fety

or lleglectad

is obvious, WIlS eilhel' \1t1. to conrply with

7-44.

one, hope

[0

carry (jut -an elliergency

SITUATION The jOI1VWillg euse hi.stm'y ilIus!mt-es: ,I series ol ret'urJ:1iu tJ mistakes anvcue nf which cuuld Imve;:c'lbBe~ crihcu·l. The lmftlf(UDu-I'e phUli" crew was ow' of H sectinu nf surfs asslgued ,Lo AirlSub~ marine Trninlug Kt'IJ"fCise:;, ~n". aircrnft was suppos<.'fdlY carrying _J. full load of fue~: how!ilvcr. the ~alJJ!:es to the right. marn tank were 1II0tmralh:0., AHeJ about t~"'9 hours, the section \\'IJS reformed ,and returned 10 base. Frurn the m eager In f ann, If IJn a vails b l@. it is hf>Iieved that fuel was Cl.m5UJl1W from the

-a.-oxiliary

a "full rich" mlsture setrtug. ~Of1 return1llg to ba.se.lbt: sectknr was 'tJrderll~l tel contfnue the ·eJ;el'ej_~e. It1 Ihe l'Deautime, the l.I!lfortnnate pilol had hifk~
~,o "r.igll~ ~laill;' after

LlJ u ks d urin

khi$ P <11 iud,wi!

lind the sa.Ir.water iu his system. The raft container and paraehute had become t;,ruterlogged by lhis lime, snd he stm!'et~ t,o sink. 1'hc pilot had abnncll~neil lus fUh!e :ltte __ ttl illBa.__ his rnpt te rnfl hy thl~ time, >1JuI starled to Ihe !l!;sismIlCe of his WI nn er . The e.ihihllio.I'I\\·1lich 11IlSIJed bclW(l(;'1I these two exdted survivors wOI1!d have giwo nptp-ffight Hfe,sH,ml! instructor <,porleX}'. but afl(lr a strugglt' in which bnth took nJcliliollnl sal.l water aboaTd, riley evolved a :system wherebv th/,," pilot's life jacket pro\-idt'd bll~'Y:ll!{'Y for bn~h" The. gl'lIltmr pllt nne hand nn [he nlloi $ shoulder and llssis(:ed bv paddling with l~is Free hand a~d kickillg, with hts ff'et ~ Twenty-two minutes

tiou if kept

lip

are furt;i1ia:r wilh it.~ operation; My condltlon it:~rcriOJ' to this is unwarranted

properly aml personnel

ut ~ht' Ilillle S BIlle wsnre immediateinflation \<,Ih n neeth:cl. Udgj,llg lrom tile action of thp ~rouble Board, IlO one in the f,Jrganizl_l~

Order 4A;-'~·1is 11 sp!!'oific example of efforts d'll~ignea.· to preveut aeeidental in-

gamhlillg wH:ih human life. Teehntcal nation or the liJe jacket and

non had ever seen this order. d, 111e expedltlcus rescue is a tribute to the etRcierH;'Y of the local air/sen rescue Ol'gj):~81--idJl. The over;lI efrlciency of this Ill'glutization will in.

ing, hoth were rescued by a

ufter

the
Olll~h

. [and-

Poat.

left

1l1aln

bRS6'.

lhl!' .lllil!:lure was ~hHt('d to "antn lean." .--\ftet a Few minutes. ""hUe, ,1. 500 [1.. the enginf> CHI. Whell this hllppened. the pilot shiftAd to "left ~11,al~l, __ full ~dl' .. booS{'lc'r pUIilp Oil, po.ttJVe low fntcb amJ nu~ed ovet, Th(" otlgillG stMteu ;<t~ain but 1.:111 shortly tllereal1er. III the C:lWj~CUUi'ilt, the Slib

tlle exercise,

o~ rEC!!ivi!'1g

for

Il

short time- enrDute

h~vTng bl~f'HflU Lo Mdets to ('CJll.Hn1.le

providing .• 1 lIUpPY f'ndiug 10 :1 serir-s of Slid rn.'Sbl'l;e-S aI\d \'l"f,V cfl,~ny errors.
;,,(.!(iOn of is qIUltf'![ lwJOI:v:

'The

ACTION

crea~e- in [,fllp()rtltm to the cooperation l'eceJ\oIed [rom fiighl psrsonnel. e. Failure to itlttisoft the deptll bomh in Ih,~ "UllilTl1H,d" '.c,ol1_diliClt1CQllld havt~ vl:'ry (:'a.~lJ." converted this a-CQidenl to the ·'Miss.l!11!,Ul1determfl)ed'· stfittn;,

th~ A-t;dfl:len! BWu'd

I. The dnng ..r "f pll.~sin~life jaoket [l1nym'ds ('!Vel' the CO!! hut-lIe contain· ers to prevent rrcoiden!{JI inHIIHo·n hn. lH,,'en broug4t to the alteliHQn of ttll pilOl~ aMI gUllners:. . ,:2 TL~ impurLlllwc of. uttemptitl,l1; to remove tIm [Wo·nUlD raft from the plane before reso-rtin1! to (1u! sent pack

o Do :PUNE U£WS

pilot Iru1ed !o jeLlisonhis depth clmrge,

PbS~oo fUlliNG UUS CONT ROl SURrACESl 11

IT MAJN'TAINS CARRIE.R· TYPE AIRCIRAF _ ON LAND

is an ishl.ucl !i.irstrip in the entral Pacific. planes are away un strikes, S01nc' IU't' ussigneel to emergency standb y; others are loaded with depth charges awaiting search assignments und lillal
nK SCE.."'B

T Several
, nddenly

N<tnU1I.~ were con.ducted

from well-equipped

naval ail'

grooming before release to the pilots.

a dlsputoh
Is received,

"All available

planes

stations, whereas wartime operafions may bo carried ou t lrcni advanced or dispersed bases, The CASU tllcJ'erore must be " mebile unit ready to proceed on short nottes In a-J.!y point with w.Bicien! equipment to. perform satislactory service without the
elose avallablllty

sttike-l1l1n1ecliate.lyl'· ~Iechs. I::ldiompu swarm over the planes. removiug depth bombs -and testing each shackle. Other bombs !)ulckly ate Fused, finned and loaded. Within a short time the planes are ill theabvThe strike is a SU'CCe8S. Returning pi1o~sstate that a 15-minlltf3; delay could have Illfected seriously the ouzeome. The mechanics. radiomen and other technicians whose fast work helped make the strike a StlC(.:ESS were attached to a Gamer Aircraft Service Unit based on the Island, FUght crews have come to regard these C'..,ASl.I men as their partners iu operations. Th 'y share with the-Biers the rou~h life, bombings and casualties. Duties ancl acdvities of C'..A:str's llot so well underare stood iliroughout the Fleet as some olderprograms because they are a \'I'aT develepraent, not perfected during peaoetime clay~. Before Pearl [!Mbor, tlon·1:Iylllg personne] aoeompanied their carder air groups ashore from earners. Such J)i"TS01Ulel now must remain ship-based to rnnintain the- carrter in full readiness for operations, while the air group i~self must remain free to base

ofcompJet.e

service

in A&R shops ..

scores of CASlls, today operating 00 Islands and a Few large units operating in eonrlnental United States. lncluded ill I:he latter are those at Quonset Point. orfolk, -San Diego . .Alameda and Seattle. Because they are under Ulli:holity of Fleet Air Commands, eon tin ell tal C.ASU'S train personnel lor Carrier Aircraft Service Divisisns (CASD·S), which will matl.lt;3.ill planes aboard ShiV.CASl:l'S are land-based. A CASU bas marly jobs. Its mechanics repair and do mirror overhaul all the squadron's planes. Its men Tearm tlle planes, help them lflx:i ,,~ound parklug strips
Hl<:Rllare

111 the Pacific

either ashore or aboard ship,

This requires that a separate unit be fnrnisbed to service the squadrous and support their shore-based operations. The situation is further complicated by the (·act that, during peacetime. shore-based air group op-

and fix their radiss, CASU's are responsible for berthing, rl'1e8sing and eotertainiug pilots ann ground personnel of squadrons, If sneh fadliHes art' not already availab,le throHW-t some naval air station. They n.lrnish transportation, provide liue shacks and ready moms, ~IH trenches and bombproofs. T'hey "u·t' ch<rrg,t'ld with providjlJg Iacillties to maintain physica] Iltness and morale of air units based wtth them, This includes building athletic Ilt"Ids, reading moms, providing movies, The upprovedoaso complemont Is 17 officers and 516 men, but they \'81')' widely in slze, according to their loOtlJion in the will' picture,

Rearmin2

ptlrfolTJloo hy

01 SIO's

l111

l',ft.Slt

a palm-fringed Pacifl"" airstrip is one af [obs al an udvanced base. Acorn blu]dS the runway

mmt' ushore

AssaaD as

on Island Is cap [ured from IhQ- .lit p_~, c ..$(J personnel In set up maintenance lor Sfl\UldrOHS When th~y nrrive

14

Taxiing am! ,arking vi

brillbl'fng the plane
planes 1.111rt airfil!ltl is jou (1 the CM~. IltHv.1 phllll: capti in hBJp ,l C"flYli,' pilot fnld 1Ii.q ·wings prior tQ a I~) rht( parkulg lIlIt> ~D b:lst"tl Oil i~lalill works hand-In-hand will, Acorn, II'bi('h includes a grOllp of Seahees

..--

CASU PROVIDES MEN, WHILE ACORN HAS EOUIPMINT ON ISLAND BASES

is based island, comes part Wwith advancedrn, airIIIbase us '~mbly and bworks'pe-rsonnelof an hcnd-iuhand an simplest terms,
HEN A CASU I.' Oil 1'111

it

Ill>

,\

maintain the planes, The Acorn Iurntshes the materials aud equiprneul, Jl looks after the llOusekeeping and. eonvenlenees Ior squadrons. 11m latter does mos: (ll L!J~ bllilding. siuee It ~laS etl1becs numbered ulI'long I'j, standard complement ol 67 officers and ],590 Vt11;'i1. Howe er, like '11", the too VUry widely in .slzs . • Ul-'0TlJ 'is an a.kB.eJd nssernbly d~s!gl1eu fnr rll.pid repulr, fn"tullllijon aud openal;ir.1I1 of ,I hmrlphmc and seaplane air base, 0\' ill conjunction wlth aruphihi()u~ operatious, tor 1"p.lir and operation <>f U euptured n ern tclield. JJI such i land setups. n ' Llsu.llly (:01 fine lh ms lve t(1 servfclng, re.u.nning 111 d minor repai:r:i:na of sluadrou plane La' d 01'1 that Island. \Vhen the squaartlll.'i eave. the CA U remains, av;'Uitin_g the u~..xt visiti:ng "firemen." Overhaul and major repairs are made by airerajt n~p"dr and overhaul units in
rear areas,

but an the plane-types in lJS uy their own ~ljuudrous. is org~cd into eight div isions, N.1 ffi£lU G divislon Includes per onnel t opurate everything Jrom the maehiue hor> to the photo nnd pmp TIer shops F'LlCHl di.....<ij011 persounel comprise lint' i II :U1t!errrlg crew, pnra!;'hute loft, !'lwllng crews, urH! 11';).1.'101' men. DIlDl\T;\"NGE division re,1011S aircr.ut gun; loads hrlm'bs und torpedoes. and keep the plane's armament up· rating. COM ilJNl nONS division insta lls, che ks lUlU Tepa,it.' all radio "ear and handles secret lind c.:on£ldential mail. Under the 'll'IST L.llWTENMlT 'ume IJrrlhing and 1l'I,' 'sing. rnaintenanee of buildings and grlJ1Jl'lds, carpcnrer shop, fire and air r,nJd seeurlt d.lma$~ control, and muinten 11\(.'1:: nf t~.garHfie .1?f care of A' V 'indes.. . Slld:h dlvi: 011. SllJ;>]'LY ANIl otllll\m'l G. IS responsible lor pt(l<.JllI"t'lTIetlt. ustody, issuance and !lCt'fll.ll1!illg for all mnterlals required ful' u[,l.lI'aliOIi nl the Cho o, J 1 Iuvectodss inCOIning arid ,liJlgoilig .1l:rc·.al't. main tains storerooms fOi I l.Hltlli1lg m tcrilu needs til squsdrous ami [he Gi\ o, maintulns offlo records aud handles UilIbursing. The rtoreroom h<lS sulfieieni tock to [urnish ;1.11 upkeep requirements f r ft"palrlng any l-yp' 01 aIr 'r h under the 1\1'0'· uhnrge, l'EI'GONNEJ.. LIJld lo1JID[\"1AL divisions comprise the remainder "f ~he unlt's eX'teft!iiv(! p11111 of ol'gflni:t~~tin)l,
CA.'i'(f

A CM·

su's are trained to work n carrler-typ plllne..l1-FfW, BF, ED. S.B2C prtnolpally. 1 nvul avlation has another lyp of line mamtenanee t1fOUP called u P TS\.I which lUlDJles patrol nirctufL sCI'vicing, Their me L and technicians are trained t" work I'm PRY, PBJ , PBM, PIBJ. P\' ;tnd ntbr;'l' large planes. It' meu on the s-am worJ.. .1- a

within have additiunal dull's C mahuses, Besldes continental island

l\SU"
flo\.

liJrtit. nf the 'Olllll;Fv required Ilf those trnillj_llgm~n bl make up crews fOT maintaining c:lIri;-r-fype planes, In II~ orgfUlizt"d inter and sent out as CAlm s to work on earriers, the also S(>I"Vf' as rnusterin points ror .squnrlrnns whicll will ~Il new- carrier,
I) 1101

on

15

C SU'S HAVE MANY TASKS

THEbe. '~.uu snme U rnuy
IUt
1$

liltle atoll in the Central a cumparatively 11lXUJ'iOllS rear bll.Se like Espiritu Santu, or at an air station in conPacille, tinentnl Untred Stutes. Mo fl,)f lhe
CASD'S

1 Job a! th? Cru:rior AI~c.ralt Service to lllw.ntatO and repair planes. It

Training of fighting

however, are basad on islands and their job is tp keep the squadron' l)ltines flying. The pictill' on these two pages shew a few of the jobs a CASU doe , till the mainland or at some remote station. CASU's on advanced Pacifie lsl nds run into the .same kind of rugged living :onaitiDlIs as Irontline troops. Long hours nigh!: work repairing carrier-lype phmes. sleepless !lights ruled with bombings. cold food, disease, casuallies. roxholcs~all tlf these "Lre' a chIily chapter in the kina of warfare they are rmming iui;O, Msny units Ianded right behind the Ma..dDes urul hud tlJ build I:hoiT bases Irom scratch before th~y could start maintaining planes. Thoir problems rue much Uilfereul trom those CODf1'onting C,\JiU'S operaUug on the contlnent. quadrons had .1 hahi! of dropping in before the BiciaJ reception eomrnlttee was 11 set, suppli s wert] delayed and replacement parts lost. but the CA!.V'S kept the planes flying.

pen;onl1eJ goes rm even nt advanced basas. I Iere 11class of Martne gunners dews 11 recognitioll IIlm so I1ml rhe I'UII rN!ugu!ze friendly planes when thoy lIppoor. Eutertain· IIIPnl {If "plll.timu persnrmel also r~lliupnu C.... 0fI allJ island sn

or

heJpin'g

to push

the lap

back

toward

Tokyo.

FIlghl division of a

OASU is [.)linrged wilb l1re: prevention ami Ilrll'Ilghting, RIling with fueling and lllllintall1ir1g 'liIpllll1llS. .Here two "Smokey Joes" stl-lfld by with extinguishers In case SNll in erack-up should catch fire. Fueling crew handles this dutv

Refullllng o!,planes
&1011,

is another task IISSI!;nOO the CASUS flight dlviwhleh also takes eare (If line t1ngiu!>edng, parachutes and tractor crews, Fueling of alrcmft has to be done promptly and voneally to kf'ep plane- ready lOr :lenOI) in advaneed areas

and service of personnel Ilf air units based on 1111 Island Ialls uptln "he CA.'iU. Ilere pilots uf a. !lghler squadron on Dougainvillt! eat ehnw, dished Itt:! for them, &frnr n big d1L}I in w11ich lhov shot down 16 Jl.lpanese planes ill spectaoulnr dog£i:~l[

Messing, bar1hing

16

Operations

plenty of activity. Servioe unlts provide the pilots WIth line shQck~, rtilcly l'uum~, ~lll trenches (lr llo,nbptol\fs,whooevtll" UW
Deed arises. t continental statiuns their task has new angles

rDQm at e.... heudquarlers su

01 QUIiIlsel

l'{llnl

shows

Mtlnlenanc!
II (!Al!U

01 ain:rllfl in II hying condition Is the Nil. 1 duty of IlIJywhcre, whether ill a well-equipped rnnchlm- SIII\!, RS shown here ur at some afrfield captured frOIn Ihe Taps. Life:in latter places surnetimes involves bomb-dodglng, Sghting uH Japs

personuel 11, tmpertsn], so cssu'a providl!l medical and dentn1 care and look .after sanitaticn problems whereever lhey mllf be based, Pictured \1{'Ul is oJ Ilenti];\' ut Quonset' as he works UTI n pal:ierrt, while nnuther watches I~is techniqu

Health 01 a squadrcn's

in LIla air 10 fight, requlres lin effir::ienl set-up in a CASU. AI1 parts from whews< 10 pwpa.ikr or ttres III US! b.: earri ,0 in t'h cAmts stock room. Parts fur patrol nireralt are handled hy PAT81l

Suptjl.y of aimalt parts so planes can be repaired and put back

Rearming a TOPs
til

when the pllln finishl:lS"Itmisslo., or

wing guns is done

by

GASU

returlls

hi its

ordnence crew
~tn'ti{il' ItfleT
i1

EVlIn the common~laceready

.l\Str

j1;Unnery TUn. SOme- service. units operate

keep men lip on newest develt'lpmCnls In engines Qr ordnance

their own b:aiuing schools

room Is an actiVity Iooksd after by the If Il Is 011 an a.dv~",·ed base or R station when~ sud I is nut alreadv provided. TI1i~ photo shows CASU ready room at l'I Quonset Peint, where pilots awaU lra.lIspori l}t ather .assignmeilt

IT

Ait'orntt erviee lilts dl'H\ UHlir culls ed pe.rsI111d Ilviu!:irlll. them as raw !Jool:. aul.! have to be trained the up '. They lire assigned to simpler tasks around the -IIprOn nlil they L,'tUl learn mug-II about a phase 01 fI.\ iution to shike Jor a rate. C~ 's run in \·~riollli sizes, depelluto<1 WI whether thej are 1 rmed to ru.uutain 45 pillues. gO plane . 1 0 planes, 210. or the btz eO-pilUle outfits. They havt' standard complement of I1fficllfS :rauging [rnm 113 to 89 and 60lMed rnen rom ltl.5 1(1 about 1..500. The units have all types of culisted ratlngll assigol!'d to thf'nI, Itllnugh machlulst's mates, ordnnucemen aml radiorneu (lTt'do1l1fnntl'. ('hll uf lhe l8S-mati twiutiml enlisted rutAlIHlEll

CASU TRAINS ITS EN ON SPECIAL TYPES OF AIRCRAFT IN SQUADRONS C nel lrum 11hruuehes of Duval Must come to [rom grouud

r-nuse U)l'Y e.lthtll

Wt.'H'

gellCrnllrl1illiilg that djd lIul dt:al tva .!fpl;'cifivRlly wrth pluDe type~ p~t'lIHar to calTieTg. TJre CAS , prlt\ iJI:~ ~pl;'dalJ~l1U tnlir1 i Ilg In lIlt' pa rti~Llltu I WhCi'C

cum

from 'hips

LLc-. gut

received

wTthoul

.rn

traluing,

1lI

cugtues. ""Hrolll't,llll')i am] other f)(Luiprnel11 l'lHll1d HI Hghters. torred,. \111(1 div' bomln-rs, Radio and gl1nnl:'l'v practice also ,tl·l' l'l'o\'ided III keep the men lbl'l" sl IIi" blest Ill."v",lnpnlt'Jlh; undkeep tholr shoottug eyes keen. O£lklli:s from squadrons "lIel (':1\'5 .~ !If (..:A.,m·~ .rls.. ,g(~l p'cia) iustructinn in tbl" train~ in~ 'cliO I. !\1T third-class p'tty officer and un se.unen 1'llpllrting ul <JIll/! IS!;!! PoiI' ~ C \!>'11iJ.re sen: directly til tl,e schonl. 'the) receive .~ix days ol' lralliil'~ to iUflIilillri2tt lhem '~l\'e~ \\ ilIl what ,su·~ do ,UIU how they tift' organized. II .lho zives offiCler:s II ehauee t g.et a line ou tbelr ahillties. , The IwhollJ .9l50 is re~p[\n ible for jnuilltllj."in~ snd sur~'\'lsmg a reservoir of nenul gunner!! and qunlilied combat aIr· orewruen 101' <lssignmenl to tlcpladT(I!1Slin re<-Juest. WIJI!:'I'\ facilJties of the air- . hltiorl at uUlizt'd to Ir. in them, Assi'stiJ!g in tndniug {If enlisted men fOl' CASU dl1ty I1,t

Il:IlSIC FACTDRS

OF ;E1.£C1RICAL SYSTtMS

Of

HnLC#iT

ANt:> "'V£HG:'ER A'R.E TAUCHT

CASU PE~SD"'NEL

0\1' QUO .... er s

'POINT IiiROUND SC:HOOL LAaORATORY

ings

Wit:}l

n i)-plalle

CA

(T. ~l

lor ill
AS[!

WUlCL',

--:

are aviation

rna-

cllrr)L~f.~ rn; tes,

Suob

also hll-S 79 !n the senmnn

bnlrJeh. Some of the men attached to U uurt , sudl as {he big nue lit N QU0I1S l p~)jJl ar !Jtadullt >' i)F 'lass A techni ,1 training ~dlOuls. Ih rs 'om' t(l It more (11' less uutruined and it): <I resul t 111(, GAlin there hus set 11p .'1. ground sohonl 1M Lrlliniag them In the ,,--rod(If engines. pr()p(~Uer', hydraulic systems or dcctrl('nl stems to b found Iu carrier ain!rafL • • ten who have 'lll'f.~fldy lind reehutcal tmining ~et refresher I..'ourse.~ill their speailJlties: while ~he) are attaehed to the CASU. .\ £low of men trnvels down a J'(>:l?,I1Jrn- c'.onveyOJ'It (If stuticJII::where th If'IU'n ;nt~itil(.:k5 of the latest-t pe eugiul:'s In H i (l-ilu CUUI.~e. Tbey receive intensive l!'U'inUlg in top-uvcr1liLul of aircraft engines 'lind accessories. Irati I"· man 12J'ews repurt to lhe ground "hool I"bor: tmy evt'ry othor day to start the Om'S. gi·<tJlIlt ng; tI muut h later, f !ttly for' dnt.,. For the c l.i !)I' with som . e: so h..~illg fornmd
to 1l8i""I;a~e I~U ,I l1f'W u.Li"OJ·aFt Ul'1'iel' ,(!Joill c to gll out
:11'(>

Qttonsel. is the .\.d nnee R(lse wlatlou Trniliing truil, called HAT· .Ilalher ~h11l1operate ~6gular training classes, ~he I\.DATU puts its uien djl'cc:l1y u1.l:o action in the .&R shop at Quonset, letting them J am intricacies 01 aircraft e~gine aDd parl firsl Iilllld. The parent ABATl I lOCr1.ti at Nord folk. 'these un its are eeutin mel-based Their graduar es wlml np in CASU'S, CA.!Ill'5. ACOI'ns. Hedrons, NATS, aviation repair and, overhaul unfrs, all 1 service wherever Fleet Air ommunds requlr maintenance to he don on r.1 .. y airnaft.

P1W-alauxiliary air fields from Ruckla.ml. le., to .rotoll, Conn .. where squadrons are shj&:edto make more air space

Queuset out have B La be earned Co onofonethestation. atstates,detachrnents large been sllreaJ over New England Th perate at
ECAUSE OP~RATION!,;
If

CASU

are too

CASU

to sea.

p
18

l."

....f.:. r- r\1"

I.:'

from
[I

wilh

12-Jay

t'OJ1rSt'';

tloiJ1g their jobs with

Qtmll~f'l Point fnlmd It

provided hasls fnr rnirrirnum loss of time. The C.I.SU ItL J\PI.!C'SS1U')' ttl train its O\\'I! men. beCA."I,)"

xsu and th ..

11"1 iw tlwJn Ihl• g

4f'SS util'.]

avallable Lor Lrilin.illg while awaiting call ktr active duty. Other d taohments are at Hyannis, A 81', Martha's Vineyard, quannen and New Bedford. Mass., and a nford , Me, Iuee squadrons based nwil.y from UU! main station require complete ser¥Jd.ug of planes. each rletllChn11Nlt Is a eompler service organization ill its -u. he ra.ront S~ provides the eompl ment fun.l equipment I)r the above detachments. A numb (of pilots are attached to CASU Quol1seL • nll1(:' I!;f't special ~I' initiO!. pdQr tu jl1inio r lh('it qu, drous.

SIJ"ERCH~RGERIIPERATION

IN WIUGHT

C'YCLONEENGINE.IS,

ElU',I.AINED

BY IN,ST,RUCTOR.

CASU T'RAINS

ITS

MEN

,IN E](ACT

TYP,~"1

HEY WILL

SERVICE

19

CASU GROUND CRWS KEf

~amiJar around any CA.~(l, w~'e skete~f,ld Navy arttst at a w England au' station. showing how the men occupy tbeir time, both on and oH duty. Carrier Aircraft Service nits are [1 versatile group. doing a wid variery of jobs. most important of which-is the QUlintenanoe of carrier-type aircraft while they are land-bused. Located principally at advanced ba es, the ('-AS do' nearly everything short of major 0 erhauls. and takes prid in keeping the quadran plan s iii peak condition, ready fOT Hight. 0111 then can men relax from their work aud other duties to "shoot the breeae" or catch SQll'W extra "sack time."
BHSF. gCF:NES.

Tboa

HERE,

10$

a.SEWKEJI£;

",PI

$TUOY

FOR

s KiUJilI
REPLACE

"U;CHS. "'fO~KING "'GA,IN5TTI"'~

THE ENGINE 1N A fiGHTER PLANE

HIGHER

PAY

GR.A,DU ...I\ID ... SETTEII JOB

.LIFE'"

IN cll/l"".'"

Ell

WAR

15 OVt:1I

WHEN

THE

PLANES.

AR~lGO

P·~ROEHT

AIiJULAIILE,

MUI

C:4N

LOUNGE

11\1THE'$UN.

TIII1:.14.OF IiDIOIE "'ND THIfilR

QIRL

.FltIiENDS

P NAVAL AIRCRAFT ALOFT

mE" PULL, "ItO"THROUGH, ING ~GI"'E fUlHTER' OF ONt

B~'FOIlE s't ""RT-

OF THE P'OW,ERFIJL

PUl.NES PAR,KED ON

nn:

llNE

MIN,OIl'C'R-'SHESMAY
CA,SU. T,H05£ K£,£I'IN(: "!'HiIH(l.S SHIPSHAPE, IHCLUD:IJi!G

liE R,I:f'AI'RED B'I! neE

REQIURI,HG M'AJOR OVEHHAtll; OHD,,o.MAGED"ARTS

oFTIDI:,uH;1I;TR:IPPEDOF

ONE'S c["OTH£S. 1:5AN OLD NAVY CUSl OM AHDOCCUPI'ES

M,EN

WHEl'I HOT ON DlITY

SUR,VIVAL QUIZ
COJ'r<;:ct

on.!iVcts.

"11 page 40

J. Fish lJllIy be IO«l.leil m<lt .. qllickly and more ea5iiy in-

o a-to."ge- o:l'l'ep lakes o b-brQlld rivers o ,;-s!l1llll shullew str~ms

Cd-large-

deep stremns

z,

When following 11 toog ~ompa5l; bellripg to a camp Or). Iho.re or rive.:',you shouldb-llllTI

r: o
C

,,-L~d illrt!Clly fo)' cruU!' to strike some d~hLllIJ" e.i!lJar sid" nf ,-,,<IUp·

In

t-'--dH.Ll)!l.e compass

bt:llrilll:,1!; mIl )\UI

r::;

trnvel J -C;~II.tn yO!Jl paee) l

I'll

J. Of 2,400

f"ll" ..",g i
(I-Ill)!)t:

ric;ti e$' of'

arc

munber

8 D a ie., the poi;Jl3nous'--

o
o iJ o

::J c-200 i1~1.4.0{)

b-Gon

Of/-lise rlrv U-I,kH.'H

]lIlru]1IJU

Fighting men must .betou.gh physically to perform their jobs under stressor combat
11(...1 ,[iI..: fl:re-, .

have to gu UlfUug:h tI\.S cnndiwheu my fob was 10 lalw ,l'lll'C of ~ick pe\lP~, hut grief wy eXr[;ril'll"e.~ should
liQlLil1g

overseas 1 wished to COld fl'l'~ had been

Iwi~eliS tUIIgb ill

(::ofl(Hli()Hfhg

)(14'

b-pull~h~n'all I\I~d ..~ C-UStl Ireshly cut joint

e ,ml:lillf"r
uri]

111 it
ill

wmr,n (/ ImllCr te1Ul'.Jf:,! rtf ~In' llb1lo1llte nf!(Jl'~'lly fl'lr lOp ph!J~'fcl1l t,'(.lll. ,1/f1nn j f I hnk (lgTllj IIg f 1M !lUtI' 6JpeIJI to Sur..,)!' P. "'nllmdllg i,~ pan af hl» IlI'}1Ilrf. pcrsonnl I""p;;rf""t"" preoerlI"Ilul cluD1I1.g so;;vf'rttl n101lIh~ of (luty .jlj LIlli South 'Pdt' MS o;1~'t'ply unrre;s~doll III !he ab~lul!1... need fur I ~O'llgll. bard physical eUllslitutiUH. In olvlllan life I hud 11l~ell pm~liuing II Ilodor If'ailing a ecnnplacent i5ilrt of J[fe tl"" 11.1 tmagephysicliw, w()rkinp; lmrd IDlClltally bill with very little pbyslCliI &xPWlIi

lff'm1

1\ llCEN'l'.L Y

II

IIUI'IIJ ~ fl.!lw }/lid 'II~r

rHml

led

till!. l'nclfi('

5. The gTC,,~,esr dung~r jungles 1._

U'opkai

IJ IJ-wild ,tllimuh;

o o

M'

tn~

b-ll!\til'l.'~ c-.rois,IUluWI

$UnlQ,.,;

rl-mosqutt:oes
, .. aL"e ahould nOI

been

WeU clJndithJlWd !Hill \yORI'e ln ph}'slo.:ul silll:pl! coLlI{r ~t~.nd up nUtler

LIf . , DraIns SfamjllQ When !l!lUin~ In mrr rh:lItiul;Ltjon wtlh r!'IUIl .sl.wpillg j IJ l\tn.lt'-liL'f !1I'ldl,s, disease \1'vIIIJ ba\le heeu rampant ,1In~lng lhem ir they had not been ill l!;ond physie!il. eonditiIll1.Evi'n before lhe haUli lu'gull, tl1CY found further need for !icing ill good shape when til ..), ~[ieI11 I"ug hours in lIUhldtng ...qu il>llwnt ... 101111~llIiHou, lxnu nwJ g!l8(\' Iii 'i'. hi hnllle IlH~ meu werr- w ...dd:ug 1R 'LUU HI hours a day, ""0 onlv men w1,0 had
Grllenh" Combo'

us

good SUdl

il'i. A Iilo<>d

b_

t,r

o
o

on a well-worn trail b-sot t~ stmngle 1IJJJnUll Dc-set Inr Any type of aniIna.l d-large euough for nnimal's head
tl--5!.'lt

erUvu.

The result

'ViIS

flllbby

i11IISt!it.;S

and

gJ:udwg conditions as existed at the tlme of til.. ItilllHng and IhfoUQ\ving r,la.Y!i. /I few men from timE' t41 IimI1! broke undee

7. Drinking
10-

impure water may Iead

a rllthl;lr ]'ougl! miiJ;rtlf. Oil!' and one-hull years of Navy shore stations ":Lid lJI! I(OLn ha rden me up. ·Thlm 14 mouths !\go 1 rl!Cl.llVI'J otJets to report to :l COll!ltru(l1]('n Ua ttalion Em July overseas, On report\ng to Ib.. b,lIl~ HUll I

the s,u .. lu and had to he

who
\vere

1!\·,iNmted.

..uw.ays was those pIt 'simll shape,

were in pr,erer
LliliSe

o
o

a-IIIlllori:t. yelll.lW Iever o IJ-Ily-S",·.ntery, lyphoid. blood lIukes

was

In rOl'tIItld

that

we wOldd

strip

(·-tvp r1 us. lreneh Fc\'('r d-v.",rrnga, kala-azur rev",,'

8. Th" greatl>$t tlnnger fa expcd.c:oced Arcdc tr·_',v.cJer·, ilf-

o o
o

1I-IlOI g~IIiHg

t'II!lugh Inod
poi So)lIU, g
d"niL.

o d-rfl,:~"h,g I",

"-clll't,Q ijon "JllO.~ id e

11-1;\,11."'1

ourselves of corps find rnnk il1$igl1~. report to the ennory, pick Up a rille and Ttl pM r 1(1 A desi gna ted plaee, Tit ~ fiT!1\. tougher, better pllysically t.'IludltionEd offiday we 1I1111'chlld fllln' miles, the next ljnv OIlI than I was, H 1 had IIIY' IraUllng p~'" si ~ und Stl Oil, (n" me Jl seemed ad f.li~ ,j'jl1d Ito 1i.\11'"0"'1' ngaln, I ",!>"ltl sp.'lld ull /illi/m'" lWh,:m we could tiHHCl1 12. lind ;I,'llI""ble lime fn StIlil1~llw,,[{'1!; and con1.J miles without brooking we were pul dltkmi1lg D,ywlI. ,;,~ lhe eamnmnele run, It wM " gft!ul To Villi officcr'!; aacl men who could betdlty when J could climb over the high ter SQ~ your countrv 'at holll!!' l111d on wall N!I.~lnde without somenue's shoulder fmclgll soil, prepare your~eJves 10 be pl\fSunder Illy fm1l1Y. leu!!Y' shit} to do so. Ilegnrd1esl' of llmtlT cral;.l1t,cl unci griped thllL I, n dOl;!lur. ~hir' hrvo[l/l'd. Iht" "lid jUJitifI~'~ tlw nWI\II~.

pl)Ilr pll)'H[l'lll ccndlll 0 n picked them IIp more readllj, neccssltnfing evaouution; ill soure eases, out {lIthe area. It fi1'l1l1l}'CililiC my turn to be C\ acuuted and lhi'n it was tlra t 1 w 1shed 1 hud been II [..

ROPIC

DISEASES

rlltlIp"lll

HIlJ

~ ~A

LAllIWI\td-The

W.WE

pl,wt't!

i.l

lr\h1ltklll

ruther confusing' softball gnnll~II 1"1.'\\ , eeks ,,,gu, lit:'- plll)'l'!" had been ,,11 fITsl 1 )lIM! ,I~ U runner, ;Iud when her sid" was :retired, she picked Ull " T g1V\' , 1l11d resumed 1'111,' ing :u fir;;.\bu ',:. The first batter lined (lilt a f,it, "n(l el re W '1.11':. r(jr~el HIl!! hIT till" uioment whether ~be was ~lIPP(;;- d It) L~ ,If bar or in the held, tore OlLL fur second. 'he belore

l:urendl)

'It· clns ilied ullltoriJll. rJj .v arc~upel> i.sed-lI>j' 11,(' mll~l P1lrL by

\\. \ I E ~,.IJlt:l·I'S.

~ NA:011

811

"XS\\

rc,,- TlI!~

111tion was

built

n)lImh,d third bl"" lUH.J Will' fhUMII)! ilcr mistak ,

nrout

hill!!\:

) ;o.IC,\S ~'!"W' L-FirHl.l trlhulatlOlI the resul uu tlw r '('{'III \V,if Bond C'lJl1l~aigli ~lul\\~ thai tlil" ~wlinll topped all othel ~hU"in!' west (,()'l.Sl atr ~1:<1 lS uucI f'\'-!J I ttoi

or

:;urpM~"d fJ,,·

dllllbiUf"d

lutah

1.,r lhO=III un
'-c-.~

• t'\. ~ ;"1,,-TJ ... l.mudrv ;ittllltion !!row~ mote

despera
L!> ttll~h

L1v.- most lamous hlll~'herry gt'li tlemau, groutllJ~ 111 liJ(: ,tal~ of NlHI IIe. Iq 'tl I' ern I areas, rhe berry p[L(<J1.v~were UUrul1t."iII'd by • NAAS Cl1f.1!:NCi')\'l 'l'm:"'G~-Pan!e spread COU~INll.'thlll. vfth thf' result lliat III suethN1ugh t1le\' j\,VE linus at ,] I cent Avia1,'uJ nt bt"ITY wholl. igl!lJfCS the fad tllll! i uun TWining D 'parlUl('tlt personnel in pel:~ natural em l;rollh1ent iJ, 1lI1 IOllgl'l' 11 cut-o l'J" li~ll. when th chi10lfill cl1('trgf' continued tu shout, "Pick lip vour nr<;,ss." J t wastt'l uaul plsln 11ut ~I big. bustlmg au staLion and the illNI_) '!iug, :trt~ urrived tI.,,1 snrne U£ \fh~lds its blue lurrvest ~ "bund(lIlUy 1J5 rh~ gil'I5 r[lul.rlt'd that th chir wanted Ihe ~\'er Tu pren'1l1 the b rry crop hom going liuu ~ttllighlf'U!' I nut to W[I'>t(> thls vear. J ulv 31 W<l.J. d sl rua.to...l us ht'rl~\'-pkkil1g (Ill)" "Vi\ Ill> offi(·t'rs Mltl "'rlUstl'd me-n \\CI1 invited to spm,d thr. ~luy .l\AS DALI.,\i'f-S"nw Whil lind th... 8vVUD Dwarfs f\ll1lld .. l'olllll"'1:mr1 I NASo Dallas L~'l'l'vlug for ourr 'ul rl1 11111>IHld fur I'fllulillg [,urposes.

lin'

uf

ill l'!uliuu 1110i1 ~h"uld neither hI" seen uur heard, for 11" has ~"111 Iii dll-)'l' tit Corpus rigidJ) observing all rmv,tJ clolgu· laHoll' IIl1d di"pqrtllif1 hirnsel! III the best accepted manner of ,I potennul offlcer and

Ullll ('udd·

I,r

~lIc,~.,w<lilig

~ 111 A:j I::!,. tiV11 glJJllIf'l'y

t:,n no=-One

fll"n'!lte in the sta-

J~y
t01J let

\Itllmg sugge>;til)"~ fOI

ide"
con(litioliS Ilppca-rs that fommtions

uuptoVllIg

br- elinunate entire!), ur ~18l' swimmlm' suit:. becam ~h" unif rm of lhe duv, Oue lust 5 lUI ev n liltillmt d he was CUI'iid ring doing hls uwn lnundryl

tlt

'f'hnui has Iweil III lhe iVI.lnlle .orps f(I~ hirteen vears. His.lhitlel'tI ears, however, arc an [lC:U\llJlullltilJfI ol numerous shUrl iulef\'IlI~ in Ih.. ser \ k~'.
cUll!'1 chooled in Hying at IJlI!' lrus I,cnl.l 11 \IV nHi",",

~ N,

OI'T\.'

'C\I

.,-.\mong

rmsslonet!
and
\\.1'

• Nil. J.I J.:.SO;-\'JU t-Ddore 1\ recent haseball gam between the Nnvv and oust Guartl ill ~ I, \11l!lIsliw', till' ~tla·h {If til. Coast Guru-d temn called his boys together £1 r II: lilllr· ["p ItllL 1" IllI! I,~tl' KIIUI ... R elm style, he pmduut;d .til u\'Ni)(lIed post eard whltu cQl'Itn!u·d the VC' • brh,lI' rnessag "Th ~,1\y tlljnk~ you're lIJU!I} ," The Jlmru score WIIS 9 tn S in lnvor jjf til" GClll.st G"l\rd. ~M 'lrnA~L<\R-A Mm-iu' dive boml .. lit pllot, TIJr:entiy rotnrned frHI1l tJ)6 outh racllic. illuugur:t I:P(I ,q DP'\\' Ii hUng t.u'/ic dllrifl~ ~1 pi"rimJ of l'xtrl'mc slroSjO, lIe hnJ ~Oll • lnlt! " r.lh<> <Uld druppoo Li UOJl1btJl1 ,- Jap H'~wl WLj]11 81m lTnveling ~t i1 tel'rillc m If', Ill' was Illde·d stllrlled 10 lie/' lL ftIp Zl'm Ilril !If 1·1",cbrner of hi!; eye. In filet. Ih(· L'" 111\ W.I~ so dose he could st'P. the slallied ('ws b"hilld th· gpggJe~, hl~t tLe- Ll'alht'mccl-"~ !()ClItivn wa~ sneh Ulat it WHS 1111p08s1ble to .swill!; his gun' ihto a HUll, Th 'rt' \VIIS but one ~\"e, P ,," I u e, and he l111ed it.

The Marirlt! pilot thumht'C1 h!~!IllS!?

A.iN;lV III lieutenHe \I ll!ln~rily ft'-slgned his C'OOllllisSIOI1, howe vur, S R d""k Ilffit,t'f b{;'('uus lie \Iautffl to I1v Uld 10'11 tlmL 11I~ .. )JAS GU(I ''fl' It,~-Th [aIm scuttlebutt ('t1LLld r'IJI1I:tBh1;h ... more bi tile war's sp!'.()dy i. tllal only cadets hllvillg "'lie enemy com Iusion .IS ., IIn.:.1 ,1\ ialur He \ ill L" planes . In 11ll'lr l'rl,dH • til eUgible to reNlIl1l1li~siall (1 1111('n~igll ll~"in in apprort('I'll e 11I(Oir w!n~s 'Htltel." si\ 11\11111115, • NAAS "Ei'IIIlNfi;.L..IJ'o- The owner "f Ute Icenl .. NPF. lOWA ~in'-Na\'lIll\ir cadets, COlJltheuter in tim town of FmnkUn is TIlaking pleting it teu-v eck CUUl'!I~.II v nn Ingetla mcvi e 10 h tfi.lled" trvities f 'Franklou WI of~gur1ng tin'" helcr e lo'htl\'in~ lin;' in \ 1)1 II will JlPJ,lt'l!r ~ev('rnl shots of {lJF uu leave. At the end ol Eve weeks, ihev llw nltk'ers- !II It I rn 1:l1) 0 r tit is 511'1hen , ihis 'poInt out Lh.'L lue week .. nor 11m.:! the call piClunwiD h. iLOW.D lllc<LiIy rot sever'lll sri thai tilt' Wt:",K .Ifler Tlext they have dnys alld tlkll stm'cd aWlLy lib II I,ermllncnl only t\"u "'e ks Iv go, ]larl tht: hilitory f Fl'lluklin, Vo,. nj)d ill' tlolll.riill.jlif]l:l 111 the \'II,II • • NAS I'I~cu-"fh·d !)Illt:' tlw de\'D!.~d wlHocnmS()Llt of a rCCl'ul primnr . lralnlllg .·Joss .. NA P A(.l",,_,,-"Nn\<y J uuiors," nUl.lI~ u t'IH..iet,';, itlurneyeu JI' m PIlSI.'Q. Wuslilngbcrillg 13.356. I':lve bool] cared for during 11.-1.1 tol .. 'Ol'Pll$ Clrristi. Te).':lS, ru CQuumw rlw PlIst fi~CAly~lu by Iii statiOIJ nursery, hi" nvilltl{)tl lrllining:wd l~o b,· "I~{tr hi!' .!ljlth'lI uf officers tllla li'uHsteil moo Were: .tUlll}' ma~lM' , Tbtltll he I'I!lTI:U1J\,d in II snit. at:unng: thos. uliliYing the rlt '1littes of th", 1J3SCllI.lil lite tatinll IUllltmiLic~ We.re- \\'t111 IIun;UI'y. Durillg IL lllst lbrel' J1IOotl]~ .. f liver. HeCi Dog i~ appllr 11th "on"in~ til~ IisI:1I1 veur, 1,1tH W(Ite nndtlt II[to year

ensfg;' jn pr-OIHOI1:d by lin

,In

ttumv n, only He was ('<1111D.. CtUnbcf. i9";!, I

til

hundreds

of

recently, when

11

,!lit. [unlor grad..

II n il"!1 r jler~onnel Me being asked evCl), Ul'l}' who lhe Ilnle W<'W~ "erogrnpllt'r isthnt i~ ;11. ways being followed by the am seven Ilg men,

teacbiug

saiJUI'$ the secrets of the science ut meteorology, AOTolo.lj}'

S ·VI.'U

~v.E anrographt:!r

started

ur

•• ATC CU!l.f'US (1~mlSTL-Ji'lCr.et'u

~.~rc for the- ~If"aeliruf nfAmfs md cadets,I pall flf tIl .,' I!msivc gfllllnd lmilling pmg:rnm. 'Ph inl(lffll ••fillll {'enkno {'!'VI: to pnwiJ., b:\lokg~'O\JJ,J fur ,Ur comhat nlh·ili~ell('e '\\ ork in t hv Wilt' zOlles. Th(ls.e Iilllruie~ ",pre ~{,t up to facilitate wider dis·

WllT il' n t,lOm , PlICKf'O v~itll (~ol'!firltll1tilt1. restricted an i Ie 'hnh:ul iJlfl)JllmLiuJI about Illr wllr. UTI! !lelW 0pllroLiug II II 1'I1.giWI1!

r 'nnllLi

,t·

•
~"".' c=

of

Il~.

~; '~litS

Olle

ro ,r

arId

1 0 1 ",.lie of

between tI, t! ages

find 349
were

fOllt

!~gt' .

VI',atS,

(wer

tlr

SOIJADRON

COil

J\[

f:'J_

'tt ,

00 PLANE CREWS PUSH Dn TRAILING [OGES CO~rRDL SURfACES,?

.. AS Gl1<'11lSli It, -A clIdet mqu<:sted pe.rruissi0;'l tn g~ to sil.'k ?aY F(lllrtw1ng tl salo dUring wfnch he smd the gus cup 'ItllI (,If and 1111Ilhll 011 tht· head. I:-Qll'1hlgged '~lJl by the sou who Silirl tllll~ nnyO]l(' t'IIPllb.1e ~lr lhillking up :111 1':( 115(' like U 1;11 cel'tnini ,1"s l"Itid l~ gund. Irm~ Tes!:.
Illg un (Will" 1it'lldtlCh,

Tl1l'

catlt;l

was

23

• NAS P~S",clju.-R~llyillg alter ,putting. ~e Eglin ~iel~ \oV'I!:lIi to :~IJ Ll-ren lead 111 the first mtlmg. the stnaon WAVES SoIlb!!D ,tealD ina ft)cl'lrt g,.'UJI e carne frain behind to tle We score jn· t1Je" last 1n:n1ng"lilly to;! luse the fllt in I.he extra wiling hy a score of 14 to 15. Eglin knocked two WAVII pitchers out of tile bo~ ·:11 the. wild fin: I intti.;:,g;. • MeAD )\I1lli/i.MAIh-A Mari!1~ major. jllsl L;lck from overseus duty, has served under three B(tg;~durIng the current Will-French, .B:l'itish, find Americau. Wheu [Ill' NliTis i!wad ...U Prance lu 193{), he JlJined R volunteer IlIllbulanGe ~,lIpS and was attached to the 8th French Anuy. ':Vllilf' I,lwailing rll~ge hom!' roll~wing Sb'f months o£ servtoe, he was captured by tile G!lfl1llUlS at a )?OTt of embarkation and obtaiDetl by tile ~n..t.eDepartmllnt. beenlistoo in the Royal Canadian Air Fm:ec as a ,tail gulUlef and
A~ltT lUll, release

I
With regtud to the recent raid on ~auchuktl~ Ihl:.lllJ?a~es .. radio dl:lr~lJd (Iw San 1fl"llne~S(l() rndlo wial amlClUnqng thtthe planes .hIllIrelut:ned to then "Jl.ldging f rmn tllis Iaet," said the ToJ..·yo broadcasr, "tt is deaf that in this rni d, itl!! t. like the reeen t TO id 0 [1 110l"tJl K:yushu. the American J1JeiS were (lUI fur [lto-pagaJld~(l re;suhs rather llian war resulrs," Wru demands huve caased tilt' Japlln es g: Lo Ilmi t to one .. w at mode]" cerl.li 1! fum [lure .. <Jesign~, and 10 mise priees 1m such bousebofd article! by apprultimute!,y 40 perc.erlt. l~(} Tokyo J,'].clio says: ~hesl.l; of drawers, ~Or stands and "ladies work bo.xes" will be made in one "war model" uf'sigtl fflUllllingUl.ly the Iea lures "deemed ;lh;wlutely· n,,~e!;M")' fn.. war time famllY
~

cles,"

h fl'. ;0;11Hl.U ehes III .III d "chests f ~lr keJ: piu g W(>~h>I1."~I, III c!otbfffi" will LInt be manulnc ... tured, beillg clussed a '\mIJatrif}:~ic .1rLJU

,-To

J",'I'.\N

at tu ek
hefo,e base.

w b llrtthe

raid was: 11'1pj"tJ grest IInd

wardly. is that 111", ndivid1lllH'I), of the Tc]o i ~ •.1}illo;!t was unable to kwp up with the

to ueoupted ureas, nU.Illig.. rJ'e resigl"lIttion of the TOjo enhiner, ;:aId, The reaseu, Lu put It straiglltfur1. Du rnei dispatch

At.l Iii\':

To

()c!'lUPll;[)

AIm:l.s

mt'l"u!ij~, !.I the burning war spirit of the

peopl~>

'F,i

-Tu

1At·...N

""lIS lmprisollro

fOf

si;>: weeks,

was

of <1.1. J apnnese-dr ive to increase domestic foud production. Emperor H itohito recen tly p Iauted th e "!in t rice ~eedUng·· wilh "his own bandS" in II. ric:e pmnling ceremeny IIII the Imperial palace grQUnw. The Emperor·'retired" after till' t)eremon), "gn:atly pleased," l,i

A·

-To ASIA A~ pur!

Canada

bDmbardiet. As n Bight sergeant. he eompl"'ted numerous t"ouna-lTip 110ps from CUfFS commission
tu England prior to receivfn~ f:n la42..

i 'i'f

talk. T.IId3!) Obi! lao director g~"'I(.!rnlof the Business AIIaln; Bureau el 1he hn.peril,l.l n\~ltl AJ;sistaOL'e Assnclauen,
In
il tCQ6llt

-T"

],'''\\1'>1

Mmin

,. N I\S ~oapQ1,K-"rhe N~S WAVES and Camp Patrick Henry WACS kept fllt!" tr(ld~tlonal lurn), vs, ~lIvy ~"lirU altve re~'enlfy with a "\VAYe IWlllversury softball g~!Tle. Ah\II.,ugh the WACS were not lUI e{lS)' tlle. die !'~Wl' rellu,ltO!d ,n tl.. mlWll \'j,,[01",·, Ihu~ tlJnllng tho tide of the season, •

JllpllTI"S tol;1U~tian politleal p.tr ty. and pre:;id6lul of tht' Imperial JaJ)llll~s(j Industrlo.l Putriotic Service ASSlldahl)H. said: "Enemy, come you ;'IIIS]" WI; J"III(I. steel. Ugl~,tdvtennml'ltion and preparation ... _ The Amerieaus till \lot (wliw thnl tlwy have heen dt""re~.t..>d. but ~'O"tinu(! lu lItt-4Ci:. persistently. . . . However; eV(~l. jf honses

ir

T('.JI1~sWood. some
pint 'is 1Ul11ivalent

• NATe C(nu"TJl> CuaI1\TI-()U.C pIllS 111111 ~qu.uJs two ~in T'l:\1\~, hUI II'h"l1 it Q.. unes II' 1
Te,mll~ b(llirJ\l": tJj3l tmB LQ ene galion .Irmn 3lly

bllU!cd and (llllcllinery desl.rrjyed, the Jl!pl,\;n~s!l lIre"llllpErltrrhed. If lhr<y du.n·t have houses UIO), CIJ.!~ camp out~id~. Thrmndlilll'lf) hil ~ imrnedlatelv resto reel. "
;\til

.~

Texas h(lys were iustaUeu as ufficilli bloo.a ddnot~. Spcc.iu,) III be IS ... ere P"~ un the he.! ~ v
tles I"etlding. "This is Texas blood" Use small qUllntities only. Large quantities cannot be. absorbed by men trom anv other state."

other place.

Several

[uOull1S o.go seveml

~ NAS

NnaMAN- The

gllllne.ry departn:umt

has improvised n method of elimilllltUlglhe rnking Df sand 01) (he indoor range in order to reC(lV6T spent cmlriclge ca~ing.!l. FoU! .:If'cdons 01 Hooring have been j'liTl!:u tu IIlII.1w _I removrll)1e de(lk. Twp of ll'el'lI- seetiQllS (.\fC pJ11-ced }jl Un!'! with each of ti'E! t~lfget Jmmes. The spent ca~lll,~ umy b.. , ~W()pt from this deck in a few minutes. This also Im.tlUles IO!! gwwer} depnrffilC11i tTl llse n:2./i.ff)o! tmgelllymovl\"!g t\le· pistol sta.nds II) IIII! \ll!d of tIle deck.

Where Am 11
At 1l1:tpro.:tim!tl1'lly OCT ')930' Ma;}' l~ 1943, the IlllviglltQt of a NATS PBM-3c:. DR rositioD, Lat. 26"50· N, Long:. 172 1.5' E. on Ill;!!! 275'\ pes 176 k. Bi~ht nll:itude 1,400 It .. tr.lI~kthp,,, ah~eT\<nliQ1l8. I.e. (-) 5'

Tm, LhrrntrJ ST/t'rES Wiltl lh'le fall ,i{ Gl"!II!nll Hlclekj Tajll's L'Uhmel C.'HIlC tJIB follOWing statemeuts rd ...m;l,d hy the ]nplll1c.!w Dumei iIgcrWr. "l<.:ill1er' intel1tionalJy 01' out of jgn~rance, .Brilaln and the United Slates ,Ire ut!teh"ir1ed 1.0 !ill the title dk(n/or on ·rujo. But whatever Lhey ~~yCl1 chargeo, :!c-l'Ual t'!illdmons in JapuJ1 pnll'f' wtH\().flt :loy dnuht that Japan is entirely dev(lid of
.. I'll dk·mtors.ltip.

" ShlzUko Kwmhl.lraand Tnkeka O~hitla, who "experienced' 11 recent .Amer:iC;11l ail nnd !iunaCe ("!fll[i' raid on tile VI)IPI'UlO and
BOllin

I.

"
i/\.PAp.:

-Tn

Islands.

(..turneil

te

thp

}nplll1ese

cc.''T
hs

Bml'1

PlJhuts
1)9-..26-10 26- 18'

btllitl'r 09-3·2-46 33" Ofj'

lJ"ouble sleeping nights. The N !"Ivy doctor a th'i~ N1 binI I,D ea l Stmlt1>Urlng 1.11.:1Ui'O gain g to bed. The palient looked startled: "aul, doot\JT, !W(l mrmthll ago ylJil told me notver to enl ~nything hefore going to bed.·' TIle dlJ<ltCJr bluikeu once or (\v1Ce • .oM\! b(}y, !.hal was eight weeks ago. Sci(!Iloo flUS mad!lenOTllIOus slrldes Moe then." .~NAS BIUlNSWU;:.K-A WAve striker in the plloto lab was, sure there were two sides In a piece elf film. but shewlJ~n'l~l)Tt' wbiuh

:~NPI'S .IJ.TIlE:'i,.;-A lcmtheweckwel1L lom a .field bDSpib!.1 llOm,p1uJling (llnt Ii<" had I
2:. Wh", it I~~' h. of Jupiter·?

mainland with Il warning that weater allen !ion must [,e gi 11erl I" lim p rotec tiou. "{.,lPPIl r-et.umil1lg ta\hf! 1IfI1l11:!laml we _Inolmrl Itpem th., I'ompnct .;ondiUons of the hvmes autl builuingli 81lJ thnu!ilnl: ·thllt II wauld be lio!:' if f'\IeryonB cnnsideTed fire
jlffJtectillU III :I
i\~L'l

grealrr.

ex teJIl.!'

3. Wh<tl is th& ZQ. ·of Jupiter?

4. Wha'

'Ih"

GeT of 0930 'h.? Lat.

lOlljJ.

.01' tll!~.-.",o was t 24

the emulsioI"l

sidf';~ shl! inql1.rC'd. "~ Ihe em,l\ticmril s.ide'i"·

Side,

(AnlWet.l.

On p<tg.

~O,

"Whfuh

Ijj III a recent br,)adcasl Tokyo 1'.>Gpresscd ... sl:uupl ,.~pth',:aI attitude IOW:ITd the efforls <)1' ;>.lmd oH!<:iuJdum to awplnin Teverses in No.mtandy !; pari Dr a bru,ic Gennml ~trlltegy of '·fnrin,g the enomy de~er intrl French territory far II !mockoul bloW." T 01..")'0 aSks: "ls UJIl giving to theenelllY 01 such a stm.l'egk- 8tronghold-the uutslllnd· blg [&1 (flcd nSl'al ba~e in lhe Ellgll~h coouut"l-includBd In tMs lming jl;ttltl:!gyl . . WftJ, the Iall of Cherbmug. ittl' amill.d.. of warsbips, lJ"3uSpotbi and landing craft b~·deployed to other theaters uf wllr."

Ii

-To

wm

Fleet Air Wing Photo

Unit Travels Far to
the Na.vy.· toO the world get a in th~ photographic milt serving F1eatAlr Wln.g p, In t:he. past yea[ and a half its photog" raphers have operated Over three (;)011tinents, ranging frem the Bay of Biscay to Salerno, Nnples, Sicily. to A.o;iu and

negatives 11110 17.112 prints for the mst qlillrler of this ye~ .. Itsearacramen use Gndle.'I:,Speed Gr~pbjc. Medallst, view, aerial mapping and oblique, antnmruic gun, K-25's, Idea ti fica tion and IJIUtiOH
picture cameras ..

In m.ldibon to anti-submarine wort. and special Oi.l!;o.of-tow'n assignments,

the work now includes identification

shots, awards, eelehra lions , beach parties, visiting WId braid, hroken pares, crushes, athlel'jc events. funerals, aerial rnapph1g. yectog;n1-phs,. aerial patrols and ubUqlle and vertical (lictUIe$. The unit is one of the best equipped and most active' in the far-8.ung U.S. 3l"L1led forces. Its growth is typical of the .r.apid expnusiol1 of the Navy over thtl world.

C see and photograph full measure of both

'\"'\IERAMEN

who

jOi:.lled

consisted of 10 photographers, Bve CEIlIl"'fa.s and a two-room lab which it shared wlth the Army. At tlle end of its Ilrst q uarter l.I. has processed 1,.'325 negatives and 3,764 prints. Now it bas ~ photogra p hers, mel udin g t\VIJ officef!l, :m eight-room lab, und turned out 4,877

the Azores, When the wing was set up in 194.2:,H

:P.hologra,phers

work out aertal mapping problem befure starting oen Tec()llIlaissllt)Ge joL

Amid rolls

of movie film, photo officer of ~eet air wing tells. of new lob to be done.

2.5

Histo:ry of Naval Aviation

Work

on

Pro;ed

Implemented

Mld i\";t 111I .\ vi a tOI 5. The dt'st:royer. ,l ~.20U-oonner. wns bunched [(;l('ently' rn New York, iue Cllrp s 11 inlioll v
):0. IIl"1Jel" ~p(ln~tll'.\lhlpof

Air G.roups Return to U.

Se'Ol'e300
Two

At the b~inDjllg

of tlle war, 11unit

was set up tn compile the lr1s~orj""''1Jecr ord ollvd aviatiou. 1:bi~ record will be-the story of Ole oen tribu tion of n a. va 1 aviation to the wiml!ng of ~he Wilt.

or

Bruck in IHIl. Cun ninghanl

~1 rs,

Jap
Knill

PI.anes. 89 Sflips
hnve returned. from

s.

CUlUJ:.ingh'am.

begal! Ilis

The Nava.l Avlatlou Hi~tory Unit {Op-S3. J.(1) is t'ompdsed nf '1ualillod officers who work in ccoperation wUb

Depa,rtrnen~ and irI the .field. the Lotter being called !,Ipun to submit si.gnill'cnnt rnaterin] in ul:<l(lI'l,lanct' witb Aviation

other hi~loricul.'lfficm·!I.within the Na\')"

lor rest llfJO reas.signrneut after destl'oyi1lg !)I' !.!.Imaging 300 japanese ~li\'cmft and 89 shtps between them clurhlg their tours of duty. Ai r Croup SO piled "P score n.1 2,J 9 pllW6S and 51 ships ill fr\'to months. a l .1 loss of nnJy th.ree pilots kil,tt'u a:ll.d fh,(' wounded. Ai!' Group 23 spent eight IIII.J1 hs ou a Ii~ht a ircruJt cllIl'it'J' ('V I.), q living p]'oteeti\·~ patrol around tlisk the Pa.cffic

air b"oups

,l

/'l.S one phage of this llislnry project, carriers, squildrons. M'ld ;lit grtiHpS now
are reporting
Aviators'.

Cireuln.r Lotter 7.1--44 .of 25 July 1944.

endl month, on AcmiM.'fttlo'l'll Naval

forms, the periionnl aohieveinents ilL aadl\l wurf-art' of pilots and alrerewmen, which l'l111 he complled as purl of the
action record of combat squadrons,

Monthly

Heport

('Ilough IlCL..iUlI ,t() uceuunt for I Jap plu nes nod 31$ shi I?s, Air Croup 30 f~ proud of Its record of pmtectillg irs boml.iillg plaues ill 31 strikes ,villioul huvi ug II S iugll' pilot or but. The group pu.Ylio:ipll.l'ed in uivaslnus OJ( strikes hl tIle Gili;l(lrt!l. Nauru. {(<,wieng, M:tIshalls. Truk twit-c, _Palnu and 'the Hollandia-Wak .. e blldillg~,III d the March 31 strlke 1)[1 Palau, 14 ot' the group's t1ghters 611gaged 50 J!I,p planes, aercnauticnl career by tryiug 10 get n rented nin:mft dllbl.n'ld "'?\l[l~~v Nan" oIr the ground. 111 • lollow ing yt":al' he w~mt
ttl the NRV)/S

lnrces

milch

of

the

time

hul

setling.

airerewman killed

01' WllIllltk·d

til cum-

Air Data Center Is :For;med

Gather IdeOigellce on the Japs
A tschnlcal air intelligence canter has been set lip at "oI'A!l .nacostia "for the final BV a I!!tin 1\ uf tee Iin ical n 1r inf orrnathrough apprDpriale

shooting down 19 and damagft:lg seVen without loss to' themselves, The SUII Sel;~er.~,Air Gtl'JUp 2.'1. were (1Ile: ol llie first 10 upera til un Ci'J_. s. In

tion on the Japilnese· air fOI'ell and for chl.llIDeJsof

places
dissemination

the results." '[he center reLhe t-aptllft'1J enemy rurcrafl equipment l.l1Jit whicb wus there. Functions of thE' new activity w1.l1be; 1. Reeelve, ~vaIlJmc and unalvse all mrelligetl!1e reports, ilisp!ltchc~. L,b'olograpllS, t'(juipm.ent. 2. Determtae Ja pane.~e ilircrafl and engiOB performance data. 3. Prepare master d.J<awings-, sl1hol.l!'!ttcs. sketclle"s and fllOL161s fcr, use In rl',cogn.Ition trahung, and m development oJ perfcmianee dnta, 4. ReI.'flh'r, overbanl 'lIla ruhuUd cupI ur(!)l :tlrut~h. (,rlgillCS r<lld ulr equipment. and conduct tests, 5. Train personnel for tcdmical air intelligence clOt!l'~ In till' Field. 8. Produce and Issue timelv and useful tedWicu1 ait intelligence ,suriumnic..<; I\lld repl'.lrlS for llissl!tninAt,ioll to Lhe Allied military services and s!wernmi)rll IIgBnuie.s.
etc" relll.!.iug to;CJleIU}ai(

avintion

camp III

AIHlUpO-

lis. .md Sl1lr.ied after two hours and 40 millUlc:; of il'l~tnlctiOTI.lie went to Penl;t!iooJd in 19l5 (mel (~ll1llICe t,l StlU Dit:go. The same veal' he became the Rrst 1111\'91 pilot toclI'tapult from a warship H~der \\1I)'. During Wtlrld War 1, he cornmauded the First M mne ~\vi afjQII F'nn::1'1in France and later was iii charg(> of Ule('nlir~ Mflrin& ,lviutiU)1 progra;{;.

their record wore sueh r:>qiOIlB as Makin, Tarawa, Buka-Bnnts, n, banl twice, Cilberts invnslon, .iuru, Woqe. Taruu. Eniwctok, Engebi. Purry, Palau, 110'1· landill. At PHh.-u, its Hal/f:1I1 squadro» shot down 17 Jel' planes and itt Rnbaul its: pluDes to!)lechwd 2 heavy J'lp eruist'I'S. n deli I roy 0J' , shut duwu J:2 planes.

Bon d Program Progressing

260,000 Air Personnel

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A r cent rf'port- fV.I.'llished the AssislIlru Seol'et.urv of the Nav, fllr Air ~hnw!: that over aeronautical o.IrI..ivitie..'I" have 70 percent or more ol rh e ir NaV) personnel siglled up \")j'it~l huud ..llotmenls, with ouhr oJ, h~!lldIlIlnf .It·tiv·iti:es below the 50 p~j'cent mark. Olll thl:'lI't'

too

SMp' Ho.nors Marine Pilot

NamJ!d A,tter A·lfred Cu.lt,dngham One of the Navy's newest destro.l6l'S has heen named art!!r the late Lt. Col. Alfred A. Cunningh!lffl. fnth"'r' of Mar·

N.-.v.u. AYIATlON NEWS ill published under Ii Flssnuc'iXb chll~liiok IlCDtrn.n and inleurl ...cl fflr tl:igl:ri~lli-* """ tiou amou_g; Llnilonm:u AUif'd Ill'r,~l"!lII!1 emir. Cori~' "f th~ maga· « zme therefore should not be sent t: home, [0 l1il'lIlUn &ll'nds Qf IQ )I,lI'1y orher lll1al1tl~(~tI~.ed individlJ 11~, -*

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many ",C'tivilies wilh a reeurd nf gO P('Fcent

01'"

are more

than

two aud u hulf times as llulU there art' activilies

with 50 percent or lower. Aeronautical dvilial' PfltSlJllllei. totnlmg twer 90,000, are 94 pBl'cenl nil the c~~nlof t}leir pay, More than ,:!60.000 Navy personnel at aeronautic cummands -amore, within and withotn the 'cnntincnt!llli mits, hlIVC b(lnd ullotments.

higIler

Payroll gowinit' rbll for about 11 per-

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A
blow.hy-bloW' descrIption 01 thO won. These repo.ls should he submitted requ. lady each month by the lli.lorital Officel abocud, appointed la accordanea with C1 fBcenl directiy"" of Ihe Chil!<Iof Naval Operations. II 'the !orms hdve nol baen received. CIlIlC Supply Dept. about. ,porm Nco:vll.er·184&.

Now Record Battle Action of Air Personnel

11 wl1lbl) eaJiler :now 10' report rnoJl.Ihly Ibe reeerds pnols an_d airc:rewml>ll erre :ringinq up. Specially prepared 10tmS b.CfVe beeD. printed. o:l.d distributed In pads with full msln.u:UODS on how 10 roper' the aerial COlXlbal aahieyerna:n:ts 01 p Iti:$OnTl e 1. This in. 10l'lllal10D wlll be used in Ihe Navy'!! official

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fI,Sl.> Or) tiny gh'ell dAY, II gnmtly 1U11,rovl'd mnintennrree operution, ana a big reductinn in the headache 01 Spall! parts are Some vI the beneBts expeeteel as 11 result oI theadoption of a n W "rntegrated" policy and prognrm by nnvlllllo;lulfcm. The Dew pnl~am C. the w rk. (If 8 peeml benrd appoieted bv D 0 ( ir) to survey the situation and ihld upportuDJtie.s for imp rnvern utlt. . Rear Admiral A. W, Th\dford. Assistant 10 the Deput\> Chief of Naval Operatlons ( Ir }, vas .senior member. Real' Admiral L. 13. Richar~r..m, ssistant C4icl (If lhe Bureau 1)£ A enlnalItics,. CtlJl!lnel A. D oeley. Assistant Dire 't'; Marine Corps A"iIniuD Divi iou, ulld Captalu ',W. P'(I.• Dlreotnr of ti'e Aviaelon ~upply Dtvision ul lh BW-f.iU.\I of IIpplitl~ uud .'\.,CCQII1'1ls tlompleted the .B(I ..J.

and cllmhal Nu.\'~"better plun~ planes :reudy lise, higher perl! 'fltage a! for
ill

be Iound i.1 the II west planes just ionung off the prodnptj\ln lmeS. It. w .. s apparent W U).CBoard lll!!{ most [If these dilBcnlties grew out of the us", <If planes in combat aSSlgnmcllts for long perlods of time. Twas th Is long us • which call ed th loss rtf tnillblry ad "(Ullage ll} l.'l.IUlp'lrisuu with the newer am;! TWill'll plaues whkh were being Imide. It UIs;I lIgg.rllvatoo tl.e spaTe parts and maintellRllt'l;" jlw1.lleJm because us e;tpedenl.:~ indieated planes develop an int'feI\SJn~ need fOT repnit and maintenance lifter they are about 8 yesr old, cumbat t'on'lnlandJi keep the plane in combat use a lihorl'sr period of time, and ·tilI uppl)' the needs of tJ1liJuir!g aad of forming and ,'eft;ltmlng squadrons out of the snllle total production of planes was the. problem which the Board tackled and
solved,

1:lU)' advanta 'C8

IU·

m~eUl'tl 11 forward ureas, FlIrthel'lnore. planes 1101 lit· for reoonditi!lrung or I'e--U5C will be dismantled, used as spare parts .. !liU~ ",uttin,ll: down il\!, 1;uf'pl;. of Dew parts Err'lII thE' laeturles,

How

TO G)VJ'; fit IIIIn-if ,lClV planes,

The key to the prubl 'f11 was an nit 'fed :pn{.!apt ()I plAlle U$(>. Instead of ming IjP the fLil.l life of some planes ill ('orrlbat I'IUllIl.JIUs and lhe f1J.U of other planes life

RCtlt)1l(Utilll1irrg of the retired. planes will b" in WI:"mujof 1\ & R hops ill the U. S. where It can be hnndled best. in !:>rd!'r to tilll'>W' thaI ll'e potential ~(iInJ> in the maintef1R.U<'" ·fi Id \·11 be h,Uv realized, the BOllfu proposed several spl'l We steps to be taker.. prmnptly as pos!libJe. As u resu It of these prQPoso.ls tb" rnamI iuanee program will be strengthnecl b~ giving to muiutenance .a stronger voice in

aircraft II desigp.

by ill.augumt111g

t1.~I~

The Boaro covered lile ground thorllughly. ReVie~ s of NnY)' Air Stulutic.,; in Wa l:'in~on and spodJ\1 reparts from l3u~<:IlU ..,[Ik.'eTS Furni.shed the 5tattiUg basis. Then the Board (10k to th riPId, MeetIngs were beld ill Nortoik and .I\l.~.med!l:. Represenranvex of both IIH! tlantie anti Pacific comnlmlds ~"H)trihuted their eXl?c" rience, their opin ions. [,U,lt! their sugge8ttons,

in nau-eo rbat eornmauds, (he Bo' rd 1'00soned, wit)' 111.1t use the first part of !be 11ft: (lr neu r I)' all th e plo nes for (.'jjmbll t nsslgome1llS and the latter part. of the life IJf 111' 5 me plane lEur 011-(:01(11 at Ild~I11l'Uls.

etated field l)'eJ'Vice tests of new models, by increr,sing the p !T"onne.1 of 311 A & R D 'partments to bring tlltlll'l up to full strengtlt. and by establishing !I fll"ld service IJrolJch and 11 closer ImilJQn wi! h malnten nnce (l~ hi LU~ Iunents oJ10!l l. Wrrn
s

Ow new J rognll'n come: <III increased 0 B«I for con trnl sttlti~l:ic~ and provisions !'Ire nnw being made fOt

e BClliI'rI fnutt d W!\S generally Til J 11.\ I eronltutie orguniznti,}t1 had grown in a ~horl period £ronl a snUllJ org.ani2.Liti.()n tu a bt and powerlul 6ghtitlg hll'c'i;) the pcpducUolI problem Wns bell'lg licked; more planes were being built and thev w re better planes {han the enemy was building; pilo were om.ing out training schools ii, quantity and were be(tt!I traIned th;tn pilots turd eve: been pefore. Combat op ratitln& had proved that naval avintion wu g()"a IlS well til> big. good,

wt.wtth

'hmufIl.lialoeiy

Til

advantages

of this nev v
'!'he

('(ll)l't:lj11 Hte

tlppal'enl.

planes.

III ~QlrI-

were some h':lI:dll'!J<_. The maintenan pro!.1 m was troublesome, pertlculnrlv in the fonvarcl and mill: cumhill areas and lit tlK' ~me estahlis!Un",nts in the U, S, 'Pllff' rlUr invenlories JUI J to I kept in ITUJldred;l ul places. had to be big and b.ad (I) hlt e big pip Iiu . II supply Ih(lI!J, BecalJSe the repair prt1b!em In cnrobitl .rulliS , as burclt'nsome 'I.V were nol able to keep high. pet'OOll~ge of pilUle!> "opemtioUlJ 11, r lldy" icI.'i was de-slmble. Ollie (If the piulles J11 t11~ ~'Illllbr!t commands had been them f("l" 0 gct'lcl mlUl)' tn(lll1its nnd did 1'iDt have all uf tL mlliVT 'JlIE)'U;

bur colD(fi;1J!d ... will he !Iewe', will have more of ill" latest improvemerus, will Deed I·~ repair. When retired from corflhll.! their wear t~nll tear wiD he removed Ihroogll 'reoonditiol1ing nnd lhey \lliU serve the needs .>f tlletraillillg commands and Qf £c;lrmillg m,d rt<formlng quadrons where the loss of military advlUltl.lge will not l,l' impurtalll hint:" the planes "till not be In com hul with til\; enemv. The Hn.df.ord Board tt<a117,l'd III It lIl't't malurenan :e could be ill'IPf(.wffl ff it were possible In cone IItr{II.· ut\entll.n en the id al 1)[ keeping all the planes {In hAnd in .1 constant tnr lIf re!l.(Hu",~. With tlle 'Iim:inatioo !f the 1'.octt'TlSivlo"epairs 1'0"r qulrod. by older planes, tIle same number of man-hours ean llet!l.llnflli.~11 the ie.sser I'll pairs neool'd Gy laTge.l' II Ultl bIll'S of YflIlIlger plnnes aud thus the proqJ.nl can b brought d"s~ tn Ihe ideal, TI.!" wnrkInnd til the rcplllr lullts will not b lesstll'l"d, bllt applied to ye'ung<'f plalle.~, II will h procluctiw, of bettor T~]b. fnr lhtl Ilt1t>t. Tllf"lI. t \ III t'''pe And IlIlil l upon b('tter n;sults und ulider Iii, II'W program lIHn get bette,r II:.~ul~. t LO!ss ext-en'>ive J'{'p,llr ill f.lrwllIcl artlllS will mt';Ul Iht.r lIltuU1et f'lIrt~ i'I\'tlntories

zarions in die Ilece~sary plac . to 5uppl~ th,,~f" .ngur~. Ml!.idng he pI 1 work <,1f4tctively will I!<'luir 11 reul job (If 1,,(1111I~'nrk. Evervune lnvclved. whether in lht! FIIJ"t, the U ,basI.', fir the Navy D~ purtJ uent, who has a part to play must kn:ow thlll ra.rt and ph y it ""!;liL With thaI Idnd of teumwurk the Radford Report aud the integrated progrllm will be tile means of rmikmg the Naval Air Orgllnizatinn evan beltcJ' and even more cfflJcUvr, than il has been tn the past,

tliI;g

up Ih

nl;;'('tl!i~:l.I'Y sLAliSticlll

organ i-

Photos Aid Torpedo Pilots

Train Men In f.stlmafion of Speed
of pilot techspo d from wake and bow waves being eenI)itlered of importance, particularly to torpedo plane pilots, a program of tnulling was carried out in t:bis squadnique in estlmatin till'got ship ron, Pilots first were sho ..... {-milling slide u

VT-Il-Oevclopmellt

.1 day, with tabs attached stat:in.g the type vessel and its IIpeed. .Finally ~he

filmN-l$ 5. our by Bve prhJ were made hom various frames of lhat fihll and pit:hm~s rf)st(~d, tit:! morr t~~,w foUl

am prints and pictures were posted claily! with tabs folded out of sighl Pilots \\1(:1" l'equiredto identify type ,nd ,·sUma.lc speed within twu .lmuls.

28

Pilot to Get an bcape Exit

Can Ie-move Window of Codplt
aircraft wltich requires 110 major struelurallJhauge '11It) can be ea il Iepla(.'ed if desired. The plane, unlike most multi-engine

VD-l-"Dhis squadron has perfected a. pilot's escape hatch or exit for PJS4Y·l

holes to the extent that the device cannot be repaired. Toe spherical shape of the accumulator a] 0 prevents d:arripir1g in u vise without dama.ge to il::!l surface. The wrench is made in two parts. The lower section i.5 c1amp~d in a vise the accumulator. The upper part engllges holes in the upper part and allows nlaxlmtJ)Jl lorqut'i to be applied by the mechanic. This. upper seotlon is it fonn of bridge which extends to the IIC umulator nang. and includes engage pins at each end. With equal force applied. dall"!ll.ge to f1aI1ge poles is reduced.
lOJ4>I(lN"'.to ."
~AI!!JJ<1''r, ~.IL.H!J~,

and engages holes

tn

U e lower p<1rt of

compartment, although such a. l1alch would be valuable in artcbirtg and other emergency laudlugs, 'D·l's motlUic'.ltion. devl ed b IHl Iillllign, milk s it posslhle for tb pilot to pu h out the wlndcw and eb'cllpe ill II hurry i.f necessary, The desigl1 is simple and can be installed in two hours. Standard size 3) l6" x 2" steel Ireraft bolts and washers are used and compr~S3ion. springs (l~tained from. the recoil sprmgs OJ'II • 0 eul, mueliine gun. Both the large und small springs were used, QDe inside the other. The safety wire pull is of steel pianu wire, In pr.epttrlltiofl rol' exit the pilot fu-~1; pulls the sufety wire. This lea e the window retaining panel free to Lend out. He then upens !be ,Yindow slightly and pushes Ollt and downward, With the window removed he can pull him· elf nut after the pww ll:l.l) come to II lull stup In the wafer.

planes, has

DO

eseape exH 41 the pilot's

,..

W. KUa:H. -<\lu.rrlc; 0,11'1'1L W. RQWUUfO.

~MJc:.J

A. W.

Gua~d Prevents Accidents

Landi"9 Gear T09CJle Protected NAL NEW OAl.p..ANs-Dalllage to an
RIGGI",G PREVEIIITS P~M""£

TO TAIL !i'IJRF"C~

This device hold the llftiTlg cable clear uf the tau surfaces during alvage npe.ratil ns, thereby elUnilluUJ.lg dditiOlllll damllge. Detailed ~'P C.lilClllions of rlu- nltuehment ,viII he furnished to dutnm'ir.ed activities lipan request,

Factory Tool Is Improved

Wrench Applies Pressure Even'y
A LAKE ITY-An improved hydnwlk nccumulntor wrench hilS been

when CIs landing gear retraeted hefore the plans we s fully lIirbome resuited in Installation of a new type lauding gear control switch guard to prevent future accidents. The improved d . ign guard made by A&R Departmen r has more rigidity and less elearance b twa en the gil ard inn closed pusition and the swtteh lever, It eliminates !lny po ibiHty of [elTactiug the landing gear accidentally, since the pilot must raise the guard to dose the clrcuit and thus retract the landing geru·.
SNlJ

bESI

ON NUl H ...OR'-'ULICAc.&UMULAlOR WIt£NCIol

au,,,,,

..ROTtCn

U\NOING GEAR TOGGLeSWITCtl

~BuAEl( rOMIrJENT-A ~ange is being made in production and modiJicarioD which xl ...... ~ the tracli: lind allo~. Cull opommg d of dle sid.., windows.

designed here by three enlisted men

Device Aids F4U Salvage

Holds Lift Cable Clear of Tail Su M AS MOJA \fE- llfUtig device. de~gned and lnbrioated in l1le local &'R sbnp. bas proved very useful in rigbt'wg Corsair ;llrplanc wl1idl hu e turned
over all their

which ma ta more time and materials than a standard type flat wrench but is a d~finHe improvement in that even pre!iS\JtI€ liJ applied La Lh~ aceurmrlator 1Illnge.

The 010 gumd bud allowed the switch roggle lever to go beyond the normal neu tral (OFF 1 po Itiou to a closed oireuit (wnmn.s g;p) with gu ard closed.
~ ButlER. C05f M ENT -The
staJidard t)lpe snap guard (similar t'i 028' gQud but ror CENTER PO ITJON ",witch I cannot be l1IM!cJ On ihi, appllea'''''D bec.1UI! th· pilot must be abl c 1<) elite" d th" ",b eel!! ... guard ill. pI" ee, To retraCl thr",b ecls irh h" m..ust rllise. the iJU"rd and tban pull lIWitch toggJc lever to wheeJ up posidon.

clamp tl in the vis, to allow uniform

torque
Pins on holes in

Ttl

standard

wr Doh is n l cloladlly

'0

appllN).tiol1 by tht.. mechauio. tJH! wrench whicb engnge J.~u

bocks (lnring

It

I,mding.

break. resulting

accumulator

ill damag

Ilanges, ~Up
10

Of

flange

29

of hose Failure,. Bl!l:ing~.mlly be removed and reassembled on a new he .• cut ftom Simplify Hyd,.aulic Maintenance a bulk roll. Iethod of makmg lwse asTo simpU1y mainrenan 'e of aircraft sembltes ill th fif!)d from bulk bOSe i1l1U d l ehahle -StUng Is covered by TO 90hvdruulic s stems arul ellmlnr I' neeessily for ,miintnlning Irundreds uf sizes 043 and TN 2644. and lengths of h draulic hose IlsSembUf'5 Two typE'S nf hydraulie llUse mu} ill' III "ttl~k. TIu er and the _\Al" have standused with the standard type Ilt deardized .L type of bose assemblies using tachable and fittings. i.e., medium prAt sure llyruaulic hose and medium high tle~'l .jtuhlend .£ltting!l. In lb event

Hose Assemblies

Stan dard

'riTE !TOLLO' INO SHOWS Tl{J~ M HER AND DATE OJI ISS E OF TUE LAST ER ICE AND OBSOU~SCENT .\fRPL Nfl n 'L1..ETlN. ~D OHANGES
lControc, "harlS!"es "ot "wlull"dl

pressure hose. Hose C(Jn~QrmiDg ~I) pe'clflcanon A..N"-H-6 "M rllum PrC~51iJ Hydraulic Hose" consists or a synlJ1Cl1c Tubber tube cov jed with olton braids. TJib, iii us d fo.r most hydraulic ill tallattons, and l1lfl.y be used 'thro\lgp the dllsh I) size for 1500 psi installation and from d.a.!:lII si'l.e or larger in IOOO psilnstallRlions. AN-H-B hose also is used .in brak systems empluy-iug _POWf'1' brake valves, and in master br ke systems when a small lcng.lh is required. Ilese conf oon.iug to S pedRca linu AI'\· 1'1-211. "Medium High FrelJsHre Hose" couslsts or II 'yulhl'!li(! rubber tube I.'(IVercd
OJ

Bulletin
FbF J: FM-I FM-2,

Dale
6 lW'-44 b-1~
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CJ.1uIlge

Date

F-t Fl -Fe ., 11-1.. (.a-1-2. AIH J2F 5 .

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3-23-44 8-1'7--43 2-25-44

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3-2 'i

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13
1

require long length of hos~. Use of sing]' wire brald ~ -H-2;4 hos il, necessitnte in such installations bv small quantity of fluid delivered by ~i roaster brake cylinder. Under prtlsslJrt'. crreasing qlJ1l.l.1lit. of l1uk1 actually dC", livered to the brake. Use !If wire braid ill -~1-24 ho e hu1ds the tendenev to "l,a11nOll" to minimum required fo'r
good master IJraJ,.--cc.y!inclar operation.

larger in )500 psi installations when> AJ\!-H-6 hose is rmt sali~£a(~t{lry.and iii master cylinder bn 10 systr-ms I.... hirh

AN-H-24 hose i used ill dash

on

wire lind

h,V()

cotton braids.

'jzes

hose tends to "balloon," thereby de-

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Aerology Supplies Service

Gives Weo#lIer News at a Glance ),JAS GJ.I"NYIT:~w-The l1e1'OIogy office
rhar Is lypicAl of methods used b\' naval nit stations. peial display racks I.IlIC' ius tilled in the serology orne arid in tilt' ai.· traffic Wfll\lher
tnrt>rmlltiQII

liere employs

a system

of supplying

40
12

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2-21-44

" 2-44

1-6--44

euntrol portion ol dispatch I'OUlT1. Secllnna 1 chart s of ureas, eevereri in dtltail{'u reports, Me marked (lIt' fur ready reference. Clipboards hold each teletype se!)ueJlCl: with its detailed I eather r·p rts h) 'ode.. Pilo~ balloon reports. upper air dtlt.a. and airways

5B] •

47

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ssw-r.
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G.LENlIl£.WPI~O'S

GET L~Tt W(:"'HER

REPORTS

(,-H4-

Ull

J '1 21 5

u.
,iiI

Ior casts !IL~o displayed on tlw racks, are whiel, are sc a.rranged "hnl pilots can gl't ;'It it gllluce latest l'cl,lutl 1)11 weather
conditions throu~h()ut the eountrv, ~CNO eOllu.feNT-Any system tlelat "0· ables pilots to obtain ",,,,,ther inlO1:"mation with lin! .. effort i higbly commendable.

l?~

5-22--44 7 13-44

-22

30

..

$T'UDENTS

U§E IISTRDDOMt

DU'ELOP~O

AT~,EHSIICOLA

1i0 TIIKE SICl1fTS

IN

CELCmllL

NAYICIITION

WITti

TIU

AIRCRAFT

SElICTAMT, MIIR"

F1V£

STA IONS EVELOPOWN TRAINING DEVICES

llieir own trainins d rvice to supplement those de eloped 11)" the SpeciuJ D vices Divislou, A fe\\ wf lhl;t numerous idens which have beeu developed in th field lire shown in lilt' pictures on illi!; page. .At Pensacola , d mount LOT a batterv of 22" Ruhm 0110 Hn{W astrcdomes has been de\.eloped 10 II. e with the' uiroraft sextant, ~Iark -, This device. which Ill, y he Inade Incal1), by plans developed n_t Pen neola. provides pToper support for the ~I!lrk 5 extant and enables the student ln pmcLice ill taking ce1:c. IRL'ilgllt:s t lire M initialiv ' ill developing
...u;y SA\'A1.. air stations about the country howing considerable thrl)l)gh aa ustrodome, 'rhls device is Illustrated ubuve. orpus Obri"ti developed the checkout c(lck-pit illustrated l.Jeln\",',_ left Til" (;lwkpit is of the NB lypc. This rnndel i nn assembly oI salvaged purrs, dittls aiul unprocurable ~(Ildpmenl which hall be Ll put together to resemble th real tbiug. The device has hew u ed 1(.1
I'll

lilt) (arg'el

indieated in knots h the marker T11' ball-like instrument in fronl of the tar. gr.::l:plane Illclic,'l,te the pnin] of Impact. Th Mark fl sigbL is used In the trainee. '1 he table diill is msrked ill zones of 1,5. 30, ('j(), wid 911 de,grt'('s relative to linr
\.IS

plan

!~ 'II u-iable and may be

'ok

0111 (·Itd .. t

in

this

of \ii.ghL A rninialur sleeve may II instead of a model plane,

be

type aircraft

kniner,1I<'Ilow, center, also was de elcperl. at 1nrptls CJuisli.. II has pro ed a practielll device to teach flxed gunnery deHe tion und ran re e timation. peed of
lill IWTOZO 'E defleotJnn

The lower rigbt piotur shows a d vicc de~eJ(lped at Mem:phj~ to dernousb'~1 tl' Stalliu g speed 0 f fLfrcroi l at various angles of bank and is Geing proeured fllr tI e at primary and prl!. night ·c1J()flls to teach c rdets tlle p,rio'Iplt> of llyintr and wiug load fnclers.

ChBC~·OUI oud.pil
nd rlinls helps

Corpus

lmlll

fl'nl'n

.:R

Christ]

training

parts

11('cI10l' ana

Defleullo'n lrainel

Il'llt'llP.S fhed gUTII1ery dehow to <'stimall:' lhe range

Memphis device ,IenHlIilIfratB$ ~tall IF nlrc-mFt with vuriuns banldnr< 31

__ P_H_O_T_' _O_G_R_A_.,_P_H_y _ ___,I" ._

t Giillnef<f
In the tmpiC5.
£ungns lIo;\. nr rouru tile deslr .. sblt" is the answer. Either mazda or Inlra-red lampscan be used to keep up UI!I' tempctaL11Tl" QUelC

~~e~i$n:i~t, Vn·2- This s~luadran

wooden .... uhlnet

slurage lockers af!;: U neccs~lty Without them {,()ITOSIDn and 1l.H:u-k lll't! .ilwYiI3ble. An. enclosed

dirt and dust out rlr its IlI;'W milllo:"ogmpll m'lI..'n.rtm. to keep it frllllTi being hamllf'd
to keep
cXl'eSSNt1

~~!~!!!. M~:!~:!~:'
rietl~ lil'ylNl'd ,t small

lOMNJEN'l'--Otl,m,illef cartb,iJs ~izto box!lI.ay be oan ..,bnruaion. t.hereforli! ,.,m.· ships iI~efer ~,,, i!:lSt:dl ",,(In .oJ1llpprDprl.ne !pID or lookout shlelds,

.-SluIER

Flywheel GUG'rd Installe d,

Fils

or

by nnunlhuYized per~ur:Ulel and' to utilize space . whH~ machine ill not in ·l1M~.

'orla&le

AirCompreS$or

ihe. moisture
little tam

has been

eoustant heat dry Siol'tlge.

i1i

driven
lleceslU)"

out, very to mairiRepa/'r

ill the cabineL the 1'1, ruble top, The operan,on of swingtrlg the machine from sto,,,ving position into operolin.g p051tim,

top can be used as

With the- machine

YN SD5 At-l"N,j\l'OLTS-As the portable air compressor (AR) 66·C-1457.stocked by MOl fo'!' issue to avi atiou uoits,. is delivered wi t.1mut " Bywbeel gl1aJ"rl, thjs training squadron installed one of ih

TrCJ;t"r",""ol'ld,e.d

lit Camero

Instructtons currently heing received b1 photographer's mates in camera fcpait scilouis al F:lirohild and Eastman should
help solve the problem of €MUeTa 'main-

tenance. Fw1.l1 e.Illl ore. propclr maintenanee ~hould be stressed; Willi pklpet rnainrenanee, and Iull mstruetlons to photog. raphers using catl'lerruo, the. Tllpl'l'ii' pl'oblt'r'll isgreat1y miI"IimkOO. YD squadrons opemting in 'the P.'w:i:fiu ootll>islenily report few camera fa:ilure$ or!
feoonn llissanl":C: 1llis~ions. lJ SI!

of

p~op W'

(:ABINn

I'ROn:(:TS

Mr.MEOGR_H

fROM

:OUST

slqrl,lge faciiiUes, iQspoo~o?!lnd

of cameras- a£tt'l" eacll nnssron, wi L11 those ontfi t!I;.

~ell.nin~ are musts'

!meed to improper ,wmge andmsufficif.mt of r1i;pp meo..1I" A log should be Floa' Lights. Dyes la,y to Ileac." kept of all repair wurk performed. This i..~ U HORNET-MatltcJs for indicatlnV(lIua.ble for ]awe cheek-ups On causes ing looation [)f planes whlcll crash in of camero hillITe. tbe water near a carrier can La stowed Gonvenlent1y in l1 .sheet metal box of a Color 'hofos,ap.1I:t II! III GreCilf DemA/ld fJuic~ op~urr!g type, stowed near the There is ;)11 iIlec~$eu demand by tilt! landing $1goaJ platIorm ;tud uear tJH~ press for NflV)' color phQtQgraplls. Demand oatapult deck ed'ge.controJ pllm~l nn the is heaviest (Of aetlen 1?1c(~. also h~lI!!lr! pori er starboard side. in terest type such 3tl 'i'h est" nre the IIIen
b:ainmg

representaUve. vL'liting Anny and Navv Field units aie: ~ Camera trouble can be

Highlights

of reports

from a Fajrchilcl

rs siwple and can be done bv two men, one at each end of the piotfnnn. When in place. hvobolLs loak lhe machlne.

01"'0

results proving

in about

two

'entirely silw£aclo,ry,

and

il

half heues,

with

Metal Box Stows .Markers

.s.s.

One Mo'n Can PerlormOpe,rafion NAS CORN'S CmuSTI-Two aViation rnachinist's mates here won awards in the belleficluJ suggestion program by
d&signing a fix:lure to facilitate torqulog "pemtiI1n5 011 n·9S5 and H-IMO C'OIllitervl'eigh t bol~ alldexp!l.nciers.

-I' .• Pate'. 'A'1°d 'T '. orquml . Wk _5 ._or

of the NlIVY:' and "This is how they JiVIll and Bght." Files also are dftqcimlt in good oolor photogrnph5 of vessels and equipnient,

This appt'al does not C{ulifijct With a renen! An SJrltJ,~ amI Stations letter l'egarding excess du:pIkal:ion of color pTin[~. FOr press release tile QI'lgitlal trl:im.'p!lr~ci~s are Ionneel fO the news agencle~. Urtits shooting Kodachrnme should bear hI mind tho t eelor a.l01lG dll't·~ IInL in ilself mnk . .;l guod phorograpb. e All the niles of good com posHion , qUIlJlty, forces. etc, applyf'<l]ritlrry willi lhe requiremenls of blaf'k and 1 llile. Exposed Kodaohrome shoUld ... be forwarded by alr -!\!I rap~dly us possibl¢ for J'wtessing. to !lvmd detcriflrnlioo. The war is mO'Ying .... il:h . inereased tem'pn~lf It good piotorial record IS 10 be
urade for pqstC)i[~'-!lCtil')n is requir'('.;l
/10'1"

The markms consist oI aircraft Boat Iigbts. dye murkers 01 '1t. si;t.c) and emergem.:y reSCIIf" lights (N,wy IW'C-:J., No. 17L749"5). To igl1lite dw nose Iusc of th float lights: positively. a tubular

Fixture is p:timarily a plate or table which the cuuntenvelg.ht is clamped dUTing Icrrquing operatlon. Plate lw clamp that holds down ,"OWlteN/eigbt and bas center holes for proper aI~C!llt. In operaUon, workt>r
upon plaees counterweight it in p]act' and starts

t01Xlumg

on plum, clamps process,

~ Unils having, rtteouy been added (0 the mail!ng Iisl forFI,oID&,aph:' Technleal Blllkfins will reeerve all b.lCk copies 4Wd a billlJcr when L<>SUes have bf'lm r0pt'inieiL • SuAer letter. Sarill) 158594. dntcd Nov. 9. !f),li!, pOInts OUl the necessity of N.AS·

orally simlIar fad Iities, storing

markers in readily noeesslble

gtiitll!, 'Shown as X in the 'It\COmpllllying picture. with a three-nnd-a-half-incli mdl welded LQthe bottom plate. is used. Most carriers have developed geu· places

"",'hell this is completed , plate. (sus.

pend ,{] in two

operation

With !:be ne

;10 repeated

tIU! oth~r ..... fixbrr'C', bne man

hearings) is
on
job

rotated

side.

and ean
in

tiiese
fflr

cl'!mple~{' torquing

OD fin

engine

prOvldilig <1,uequ,ato servtee, Del;nil$ or J,ersonllul

three minutes,

The job formerly

re-

lem

10

tln{l Ja1:iOmiory frvoilities. area prohhI' IVf)rkf)d nut by tmval llI('livities.

use

bo;>tt·souu

during

flight

be made

bv

operauons.
ship's

personnel.

These

1)1lirr,d two men working 2;0 minutes. I 'I'I"HCr l\, G~rq U"'i]{ 4NU MH .r".. ... w~"''''''' ... 1L2<:t ...

[n"",,,,,~ ....

32

P.lug Cutter Meets Demand

. '\S
QI'ON T

Potfer"malcer Device Saves Time

P
INT11

example of necesslt "5 beuH~ lhll' III lLeJ oJ iU\'(mtifJll bobbed op here recently flO the uenefi(ljal sugge$t:ion pfOgt'd.m. The station had been receiving an vet-in rellsing nemillld fOJ: standard

excellent

;OXYGEN I

EN U ANCE
to cornplty
WINC 111'

CARDS
eharts Avithan on
fUI airplanes per sou drax s

PJLOTS (It naval ;;lIn' I aft have often de_ SHed to knr w til approxiruate endurance oJ their high pre~sure oxygen i>upply at [llJ)' particuJar illCiOlGJll u,W'Jllg

<u.·rpl:lIlcat 30.UOO It. The I?ilot may then plun the remainder of his flight.

\\'oou plug for exhaust and intake pUl'ts for certain aircra!t engine. dinarv preducnon meth as failed to k

flight and without felerenet' cl.lted charts and !'rllphs.

abreast ofoeew.

palternmaker

eP

F.:ndUI'ilIlce dnta hown helow should be reproduced un 2";(3" cards f[j)' rnountiua ill l'uckpi[s "na crew $LlI.[.Ir.JU~ felT rea~; refer, nee, Rend altimeter. m:ygeu ('"Hutler pre.SUIt' gilOg(' and oro so reler mea both figures 011 euduralice curd ilL allV lime ttl find appro,,iurate OXygC'll supply lu hours, Euduranee delta is given for normal uir valve seHillg, diluter "ON:· Thus, the F F phulngwpllic !'CCUlJnaissauoe rilut. de iring to kn w how rnuch I ngl'r he TII,I "'mlull u~ SO.OOO
ft. in the per ormance uf his mission

OIl. Officers B auon Equipment s.im11~1· may enter the endurance ligures
where more

oxygeu from lhe same c Iinder, changin. t the- lower line to read. "For Dil, De/nand Reg. (size) cu. in,. eyl, fot (number] men." (l'or exampl in {J TBIi' three men r eei oxYgen from one ource, a 51-4 cu. in ovlinder. To surply the desir d oxygen 'ugures. the -\.vialiuu ECiufpment Officer l-e£ers to hours for one man at 15,000 f et, H wv ~t, since thr e men use the " me aurae, the available oxygen f~r each man is only one-third as much or e.qu,.JI, pmportloued ~Q uhout three IlTId three-tenths hours perman. 'the remainder !If til data to complere th curd is similarly nlllRined. [i'udhertntue. the
procedure is us d in determining the FigHre 1. He UO~S that a full (HmO f'~i) has an endurance

cyUndel III 10

~T"'TlON'S

SUOC£$"TION

OIU.~

~MMENO.T'OH

'urrier, aud th whole assemblv was fixed to the flice plate uf a lathe'. The [llug to be cut wa fed into the culler rhrough it speCially preparedteadyrest. by hand until the rinht depth was obtained. J1hen the:' jeh was taken to !he circular saw, where it was cut to proper length. Four times as mlllly plugs can be made by thIS mtrlhnd.
I[1",~n1)
..,.

mounted

a ('ulting

blade

round

h(1S that informaticn .It his EIl"t::l' tip. Ir the oxygen pressure gauge reads gOO psi, the pilot need culy place lli 6ngt'.J' 011 111· figtll 9 O. travel Iaorimulllil
across the card L{) th altitude ('01111)11' marked 30, in thou ands of ft., and then read the figure 2. That figure 2 lens the pilot that be has <rFproximl1te1}, two hOllrs of o~"ygen remaining ill the

oxygen duration for illl)' number of peo~ pic in p_!lllleS equ i[?ped with standard 96. !:l05, 295 und 514 ('·U. in. cylinder.

HOU,RSOF OXYGEN PER MAN DILUTER"ON" -_ 10 15 20 25 30 35 C 1&00 B.5 10 9 6.1 5 6.5 t8 7.2 4.8 4 5.2 ~ 1500 6.8 5.4 3.6 P 1200 5.1 - ~1- -- 3 3.9 R· 900 3.4 4 J.6 2A ~ 2.0 -t- -- IE 600 1.7 2: 1.8 1.2 I 1.3 S s ]00 DESCEND BELOW 10,QO()' For: Oil. Ii.. ;;:;;;-;;dReg ...:::::();;;Sli eu, j".e'll.
Th'ldl Ff.
AI,t.

Era .......

FL U<><:t<>k, '.LIlt [

HOURS OF OXYGEN PER MAN DILUTER "01" AI'-.--

Tb'.d,-Ft
C

Hydraulic Bench for CVE'5

[est hydraulicequiplDeut of l'BF'S T.BM·S aboard a K.liser class eVE h~ been constructed in the ship's metal
'hop by the h draulie specialist
0

Made 'rom Salvaged VC 63-A 8en" bench

T8M Parts
Illld and

hI repair

r--,;

y
L

p R E S 5 1-:;:-FDr:

this

10 15 1800 3.4 4 -- 1500 1.7 3.2 1200 2: 2.41 13I1_6 ~ ~ - .- I-.7 .B ~600

20

15 30 35 2.6 3.0 2.5 2 - -- ~2.8 2 1.6 2,.1

t-

--

2.1

1.4
:7
_

I-

1.5

1.2 .. 4
-

t---

1.5

1
.5

.8 I
--

JOO

DESCEND BELOW '0.000'

.S

Oil. Demand R"g.-On

..

205 CU,

r~.cVI.

HOURS OF OXYGEN PER MAN DILUTER "ON" 10 15 20 25 30 c 1800 4.9 5.B 5 ),7 2.7 y, - - 115'00 3.9 4.6 J 2.1 L - -- -_ 1200 2.9 3.4 J 2.2 1.5 p R 900 2 2.3 2 1.5 I I: 600 I 1.1 I _7 .5 s
Alt. Th!sd. Ft.

35
3.6
f-

HOURS OF OXYGEN PER MAN DILUTER "ON" -Th'.d. Fi,

C y A.It,

10 1800 1.6

1S 1.9
].5

20 25 30 3S
1.7

"

2.9
1.4

7:.1

1'£$--T AN.,

REPAIA

EQUIPIl'I~NT

ON ;Fl.OW

BE .. C.,

~200 P 1- _
It E

1500 1.2
.9

squadron Bedore (roustrlJctiOlj til [be handl, there DO merul' tn makt< hvdl'ltuli repatrs. ,un! faulty equlprnenl had t be repla ed, whioh represented a mujor problem since rep lacerneut p:ll'b were scarce. Equiprnenl fm ['he Huw henvh was salvaged from surveyed TBM. ID Ic-. &11 If ern L't.>: .,,"'tel

,v;t

.7

s 300 --=--,.-:. I D. Fo .01.

nG.3 SU.t>I.V

DESCEND BELOW 10,000' eM lind R•. 9 -Ohf<1 95 eu, '". eyl.

IN ..... V. ONE; ,,"'VUNDtA PElt ", .. N

s 600 .3 ~ .4 DESCEND s laO

For:
Fie. <-I'l'l

900 ~.6 .7 r----

1.1

.q 1.2 U -1.3 .9 .7 ! .9 ,6 .5 .7 .4 .3 .4 .6 .l .2 .2 .2
BELOW 10.000'

011. D"mud_ R~g.-On

.. 96 cu. ie. cyl.

WITH I'OR(IIIII'I.£ ,~ eu, !N. CYUN~ER

i\ll endltrllnllfJl figl4r~' u ere; d-8rit!lfd from f() 1~·44 Il",I/,1re buse<lllpOll an aUt'TlJg(' i/l,fplrjlJary f/,rlcl_!{ 1(J lJter.4mln •• a conditio" flrlsirlg nil fl rhMlltB Jl~ghf IlhceSlrilaHng mini· 111U1pilat UCnf.lit!/. £ndlJrtllIcc figurC3 tar afrplallt'& haobl{! lourer ceilings may be Qmttt(ld,
NUTl:.:

r
TTla Vf

Oxygen Installation Charts 87th & ANTHONY

Tl>rl U"1f if CQmpa~t. Mobil!!

Doto Tn

Mojor .Equipment Given to provide naval ..ativiUl'~ a<!Jul'(' IHUJ 1'111 oat with g~JI!'ral ht'lpfnl
0,"

mdtlt

lUlII cadets plot "cal 01 h)'potheticlll /:H ts bo l\ (len au] ptl ill S ill th' eouugh try. Weather elu U1g~li ure issued hourly thruugho t tL ~ dny so that maps ma;y bl' revised nc'cordillgly.

informntion
Hydraulic:

00 oxygen

juswUatioll

T)I'

,"".;Shirr'1

System

GUClrClrrtceJ

Speed

Sirupl", compact, and Wghly mobU" II 01"'''- ilU-p lrpose- .h dr.tu.lic test unit deVdUJ:lL-d ill tTle Avlutlou nrtlnluli~'!l_ Scl'IJu1

supplu.s.
lid

Ullt'

['OJ

gretl lIt

'IlItl~'~'I'rlo I ~. grmlnflg tl »; ter s r!l'",~1 ou h yd ru ulrc

d...ks. c Pre 'sure

abllllt BOOO psi can I, debooster <'rlinder with I'/) III1IlHIUI .Morl ntu·r thun lrilTlpi llippi:ug cf Ihe hand 1?11mp • 11!i'tIJf h ndle nun- nT

loped b)

it

An Inren',\twg I eutun- -r the tlt'lllgtl is a ruulfiple-pnrpose mU'unting post which takes ~.jll our pumps or hyJl'lmUc mnlor<i. VIII:III m, 1'Plo.. and temperature rllll(lillg,: nre gil "II snnultnneouslv "itt, tim IllUiCLItiun of " 1'l11llp'Ji ahllity (,1 work agillllsi eertafn pro" sures, i\ plUl1p Tl1011JTtud flll fhis post an,] set ,II a donna,· rpm Clill b( u~rd tn giv 11\1' plall' systelll n drfinil' 8u.ld
IDUrl' even hil\' beiug 11~0;l{1 nt kslfllg a plune's hvdraulic su-m - Because- '01 its converuent Sl~ till Itst untt Cilll 1ft' rlJlIed from pl:Il!" tt. r1tttl!' rl~ d ... "j,f·d ror d''''tLkil1g [<!lore svstems. lIydr.11111,' fI('~ihk· llne ,-:-m h,. IL~{'t! H, llush, 1110 ~tanu is

Iwree,

S",II'IPU; CHART GIVES COMPLETE OXYGUI DATA

Tr'linil:lg ne-eds :requite m:lps to be prepared lale enough to ill ·lucie current data, buL dislributed earlv (,liough for morning classes mill tn\inin~ Bights. AI OJ30, Ul tcorologtcal J:l.'ailiug. are tllk II, and nation-wide weather data. received by tel·type, are (.'Onlpih·J aud entered un the lllap, ~ 04:30 the mill] ts Hn<ll) ~.. J h. 81e erolog eal Officer. lllH.1It)(,HI I,:f mlitirJ/l 10J arirrus pltL'Ls pI 'lJll.' Cllnl! L", iudl· cared. 'the map is sent to ll,p mtilliliU1 shop ul 0530 lor pbotogmphing and re-

predu ·lion, sud

and .stalic te:sL~e.m h

How in ,trIll.;

~plll.

te illig of

Illlil.-

b qlul" ~il1lpl,

sp 016c atreraft. iuitiul dislribuliou 01 f ur c1mrt!> cardEIl·based ulrphul~s ha been made t.o the service, Thes oxv Illos1:aUation charts is" 511 d .1S IrpllH1p bllH,.Hn ure de 'igned In portrn sulll:JrnaHcaJ1y the type-, ti\UllIhi , and;, ppr ximate loc!lti()1 lid plJ rI mimbf.'r nl major ()x.ygIO'A c{-lllipmeBt it ms, and to give approximate andurance fif th DXy~l,"n nppl' 'lhmtrtl at various altitudes and ,Nlhlgs, AirJ11ane bulletins incol)lor Ung ox ,f!,l"n ill5lH 1],1 ttnn charts ILlread" 1"('leased

or

are I·end)· Ior distnbuuon tu vutlywg fields by plane 01' fast rueter truck.

al 0(130 fillisil~'u

maps

~l'rc us follows:
J''!l~' 1"4 u- 1"11.)\- FG 'rUF -TUM :;132('-1

Airll!i,"." 1I\'ll~~iIl No. ,," ~"it'Pllln" 1'I,lt <-tin No £: A;~l111m BullQtin Nu. 113 lrlllnne; llulletfn NO. & Al r~llItn~ l!Ull~tln No. 1Ml fll'I'!'t""~ null~~in No " Air1'lllJl<> B,IlI~lln NI>. 2& AirpU,,; Blfl1ntoi" NI>. 21! Airllll,n;, J1uJMin :-'0 ~~

ssac-s
Sltf'.l SBlfo.ll

aW.1 SRW4!

fife-I

tdrplon~

noll~t[n No.Lot

exyg<' 11 in~lfill,lljon tiro £or oth 'r nircr rft will I"., [urthculfliIlg Frum time to 'tillie, ~ oples of charts listed above n1~y be nbtained, if df'SirNl h llndin,g request III BuAI"r. AUf': PuuU~atitfns SecUo.q.
I

Additional

lane bulletins

EmpJaye.a's Suggesfion Wins Prize l'OllTSMQ H Nil.\'Y YA «n- T o expcdlte und iruprcw' the llualiLy ot silv r suldrdng operations nt this llcHviLy. a dvill.11I employ' vi' d fet'der gun For silver solder wile and \VI)!} il priz· in the bllneRtlial suggestioTl pI" gram. The gUll is simple ill l'onstl'cu::tiJm. easy to "PI'tlltl'. light in wClg:ht, nnd in'lipenltlv til rnanulnctur The old!')" lug is Ilccumpit.s-Ju·d by inserting rhe wire in the gun md feodin~ tin' wire In the job hy II t.'tt,uI-,IC'l'uat d mechanism incorporaled in Ill!'> t!llJ'l Itscl], One til the pl'ineipal .IU\'itlltllges g:Iwecl by use of the glll1 is th.: Jacilitatiou of intrieat silver soJderhg operalion , The ,barrel of the gUll I:U events tlefecticm flf tht' Rm: ~nld r wiu!' by the rush t r g~ISt"" hum luI' ~.lS weldlng tot"C'h. \-Vire of 1/32" diameter is CQJJ-

Feeder Gun Aids Solderng

the plane's hydtll.uljc: reservoir. Various units, such as bomb doors. landing gcur. "in!!, Burs. willg fo1d. etc .. can be uper'!It

reflU

Of

le~t u system

wtth

Ot

without

use

Fast Weathe!r Map Servil:e

Serves Aero'ogy Training Need
NATO COOl'l1S CR1lrm~Cuid~d lly ..dual eather-maps printed dail giil1g: up-tn-rhe-minute TItete6wltlgical dntrt, aviation ndets at this tl'aiIillLg eentel nl1l11 "£l !lIt!' weather' dther in the
t'f~cl;pt i
rUHm

uted w:jiliout tlle plane's power system, " IWII lhe test stand Is DOt In opera (ion
it

can b!il used • ~ a platform by mechanic ...

to work on PI):I-tS that ar not aceessihlr hom till' ground. ~-\. gtlHTm rail is _po leu on two .,ldt'1< as a surety m4:!tl~urll lor Llu' work· m ('II, !tilt! built direc!ly III Ihe r11Llft,IM1l i~ ,1 lu,-,I '10~ r(lt flU' purp se of storing t'llIls
WilS dt': igutld hy Ll. (jg) EdueatiOtltlll Officer of the 12~wed.:I::OLJl1'U in Advanced AvraUl'm II)'. drnuli !! givO:lJat this t:ra:fninC1 c nl tlr, add dlmpl(lt<,O' spt>ttiliclttiGl1S ru'e a O'~lih Me "iJl

desk

nr

OJ

\in

The

"y

p!a,ne or

1.1 t ,\ (,!1II~S'WORKER OESICHS FUil£R

GUt'

NAT.

erologv Tralllotological Office,

~lltt uSl;lrl

('nllv,~ni[JJltly. Til ~ leo t stnlld ..

'In',

hl~ Oivlsitm suppliif.lli thf' maps.' Datil is

FOR SOLDER WII'"

gathere,l at the
,'11111

NATO

C('orge

CO,ITI:.
Ellh'Oll'S

7th and
'f'

1Qo;: Mot

rl(11 f<rr IM,v cnlllmtl.

nLlumy.

t d 1)!f N. 'fTc. 34

'I:flieh wilr b(f «

711.!~ ,\.lffiml!ll CMrago.

gular

Icalurp.:.

;.\ .~1I1,rni/.-

rumughnut lll> world_ The d, il, aerologionl maps, Mil by 17" ill ize. Ill'eo produCt'lu 1m d Jast sch nlile. Teprif for d1strl?utfon at ?~SO. with the cllly S aero}ogu'a.1 condiUon hom aU .lVnilah!p soutacS ill ~hc ui~ed tf.\le~. Ii rllIll this data, pilots and avin-

is ('l.'mp:'rnhm to

nffirhuly

slclro-eu mor eeonomj(ml to Ij__~e than he:ll/fet l)'pos of silver snIde)" win'" bl:'~ CiHlSC it can be fed into the soldered joi n ls wi th a 1l1iummm of . alle1' mll-nfL USe of the gun J:llllkes PQSSiU!"'!fO(11 leLi n of more unitonn w leIs:ln inst'lrl",~ protectiou to II worker's hands b)r k'epin~ them nwa from torch,
rOr'lUJllI

I'Y- J!..nUtT

HIJ'l<-t

WHITING FIELD'S USE OF BATT£N~ ON 5UflF,IIC£S PROVIOESDEP£NDABLEPROTECTICl",

AGAI"'ST MIGII WINIJS OF TVPE THAT PIlEVIOUSI. '( .OA,II'IJIGED 41 "fit

PROlE I
Batten s GPles Answer to Oamag'e by High Winds

planes again 'l n1gb winds 11;!lilt ellough to prevent damage, the experiCIIC" of Whiting Field confirms. Although. its plane were securely HuL forty SNlJ's were seriously damaged ill measured winds of 53 awl 44 knots owine: to the fact that their COIl trois were itelu fast b} an ill eriot 10 k only. resulting ill rail!!f" r_ control 10 ·k. • levalor ~{-ell crank. and control systems.
0

u.g

N AS

Wm:nN(:

FlELtI-J\oJerc

seeur-

To preveut recurrence of this calamUII: squadron tl vised new lev I r, aileron ami rudden battens (illu,v/,rated). Control surfaces tban were prutected by the Fe lt-Imed, .u:ljllstn ble h~ ttens that lie Hu.~h against the surface 011 either side to in me double securitv, ill lallation uf the remedv soun aftet ]1HlWrl dfe('ti ,when in 11 mea ,IT d wind ()f 47 knot that 5\. ept Ihr ugh the line. no durnase whatc or was H,-porLHd.
ity.

POWER
Olapr.rams Must

PLANTS
Se .$oo.fI'cd 1l1orou,IIII'

eVA Win

155U,&

N.ew Forms

Service Trouble Report Is Revi$ed "1\ Itluu [,.I'll l1j!Jnt)J~ eVA wil1 1,,~m1 a nawIorm uf its lHHtJ tcpurt un service troubles. ih is report. I(,-Y j'l(,ll monthlv.
is an 'Illtgruwth of the furmer \[flsler Charr of ~'iervjce Ttl.n.lbll;~, ThOiJ LIm]:, lnrm report hilS 1!I;.en toumt more suilable for the F4U, F.3A and FG set-up, In plaee nf lilt' ozalid .report eVA is preparing" mimeograph processed reporl For the {.'llnvt'nienc" ur lhe w!I'\1'icrs within the conilneutal 11,11 its. The report will errvct, as does the older Iorrn. ,1 brief descl'ipl'iQn of chM!,:!;es with all parls alreded. dl'llwll!g numbers COIjcl'I'l!e{~ ::Ilifpnwl1t uf (>i11111,!V' r~I'b untl it

rtllftlllg und gru~llldru. Hilin.~. BHUk [uiug Itnd rough gruulld Llpemtion 15 110tOO uutll surue ho urs Ja h"I-~llIe l·i: po r I ghl ~el> ,. t UItil

ble with

Occusinusl

reports nre received 01 trnunewly U\!;bLIlL-d carbureturs iII

by a IUllclir~~ tee, and ut times a ("u].m:d ball swung [1'0111 tower, E:xPlJrience at Henderson Field provf1d thill '!II extr:1 ]:lrgf' landing tee WIlli dr.:siI'H1Jle, especially during tacdeal Ilpcrati01l5 lVi.th towel' nper8Hu.g under radio SilCDCl',. lhe !lrclinary SWillgulg type being unwieldy in IllTge size. Tht:! tee dingramrned by NANEWS
dic;at!;ld

by

(.~ee

0/11)

uccnrdiugly was constructed

It

Lv Se.,br:!Jli under

Casu's

direction

oomply
nnd

the diaphmtllS became pliable.' The trouble indiClitOll1 pusstble failure tu

wilh

Goo('r[Ll Engfne Bulletm

6. "Prepamliull

HoIlo;>y Disphrum Typ'" Ctlrbul'tltors Jor torage," Parngr,"ph ~'~t.." CEB 6 statese ·'Fill all Iuel dliUnh,·r~ ,IF 11110'C.-U'· buret.ors·lIJ1u aUapt':l. if !l!')', ",1lh gH~rp' .line=then ailor. 11((' l'Ut/,)Url1tcn' IQ starul filled mitl1 )lIal. hlr {II! (jb~J{Itttf,' nlinimtWI rrf I'"iJBllt hours, This stanking peri od is VCl'\' irn portant, ns the O::I!fburetor WM ot!giurdhr calihrated with aD of its hool dillplmtlfl tl!or'.u~h1v ~()nked wiLh gnsoliHI:'. and these dillp11;f(J!'wI "''1t~1 be 1t:,lfj.rt,d 10' 11i/,f com1itlrm bcfU'm the carburetor C(1Il be e1'pected

ur SltlllJll>erg

I 0,

lnjectlnnTW

b:olll Jnilterial& l'eadilv <l".ailabl", III most fields, III use a number of months now, it is Jiked by bQth piloJ:s tllld the towei crash crew operating (t. With this type
of tee, eme
m(LU can

In

il I'l'witer

or

ehang.~ the course

DetG/ls

secauds,
SIIow Value

du-ck

l.n

li~1 in the Judex.

have
It

'III

thut

pt'r-

Simple COD$TI'IICfloll

son.nel whether

0·[111

d!;!finitp

;111

lih~\lgt!-~ have

llt't' I I

prcft->rabk ..
SIF' File'
CompurutiVt'

Twelve

tn tv

fUlwu""

pr"fJf'riy

ttgIJ'1'I

Sirt"'''l llnl!r$ ""nlting

Compt:!rGble

ls

Wit, Si2e LLrut SBf' - 1 'Hrplane p"lrfomla.w III in <,1"5« .IlgIt'.,m",llt with SB2C-l perfurmunce at the same louding and tlOnllgufhllon, Th .. ltir.!>l!f'<'fi nn,!.'r Tesb
tests sl\1)',\' t'".lh'brati~Uls arc nearly

porated in CrJr.~uif~' II.:!lSlglWrJ lnclvuerl is an indicnllull ll'Dubles {M"sl~r hallgc Rec",rls an' the slim", thing 1 flint tnl! contraclru has in prrn-ess beloee the pHicial Bu.'\er lIoUlicrllil)LI b issued. "\"hen UJI llll.lJ':\,! is to be issued on a perststent troubh-, lhe C\' \ replil't l11ily shnw adv<tJl~'e work 011 the surne thiug. This gi\'es J uefmi:k reft'J'lluce. The report ('tlJlt,liJIS II cOUJpreht'llu1VC iude", HI ,111 ('h_,mgl'~' <\].!\I ncttvitv in the S tatesmnc-t'fned with Cllr,\(lir,~ mll,Y write [" HuAcl 1111(1 Iht·y will he pHt till rnuilin g list Jllr r"pl!1'1.

indication tnecrIt) them. nf sf'fvic;p

TW'l sbltionary wings are.e!wh U?/ limg. monnterl nn stake,S l ' ~Ibnve lbe gwum:1, F ramework is of w.o;>r;;d coverl!!(l with callwilli wheels .and axles fruill !ill "ld Lllrnb dflUv Frome alS{) is of wood C!lV¢TeU wilh 1~II1l~US, Runway un whit'h 'lj,e center seeHIOU TTI~)VtlS j,; HlrtUl" r'If vi fl.rst to" \1( al Vall nr I'Isnahlug, (loped and ptillrwl yello w. ~L"VlIbte center sectinn is 'Ii)' loug, l:1tted

Farmers Ph·one in (rashes,

PeIJsaCO'Q 'n5fall$ .special Phone
NATe Pb~NS OOL ....-A special dlreet ... telephone line' fo~ repottiog airplane crashes bv anyone In the vicinity of the '\;fttwl Air Tr~dJlinJ!: enter has been il!~tal1ecl here, f)f+.~i~ned til expedite I'elaylng Infermalinn III I orashes invol \"iJjg nuv'g 1 ail'craft .. the phone is expected to speed

Fuel consumptfnn rest, wure till! un lin SB2C-I airplane tmrly In 1943~ and the
available III S1;J2C-l Supplem6l1l~ 0p@'lll!.!g Ip.sLrIK'tioos l ~3"'~\'E'J' Ol..:25RA-5011, revised 22 December. 1943, AN thjg ttlpttrL eau he user] without moditi-

jtlenli"~J.

New 2..(ourse, landing Tee

Now in Use af Henderson
PACWlt;

results are

Field

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lip 'rm;r.:u~ operations, I:nl:omill~ calls rcp!':rll[lg erashes may &e made "eelled: with charges paid by th". Nll.vy_

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The dotted line marks the ... 1. Chord 2. Camber 3. Mean camber line: 4. Center of gravity

At slightly negative angles of attack, an airfoil may still give lift beccuse of ... 1. Increased drag
2. Increased pressure

3. Reduced drag 4. Shape of airfoil

What Do You Know About

AERODYNAMICS?
M
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us take tlre nir pretty mach for grunted, but when we stop to icuslder

ul] the factors Involved in keepuu; an airplane in llight, it bccnmes ~1 rather eomplleated subjeel, J Iowever, th e questions, taken Irom au uerodyuarrric Qllill.. \VUl he V01y simple

h)I' lIillS! rlf'r uunel in naval aviation. Allow . ourself :311 sC'('lmds jor p,wl. qnesti 11. then turn (0 page 40 to ch ck correct answers.
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AVIATIUN
INQ1JIRIE55HOI:IUl

ORDNANCE
aE ADDRESSED TD '1"UECHI,'Ef' OF IJunEAU I)'F ORDNANCE

Hydrauli(Reservoir
Two Wrenehe.s

Plug

Used 10 Se,c::ure

tiollecl to remove or secure the hydraulic

All maintenance personnel are can-

Spore

PCI'I'h: lot 20mm Beltln,

MQe#lll'ls

Major supply points are bcing i'u:muthed WltI. spare parts. mdudlng belts, (or tit .... 20mtl1 Belling .VIIU'hll1'<!Mark .5 {hllna '1p~.mted erunk J. Activities «:quil'ing, spam P'U;~ Ior this r""whine should m:ucr UUflU In uccorduaoe willi Ordnance Circular LuLtor VSG-4S from lhe tll>ru'llst supply point bnudling Ilvintiun urdnanee ey_uilirueilt, ltequlsthuns shuuld iuel1Hfy parts -by theb prl'pllr uomenclature arrd "hlJ.\\'ing numher und also by .stod, number. it known, A list 01 FJ"ls \;ilh 11 h.ls\rlilmns. pr.."poer nomeneluture and dmwiug rrurnber will b0 rQllnd ill Ordnance Pamphlet 074. Ladder Sigh, Retlde HIIU ,4Idv,a!lta9u Willi lhe development 01' the flllIsliH;1ad

lmmbil,lg ,.,.cluiique mltl the use of forWllrd firing, nwk"I~ [rum airL'l'ah, .1 new $lghtillg prul:.lllll' \\I!lS presented, It was CI jtll'u! Ilud ill" 11'(~c~lories IIi OOilli!S retlensed L1L low ul!itudas !'rum planes travelLUg" l h igJI spltt.'lL :1.011 tile t ra iec:' turi('S of

UIL'plillii' lu its I<:l'to ~t"\Uilg, when it was to be in .ighlmg forward firing hxed gU!I" Furtherinure, iL added one- mOIIl mauuul npp_mlilill tu IllIlR!" imliW;etl uptln the pilot. Tho lndder f.f'tidll'. 111," rUlttl",' III "hld, ! J;Li.oWll ill th II mu ~lru uon, ,,~\~ nnothor ~ prnpDMllllS a sighl!!'§. llid f(w f"rwm'U {irit,S 1'<.,,)1<01::> 'nue! WIISlllmu.! bombing. A~ ill$talled in the Hln-mir!lUO'u GUll "iigl,,( z..'llirk Ii, the r~licl~ has tt ladder gmdu:lll!ri in HI wi! inercments eu U.s \ er.UcliI ceutc1rHIl'e_ There an' 10 jn.'l'e"lI,,,nll' -ub""" aTlfl J.'i lucrements below (11" plp, glvmg: nu IIJjgulnt visual ~II'OOp ul plw, lQO ralls (5.7") to minus 150 mils (8,6~). Sim:e no N:Jvy ""., V'l'li. VI" VSll alrplau« has ~ thrward down "fsioll OYtrr the IIUIW I!Nct:wlillg 8\ Ill!: muxhnuur USl1 ble llmtts llf dO'-'-JJ vision ak rust by Ill\! F<Olgt' ul ladder mdde, The grellt operational "dl'al11I1g,c 0-1 the huMer reuele uvt'r lI,t· lldju~t!Lhk' rt:I!~"_'IQJ is rhn t the ~lghtjng <,,)treclll)ll hIT olllgie CJf n Ih'll,k uud Illtl,gu J,., Pllt iJ, til LLe lil,e 01 sigh I viSltally by the pi],,1 by IWI"·l'lfng (jlC "Tl,lUg" uu Ill., ladder to bL' used ,lb tlre re(t'r"1!,-,(> llnlu,l lor Lhll lil..- III sight T11is visual correction can hI' lm~d" uccuntWly wiJllIn five mils, TIl(~ impussibfljLy oi ui$trlll't iOll 01 tin, leti<Jfl! bllng"" 1hTUUgl' ,'1UI1,!UV'.!. the absence at majntenunee probIlolms-.lind 'luk!'; IIWJ easy P(lJulI:lJliull <ll"f' other Iactors "hkh huve lIlJi)J",u·(_,d tl de~ ('iS1"'J to limH prueureurcnt Il~ ndJUSI'a!Jlc rellectors, sl~lIdll.nl:izf on the ladder reticle, Ladder rclfdos have been scheduled for tn_" 10.11 ti o__n [n ;.tll Mark a i3 product i0 II ~gh('! niter 15 Atlgus:t W4;1.
1I..... ·d

mil terlal is compare tively soft and ea![i1y

crnci:-eu.

reservoir aUer plug properly. Both torsion and bending forces are unposed upon fhe Illkr neck found in most reservoirs .·WhWL a wrench is -applied lu the liner plu,g. The reservoir

Two wreuelres should be used [or this operatiou. one of which may be an ,ll,djustahl", Slillso», Grip 11m ldp of !:he lllier neck wHb the adjustable wrench [0 prevent twisling and upplv the second wrench to l'belOp of tlw flfler plug, To prl1\'ent seering the -nller neck, pluoe one or two

thtcknesses of clolh between the wrench 1!1WS and ll,{, 1lller neck.

Screen Protects Students

Keeps Clay I"geons Off Gun.fler$ NA.'\S lCtNus'vJJ..LE-A cbje! gunner af this station Iies d~igL!ed a screen dome for Crocker Wheel!!r trairljug tur-

1:",.

New Rear MOII.llfll'gPQH, hlllltllc)'i1So/t j\_,., Iruproved rear fJlounliug pnst and trisuniun bolt hll\le- Uc~l dl'velop,>d to ~up.

plant the

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Jirt!d alrvrul ( inckets were snlllr-icnrlv slmr! lind flnltltal Ihe "Ighhng ulIU"'~Hlt'(' C1J!lhi he Inude by Ihe pi_lot l:l5illj;: 116 fi1'i:d gUll tight. The (l!umtllat ... G\l1I d D('l:<!l1lhlll 1,1]' llo,~ ),",ll. Stghts Mark 8 lind ~{.IYk !1 were modilied 'r.. prumit lh~ usc 01 ,·lalllIU stop nuts, to /lill Hit, pilot ill CLllUIll'n\},olf<lg fur lilt" wj,td. l""jTlIn' lin olddillolliu l(l('k nuts QI K1'f~aL{,Igl"ilyrt)' (I !"Up 1U bum bs find nlc.kel~ wnsher. t,h" flnts lm 1110' rear 1lI1111\ltllrg pqSItt'5\111i:Ug Iron: l1""il' lonS-"f time 01 111gb t. Au ru:ldi'iiflll:l]I1l1A 1.l]lilllg'-" in the lllUl11ilmkd Giln S1ght~ h:1 Vl' hWH elliniHat-l'.J. pilrtMlt f~hlrt' iutht' t1eillgTl <If Ih.., n<,W Mruk I) dml Mark H 10 w:hpt rhem to l\ieir lTlutiitl .i.s Ult,;' phi pullOlll type 01' detudl' Ilew U~~ wa~ tll!' lldtli_lij;a [If all ndjustable 1U.. ,~l wLkh nt:\kl's fur 'l1,idw-r l'n\[ l'usi_L'J rclleOIlT -whld. l'ermlUt'il lh~ puu! l!l ,1..rffi'luvul of th_Il' g1m fmn\ the mOIHlI \Iu~r Pl'''Si: I1fll lim' Ilf ~i:!lh UlfoUgb ,111)' desired t Uc1Ip!.'l"htnl, h",w{.'vf!r. ill the Iad I hilt lill' lUlg1!:' I.Ip Ill' 2.5' tilt» l"lIi~il1g tl,.. line !If Mu:rk oJ; Wilt n,(Junliug po,t prO\ i~c-o. :t h~llllgLl ,ab<,we "he 'torget ru1 IlIDOlll1t necessary ter type \If h01c.sighl ~,djU~L1!l(Jll u,lld re·, t. tt) t,llnW rorgl'"i''lHy UI'Op. "'hilt' the-lheory .. behind th~ (l,diustable ri'ill!'olur wn.s srt\md,. talus adj'llstml,n! wll(!II ,!illllS ,\I'! dl~mgd. Real' ~lml11ting Post Mark 4 IS: :;hnwn in ;,lud go(,d results t~nullt be nbtai!l{.'{l when II BlIOl'lI. Dmwl11g No. -42.[!.(I76 amI hD5 h"f'lI W.\S II.~ec.l C<.'ll'efully, it was Sll~m r:li:;,('o\l'ered assigned Stack Nnmbet 1-f>-IIlES'R, Trnl1~ UHlI pilots nmler the stre5~_ 11£ actIon KOnJl/flil:'Il null Mark 4- J~ ~hm... in BuOrd DrilWn times mndp nle WWllg 1111'g](' ,l·t_ting nn 1M lIdju~tahk r-eR~tor plate or fcrrgot 10 1'61;1;lrn iTlg No. ",,223fiO. Sl,,\'!. '-to. I-B-4.53s-400.

r01""'1\1'<1

Mark 1 ,UIU Truunion Holl. lI'l"lrk I us fu;~·d mnuul~ [(1r eallber .5U lIl\;>,1 gLiIlS hI " .. " altcratl. TI", W'W d"_~lg)IS, known as lli:'llr . tu!tuli!'~ J!t,fsl l'dl!rl.. 4 lind 'I'ruuuhm Bull !<.o_lurk·1 Jlrs! made their uppt<il.J!lnnl" in Augu~t ill FGf-5 ,Iud l'H-J ;Urtnlfl. uud urv scllhlilled Ior illSI"lI .. tlnu hi FM-2. F4U-4., 1,(;.1, 1.'2U-1 and T8,\1-a ,,-ii'plall{,s hr

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to protect students from pj(fces of !J'l'ukml dH)' pigr'ons <Inti fr.·ALI!Je exeesrets
ill turret, which is II prohlern, Hillgud jiu!,s, A, give tms~' uccess hI l\1U!:k 4 r.lpe.l'lltiol1111 relleotor stghts for bore s.ightiflg and adjustment. A plexi-

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