Naval Aviation News - Jun 1948

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NAVAL A'IIATION N~W::'

JUNE 1948 No. 21!l

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I F YOlJ wa:l~ to kn ,u \!.: about a Il~"; Navy aircraft ,

ask the pilot who fi les one. If it s the r2v Nell.

tune, you're ~hlnking about, you don't need to ask-, t h e y volunteer the .rn forrnation : It's a whale of a

good p lane.

Ever since the TfltUtiulll TI",IIe set a new w rlJ'distance record of ll,236 miles from A ustra lia to

O~ io , .it l :a l> b eef] n o s e c . re t tha t. the Navy had some-thing III Its nev est and best pa ro l p lane .

Witu ha lf a dozen squadrons I1mf]ymg 1I!1!/meJ,

the "word" is filtering ou t to fleet a i 7 1 d shore estab-

Iishmects that it is close to a pilot' dream. 1t is an

leasy p l . ne to A y , It handles l ike .lfighter despite It

.wingspan a l l . l l . w~ight<:11ea~ that ~.f a P I ' i z . ' f J -jeer . It JS fast w lti1011 t belllg hot and It can do a

l ) . l r of things, although it s primae T mission 1 5 patrol.

P urtherm ore, it j one of th e most heavi ly-armed

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fighting machines Jly, ing today, a veritable sk y cruiser.

Al though medium l andp lane squadrons did 1'10t be-

girt getting their -plv's until the last year it Is not a .

postwar airplane. Preliminary designs- came out of

V ega A ircra ft, a sub sid ia ry o f lo ckheed , back in 1942.

.Its primary mis ion then and now 1 S long range day-

and-night ASW patrDl. Secondary jobs are patrol,

photo reco nnaissance, m ine laying, and night torpedoattack.

Itbas the greatest radiu ~f 1 1 0 5 ' avy ombat plane,

by a. w id e m arg in . Range tan b e e stima te d v:adouslyhom 5,000 miles to the extreme set b y the TIJi"t/e.

That famous plane staggered into th e air us ing JATO

to get its S'l,OOO·pound load off the mnway at Perth.Fuselage tanks a n_u wiqg ti p tanks helped it set the

new non-s top reco rd of ll,230 miles in 5;; hou rs .

T he o ld 6,29 reco rd was 7,916 miles, G uam to U .S .

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!;\Iew N eptunes at Lo ..:-kheed show lKC~s~ibi l i ty of nose gunsfor rea rrn lng; Ulrt:e-blacled paddle props on newer models

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\ ~ f I U ) : I . Y I T I N N I \ V \ , S U U J \ I J l t U N S

PlI"O>:rS .m a the plain curious getting their first lo ok at theN/JPtllilC! a re s tr llc k by it s s trearn lin cd bn lk , its 23 1 higl]

rudder sticking up Like a thumb-a good recognition feature,

It s tWO 2500.111' engines give ir alntU$t ss rnuef power as

the fo ur en gi.n e;; OLl jt:s cousin, the 1~J3~Y-3 Ptioateer.

Al lhOi~gh r t is c lassed as a mcrlium ptltrQI plane, It isa lm ost a s heavy as the latter, bo_lh being in the 6e,O{' l(J-

po un d o lass, H wiU do tb ing~ (be P"'ill~Ii!IYr won't however.

Its forward ~rr;'po:W!tr of six ~O rnm. gUllS, 16 }IVAn. 5 "

rockers llQJ a couple o f .l1.75'J TillY Till! rockers is the

Cdr. Riobin'son, CO of V:P-ML·7. and Beeby, Preece, Haw-

k in son , P ra ter, V ic kers, T om lin so n, C oc hra ne, L yle, V reela nd

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ro'u{lhest thin.$.; in an airplane tod1l.Y , gl-latan tee cl to trouble

anything from ;.].b~IIVy cru iser on down ,

More about the airplarte later. let's tnlk to some rillJ~~,who Ill' O le 1>2\1-.:, There is nM hing pash(ul dbClut a pilol

when Ill" does uol like a new airplanc_ Ir'slus neck , and

be Say5 so ill no uncertain laHgll'lb~. There have been plune~that ulmost e,'ery pilot hal; been apl'rehensi,'( ' about ~yin~.'S om e have h ~ l d : few words o f k indness spoken in their f~vo r.Bul not" so Ihl.;' NI(~)t.lIlJ~,

lip a t Q lto ll .'ie t Polnt, rl'k'!1 or 'VP 'M t -1 . one ot the til-ill

t :vapl.mlQ squadrons .snund like a bUIl<;h of tobacco aue-tieneers , "I 've been in the N av), fo r 11 year.: ., anJ durltlJ!;

that tilnt~I 've ~I!own a I O I C l r different .u rrra ft, m ore t ! l , : l . l ' I !'5,O()O hours. The P ;N 1s the bes t :11l-~rOU! . ' Jd ;u rplane I ve

tiler hacl the rl~;S llr(" ef driving;" ~jlys U. GJr. J - H.Buff ing ton .

F or a lime his squadron was VP--HI . . - ' l and flew Prh'dll!cfJ. l

Those pl:1rJ(,$lire only three or (our thousand rounds heavity,

p ut' th e Ne.i)llIri-tl cancarry more pilyload, larger bombs, b : 1 S

m ore lirt'powet, longer r;lng~;u Jj d m uc h more spcl'd,

Eight of th e pilots of the o ld. VPB-J 19 are s r i! Lwi th VP-Ml..-1. lThese boys have traveled with the outfit Jrorn Palawan inth e Philippines in _ l94 'i to Saiml! to Snngl('}' Point, to Mira-

mar Oil (he West COj'ijt l1!ld finally to QUOIl.{l.'t Poin t

Lt. Cdr. M. R. '''Milt'' Dahl, ene uf the old-timers, S(Iy'~:

"T like t!ie I 'zv's. si!1gle.ell~in.::- perform;ulce. A flilat like!;plenty of S'lfety factor 'in anairplane. Durin£; dernonst rarien,rh e contractor's pilo t 0 01 ;$ uslow-roll with the NeptNlle 1 1 1 ' 1

ODe en.gipc.Pecilaps that iThty s eem unne ce ss an ly foo1JlaidYt

but it means a lot to a pilor who is goiqg to be flying th':lt

( li rp l: :me , e ven l_ f he never win do tha t him self. T herec er ta in 1~ i~ II? re'~; of s ingk (iJ,gmc ope l<! t ion here," ~

Lt. ()I;) Jm ) Kistner, a lad who has sweated out many

II lo_ng p_at ro l ~1' ldweather ho p in the Pacific, like:>. the P2V 's

fuel ecencmy, "You don't have to werry about ga,~. Youom go as far a!:l yOIl want and stay up a~ long ,,;: , you likeand still come home with enough f!,a~ to keep the li\ljn~room warm all winter." . I

It must be H - . g Q o d airplane. Ordinari ly an olltfilt that hasbeen eqUipped .., .,j l'hs uc h a r ug ge d ,U lJ d epen da ble "sta nd by "as the PB4Y-Z would no t b o t 100 9-u ic k to transfer its .affec-t i . O O i ' o ;to a relatively new airplane. There arc I L h v ( l ¥ ~ a f e w

gripes tha t qualify the fec:linijs. about a dum.ge in planes. butapl '~rentJ.y this f~ atu re is O ne that is ~;dtking in th e ) '2\1, IIhe sk jppC ;I Or ML-7. C dr, H . E . Robin s on , who g ot a ro un d

semnwhat out in the P llc i6c b flck in 19.44 with VPB-IJ5, l ikes!the wa y th e vzv has been cil!!sigflcd fQr comfor t and ease of

(lperlltioD. "It's a n a ir _rhm '> ! th:lit can easil y be Hewn b y one ~

man an d fOL lsht by ODeman. I"The gassystem is .right besiut' the: pilot, ~jJJ Che fO'rwllrd

Neptunes ~ny pll:nty of radar and radio gear; thls pkturcshows c amer a in st al le d fo r photographing traces 0 0 . scopes

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man demonstrates accessib ility o f rear o f N a p -

engine for repairs; thi~ feature makes tot" 1'1~nepopular

ring puns nnd wl'kc ts g ive tne PjV ' f ingertip' fighting corr-

ol. A n d I I lQ. l of bomb;; c a n be c ; l J " ri . e d . . I . " tl t ha t. b e rn b bay.,"The opinions voiced around ML-7 ..ren 't all those of oldulti-engine pilots wheeornpare the Nept Jme with.. PB,Y'Sd Lilu:l'dIOfJ, T hen .' arc U ! ;' ou1 ,! e o f fomler tig hte r p ilo ts

ho feel milch at heme in the P2V, They compare .i t mastvorab ly w ith their fi~h[cts "though it dO( 'Mi ' t maneuver

ite as well as the old FU -2."

There are some e-""i['Jl .avip;atur~ IIJ the group, il. couple ofCOnverts , and one disp laced Irishman named

'Shea [rom the surface Nayy, HI;' put in some time on tile

mket Hili, caught the aviation bug an d recen tly finishedight tnlinillg. His comment was: "The Nf"J1/fJllI? is defi-

more rnaneuverable thnn the /JrmitBr and the fide of

is faster. H owever, J must s a y In all fa irness thal ~hecarried ~Hg!Jt1y mote armor and had <l Iiule more

Cdr. P. E. Hartmann, skipper of VP'ML's, sister squadron7, likes the manner in whim La kheed anlicipaleJ! !Ullltl-

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:meros were installed i n roomy afte.r-fus~bge of Tim/a r o rOil Byrd AntaIctic expedition, bu t R4fj'S went instead

Pilofs Kistner and Nicholas of VP·ML·? demonstrate comfort-able ~el l tS j .conven ien t control placement in NepUNlc cod.l'it

terrance problems in rhe P:lV. "The ~(ji1ttndor has endeavored

to make ~ervicing of the E':)V JS e~sy as possible by maki:ng

o r:d in ru ily b id de n p ea rts te .a J.i.!y a cc es sib te .

"FOr exam ple, no IuelIlnes, .electrical conduits and what-not c lu tter up the side mount wheel well. AU of these lines!lIe: routed around. the perimeter of the n ac elle , t~aving [hece.ntra l J}ortfOI:I of the lire: wall elear. A ,dZU5 fastener access

door is -in r;o :rpo 'ra ted iu theW(1LJ.

This leaves the ascessory"cellon of each engine, normally one or the most Lnaoess ible

spots on many aircrnft, read iJ y access] ble,

nAlmost all accessories ran be removed with 11 speed

wrench. In ,nlditlon, a r lywood panel, included wkh~he

plane, fits across the wheel well doors, forming a self-

co ntained w ork stand,"

&ell.tming guns in some planes is a major operation, butthe six 20 mm. canuon in l lie nose -li.ce easy to . D ; t : : r at . The

top half of lhe Iuselage nose lifts , [ p o Ordnancemen tan

stand right insidrt the "mouth' and ch:mge ammunhlon cans,

Two me.chanics o.f VP-Ml.-7, }. 1. Carpenter . t \ ! . n i llod.·L. G.Judas , ADC, change brake expander tube on whee of iii PQ'l-2

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Neptune's prcdcccss0r, the nv-i, had good war record; here

VPIH3il bombs sLrppl. dump in raid all Ranau, Borneo

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~ I I I \ I { E 1 ' 2 \ ' T l J l I I j I I P 1 \ T I U J I . I ' I . J \ N E

Plio "S of Vfl-/\f1.-7 nd -8 have one minor objection to

the ; r . . . I'lPIIII/(,. The airplane is 11 bll 1'00 versatile. Tocheck QUI as a p a t T o £ plane ornmander, the b o . y s have to

go throllgh J course 0 instwrtioll tha t j 1\ bit broad.f \" ir .i o g and bmnbillJ; isn't something th e ordnanccmen have

to w orry ab ou t, but rart of the pilot check Jis t .

In the old day the pit l Hew the runs. but. the Crewmen

usually dropped the bombs and fired the guns, In the PlY,

the pi lOl has to know l iKed gunnery. rocket firing, plus a

C OllfSC in half a d ow n d i.ffe rt" nJ : lypcs o f ordnance that G ill

be carried, indl ld;n~ rockets, depth cha[ges, torpedoes,

regular demolition bombs, napnlrn and. wha] have you.

Electroni e'IlIIpm.tllt Oil the ASW types is enough to c m-

f UNC the roost a id tube-tester, AdJ this hi) the usual b1nKer,

code, semaphore, lo r n, celestial amI r L requires il lot oftraining [or a. pilot.

II) drawing up lbe missions of the Navy, Army an d Air

Force at K ey West recently, Secretary of Defense james

Fom"stal and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Jcsign;J.tad anti-

ubmanne warfare as one I'll the p rim ary fun ctio ns of the

How would yOLI like to have these 'S" IIVAIt'!: stlll ' ing down

your throat? The I ! P ~ " ne carries 1 0, an d othel armamen t

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Long, thin wing am] distinctive nacelles make P2V-& easy to

recognize; here il demoustrates [asr rate 0 roll at Miramar

avy. And Oil n:1I':l1 aviation falls a large rQfUOLl of the

joh. 115 planes Iernonstrated In Ihe last war that IMg range

an d s-tnkillg power were wheal it look to track do \v ;n and

k i I I submarines. T he l':!V ~gures largely In th~ llvy ai rpicture; fhls is demonstrated by the fact it is buying I5 lot

them from Lockheed.

The}' - n operate (rom small buses with sho rt ru nw ays.

T hey have Jong range ~nd can Clmy heavy Jqlllh; of A SW

radar and other detection .g61.f for spotting schnerkel-carry-

i l 1 f . : submarines, An ASW plane must f ly sa ,ely at slow

speeds (or better detection .•nd liflve long end ururtre, Itmust 1 1 y h';l when rt meers a submarine-c-a U-boat wn

crash di,\re in 30 seronds from periscope depth. A sub-

marine r ar t o)!ht t ack with deck !luns. so the rhine must bemaneuverahle. The PlV WlU l its higll rate of roll and ,Igility

of n 1ighter plane fits well ill the picture.

Once .1 submarine IS SIghted i[ must be able to attack11~[rd. There is no more heavily-armed plane flying for this

job U lan the l\'eptllllf!. with i t ! > six 20 's in the nose, I~lu :s 16

rockets under the wings and Tilly '(iIl/1', bombs, torpedoesor .depth charges in th e bomb b~T}ts.

Let's take a closer look at this airplaue thai (an do allthese things. Its 100' winb>span is 011[1" La' shorter than

th e PihrilUt. T ol_ '!spceJ is more han ~O () miles, it cruises 3J

hours w thou; n:fueli"t;, with normal non-stop cruise of

'i,000 miles. Its two t'l1ginr;:' turn out ") aD O hp. Wing-

One unique feature of P,lV'2 i the varicarn tail, which reallygives it two elevators and Iocreases i ts ' A lg b t m a n C l u v e r a : : b i l . it y

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lo~d lng is a round 55 to 60 pounds, a lthough the Turtle had

,5 when it to ok o ff.R a te o f ro l l is 30 deg ree II econd , compared to 18 de-

B (ees fo r a convenrional fou r-engtn e bomber, T he P2V is

lilt ' f ir :;t .military airplane f ' ' l .u ipped with civilian air l inercomfort fnnor"-it needs them J it I~ go ing to stay up 31

hOur s. P il ot s ea ts r ec li ne . A n upho l s tered bunk behind th e(OCkPl t permits a quick nap, Anelect r ical ly-equipped gal ley

as refrigera tio n an d ('oo kin g fad lrti CS. P i lo t SI t ahead o f

the propelle rs . . a n o ise-cu ttin g fea tu re . and the plan e has

so un d·d ea den in g in su latio n thro ug ho ut.In add itio n to its fo rward firing gLIllS, it carrie. twin "iO'S

in a t _ 0 f ' turret und la te models have twin 2U 's il l a t:1il

turret . F ully lo ad ed . it 'Ill H ik e off wirJl I 00 ' run-s-wi tho moth less. S ta llin g sp ee -d around 70 kno ts make; it

o r iJnding on improv ised trop ica l is Ja lld s tr ips .1111:' NepUlIle ,1 10 has some other in teresting fea tu res.

is i ts varicam tail (va riab le camber). in sta l led fo r thettl 'st time in a. N a y p lao e (see pho to , p ,Q 4), It permitI'arying th e curvature or cumbe r of the elevator surfa es,

f tt ci li t: tt in g tf . imm it l# t he pl~ne in Hight to al~ow for ~hihs inweight and center of gravIty. D roop ing a ilero ns 10 com-binalioo with I:owler flil~ increase effective A al' area.

Nru:el l~ 'S .ICC ; lPPI"l, ."i:~bl}' smal l er than those used for the

j ja me ~m gin ~ o n s up erb cm be rs. Dural lucelle a rm or pla ten lhe NetJlmJI: givl:s extra :prolectiu{l to c:nginl 'S in th e

~ ' W c ! t l t of en emy mtercepuon. The I lZV ca rries a to n o f rad io~n J electronic e Llu ip men I , inclutling mtercom, lQ·c'hanneT

rliJio. V H_JI 10· hannel trans(t,j er, ADF , range receiver,m ark er b ea ce n, ra ui, altimeter, Lo r an , r re yu en cy me te r, IF f ,

ea rch radar and ra.dar bomb re le asin g sy stem ,

N AV Y pa tro l p lan es d id no t always (,m y such a l oad o tarmament I l i l d electronic gear. The C< l , r l y Lockheed

rl~o!;.s hud ,'o ns idembly Jess o f bOU1 , ,tlthough their speedswere no t mu -, g rea ter , T he PV'I Ve ut n ra ha d 6~1wingspan,I '/t 'i p; h cd 3 0 ,C lOO p o u ud s and had 2,(JOO·mile rlinge. Th e PV-2

H J I I ' p mm upped ibis to 7)' span, 32,000 pouo s weight and

~,2op·mile_ I-mge. Con t r st this with the 100 ' w ings o f th eN,ept!(llc, S .ooo rounds weight and 1 ,OOQ. rn iJe range .

When tile [aps hit Pearl Harbor the Navy's total patrol

jli1ndp lane est:1 b li s b m en.t consisted of 20 1'13.0'1 a i r . planesd j erred from B riti -11 c on trac ts . T hi: mode l was the fore-

tu.nn c.~of the Vft'II!uI'a series. 111t' neXl.fall 27 Vega Ven/fir,'l.were designated ev-a's. Both the 1'llQ snd p"-,J airplanes wererLL~bedinto aruisubmarine patrol in the AUant1C, The pv·!md PV-l <Ltt1Ja.Uy j{ot in to rerv icc after th e I>V-J, L A C Vel/·

lint heiflg a h lgb perfo rmance . h igh w ing loa tt ing p lane ,011-

nan cem en like to wo rk in roomy bomb hay oEN e?-

e; here VP-Ml--s men p ra ct ic e b o is ti ng 11.7')1' rocket in b:ly

Six 20 mm cannon in nose Q i" P2V-2 IW~ easily ~n:e~sible forordnancemen Vickers and Sokolis of VP·MJ.·i to Jo repairs on

$iJered "hot" by marry pilots. It wa almost on a par withII ~ghter, The .PV-2 had more wingspan and less peed,

VP·H2 go t P IlC i's and pV-J's in Ortebcr, 1942, being preb-ab ly the fir~t N:.lV}' outfit to ha e those aircraft, The firs;squadron L l1 the laugh Aleutian theater to use p ';; W;l,S

VS·J.1.;. It bad been u ;;in g PBY-;>A'S, bu t like squ adrons in

Ic ela nd a re a. it fo und w in ter to o tOl.lgh and sw itched to pv·s .V ll-14S was one of the first PY squadron to f ight in the

euth Pa(illc: area. In Ma r c h of 19 '4, opera ting a round the

R u ss ell I sla nd s, it H ew fighter cover fo r MV'S m rry in g p att i--

tro ops. V P·143 the preceding faU h sd besn t ? i } 5 ~ d i n t h eS o lomon s unQ flew pv·s. while in Ju ne o f 194 , V1HJ7 had

planes on W allis is land en d la te r opera ted a round Samoa.the G ilb eJ"t and E ll ice is lands .

lairn of being the first Navy squadron to fly the PV - I

operationuliy, rem A frica to B orn eo . is m ade by Vpa·12I1.

T ail tu rre t o f PlV-:!' ca rries tw in 2Q rnrn 's ; sem i-c ircu la r r ib

a top p lex ig la s b reak s a irB ow to p reven t flu tie r while u lo fr

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Missed The Boat

Two C ommanders who ha d .flow n an6-1 tom N AS QU(lN. nr P iJN'J' to

N A ANACOSTU\ fin ished their lunch Jt

the Ship's ervice lore. and headed outtoward the plane for the return [fir.

Tile}' hoped (0 get baek to Quon dPoint in t ime to catch the I '530 boat Lo

Newport. To save time, 011(' went in

for the clearance. while the other went

ou t to warm up the p i ne and "heck on

repa i rs to II. m alfu nctio nin g ra dio ,

The radio trouble was found to b

t'nlirely due 1.0 :1 . very weak battery an d

the I , lane was tarted wrth the md of :1

b atte ry ca rt, Neither pilo t no r copilo lnoticed Ibflt J / 1 , ' plmle ba d Wit bum ,-,,-fllf/ed.

A ter take-o ff the pL lo t w as un ab le 10

communicate with Anllcosl ia by radio .

A t th is t ime he a lso not Iced th a t th e

plane ha d no t been g,1S~c\ l , : 'Lnd dt·-:jt!eu

to return to Anacos·tia.

W'} len he arrived in the viLinity o f

the field be circled the tower for visual

contact with th e operators a nd a tt em p te d

to lower lht Ia ,n din g g ear elecrrically.

He states that: "The wheels were not

visible. so T operated the wheel switchto raise ,md lower the wheels. It wasevident from the feel of the plane that

the wheels went down. While checking

rhe landing gear. the tower gave me a

green light, and the touch and go land-

ing ircle of re ervc flyer at und the

f ield gave way_ My ,g aso lin e g :lu ge rea d

"empty" on all tanks. T ron sidered Ie

impurrsn t to get into th e field imrr;ed i·ately while the tmffil pattern nermhredand before J mil out of gaso l ine over II

popL i ta te ci Mea ."

A iew seconds la ter he made what

appeared to be a normal landing, bu t usthe weight of the p hlr l.e shdred hornU 1 C - wit;gs to the wheels d 1C J ,U \ d _ i n g

ge a r. s l ow ly r o ll ~p s ed . The . '>NB slid an -

other 'i00 (ccl down the runway and

was damaged ro the exten t the t f t willr eq ul r e Ii m jor overhau I.Wbrll this plane first landed a t A na-

costia the pilot filled out( bu t forgol tosign) Ii wri t ten request [or Iuel and for

repairs to t i lt : ra io Of electrical sp~el11.He did state that he wished to take offon hj~return trip in abou t 30 mmures.

\XThen the' plane left Auarosr ia It' ha d

u!ident fud (or only 4 minutes offlight. When it waS inspecled after the

crash, tluee tank were (onnd to beempty and t-he[e Wll.." unit mough gas

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in the N o . I t ank J()( IIhtlUl 2"> muunc-

o f fli~h(.

'file pilot makes IIU rnenti Jl 01 U II,;p os itic lI ' o f the gt ' l lc :ra tor switches r lur-

ing any O f the time that this ;1 .('idenl

was develop ing , from the i n i t l J u stnrt ing

of the engrnes un t j l Ie wheels-up land-

mg, but they were found in lhe OFf-

posi t ion immediately after Ihe rrash,The uccident board is o r the opinion

that the se91.len e u f events ",I~s 1"01-

lows:(,/) .opllot starred engine with aid

o f battery ra rt,

(b ) fl)Uowing tartililg ot engin.

the battery ra rt w as removed,

hatter}, switch tu rned O N andgcncca to r sw itch remained O FF .

(() N either p ilo t checked .the quu .n -

Illy of Iuel on board rrio r totuke-o l .

(diWhco the rilot discovered the

l.i k f rlJclll.nJ returned to Ana-

lOS11,1, he e nerg ize d the wheel -

1 ,,,ering circuit. There W J1 I r ob -ably sufficienl ' ju irc"in the bat-

ter} to un lock the wheels from

the "UP" position <lI1J to cause

them tu lome ~urtlall f down, bu tNOT lock.

( l') Th h a \1' lead on the baUer}'caused by energizing the wheel-lowering cirrui! ptobabL}' caused

complete Iailu re o r the other

electrical geu, induJJOg the ue l

gaup:es. Th 15 would alnlUnt fo r

(he zero reaJing , hich the pilot

reports observi ng as be ci r[h"d

the- tower for a landing signal.

A net the crash the p!alli..' WIIS hoisted

and the wheels were lowered by hand

usin.g the tmerj:(cl'cy system, which (lin -

tiolled in .1 normal manner. he batteryswitch was turned on and Ihl: battery,

free o f all a ther loads, had suffi -I 'mtvoltage- to make tll(: furl !i]uillltily gauge

w ork d.nd m di(, Ie 3! lO Lhs of II full t nk11 1No.1 tank of the nuw-dl lmrlged pll lDe.

Grnmparl' Peujb ..."" r"'lj:

1 .0 M [lim these f el lo lV s m is se d t i

Ithe bont in more ways than one.

l!:'s right bard for m to understand how

both these hi!!:h priced aviate s could for.get anything as importanl as finding our

whether the 'plane had be n gassed, nUt I

gness each one thought Ih. t the other was

taking care o r thnl very impoeranr item on

th e c he ck -o ff J i";l.

Afler discovering rill' los of clecrrica]

power tf,ere "'''$ liltle excuse for tryinjl re

lower {he wheels (·1 ttrio:alJy. When lb.

pilur couldn't ;I't" the wheels. he had ~'i'~-

rnore rl'350n 10 know thai Ihey were not

locked down By this time, however, with

tbree empty lank.~ and the gauge: reading

zero on the tank Ih31 he w. running on,I C'<ln sympathize wiIh his anxiety to get

down 10 "'"rlh in .1 huo·y.

This i. a real example o f the co st orI~Ot taking th~ rime £0 do thil'g:;. righJ.Th line maintenance crew slipped up in

not gassing rh plane promptly. but thi is

something ..hat can and often does happen

at ,1 IlU~y"it station. ALWAYS USE THE -

CHECK OFF UST. rr wru. AVij

YOU SOME MIGHTY EMBARRASS·ING SITU AnONS.

Nice Work, SonThe star)' U1ilL fol lows IS tnken rro m

the statement of 11 Marine or[ '~ ..!nd.Lieutenant following the di~dliog\)[ .10

"W hC J 1 d U l1 hin ~ f(~ reiu in my (nrnlllfJf10

nrrer ':ol11pll't ing rnv second strafing run I

W;IS rrofi lied hy rnd in that my plane W~~

I r: L il ln ,q &mok c . I un rned ia telv checked fo r'

"'igJl~ u r n lift" hu t found nu It,d ica tion o f

unc. A eh .. ck fl f the: instrum ents ~h"w" I 111111

10 lbs. of Qi l pressure ren1J.mjn~ A " ~()O11

n , 1 real ized lhat my o il ry~let11 IIlIJ I ,.( led r

leveled off an d len Tnl' (lOWel Helling- Ii1\-

dm ngeJ . N o "il w as lellving: th e wing.

w hic h e l1 mlllJ te d th<;I'u,;slbillt. o f 3 1 ' 1 !)i1 ,c o ol er f ai Jl J[ e.

"I wa s i ns tr uc te d b y rn v l i j > # l h r I f"a dc r toI le a" l ( or l.h~airfiehl 011 sn Ch:m=lt lsl.md '

whlcl t W3. an nu l 9 rniles d it n n t . W hile :,

hr,wc:d for II,,, .field the engme bC,l:1r11 10

low I'()w~r r,lI'it!ly and I could not m.linrain. 1 1 t , t I . L J e . At about 2\)00 fe~t ir stnpped c o r n -

p le ttly . S ~illg lhat n ater landing wasn(Cessa!)' J turned on Il,,, emergen . If I'

.1'1<1 d ISH,n n e c t ed tr~e r.uila cords utter,

not l fy .ng til flrghl leader nf my lflt( 'ndc:rl

po im (.I[ t3.1ldm,tr. J lowered full f la ps h ef or t

J lusr hydraulic pre sure. opened th e canopy.

sn.] d1l'd,<:d my 51lf~l)' bell and ~hOLdJtl

"Imp" . llef"rt' hitrin]; the w ater I turned "Iith ~ gas and sw ltches an d lowered rnv sea t .

"L le ing on the Iecwn rd ~ide o r I'he i s landI'here WIIS 110 wwd and tbe S(.'ll W:I~ sD 1nQth. ,

~im"\ ' 11 w a ~ J i! lir u It to j1 .Idgc 1I1tl tude I d ;~l

n ot a tte mp t il ta ll J :U l dJ og bUI fie" "11(41 tlte ~

,,",'liter mstead. The rtanc s.tid alnng Ill<' :'\,Ir·

Restricted



bq [.1 lll.. wlIkr und UIIl1~\) ., smnoth stop.rem lo Ing :l1loat (Of ~O to 0 ~eHmd3.1

dlm),eJ alit nf lh~ (!llkpi!, i[)fi~ted my M ae

W' l :; Il ' 11 ! d l ife rn ft Im J bli'g'4-0 paddl in}t fO t

San l"l1lt lPCII hllllh.l wlueh 1I peared w he

a hrlu l I I mil t' , '' '' ') ' I I 119 lin SC 'I picked

m e LIP,"

,~ . GT411:P (J1I' P~/.r ibOl l f $<lY ;

I ~'.l 'rIll lad liild only 529 h ur oE

jffighr tim .. but he ,""nolnty handled this

ditchhlg t oke" vereean. HI! knew his eQler-

f

go:n~y procedures ~dll:ladt: excellent useof the Oilfety equiprnent provided, I wishevery pilot could do a~ well when CO 11-

) r r o l 1 f i > < ! with an engin failure t) er Water.

IDear Grampaw Pettibone:

T hI~ .c un ds So much like one of Our

'!torie~ thnt j decided to cut it out and

Il!nd i t to you. II appeared in a recentF light S afe! R eport submitted h r th e

I CO , o f an A ir retry Jl1adson,Ii • t . . I ~

,A pilot l1}"H1g an PTf' e~lIrted Quonset1 POI I1~ . Rhode Is li\ll<.l, estimating two hours

• B y r n s lime [0 Nerfulk, Virginia . After burn-

l ing 1 1 1 1 1 th e , I u x i l i a r y tank h e swi tched to th etL'IIltvt tu nk lin d run It down to fort}" ga l lons .

ITurn Ing It> the main tank. he burned rhe tank

,I ll IIIl.! Iht"M .started \I'''rry!lJ~ tlbolll IlI.5 des-

tinuliQo, H e rem em bered the p lane Cllptain,I! QUOII {It Po in t telling han tha t there was

nn (xtrll IJIlC l iu ntl re ol C ,d ltit 'l s. in (h e reserve

!o inkthar did no t n ::!l 'steJ on the gauge

"N verthclcss, when rwo ges gaug~ re'Jd

fi lR ' t l ' un d [Ill! other rluse to tlJ1lply he beganIII1'1'(51"1'1'. Histime 1ll the air at that till'll'

h o he (ailed In fo r a trllight in~ Jl _p ro 3d L '1 11 (" t ower 8J~(, Ih e p .iln l lin at-

&r1",tJ~{. A let I.tndillll the pijut rnxred t(I

I he fe n)' lin e, p ark ed the- ' l I.rl.1~fL. an d b efo rehe !'e(ILfUIlUIl1e misture control botl. mgint>5

quit folJ,

"1hls 1$ IlJst one rome CUt ( , I f a pllut nntbmdJl1rizIIl8 him elf with exI ing weather

ani! mns!: of hj~ "h'craft. OfJ~ tilde of tho:Beld at dcstinauun might have (lund lhi~

i lN!ttl1 u,tailable lu[ comments."

t ' Silll~~ll:->_ • N:'

'(l.~ GrUl'llptJ>'! .Pellib(lJlt $<1}'s:

I",~t M any tbonk . {or tilts story which . ,becaus or i l l S forrunate _ding, might not

1I11Yereached my de k. Bv,}"Y monrh 1

re~d aboIII 200 acciden I r'l(lOrrs, bu t 1'Dl

~'l\lru!lr a.nX;o~. fa b~.t about dose calls

~5 well as accidents, Any of you fellows

WIIID To "gel it 0.1I )'OU1;" mind" C.:I'"

writel:lle about yout boners 'md dose calls.U it appears rhar .soma one else is likely

romake die sarn Dli.<tak,,, , I ."1J!1ygive them

ac Jiltl!! publk:ity~b~1I never names and

ndes at dll! lilllue time.

Generator Trouble?

While returning from u routine eros'

r flight In JRB -S , the pilot , whoinddentally had 4750 how' not iced ,t

grlldu I J loss of radio strell tit an d Ii-

I l u ll y a complett7 ' f 'lec trica l [a ilu re.

A riving over the field ju .s t JS it began1 0 get dark. he attempted to (ower hiswheels eJ .et t r . ical ly. W 1,efl this failt:d.

he and the co -pilo t and pi!5Seoger !d Iattempted to lower th wheels rnanuallb y use o r Hie lund Clank, bu t were

W I1 successfu l. A t this L ime one o f thepa. ~t'nger t,!.ted thar he smelled smoke.so the rilol elected IHl imrnedi ste wheels

up landing.

lrnrned iately after the nash Iandinginvest igatocs noted tha t the master·witches were ill the "011" posi t ion and

ti l generator switches were in the "off"

position. When the plane was hoistedup the landing gear was cranked down

by hand w ith 1)0 undue exertion, A

complete cheek of the electrical ~ystenldisclosed no discrepancies other thanlow batteries. No discrepancies wereFound in the l;m din g gear system.

T he acc iden t board W;lS of the op in-

ioo tha t the p ilo t fa iled to hun 00 th e

generator switches in f J i g J l t and thatconsequen tly the ba tteries were ex-

haus ted . U pon arrival over the field,

the pilot was unable to .see his ai rspeed

indica tor. and It IS believed that hewa flying at too great an airspeed to

permit C t(lnk io g the geat down .

Ready, Get Set, Crash!The pilo ts o r the tWQ N1S'S r ic luned

above landed ·jmu ltaoeous ly a t an un-

controlled airport using runway,s 24 andj6. As can be seen from the wreckage,th ey a rr iv ed at the in tersec tion in a dead

hear, B o th planes . a re recommended fo r

s trike an ti a lvage o f spare PllrtS. Fo r -

tunately there were n in j uries to personne I.

Each pilElt observed the other after itwas tee la te to twoid a co llision , 1U 'Ideach tried to tum inside the other to1 1. vo i. d. pe r. o n al i nj ur y. ln so doing both

aircca(~ 0 [lid ed al most h ead-e II•

bounced back a fe w feet. and thens topped in " nose d ow n p ositio n.

~. GrampaJV Peulbone $fI'YJ:

1 I i ( ; , . ) or my namer that's a down

rigl,t unsafe maneuve.c. Tij~ blame for this

3cciclctlt goes to thl! !le.colld pilo( to e~1ter

tbe landing circle mnce he illile,d 10 ob-

sen'e Ib~ local tcaffic Ia-nding on runway24, and didn'r notice th othe~Navy N2Swhi h had completed " circle of the 6e1<l

and W3~ prep'Iring to tafJd on runway 24.

Fatal Show

L ate iu the u fternoon o f M JIC h .!7tO

it H;ght of three I"G-TD'S look off on a

loca l tac tic , !l ight. T he p ilo ts were allmembers o f the O rgan ized Reserve ou t

fo r a regtJ la rly schedu led drill.nc plnne remained over the 3 l C l , o f l

Jut' [0 battery trouble, while the othertwo flew 00 a scurherly course he:ul iug

over lU1 francisco Bav, As the lWOplanes carn e o ver a. smai l own about 40

m iles ~o uth o r the fie ld, the leaJ pilot

pushed over in a forrnarion dive. H iswingman pulled out at 1500 feet andclimbed back to about 2500 Ieet. Fromrhi vantage point he watched his team-

mate do 11 few shal low wmg-overs andsurmised thaL lbey wen: o ver the sec tio n-leader'. home,After 3 few minute. the wingman ob-

served the other FG rol l lnro .1Jj i n ve rt ed

position from which the pilot arternptedto puu through in a half-Jeep, There

WfLS Insuffic ient altitude to com plete thismaneuver whicb wa starred at n h LI t

J 200 feet. The FG era hed into theground witb wing-level at an W E le

estimated to be 20 degrees. The air-craft was destroyed in the crash and firew hic h fo lk .lw ed and the pilot ';1"$ in -

stantly klUed.

~. Grampaw PcllibOllt laYJ:

~,J Seems like somebody fins 10 do

hi JUS! -:abuut once "vcr}, six lnOnths reprove [0 the rest that flatbaftlng ".lId. un-

authociaed Io w altitude acrobatic don't

pay.

Th;s ..hap vi.olatoo Local FI<ght Rules,Safet), Butleeins, CAA RegllllltiOtl.!i, andNav Regulations and, like many before

him. he paid fo .. this spree With . hi" liIe_

Dear Grampaw Pettibone:In the Aprll Issue of AVAL Avu...

lieN NEWS YOll mentioned that anyonet lying the HI; type aircraft W!15 slightly

ba lm i f he didn 't know every thing in

TechnkaJ Order 20·46. Now . beill.g all

o ld C O MIl' H o ts bo t m yself, Iwhipped

right in to the office and demanded a

copy . Im ag ine my surp rise when this

Tech rder tu rned ou t to be a ll aboutthe; in'trlll:Ltion of the parachute releaser ne eh an ism ill a ll airborne I I fe raft.

W1u:tl [ t III them J anted to read upon pi n Recovery in the ru , rhey broke

out Tfdmiclil })b.)te20-4(1.

incetelyL t_ (Jg) ,. -- ... ----.

~ G r{lmp"'" Peuif,(me stJ"s;

I I i ( " l The OQC'S been telling me fur a

long time that I could us.. a new puir ufspecs, and this see . .n~ 10 dmcb it. Anyway

I'lD plil'lL.'led th:q.t so many of my reade·r'

caught "[his error, and I'nt _gL'Id that _~onle.

Hke )'OU. !lad sufficiel1t pcncver IIn~ e 1<16n dthe Ql'Tllct reiecen.ce--"s.PlN RECOVERYCHARAcrEJUSTICS IN THE P4U."

TECHNTCAL NOTE 20-46,

7



TH E PILOT O f THE S !<Y5TRU lK HAs TO W ORRY A liout fLY ING TOO FAST

STALKIEVE1W airplane h ? ,S ' : b~iI~-111 "critic a'MILch number. [hili l!i Lb~ s pe ed

,It wh ieh loca l son II veleritics OrtW r OVt:'[

the wing. This ;11[, tr~vcling a(rOS~ the

wing ,I t or above (be speed of s ound ,

, t; (l n~ r: tt ~ s ho c k W~-Vl;:~ whid! in tum,

(aus t" til", plane re develop unusual, and

usu:dly unpleasant, A i p ; h l ,h;U'actcri.~ti("s,

T he VC' l ) ' b est ..d vire eu u : . . . . rmbje~r o fcriticli M[ l~h number, probab ly I!>:

AV01DIT. I IOW l 'I .' l : r, ksl pilo ts u rc

H . ' < ] _ l J i r c J 10 d a b h L t ' .1 Olt W i tl l c e m p r e s s i-

hility ( J J 1 ' ( _ " ' C t sin th e course 0 1 ' t h e i r j o b .Top, then; is - I l lwHy~ the l ikable jerk

who inCl.dl 'crt(.- 'ntiy gch into the (ri~ical

l ' lU11"C' while just t rying to gct IIlbng-with fu ll m iL itary ' power- and -while

•ume d :< ltr aIW1t UOWI1,

F o r t he se p eo ple . it lo ok a t w llilJ the

N arrons l A dviso ry C ommittee (o r Aern-n:lurlC5 :ltt\lj_~{;S is w e n worth while.

• Number om: rule in the N A C A

h i .g lkspced test b eok le t i : ~ _ : . - A II in ib,t1

High l lest" near son ic M : J .l 1. n um be rsshould 'be carried oul lltUtJ. altitude at

which excessive air loads rannot resulteven tbough the airplane is ~lalJcJ out."

The reat:tion~ Qf dilfertnt aircraft to

t'o rn pre s~ ib il ity tffe ct,' d o n ot foHow a .ny

u nifo rm p atte rn , A plane may developR u iter or buffet, o r il may lend to tuckdown or nose up. Severe air ]_G:J.d~ can

resuIt From these fendencies with; no

hdr from control [0rces,F rom N .A (A ca,<;e: histories: ..DUJin.~

norma] recovery r rom n dive at critical

Mach number, the plane abruptlypit{hed up even though the pilot s:p-

plid [10 corresponding change in COil-

trel fotces."At low altitude. this type maneuver

mig,M wetlexetl su ffic ien t lo ad to de -

w in g Uu ;: a -v el 'il :£ t plane. The air loadtha t ca n ~ he 0retiC il.1L y b e im po se d on an

: 8

lHIO' PILOT OF THE N3N W ORR IED I'IO 'J A 80U t II. CRIT ICA l MACH NUMI IE~ .

_ G TH E M ACHa irc raft A ying at a constanr M ach nu rn-

b er d ec reases with ;dL ilu~k . F or in -s tan ce, o ne a ll 'p lane tlying a t M ach J,O

a t S'-"i1 level . ~o uld th_co.reticftll)'_ h~we a .

Jo .,td ef over 16 C 's p lace.l 011 it with-

out ~t"lling-d i. 1 ,hJn'! I.JI l1part,

wh'ICh of course: It would, A t 'iO ,O J)O

ft'd, t he .sam e :lirp ln 11e fI}' i11 g a t tJ i t'

same ;peeJ, woukl onJr J((L:pt ,m airIcr; \d!of .5 G 's befo re it s ta lled ou t.

TrlF CJlAHT at the bottom or (he

pagf: , which IS fm [111 a irp lane w itha wmg loacli0i': of 50 pOlllld;; a : ; l j_W re

f co t. show s the m in irn u ru altitude llt

wl' l !cu tests a t a gU 1(:n Ma c h numbershou ld b e conOllded in o rder to uvo idO"f<dO):ltlj_lIg thl: airplane strudl1 rally,

Rt 'ad ing the (hart shows that if an ai r-

plane with ll . rnaxirnurn J e S , l , t t l 1 I U l ld (1).(-

tor of 6 is to be tesaed at a . Mach num-

ber of ,S 7:;, th e test, shou Id be ca nied

eu t 1 ! .l : - al l alti tude o f 3Q ,O (JU feet orhi_gber, ul1tll It has been estahlished tha t

irr cg u!a .r f lig ht chaG1.l:.tel'i.stics wil l no t

result, l-\'hiLh ])lIght cause excessive air

loads ,

At lower altituJes,exressive a ir lo !t' d, (i

m~ght well result in structural failure.S o . un til the plane's reac tio ns a re It

m atter o f reco rd , b ette r ~ tay hiJ ,:h eno ugh

'0 an unexpected ccnd inon w ill (lltt)'

offer a thrill anJ not ,I p,u,Khull: fideheme.

. ' R u le nu rnhe two by N ,A C II , s uites :,. A l M ach numbers above the- u ilicaJ

of th e wing, ! l ight ! e5_l s l It pr(}grl--l~1~Glyhightr values of Muc h number shou ld

be undertak~i ou[rrn ~m' l l l lncrerrrents

an d only J I t el ' C-k l ,l o rj ng a r re lc r at edAIj !h t c~:mtcte risties J t lower Marh

numbers .

S ome t l! rp la n o: tS l im b e : flow n con -

sIdt"tably [aste r than the ircn t iC ' i l J speedWithou1 runn ing l11tO se r ious Ll;OJjb[~,

Other planes whrrh t1 y very nicely i"~t

~rra.ight ant i level fU ,g ht u t sp eeds abOI~t

th ci r cri L iml M ach IIumber may reart\j iol~IlUy w lm n c on tro l Iorcc i, - lt l' pl ied .

even at slower speeds, Stillother planel

may not be flown bL'},Olhi their criu ca lspeed without be(-oming uncontro l lab le

o r s uf Ie rin ,!l ! st ructural f~i lun: , even 1 0 ' 1

lewl flig,ht. Eas}' <.10M it when (btr~in f! ou t Y O llr plane in its critieul Mad J

range.



than cr'itlcnl5peecb l 1 ' 1 < 1 } ' b e , t. l. rr ic ~i ow l

' 1 1 1 t ' spceJ iuerement sho<lhl remain

small, For the firsr ,or; ahove the rrlti-mI, speed increments o f .02 are con-

sidered : ' i.ufficieutly smal l rO t S I I . ' fdy. A tspeeds of , 1 1 6 above the crlriral. incre-

m e n . ts .';hOUld. n o t e x c e e d ,01 ,Mlld1number, K eep the PRO C EED W ITH

CAUTION s i , 1 ! 1 l . out, .

The third NA A ru le says : "There~ho\ 'J t d b e ~'lmllte [(:cordinff an d analy-

~lS.af cs.'i~n ti\.d dnm itS r e . $ I . ' S r~llIM'CSS,"

ThIS ru le is a Ctm1Uary o f ru le rwo,

J \ pit(lt i ~ prell y l ' l l 1 s y lad just B y iIlgthe: ai rplur te at h i_ gh speed s, H rea .c! ions

of th e plane at hi g J l s pe ed . f. l:r c!l·~ r e-

sordcd uud I l l . 1~LlyseJ. the white hair hegains llpehtre Isn't ,!:oing to help

s,cieoce or posterity J. bit. D ata whichmust be recorded are: inJi\.nlcd ai r.

' l1eeu, J J ti l ude, norm.11 urcd ..r at i an and~leVHtor ;mgle. Elevator cont ro l force

and mnn y other ilerns m n y also b~ p ro ·

l i t , l D l y r~',~'tmJed.l11is .I n id e is n ot In ten ded . by any

m.~;LllS. to k . : t ! . : 1 1 :111y pilot bow to test e]

rJ.a~c ~Jrcly~.luig,h spe~.Js:. U sing theseb ~ s r l rules, and with ,1 , d O Z { ' T 1 or s o years

D f exp erien ce, plus .J . , ! :!Oodscicn ti fi l an d

nt,IIhemul iC(l.1 b.ack8foul1d, J lest pilot

ran .~;IJel} ' Lest J high speed plane [hathe i~thnrnughly f:tmil i . : . 1 ; r with. D llbert

~n .d h is pw jJ al~ can s tudy this art icle

rrom now until docmsduy >lIld ~lil j

k n or k th ~m~ cl v~ 's off tryiolo: to o .uJ th e

"eritrcal Mnch number" of their ~'NJS~ don'L try it, J: :Kk. unless It'S ) 'oue

bu·!.lrles~. or you 're Llpl to ~I.!l the busi-

n e s s ,

loot those l n d i v i d u a l s w h o need to b e . :

! l l t~reMcrl. . the flel~orl w hich ~upl'ljedthese few ~uggestion5 makes . good [elll!·I I 1 g . It is NAtA report RM No .. ";03.

'DyL;!V.'rI:I~f~A. Clous . ing .

,B ig T iresQ .n Constifuti.on

R6QUses Almasl Any Landing Field

'[he Nal lY ' s Lockheed C()JIfl;Ultitm,

llirgt 'st r~OI 'eJ1 I:mSrort a i r p l: a . n c I n t h e

w orld , rim larul no any airrQ rt cipableo C hilnd ltng a standllrd twin-engine>

transport, thanks to its eight·whet! mainhnding gear.S in ce the a irp la ne 's 92·ron W l 'l g l1 t is

spread over ,\ wide area, llny 1 l 3 r p o r t now

~,erviJ1g domestic an d inLemaliond ai r

travel will :.It'(01TI.rfIodate the lSO-passen·

. ! l e I l'bme without e:':~t:ns;on o r

s lrenglhen ing of l1fe,sent ru~l \V"'ys.

T he Crm.stifulhm. wlil takeC llI in

2,3 '50 teet an .d dea.t II : 50· foo t obstaclein 4320 fed ff"Qm II stamling ~arL at

s ea le o",e l. It can la[]d over ,a }o-foo.t

obstacL e and stop in 2..3Q O feet.T he multiple wheels g ive grea t re·

dudion of weight in the gear and re-d uc e b lo wo uts tQ a m inim um . It om

land safely under f av o ra b le c o nd 'i ti on s

FOURlRfS S PR EA D W E IG HT ova Me> SU Il FA c~

with all}' two tirt;!; defl; . l led 'On ,l 5i'!l,l(k

main l l l ,Dding geal. It s reversible pro-pdlers l'.Ln SlOp It during ib l i lnding roll

without hrakes, althou1!n eU'h wheel

hll.~tw o h r a kin , j: systems, The Caostiis-uo» 1~ stil l uu der~oin g m anu fucu irer's

tests, berm!;: rh e Navy takes over ;

VP-Ml-6 Flies Po.cific Beat

Tests Celestial Navigation vs. l.oron

M edium S c-;tp larH : Sguadmn 6, now

stLtiOI1t:d at N A:'i T A:- .'AI·" 'G under the

command 01 C dr. E dward S lem lieb .

lo gged a good chunk of Ryiug t ime: dur-ing Hie third week in December. Twelv«

e xr en d ed (1 2 hours) 0i1.... ig Jltio n ho ps.

two of them !it' n i_g IH , w ere flown.

A ll the ilil; lhts were I1rm·stl)p reuml

rob ins in !h~ M ~lrjo .n t\.~ , Bonins and

Caroline areas, Trips were made toTrek, Yap . Ullthl. Wole, ' l I :l.n~ lwo

[ ima,

- MO~I p i to i ct l d j~ cov tr~d (if they had

nol ll.lrtJdy kuown j (b,11 loraJl ill thj~area I~ no t co rrrp letc ly reliab le. T hO '

em ph'ls i~ w as defin ite ly o n ~""je5~iaJ navi-

!!~Ltwnwith generally good tel>u1t!:t.

S inC 't; most pilo ts in the squadron had

P;Qlll' through I'l~M training at BananaRiver and h~... used the many excellent

loranstations 01 1 navigation hops in theCari bbean J rea, they had h~'d a l en .uency

to place celestia l n aviga tion in 11 seeon-

d l l r y p O:1iti£ ln , T hese hops. therefore .h e . l p ! ! d p la ce th e tw o methods; o f n . : ) .\ 'i _ g a·

t ion ill thei r co rrec t rel ative impo rtance,

seA IIJlnd.il lg i)J/i!Ilt is ex,pJailu~d by

W. JIK rl;b SpY ;: fO meeillbr1'J r ; fU IU 'M r.sil), of IVP1hillgl()1t Airp(,rl

J, ' I ; i( l 'M-gemenl ClaN, Y. Oldermal, K.Cot!)uy and J. RtJduick '11)1)0 a t·Nil/a.,d NAS S e 11 t I f e fi.dd trip

Fighter Outfit (5 Vers.(Jtile

Many Veterans on Roster of VF~6~,B\IF·6·S, Con,"\L. Sr,J\-A VIsitor to

~hi~ ~qul1Jron\ J:ettdy room could gddlcckea out with ll. few thousand words

01\ Allytllillg fro m ~ho "-!tio g Zeroes to

HHmin t : : ~ubm.tr in '<:~. ,

The Qulli, boasts a wealth Q J expc.rl·C!j(I! not evident in former wartime

£rour~. T he p ilo t. >' p re vio us experi-enres mnge Irem O J 1 c who made eighLwar patrols in submarines to anotherwho H t'W waftrine missi@ us in airshipsover the Southern ELLrope-all and Nonh

A [[ll iln areas,

J3esu .les a h(j.[f·Jo~en pilots who flew

from earners during th" war, dre squad-Ton has 1 '1 officers who had shipboardexperieece before entering aviation.Eig.h t of these aI'iators are graduates ofthe Naval AaHJemy . The Other sevenwere eulisted men , \ ,J10; served a.:; air-

crewmen or On sIJips o f the fleer. On!}'

20 of th ~ squadron's 3";; pilots enteredthe N -,l;V ;'through regular aviatren chan-

neb, lntludi.IlS . the one midshipman now

,lila! hed,

Single Type R uns A re BestMarine Gunners Mosler One af nmeVMP· ')]2, P,1.(.IF'K Tbl.~ ~qu.ldl'on

\ J I ~ t : : U . v e 1 ;e d during gUl ,ncry p r a c t i c e that

It p ilo t makes bol te r progrftl~ I r he

malces One type 01 t;unn~ryruJi, nuher

than several combination runs,

N ot o .n ly C ;1n he make more nm~duting a gl\ltJ1 period, bu t it is ~b o pos-

sible to tell on which iyf?e o f rum thepilot gets more hits and where he makeserrors. Thus scheduling can be plannedto pin the most from each flight made . .

A fter each pi lot ho..5 al: t ,HIlcJ j " j _ reus-

enable profi(;'iency on each type of TL,m

i l1dh ' idual ly, he is then sdn:ciuil:d fmcombination runs and subsequent quali-[yinp; i l iglHS. Using this systt'm. it ise X I,e cte d th at all pilots will be qualifiedduring the coming month with thenecessary 1,5~ hits ,

UtW'ing Gives Pol icy DataInsurance Booms after training Talk

UrWLNG. PACll'lC -Al l il takes. " . 1 1 "

pan!n tJy , is Jo little know -how abou t

insurance nod a l i t t l e salesmanship.Dfficm from 'Utility Wing lllte.ndeJ

a short course On insurance givell byJames E . . . Fcsscnd.en, regional imur.aolte

o ffirer fo r Vide-rims Admini5tra( io[l ,T h e y wete giVCD information on. : 1 1 1

phases o f N ationa ,J . S tn 'il. :1:' L ife insur-

ance . ~O i 11 ey could tell th e J J1CU of U'l.d(

respertive (COmmands how it w o r k t o .

The officets went back !lnd se t ,lbout

(ont 'llctiq,g 'personnel and advising themaboot reinstating O T converting their in.

.surance. 1n vu·,. do[]e, more than.:1500,000 wotth of N5Ll w' ,a s conve rt ed

OJ r eil l5 ta te d w ith in ILrWQ.moLltb period.

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Reeves Heads Air TrainingS k ippec rH eads F ou r A ir C ommandsRC-M Admiral J . W. Rcev5, J L , is

scheduled to take QVt[ duties ,a., Chid

of Naval Air Training on I June, re-

linquishing command of Naval AirTransport Service which he lllld henJedsince MaIch 194).His successor as commander of the

Navy'~ re~uted ai~ transport system isCaptaia Marshall B. Gurney, who wa sdepu ty commander o f N A T S . M offett

field. headquarters of NA TS, is ex-pected to remaln under Navy rontrol as

the m ajo r .base for N .w y tr ar rs po rr atio n .Rear Admiral Frank D. Wagner, Reeves'predecessor a~ Pensacola, replaced RearAdmin!! \VI . . K.HlIr!11 a s ComFa i r -

Wes lCO l l s t .At Pensacola. Adm. Reeves heads the

I'mrning ·of Navy pilots and techuiciens.H is c omm an d includes Bask A ir Train-ing. Pens.a(ola; Adv ,l 1J 1c f'J A i r Train ins.jarksenville and C O rpus Christi: AirTechnical. Tra~l);ng. Memph ' i s , <lnd Na-val Air Reserve Training, Glenview.

A s head o f the latter command . he wil l

direct t raining of the thou;;unds of pi lots

and crewm en who fl y from the .2.) R e-serve a ir ~ tl lt iQn s t lutm.ghout th e co~~ry.

Mariners Move to Corpius

Multi.Engine Training Is Switched

" N A S li\.I:KSON\(lLI..E~ M lll t i,enginefl ight traullng h iJ ,s b e en CQl1sol id:1l t 'd at

orr!!!! C hris ti w ith the moving O tvt> srs ATli #10 1 '0 the Texas stariunduring April .

On ly one wc.ek Of. Hlghl [[Llining W;J.S

lost by the move and two' weeks org ro lln d tn nn in g. A ll I>D'M':; . w ere flo wnto Co rpus , leaving C=l'S the (fn Iy float

p lanes ~till ope-ral ing hu m t lH: rampshere, Normal train ing operacion was

resumed al C orpus ott ~6 A ~ril.

Aviation Birthday is May 8Navy Bought Curtiss Pltli1es in 1911

Secretary 0 1 ' H1.e Navy JOliu L s c m .van urmo uu ced thut MH1 8. 191 t. ha s

been sdectr;d as. tht' official birthdate of

!l:'l v al n vh tliO n .On that dllte, the Departrneru of th e

Navy, ul the direction of Its Secrcrarv,

George von L Meyer, ordered anai~-

'rnft [rom the Curtiss Company. IJlIm-mondsporr, N. Y. It was 11 Curriss Triad,!I hydro-a irp lane amphihiu tl w ith re-

tra(:lahle whee ls and :I I pontoon

Ollddiverl' it W~S tested by the

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~U ' l : SO~ , CURTISS IN 'O PE N C O C K P IT I 'l l i . JO I l

lute Comrr rander (then Lieutenant)

Theodore C o £1.I.y50n, the Navy's firstqualified av ia to r. E JJyson bad beentaught il}'ing b y Glenn Curtiss.Various othe[ dates had been con"

sidered before the . M a y 8 date wasselectecl~ One 'Was August 30, 191),when. ACl lng Secretary o f the N avy

Frunklin D. Rooseve l t signed l I . I1 order

c rea tin g a n A e ro na utic al D iv is io n in th eNavy Depar tment .

Old Sailor FLies HotshotM edal of HO'Il.ol' W i nn ~r'.s F irst F lig htA. 90-yeltr old Congressional Medal

of ~Qnor holder, Mr. W ill i \l !U Spicer,a r riv e d 1 ft M affett F ie ld retenH y via

N A TS H()(J/!Ol on his firs t l l . i r p I an e

£ight,

. ~P t'} ' as any man ha~f his J .ge, M r.S picer c ame to Callfornla to visit some

old shipmates and [o~le the Hotshot hyvirtue Q f the a utho rity which permits

holders of th eC o ng re ~'j j:O D a 1 M e da l of

H ono r ~o travel "in A rmed F orces air-"rafl within the U.S.

Sixty-three yeats ago Able BodiedSeaman William Spicer, USN, -worked

VO UAN SA llQ l! EN JO Y E D ,F IR S T PL A N ]!! R IO ~

O l l , t~1ero ya l m izzen yards of the r.r1gate

~~S JmTJeJt~W!I,. then, maki::'S a mid- f:; ,11Ipm~n tralnmg ennse o1r the Eas t

Coast. Mr. Spicer's Medal of HonorWAS awarded fo r "hero ism while ell-

g:l.,g:w;Iin tl~e p cr~ lo lJ s work ~f s W l ': e p lO _ g

and dIsabling 2! !;iOIl tact 1 ' 1 1 . 1 rres III the

approaches to C aimanera , G uan tana tnG

B~y. Cuba, July 26th and 27th., lS!J8."during the Spanish-American War.Mr. Spicer is pictured here with his

Q[d«rly on the Hight, CSVP R ubinie ~

Pup pll.n o f vn .-JFo llow ing his H ight, S pice r w ro te

NATS: "[ a lways considered myself

~ne of the. Forgotten men _ . . in all m ylife I never was created with so muchkindness and ccnsideration as 1 H~(eivt::don my hip here in the pl . ine."

ACI Res,ervesTake Training100 Officers. Gel two~Weeks Course

R E'cogn izing the va luab le wartimeron tribu rioos m ade b y A ir C ombat [J1-

re llig en ce o ·ffic t. '.(s . I he N l!v ,t.! A ir R e-

serve is again conducting II special two-weeks trs in in g rei reshcr course for these

Reservists .

This course, schedu led to beg in on

7 June, is bemg hehl at the Naval In-te llig en ce S cho ol, AnlkOsLi!l. D, C .Latest precedures and tethnigue.~ itl I

~udl . 6 e 1 d . s as air support. amphibiousIntel l igence, current ni!c.rllft deve lop-

m e nts " p ho to gr ap hl c interpretation andintel l igence, re(O'gnitloll. and ere, will

b e s tu die d. Field trips and demonstra-

Liolls willsupplement this instrurtion ..

Abou t 80 Navy and 20 Marine offi·cers in botb the Orgaf l i~ed and Volun-

teer Reserves, who have requested tIli.

training, .are being selected throughout

the country [o r the C O llC Se.Marines Set .Air .ManeuversAnnual Mobilization Dotes Move On I

M o bitizl>tio n o f a l l M a rin e COI'PSAir

Reserves is st"hedll .led to be held thisyear at MCAS CHlillR\' POINT J 0-24

July l L f i . J at MCAS EI. TOlW 7-21

August, for East Coast and Westernun its respectively.

la s t yellr , thj; fi rs t year such a mo-bllization was tried out, ro see howql, l ickJy R eserves ceu ld be C "A lted up . 17squadrons I lew to Olen), Po in t iu3.

single day. A~ EJ Toto, ba d weatheran d !o !'g er distances required three daysto bring the squadrons [0 SouthernCal i fomia_ 1 1 1 1 . s year's dates M e . ;1

moodi ahead of the 1947 date.



Pilot, new tIleir own pluries, whileground crews an d non-pilot o ff ic er s w er e

flown to mobilization points by V.MR-231

. l Q c . l VMR'lS~, ("'gular Manne transportsqu adro ns in RSC' arid IvW's ,

At Cherry Point, Reservi ts fb 5,235hours without II ~il1gJc fatnlity o r ilcci-

dent of any consequence. El Toro fl ight

heurs totalled .5,716, despite morninggreund fogs th at c ur ta ile d flying seme-

"Ijlll I I I 'eptember. Grouud control in-terrept squadrons also attended the rna-

aeuvers and ran radar searches r Q u-

o p!'r u.t :i or \ with arsair squadrons.

LOCKHEEDMEN $HQW OFf NEW SHOOllN'G STAR

A F Gets Two-Seat Jet Planep.SO-C Made Longer For '2 Cockpits

Now tuat the Nav y is buyjn,~ 50•1"£0' jet bghten, to use for train ing Its

pilon un til N avy je ts M e available in

larserllulnbe:rsj i t . . R iers w i l l b e - inter-

ested in a new two-seater version theAir Fon.e is going to use for a trainer.The Tt-l'O-<' i~ 38" longer than the

regular L ockhe d S/]()()ting Sim' figl,te.rsnd h: s an elongated plastic canopy

eo cring bo th cockp its . T he student

rides III the front seat and th e rnstructor

ae.hind. U se o f the je t tra in er is ex -pedell to eliminate one enure step in

uormal A F fighter tr:tlning-transitionlight iag in h ig h pl'rfo rm auce (OIl1'r11·

u o n . 1 L airplanes. Nc'W student pilots

will 5"lep d irectl), into [ers from b . ' l : S 1 cA y i n g i l " s is,

Blue Angels Get New FliersExhibition Team Put on 74th 'Show'

l \1A .fM;K$O!'1VII.u:r-'(lie N av"s flight1~'lIn. the mtj~ /!I/. ,f!"/r. r~t 'ked up their 7.:tth

a rp ,-,~ j"< lO (C before t il l! " lI br lC in 20 nwntlts

W J I I ! . O they fle \ tillce ~ 'J<hib itiu~ at (h e

MiUn1 l A ir M aneuvers Jan . ~·I L

II W ,1 5 un : huewcll J 'I C I _ f v m l a n c I > ' of L t.

~V £R nE ,A N ANG IIll?

R eJ it ric te d

GROUNDC:R~WMEN MAINTAIN ANGEL PLANES

Ok R_A. larke and Le. (ill) W. C . Ma y ,

who have been on the team since the 48t11and mil perfnrrnances rcspc tiydy. To re -

r lu~ these m em be rs d ep artln g j{lr se a dur

are u, (ig) H . C . M,Knlght < l 1 1 l L Lt. (jg)

H . .R . Heagerry.

T he w ill lem'l1 l lf" r uu ri ne Frnal exper i-

enced members who a rt. ' hlJldnvl:'r£--Li. drR. E . " D u> t\ ," l \.h Qc l~ 'S ,J _ t . C. A , KnI:gJlt and

[.1, R H. Thelen, Hh"Jc$ is leader of the

team, w bo also serve us instructors In the

Advn r1Led Insh_udop\ Train ing Unn ,

• u J.1tt" the BIlle AI/geli 1 1 . ve flown a dis-tance equa l to twke around the globe. per·

f(,rm ing befo re no fewer IJJUU 1.500.0UO

peetarors ill ;til part5 of the country.

Thornell Sinks Sub-FinallyIf At First You Don'l Succeed-TryF rom H eavy P atro l Squadron TW O

in the Pacific , comes this tale of it

"Two-mall Sub's Demise" or "Riqg theBell, Tboruell."00 27 ]l l.n u ar y. t wo P r i! ( 1l ee n s et o ut

10 sink a two-rnan Jap submarine which

had been towed to H lC target area for

that use, The planes , not wishing tolake undue advantage o f the mall tub

-it was sli~htly larger than an oyer-

grown rowboat onL y carried eight 100-

pOlmd G P bomb s and on e smal l Jel't ll( ; b a r g r . : : each ,

Though the sub, left over [co_m thelate ronfi ict , was unmanned and r n -

capable ef too stiff evasive artinn, it

nevertheless cared net a wh it about be-m,!; sunk . O ne, two , three , four runs

were made, and the elusive sub floatedon . O u r intrepid a i rmen, Lieut. E no

T ho rnell and L t. (}g) Berens , in the

manner of gqQd Marsha] Mon t gome ry" .. regrouped their forces and fell

upon tb" foe like ,1 furio~j5 rabbit."Five, s ix, ' seven runs an d still th e '{outlyserene sub stuck to her f reeboard, Ont n t : ~,j,tebth run, Lieut. Thornel] was

hi tter. H e drew back, cri t ical ly SU.f-

veyed th e situation a nd t()ll .re d in to the

k il l, 11(. '100 -pound C P H e w tru e fa

tht ' mark. T A e I itt le sub, broken , beaten., a n k slowly in to the sea ,

Lest the reader b.e misled, there area couple of p oin ts a bo ut this kind of

bomhing that might well be reviewed.

M i n imum release alt i tude for a 100-pound GP bomb is 500 feet. Assumingthe plane to be b:avtling at 200 knots,rhe drop ha d to be computed and trig-

J.!eted al least (/()Oyards away from thetarget: for a bomb dropped f rom 500

feel at 200 knot s will travel 185<) feetthrough th atr be tween point o f re-

lease atlci -l1oint of conrad. The tafget

was "cry small an d h ad Dill}' 1H inches

0f freeboard . To be e.ffcctlVf:, a directhit was required h y the 100"lwUIIU G lJ

B.ADLY I IENT SUB IS ABOUT TO MAKE. LAST DillE

which is explosive ~n cont"c~. 'P I.,ebombs were dropped singly, not m tram.In o the r words It was good bomb ing.

Air Groups Keep CV BusyBoxer Has 733 landin_gs in 5 Days

ACAG·I, WE~T COA.'>T-The short-.ige of available aircraft carriers [orWesl Coas t air groups ha - made it nee-essary [or shipboard ope-rating to beconducted on a close schedule , With

groups tak in ,g tu rn uboncd fo r shortp ed od s .

A ttack G trm tt .A ir G !.Qup O ne, undercommand of Cdr. ~red E. Baku tis, re o

c en tly co mpleted d profitsblc period

aboard the Boxer (CY-21). 1 to s March.The grow) made 733 landings witb 700houes flow n, imL icati.ng thar :i schedule

to p romo te moothness o f operatfea

p - r o edure around the carrier and p e r -rP d ion 01 group tac is W en : particularly

st ressed.E ar'll s trike made a ccordinated i1ttao ;;;K

on the Fit/xu fo l lowed by sector break-ups and landings. Less experienced

pilots west giVC1J opj 'ortuni ly 10 IeadaHacks and all pilots were trained asthoroughly;t possible.1l11~ week was h i£ lhlighled by the

1 ,OOOth landii g aboard the Boxer,made by Ens. Leslie A. Else, Capt .

''tanhope ,Ring, CO o r he arrier,CQo_gmtuLt ted Ens. Else an d presentedthe trad ition :11 cake .

C'PI. R ING PA SSE S ras CA K E TO EN S . EU E

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'SEE DUTY' ONA eVB

AO -ISK 'rR AIDER . TAKES OF f PR OM M I'DW AV ~C 'EC 'K ; STR ENG ;THEN ED PLANES PASSED TESTS ON ev e

VA-I-B, OCEANA-Bade from five

months of (fLJi~ing the world QO UlC

Midl,i,I),. eVll--1-I, Ibis squadron ran t ook

back un II lour D r se a c lUL} ' filled w ith

p len ty of activity and UnlJ~LHU events.

Fo il ow i1I g gtl:ll ilcat ion s of the AlH '~woard tbe MIlIII!iry in Odober, the shipsteamed tow ard B erm uda for operationswith the submarine forces and the A ir

force. A lthough weather p revented the

strike on Bermuda, mu.ny submarines

were "sun k," while I i,g hte ." r em o ve dthe menace of the B·21J : ·S . . The Air

Fo rce had a J ifferelJ l ve rsiorro f the ou t-(io rne, hewever, ..

T he ship then s teamed toward A rgen -

tia, N ewfoundlaud , to a ss is t 1 :1 1u pp or tof amphibious- landings. Weather a.g;ti11

prevented .air operatlons, and afterd isembA rk ing passengers, the- MhllI-'(1)'

headed for G ib ra lta r. A ir operationswere suspended untll the ship waswIthin flying distance of land, Mnnymembers of the squadron got their fi rst

vi<:w of Europe from high above rilecarrter,

While operating in the Mediter-rauean , till: i\fufll!tty mad e: b nef V!Slts of

nbQ~,t a week in various ports. TheC hristin >1 $ ho l;(la ys w ere spent in N a-

ples. 01 her- ports o r ral l were Bone.A l,getiu , Gt'IlQ<I and Taranto in H o l l y ;

MJJ((l, and G ulf de Hye re s in France.

. O n 4 D ecember, while operating ou t

ot MJJ l a , t he lS qu ll .d ro n was requc lkd

to sen ei II divlsion of phnll i i to LlH~beach

to pil1k. up muil for.- the ~hip. Shortl)"

a~ter take·o iT on rhe rdu~n trip, L r .

(It:O Robert H. Reeb experienced .rom-plele power fail-ure. He ditched theplane successful Iy in Mllrsaklou Har-

ber, Tbe pilot was pkbd up by helj-cnpter and returned to the ship. All

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han ds w ere gren t-I} ' relieved to Ieam tha t:hc had no ma il aboard .

During operations in Genoa area,severa l flights- were conducted OVer

northern Ir;dy. with parades over most

o f the I:Hlntiplll cities, inclu.diug Milan,V(-11ke. Pisa, Legborn. Bologna ,and

several others, Night bUill-boat prete-d u re was conducted in GenOll harb'or,.

with F ou r en sign s Imling tOCJu:a l i fy .

Du r i ng the ship 's s tay in Naples.

m.any members of the squadron wereable to Include Rome in their visits,

thrOl\gh toursarranged by the O H lp la in ..

S im ila r tou rs jn . P aris and N ice wereconducted while at Hyeres, - France,

Dur i ng ope~alion between M lll t:a and

Taranto. Italy, 01 1 2 L January L949,

while bOnihfl lg ll - towed spar, Lt, JaekE . G odfrey experienced p :u ;ti. il lo ss o f

elevaror control :Jfter pul l i'~gout from

h is clive.

A wingman reported that tbe lefL

e\cV'Jtor was damaged. Alter ( 'hel.Ckin,!:

the cenrro l s at s low speeds, It. Godf_roysuccessfully b rought the 1 I . i r o : ( < ( f t aboard .An in fo rma l boa rd o f Investiga tion

found that the a lrt;raft hn d b een ~,trl.lt'kby a bomb , with -it $1i.ght posslbiJ it y -o f

it being r rorn the d~:tged aircraft.

O n the night p rior _ 1 0 sdll. '_dulcd de -

partcre fWIll Hr€re~-. France, several

members o j the squndron were invo lved

in the swamping of ene of tnt motorlaunches. One o r our rnaintenaare mL"'l~,

C . V. Trurhel, i\_bHll. WiL~ ~,m ong themissing. Other members of: thr: sq:u(ld.roo assisted great ly in aidillg fdl :ow

5IlrVIVOrS,' I \ 'o-~hi( 'h prevented the Incident(rom being more d isas trou s than it was,

Following another vilS it 10 Naplesand a few Jays- stay at Gibralt~r. ·CheM,j;j,J,~'JJ left th e M e d ite rr an ea n, The

return CroSSlllg .or the Atlantic was very

rough. with W inds up to 75 knots, but

we enjoyed a lmost every minute o f it.Three oJ out ai rcraft weft: damaged

when the ::i;r:, elevator slippe,! its locksand started to settle, and two oJ th e

plants were unable to f iy off.On 20 March, SIX officers went aboard

l 'hr: S.1i/Jali (CVL-.j.ll) ta conduct landingoperi1tiom in ADI, Atl-l Imd AU-.IQ uir-

craft. A J I these aircraft had beenstr.engthened to elimilllite structural fall-

u res which came to light on ou r Medi-

terranean cruise. The operation washj ghly s uec es sf ul, with each p ilo l m ilk -

ingabot l t : 2 ') Ian d ings , and each uircrafl

logging "0 landings, SOITIt: with loads,N I) strudu ra l railu res orcu fred du r i rl gthe operation.

'Co,ral Sea' E,r~dsShaked,ownRacks up 4,099 T·ake-Offs on Cl"l l I ise

U, S. S. CORj\L SEA-This- currrer

com l'lded .shakedown tr:lin ing ,11 G uun -

tsnarno ]Jay. uba, on 27 MarCh, re -

wiving !l mark of t"xce]tent 011 both

administrative and oreratiomd rC;\IJincs$

inspections,

The air depar tment and A ir Group(CVaJ,,·5) were assigned a rnaek of out-sranding on rhe cperancnal readiness

iLl~pcttiot1... D,lrinl:{ the: shakedown. it

total of 3,893 take-ofTs and 3,948 land-ings were made.

L owest llve ra ·ge intervals were as

f O !lOW 5 ~ Catupull . 24.1 seconds (2 0

p lanes); u n ass i s ted take-o ffs , L 3.3 see-

ends (4-1 I'l:!nes); and landini4' 2;'.6seconds (4-4 l?lanes). The lowest squad-ron hm d_in g interval to date is held by

Vp·'I-B with 20.2 seconds fo r 27 p lanes .

Ens. M. E . Russell of thnt squadronmade- the 3,000 th laniling aboa rd the

Coral Sea ill an FHJ-4. The 4.000thJ II Jl din g w as made by Ens. f. C . R i ~IH tt JSof Vj\-t\"B in an AD- 1. So fa!:. VP'{j-B ha s

hogged toost of the takes which go [0

p ilo ts m ak in g the 1,O O Oth L !U ld in gs . O u r

of the fust three, tha t squadron wontwo,Final days of the shakedown were

featured by o p t.: r.u :io n s o f t he Air Group,lgaillst the buttered island of Culebra,

"N ;'S A n, ....N 'l'J i~T he R ed C ro ss blood

b.,uk. l·~lnbh>J,~d i ll ,J.,wl1-t<IWIl Allaflt i l . 1,

nnw TiLb1:t by many [1;01, of hh)"d con-

tf ib ute d by 11 tl leers, su dl as t h ~ sen it l r r ne d [ ,

u d u J'l ic ('L , . !I ,. d h )' ~"IJj'~ 20 I mli st~ J s [> Il i( m.

k~"'-l'ers. many " f whom were i"':Iyiug ]h.,ci[

"loans' received Jutinl-l -tJle wnr. 1'1,," sta-

uon nnw 11. . . . . . n ~l.:mJ'in·g Joll~ t' " \ X ' I ednes-

"hl)'5 . 1 ' 1 I-h~ hlnod h nnlt, .

NATS, A~lA~The tempt'f"tdr(! ;'[ Tukyo

wn s H degrees find <] c hi I I :I~-I1 1i1 < IV in d

hl I:V;'. Only hangar . spnce covered thc j rans -

port's nose and l ' 1 i o g . ' < . with no wa), IIIclosethe dtm,sl,1 r ht':lt t h ~ area, Willi conditi Qn snot conducive to lo rding, five N.AT'!' rua-

r ru n is t'S m at es ( :h an s.e -- d a n i !_ ,O t iti! ln h ~. I" 'I f$ S

and ra t! up thl? p lane in 4% hou rs .



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~EA] )Q I JA .RTERS SQUA.DItON 33'S CORSAIRS LINE UP ON 'CAP1'URW' AIRSTRIP AT CAMP PENDLETON AS MI!;'~.II\lH O 'E GIN B ~G GE $T Al.FlOl'ilIlATIONS

C A P T U R N G A N A R S T R I PIICA S E L TOR~In the Marine

.

. C o rps ' L ~ Lr g e ; s t peacetime war

game. an entire Marine air groupmoved in to the F ield fo r F ive weeks.

set up com ple:te installatiorr and

cpn duc ted fuU- sc a le ope ra ti o ns sup-porting ground tro ops. They "cap-

tured'; the air strip at C amp Pen-

dleton, south o f here , and clirnazedtheir ex ere is es with a mass live-bombing exhibition for DJiUtary

observers .Actu.'ll Pre pa rat i"ns In r the

lillia tu re war began last Novem-

b er whe n senior Mar i n e Corps ayia·tor, Maj. Gen. Louis E. Woods,

chose veteran airmen Perry 0,

p. armelee a.oJ Frank H; SC . . .wable ,bo th C o lonels , to begin prepara·

lions to conduct the aerial portionMARINE A IR G~OU~33 MEN GO tl,SHOREON PONTOQN .S A .T ALI5.01E 'AC I'I A S IN WA 'RT IM E

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No invasion o r field exerc ise w ou ld b e complete without il

slrct like this of Pfcs, Fisher, Starke, Pelton and Hammons

o r an amphibious operation. It was in

onjunct ion with g/oUIld forces under.Ma], Gen. T. B. Erskine, commander

o f the F irst M arine D iv i 'ion a t C ampP e n J lc to n,The plan of man e u v ez called for

Marine Air Group 33 under Col.Parmelee to stage, in full battle dress at

Seal Beach. They had sufficient equip.

men l lo carry OIl Iull scale operations

and loaded there aboard Navy rsr's.O n D plu s One they disem bark ed a tA lis o B C ;1 .c h, O c ea ns id e. bor t ly afterthey o ccu pie d the airfield at C amp P en-dleten, Within three hours a combat

air pa tro l was airborne a nd c on tin uo um ission were up U 1C rest of rhe day.

Mar ine A Ir G ro up 12. salty carr ier-

trained Dl'vi/JogJ, went aboard the vBoxer with their FW-4'S to cover from

the air the landing of the assault troopsand the [oH ow ing M-AG - 3 3 airmen onto

the beach head.

Wltb many n w recruits, but with

still eOflugh old hand, veterans of

many a campaign. to show them theropes, the groups swung into action

reminiscent of the bustle 11.Lld s p i it

w h iell cha rac terized veteran o r gan jz a .-

rions going into action fo r the first: time

dW ' i ng the la st w ar.MAG-33 disembarked according to

-plan under the protective cover fromthe Boxer offshore, proceeded inland

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R o l I $ and ro lls o f ,50 c al, amm un itio n a re stacked o n s he lv esafter belting crews of f/.MF·223 I 1 rl is h t hei r tasks of loadin,g

Thi s could be a desert airstrip on almost an y conrinen with aircraft upplies and

bom bs stacked in p iles fo r planes opern ting nearby : these are 1.000 .pound bom bs

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and set up a camp in which the men

And officers lived for tile next fiveweeks, Wlthio a few hours of their

arri a l at the fie ld , the- entire command

was under canvas a t the new locatio eand was ,e tting bot meals F rom theburriedly-Instal led field kitcl ens.

At nine o'clock the next morning the

f light echelon under personal leadershipof C ol. P arm elee arrived at Pend le tonairstrrp, 78 planes strong. Squadrous

223, 3J1 and 323. which compose th est.r ib ,n g arm of the grou p, im mediate lybe,gan 1 1 series of varied offeos-ive opera-

tions against Ihe "enemy" in the area,

]j1D1JR planes maintained a c on tin uo usJ 1 aler t I I I ' the end o f the runway. They

were o rdered a lo ft severa l times eachda y and when airborne, were directed

1'0 fly our to sea and then reverse COu'!; e

to' make sunulated eoemy attacks On the

u ir fi el d . This ga ve the~TOLU1 d control

mtercept squ adron a chance L o trackthem on it s radar. Comba t ai r patrols

thea w ere d irected to in tercep t simu-

lated enemy raids.

By the night of D pius -4 all equip.

menr and supplies had been moved tothe aidieltl from the beach, a distance

of nmiles, at' the rate of 750 tons a

day . Three more Marine organiz.ations

had jo ined the F eay b y this: t ime. Photo-,g raphic S quad roo 254-, Tactical A irControl Squ.adro!l 2 and GCIS'-l, all of

which were joined with l I tAG--. l . i for tho:

maneuvers.

The air group was operating as effi·

cient ly as it had a t T ILT ore , b ut a ct1.l:tll) 'Hy ing twice I I man )' ho urs as It ha d a I

it s home base. Even the aircraft avail-

abilit picked up with an averJ;ge o f

80 0[ the planes available for dawnto dusk operations.

1'11 re e weeks a f tel D.-day a well-organized typical overseas Marine camp

was complete in every deta il. A hos-



5gts. Holly, Sa . I l, ll l de, W elker llJl(l Capt . Rotter, all pilot.' ; ofV MF- 3 _23 , d o h. lUldy-ta l ky r emrnumcs t ing J US! fo r pract ice

Observers 00 hill uenr impact area at CaoIl l Pendleton ob-

serve plane bomb hits on numerous am tracks <H ound the area

pital . it mob ile p osr excbange, laundrylind (h;l PI,,] wIn" funlrt iOtJ iog. Electricl 1§ h t- s l in d f 'o rt ab lt .: shcwcrs were avail-a ble , h ea te rs Wert' rnstnllcd in a1:1 tents,

and ouedocr m ovies w ere shown everyolgbt. Den Lists ' had thdr portable '~cle.c-

trit:' cha irs" do ing bu siness as u sua l,

where many distinguished guestswatched prcK:cedings from :! n eu rb y hill.

This W,lS the climax of the operation

and on M arch 20. the Gn;mf movedb a . .k to lit Tow, F irst w ord of th e pro-

rased operations bad been received hy

the Group on 26 November 1947. Thefus,torder wa s nor received ul1(11 S)anulUY j9 ::1 :S . O n re.:el 'pt of the orderall squadrons were hrought up to theirtables of allewanee, and per~onne1 tern-porarily ass.igned to M CA S EL TORO

were' recal led to til e Grou P [0r theexercises .Mar i n e 'Transport Squadrou 1)2, an-

o ther un it o f th e r);rnt Mar i n e A [rc r af tWIng , furnished {,lghl R5P'$ and VM!I-:352

from Ewa, Oahu, three more to [umishtheir f iL~t posrwar tac tira l a ir lift o fground troops. They flew :.\5 Rigbts

wid, these men, moving th e Seven thMa r i n e s under comba t rondlriorrs withrnobi'le t ransporta t ion an d. equip men t

inci l ldt-"d toreinferre II US. ]slnlJdout-post undtl attack by "enemy" fONes.

T H .E I!Vl~R-jll(:r(';i5ing ferocity Of.· ai r"strikes" continued, culminaticg in

th e f i n r d dem onstr~t1tm o f the Madne&'31'~might in a d - a y ~l ong ! l l t " cK featurll1~.~I'ery welljJon the Leathernecks could

muster .

On March 16, the group carried out

a strike against a simulated enemy air-jidcl l!fill! l,ooo-Ib. bombs and five-ineb

rockets in the morn ing . T Ile aFternoon

H e m e , " , . r e ar u r ed rlo s e a i r support f o r

J ,> J\lU n t..! tro op s. u sm g 50Q-lo~ bombsand live-inch rockets. D b so .l e re am -tracks were attacked wub machine gur.s,fmiets and bombs: until ann ibilared.~'hC5C demonstration:; were conducted

in the impact urea at C-uml' Pend le ton

Porloble parachute lof t- !,.Y()cs p as SMS -33 ,get~ ready to service Manne pilots

Navy LST un loads a truckload of aVl~tion supplies forMiJG-33 ~t S ea] B each; this looks l ike lum lings in P ac ific war

Te'nting wnigIlt? VMF-223 personnel raise tents, polishsto'lepip~ so their 6.weeks training will be more comfortable

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W A V E S H A V E G O O D R E C O R D I N T R A S P O R T D U T I E S

fLIGHT ORDERLY MARGARET YOUNGBLOOD, ATO U, EDA. GRiJPEN STUDY SPACE CONTROL CHART

ACAS AL reading of the a count o f

the recent ncar tragedy onaNATS "U'vroute lIight ncar Donald-sonville, La .. (NANHW. Mar, f'. 15)

m igb t e a H y m iss the f~l"that th eC SPV aboard was < I WAn. Rubin i e

Parpan, cllief specialist (V) was Bight

orderly on t J1C: ill-fated RSD , the remainsof which are pictured on tb i p ag €!-. 1'11(.'

miracle l S that the L9 persons Oil thep lane escaped with thei r lives; without,

ill !ad, everr sericus Injury,1 1 1 1 . ' new has been commended (or

excellent work, lind a large share of

-redIt for pringillg the 14 passengerssafcly nul of danger fell to hie[ Pap-

CH IE .!' PA P~ANRECE IVED 'H ERO IN E ' H 6A tlL lN ES

ran. "Naturally I WJ~ scared," h~ told•1 reporter after the crash. "I !"h in k w e

ill! were. But we know our emergencydut ies by heart."It Js this phrase: "We know our

dutlt:s" W hicb underlies the Ll('ces~()f

the \VOItlCI1 Re5C::I .·vCs assigned tl) trans-port ~(lU1ldton :Icti iticj. At the presentt ime Lilt' flight orderlies represent the

large- number o f ~lAVIlS in any avia-

lion rare, There arc B O still on activeJuty with NATS.Responsibilities ef f li gh t o rde r li es are

many and vari lL . They check aboardall necessary equipment from a pirm to

oxygen, Their in-flight work includes

TRAINING COVlllD I'ROPEJI LOADING Of CARGO .\luch widely varian t duties lIS 'erving

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meals and rnakmg up the manifest fromwhich the next station can determine

what spa l.:r: and weight is a v a l L rb l.e . 'They kLl0W the prj!1CIples of WE'lght

an d balance. they know ho w to keeppassengers tom for t a bl e. They have

pro ed t b emse lves in efliciency. instamina, ill co urtesy an d cheerfu ln ess,Another n1tegory in which W flV us

have been serving with N A T is R~AirTransport Officers. Here the numbers

Oil uct iv e duty have shrunk from

around 30 Feminine ATO's to our.The work of n .ATO, like that of thespecialist (V), is anything but dull.

W11ethet it's rarburetor tr ublt in JJl

R~O o r d ete rm in in g if C apt. rn lth w ith1 00 pounds of excess gear b.ts ,I hi,gh

enough prieriry to ge t aboard the p lane

-the prob lem s fa ll into th e ATO's lap,Thi doesn't mean that ATO's have

to know how to repai r or replace a badcarbu retor, bu t they do have to know

where to l i t H . ! orneone to get it done~ qU Ic kly as possible to get the p lane

out on time. The officer who, in amatter of minutes when the plane is onthe deck, determine where the weight

in Ih e ]illi!l~s boul d be p ! seed, h as lr.f'en t Imany tr9.lnlO,tl hours letrmng l '10W to

use the "slipstick" in makin~ nlhula-riom of wc.ight and balunce,

I. u brief. the A TO is responsible fo r

a l I NAT ai rcraft transiting the sLitt ion,

Th is inti udes 1 . p l ann rn g Ibel oad pt lorto arrival; 2. meeting the plane; 3, su-

pervision of fueling, car 0 IOilcjili:g.

mail ltladrng, t:hecking in passengWi,

loading baggage, computing A'ght- pa·p ers, p rc cu rin g i 1ny t tt f: in (" 'e ri ng a s !> is t·

nnre needed, gettlng l'il~~t'llgers andplane crew to chow: 4 . . '; t'n c ii ng o f f r t 1 H :

flight on time,

Thoroughness and patience in at en-tion to details nre qua lit i .s wh i h

A TS adru in istrstive officers have c itedin commenting on the S1.IC[CSS o rW AVr .S in air t ransport duties, t \ .nJ

when all unf r een emergency uch athe Donaldsonville crash reveal a ca-r~c;ty fo r cool-headed hero ism as well,the answer is: "We know our du ti es .. . . .

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D o n ' t R a i s e W h e e l s f o r F l a p s

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ONE OF the quickest way . to lase friends and ria)' hobwilh your nrness report is to' raise your wheels instead

nf J i. ps Ju rin g the 1.1I1ding roll-out. orne of the friendlies!

skippers have been known to recommend ~vt:rylhjng fromtwo weeks with the repai r new Ia red a~slh(at 10n r ollowing

MEiers of this sort,O ne even thou~ht it would b e jus t f in !,: i f there were some

"'ay Ih:11 tile pilo t rou ld boo made to pay fOT the rest or re-pu'irs. (Not too practical an idea, incidental ly . since Ule A&R

e timates ran to about $7 ,OllO}.

It IS pretty geneml1}' known that this particular type ora ('.:;iJ en t o ccu rs m ore F requem ly in th e TfiM than LO any other

(yp,e a irrruft. However, the score so fl\r r 0 1" till s year i~J ,X ;

il~TIIM\ three ~J1 ~"'ls and three Jl1 Pin··s. Almost d o l ! ofthese accidents occurred , hile pl.1.ne' still were travel in~ at

G O T T A G E T M Y F L A P S U P

f

--WONDER WHO b,ID tHAT?

-r'W R O N G l £ : V f : R

V I C T I M

UNTIL YOU 'VE T U R N E D Orr T H E

~L lNWA~A N D L O O K A T W # A T Y O t / l ? f v u F n ' t : n

a pretty good dip down the- service runway. No n e occurred

after the plane b ad c om ple te d the turn off the servrre rum ar ,T he foL lowi l lg suggest ions have been offered to el imin e

th is ty pe o f accident :t, Don'( mise flups until the plane h,,~ slowed dOWD to

taxi speed. and cornplered the turn off the service runway,2. Look :1 t the Ilap con tro l lever befo re you actuate it .

The pilot who takes hi s eyes off the runwa.y while he is

s ti ll t ra ve li ng at ;t,o to 40 kno ts is iliViling trouble In th e

Iorm of collisions, swerves. or .groundloop1l. After the tumoff t11," service runway h~\s been completed, the plant istraveling sLowly an d the pilot can safdy look before hereaches Ior the lever. Si r r re , by this orne. the weight of t J 1 ( :

plane i: s solidly on the wheels, the safety down lock mcchan-

i S 1 1 1 is mere reliable in the event of an error b y the pilot.

~MBER-IT:S YOL iRS UNT IL

IT 's S AFELY CHO CKEO

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FEW NAVAL AV IA TORS HAVE HEN AN 5C -1 SEAHAW K W lfK W HEE lS , H ERE EN S . SAAR O F DULUTH AV IA T ION UN IT CHECK S our IN W H EE LED A IR CR AFT

CL PILO TS AT SHA

PILon .o r cruiser and battleship-based aviation units-who

sometrrnes call them ,e1ve~ the forgot ten mel'! of navalaviation-s-sec a different kiod of doty from the carrier boysand the land-bas ed Hiers . Take, for example, those on theU S DlIllLlb, Ct.-87.

The DIlllftb has been in ('he Western Pacific since Septem-

bet, Its aviation unit was shore-based at Yokosuka, Japan,while the ship WRS operating from that port and movedaboard for the trip to China. After a short t ime at- Tsingtao,

GHA Ithe iJuluth mo ed down to the Navy beIth in the Wbang-

POQ river, on Shanghai's waterfront.fu1yone familiar with th e Wbangpoo caa visualize the

extreme difficulties that would be encountered hould. sea-plane operations be attempted, with hundreds of junks, sam-pans, and water taxis criss-rtossing the river,

It w a s anticipated that waterborne operations would eitherbe impossible or impractical, or both, so two sets of wheels,usually used only ill fen:yiog the SC-l Seahafl~k;r in U.S. were

SEE WIHY IT WOULD aE HARD TO flY SEApLANES I N S HA NG HA I H A.R BO R? D ULU TH A T ANCHORAGE SEAHAW K IS lOWEII!:D IN ~CT HOLD FO R TR IP

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atIRIOUS CHINESE LINE ROUTE AS TRUCK HAULS S E A H AWK THROUGH NARROW SHANGHAI STReeT , LOW PHONE, TROllEY AND EL EC TU C W IR ES A HA7ARD

prov ided when the ship left th e West Coast, T he nccorn- on the p lan es, w itb £ c ; : n d i l l £ poles and rubber gL oves to ward

rallying photographs, taken by Ens, Alan Huff of the avia- off Ihe wires, A Navy shore-patrel jeep, complete withlion unit, show some of the hard work requ ired to make J Chinese pol i ceman, was advance guard. The trIp took lY4hndpbn f: ou t o f J. seaplane. hours, the entire job being conducted Fou r times, once fo r

Handling the planes aboard ship wa not hard, but the each plane going to the ir base, and again '10 day later,

trouble started when they were off-loaued into an L T, then returning them to the ship.onto .i flatbed truck at NOB S 'HANGHl \ l . Tlus was Inllowed N o damage W,lS incurred by aay plane or the city ofS hanghai and the inc iden t (feared great interest :rm on ,g the

p y it hair-rntSlIlg and som ew hat dangerous ioumey ac ro ss people lining th e route.

hanghai to Kiangwan air base, a distance of 12 miles. Time ashore was used to the Iulle t, with flight opera-

Major obstacles wer-e low-hanging wires, pede trians. rick- rions morning ..tncl aftern on. every day except Sunday .

sJ : lolWS, Chinese truck drivers, and the layout or banghai weather permitting. Pilots improved their eros -country pro-routes. involving harrpiu turns, narrow sidestreets and nurn- ficienry tonk instrument hop and even made some GCA

e rcus natural hazards, Men were spot ted at strate~jc point· landings at Kiaugwan, it chance fe w cruiser pi lots get,

Rost'r,iete-d

FUSSlAGIE 1$ LOWERED ONTO PLANE'S WHE EU SAFE .0.1 LAST, AIRPLANE ARRives AT F'IELD TAKtNG FLOAT OFF SC~l TOOK SOME HARD WORK

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ttEIH IN5f~UCT(!)R CRANEY AMMI ,,(VES Ttle WORD ON fNOrN i5 10 IIUfRVI5T5 AT NA5 MEMPH I S

R E S E R V E S P O T L IG H TTHI1 ",VAl A ir Reserve i s ~ h \' 11k in , g

I l l ' u Ii I l l ;" record :ll\ a team of men,

cud , o f whom IS c orrtn hu rin g' lu s PM -l irl l i; lr ta lents LO t h o : : p1·ogram.I c . " working idea' or impro\'in!-(

tr a Hlil lg. ror . sp e ed i n, !; u p rn ain te n ann:

an J { or a id in io l operation, :il'(. LOll, hmtly

b~illg devised by alert Reservists ru sta-

tions throughou t the- COUll try.O ut a t . A M. I . l'\El\l'OI.l:i, for ex -

ami' le, four 0·1 men recently devoted

mud: o r the: r own r ime to work ins 011

II p ro jl; '(t in connection with communi -

<"flti~)lh Ir ai n i ng . They devised J. systemwhereby students ,ll code prartire tables

«til 'o :: r id b y tape machine, phOl1ograrb

recording: an d individual b lin ker I i,!{ hts

at a lm ost any rates of speed, Thus basic

. l 1 l d a d v a nc e d !>tuJents ctn rra r ice a tI he SRIll~ l ime .

Ti1bl t :~ are so wired that, I de~i red.

students ran send to each adler and sim-ulate command circu irs, A n intercom

'l} 's tem p ro v;d :;::; r eu cl j rotnmunicaiion

with th(" instrurtor an d with other s tu.

de-rt(s for voice procedure. Finally there

is j two-way amplifier ~'1u aw k b e», cir-

cuit between s l 'udent and inslrwdor.A nod ll.;r R eserv ist at N A MJNNE·

.'\1'01..1<;, Dowis , MIMI; has Jcvel0pnl l ln

operab le exploded model o f :I P'·liH)-·~

carburetor, that has proved eHec t l ve in

dernonsrratina di i lphragm and porretv a l ve movemen t. A ctu a t io n of th

throtUe shows relative motion o r th rottle

valves. JaderHion rump and idleneedle valve, ~etting [he mixture can-nol inili(',~tes the position of mixturecon t ro l plates,

Down at NAS DltUM>. A. 1.Ashton.SA!)I. o f the "viafion te chn ic al tra in Ln g

departm en t developed a .~ystcm wherebyone man ra n operate eighL L in k tr ain e:r s

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(I L ..-I 's 'l from ~ cen rt';li roint Thu sIewer 0 r . . . .aters a re reljUi rf!U to provi icmore rilclh Wjth IIIis type- o r training,

O n the rn a iu renuncc side , m()mber~ of

the airrraft maintenauce department nt

N A S 31. LOt'I'> l lilse com e up w ilh two

i de as r ~'c (: nt lr I h : 1 L prOIDlsl;' 1 " - 0 save the

Nll r both rime and money. rl h e fir st. a

~cce' with both left JJhl d~h[ threads

an d a special nut with g left hand thread

will 1 : 1 ( . used 00 GCA equipment Jotlilting the rotating untenna. The otber,a short-cut method for I .h e m a n uf ac tu re

Q f bl ind Byin, ' ! hood installations, hasreceived fu\ 'orable- comment from CN O

: w d has b een [o rwarded to the- O ffice o fNaval Resea rch [or evaluati n.

A t NAS OJLUMBU,C:. the ~gifleetj[j

officer . L t. jg K enoed y, desig ned

new typt : of control S lJ dace batten,

which is .l id to represent a rust'il let irn-

p rovemeru over existin g models , T his .

batten is made of ha rd maple and meta l.

U sin g s('[ap rnatcnal Io r a ll the parts .

two- Res l ! :( '\ 'i s t. 'i - a tNA S GLliNVllrw. L , 13.

Wheder, AG • and F. W. cates, AGe.

used their spare time to ccn st ru.c:II

weather hoard lor the stauon which is a

p articu la rly g ood example o f th is type

of dev ice.

Indicated 01 1 this board, wh ic h is

operated [rom the aerology office. a.re

weather (omiitions at 100 reporting

pOi l l t E , east to till! CO.l:; t , ~lJu~h to theGulf and west to A lbuquerque. T he ple-

lure. taken of the board with it. outside

map covering remo ed , how s the duster

of small te d green and whitt' Ii hts

behind each repo rtin g po in t, o ne ofwhich is turn d on to indicate dosed,instrument or coatact conditions resper-

tiv ely a t each point .

The control pp-nci and board contain

14,600 eet of hook-up wi ring and ell h

of the 100 wile-he and light stations

required three soldered conne(tjon~.Despir all this. the tw o AG chid man-al;lcd to r l 1 1 i s _ b the job in three weeks.

t\NO'rl-lER b ig r es po n si bi li ty tlHI indi-

nvidual Re ervists are blkl11g upou

themselves, in addition to their regulnr

JH ties, is lhal of persuad ing new eli-

.c ib les . who are v ita lly .n eeded to flllt '"X i~t fnB quoras, La sib'l1 up in the Naval

A ir Reserve, Two l1.ylittton m:lchiniSl '~

mutes down at NAS MFz"I ' I>H'1S are domg< ll outstanding job in (h i line, nc is

' I1IQmas f>ill!:), ,\~I~II. ho b r()u gJn in

hr s JL'5lh recruit wa y back last S eptem-

ber and the other is Carmon R . T ho rn p-

sen, A.M.M.!. who also has well over 100

re ..ru irs to his cred It. Craney IS " head in·

srrurto r fn the av ia tion l : l : ' c b n il'~d train-

Ing department .~ t il . . '<[.adan .mll served. tbu.Ltd the- Cr()t1I ,1J1 durmg the WJr. NA •

NFW Y()RK .thQ claims an :1((,' recruiter

in the pcrl\OI'l 01 John S. Bo d. YI. whoa ~ e ur ly :I . . , la st D e cemb er lwei per~uCl lkd

I J'i men to sign U l . .. .

A no ther paih;rl '1 ror rl'lIl devunon tothe rause I~ b~m.l! set hy sernc 01 tht'

"lonj; distance" Reservists, ~ f'l record

j or the man who hfl 'i to tra vel tilt gn:lI(.

est dlSl lu1(e to II t t"IHI regu la r OrI(a.ITIZC(1

Rese rve L i rill is c laimed b~' L L C d r,LA . P atterso n, \VIm hol" made th e 77(1·

mile week -en ri au to trip from his horne

In Bul fa lo to N A S WU.UJ\XI Gno v r fo r

two vears With ,1 perf ec i' a tt en d an c e

record. Patterson, who [1 > rnamtenanrc

officer of Carr ier Group 71)·A estimatestha t Iw COVe r s j 8,-lS Il m ile s ycar. ly rl l lJ

use c la imed b y

George B. odding o r Pullman, Wash-ington, a F irs t Lieu renan! in the M arirre

Ot;:nni:zed Reserve, He dr ives 3.;0 miles

<;:tl\.hway once a mon th for drill withVMf-..{t£, ul A SEi\T1·LI? an d rates 4.0for artendance since he jo ined the squad-

ro n last Ju ly .

PIA Unit Gets Underway

The Vp] unteer Reserve Pi lotless Airc:ndtUni; under thl: P(!l~ll1'l,t' River [aval C;lui\·

1111l.nd. fir~1 ~ I\d o nly l in! I 01 its kind ttl b r

I Jr ga :o l1.<: "d t o d at e, !;\ !l(1W hI"z-i-n~ ;J t:trul F nr

Reserve rraining in thi: phase If nuvul .1'\ it.

f ' ino.

Uu lizing d"-~,w,jm techniques, th~ {PIlI'SI!

in clu de s l ec tu re s by prormnent ~P( ;" ' I" l ll it s 111th e p;Jt,tJe.~~ ~irt. ta !t fidd as well M m{J\ · ie~

and d.,.milnSll ' , Iiuns Present plans call (or

tht' esm bl ishm\'tl( ;>1 workshops f"r Mp"rj·

m nral purposes. This WI l l permit disassern-

nil' "f various pi A mis~llcs and nnalvsis of

lllt'ir compcnents,

After general indnetrrna ion Inthe descrip-

tio n and npera tiun o f d iffe ren t type's o f P IA

is. n'm'pleteU, launching ~I\d recovery, guid-

ance allJ ()omp(ment~ will be studied.



The PI A Unit. which is one Q several

UnJ!S in VohmtwJ: Brigade \X'.1 (OlfL'~rs)

;m d which meets on Illternate Wednesduys ~l

thd Navnl Gun F :lC lo ry in Wnshinglnn, D. C.

1 $ romp ~eJ uf }O Volunteer Reserve Officers.

C O O r t h < : unit is L t. C;Jr. Jtlwc" L. In-

swld,~h) ' , who is n(1W 11 (_i~;. ILl I] prniec! cngi-

neer in the tnrget-drene branch, pilotless air-

m.tt Ji i :> i of l I n HUMI!. 1•r, dr, M . K

R 3Y , :' ho heads up the l it t" i" n b l 'u n r l' 1 I" the

same di'·ISJOI1. is executive "ffirer.

T he pr(i1. l rc ~ho\\l~ l . eonurd 'P . Frkt le r ,

!l(e.ident of General Tt:)."tH",Mills Co, dern-

on<,troting I'~m(jitnc t...e u S l .· r u e lmn;$;m~ to

unil members, It V. ; . Gu~th l t 'n_ It, Cdr.

I\'{t. F ., 'iX/e~\'er. 1.t. Cdr. R o w . u. Cdr. B.RubiJls te ll l , u. CJr . D. J . ]lint;!\ ; 1 [ 1 < . 1 l.t. (jl')

R ,d lJ J.r d L P elzm an .

We "Dip Our Wings"

1'(,NARTU NI1l\HIlK-tl1l «llllIillllfMIII'.e

IIJlI IIUI' .tJVt IA } .II RhlUlwlld I If/O/!J,I. on

1/ 1 1 1 1 i l , Prim ipu] "plt.lk.,. W.L~ r;lt'I:t Adrn i -

nd W F . H"I~nw lln has b een mack Illl

hoo"rMY rnemher "I' th .. urut, OU1U ~pe;lkers

I n (hukJ ' 1\i.'lIr A d rn r rn l A iuswllrth , ., 'D

, Iml l l l"m!.ml ; '1 1,1 G o ve rn or T u ck 01 V'rgill '"

'ro NAS NI 'IV On.LI'IN!: 'JII "I " Ilillg il,[

g.d., I•• d~t "'w,,.1 brllill "I fit",,, 'fj'Il!,<e.f II I

,I !WU, O L l r . M arch, ,I l th ~ reques t <11 Illl

it m (.rt(,III R " , 1 Cross, 1119 refugeee iromr tl o l ", lc ; -d ~ f l 11 1 1rh., "'(;IT received , l h o : u - d Orl u n e

liuur ~ flOIJU:_ 1I,,!,b W~(L ",I lip, f~)(\d J'rl:-

J 'U r f o J ,m d rncdh.a.l pn"ooru;1 . t l e r t " 1 1 ~" r r e o

c "p lir on ." the virurns o t the flash £",,J_ All

~ I J .m g h t <r<!Lw'itjl ' \ v , 1 . ( . - h w , , ' nuint ,Liflc·r\ l..

~ a r , ' [or tin' p~nple Tb~ hm "I rhe "visitor'

retutnud to t herr l tomcs tin I 1 M " nfl.

Sto t iOr1 Round-Up

• NAlfrU LAKEIlt'JIST-U(lCrOWln~ ilir·

~h'j!,,> ;rn,,~an d /PKd~ ffLI!iIJ lh .. H~tiU.n un d

u~'lfIg thelr own ZI't:,·IJI us wdl. &cscrvisr st c : ! t < l J J t < t . I 4} hours <luring Mrttdl., A g"vd rlLf1

II the training w,.~ Jcvoll"(l til Iilliking pral'

11c <: ia fld in gs 1 If 1,1 [ ;).k c·o R' J! d mi ng Ijt)tl\ .h w~ntl nig l1! \'ljwra(ii)n~. 1inli~tt'd t}jghl L;,,"'~

lV~fC a15() ril ..d<t'J I'tit.

At p.res nt apPW:QllYJ.tel 70 ., f the ...-a -

men reuuic!> I\tcach~'d ro Z!>-;1 ' lfe ~hJt\em at

A d rn ltlti F ~r mg 1l1 AC1demJ'_

• N J\S J.)IiNVEI( - T ilt' A V U (J \) nt Su i tI lake ,iry is ~~t mg in Jw~te flight uml.; (h"n

ns .Jntkipll.tcd WJ1l1 ~eVcn d!lY~ Ir)~t ,0

W~;j[he~, si It\X Llll' bt:s;illning of opcr"t][)l1~ 0n

H. (JGI D AV IS G US P IlI.1:E fROM CHI .H SMA.ll

() MMdt h) L Arril. .\ tot,d ul l!\,'" flight

IW I IT : : W;1~( l l :gm.

• 0 ..1\. DM I <\,s -111 e AVl1 lA ) nt Tllh,L

(eruH nly weru to t own In it> short p~rlL ld "I

«perunon dlltlrlg M>lrdl. GfIi~II,1 lrLtinil1A

W"lS C(ol::ldlJ:(:f~d fIJI' tIl2 enljsled men for ~

te\t~1 ..J ~Hi hours uJ instruruun " f t c ! flit 12l

!,ln ltfs r'<>t ,J I I I ICl I "I f ~'I-; hours, In ~ddi-

nun, p ilo H ( h< llh J up 162.1 hours In the urr.

Oil rhe squadron trnnt, \'~~I'A mad~ n

g rcHlpcu t lighl With ligil ll' t. til G"inwillt- III

"'1.1 k e ;t mock .1It ,k on un ,lb.Hlt trl fle .1 I rlJ,gt"

a t R ~J R rve while VP·I.fL-:;J b , , , J IO[1C1, u t-

[.~nd,lnC(. f>J{ enli,tt'd men during M"J'J. •.

The new llnltsttd Men'v Cluh 'WII& I I J l i ,

ci ld" ,'pen~..,j (Ill ?9 i'>.f,lrd" willi .IP PW X L-

n'l:ll"l~ l.WI\) men ~lI t f thl. 'ir wi l eo ; ""·,,setJt .It

tJl~ ceremonies. An S.IlN.!1.J writer, whu

rC'''t!II!l}' \·.•sited (ll i,~3t.uiorl , repl lit' th"t I n i..duh i definitely A· I •

• NAS 1 .""1 H -Tn rais rrmney fm r~eR ed G ross [and have a llttle run on I J1<' s ld r

.IS w e l l ) , c b i s sll\tirm {<'(,l"ll!l}, conducted 4 t > .

nwn "My51~r)' MtJn Contest," which pwvt'd

M) SLJ c('s'$ful tbat anotl1er Oil" with biAAt ' r

.HIU better prizes folli.weJ .. 'I'h . . II..Ii! "lnt-t'.5-t,

wl'n(h wn s W(11'1 by LI. (ig) D. li:. D~,vis..W.ISbui l t abou l g t;fli~1 C hief S maiL ·11, , , ' L l lW . ~m~d: "Iv[r silt- docsnt m~tter" (mJ;.ll(j"1:

L.ux" 01' Sm"l/ j . ".My suit A ts Ihl,: tnOt\Il,"

(Ch icf S ",.1// ; /~ I,/r gil. he uc.· 1 I '" " , l r . 1 , / 1," 'g<'

,',,' '/1 iI. wd IlmQ11 If r/u 1m,,.); fo r nll/lflllr'

Sf(J1MrJ ' It'odd "A ft'llther pJ.ater" (meul I·

jll$ ""I r'lf/hm Iw.~Jdr'·H I' ,", '" by.1 fhi.:! fir

,I ld~u~~ II/liUt U'Mch ({)Od 1!Ilyhl be ' .retl'ed,

,bIn (l1I/ic_IJ/llg rhl g:l/l~; or r(HmflirJ,lf!

UI!Jt!r~ Cl!wJ Smal! IWH),! J . "Calls my name

top ;[I('n" lINeI'd;), (I ' ; / 1 1 ' II) ,mrlp/lIlt" r h - c

i/iIJ:/e) .

hile all this was g6ing LIn. Orglln~etl

lInd Vol Urueer Reserve pi lots flew I 1 '.9

~n IJr~ lh'I1njo: M~ rrh, while t'i0 rnemhers of

lilt" A V L (A) III Hutch inson lUUI.!JeJ 17 7

hi/III'S.

• A' G L F I VIl1W-YR squadrr m 60 a D d

(, L have r~L"11.t I)' e , s t : t h l , i s h " , d a ~d1edul"droute uver wlnr h the'y in tend to (Ip~r!lle earh

month, r~gull1r tr rne ".J,,,dllk.,. are flVW hr:ingwrrtten up

Murrh rewtilll1j;, jjgur~.~ hit .rn a ll lime'

high. w i t h ~!itli'1r1k<,t;,p~r.I ,wd 0 Ll':\wllin,!;"I' 102 V~{j . IMt i lOll o. R. enltsunerrts and

p. , ta ti I1 rl kt 'e pt "1 l ;" n r" lI m el '1 ~

• N AS 'I . 1 ..0 urs - Gn"tI WCLllh<!r - ~[Jd ,1

high ,,;rtmfl a\·~jbhil l fY (nmhm~J to bnn~j-

hours Iluwn f'lr 111Cm.inih "t M. l r th lo W19

hlll'r~. rnor e- tlltul -I"ubl .. rhe 19ufl' fur thl '

p rc cl" l, n g munch

• N A $ G nnssr IT .~ P iln ts 1[[ IllP Grand

RJpidl> NARA J 1 i 1 c r 1 Lip n~ l iuurv "f I I~inJt

durillg 1.o rd l J L'~p !k I'll!)! wC",((h,..r

• NA, MJNN~-,H(1L1~· (lo ~nM.,~ch. , ,, m . ·2jO!l personnel turncd up Inr whal ""IS .kb·

nitdy " w llrk in g .in nu al ulsl,,,,d;p.d. '()]J

i\bn \XllIll~r' I,nl) t - I . IVt th e ~l.tli'ln ~L few

d . " Y l > ("t ;\ I i n ; ! 1 "'\~"U'I' J m vn a .n d th" ~('j'VIt)'

WI)'" ~lI "mpun i(",l hI ' lrelining rllr the I< l l ' I ! ( " t

~~Ol lP l" fl . l l lend j"x ;. c ru ,,,!; . p e r i o d iI~ t h < ! -

,l,Ui"Q, A t,lt,11 "f 440 D. R's , '"mp1ctcoImillIP .g lTnd j"lt l r, . dw,k mit J,ujng till-

Lnsr":CtIUJ] period.

• ) Al.l.T· ,~ 'SO!>VIL.ll -A[l[<lhcr ~[J1l or

a r l 'guil l t N a v V officer bas loined the R t:~(·I 'V e-

H~ i~R"btl1 l.. Srhnwhl. Slt ;t StUd!;;111 .t t

Rob"rl E. L"e High ~dlD,,1 whose f~dw[ IS

;1~,is.nuL t" N A S ]ACKSQNVII If.

• 'JA" SQI,AN"l', ~- Training ciuty tlr VIII •

III1WJ" ~viatPrs w~'rn~nc~cl un 1 Manh and

00 1" '" lJlI ' tb_ 1\ r ( l u d u f 18 »,tnts C,)[l1pI~ted

lh.. vulunreer flj ,ht ~yllahu5 $t't up f"r the

nOIse. Tht;y Bew a tn(al uf (;1,85 hOUfS fUI

lIn ;l\'erugt- w i 22.1> houts PC L' pilt\t:. m,lkil'lJ!.

~41aIm u\<s~«lUll!..)' A i g h t in "dJjll,,,, fp

C !)m p1etL og the : 2 0 hour 5 yl !a b us .

• 'AS OU'MBI'5---ite't'rvc rilql~ lin

l C l h c duty have b C ' 1 3 1 1 L a k i n g Jdv'J,l1ldge " r Ih"

trllinittg ~il1l'retlby tho G CA unit.

S CA ns A ND W lifE LE .R 1;0 01( A T W IR IN G 8'E .H IN .D T H E W E AT H~1l & OA R.D M A P

J Restricted 21



EVACUEES AT CHANG CHUN LOA t) BELONG INGS IN M A<RINE R lie FOR ,FL IG HT COL . LAM SON .SCRIBNER . M AR INE LEADER , OVERSE£S ENG INE PREHEA llNG

o NNews Item: Marine Transport S/f1l4drOII

1)3 made 26 tl igbu to ~!1!lfn.,JJe -1 9 ';I'iti;mr

,t llI l l lI iJJi lu{arieJ from thli! U .. CUI/UtLlle at

IIJ/ll; Ch,IN, t\1111 J(lIur't. dtlftl1,fi F..brlM' J:! IIJ 6. 11 (,1r>·i.,,, -il..hfJ p o nnd s o f c,; r~ r).

;r 'l< ;I'f I>

FLlCHTS went ill v ario us clirec t~ on s toand from Chllng hun , T sing tao ,

Pe ip ing , and Mukden, E xtrem e co ld atthe Mill ' l rhul ia . l1 airport made operarionsa little to ugh, T he tempera tu re w as -10t)

below zero Cenrigrade at I~ght :ll1d

J;:raciuaU y worked up to around IS O

below zero around noon.rive members o f the crew of one

plane bad to remain ill Chang Chun,where they were billeted b y tile Consul.They s lept o n the f loo r ina 11 th e ilethes, from 8:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.They had been up ' since :; a.m, tilt'prev ious morn i'ng , so it w asn ' r L O a hardto drop o ff .

O ther s id e li g . J H S of the evacua tio noperation, a s r ep o rte d by VMIl-153:

1. The U.S. Consulate at Chang Chun re-ceived its lirst III ail 3 in ce mid-December

1947. A backlog of 600 pounds of pre-quistmas mail WlJ3 t ransported to Mukden

or the Consulate.

_. Tile outward appearance of the French

mal" misaionaries t ransported to Peiping wasthat they were hale and h-arty. FOLII 0 1

them weighed III re than ~()(} In>.j, Father ]oly, 77 yl.'ll.rS o f age, m ade .his

fil'.~t <1lr l>hUlc trip and di d Illit upcrit:m :e any

discomf ft.

.). All passengers rnade the tc ip& without

experiencing any II I effects. However , Mr.

It:bcJJS J llt.d to IUlS !\ (JLl t weepi ng l u . .. ..l s tv

them rn French. German, Chinese and £nS'

l is t" w hen it became necessa ry fo r him t ochnp their persona I bAggtlge ullowanee and

pets.

J. " ve ra I (ivllian who c o ru e mp l n t e dl~ving Chnng Chun Ier M ukden in a con-

verted 19;6 gasoline and charcoal-burningF o rd sta ted tha t this w as UII : best tim e tot ravel overland because rivers were frozenover, Practically all bridges In thearea have

b ee n d es tr oy ed ,

News Item: I ]lm·US fIIude 18 /fighubNw<'dli 1 ' . Jirlgtl10, Pf!iping, ~lJ Muk,den to

Mrry 28 penCil1f ami J2,891 pOI/ltd). u/ cargo

It) ~be US, c.(UJS lIl't1'Jj Itt JU/I l !J l f t t [rom

P~bfJl.lr. l 9 It} I J.

' " ' " . . o f t

S idelights o f the operation:1, O ne jeep from YMI!-l53 was flown to

Peipiqg t o pro vide m ob ility and self suppor tto the gcound operators at tba:t field.

CH ANG CH uN 's SN OW ·COVERED A IRFIELD "RODUCED SOM E PRO B LEM S

22

2. O ccu rrence o f Chinese N ew Years till-r-in g the nperation aecessitared turning tile

crews to as worklng parties due to lack ofroolie labor. Ga! l eys al~o were secured atP~ipillg and resu l ted in the crew s prcceed-

il'lg to Mukden sans breakfast or lunches,3. Twelve drums of a via tio n g -a so lin e

were transported. Due t lack 0 loading ~

ramps, twv jeep tires were Illid 'n the

ground and the barrels rol l ed out o r the

u elage doers. The barrels would tumble,nto un upright position on the ground •

4 . M uch Jiffiwlty W!IS ecxpe rien cec l inloading and unl ! l i ld ioS :'I 1200<l'olll'd gl'J,crd-

tar ~o mechanical ground hand IInS equip,

mer i t WU l l 'V l l i l nble ,

5. At least une crew was not worried

a bou t ~I fur~e(1 hlndin!,."---il ha d 3,000 pounds

of ~taple f.cuds. aboard.

6, 11~e uperations tower IlL Mukden dl-

rected one R5 C into a 1}·kol){ downwindlandIng. Due to pooe visibil i ty, three planes

tonk waveoff •

7. Unloadin,g of some supplies at Mukden

W~lS supe rvised b y It ]upanc i re ' .

8 -, Twenty-one Ghmcse servants ",boar,!

nne Me became violently il l due: to air tur-

blJleu(e and ntl t l .C'.1.ted f.n:~ly

9. a,jn~e c t iol ies unlOlLding 6J0 D p ou nds

of J10ur at Mukden appeared as white men

a'S R result oi surne bag br eakage .

R,ro1Tl1lIerldafilm: 13uARn .should developdlectrical o r thermal heaters [Of thermo! t

Ju g s , re lief tu bes , and chem ica l toilets. A llfroze .up even with cabin heaters On

MODERN ·LOOK I NG OPERAT IONS TOwelR AT CHAN G CW UN EVA CUA T iO N S IT E

Bestr iated



~V'SITS'.tlt."~~.l't NAS M IAM I

~

F L O R I D A A I R R E S E R . V E S

T H R I V E I N : R A I N O R S _ : I N E

DOW N in tilt: tropical land oj the yacht, the ba.thing girl,'hbulous o c e a n beaches and hotels, lhercis a naval

41! station whose Reserve pi lots are not startled by sud!sights as flo at p lan es opcmHng o ff the conc re te runways ,

The p lace is Miami, Florida, where the weather l~alwaysw arm b ut scmeuraes over-wet. T he Boat p lane ep isode took

pJa~ 13s t f al l when the hurricane whirh swept lower Floridadrove three fl~t of water over I:hewhole field.Gnl1Ji1oPfefJ on A oa ts Were used on the ru nw ay s to evacu-

at e rel;ords of the Embry RiddJe Bying school which now

o c c u p i e s the NAS M IAM I which wartime 'aviators once kf lCW_

Ooe of the smallest Reserve stations, Miami now occupiesMa :ste :r lid d< T he old Mainside w as turned everte the towno f O pa L oO O , Y ou 'd never recogn ize the pLac~ now , YellowC i , W fly off the rumvays instead of ' T BM ' S . The studentBOQ:shas igns lfke A i ru J tt y s Ho te l and O pa Lo d~ d H otIJ iI_

' f 'h~ town leased them out to prj vate citizens who operate.themas toQrning houses,TIle Qi d ·gumle.ry training building is now an auto parts

company. A groce ry store occupies a building' once usedifjr storage. Only things left to th e Navy are one BOQWl l e fe . ' ,r is it in g Iicemen" to Master field ar e billeted andthe officers' club. There 1S:a quiet about the once-bustlingair seation U n! i s deprefo! ;J l 1g t ow 'a .r ,t ime p 'i io ts ,

But over lIt Master Field, the Reserve headquarters areb U R Y enough, P robab ly no Reserve stat ion h a s as m a n y

u.n. ItUNnR.TAlKS to ADM . W HITEHEAD AND CAPI. N EA LE , A tlA NT A

!J: . lg!.TI;,tni

'FOLI.OW ~~. 'JEEP INFRONl 'O F MASTEl!, f iELD corUR,OL TOWER, MIAMJ

diversified activities to keep track of as Miami since it isthe only .Navy activity in that area,For instance, besides taking care of Reserve aviatiou, the

station has ('0 stock the refrigerneed ship "p·W) once II

month with provision > for G uanrarram o, the Army in J I \ ~rnaica and Na\'Y forces in the Caribbean. Vegetables and

meats from the supply department, in the amount of 30 tor o tom 11 month, are. kept in cold storage until the ship isready to lead, N avy shJp!l which "come to Miami have their

berthing arranged for by the air station.

. BeiDg the only Naval.a~~vity, it tak.e~ca[e of tni.n~l'0rta-tron and looks. CllJt (or v!sitlng ~gold braid on the Car lhbear t

run. Ships bringing members of the shrp Reserve south onrherr annual rraining cruises are taken care of b y the airstat~on. Until recently the regular Navy meteorologicalsquadron, VPW-J. W;lS based 00 the station for rt s flights.

tN S, P .H , G EO ,ItG ~ A ND LER OY C OP ,E .N 5P IR ,E , SA D1. t;;H EC K liNK ( I !ART

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In a setting reminiscent of the South Pacifi' palrn-Innged

islands. Reservists at NA MIAMI march p, st reviewing party

WH E N hU '~flc ilJ ~es c om ~ to Florida, Miami a~ways seemstb pllly It s b ig part 10 the work of rescu mg peC lo n.

marooned by the Boods, Last September, the l'B4Y-z'S

tracked the terrific blow which swept in . Thanks to advanceprerar<l t ioo , not much damage was inflicted ar Master field.

Planes Were stored in hangars at Mainside .and Master,As SOOn as !lying WaS possible again, Reserves went out

to QUI south Florida to report persons marooned on hou e-

tops or cattle threatened with drowning, aiding the Coast

,ullHl in its searches. MoUe radio gear was thrown into

U 1C Job ( Ind re(1l8ee~ were housed in the old barrark: on

Mainsrde, Food furnished by the Red Cross was prepared

b y Masre r held g _[J lle ys . A to ra l o r 63 9 persons had to be

fe d for several weeks undl the water subsided and they

could rerum [0 rheir mud-filled homes nearby. A month

L a te r a n o rh er hurricane approached hut 110 damage ws s danewhen l~ swerved to another nell.

Physic.' l l ly, Master field is one of the best airports io rhesouthwest It was started before the ~var 10 be Miami'smternarional airport and wa dl'signed to be the biggest in

the U.S. Its two east-west runways JUe ),000 feet lon.g and

two t i iago(1al runways are 7,000 feet. big enough to handle

P"iwJteers and any other ize plane the !Ivy wanted to

bring in . S ince the weather is usually goou, no C;CA in tul-

lation is 1 1 1 Miami ( C u l i t o r n i l l papers pkJlse copy).

Flying o ver F lo rida keys takes briefing; here pi lots Payne,

McGaf f igan , P O O r . Dc : ff y, W i ls on ~ Chickering, Darden plan

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Unusual night 'photo hows NA MlA:wrr turned out for jn-

spection by Rear Admiral Whitehead, while I 'jOO looked on

When the old Navy municipal uel.d, warti,mc base of

VR-7 , was rededicated recently am i nam ed fo r Amelia Ear -hart. the Reserves at Master played a part in the ceremonies.

Miss Earhart. started her faral Bight from that airport.When the All-Americea Air Maneuvers, econd hugest

air show III the country, 9CC held at Miami. Reserve pilots

parrkipste, making Hy-overs and mock attacks. Army, NilVy

and M arine un its takmg part in the show base at Master

while in the South.

Although it is one of the srnalle t Reserve activities,

MiarruIed the command in v-s renuiting in JUOI: 1947 and

has been near the lop consistently. It took in 200 enlist-

men rs R c al re ef) llsrrnents tluling June, despite the fact it hasonly about 280,000 population in Miami area to draw from.

During L9 7, I j 69 reen l i s tments were handled.

Its 0 plane are kept in flyable condition a. high percent-age of the time b y the two RASMos 00 the station. The

5'lfety record of Its pilot Pll,t. Mi am i In the uppe r thirdam ong R eserve s tat ions . A stationkeeper complemen t of28-6 men !lnd 28 officers, plus three Marines, services the

[our Navy and one Marine. qnadron,

Skipper 0 the Reserve station is Capt. Robert N. Hunter.

He weln the Navy em. s, Legion of Meti~ and Bronze tar

for c o m b a t action r u the Philippines and Palau campaigns.

He was skipper of the evE Kail4Jban Bay then and after

Believe us, mates, this is th e main runway at Mainside; off

this hurricane-flooded spo t, airp lanes on flo a ts were f lown



C hri,f ia .n son , R ed icb and Jones: man

ronnel tower to guide Miam i Reservis tsCdr. Ted Ha :r din g , w ea th er hurricanehead, instructs Lt. HSOlio, Chinese Navy

t f l ~ war was C O of the BOMJ". C dr. W i lliam L . C levelan d.bis executive, Willi personal pilot for Admlral Halsey duningrile war. He formerly was exec o f NAS MLu!I and hasbeen IlC tiv e in the U SN R for 29 ye.'U-! l.

Senior t yp t: t ra in in g oA ker is L t. C dr. F . D . McGaff igan .

He skir -~ jcred such squadrons as \Ill··jOS, VIH50 and VI)-l5J/

which S>1.W action at B o u ga in v ill e, M a ju ro , Sa ipan , Eniwe tokIlIld all the Lflkc C h - c l l w p l , ; u t t and Kearsarg~.

H is assistants a[~ Lt. C dr, 1 :. M . D u ffy , V I" flight train-

ing officer; Lt. Cdr. Hen ry E. lee, VT~~~yp~ hniDillg

o f f i c e r ; Lt. -Max E. Moore, VA Hight o ffic er a nd Lt. N .P ap a, flig ht o ffi ce r f or FAS!Il.Ons 61 and 1151.M iam i was one o f the ~rs t n ava l a ir s ta tion s in the coun-

t r y . U starred ou t 1 1 S Ii seaplane hsse a t Dinne r Key southof t own .in January. IPHt Twelve seaplanes an d two dir i-g \b les operated there. Wealthy property owners compla inedahout the n ·o isy early m orn io g R ights. after the war was overb ut the s ta tio n was conlinued r o r a tu ne as a tra in iog base.

-E tChOtny fo rced its c lo su re in 1 9 1 9 .

A Naval Reserve Air B i r S e \\,115 constructed Inland ll .t OpaLocka in the 193 t.'~,9 ern, using WPA funds. The Cityb l l i l t J h fl i n , g ar a n d other bt,ildings. Wh& l Wllrld War ' n

Reservists Hazrlson, Grubbs, Smith and 'Rober ts , dL eomba raltuew veterans, use d ec orated w ork g lo ves to 6.ghtthe· war

Reservist P. F. Jones in Navy'srescues lead of Miami hurrieane Vic t ims

n eared , fl ight tra in in g sta rted there in 194n, tw o m ou thsafter it was commissioned a NAS. Cdr. G. F. Bogan; latera ",ic e a drn ira ], w . a . s it s fst sk ipper.

P lanes that f lew there i nc luded F2F, FCllI-4, sac, :r.II", Til 0,

E lT and FZ.. . . Late r it · bec ame ail advanced operational t ra in-.ing sta tion and based sse, TBf and PB4Y squadrons,Reserve pilots at Master occasional ly have experiences a

littJe out of till! ordina ry . C ape, Hugh M. Price made sev-era! pass(ts in his Hellease: a DC"{j on a tra ining Bight, Ierc-

in g the pilot tn return to the field where be cli!>C'O"eted theo il leak in one eng ille w hir! '! P rice ha s spo t t ed .

A Rel .\erve electronics technician, Edward H . Q leatha.m ,

volunteered to help man {J. CQMt Guard PI IY that was going

out to the Bahamas to hunt fot a lost mbiQ cruiser. Hisbrother was aboard tJH: boat. Twen ty pInnes part ic ipated

io the search, bu t it was no t found,

MIAM I AIR RESERVE SQUADRONSC'VG-8'l-Lt. -Odr H. M. Oard!m. 60.

VF-Hl-E-Lt. R.O. w n.< U ) , COt u. J. P. iOcl,,,, e ,.. m x " " .VA-!!l-I;l-t.!. CiI.r. Ii.M. Darden, ·CO . : Lt. Cd.!'. Rr-l: W. N~l!i{lJ1.E)(ee ,VMF"-142--Lt. ("",1. fl. F. srllith, co; N(';;. II. S, D,iV",l. Bx<i••VF-,ML-60--Lt. -Oh·. E. 'iN. CO<inelly, Cb; t.i, J. II. S'halfer. Exec.

F:ASRon61-:Lt. Cdr. R. B. J :L l l f fmo:n . CO! Lt. Cd~. .Jnek Ott.. E",.e.t'r\SRO!I 11l1-Cdr. G. V. BI~dmol", CO: !.t. Cd,• . lohn ,\ ,. Flllke, 1:::<"",

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M.achinist's mates i - I . . j. Smith, A. S. Rey, G. Gewman and

C. H. Motl s ludy cutaway engine at Miami tern training

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A TSF fROM 'H E U 5S IiRAN IU IN AT1'A CK $ h JA P S I1IP S -E FO RE TH E BATTLE OF lH ~ S IBU 'I'A N SEA SI(·IPPER FREN CH LANDS AFUR A fl'O MIIIN G H OP

T O R E D O S Q U A D R O N T H IR T E E NTORPEDO Squadron Thirteen, masters

of the art o f launching shroud ringtorpedoes, were just what Uncle Samordered-bad luck for the Japanese.In the four months (if combat on

tilde first tour, they hit th e enemy infary. TIlt! deadly effectiveness of their

attacks made their insigne appropriate~a snarling black cat astride alaunched torpedo, the whole superim-

posed on a four-leaf clover.T he rnoa ths of t ra in in g togetherfrom 1 Nov-ember 1943. when thesquadron W;1S commissioned at QuonsetPoint, R. T . . to 30 June- 1944, when iten tered combat, paJ :d off in a punch-

packed campaign that reached It s climaxin the Philippine waters tile end ofOctober.

W .hen the squ adren demonstra tedthe use o f a new si110ud ring torpedobefore high rank ing N aval o fficers -andofJic-ids ~t MaUl, T.H" io [une 1'944,so impress!"" was the perfortnance that

Air' Group 13 was ordered at once tothe combat area aboard the USS F - r a n l . J -

li~1 with~lll 'Wai t i ng to comple te ~henight flyIng course, A squadron hk ethif. ha d what it took. and the JapaneseShOlltd ~et jl immediately, full blastand. head on!On. the Fourth of July and tbe day

fo llow ing , the ~quadron made it s fi1;~t

contact with the enemy in strikesagains!: Two juna and H aha [irrra inth e Vo lcano and Bonin Islands. "Oh.bow various was the scene!" Groundin sta lla tio ns w ith a irc ra Fl parked near-

by, stipp!}' depots and warehouses, AAft-

1l .i r c: r a ftgun pos i tions , radio, station an?-runways - uri ebese were hit and hit

hard in tile r a c e of AA 6.re, VT-13

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proved It was rea,dy ror battle,Between the l4th and the 22nd.

vr-u R ew miss ions In prepam tinn fo r

t lHl mvasion of Guam and supportedlanding opera t ions , E . - l I l y in tile rno rn -iog of the z t s r , Lt. E. W. larkin andLt. N. D, Champlin led two strikes

which bombed and cleared th e beach-bead area" [e st p rio r to th e I :m dio g- o rthe Marines. Much was at stake! "Mj s -

SiM a cc om p lis he d" c ou ld be d1aH:e-dupon the record for VT-IJ, becacse the

bombs laid in- rows just back of andparal lel to the beaches wiped ou t theconcent canons of guns and troopswhich the japanese had moved intoposition during the nlgbt. The Marineslanded with a minimum 101;5@( lift,and the invasion of Guam was an ar-

complished fact.Thus ear ly in tb~ 156 days which

vr-u spent in the combat area, the

squadron established i tself as. an agg.[e(;~s ive.vaecu ra te b om bin g' u nit. A U in all.

the squadron flew 794 sorties in 112strikes for a total of 3,744 combat m 1 S -sions, and the squadron d ro pp ed 2,896bomb-s- 514,) t,nns-ol'l the enemy.

After l1e1ping drive the enemy fromGuam, it supported the j n va S ion o fPalau and partkipated in the openl l i cms

f L g _ a im , t Yap, th e Nansei Sheto islands,the Ph ilippines.the J IIpanesc fleer inthe Sibuyan Sea and the Baltle for

L eyte G u lf.Tn ,addition of the St.'ourge or de~

tru ctio n in A ic ted o n [apanese-held l andposirions, the s'l ua d ron, true 10 it"

designation, sank 13 merchant shipsTUIS IS tM ~i",O,at ol " . m e _ ,, 1 ~h~.'",ktJt"he•. 0 / .,;qu~dr""« .1 1 World War U.tt i.b~.~d a.. ~" l'aT t~· film "*/' ,1.. , 1 , , , , .r:lpn (fi8~ar!l mldnrJl~an:h DONO {Air}.

totalling _62,500 to nS, 0n e 'j,OOo-toncruiser, and assisted in sinking threeenemy light cruisers , It chalked up sixother merchant ships us "peobables." In

the climactic days 'of 1944 when th eUnited States was 0[1 a full scale offen-sive in the Pacifi«, VT·13 was there.packing the Navy punch with a i rpower ,

,O N TRE 26th and 27lh of Ju ly~

. s trik eswere

Ilownagllinst theis-

L andS o f B abelthaup and K oro l' in thePaleu group, The nrs t strikes of theoperation were directed agajnst the air-strip on Babelrhuap.

Strikes against Korol' were aimedagains t the t ow a , a n tia ir or af t guns, 5Up -ply and storage areas, ammunitionc lum ps, ba rra ck s anc :! dock areas. Ko r o r

tow n was burned our, D uring these op-erstions, the Japanese-stepped lip thetempo of their AA Jl1re. Hardly a pilor

in the S(] nad ron escaped having hisplarse holed :l.l l eas t once. A plll'tirularly

su cc essfu l a tta ck w hic h d estr oy ed ware-hou-se. lind docking facilities on one

ricr was ted by Lt. F. W. M. Janney.Thus i \7T·13 set the stn.ge lor the invn- 'sion to come.

It was on < 1 Auglu;t that the new-type

shroud ring torpedo was nu t used inan attack that proved, its merit beyond

question. An enemy convey was sightednertbwest &fCbirhi Jima. Lt. Cdr, 1..C . F rench. com manding officer , led hismen into <lCu.on.. Each o f nine planeslaunched a Iroedc. AU nine torpedoesran hot, st-raight and true to score nine.

direct hits and send fOUI 5,.000-rollmerchant ships to th e bottom, NineDPC's were 11wa rde d the airborn e

sharpshcoters for this feat,



O n L·2 Sep tember , VT-lJ st ruck lwo

} i m a when it had not y e . t completed re-pair (j( in sta lln rio ns d am ag ed by tw o

p!t'V10U raids. The remaining installa-tio ns w ere attacked and heavily dam-aged" It was du ring this strike thar Ens .Thomes Keene and his crew, J . T. ;to.

W ' J il . {I, M3C, and J. R. Doherty. AIlMJc,

w eR s ho t down ove r the island. Tommymade a good water land ing, and .five

a J ld 811e -h~ tH hours later the men were• rescued b y submarine. T hey were not

ab le to return to their squadron im -

medi ll .t dy b e cau se they .had to spend

the nex t: 30 days aboard the submarinewhile it made attacks on enemy ship-ping. Many depth bo mb in g~. fo rtun ·ately unsuccessfu l , made it :l real sha ke -

down ruise for the airborne D.P:s whoweregl-adto exchmge "the bright blueY(ll1dec" for lhe ocean deep when at

last they reru rued to their sGu<ldron_From 10 to 18 eptember. VT-13

made strikes and up p0 ted m iss ion s

:tgainst P el e .l iu and the A llg allr and• N gesebu - is lands in the P alau chn in .

Br 10 October, the squadron operat-ing (rom the Franklin as :1 part of th eThi t l l Fleet, was st riking Yoctan air-field, Oki nawa . Again these demcn-~ t l' ll to r s o f the sh roud ring torpedo hada . chance to exhibit its effectivene .

On< : a tt ac k Jed by Skipper French and"Jug" Jalll'lcy sarik three medium met-chantmen ofF the we t mas of Okina-

wa, and ano ther led by C hamp C hamp-lin seriously damaged two ships in theharbor of Nuha Town. By evening all

avai.lab le tltrgcts in the a rea wereblasted. and orders were given to wipeo u l Naha Town. The combined attackof all squadrons carried this edict intoel1ect , and incendiaries dr pped by

\'T-lJ led by Lt. R. B. ook set a rrium-p h:!1 bla ze to c limm these operat ions.Moving south the Third Fleet next

a lra rk ed F ermq a . on tht" 12lh and 13tho f O c to be r. VT-1J was a si~ned th

J 'ltin an ·T nkao s eer iou of which th eprim:tpal tl'lrgt'ts were enemy ~hippjngan d airc raft . A to rpedo strike led bLt. 'P . E. Pritzl.aff' arid It. Champlinsank two medium and two 2,OOO-tonmerehan t s hj p s,

In the course of operations, k.i]_r e rFrenrh It'd two. trikes again t the air-

A C I O f·F 1C E R Qu[nes ZENDER AND C HAM PL IN

Y T ·l3 L EAV ES NA IHA C ITY . O K INAW A.. A F IRE

_rL lne ass e rnhl y plant neat O k a y a .m aField and numerous hits were scored onthe buildings. Photographs later showedmany 0f the buildings being destroyed

o r b urn ed out, A gain "Jug" Janney ledan attack which leveled warehouses andbarrack , Lt. Cook, in spite of weatherconditions tbat might have b lo ck ed a n:y -one else, atto.cked the largest a lcoholplJJlt on the island with rhe surenessof a revenue <lgent. All in a ll, V'r~13

w as p iL in g up the reco rd of destruction.

The fLrSI strike agains~ Luzon on 15October was B own without a fightersweep go,jog Jo ahead to de r the air o f

enemy planes. 0 V'f-13 p ilo ts fo ughttheir way in to attack Nichols Field andfoughl their way back. J . R . M cG ee,JlOM2C. C. A . Gat to . AMM2C. and E.

Dodge, AMMJC. were credited withprobab ly des tJ :oyin .g thr ee enemyfighters in the air; and P. Sa n chez ,AOM2C. D. J . Fleming, ....)).[3C, W. A.Shelton. AM1I f 3C . and A. H. Berner.tl.RM2C. damas,cd others. The attackwhich destroyed many Japanese aircraft00 the grou nd was 11ighly successful .

Additional strikes were launched 0(1

the following days agaimt aira_aft and

in sta lla tion s on N icho lru s, dark, Nie l -son and Legasp i ulrfields, Champl ln le d

one attack 00 Clack Field arriving therejust as enemy figbters were taking oftDiving to low levels, VT-1J laid bombsin string across the runways. Not only

did they destroy planes, bu t they wrote"finis" to further launrhings,

T hen on 18 O c to be r. S k ip pe r Frenchset 11 new record for destruction when

he led the !lrst "filii-shipping stdkesllg.ll.i[j t ships in Manila Bay , Launching

hi s torpedoes, his p l a n E S destroyed 1 1

floal in ' Jrl'd()ck, sank [our medium

merchant hips and one medium oiler.No other two lour-plane division attack

by torpedo planes. it is believed, eve!achieved Q hIgh a SCQre .

On the 24th of October, preparationswere made to att.ack units. of the Jap-

anese Beet consisting of 4 or 5 BB's,

" to 8 cruisers, and 10 to 14 OD's. Inthe afternoon , ten p lanes o f the squad-rons flew 250 miles before sighting theships L O the Sibuyan ea. The planesflew through terrific AA barrage to

make the attack, Lt. R. W. Ran 00 be -

came separated from the rest of theHight and emerged from a cloud to findhlmsclf alone over the ships. His p lane

was hit almo t immediately. the gunfirecarrying away his entice tarboard ele-vabor and horizontal stabilizer, Regaio-

ing con tro l o f his plane, he a ttacked aJapanel'l! war hip, the torpedo explod-ing amidships, The remainder of theflight made ;t split attack on a 4 ' i , o o . o .to n Bll, and at least three torpedQ Jutswere scored. As the pIMt'S turned toretire. the p L " l O C o r Lt. R. H. Give andhis rrew was seen 10 flames headed for

enemy ships.That n ight an other enemy Iorce COD-

sisting of 0[:; carriers, 2 BB's, 4

cruisers, and 6 or 7 DD's was reported.The Third Fleet moved northward to

intercept these units. Since the supplyof torpedoes had run out, VT-l;1 loaded

with i l . rmor.pier[ in~ and SAJl bombsaod t ook: off. hamplin led one strike10 miles to score':' bits with i . o n o - l s .S A P bomb on a CVL. Another hit wasmade on another C V L French le d th esecond strike and scored two hits onthe 'tern of a CVL ··.T~lg"Janney Jed:J . thud strike t core three direct hitsand two near rnlsses, the force 0 theexplosions heeling a VL over to star-

board and 30° off course.It was in this battle that the cem-

billed air groups of the Third Fleetsealed the Ja p carriers of the enemy. safely iJ] D a ey Jones ' locker.

T he first tout: of VT-13 was over. andU te 28 pilots and 67 enlisted men werehomewnrd bound, worn b y battle, h:rrryin victory.

By the time the second tour wasreadj to repc)Ct to combat zane t VJ -Day had arrived. Thus by a narrowmarg in , the Japanese homeland avoidedthe kind of destruction VT-13 was

trained to inflict. 'The Japanese escaped-13 for luck in this Cf\se- a secondround o r dlm illy torpedoes launched by

;l mighty carrier-based squadron.

SM okE M A.R KS fO RM OSA SI'O T W HE It£ V1·13 H iT

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M ON E Y -W SEI" ''T ~~H !S T [II money is cons ide red ;1

hei l l lhJ ' CO l lU )UnM, W e therefo re havee\'cty reason e o bi d ieve thnt a ir sta t ions:m a [,ldlit;es are in all extremely he,d!h)'

condi-tion . judg ing trom the number 01

inquiries n~(eived from opemtlllg art ivr-

ties reg,udijlg the method employed byIh ~ B ureau of A~ron; l11t l r~ 10 administer-iu g funds {or tb e rnam renance iln J op-'c tlltian o f 1 1 I \ ,1 1 l1 V iution.

T11(; terru "N avllJ A Vt-atIO O" covers

m:rylhillg t 1M ! Ail's Rod e\ 'trythinl'l 00

J Ill: .g r '0 I1 1 1 J n, ,(cs~~lry to kferl t'lH:~' uir-

plant" III f lyab le condition or to ge r thecml't back up ill the air and kctp it there," N a v < 1 1 aviat ion" I n c l u d e s ~ircmn i n theRc~ular NiL"}' and Air !J.CjeTVe, Marine

C (Jrp~ :m d M u ririe C orps A Ir R ese rve,

f he r e. ,~por :l 5i .b i li ty o f kel '"plng r 1 1 U 1 ( : s

in the ai r falls on Maintenl lnce and0J1~[ntion, Tha. ! is the ground co g In

fhewhee l . 'I t is the unspectacular, stabil-i ~i ng f o rr e which injects itself iu to evn ycranny of aviation from blimps ro jets

- from 0 ri g i naJ receip t o r ;ltrCrllft

th ro u gh .s af et y o f A igh t , an d fin all} , b id ,~rrtg farewell to an old craft on its way

t o s ru v :l ge O f ar r museum,

Th is r es po ns ihi I ity fa r M a rn ltm l.ll\ :e

a nd O per-a llO tl sta rts irnrnediately up 'onfKt ip t o f an nirplaue b y the N avy . The(e 6p oI L~ ib i1 ity g oe s. b ey on d hep.il1M 11

plme aIrworthy. It suppl ies th e S ~p [l or t

~s~ry to maintain all navu] a ie sta-

tions" a i r ( :l r il il ie s ,t ra i ll ing units, A s-

semblj and Repair departmenrs, arid theN,wal Aircraft Factory , hem" such 11 5

f i i , f i h i Jo!fl ing, r:ltachule~,l:ire:; n o d

tubes , shop equ ipmen t g round h i lndL lng

I :q ui l'm e n! '" a .n d th05L' ll'l.)l1l'!.'l.Ild5 0 r r n i s-

c dl l1 !le ou ,~ ite ms th at n ne pUl~his Iingl!rsCIt in lIny facililyor station 11n: putt ul'

the p 'lann ln l'( and responsibil it)' o f1 'tt,l ,ir rtc M nrc a nti Operaticn. They [f lUsh

~[l"jsa,ge all ~t'Llul :remell t$ down to (be

l i l ~ t drop o f g ;HOJ in e a ; 1 J ~ 1 f!1 1 ,m e l rro -, 'j & t . ( I I I ; : l l C ( C ~~ ~ lr y J ? a y ro r " , I I Li U ian

I : L D u r

Und e r lilt;' ( l I' l' r. li l mf1 ! ta ry b ud get, till:

funds to accom phsh the m ission uf"M i l i'n t enance ,ill,l 0PI:V,tti,llU" are a partof a'UAF.R'~ budget' ,md Me depend",,!

Llpon the "ppropriat ion granted b y COll-

[ ;res,~eacb fi&-a I yc ,Ir.

'nle fund>; appropr ia . te . J to ' M.l inh:n ·anee and Operation are set up in scv~r~

go r i e : s to co ver procurem t'nl of a U

the- requ ire J se rv ices , su ppti c : S , materia ls ,

and e'lu irme\1t, A portion of these

funds. isallocatedto the Avia t ion SupplyOflke, Phihddphia, [or procurement ofvarious technical aeron;lutiqti suppbcs ,

eg u Ipn' ien t, and ma teria ls fo r dis! ribu -

tion to naval activities concerned with

'lircT'll.ft T he A viati:on Supply Ofhceacts as the p r i l l C J p : 1 J supplier {or Main-t enauce,

T11(o'Bure,U! o r A! :! iO ! .l .a U li cs a ls o p ro ·

nl[t.'

certain itemsof II tt'cnnl('alnero-

nautical nature. N orm ally, aU rnater ials

f1u rchased by A SO an~ Bu .A JH t 1U'l'

known ::t.~ A PA -Approrr i n t i o l l Pur-

dlasesAc('oullt. No APA mater.i .al i~ever charged to any allctmeat issued tofield acrivi ries. One purpose 0{ BuAl ' : l t.illor:atiofl is to prevent a gap i: o themaintenance ~wpp,ly system .in the fie ld,

by furnishing items for service test or5 1 1 r p l y approeed items . . . . ,llich hnve no t

<If; yet been p laced in A SO supp ly sys-tem fO t disttivLlti/i)rt.

Other porfions of these funds are set

!.Ip to COver Aviation Navy allotmentsgl'allkd to ' fleet and shore ,lct[vitics.

These are known a:;. "A" allotment, forM a intenance of Sta t i ons ; ",8" allotment,

lor- OpcraHoq of Air(~a{t; "C" a f . 1 0 ~ :m erit fo r Overhaul of Alrcra I t , and 0

allotment for sped;!! purpose projeds.The "A" ALIOTMENT~MAIN-

TENANCE OF S TA T IO N S , is bes t de-

scribed as the o verhead allctment or

hO tJ seke t'!p lng fund , T hJ. a J lo t m e 11 t

covers recurring cla.y-to-duy maintenance

of runw:lYl>, taxiways, hangi \ I 'S , shops,toads, ram ps, bu j ld ings , and o the r fa.t:ili,

ties comprising au air sta t ion; operariouo f s ta tion u tili ties und se rv ic e d ep art-

m erits . ln clu dia g power and iJeaung

plants, _'iewage disposal plant 'S, ware-houses, dorrnitories, nnd rranspertatienfl I (.'iU r ic s; o ve rhea d o f all stat!0(' :tcd\'~-ti>'5. indud iot: projects fi'I1~l-n('ed under

other programs. ('xdu .•ive of oertair:

.hop overhead wilhru the m ap.H a:)sC !11 -

bly l ln~i repair f9.ci li t ies.

M ost of the Importltnt av ia tio n pr-o -gr:uns Ulj,der 1 3 u A J i A . receive a ; ;ubSt:111-

tial p.,ut of their support r rom dl~ hlt'!d~

provided by ttu s p rogr:im _ E xcep t fo rc(".rta .io shop expen ses in the !Sa,st: of a ll-

sembly { Ind rep aIr w ork , !:hl' p ro du ctio n,

overhau l , fI~ght operat ions, . and research:m d d ev elo pm en t progr,tms a re d ep~ nd -

em on this prog . ram for all non-diret1\)OSI5, 1n particular, superv i scry , leave,

and holiday pay. power , statIon {l.Jminis-t rat ion, and o ther In direc t co sts essen tia l

In (a rry ing ou r these mn jo r [lro<g t~[hSare chR l'g6 lb ie 1 '0 allotment ··A·'.The operation o r ai.rtraJtand the

fl . l .ncrions of thl; A~.semb!y an d Repair

depar tment s are not considered overheador hou!iekeepin,g fUil(lions aa d ure con-

s eq_ ue lltiy (lo t eh3:rgenbl t ' to the - 'A " al-

lo tment . They a re d es cr ib ed under th e

'B" allorment :til.! "C" allntment fol·lowing .

"N' A l lo tm en t-M ; lI IH c i1 .8 'l lc o o f S t : J . ·

liolls-is u nder d irec t cogTII~z~nc!;! of theBure auo f Aeronaut ics S h or e E ,~ t, (l bl is lJ -mcnts D\ vision. ..A" ull nh nell ts are

granttd. only for aviaticn .K ' tiv jt it: ~ o f

the Shore E ~ta .b l lshrn en r an d not to theFleet ,

ne "fl" A L L O TM E N T -OPERA·'nON or AmCHAI.7T. covers a ll co s ts

of Naval Stock Ao:oLl!H Supplies with-dJ, .J wn ro r o pe r< lr lo n 1l11d l ine mJ. ln reo"

ance of :aircraft 'fa prevent confusionwith (O V e ra ge in "A " a l lo tment , it is im -

portant that the fOH:go, ing sentence hes t rcsse rl i iI ;: ~ i fl-"Covcrs illcosts of

N :~v:il S ro ck 4\.cco unt;- S upp lies with-drawn ! O f ' tI/,fl"ali()1/ arid tilll! IJlaiJlII>n-allr€ f I / , / 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 " < 1 1 ' , " Til is . is to differenti-

a te b etw ee n Naval S tock A ccrm ,n t S up-plies mentioned in the above ~lIra,g[aph

which are withdrawn for Maintenance

of Station5 and are chargeab le ag<lio st

the" A" allotment.The ,mpplies withdritW'nto suppor!:

ti'e Operation of Aircraft include gaso-lin e. o il , and o ther item s necessary to

keep the p lanes in the air,Line Maintenance includes those func-

tions involved in' the o Clu :d mainrenanccof rhe aircraft w h ich ;L rC "presen tly nl"-

c orn pl is he d by "opeuling-' lI(tlV!UC$,

: e r Q l L d l y ~p~"ak:ing, til is CQVC rs the ,>0-

hou r, D O -ho llr , and 120-hour rht:rk~,engine changes, and the g en era l. O p 0~ .·tions iJtrrormeJ under Line M ain t !: ·

f!,lnn:.

A P A :;tlp plies ·and marena l s u~t.d Inthe operat ion and t in e m ain te na nc e {If

uirrrnfr ar e never cha rgcd' to ~13" altot-

meru , h8:\'in~ been rrev lourly procu red

by. and paid for, out of the allOl. .a[ iOn

granted the .8"in bo ll S upp ly Of'h(?c o r

Lht · BUrt'a'U of Aeron;lliW'S. Likewisestat ion civi l ian l abor rs l1~f"'lr:harged tothe ".8" u:IIQtnlcnr.

Elee t un its opera tin g aircraft lire

gran ted "13" ruJo trnen ts by ( o _ g p i z l I J - l t

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.corrutla.nd-ComAirP. or 'om,AjrLaot.

'hore .u:tivities are gr~t",d separate "B"

allotments directly by the Bureau of

Aeronautics for "Regular Navy andNilval Air Reserve." purposes,

'he "C" ALL· TMENT - YER ·HAUL OF AIRCRAFT. is granted toClass "A" naval air stations hayjng anAssembly and Repair department tocover the cost of all work accomplished

by the A&R Included in this coverageis the pity for civilian labor, Naval StockA ouat Material and provision for 10Gl1(ltocuremcnt required in the repair Q

all aeronautical equ ipm en t d iced ly re-la ted to the ac tua l overhaul o f a i.rcm ftor engines. Both "B" and "C" al lot-

men ts n rc under the direct cogn izance

of the Maintenance O ivi io n . B uA 'R.

Itwill be nored that these three allot-merits "A". "]3". and He". granted to

cover the cost of nav-al aviation tire in

substance expended on Iundicns whichare of a recurring nature or what can be

considered a day-to·d!LY eXl,ense.'111c "D" A1.LOTMENT exists forthe f."Press purpose o_i provid ing funds

for those items, projects and Jobs which.He in the nature of a non-recurring orone-time cost category . These non-rttm·ring items include such things as out-l rung squadrons. FASRon.s - Flee! Air.rviec Squadrons-minor buildin.g COI l -

struction sud] as setting up shop. majorrepairs and similar irnrns_ A squadron

or FASRQn rC9ui rcs complete Ql.ilfilling

001 once, and the cost of setting up aspecin she] cccur only once . There-

fore, the cost of !I non-recurring item isn ot n orm ally d)argcd against an '·A"."B", or "C' allotrnent, but is financedby granti~ funds under a . "D" atlot-mellt,

"D" all tments arc granted .in some -what the same manner as allotments'.t\", ..B", and "C'. but are grantedonly upon request to fioance a certa in

special job wbich is not ttl the cat .egoryof a da.y.to.day expenditure, or of a re-

curring nature.

A ~ the present time, some of the itemsmentioned in tile "0" allotment aboreare beinE f i nanced by Project Orde£s. Itis not the intention of this bureau thatthis practice be continued. allJ upon theexpiration of existing Project Orders,tbe "D" al lo trnenr will thereafterf inance 3 . . 1 1 spec ial ta sks unless l ; ) : :1eusk

falls iI I the category of Project Ordersponsorship as set forth below.

PROJE T o.RDERS. which are simi-lar to "D" allotments, are granted {orpecifir projects that require a longerperiod o J tim e fo r c ern pleeio n t'lUD th e"D" allotments, which exp i e at the

clo e of the f al year.One huge item which should be men-

tioned here i the pay of m ilita ry p er·sonnel. This is never, in a n y case or

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under an}' condition. h.ugc:J to myallotment of fund at proj«l orderissued unde r t he a .p p ro p ri at io n "Avia-

tion Navy,"

FRON ! TH b foregoing it (an be eenLha! fund a.pprOprlllh.:d fo r naval

aviation arespe£iEcully earmarked . by

Congress to meet the needs of an indl-\'idu;u allotment. The funds cannot heused indiscriminately b y the B ureau of

A e rO l,1 au ti . to meet unforeseen prob-l em ' which might arise during th emonths following the ,granting of the

appropriation by Congress .

Neither are fund .s tran sferab le fromone allotmen l to another. A llotments

"A" "B", "C, and "0" as weI! as allappropriations arc- closely scttlt:inized

.11 d analyzed by Congress. If that b tly

feels the need of decreasing expendi-

tures fer O ne al lotment 0. . iur rees ir rg th e

funds. for another allotment. it i~ ulti-mately reflected in Maintenance of ta-tions, Operation of Aircra.ft, Overhaul

o f A i rc ra fl, and Project Orders. No sta-tion facility, or Ilcthrity is permitted tome the fun.ds grunted for one allorarionto meet a ny c on ditio n Or exped iency thenature or which; . t 'O\rered by < different

allocation.

Lift Solves Tank ProblemVME'(N).5-f2. EL 'rOfIO-ThlS rugh!

f ighter squadron ! iglll 'cd O\lt . :1 gnud w~l' 10

remove and replace 3t10·s,oallotl tenter line

Iuel tanks weJ~b.ing about Ul 0 poundswhen loaded, Rerno ill was necessary to p -mit access to th e fuselage area directly above

the tMlk which contains the radar gear.In the past it was the custom 10 drllin the

'lank , thea . manually remove the tilflk unti l

.radar maintenance personnel had finishedtheir work. The tack then "'\IS replaced aadrefilled. The cumbersome task of removinga nd rc ::p la ru ng tb tlI ln k fre qu en tly re;s,\llteci In

damage (0 the br~ckel.s or the 1~J1k..

T he process norm3iJy \< )o k a bo ut 1 V lhours iMh,dfng use of n refueling tnnk for

4 minutes and service> of seven men. T o

peed this IJp lind make the Joh < I f remnval

safe r. the NCO ill charge of Hili: metelshop

devised .... lirt which cut the tim e to l'i

minutes and sav e d £ i'le tnan-hoursa plane .

The Jlfr was made of angle irons joinl'll

together by arc welding, The lift is used W i t1 1

a srandard aircmft lail ja<:k. .It w teste

I t : > ho ld well over tun .

A B " _a Callmumt-A tiaiesaver for >l

difficult job, A-ctiviries desiring to Iabricntedli~ lift should request sketches feorn "the

.squadron,

P IC TU RE S HO WS 11F l WITH eEL LY TAN ~ l OADED

eLEC TfU CA l. C ON NEC TIO N PU T A T EN D Of Mel<

Bomb Rack Change Is MadeYM .rz, il 'rORo-Ordnallc;e shnp has,

modified the Mk 7. Mod 2 prartice b ( 1 m hrack so that it ca n £ it (m tn the PI'Ion without

placing too Jl1Ud1 strain lin tile -a ogle l,ousing

assembly of the electrical conduit.

The manse is va luab le when the raek is

us d on n ., rurmift. The h!'lUNlng often

1\Ia~ ben t o r broken because the chocks ofthe p y l \ l 1 1 rested .againsl it TI le ( 'hans! . " made

":U; ttl reposition the h lusing frnrn the .stil,·

board S ide of the center of th~ ra k to the

extreme nEt end of j he f".it lnspect - j l1n plnlewhere the :mgl!! h C l L l S i n g assembl ri,e

electrical cC )nduO l " secured, The change

requires "bout ene man-hour a rack,

A BnAer Commenr-« Tb,s l"odilicatlQI1 ~

§at.i,£accol'}" A new practice bomb onraine ..

Aero 4A will be available {or Heet use bythe end of 1948, Thi "-e\ll lI:nil will do

away witb many of rh obj crionablefeallll'cs of the Mk 4 - rack.

Marines Shoot at Dye SpofVM[I·Zll. OUNA-Effeaive bombing an d

uxket t. rll ining are dif fiu.dt because of 1;I(k

or a suitable target , so thi squadron has b~t'n

f"r~eu 10 use dye marker on rhe OCC:l.Il.Twn ,I I" r:,rt in t:,,-d~ division, OI1C of tht!tn

311 altemate, are loaded. With JrJ[)-lb, practice

horuhs filled with dy e O 1Q rker The extremely

(lid and rough water reates msny diffi-

cuhic s. t~natlce unrst .keep the b om b s- l il le d

with the dye In a heated r om before !u l ld . ing.

I lIIL the co nten ts freeze w hen 'l 'rb 'H I1~.

A IM I rOM gh weather ami ~wilt currents

Sf'WI disperse tI,e dye marker. However, In

liell 1)( P sui table target. tlli. paicuc hasp rc 'I \ 'c d p ass h le

Clamp Secures Cow l FlopsNA SAN D1EfiC-An Cll'll'tllyU~ l i t ' this

. l la tjO ll . R . • /, '!hl1o l1 f), Snapper, M ('i 'lbJ11'11i ,h . I S developed " ~e~uril1g- dam!' fnr rsu I

'-I " ,) fhlp whl h ~()rI,tjtuttS au imprnved

lUeth,) . ! if! 1i1l11<l l i l l t ; 4 \1"' ( 'r t~t i l ln~. QllnlU,I;t ?Ie '

veruiun and ~"nVIlI1I(n(,'f' 10 h,rndllng opera-

tious , such n~ IlYt'rl"lIJf, transportntiun, Md

,;U)~,(gc, have resulted ( rC ll T1 u ~e of t be SU.£lc-

gested d\UT>P, N,III> SD SF; I·Hlm~.

Two u these clamp are used I.'n '~l{h

F41. . ·4 cowl .flap ring \' -'1~r,~6, Om' c:l,LJIlP l~

clipped on two ilaps, thus se f ;UTrng the uve

B. 1 I . 1 ? ~ 00 each 01 he r, 0 ring Hldllln~. These

d:lnll 's tire r"'-lr l"Y ~" "flet i1l;;tall,ltILII1 "f J~'semhly on ell!;' ne, :m..) reru tn~d j or re-use

HI die nverhaul ~i'st~lll Irr ~~"I: ~l' •torage

nr shipmenl. howcv e r, they would rcrumn in

place

A~rivilits interested ~11I1L 11.Jwrite tn l'AN DrR(lO 1'01 fll.,ther 111 ormJtwn. 1 1

M eded , and fo r J cup y r)/ nru~pwll S"-H~r.lI.

R fJ S t'l 'i cted.



a v y . G u i l l o t i n e . C h o p sU p P l a n e s f o r S a l v a g e

ClHc~S CO UR GE O F JAP AfR FORCE, 'NAVY PLANES NOW MAKE JUNK VAl iD

THE JO B o f b t:'illin p: sw ords in to plowshares-or maybe

i(~ choppil<g airplanes in to a luminum ingotS'-is under--

w a y a t NAS NORFOLK. T h e y are using an electric "guilla-laIC" [0 cu I up the w a;r-w e:lrie ~ a nd s tru ck t 'J an es 5(1 t lwy"1 I

~r Inro t he sm el li ng pOl s .

Publk Works eagiaeers designed the "'chopper" out oJwaitime surplus and SCIRPmaterial, Its lllrgeCl.ltting bladeIim ade o f swo thick nesses o f 2" -a rrn or s tee l. D ro ppedI l 0 m It hci,gbt- .o f i . J 5 ' DO th e fuselage, the (){)o- lb. blade

l l l: /l l evesa . t e rmina l vC"locity of 26 mph, sltdng the planeinto sections like J. hot kL'ljre goirtg through cheese.

T l re i n si de width o f the g uillo tin e lower IS 17' ; capableo f h an cU i I1 E an)' .s ize n av al run;raft. inc lud ing P8M hulls .Previously, the- Navy had ,0 use burning torches to reduce

dlf p[llnrs tu ;L ~h:e where the smdtlngl10ts c ou ld ha nd leth~m.Four men C:1n handle 16 planes 11 da y wifh the new

.:levielt-,oornpared to one man having to use a torclr ;1 whole

oa f to cut up one p l .ane by th e old method , .

D JJril1t; fisca l 1947, th e N orfo )"- sruvage yard p icked up$.51.4, ')41). [rom sale o f salvaged material . Deducting boo r

(Q )1 a nd m"teriils. net pro fit W!IS $40$,000. The yar·d4B civi l ians .

V M t . 'l ~ 1 ,J :S pub ! if ! ;<hooJs hll ve re (eive tls~ v~.ged . m ateria long lO ally va l ued a t two ::uwl fI half mill Ion f rern the

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SALVA -GEOA lUMINUM F~OM P lANES GOESINIO 11·POUND M otDS A T YARD

6 1 DOPOUNOQHOPP ING B l.A .D E D E S CE ND S T O ;CUT fUSElAGE O F A N S ll .'lC

N u y), sc rap y.ud. This included e le ctro nic s g ea r, p ho to ·.gr:aph.ic supplies, cameras, binoculars, electrlc motors and

shopl:!;ju ipmetH.

A total oJ 1 6 1 rail road cars e 1 l 1 1 o f '~:L[yaged material has

been shipped from th e yard the past eight months. S,dvugedmaterial ("on:>bting of heavy steel, light iron, a luminum in-gots, condemned tires 1 1 M other metaIs h as been the major

recovery . A ll sc rap baUeries and o th er m a te ria l c on ta in in glead js stockpiled fo r future u se by the armed fo rces in evento f tI . t ut io u al em .e rg er u: y.

A tota 1 of 161 raH ro~d cars . w ith an OVL'H!.l1 weight of

9,01 2,..21R pounds, have been loaded a n < l s h ip p e d f!'0lIl the,scmp l).l ;1dsa:lvage yard ill the last eight ~onthll. D\.1~ingfiscal 19·:17,a total of 397 ra.lJroaJ om WIth a combined

w eight o f 17.20 9,460 pcu rrds o f srrap and sa lvage materia l

were loaded and sl1ipped to buyers throughout the country.

Altholl.gh the receipt of mate-rial al the yard has shown a

considerab le drop this year, an increase in Silk prices is ex -

p ee red to result in substanr inl Iy th e same r evenue heceived

last ~ear.

When material is reeeivcJI sr th e scrap ya.rd, it I S imme-

tHately sesregatcd acd screened. Large bins are used forstowage of brass, mppe-r, canvus. witt and SCrIlP rubber,

H em s of value f D t Iecal sale are kept in the warehouse,

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TA f'l }( MOUN tED 'I N SLOSH ING 'C ~AO lE 15 ROTATED &r HAND CRANK ; EHHER ECNDCAN BE RA ISED

F i t : ' E . M U P A G A I NEXT I l RNAL fue l tank s n eed , 1 com-

, I ,l i" ll ed internal .shl1mpDQ lob tok ft'l~ th em U1 servrre . At N A NOR'

!iOLK this r~rolid1t,onmg work on. aux-

il illry ta uL ~ j, b~,j llg <lone in n :fo rJ .

t ime, Inlad, Juring.l rerent period o f

12 qar~ the A&R depar tment put .HI)hU'lks bark il.10 usable- (OllJj\'ion. l(~

fast work has to be to keep a Jllmpahead of G orrO S1Qn - but i L ' s . thorough.

Rep la ce rn en : o f lIlt'~~·~lS(!J \ l u x i J iM Y

(uel rank s w ith similar new ones t oday

would be a~ ,~ cost of approximately$20 ( J each . M oreover. s ince : . 'U p l , l y j~

cr ilt.J I, ti l h dlicil.!ol rccondiliolliu,!!

p ru je tt r ep re se nts not l)[1Jy a subsfanbal.

;.avin~. b L J C alsc IImeans of providingb adly n eeded e'luipmenl in ,\ hurry.The gerwnd proredures (·0 be used in

recenditiening M k -< j and Mk 'i Mod- t ,

Mode2 au:xiJ j~iI1 fuel t"\lk s ..t.l :e pre-

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senred in 811/181' 7l:'rllN!OJ! ,"Oft! ,\().

/0--17 E s s e n ti u l l Y ; i i s }l p r O o : l > & to rthe r.emovru ROd prevention afintc::rrm.l

co r ro sion }{el:-ri d o f the ru s] in Ih c

tank .u \d then "rrly permam'nt in ternalprotect ion ttl prevent c orro sio n .d urin gstompE' or lI~;-Ij{e.

A n initial in~p.q:llon of l<lnk~ sched-

u l e d for nve i h R U I determines whl:cb

cnes ca n be reconditioned ~ u t < ( ' e l i . ~ f l l l l y _

T hose fuu nd to have ~I b (; l\ \'Y d ep os it o r

CLEANED JANKGETS I :NJERNi ' IL LACQUE.~ COAT

rust are rejected. J( the inspect ion-

made through the riU er opening, u~ill:gdrop light and m i .r r o r- - -- s h o w 1 7 > that Utecorrosion is moderate, the following

pro cess ge ts u nderw ay:

1 . T he tank is ;¥rouoded and then de-• grea;;ed and e l e an e d inrernally by

sloshing a degreasing solvent within thetank, This sloshing operat ion is aeccrn-

plished by ro ra tlng the tank , which ismoun ted in a turning cradle, T0 c leanthe i_n tc .< fi(u o f the tank-adequately,

three . s e p l l [ l l t r ; : 51osnin8 operations are

employed . U$lllga ddferen t bat(.;h of~Oht\1l!;\cn ~;rn~.

F or eco nom y. tach batch o f d C J ; l f t :. : U S r -

l11l; solvent rs used {O r three (bnl"~

or~r.lt iOf1is before being drscardec i, "theso lven t ll:lcd in . the second rinse of It

,j!ivcn tan k i.~ util ized as lhe r1fSl rinse

of the nex t on e: the. third rin se thenbet ornes l he second, etc. Tht" 1I 1 irJ r inseis :. 1ways rep! deed WI th " fresh '- ImUl.tlt)'

UI de.grel l. .. ~iq t: ~0J vent. Aftt: ' r

each ~Io~h·iog, tht ' l ank IS dramed .

2 T he in teno r of tile tan k I~ s lo shed• with O J. ru st rem over so lven t. 1 '0

co nta ct. a li il 'Hem.ul areas <tdrrq U.I tel ywith thi's SQ II '~t. the rank rs manipu-lalr:d in to ~e\·l·rttlpesition« lind ! ! . l l o : w e d

to remain ill these po.,ttions approxi-mi!. tdy three minutes: i.e., the· tail is

lHlIEE OBGR~A$ING !;OLV.ENl 1J,Al'HS AlliE USED'

r :. tis td ; t he ta il is lo wered : lev eled , .etc,Aftl t[ J therolJgh slo. ,hing in a ll P O S I -

t ions, tht-nJ.5t r e 11 1 0v!; ' r ~o 1v e n t is

dr~imtd from the t ank .

Cold eap w a t.er then is Jd d ed,

s lo shed , and dra ined from the tank,'rhls rinse- and th~ preceding rust reo

rnoval must be <it'COmpH5hI:J wli.hm il,

·\1e~y fe w r ni)'lU t(!S , s in ce . a s T. 'N, ro·:17

emphasizes, uny delay Ina), cause [ailure

o f the en tire p rocess becau se of the

t <l :p id il y w it h wbieh remsting can oocu .r.

3. t > p as S ]v atio n tr ~il l-m~ Jl ~ is o pp li. edimmediately t- o In h Ihi corrosrve

action. T his ia scco mpllshed by slosh-

ing the "i.o k with a solution of chromicl Icid and water. The so lu tion is dl 'a inct l ,tilt: ta n k p a r ti(111 y f i l led with water,

s lO s he d a g: a. in , and drained.

4. Nex,('- the. tank is gro ~n d o :d lUl~

then pj~i'tlalJ)'" filled WIth app.roXl<

mati'!y 30 gallons of denatured. l l lcohol ,

and sloshed. The alcohol i s d r(l L ne d.

5.. ~he tsnk is pIac;d und?[ infr:~re.d_ hght.5, and, willie dry mg. ·alr JS

circulated th rough it " fo r faster resu I ts ,



6 When completely dry - tJlIS tak ~

• , lpp rOXlma tely lOin I nu t c ~ t h I!

b io i. is 1 1 1 rough1 Inspected to msure

that al l truces of rus! have been re-

r n o v t ' d .

7 M ·769 1J ~~lu c r i~ added to lh e• ~ to ll nd tU lunk Jml sloshed. Thls I~

1\~{omp lishcd hy rotarin F - th e lank 1[1

d if fc ! rc il l pOS ,r tIOI t. . The surplus lucquer

I , drained Irorn Ih", l,mk and the lank

IS a ir-dried fo r !'\ minu tes while bein~s l o w l y rOWL-'Il .

8 1'h· tank i then j,l.tll;:d un rl r• infra-red lamps an turned in the

Cl 'adl l ' lor approximately I C) mmutes.

Whi le it i ; - ; ~til) LIn ler lhe in fra-red

lights, co mpres 'ed air is ln t roduced .1ftt tank ts pt!rimlkally gi:v(m a quarter-

turo to assu re un iform lu:.Lling anddrying w b il e t he air i~((feU 1.][ ed

tlm llig h th e tan k. This U, [YJ I1 [ !rmc;es~

Tj:tjl.nres .tf1proxlIlH.tdy oue-ha I r hour,

9 T n increase corrc : ion rrO tt:c tion , ":l

• ~e(Ond coat of 1.I'lJu~r II. llrpliedb y repC !'.litng opera tIO ns 7 and N.

Obvi.o u s.ly , the r l 'COndll ionil l ,? .tnd

pwc c!> sin ;t; o f the se nks r .. :c l!. ll u: d c r e-

lu I (1l.tnnin~ and coordinat ion because

of the specific requirements mandaJor}

ill C~( II inti iv iduu l oper anen. P roduc -

rinn m ethods devised by the Norfolk

I';&R dc:partmcot resuked in 1"rO £/l' "

'Vt' ly TnuC ' :l si n l: '. t he number of units

completed daily. F o r exnmple. it wt

learned that b y l l! l .ving , o U " l n.declLLitt '

number of crudles, tanks could be pro-

cesscd by a stage system t ech n i C IU e.I :adl sloshing operation was developed

as II produci ic 1 1 ..;t:1ge S 'O that rn axu num

llI;a~e of available hdliilC.') (Oil!.! b

rnaintaineel lit . 1 1 1 Illnll'"S.

SOME lC1.:tiical u jfflculdes b,ld to heob.et l pl~ioro l in U e rl.;l k1 1 1 . 1 : 1 . th e tI:~

fGndlhomng o C eh e a~lxjliary fuel tanks

by tilt i\&R depurtment . P;lrt o f it fi re-

proof building h,ld fO be equipped witha de qu ate v cn tl lu tio n. CO" fire extin·

guisher linl.:5 lmd nQzZles, ampre .si:{i

lIir, \ ater. and pO\VlJf lines. A drying

ov{'[) . 1 .1 in g in fra _.red. lighl~:;, c,!jJ,.blc ofprodu illg tll~ nccc .ssM )' O liltpu t o f heat

f l. ''1 uir cd f or l :[u ic k a nd even drying hart

to b e ~le~ je nr:d , maoufactLLred ; tnd j,,-

im l l e J _ .

CmJIw; f!)r hol.Jing the. taok~ dlLri .ng!:he.sloshini t and bakinA Qpe[';ttions jlW

( () b l . :mnl luf achued to meet t il e r eql1 i. re -m ctl ts fo r mampulation. so t ba t proDer

(outrol o f s olu t- io n s, healinJ ' t . am i d ry .in g (o ulll be maintained within I:he

[lillie. Hal ld operated pl.Jlu.ps werc lltil·

ired to exredite the 611ing and empt)'·jn~ ? f t;:t.n.ks. To la(ilit.lte inspcct lon a

~re( la l portab le , vapor-p ro of electrit

l igbt ns developed-and m'l.I1ufnnurcd,

l Issurmg safe and adequate inlernal

l i g n t j I l , g fo r a .d iffic ull proC'ed'lJt'.

M arines C heck M arker S etsvMR-152, £1 TORCI~R'ldj'l rechniciuns of

rhl squadrun hu1'1' 11.~dt: ,I sirnple J ~vj.... I"rd!~-(·kjl1s mark r h{ ,<l,!Jn ,,,',~

CHA .RT SHOW S w'1~ING O F MAR INE fE ST O~V ICE

A pi ug (p IIH) frum 1 I 1 1 : ~ rnnrker ~(,:lr:on ~,t

(!HI/ \Jl.N--ti ) IS >!it.! as u basis for t!t~ con-<;trwct[,,". 011 L tlp uf I I l l : ' 1 'I hl g " ", IS i'J.l',;~J fl

bracket mnt,liJling rw u ph,m t> ).1Lk5. In th e

"rHon t : . I1 J ()H h~ plug \ 11> fitL..J " J;lInp .<lock",.

A 'nl , t~ W'IS tit n ",nn~t1 ...J 1" run 24 VIII, ;.

t.. lilt J.(,,~r. jhrolJ~h he.rd rh"ncsplug~Wd

U1 Ill(. Ill.lk<. ibe <I!'''OtH , . \ 0 li ~t< ,n 1 (1 II'll

'-t'l whil. <II 111", S.H!!e 1111'", "hstt 'Voog 111'-

'mul l bllll; "l II", en d "I the plu . F he ~1l1,!11

u-y,, 'tIlJ IOl1tf()ll"d t>S"IJ,lto~ ~el I Ip ~" Pri""ft,

t Il t. m a. rk <. ::r h ea cu n i ,! ;o ; ,I l J l '\1 c.rn l>.~ 1J51tll f"

TU n" II It; se t t(J .,~ J\ ' I :S~wd..,>,

A,h'~rrtu!l"-" uf Ihb ~fl.l1rolll \'l,tl tHltliu"

~tJlll'-I rem the case in hand Imil the ~~I.1nJ

Ilit Io:s~ej rnnn 1 ;" , , ,( W H I :' < :tnd' t·t\On~llltm"

ill wl,;,h t rl )l .l hl e m . ,y <It'$tI'IP

VMF~~jl-TIII' ~'1u.lUl",fj lta".J V~II'Ii'

Inl' ,,,Hying ~f)tl Ih. GP bollllh~ which i,

hdl~"'~'s '-UPlTI"l tp the pl.rn des(I'lb",J I)VI"IJA I NANI'Ws. Jlj1 I. ",hid. involver]

wdJtng wro ughf ste.~1or ,trar; orr in p-1'1,!' ' :;

tl. thl.. M k ~ fu ~J ta nk '· 'W:$' hnu e puJs tu

r>r~\'!.I'1 J'um:turing Ihl! Mk IV elrotp tanks.

T il ,arry th ~ bombs. however. Ih(: 1,IB tl'.

11~U~th~ r~n l \! \, t- d <'! ' l lt~ 'I1ov:'YhroKCs tapbceJ.

Ti l t : "W~I ' h" , ~t!> 0'" 1 .1 h t' JHlpp~d .m d th e

/-Iumb hung un t l1o: Pl'I",,, ba l Ihls would

Ilt'Le!i'" hu.e ,1,IOg, c)-It: rl1;tnu " L i rdtmse unle'~

th l ; " Mk 1 M oc l I reit'dSe WM rt:wired.

Tlol" squJdr",I. Im.[ to "Irq' bornb.~ 'm i(s

1'<nrth Chin.] r,alrnl~ ,II timl'~,,'-I J.l'~m1:1l1er.1

t 11 l) t, d lu . tnH l wa" undc:simble. T llIs ~ .n it g ln e-;

p-Iate' t() " m, prWt! r l l i l b C i t t pad hicl- jt)

turn \va~ Slu<:J to til" Mk J V t:mk usrn8u('''I)ren(' r"bht'r CL'1l1(mt liS an adh .. lvt',

Thj~ ,jI'rang~m(;<J11pro~c" s.lti~fa'tol1' Th~'

unl dilh ,uJry lit'S in the: r ' l e t th~l Qwr 1 1

peri\,d. III 11l,~otb the plu.tes (ornt: Joo,,, a.nd

h J VI: ' II I b < · r l : , \ , ; 1 u , - d .

A Bi.i!e" C(>m"'~"'- Thi~ 1l10dUiClJuon 's

con~idc[ed satisfactory for the Mk 4 t;]!lk

in!ltall ..tion if used with the sway braces

furnished ... im h mat t"anJo:. In llccordanc ..

with BuAer T.G. 2146,

Eavesdropping on 8earingsI A CORPUS HRISl1-A new electrO'll(:

bl . 'IIr ing t C S t l O C , d ~W ! lo pe d in tbe A &R deparl~ment and appn,vt/d h l' B 1 ..A I U I. , wtJl ·\lon.bl'ill opew unn at tl1 is stariul:l,

The unit ( ' a n s. i M . > o il ~ hJgI1..gaiJl tbrne-

ta ge a uu io a lllp lili tI , actual in g 1 I c al ib ra te d

A. C vult meter {Will [I '''lind pl~k·up

dt:vlt,'C rfhtf Huutt"· t j'a: b~~uhv.: W.l~i;.( (~~r.

Tile IlInpliher i. designed to h.t"~ suthoenrj;l·[l.~1tlvlI;1 I .. ! lIVe- 1I I tl. r'l " , . . ul e f<:J.JWg un

[IIC output meter with the smnllesr ,Jnl.! rnost

"S,l lent hl'jlfWg tc>tl·I.L

ELECTRON IC TEST eR M E ,A sUR ES 8~~AR ING NO ISE

fo r loul"C r an ,i noisier bear ; nl-l~, re s lsW.l'~

:ire sw ltd 11't! In ,,"r ies WI h j h. . IO U tnul Iuer,.r

There are five .,witched =,is~"r. ,r] t he LIr

~lIit,. 1 !1 vm g live dtf f t"H"m Je-gl'U8') (.)1 ~~IW'

t i v n y , whidr m~kt', it lx,~~ihlt: tn measure

ib" fl01Sl level over IOU <'x t,u ll 'lv W Id . . rangeA 'hll1dl lrd I I f tOlICl l l l J l t· \ , . l I t IlL' " < ' 1 up lur

\ trll)U, ' ) '1 ' 1 0 :' - " E lwlItings,

TIll O1niSt PIl.k'\l[,'l ,Ic~j(t: l • •n'l~ts of "

!o luil! .. n " oll~t druck rnl"lIng 111 an "iled

,1"ev".lI~.lrJDg. driven b :1 "V' belt [rnrn J

"'.Irillhk mutur. M.J!l.lrd" .In used in Ull

<plld bl ht the ,MidI' di"m~t!'r uf VjTri, H.;'

"zoe b\:!ann}!.~, A Inct.~J .srrup nts over the

1111[,'r ruce " r th ~ ""Mint,: ~nJ!..'r I~~C huhl i9 ! _ !

i! htation.try w hile the inner r.la: (,' rOl.:tleJ

f ly toe Cl::",('191n~~h,~ft Hl '1d nl.~jrIlJrt'1. '1'1,,-

~tru l' i.1'I1O\lnt(,1 "" ... n1~(i11 urm (IF! whil.i1

1£ . 11 ,, 0 m o un te d 1 microphooe fror piL k;n!~

li p th e be!lfl.ng l :H.is~. .111 nJ.Jujflll;ll u~(.C-,

sory j~ ~ he. l t l , , - , , t rh;lt (.i<n h r plugged 111b.)

til· . l JTip l ih<-r t j h,-" r resu lt- Mwell l\" se ,

them r gisll'l'r'l.

The rester dimimuo _.1", trllli ~"J e"IIr

p ro t"C <.Iu r~ o f b ~"rin g l~h::\", " 1 \ < . 1 f"«lu,Jt.~Ihe disassemble :t.l1d I':;l~~lll,!'-h' o( II urur

several tim!;< :h _, l.Jedwlw· h eo ;. u. r" c u t 'I

faulty lx~r-u . e : .. .. . B s :r A er C0711mcnt--- This appet!r~ t'O b

" s;]tisf3CtOry method for checking bear.

;"ge;c.

.~_:'t", ¥OKO \IK~- Chalk up- 3 blm

mnrk fo r N A T - a t le1I '5! ill Ih L' es oj

Navy chllJren JivlD' with t lW-ir p:i.~n~ "In

Ja.pan. .I1-.ou1 nlJ:l lost tliJn·t Ul"~ thIS .11

du e t\l n n ·re ce ip t (If ~t buub , •ATl)b ligiog ty f lew .iT books ·0 Ih1u tht: ~lfJnl

bells nwg o n s (h e. .! l1 l~

NAS GUNIlIIt\I!-1'I,f• I 7(J3 ho \J r~ Aown

b y o.rg-a.ni1.~-d Re$(:'r'YI~(S d" n DI' Febnra \

n io rc thu .p u .ip lc d JrWLI.rr). tgwl;$.NA MIAr-u-Duting the year par4idu.ue

r iggOJ 's h~vI!.pilckeJ m(lrc rha.n 1 .2 U O c hm cs ,

de~Jllte lhe ran tllm aJi chill"" (IlfIJ riggers,)

mu.r be flown to NA }ACKSONV1L.!," to -

atoot1l.p 'l .lsh the pau.i ng SiI,u:~ t h. is I 1r o .c io J 1 h as

nQ panchl l le loft.

va-It PACIFIC~!t nev ... ..rains bill it pouts.Th is 5quadrpI;I o~"d) ,( lOO 5heets of p~lperin

letter:s, speed-(c(ter~ lind dispatches in a fran-ck eifon 10 lotare MacArthur 5eIIr:; :l few

months ~o. The 5eac~ Jinalll' (~e and were

iilstalled. J n fact. they are still cuminS In,

far In eXcess of t h e - n umb er o rc ic re J.

33



A D - l P A S S E S L A N D I N G T E S T SSr R : 1 ( \ '1 11 11 11 d l!h ~ u lt re s l' p~ri<.:n~eJ

wIth the AD.) .,' yrarders during C:I.(-

ner Ltndil1}!-" luvc been elirniuated, .H·

cording to' B IIA 1ill. T he Douglas A i . .

craft L O .. arrived ~t a "fix" Q tee carrier

Iand ing res ts W(:J;r: conducted 011 lite

Boxer a lld n um ero us drop te s ts were

m;ld~ at t11C ~EI .eguodo plant.Adequacy 0 the structural improve-

ments. was proven on the' aipttll 12 C O

26 M.urn off Hampton RoaJs. Va. Atotnl u r 271 lundings were made with

six AD 3.ic(mft under varying loadings,

with and wilbout b om bs. A va ila bil ity

of the planes was 100% throughout thetests. The AO- ' : : made six landings withthree L ,(JO O -[ ound bombs and fu ll in-

tern ul fud .

Modij'jcat'ioo lines were established a tNA QUON Ir P01N'I' and at the Doug-las Aircraft 0., plant at

mSegundo,

Ellii.. to i"o rp 0 r at e tb following

structural changes:

t F~~"ht t ;C Jo uhler I ' I~lc.

~. W ing ske in llnuhlC I ,tdp 'ldJ~nmt towhttl ,\t·11.

, R""iseJ muin 01 h metering "in-I, Lunger stroke uil wheel olea Stl ut .H1d

; ; lr"II . \! lh~nc<J I'>LlI\\IJuta! yflke l"'~ til 18. T lu «

,h.1n,gt' Ina b e m co rp or ur ed In . We~ r C\ms t

airplanes not later than next overhaul:

;S , Arrl'~l!ng honk . n IJ bber re i i·f val lot' .111<1reduced hook troll I angle,

Improvements hc :in g m ad e in the AIl-

IQ . uu l /\0-2 a itp la nc s rn clu de all o f the

a bo ve p lu s:(1, H e av ie r g al lE '" 1 1 ' 1 ng cen ter sec tio n no se

skin,7, Rib Ib.'ge reinforcement, wing . t:uicl[l

9~5.

T he AiJ-] .llrcmft will have on e ackh-

tionai change inrorporated at next over-hsul to eliminate: the v er y s lig ht buck.linglhat WOL " > ob erved at WU) , g station95.i when repeated arrested landing

were made with 2,O()O'POUl'IU bomb

load ings ~WIUll( f.rOID it s r ac k ..

H a n d l e L i f e R a f t R a d i o G e n t l y !TJlTNK'NG o r dunk ing you r airplane

rll the (old P.lCifi.: or Atlantic? YOu

mJ) ' h.IVC to some t.I~y . 10 (1 i F YO,1 wan t

your new VH F sea rC'~(ue transrnittet-

rereiver to work, treat it g"'lltly.

" I ho lt ' . . . t il e: we rd r I'll Bu -R Elec-

tronics d r v r s io n w hrch is receiving

RUDM'~ from iquadrons about troublew l t h 1 1K u rn t, th e A N /e n"·,, <I . sea .go ingwalkie-talkie that fits in pnrarafts,

R ough hand ling w il l <lUSC: fai lurf ' .~ II I

the units, VF'lb-A found after potting20 o f them into se rv i ce bst J . m uMY .

FOllr of them showed failures on tbe

ClI"~l I 't 'r io dl( c he ck t1.IlJ b l ame WIIS laid

to rough hund ling,Pilots hould remember that they hl lV€ '

; 1 r L cc e of fairly-delicate clccrronirs gearin their par, rafb: and .w t to s their

chutes ;)11~ rafts ilIOlJlH.l l ik e laun d r ybn.g!i, .B'UA~lt warns,

A tUI111 uf 12,42') o f th e iran mit tcr-rece i ;(;'J '~ has b een pro cu red by the N avy ,

Origill(ll dry cell batteries, special ly-

designed comblnation A and B bat teries,

d id n o t hold t J le i r pow{< r Bu: f fic il .. 'n t ly , 50

n ew ones were d t's ign t:d an d are nO W

beil1,£ delivered. T hey will J!!;ive III" 10

2() hours service,

T he un it is tubular. measu ring 1 )'/

long an d 2VZ" in d ia m ete r. It has a

foo t-long lluU -o u t an tenn a which will&'V( the set 11 fUIlf ;e of 70 mil to a

eareh plane J 0.000 feet up. Itoperateson an emergency VHF rescue f requency

of IO." 'B O1cgac:ydes and has three

b u tton s near the built-in mouthp iece ,

one for tone control, one for transmit-tiog , m u the third receiving,

B y holding th e transmit b utto n d ow n,the downed p ilo t in his life ra ft can

give search p lanes all electrical beam tohorne 00. The set is hermdicaily sealed

and no mnuuenance com be done in the

field outside of replacill.g batteries,

A C L D escribes AD Aircro'ftD,i / fl ; ;]" t; : Il ,c$ t l¢ lween HI<; V!1rieus versions

(If lilt AD SkJ ,.Ii.l" nrrack plane arc outlined

,n t\~'lllkln Circulm Letter 10.J,-41lscttil1$ up

model d~SI8JllJ.tipDS fu r II,!!",

The AJ)-: I. a mUlor il10UI-;ltIUIl or heoJigln.lI Al}-l InCor~Ol';tl;ng lin il'JJSIH(,

~nginc: III ,,11m: of the -HW, fnel Olpa(.:ity

i t : l<~re.a"",l£rom 3' " ILl ~ 90 ga i lUtIS. il1lpf!Jv~d~(lckpj! llrrimgel'llenl ,uld lighting ilnd ~dl.li·

ti,)[l. IIf t~ndUlj,: J.:.IlMJ~N",

Th~ \1 '.1 JifleH frnm the' u-~, hll\'illB r c : -designed I!lnwjng £".11: ,1 nL! (.trty-thtOligh

~Ir·ngth tu unl'wve landmg streng h. fl!'

pL~L-.:,meDt of Ibe M ~ (l -n p ro p e. ll er with ,10

~~ .. u . .., llnd rf 'deSI,l!lled wHldshic!d and [{)~k.

34

I'll enclosur W gi\'e W .ttef protec t i D

T he A C L a lS (I de sc r ib e s tb ra da r c ou nte r-

I l IC,1511re. ' (Q), the airborne early warning

(\1:1'). .ind ~I~ nlghu a.md: \'~r~illl'ls (N) of

the A D .urcraft, T he ROt plane hu s mnd l-

JimlloDs ill the after fusftillge tel incorporate

prov i~juns fill: IIIl 1{01 upeu'ltot and equip.

rnent In the AEW plane, provisions are

11I:ld .. I'm two operutors, r.I.dnf equiprr(!h[,

~Illollk( ill[f'rrm Ir lIeI (U~Hty, a IJ.!O pi In t, n .n d

dt!~'1nn "f UlTllllllCl'lt prl"lvjS~~lOS : t l I l d dive

hr.okes. Nigbtattack planes will have rad.ar

<lml ReM fJPCl ' lUnr~. mdar equipment an dh mb'ight, ';'UI(1 pi tot and no dive brakes.A L lll·48 set IlP mod I d<;~j;gil~t~ons of

1':lhl ,{lid I'~fl.-II> for :e-i9 type lIircr:th as·'lgnt'J til nava l aCtnli~r~s, [h e i'attt'[ A -W .

8ig Camera Copies RecordsNA Wlcln.1.NG Flal D-The stution phote

lu b JO["et! lhe problem of cupymg p:l~

remrd~ un 3,) mm (lin without l ~u in r ec en t-

Iy when CPliOM OSLlir G. MtKlnno(l de-

ised II back adapter In. a 4l(i "lew camera,

I'he adapter , ICCtl lJ lI inud; tte$ " rnugazine

t aken iW I T 1 : ,t n i dem incar inn camera uni t . 11

will I i - I ni l standurd 40 camera with graflex-

(,'P Q bu cks an ..d makes it p(lS5'ihle to pho eo-

[lm.pl! B O O double rarnes O! 1 C l O O il'l,!llt

frnme exposures.

Hy cornpeusanng the mnge linde!" to foc:~

In the fIlagllZ.lOc Iocnl plane, pradiq1 usemlly

he mnde of the un it :in the fie ld , \\ hen u um er-

ous f'L',,)logr~l'hs are required withnut re-loading

"Gunk" Good for Deck Scrubtr' CUR" I EA- TIle flj.ght deck of this

vesse l , w II iell rs ('0 ve r~"Il w it II c .b Jth de1:lt..,

h eW I ,I i." v t" ry slippery when covered with oi l

r rom IIi .rn:) .ft . It had been (he . p,n,l(ljo;;~ 10

renmvc the uil by ~cru"h jn g the deck with!I ,.,Iut.nn of lye, s oar and water, The 1 v ; O C '

,lC lye necessitoted a thorough -wash-down or

lila Jed. with water llftel the crabbing.Re,ently .1 so lu tio n o f ~ C llftlm etd:L 1 prod-

nO. milfd GUll}. (a grl!'ilSC: detergent] nnd

fre.,h water l1a.• beM l1~ed tn ~uub the deck,J t ;. n ot n e< .'e S5 nr y to wash down the deck

IIfle t scrubbing with the GtwJ: so lu tio n. ttl·

thau~11 a W35h·J wn laves the deck com.

pletely free o f oil.

Wasil downs are held to a minimum toreduce the eX f1 05\J r~ o f rop,idC' ~ ur fa ce .'i . 1 0

water,

• BuA"l' Co",m..nt-Guuk is a solvent

emulsion deanl!r ov.ered by spccil ic; '1l iQn

C-147.

Marines Lead Safety Race

YM'F-31 : l , £1 T\"'Il!.o-Wb~n COIi1 'P!lmU~csa fery reco rd s o f A ir F orce P ac if ic rleltsquadrons Inr the last, W : months of 1941were released this squadr 0 was rated fiLSt

,If the 28 unit'S in the standings. Accidentswere based on accidents reported pe •quad-ron without regard to na ture , results or cause,The sqIl11Jr()nattrihut~ Its 111gb saJety

record 10: 1. C nn tiou l'lus stress (In ilight

safCJty. 2. O utsraoding mamtermnre work .

3. A certain llm oun t o f good luck,

By continuing its policy of periodic lectLlr~

on various pllase5 of f l ight safety an d by ron·

tinuous oh,en >a nre o f b asil;: fll~l1t ~Afe ty rull;$,Ihl. quadr!)!] j~ now endlC!lvllring t. , mnint<till.i t ' S

hlabsail'lty r.aliog.

NAS T_oS A.LAMTl'OS--Recenl lv Cdr G. C.

Smwt, the exec, ;lOri the 1'10' p:l.fticipa~edin :t nn e J IOU I l ei ev is ii :' J1 1 $ h nw , proaucoo

by TXT.A llL ~ lI e D o u g'l a' 5 AImll[t Plaot .



Tool Removes Dzus ButtonsMCASQraRKY POII'n'-A tool lor remnv-

iu S dzus bu tton s and gro<l;1i'llds f rom oil IrtraIt

",wJings h~ b ee n d es ig ne d by anernployee

~I MC .A S CHtRR'.· PQIN ' r , R~lbyOwens, un -

U ~f lllE Navy Erophl1eeo: ' Benel1c ia I Sug&~S-

h \ 1 ln P rog rnm ,

Thedevi ce is cornposed n f a .s crew clamp\Yuh- .1 \.<lj) a ttached to the clam ping su rface

M t_b~ cl~mp fr~1l1e and ran be u sed on al l

t)1pe5 0 ai.W':lft w ith r er nr wa hl e WWl ings .

P'dnr b tl the submission of rile suggi!~t:iull ..dI l .! s -hut tons were removed from cowlings

b y "Cutting rnCsn~ulJ11<1t wit}, j\ grommet

,utltCt, which llSLlaJly resulted in damagingt he s cr fa c e I . r th{' CO""lings.

This too l is IISed by pl l idng the cup cu tler

ever the dzu~ hurton shank arrd tish!eni'lgt i l e : -srrew 1111il Ih ~ 5W:W {UP i 0 V Q 'r th e

hllild of the dzns button , By e lj :( .' rl in g p re s-

~11r!1llnJ ligll [lOll;rig the < CI't"W• l .he dz ill but-

\0(1 aoJ gromrnet are fOrc.ed from the

" :lwling.US~ .o f this i·Qol , ha.' resulred il l n savms

1) 1 IlJ1 a v em j :: "c o f IWO ho ur-5per p lan e, III

~dditl\ln. II is Jess awkward than a grommet

nmer llnd prevents dam,(ge to the ,'0w !ing.

C lAM P 15 ,A 'DA I'TED TO REMOVE OZU5 8UTTONS

ADF To Be Plac,ed On le·tsIf ,I l"JrIn~ hits ;\ fa d i o runge siatJr l f l tight

Q t! 11;~ "snont' while flying 125 mph "t 1()()Ilrf~t. th e pilo l " , 1 . 1 1 ge t about !I U se("Qo.droo~ \ ' I i ~jl",nclO. II jet [ 'J~ne- lro ye l j ng IT t n

dow 17~ mp h ' " " 0 1 . 1 ' 1 < 1 (fOSS Ibe wrnt: ~.( jne

i ll ~ s L 't ·t jn d~ . It h ns nev( '! h~"t'n f'~niCuJady

~iJlir.tllt III min the ,,,,n ter of the- ,;"nt'. 'll'j1jtn

' '''ilu J4 cu t ~he ~. m!efllJ<l> 10 ahou t lbt "wink

01 a o I 'y e lnsh: 'S o, [he 'f irM r inw over, nur je t [li lo t mine,

1 1 i ( ' ~(me, ! I u d '" I l l l t J - l < ~ pl:me's l [miI~J en-

d U ra !l ( I ' I Yll"1e j ~n .t Lil l iI ' l> J tr)l 38,-'1in--

lourJ.,i?O.n an5S toUl:llry f1ight~. ,I ie t pilo t

!r .mlly ),,1, :rirn e to tu nC ' in a n~w stotiOI1. :md

prt lprr 'J}' allJly;,re r h< :s ig n. ~1 b cl Q~ e 1 <e ' s OUt

Il( ~Il!lge-.

In utlll.'r w!1rd .~ conventiQna l tange nndbe~m j:lIu~eilu rt ie , not 'f:tthfu.dt'll)' (or jd

p l l U R ' ~.pentiflil. S o, E uA r.-11i h procllrin.g ~

j}wlibe, of A 1' 1 1,I.iU-l-6 ~ !l t, Jm. 1t iC d ir eC li ol l

JindcJ:s&1111 th e A i r P0('((' f ('If i ns ta J J! Ji hm i n,1 1N llV )' I~t_ :uretait. ' t l lO~c p l'n ne s that <I.fl"

. I . l . r t " [ d l ' III t'lpl:.l1l1ittn will h1l ' le ul.cit pr"'~NH

Ill'" frequenq r~I;t!JVC!!'5 repJu.ct 'd b y [.lIe new

"hiIJ-cl!lg" li, $PO!! "';5 ther bemn1C ~v~dilble.f"uture pr,',du<:!j()R mnJel.~ will '(orne fwrn iJ,("

factory with the ADF f'qIJil 'Jnent ill:staUeeL

Till." ;;1'1/1111;1','-6 (O"!!fS .(Wlll 1110 to 1750

~.c'$ 0 1 1 fo ur b lin d, l!ml .Ai \ 'e~ ~ oo d d ir ec ti on a lread ings up 10 "b0,n 8(1% of tlle I r3.nSlI l j t·

t ei '- s I 11 ng l! , on 'Whi ch it is homing. Th~ Stt

loob !ik e ~nd "W ill b i: C lpera~ed in tht' same

maMer as the ADF inmJltd in JRlfs .al.·

tho_ll.! ;h Ih'" gt'u .1~s.om~",b~·t fIlore compact.

BOOKS,/ 1 1 > U ! C T~frf'vd. \'"1«,,,. I"', Th.!! E~"l oJ .", s",": m F I '. c"t,t. w~Il~',· Knr'g. OSN R. LI.. C'<Jmil("R"",,,,,n I" HnJ'ri~. us~.rR,.. , . < 1 Lt. enrOll,. F"!11~A. tiI,.""m, US}!. Rhln.eb,,"t ~ Co.. Tne.. 1~"8.$3.~(). (B"&-ln,,,l~g willi l'IIn~Arlill!r'" nJa",'1I h,

the 81,,,,\hw~.t l ?aMn." . N tm ll ;< ', _ ~ re'at ,,11'''n~jv~

neross th" C"i1H~l Paclfle, wlrnt"!!1.il'l~wltl! lhebbb:llio IhJW" lnt' L"yll!- Guir, t\Jls rOllti ..ll ",,1·

UJneo.. . r rre( iU f1lli l rirOttl I1ffB~jal ~lll"('e:sl' f 1 ' 11~ how

\ he ",ll. ~ Iwok"d Dml f ~ l t 1·<1 1 1 1 < " m~n w h o " " " ! l : l i ton til" "~'U, "l""v<! "nd b",n~,,~h it.. urul 011 Lh~i ,B I Jl nd .. - a s \Nel l, BI '! lfd"~ lJo"\'C'';l1j;: U o ~ h~ 11\ro.

.ar",,,.qtln,,lIJ1. the hook "I·,,, g h- "" J ln " " l ig ht !'n il '! l"l..m.ckdrop on lhe. ~~'tpl,le~lq.-p lun:n1 he '~\'1T'hlL'i: Lhi.Hl

•m!",",,,"J. ~I",,,e< If rhe I'M.ltic W~,·,I

1\'."I'iQM.! .\t,;"a,m f'dliC!I. J(e", '>l't nf Ih~ (':Qn·

1I... " " . j ~n a I Av In.tton F~I[r, ;· [10M" 1; Se " ,. 1M I)Wo '"

n.l'e"!;~':!'it.er. Qhr.li,rnlHn. Cnv~rflrnt·t1' PrfnLlng or-r i " " , ii4 r>P" HH8.

The Ship. ( £ " . < 1 Alr~r<ltl .vf '''"' lJ, S. ~'I~~I,Violofy J;dh,ion. ~.]}"ge "d~"",r". .1. o J . Fuhey,

Ships ~nd AlJ,,,,,,ft, 20'38 IlhOll~ hlu;;,1 ,...., .•..N.I!f.. W".hiN .. ....1'I 1'8. Q. ·G, s.,1,t>.,'I<t(' ~dll"j"l",

-~i~:y I " _ 1 0 oy P.rllli;'" />;0"" I IToru. wOtl\ ,,,III,,,,,!,,

il·.~~. !Re~i.ELI II;ooraft .-J~sJ.gnnLions ;""t;'i>

~'tn:le.,' IrlEnt; flC>lIl~lI; at! l.... mo,li>l, ~"J""""ll

<l' ( ' 1 1 111',[1 lUi!!. I

M AGAZIN E ART ICLES'I'lie lilh»\h,,"~, Lh., Whale,. l in,1 Ihe E"1!I1,·. !I

e"ld welt. ,1< to; l IIly".I, A fori[ 1!i4S, 1'1'· 23.<21i .

IU9, . I ! II. iC1\urth, r l l~~us s l n l l .n( 1\TI1l!'. NAVY.

ATT FOol''''! .r\J:n"U"". In the ~"~1lI. of lI'oubl", ""U.

Rl!""'' '·1.1ct. I" '(;!j'I~l..:ruI, 1,1. My]'' '~ 'E,I ,J,Y. USN ( n . . , ~1."' er " mo'_I. A.vril III~~, I '))' lI~-CII. Ig~.]Qa, I\]u,..

'I'he Air 1'",.,·. Vrieo ~h<!W~nl.llet. N"tb:llnl~1 1 1 " .

8Ihl~."," nn ,t J~"ll lh W . B ""'~n . A"II> lJfDI1I!j,

A Il"~ 1D(9, uu- 3 7 . 1 1 3 . sa, st. 1 1 I u - " ,

1'hes C"l11]. "Trioo"," ..1""," n'p".l, A.pril 19~8'.

Ill', ~H~, ~.i!-lO~, m , w . (G.I<l'", "'l'olIM Onlnd.

OI"n"e" "J,~~Lt'1Iui~I'~thlld .,r 111< """flllltiml de -""t,'I,",J hI' 01', l,,,l~ W. AlvnrCl".,!

"'I h"h ~ ~ ·h m.l t\ll~ly.'" p" r1 . T . Alh.ct W.

G"b <wI. ,IT. ,\ .. .. .,. fI>geti t, A l'rjl I 1Mf, "p. liO " I f . ·IL'ij, I N1;W m~th'" 1 iii ,]le"'" 11lIni! L U " l ! < 'J~t.l'fiM'If1~! t.h.nJ.Bt in 6Js:hl i~ ~L..1J1~~IJ'4Hn~ oo.rn~t~

","I',· ~~"rl_<;o11le m.n;hurl".l

C1o"<n'o~ F""~l"ll ~h' J"unrj [I'>~"l. A-IiJaUQ,1

W' !,I', Mil I""I > ~ ,. H118. 111'. 'I. . e . ..N A CA J J:ng1n (' l te"~u roh 1'I0t.5 Nel: ' i BO!","~ fUI'

Jet 1 ' " " " , , , . no);.,-! _\fe.!.,,-""po. A ""IIQI> !l'M/',

'!>hu·c.h ';tH, 194:>, I'll, n . 10.

it<> 1;<),' J;I'I:u!e ::Jt>ojl,,~ Ai~ C"ntTnr. Sd'l"lor 1I,"'~"..l!\\i}~o,tip'~1. W < t - : ; :k , M.u:reb ~U~ f!J.t8 ~p~ 1 4 4 ~1i.

c""-,~,,ll Con rQ "ln n ••• A C 1",I lE u lO ;.. U . C O"",1e.C~'rne 'V~LuoVIi "I1". USN • . . r \ ' l. . .r n ' - / m l Y'Vcck. Ml~lr,- 'h

l!!I. ]l'~l':. )11>. l~. !lJ. ~2.

E"fJ~d;'l,l WQ" ld w,,~n PII,," 5~n,lu.- c.~~UP.nnlfQ,jr SlJ, ." . All!...n,,,d,,.. M "Sure l ,- . .J " " 1 1 1 , , . , , ,~V<!"I<, II1fkl"ch 2 1 : ' . jill S" J'lJ. 2:1, 3\1.

N".y RevI."4;'; N"", '>il- Prul" ,"Hll.. Ji',ria.!i<".w

It, ",./,. Alldl J:i, 194.8. fl. la .A h - I ~ " r " ~ IV!_(l'~ U ( > J 1 ; " l i) Mum" ] ' n It. 19 ·11> . f I ·P . 1\. l!!.

Cnng'-I!$' Still BIl1"~HnL<'I'ru",~u A.rm;"I"I~nti""o,",~'r' A i l '" P r w . ' ,l J r . AiJful:Il"w }'V,~cl:-, A P l1 H I . ~ . . J '1 .: J . S ,

LI . J.I.

po '"~-"" ' 1 ! < J .kn \ l: 0 U l lJr Di t\ !1l in i': 1 1 : y " S ne~lnl J1'1 P

uwl Foil lJ,,"i~"_ R<ib~n ;vr"r"~t·r,;. , .cl.fI;(lti""W"..k. I-\Ill"ll 1:;;. tU48, I'll. lU, 20.

Th . . g !! T ;' l' O U 'n lf, II.tr :Power . 11, Ru1ie,' l 11 . \'1'",,,1..·tl1wtion 11'#1., Apdl l~. H'~8, rt. i'M.

R.,~,.;,,,! .1~t Fighl~':" OI}.,at!".t·u>l, 1 F ' 1 · ~ ' i j. d"k. 1 1 : .

1lN.·W'~"'" .1 iltatVH) W""k, Al'rH l~. IjJ~S, p. I;..

l..a""Ul)g" Impo.<>t V;:brntiM stu~I"<I. _1",'(>I'~II

rt flrff~4 AlH'-j[ 2'fL IlIM~~ D~. 2 . r . . ~7~

nom;- the AJ·m1 Want tb~ lt~""rv"~" n " " , , 1 I 1It!fbl"'~'J. Cal!i~,·... ,o'I.dl 10. l:M~. 1)". ~", ~".

,~£, :;::.

ThoU "'NllV'Y~jI. N t'\\' [lindn Ll1,g PJR .-n , .llUne:i M .

Sl"~y. Lt•• USN. -"'t!ii~, M,Q W~~, I I I " J~, 1 7 ,

1~-tH.U1J I' t111WfQnl i\i1f.1j!)rtk.. ,j}Ofiii!l,lh (}arr)~J ;'''ty;'nu"

,\Iny l!j4~, I'"r', ~~, 21. ?.., 18. 1 1 1 \ 1 • •

Gn",,""''' l'().w;/w". Jerry r.d"bt.er. SI"UW<I!J ' "

Mal" In4!!. ]'1'. 2fl ;· i\ "U. ~~, fi~. ij'i.HI,,-~.

WI!)' W,· N,~<l 1>J"", ,) Air Power. iS~nl1-t6~ Chnn

(~,u·"t.y. SI"''''ij'Ja, 101ft" l!)'I1l, 1'1" ~2. '~1I. uti.jllW!.

Plnnes fj,nd Pll!l1!I fnJ' th!.!...L'\ lr Nhvy~ Rea..J: Adll" l .L

1'. G. J.~,"nQu"u. USN. Sf""i""r~,M,(y 1~"-8. p~-

~Ij, . 3 - G . .62. 5 ' 1 , . ifl Ufo.

11. S. N",·y 1'11\[>",". S1{j/JlJ{J.!I~. :.t.w m4~,. nu-

:17... . 3. m . . .; .Gui,I"\! Mj.~I1"--. Adm, l l- V. (;"tI~"l'.S'1,y,~".IIJf.

Mali" 1MB. f" oU .

M lL l ' l n e - A v i r J, . ' t . i o n . G \ iU _ ]tlitlhi 1 r ~ 1 . ' l : - s . :N~Jfjt"fll~#'

1'Ihv tU!l$, n, M,.

Solve FBF Ught ProblemVF-12-A" PACITjC-P[Om the experience

IFined hy qunlifying n piJo~s In li!W:S aboardthe V,,!1~'~ Po»gu ~_t ni e- hl , t hi s. squadron 1l1lS

<kvtl rlped iJ_

svsternu· l wtnn#

down cockpitl ig J I( g la re -.By blucking out rhe forward half of tbe

Iurtle-l ..ark white J Ig.hl, a luge :ut l0UTI\ (1f the-

t:[arl: reflected in the Cll!.WPI' : lnd wil1d.~hiClJ

WIIS ",1J.mioaLccl. This l11'd.y h a ve . w l lt ri bl Jt ed

10 the [~(t 1hat all landings aboard the- CJ rrierat night were made with few wave • . , . [ f . . , ;U \_a

11(' ,'IX!dents.

No~Sljde Platform On F4UMCAS C I-i K! ua 'l P O IN '-----c i\ w ce de n plat-

form constructed to tit curvature ot th e I'm""jog, l'mviding space {or the worker to sit

or stand. s~fely while working (ill it MId other

a"tcrn.Ft, !i;j:~ been dev ~ J oped b y . 1 0 h n C S in-

clair urtclt'f the Navy beneficial ;"Ssestioll

pWlf;llll.

The platfnrrn 1s in two sectrons, pl<lccci ja

[i[i5.itl'Hl ~JIl th e II/iog .," that it I i t s : in to the

retardillg fnpthllld un Ibe tfailing edge (If

lb e wi ng. A hook fM{<~j]S jt on tbe- lrndingedge ,Ind att.lcbe!> to ·a pllliform ati"'hmruU:

p{,i nl, a square hole ,Ill I t! \.he ,i< ,ile o f tbe

t>!; tn« j uS l over the \V lOg .

1n a J .d lt io t r \ 1 0 . . . djJt\in~ting d,mget o f lhf!

worker, slipping -while standing Oil the ~Irlf:'-

il1g wins. ·i t j~ l '1>iimat.ed (WO fuuI!holJrs a

Diane lIre s~ved by giving !lim better fl:lollng.

I lULL .WH -tG bfF4U NO MOR~ THROW S WORK .E1t

3S



A V I A T I O N O R D N A N C E~OUI.IE$ SttOULD B,[ A.DOIU:5SED TO THE eM,IIE"- o r BUREAU 0' OIlOHANt:.E

LET 11 RA lN ~I'M T IR ED

Machine Gun PreservationTill' A&R Dept., Mal'LnI C"q')~ Air ";;, t.L'

111111, (1ll'lfY pj)111. ,,", C. repurted '-:lIn< un

' ,H I und JI I ,l [KmH IEC!<IVl'U tor !ivNb,JlJ!

Wt'!" 111 !l1l1,1 'IL~r'badl\' "WI'I'd~ I .1111 I" IUI-

P"'IWI und inud -qu.rte prexervntmn

Appurent!v the 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 enunre man, lik., lhe

~I~l:f'itngb~>tutv in·~Ill.lh"w rartnnn, Ihllught

I I w rllJ "[ 'l"rr~n l to rake <liT e o f rh e gil u , in -

,1>lIlI;J 11 1 !h~ planes, Illwnt:r: ,Ii ,r"h

Jnll.h; n,' gun", Ilk" .lJ1), nther ri"", ' II I mtri-

(at!: umdlinery, when rd le ,md not prop~rty

maintain .d v.i.!! rust und .. ,in-"d .. I" 511ch .ttl

"J(I~"! tlrut -ubsequcnt U~ nr overhaul is

impossible. T'he sdrap ~,llu(; oi such glm~

(aMol pu s iblv fhlY lur th~ l<"L p~r;"d" ,,( rd len..~" ~torag e,

o r 5 h ip r nr ;; nt ,. , onsldernbl" savIn g in m a-

teri,d -liS well .~ overhaul co~l 4Jll b ' t . dfcct(tJPRO PER M AIN 1'E N A N C J3; In p repar rng

gl105 and accesscnes r u r extended periods of

idleness, the fl)Hvwing. el.nsiJer:ulun must

hi; ; I l i ven , I. Prcsper and. c ar . . 1 ul cleaning of

equipmcru. 2. Selecuon < If the :ll'prllpriatt:

p re se rv a iv e. 'i. P ro per ,1 1'1 '1 ;s tio n n f the pre-

servntive, -l. P!I(kaglOg " r equipment .:Ltlllf

applirntion of the preservarive.

R"g:l.r<lltS~ "f he t'/Icl:ti velle" .. t' the p[e-

~e[\';ltivc 'Ilrf,)~i{)n [S l ikelv t" "nur ii' I11tll~'

ture and Jil'l Mt not «;mpl~Lt'ly t~mu"t'l.l

pr i r tv Ihe l Ippiica.tif ln "f the prc,"rvlIt'''c.

LikeWi s e , ' Inprop 'el sekl'tIurt I)f till' f ' re,eJ:""

in g ml!ll~HtI m il l' r e~ u lt in iOQll ' t ;qwlk pnltt(·

l iM" fl.",rrtlliting corn .inn ~md rtli;uogLubrlC l J( ln anJ presc£vJ l ivlo ' "ii , I l fh:r

~(JII1" <kgrt ' i ; "f pmt"ctl'," hu t "n . nllt eD·

tlrciy s;lh~fJ'((Iry fur extended rt 'r",d~ Il~

iJlene~li "rtk".,. irequmt in~p~'lit1n lind 1<'0'1"[lljn..it>rl "I Ihe pre~eri'lHlV'" ",H f,e IIW lItl-

pll,rwd. ftlL Lha~ r("awn, Illt hllrJ lilm p n . .•

SI!'!I'Qti v e.. .m :, ll·C,1111mendl·J if [r"Glll!rll ,II

.5pe(l il 'l1 i~ ulmra<L1cal, ~nd I'his nUkl'inl ,,;

mtend .. d I lI .r (urn1~Hm P I '~""-!1l1"n um kr Ih~

1 11 0< 1 ' ,e V ,'r t' c ll n> il fJ U O' I lf eXrO;LJt".

£ BIIOrd C(.mmlml: 1 1 mn'nr .m81lC4l

per$onnO!cl $h~1I b"comJ'! f : .mi.r i~r WitJ1 ,d, ( l

Ordnn",;e ."nion .,f Bnre'JIl of Aern'n3U[i ,s

publicnd n Nay er OQ·,85A- 5 L Army

puhHcat:on TM9·22'), and BuOrd OP 1317.Detailed in stru cti'O l1C S fo ~ pr~ $I) .."atjCln lind

maiou:uance of A"laliou Oldn'lnce Equip-

ment can be found in Ihese publications.

36

Carriers Get New 20mm LinkL t n k . 2 1 ) r n r n . M H , f lO , u s . ; In the 2 1 1 1 I 1 J1 l

M'I .t ir .:mft gun , h,1< hCl.'fI rek",,(·J I'' 'r i5>1I'

Ii. al l I tc r i\ C ~ l Ii rr n dr l.Hn"rs n t [be Atlanticlind jJaob( Fleets. 1'11l' new link rfl"la(~ II ..,

M7 link .tnJ wi]] he lI,~,l"hlc m '1II li . icm

<1\hll1tlt1'·~ f i l e ",,1I{ In u ll ;<VJ1mOn "l'ti".t;~s

h' 1 Ianuarv t \leN,

rh~ l ink Mil is s II nil,II ' rn ~pp"UHU1C€ to

the link: M 7. in tb,I{ it 1 1> " t he '~lnl' 1 ) I rk o

l uhnzed hni~h . r n u Ji'llllt:ui~hin!4 I'r"truJII1~

•r,,!:-t 'l Ir , It Jjif"l~ [rllJn the link lvI7 onlv

If l th,u (I It h 1'; ' w ;.I <" , u nd ~I("rigel ~"

"'luLlI dimi",Il~ M i l' " ,tqpP,l!,:", "hid, wen-

< 1 , , , - t" hwkl . : l 1 m "ni., jng '<'I,'r~:' (-') II hos .

11 ,g.b tl ) , I "" ,! :t i ' smgie lImi d,,"ill, Juup., .l.l1d

(J) th . t Il l, !, ; , ,[ rh , dll"hll 111111",'~ cu r PO

all "n:<k

j II\'V IC'c.t~ iodi,llll' II1.lt Iht"H lilrlgt'f 1"'lp~

~"I", 111(. r > n . 111 . ' 1 ' 0 I .r bcl t-sepa r . u r o n s wI! I d ,were cxp"ril'Dce,J wlulc IJsing Iht (jllk M-

"noJ, I I I l 1y t! i ti " I1 , k~·l·f.I l J a - ~cn.Jc.nt y [I I 11 1.,'

curtr IIJgLS to "walk out" n( links JUfmtt

l .u ndh ng ;11 10 shipm en t "r nmrnuru r ion hell'.

T he , IO.!5U la .r U ll o f the ends "f the double

In op s serves ab II. means 11 £ Identihcntiun

L in ks 1 1f t ,Lte l ' .Ld"".! ~n(l In une J"IJbt( '-wal '-

dipped l 'IIM nwhkh rn Ilim is racked in a

nil ilcd W.M ,d~'o box. nnJ jj,.,h ~,C' riot .lI'l-

eluded in this paddng siru e the f't.,,,,drnecha-

nism , -": ' : -MJ(TI ' ) does not require OI ly .

When htlLing . r rumunitinn with links M7

nrMS, the d isrn IlLc be tween the base o f tile

fltr tr idg{ ' esse lind III e Jg< : o f U l l ' do ub le:

loup neares! th," h"", ~h"uld hI: 1-9/",2" rillS"f minus 1 /1 1 '; ", W h e n loadm~ amrnun i r ion

bO!lteu ILt e ithe r o f I h . . , N e L ink . ' 1 1 t i 1 (he feed

mechanisms AN·M~h·t~). in ~<·tt the b elr in to

the beh-guide With the "ngh: Ioup (It thelinb leading The lust .lulIhll" hwp in thl:

h elt s h(H .t1 d LC)nt,un :I ro und of am munitio n .

A s ••mrnun il iun bell.oJ W Hh these links I f~'J

ehrcugh the feed met hunisrn "N·M~(l'll), dw

ears of each link are em lght o n two <11115n

thl" teed medum ism ",h3 h strip Ih~ link o ff

[he \.aJ'tr;~lge -and I'Iu1J~ the (;rt1pry link ;rlto

lilt' link ("lenj'ln .:hu e.

f " I/Il/u,,,lm; ( It //ldl " ~ " I I j , . d Irn 1 / . , 1 1 ( 1 1

k~.1 III("dIll II;WI! :

Fr'rrnnv(,nlt'nce, tile .W 111m J Ircnlr[ .IUI"·

11I']ltit guns . tJ ,e 1 4 ' 1 1 . 1 ,m'chilnis ffio wliit w h i d l

1~",iI i, e qu ip ped, R od the .p~llfic dmnl<:g[l l t-

lI'lg belt link(s) whith II<IU.T Iw Il~l;'d wilb

t 'U l ! 1 m4'<h,I"i 'm U indi alt', I ~ tln w'

\N-vr~

M:II ' I 'HII

[I',)d M,J(I'mnl~m J.lldlK

AN.ML\! ~1:r,1I\N-M~ 11'111 Mj' 'II ~I IM i I")

•

A, UI~i<lJy ~, I',,,dl1dl.)O IW J 'ml l :\ . tilt' "(UII1

1 \111(\ 111 .1" ", . :'O -mm. Am:rHt, j\ro.·M.l" '1'lh

. t. :d t-leL hlln i."n A ·M LA !" b hI in' n'-

pilln..:! r o y th(' 1o~l1tt 'r, ,ltmt"r, , 1 f 1 < i OlnH: ~atis-f,ldq,y •Gun, A~turn"I1('. !IJ,rnm. Air("rart.

M;.(T'I)" WIth ·'Ft".! Mc~hi\niHn AN-'M2(TI4)" , H"wI'wr l! llk ""' (p l irement lIrt'

spcalTc r"f ~;ldl t'<'t'd I I1l -d l i ln jsm ~in~t ri leL in k M 3A [ qm N ,)T 101' llSt'tl int t-rt lmoge-

ably with th" l ink5 1\117 . I .od Mg(M £4)_

Thlm1QI~. wbCll '1r!JII~JI/rlg ..'Ilm/wi/ioll ,III.,

!/Ilk. /1 ,Ihalf bf tin teJIJ(JluJbz/1I)' vi Ilu

,INitTI! 1< 1 flU/lid, lit. s o u ( . o i fllP/IIJ

'P'I1/1 IIlj",m,tltlnl _" IQ tbe i)pl of lil/}'"I'/IIiII,~J. 1 / b,,}/; l ! r r k J ,11,.11 ,uld lilli,j . 1 1 "

", AlR( 1\ ,17£"/ i .1 " r."JlinJ. Iii" '{I(,Jlltily "f, ' . I , f, 1)1" .bal! h( 'I'l:l'i(;d .

.I. / JuOrd COwmeul1 If i" beliavcd th:uthe new MB J i , , 1 < will el imina le many ,I)f

(h" stoppages that were ellcountl!l'edwhc"

wing the M7 l i11k. for f u rt h. ,, . i ll fo l "" <l [i ll il

eoo.'ulc BuOrd NAVORD 0 AV28A5,

~1':1~ '~I"""-"'>I.>" J .r t= . • O oI lL .. .. . _ ~ lu n. 1. u.. ," '_ M ~ . .. ." "' ~ "";-.c ,,", ~ .. ~,.o .... l~l '" t~ "' 1: 1 ~ l II 'r t: .n . .. - -T I; qR4 . . _ .

Cradle Change, 20mm. GunMllUL1tm!!; bracket (B7:!16~1tI), 11 omr'( lnt :nt

r.ut uJ the ([~dlc assemil ly (O 'W>l \ . ,U) , was

at t a ch e d W the "lu min um ,r:t.]I,. bud) '

(D'UO~.\") . . t < ; : : t r l r production :W mm, M3

l.IllS hI' nlC;lfI~ of four socket head ,tT \\I~

and II floll head machine screw, Fig~rcs 16

und ~2, OP I) 17 iIUS!rare thi~ ~rr~emeot.

n la te r p ro . duGt iun guns . U'l Jnuun tmg

b~acket w~s riveted t~ the nfl,Hc- blldJl wllt,fllJsb head r ivets.

In certain ~J.rU;1 t turret ln~Jj)lJ il . I1QtlS, the

protruding seeker bead screws II.W671lt) o fthe cradle assembly interfere with m e cradlemount, This c ndition preclude thl : !1,~ of!I)('S!! ~ilrly production guns In such ;0$(3I1a.

nons, 1n insure complete iruerehangea hil ity

flf gu n., g l !Q &I) will shllrtly issu e an OMl·V

fo r th, mudifiration ~f ni l guns emploYlOgsncko t head sc rew s to Iltt 'lch the rn ou nu n g

hradret It. tile rrud le hod) '.

"h{' rno~l i u.. ltiuQ will consist of (I) re-

mQvlng lin j(llil so~kt'[ head scrq s;

(2) "j'lmter-~jl1king lilt' ffJ~r hbl~~ in. tile

t:r"dl" hnd) tu :\ derl'b uf O,tBO± 0,00;

IIlLh; n) jn~tulIll1g rl'll1r 5/16-18 Flllt i<l!;lIlJ

M,ldun~ "'cr"'w~ (.~N" 50!C'31rt-l6); Hn d ( - I " )

: lncllonn.ll the screws br stahng, Til .. ",com-pdnVljlg kddl iJ lustratt '~ the l'lnib f,'" p<,r-r( lml ing I h i5 I lwd l~ r~ t; rl n . Th e " I .£~W~ fo r

t h i , 1l1Dciltiwtrlifl 1 -> '[ 1 1 b ~ I li r n il l h t: d P I '[!lORll

Fire Control MaintenanCle

LfnuJ 'tn'lce t ' lopL 'f"i"nL" ,tltlil~t"'" "ti1C!-

v . " '' , It is nln",clerttu 1 1 1 , 1 1 , w d c r . n(lrJlluJ 0;(1)1-

Jl t ,on~. l inl mu.JI ' l lenM",t "r !l,t: run.nlh tir~

l( rrtnJI 'y 't"m M k ~ Mod n il~ in!t ll!!J~d mthe: I'll "$ .m d lt~F-~ ",rerort wlil LOllsist of

c h. :. min g l ~'n ~c ;; , ..hcdu[[g I" p .1Ji g [jnH~n I,

\h;Lnglng h u n n hu lbs , < lnd !"ting fllr t"MI',,·

,h·c frlctLOn III rh c flyro ur.llL

TIl ; lid in ITlolintainin8 thl ; ; ~qllipl1'1ent IIl in t : l tI ~ in tf n nr lc e :se~,stock fiurrlber J.~~"-S-l,'JJ," belOit dlstribute<i "r Flee t usc it ci: lfltain,;b its ,1 nd piml~C ' l u i r . e d for m ioo r ri'[lllir~ to



i he S i Sh ! Lwit Mid (l ther com ponen ts . S pare

Id imor pIMf'S, cunne r r u r p lugs , knobs , ~a5'

k~I~,.gel eells, ~il ia gd. lens t!%u(' , J I 1 , d " t-

fj~hiilg scr..ws are incilld",d in th", xer, T ~"

IJU fe parts se t s W J I I be 1 \ 1 1 v w ed <JIll; I'~.r

I qU i td n 1 11 J. l jd \"h~JI J l 1 l ! Y he rl 'tjui~lli!l"ed in

, (C I ) t ibncc wi th ( ,be rr11Cl-'ciUrl' t' 5t" llb H slje d in

IIt'QR1;I NhVOIW OCL V1,..j,.

I ' . n y ~yt;t('lJl ~"nll1l,"[fnt -in inbr~ra~jvli:" t'lI1-

~lu~n tlbl CCcIUJ1CS parts no t ceruained in

,rht \~ t shnuld lW turned .n lind ,I new rom-

p <J ne n( d rn ,\\ n fr(l.l1 ""foP' ly. An lIir()WlIIlt't' !Ifac h .sp;lr<:,i",l ll ' u n its M I; B M uJ II . con-

t~ll hm(t'~ M k :w M f,J 1\ und rl·I"y hnl1~S

M k 7 Mml 11, a ll ",, ;: w ith n!htr 11[10l<D fur.

, ~ ·i ! lm 1 f l e fn s i s 1"'11 flithlc to ) S<Ju;IJrons ( ' F ' ' ' '' -' ;Iinll airlmft ""Il l ippcU with ; i i l o Z r . l r 1 .fire con-

f r l , 1 ~y5t l ' ; ' I11 .1 ik 6.

THE OW LER

' R o to r M a in t en a n ce . Sik'mf:; ..Iil'cru/'StrYlr~ /1!!o,.,Jlu/u", t:f>!"III,. No. - 1 - i ' i . B

M~I¢1I ll).~lil. o i l : l"-I'~ II,C ~'d " ')wi ll g i n f" "!1l ll f i(ll\

'HI ,J Le~l<Jn,g (tlL'q'Ut. ot ~·5111~~! m,1I1'1 rOll'lrII,rll'I nu: "n the }!I)~ I and HO~S'I'

"1.l:'11~~,·~t'l 111~ ~-~ In,~! main omttlr 1hrust

IlUI I~ rcm m'cJ lm d rc-in sta l leJ 1M ;;IlY r~""

! n r v . it ~bull-lo.J h ,' I igJucnea l l- n .! c he ek e d - '1 . .

"I. Wh~n I,t rs ill,l<,l l ed , it .JWI.I ld b e-

tigltlm~ 1(;1tOO·lltO It, J!>~,t"'rqut' wllil the

S . 1 1 I - ; r ' ~ ' 1 1 I 1 ( 1 ,,-pl'ri'll wrench ImJ .. Vl~ drive

"'rarl''',"}, }. f!er ~ h' ~ jly i 1 ,g h\H,H5 the [prqlle

,h6 \!ld ~~ rhcek cd . The wide r,1nge ' - , fIOlIJue .~houJd pernur u~lng ,11~W m . n . t , > & 01

1h~ · I j)~kW i !l .h t : .r . The tMg~ p lH ilnJ .s jy U M;J

10 1 1 l l ! k lfl(l' mit Itu:JIIld Iwl /i;! f l J / ; d ,'/>'UI/,

'This illf"nhMltlfl ShOll ld b t .: a d ded 1" the~p plilll 1b le m an ua l s a nd j J'l~ ~(tin n (<tr'"~' : 1 1 1 ( [

tlilt t oe qu e v alu e of 90·1011 it. lb s , fo r tha

"-ilG;--' I I U I ,hu uld h~dl,lngl'd II' [ IlU';W II t t.

I b ! ,

Co rs air S eQ I Problem. A r\1.crll RUDM'1~leJ tli~1 jh ~ IH:I>limlie ; ; 1 1 ' . 1 . 1 a( lhe ro ke -n if

d~C)r. indl l t l illn SYSll! lTl. , rlf~ln [l I'L'-4 wa~

1 " " r 1 J ti l be . I l1 ,L s s m g u n d was dismvcred .1lil

If'!, llf Ib~ folfhuff'iur ,1ir Rt~ewl.

Tj'e lilntmITllr, ItI wl11menti.ng ron rhi~ r~-

1 " ' 1 ' 1 . s tL1(. -s dHl f t h e - V8·~!l1<S1 SCI' toen . l l .'>sunlhly

I~Mit t l ,)i ;II f r <i 1T i C 1 0 \\1hi, h i~...~11t ( . . ; I I he

,nluJu.one.ed8~d 1/,"-4~"~'~tr!.!(111 ""JlId, ~(lfy\:"

u l K rth " ~{' l 'OCn :r nd :1 ~I .a I T ilt' (enl~i1 t tJ ,c d

I i- "Ii an.i h1~1 rO::lli,!Jln! "n d h" , il.r"r~d "cry. . . .M,utr l fv In l 'cm r iQf1 th e .eal. There 1",-"",

J . . . . ( ' f I d ftm tt'pClrt~ I" th~ past I'nret ' )'(l" ~ ~,l

\hr ' 'l.t~n" b t'il1g I, H I S " , hili til i~i" Ib" . f i r s l

rep orl o f" S <ir~ 1't1 lhe ,o ml O~ M t ;rl 'iy ddu~h~d.

Be~JJ"~e I,i t hI ! "x,-cll~.Ilt ,cn>kc n._·' ':l lnl "f

U\k~"f( "h ,o r ~ ,_-t(r l'n . (~"'L I). lh~~' m·~gllll[ (On~ld~rs ~he' mc : tbm l of "ttldmWIIl

to be ~il~i~~.( (Iny.

R~.-".rll'mrW"'/li'}I/: Tl l1 t~c : ~. .n_ ' tn .~ ~".~ '~I I J bei~~eJ dLl""~ ",<erbaul. All)' fULillJ to b t:-

I~",,~ ~ h" Il I. J b " dl."..t!w.l Jild rc·c('mlllllcd.

-!'lAS QnON$j;T POINT-A nt=org.(l.I)i;t.l-

Ildll uf av i t ,. ' (~ J)ll~ ht'Cfl f t)I'fned-llie - PIN"'-

I~~jJar~n,l-nlmrn.l~dI ml~dl ait'r~ , , : 1 " 1

1101 l h l L ' I 'Jl·1. Twcn(),.flHll }Vc'r~ I n i l i 'lt!.'cI

jnl~,Il!~gmU'!" (I'l"nt"iy .1/ .1 ~IIPf'L'j ,,[veil i , > rVHf-A b y - Mo;--Dqnndl AII'lm.rt Corp,. r u o l . k e r

~f till! pJ~lle~ . M(. 'mber~hip i!. l im i lo c] tu 7),

Accountability Lists Set Up-rhe )r,;nl 1\11'31;nn SJ,lF'P!r-A&lt Corner-

[ '1 'TCe bdJ itt ASO hI.1 October e,If ' l ' r ()Ve<l.1

properlY IKr4,untabilr t j ' svstern for ~ssigOln~

pl>!nt _"(~n\ lnt ing , ~tlu 'P ;\g<!', u nd '''If,(']M og e u c-

< t < ! l o : c n b i l l t ) " c1Jssihclt1rm, fo r 1 1 - 1 1 It.. .r n ; . "F,1i:;:wn,<utiL1tl 1l111U'f1ul. and ~ql,llpm'_"rlt. 'J'his

. rpproved PW I'( . 't f) ' acrournahi lify system 'I'll·'

s ubmiued til :aIIAJill. fo r possible il-d"p!ion

f " r a l l A,'nm)l.L!UC,) I rii~tC:tj~1. 1 ·[ W;\~ ~IJ b s e -

'ICJE(1tly approved hI. ' A·uAr \U f!l[ promul.gu-

don to the heLl by ASO.A.SO wil l ~hcirlJy pwrn.ul,!;;rw rhe .JCCOlitlr·

...hi lity c].t.\Osi!U)m-imls II I t he Cldwfir.J I iu n("J",,,, oj- A~ym"'IIII(',d 1I1,l tefMI. SpdfC PM!J,

,m d .f.'/jIr;IJrlUiII, which will he : the "Iii·liai

I,,) for the "-~colJ.nt'Lhil;!y d'l5~ljin'ti1""'j. It

i~ I l! U C l M d ru huvc p r l l p t ' r t y -uccountabJli Iy

d:JSSll l ratiOn iodvJeJ ttl !III 1'10/ \ I!Il AlLow-unce Li~L". A hrid' d~"ril 't!ll1J of the prop-

~:rty ~«n,u :it . ,b rJil l ' d!l'S.'li'",]IIj"";:iS fnlln"'~;

/. ~ 1\." will ~ignl f )" i tems requ ir in g co n-

uo ucd 1'1"r~'ty lI<'((lU n t:lhl I.'ty an d cU$tDdy

while ill us e. F o rma l su rvey will be required

whon lost er missing. Examples uf sueh

i tems HI l~ illduutd in the "11" GiWgor.y

w ll l b e .'l 'rI ,l og ic al equipment, 1'It<l{"SroF'hi~.

shop. tOGr s . machmery, and (Ht:1 to clecrromcs

t(',;i equipment.

2. " 'X" ' WI l l ~ ;j l. .n if y those ilcm~ wluch ~!'I.:

C' :o{ch; l l' ),g l :ub l~ .,heeause they 1If(;' norma 11 ) , TI:-

p " i " J h J l ' , l '~tlms wl I I in.duJ~~hu1i1.' I i~tj;. 'C1j n

the Salvage Li sts , etc.t, H e " "I'l l il l ~I;gnif)' jtcrll~ I h : Jt ate consurn-

"bit u r C l ( p~M" lb j e .F . ) ,; ; jJ np l e s uf ~~d l item s"-n~ h<)l t~ . out.", \";ISh~rb, '"-lid g~,.ket'.

4. "AX" wi"l l .ignif) ' iten lS th~t a re a,; :·

{UU rlt:lbk and !:"ch:!t1g~~blt but w;11 Ixl imited tP f l ight c_lorhkng I t~ m~ o n ly . fill' Ihl."

lim~'beil1g.T t i~pIlUln!:' '] to j n('orpor-III:! comp/40u' in·

>Hu":li ,)[I~ "II 1>rI 'per t} ' >l'((I'~I.nl;lhillt)' , ; : ! : t s s i l ' i ·

c ,J lil/n '" j n l~"JllS ,mdA M,II/It,d. These in -

'tr~~ti(ln~ wil l h~ JCgIL,d...d .. ~ till': off ic in l

s liu rc e u f i .n fo tm 1i lir ll 'l, W u . rk U i ll _ iM.t tU.~riOlu

"'ill :ils(1 he indudcd j n the f ')r~w "rd to fbI.'

C J I I , f f i / I . C ! > a i Q - 1 1 Jm/.w Q -I A"'·'ill.mlir," . /11 III ",All.

' > l ' < t f i ' gil'" .Jllil E'IlJ.ilil/U'-JiI wl1ith will lx '

i5~\J(tti in ' tho, ; rlO"is(tci fo,m on 'Jr niboHt 1

J 'll)' 1 9 < 1'8 .

Reprovisioning AM-l SparesThe Na,,~ ~I'Hes pt'lVl"J(,n.lI1g trnm wh-

"~'.jJ«i a t ( h( : A \ lI ~t i' ~1 1 SU ! 'I ,· I) , O . ff ic c - - :t m l lIt

Li'lI: Contrn\:to{ s phnt for ~he !cpn)VI smnin , , ,o f ~pilrt' pll r t. :. f u r .J)M.j a i rp L m l t _ 5 _

A ll h{fl1'1~ th,,1 Wert ~(llJrte t.-mktl. "p" "r

'"Pl" ,,'o;:tl: T~"iew",d _ r tt"'~ rr( 'I 'I"!Jsly ,a n·

cl :zlkd bu r "tter J ;o ur .t e ( tH '. lL !d · ' .M" .o r "M]"

W~[e pb~ed in a "D'" list and Dot increased

III qwtndty on the ~e(4J"d "0 1,1" ie con t ra"ba~~'I l 0(1 till' p r(rc ur~ 'l ien ( o f 9 9 aircrafl. l\m

''B'' li st s (m >L ir .r {;l Il" "{ (: ~ p.u r,: 1» . five "C'

ILst~ (Iiv~cllU,,1 ' ipu-n':s1. 11: I lU (Jill: "V" !i~iwere I!~wbl i . ; s I H · J .

ItetrHr Or! thue Iis!, were ~che:d:lJI lf r ' ) r.h ipml. '1Ll 10 NA S NOnl"ou;, C'S" Activity)

, 'nd .NASD NORj'Q!.K C ' 0" Acdv i ly ) . ND

"M-l ~r:.u.:.,,; have been d.<I~:ig,nH..._d tl) AS

SAN D J H;O C'S" A ctiv ity ), J lince- the ht!e~tplanning i ", fo r1 Tmt in n i nd ic at es that ill! tiM-I

;lin,r;ln will he I l p i ' r: L J l D t J on th,e £ , 10 :1 C( 'ns t .

A ll arm amen t' I tems wert- rev il 'W ed , 3 . . .

m~llj' of t .h( '~e hc~hs lw.l nut, p l'e v j() us ll ' b ee nconsidered. The qu~n:t:ltie~ 1')1armament cr~m..

w ere e stn bl i s - h t < ; l , and they are p laced on the'-0" J i ~ t fo r alh~;;~li.nn to, ' NA:SD NQRHl tK .

T he prim e con tractu r w as rCqllc~l-cJ 10 5.\lh-mil breakdown drawings or the dive brake

(Ingers. ill order tlut Mil activities Olay ts-1 " ( 1 . i T o r (I :p ln re fin gers ir d nm~ ,g ed •

T oo ls a n d g, u , u n .d h an d ll ll J' t e . < j u ipmer l t

irt''''' h~vl: been (~rlly co nsid ered fo r the 9.9",f(TUft n(IW under rontract NO/( (5) - ,4nO

und I" merea-e the IH'<:~llt quanrity 1'0 crder

'Ift% for lb e "dtl.ltil,)n~1 ~/I Air fllftlLftllcr

(IHtHct NO!l(Sl-8~23.

ReserVe Sup-ply ConferenceT h , e second ~!l.!lU)11 (onferttr!;e of [he S 1 J P -

pl y Offi.Cl'lS of tilt fu'scr"c Ttliining Com-In!lJ1J I>it Stut ions W~'lI "",Id at A SO recently,

This confereoce \VlI.5. convened pdroadly to

review 1 1 1 1 : problems II! tb c 'llpply depart-

rnents of R.(.,sCfVC "if ~wti\)ns and 'til reviewnew developmenrs Inaviation supply.

"!) ' [! l jUr presentations [u l luwed by diseussicn

!ledutl~ were }:Iven on the fuJI(~wing sub-1;"'(fS: n'm (1'1 en t~ on UIlAIlll. S i;l pply 1.I1l(l

M a im en an ce D iv is inn s; n rg (lI l ;l ,.\ llo n o f- su p-

pl~' cl ., ., :tr trncil to ; [lIa in tC[1(1(ICt ullotments at

R e se rv e n "":l i ; 1 , 1t ~ t l l l . J < J n s . a .nd ro~t o f ·~l"-tij 'n

m ,1in lefl~l lce and operatiun; pc.rsQn1ld c n n -eliuons=mi limry ~nd [i, 'i!i~.n; inventory pro·nih~re:>----<.chlOduling r ep l Jr tl ; .; d1_l f 'po s~1of ~UJ'I')u.< m:ltcr(~I; Ih~_ Q _ S S R s)'stem~ t \!J(l t iQO

I{t'sl;'rvt navi l ?ir ot~fjuns in 'GS50 system;

dlitiol<!!11J1l d)f i;mdgN{lry ;JUQLJII!lng; Bt.. 'Ar:R

,,1,If!P~IJn.:;; wi(h t!1e Reserve C .11 m III II0 d :

prepatatHlli and suhmis,>i.,n uf BR fmms;

'tofllge S .P I Ie I;' .0 r:I~ttol. ~1mp "'itntt' o:perd ion~;c!cctrnmcs; uu.!umutrve ~p~re part,; {Iothing

and ~jnllli~-Fa",'s-I 'll ~ 1U S! d~ y !1f t he ,on feren te e w"~d ~"!lIet!

to 'np~rI JL"'u""';(;In of prnf,I~" -"lIrmi.l'lte,,,,d

"y tht S U Pl,l y O fl ite t" '; o f the Ni!\!l\.r Ai,· Rc-.

·~<. :rw SI>Lti nns .

It Wll:~ agrced by om r e rc e~ . ASlJ an d

t i l 'Al'~ r..pre~"'nt;J.tI"l\.,tl H . L t c~(·rllellt r~u Itsw ere o brn Jn (ld !:ro m lim m nfere llrc n I ld tha t

"jmiJilt L'I1cctillg'5 ~hl'lI;,rd hI! heM,

c.or.rec.tion on Salvoge ItemT he I ,).5t ,~ll.Illen'Ge-(1th e .a r t i e f e (1rI "S a Ivage

o f L!~~,hkp.llrm;" in the M Jw ;h $#N' I , } ' Ntl'"

CUll \ : .1 tned. ~a error. TI,e se<lt~n.o;: shauld [earl:

"For nO(l'OJml'lll trre IJtrmlt. see ASO Cir·cuJ!I,l: Lttl l l ! t N o, 166 (R e~i~ton #J) dned11 October 1947. fo. a deta . l ed parts lht."·

NATS . OK!NJ)WA-11lis -western I.'adlic.J C -l 'l \c i1me nt r el ld Mo f fe tt Field tower 6.ve by{j)o(: on V(l i ce r et -e nt J i' $0 g a v c: th em II Cli ll 'lind

. !lo t a lin - by . I i . . . - e U c fln th em WD. HDd to reJItilt'lD I;Iv·ice t J r . o t it wa.s 'N! lh(L, Ok inaWl l ,

Iho ug/i. . an a sill ! wunder jf they belii: 'led it .

37



I N T E · R I M R E P O R T D I O E S T1"hi~ "ille~t~OVQr" thu 10 April Interfm Itel>""t

or EkT\11!5U Tregt~ . .NA""ra P-ATlrXl::!NT und d Q e > s : no tnoooc"llarJl5' I'dl !lot EtuAm l'0] icy.

FJ~1 (69 Hours)

Twenty- !lUI I.. r ur 1light< witl: ti p mnks

installed ha ve been Imtrk M ;I1I J f1 ty "r illgbtsincluded altl udes of 30.n()O-~4(i.!ln(l r. Ell'

gjl lo ::" IJl 'en!te l \ s,ltbf,lrtm;I)' 00 grade II V 14 5

g"."" I in e I h r 'oughnut flight s,Cock As-semblyDraln. After I!! hours,

\ .. ter an d ~e<Hlil.;nt ro ck lts se mb li' drain ,

r'IN W1AtI". , !gO (I F f ll~ J til ter , p i . . . . 1.l"'48,,"S,developed u le . . .k. leak occurred ,litq pre.Bight ;len'icing. !lP R~rren ll eaused h)' Jo ss < I ften.l·jo", in movable f lat . ' \PIin.a,: winch JIm·

vided lhe pr ess 111'e 19.1Jn!;l the "0" riogback-up .sea I R~1"JfIJrIII!!Jld that cont rnc tor

provide 3 fued filter sump drain valve that

po"s~~es [!1(1I'C Ulltahle qualities.Antelllla Cable. G oaxiiIl cab le from brow

b llnJ antenna to high-low pass 61(e& :5 U

rnured ~1l.J clnrnpcd ,11/l!1g the inbll~r(l edge

ot the r I b s in the en!dne rnmpartment. In-

spection of. cable after three remove I~ an d

lnstallaucn Ilf tbe engine ·'liowe,1 the fo l-

lowing damage: (lukr wa.leq:>{lJo[il lg· mare-

r i lLl w as ru ptu re d in . tw o plates in "Idol ly

IIf frame 1 t](\%. 11 1 1 1 (11" le elurnp ,e] i,i1111e

15J3V,l WiIJ.! b.rokt'M nnd the cable h,m~ing

1()6~c Rtrmilillelllf rhu± cuble Ix; rern ,,[I'd

thmugh lire rihs in engine t(ln1r~.I'trnt'''1 IU

wmpty with AN.\'(T·l,b. para, C ;1 (, ).

P l Imp Mountin9 B f\Q c:k et. T he fill!! bolts

tha t <ltt~cb the 11111(1ntiflg hrnckct (\ I erner-

t j l :ocy fuel SV~l~'l'! p,111\ptlJ th~ bu l.ld,< ,~d a re

relllli ~df il1.lu-e'"'Iible', E)t(f.·s~h,t lime i5 re·

q uj re d f or ir \f il'::tiJ atio n o r [~ml)VIU, A ' Socke l

wrench (l}nnN be used ,llld Jl tljWfl en d

wrench tlscJ t lnl i ' wll.6 . J lJ1icti l l ) , be<'nIl~C: th e

weld bLli ld up arf>un I the outer irCllmfer·

I!D Ce of the lightening h~l(: il'lt(lrft'rll~ witht~q u L re ci w ~en c h dCtlUO c R~'rl>1lml&·I,j that

si'; lc o ,f the Ilshtenio j J' ho l{ ' b l' d !icrdil..~~d Sllffi·

d t'fl tly \" jJ~rmil In 'c'lliio ll o f 11("11 h"le:tgrelll!'r dj~tl1n(e fmm t h . . we-ld huild up.

Strut A5.5embly. I\nKilillry lalJ<Jinggear

shock simi ass moly, pl ' 11-,14tD? amI.

d:l.lf1per MSl . 'mh ly . I ' IN .~IM:l?,blled on .3~td

JlIndfna., Vil1len\ "llirnmyi.1l1l oc{urreJ on

lun di,,;; ru n j n1m cd j'l tel) ' ufter TIulCiliary

wherl ('.,nmded n,l ' lway RurUlIIII .md that

lntlJdor Il"aly~c f:filul'l; ' ami [lll:;e ,lniun til

1''' \·icle Jl!•.hl e ~n d rel i, lhll ' ~trut nS~{ '01hly .

Attitude G}'l'o Indi~ator. After n, hOllrsthe attlliu.le ,gyl~) inJkllwf, l'!r--r IV1l3+JM,

f:ij k d. C rm r.i rn r:il 'l ' (hec k tIf th e In ,t ru~l1~l1t

mdicnted tha t I h . . "A " plmse W(I.5 open

J.l!J..A.5 Engine. After <l iS te~t hours. ioduJ,in.\'\' ~~ n ~rm'll slo Is. 'j hu t r;ut~, unll. I J Ifll

a C tt 'le c:r tio ll . lU J 'b (J ·j et e ng in e NO. 5!l"QQl 1",,$

removed for iospect:Jun. The r(~I'()winJ; dis·c re p~ nc it's w e-re r.e."e;&lr~ b y invt 'StJga(.iQn;

38

I. Inner rom busnun lhllnl""r-1'iJe mu -

jnrity o f the S I,'l ur i os .1 L 1 g s nt~b( ' . : I I " ' " n

stream end had parted at lht' weld; seven oftIll: chambers were c r a ck e d und J i,tQ rted

ro m rheir o rigin lll shape

2. Turhtne nozzte- Tile turhin nozale

hlu J l"> s ho wc d n u <H 'e llm fe .r eI lt in J br eaks ;however , nur ne r uus flld,,,) c mc 'k s a mi cons id -

ernblc JiS["ftion an d na l l r " ,niog fr om u rig i-

0111 contours were found.

j. After frame - Rust fl'lfl1l~li(1n W O I . S ap-

P rent in severa] I'I~ce5.

4 . T rn ns iti 0 line rs - S(:vernl Iiners were:d isto rted Iro m their original contours .

B rC lk e L In in g. After 3 IJ ho urs I ll rC f1 lc ftl imea nd a pp ro x lr na re ly (,.j. tu ke·() I!, In1ld ing .and

taxi miles, all br ake linings required replace-

nwn~ be(llu e uf excess ive wear. RerC17/1lllelld

that cc nt r a cto r improve qua4ty" brake

lining.

Hydrl;lllllc SV$te:,m. The wing IlIlP, divebrake, -and landing gear s ele cto r v~tve and

related izyJ railIc lines Ute mourned abnve

the upper edge of the left . .guo h a . y cornpart-

ment between raiues 7() and 7f1. Excessive

time is required fur rt'lTIo~,.d.jll~tllll",tI(llI> IIf

1 ld J ustrnent,

011 Tank. E ng in e o il tan k an d suspens i onrrud le is n ttached 10 . tight s ide o f fu "e+a~·

n ea r ·s tM i oF cl 14~lh, 10(;1,0\ln IJ( tank; and s e -ln rcd lin es add.~ 10 l na cc e. ss ib il it ), o f Ilfl an d

h yd nt u1 ic e qu ip m en t i'il right fmw3rd s ide

"f engine compartrnem. Reloration "f 01.1

t_ lt!k w ould permit [cro l l ting nf hydrau he

L ines, f n c . i Iirate in a i nte nn n ce a nd jn c re t! se

~p;t{e a I'll]k;blef\1c cngiae t...nova] .Yld. ill.

s ta l lnt ioo. Rewmme114 Hl l ' . t ~(llllractC)r loves·

r [g al ~ p p~ sl hj lit), o f r et ie S -l gn in g and lcJuC'Jt·

iD S o il tan k. sn ll 1 1 1 ; 1 1 area .ab ov e uiidframc ocn tet $ eaion of eng ine wJnprcssor b e ! ' con·

swered ". It re lucat iun puint.

C!a.m Assemblv. S lIppo rting .and adjust ing

meth.:u3~ fllt t l\ ~ aU l (j lj ,l r~ [(lnJhlg gear ,;)1m

assembly. I'.IN IIl.HI3U. l ,) ,; t! te d b e tw een andmnunteJ "II lI i rc.rofL sk?n formers (.064 at .

alloy 24 T) .tt shltlons 39%, amJ 49Va an:

ul1Sali~ru Dr)' as described belj)w~

J. After npFl~oxjl11~\u:"l)l 200 1 ;l ntl in g S C !'l 1r

Cfde th'" holes in~h~ "ircmft fo.rmc:n"tbtough whitl1 the IJPper Slll1pol't~hnFt ¢(.

tl'OJs. be,ame elungltteJ, nllllwil1g exa'ssive

\'crtknl ITHlVl:'II1Cllt III' the :un l lss l ' rnb ly.

2, Allx.i j i .ary 1; lmling gear whe I ro ta tin g

(1I'[l1 support hl~Jck . I'IN IJJ.~.IIJ\ I. lbnt tel.,i Nthe up.per shaft 5110wed 0 (1 excessive weaL

H'~\\ 'ever , the dill 'lI'leter o f. th e lo ng itu din allY

dr il led pnssagein th l' b lo ck w a c s Ih:!" l : l . f1ler

t"' ' ' ,m the outside dIameter of lh e upper sup·port shaft, p.crmilt ing f urIbe:: vertical Ifi(,>ve-

ute'll £ I f tltis enlire a~sembly .3. Fore :lTlJ af t 0,. angu la r aU Ju stmel1 'ts to

a ux ilitl.ry g ea J' c am I ISsen:!bl) ' j lte made by ill-

sorting washer shin1s between alternf! skrn

fa, mers ,m.] the ce ru er ,Inc! I I IW l t r S I lj J p' ~' L -$ .

4 . Cam a ssem bly m ust b e rem oved to !luk~

I I 1 . ead ius r r ne r ns n ~ s above ,

Remedia l I l c t inn taken ' A irc r a ft s k in

formers were reinforced wirh .ll64, 2·~ST.Bush ing s were manu factured J ')c J l ly til C I"

rect item J ahove. Ret(}mm~1II1 that ((jITtt1l.l.

tor provide • srurdier mount and rede~I,!!~

a;;s'(. 'fIlbly II ~ incorponne bet ter rnetbods r~fquick adjus tments vF 8I.1.xih'!J.fj ' lan din g g~~ra s e mb lv ,

Catapult Mec:hanism. The (arol'ull hook is

re t r ac ted b y ;J c ab le asse mb ly co nn ec ted II I Ithe nose wheel retl'll,tll1g linbge. This ablL I11~j;eiT\h!i' was im jJ r[lp edy ild iu sred , enwln~rlie 1lf!11 as semb ly , pIN IJ.-\611n. to mntoct

the' arm ~s~"mhJy ~toJ' bC[(lf~ the rm se w }le el

was Iu 11 retracted. A ., the J lOS l ' wheel ron-

rinued to rerrner tile a rm assembly "[l'p

sheared. I

fuel Booster rum p. A ftet} J .R h ( IIH~ the

tucl booster pump r~iled. 'Illve,tiglltHn

~I~(ll\ '~d llH U pump an ,l he.[tring re tainer hltli

brnk!:l1 in several part and brtlkM parts b a d

J u m ! 1 1 e d b e tw e e n ! h e b r d l $ . a n d th~ b e - , J : 1 " i o A

1',lCI'$, Eue l ~ ( ' " r . ~were fOllo,l to be In 8 Q o o

cundittnn and nn fuel leabge was apparent,Ge n e ~a'<;I ~ Brush(!5. S tilr t er generat t

hru sh{ 's w ere found . badly worn. l I f te r S .l

hOIJ rs test time. Of !hj~ rime tbe unit haJ

h e : "0 n pem lcc l 3 .2 ho urs Ilt a l titude uf .1~.11(10

n . t lr ahoveM k 23 G unsight MOllnt. A fter lanc iin g d ur-

ing which shimmy damper fiUleJ aDd air-

(rnfi WItS subject tCI severe viomtion, foll~w' l

ing discrepancies were noted,

I. Ad iustable I'Il0u.nling platforll1 partedat

welded :!tt<'1 around pivot tube,2 . T h e · t. :li:ffe O !'o tfa i t oorh e d rnu u n t ing

bracket faiJed iU rear . ight mount ing bolt.

3. Lower right :tt-t:achin,g nut of the ~igh(

mouar "'as torn through 11'e fu: eJJ\g~ sup.port ig bra eker.

4. Tears o r abou t one indl long <rpp.eareJ

in f~t'luge skin JJ t Iorward corner of s 1 g 1 1 1rununr tJlllldimf'l1l. .

RffMmmBIlJ thur ('I ntrartor improve gun-

siglu qlU.unl tv prevent ~u c:'b " failure

F4U~5 (48 Hours)ellhal.ls·t CoHedor 'Support. ·The ~uppor1

.i n t a l l l l t i cm r o o as~ef .J1bly, V S > S 7 9 1 1 . l . failed ~[

th e baSI! of th e lih re tld ed ~ ha ft. Failed ~lldl

W,I· y.," in di-an !< 'ter . B ro ke n ro d a s emblicswere te pl :tc ed w ith ne w ro d l I ' l scJ!)bUe [til·

ni~hcd hy Cha nee Vougb t and having ~

th readed sha ft o f %" di i l .mewr .Cawl Flap Support. Tile ihal ln!!1 assemblr

broce'S, V5·5!'''M an d V5-5I, ,"o . of the ngine(11'.,.1 flap support were ["uod hrokcn a t 4,2-

h Uf., L flw er h,llf fl ((lw l nap sU [ 'P Irt ""

sembi)' W"~s tcrluced with cpntracrOr (ru·

rushed C h e m l W ] il5'~n1bly " 1 \ 1 1 1 1 cb in d I de dbraces I1mdl" tlr . ()~ I" n 1 1 1 tElfil)L

AM-l 184 Hours)

Co,wl Ring Polts. '''he Sredll l hJr

cr[ltioll w ith tb e fo lL ow il l~ rl:'S lllts: R {lw ~ r.5, (li a l1d 7 had a gnlt)"<' ave r o l~ ing V i" J \m!!,pt ttl It depth (If ,!IIO". row ;~ ~. A Ild 4 wtle

not Olld'ked: row 2 ha d a small sWitch; nOlle1. ( U II' bo lts had Iotatc-u f>inrc. ostal1atl(}n.

Exhaust Systil'III, Dwing in~t !llI-tion of t t : ; S t

exhaus t system, P/N IO.50!lIIOU8, th~ folluwmg

defects n ee :d in gre me dil lJ a ctiu o were nb t ed :

Restricted



1. Clump a t tad l ing Ie £urwa r c l Je g ,) f ex -

a ust thru st s b:tb il.iz.er ~tlrr')nIf) rhe moun t

-IS 100 lnrge, All O,~UI' drl;l.ljllf Shill] htl.d

1 I r e ' i I lH~l l~ be f ur . .. . d amp cnuJd he tlgh1'-

on th('~!Igm e rn I,JU n t r od ,

~. The '-C' mil' e x h au ~t ,t..k c!lImrs

wflGU to rqued to fh e J ,r 'lp t'r

a nd rotate to 11 pos ition where the

c,larnp bulb <h;L f~3gail'll"r the :lditK~nl

,) ll Il lu ,[ $1.;1&. A~ r em I 'J i 'l J 1!Ul~lU. ea ch o f

damps WJ.S snfery wired to 11r1 Ulti~( 'en t

ear 10 1>TCV~nll'llrtlicr

r<\l,I(iU!I

, U \ J

$, ' l l iU J I ' L I . s t s tl Jc k d a n )! ". PiN 1 0 · . n O O ~ I I ? can -

nrot he r(lM~.1 for r e a i o v u l o r in s!<J 1jalitlil 1 1 ( 7 '

the ~qHar<;0 1 0 & : ., prt,vidl lcl fu r ut,til~h-

, ng , the d:l mp stra ~s a N . " O i , IM c d Itlt! dl\~e

f l l j ;e lher and wil] no t dell.!" tlw qHnd~r ear,

r~t 'phue this clamp or ~Il!, part, nf the ~:<.

I, lL~\ s y stiln I For, b a n k 1" it i, f W " e '~ l I f r W

em6,, (' r I le cO!l lp le te exhau'S! sYSltl l .1 f\lf'

t.

4, The figure eight clamp, piN 1~,·~OO~21\~.

t t k . o < l l f d ' at t hc _ b nn k I . :x-ll: tU"t S ta c K s li l' ll li m

Ii t i l > o ~!naU 'm~,u;ml\l b e S~(u~{'d without

()n~ I Jf the DlIHUJst ril'es f""'1

111~ ·li lnder Uh!lil~t ports,

5 .. [ !ll'fJ U e spedJ ioo fo r th e I 'i / ;ure ~'ll1r'lw,,~ rll:tlt:'.lia! bdl1rt tile dill1!'S ImJ

IlnilWJli b M T in g s urfa ce , This requires in.li·

J ff\rm it'l& o f enrh d~!mp.~, T he njru~1 ant i 'IV us I {Jp ,I nng t11 perm i

~J'it l f lme"t. As ; , remed i, d a cucn , it was

,IIH 1'1tc lIZ '4 h y t.e on U'I> i "8 , \ I I ! 'I fI tril l til"til fti,J cd em],

I lhc lI !tt R eader. A [[N .iC l7 h l l u : r S tbo: . 'tll:'

l l .iu~1 tW:l .dCr , cy,lirtdt'r 0. teSleldl~u~1 !jy~.I~ pIN m·suuuo o s, b rok e ~dJo (t'I l t to till,!

weld.

.ropeller Spinne r Fllilriing. Lowe r left u·U~hrlllln! tar fot the forwJ:l'J baH . : l r the

fI~~ p ropeller f ..L i.r in g w , , ~ f ouod hroken

,~(l~fM .9 hours . The f o ur f ai ~i fl !! : ; tt hl (h ·

r ruml ta r s atl:' separate" from engine M ~e~ectiul! by ~P , H " O : n of two d i1 f. er en t t hi ,k -n tsst:S . T he two) u ppe r e:l.r spa Cl'rl; nr c

Il l inoer LIla!! th e lowc:r. One thin 'spllXer w~s

'I~ilod ~n der!he br 'l) ken , 1H~ chm em c,:tr 1111d

" h el i ev ed r es po o. sib le fu r the raj I lIre.I n s t l l l i Q t L < : ) 1 1 det'(liIs arc no t u Ullr lin~>d i l ' ! Our

l ! & M MnnuuJ , A . . " 01 cJ5J>I '- l . RI!u>rlnllel,J t 6 , 1 ' 1

(Qn!r,:lCIOr Bush rivet the :;.pacers \0 dIe'

l ' IO(XlI pus;! t iQ(lS ' (Irr . th e pro pc 1 l ~ " 1 ' s p i n!le r

6 xc d F a ir in g to pre~etlt the L" h ein g m i$ pb ce ddurin g jnsfllli;ll in n I>r ru iring. nntl that 1r&M

l>briun.l be rcvised tu indlille f1iXe>~" ry Je-I i l r r ~ fo r inlltllllrlll<ln of the fixed pr(:l 'p l'l Ier

fi Ilring.

'acH o r T ank Ullit. .A fter 1M hnl'r~ fllel

'~UaQfJtr ,nd l~": l : I jon 1M t h o : ' lell wing , 't:i\,P~dt,.,r rut:! wnlfnl~ t<lnk unil, r , IN .1 7 · . . . .

.1Qfl.IO. 6~.:a.me G'[.mlll:. n}h'minil.~i(ln revel led

l l i b foil ()wi11$;

1 . P l:t ln n n t s ~. .c ll ri !l g tbe elechicul termi-

ru l t o lhe inner Albe had 'II')!Hell ad nnd

b . K k t < [ nff.

'. ~lai". IP . dt w . " "b ur . d rr op pc d. , Ul'HlIJ,tictd . 1 « . . .til 't~n tbe ro .tlu ,n lric tyb~ '''hen llle (QU$.l.aI

~ I e W.15 b..in! r ~ m l lv e . : L;, U l)ir :was rl.'iI~8~mbled bn t f I J i it'd to ~~~t

I '«!p~rJy : R~l1lov.d lJ i Ih~ end <.'U ps ftom tll~t ~ ! 1 k ' IJ nn llJs~1 Q 5 . e U tile ~~ir.r l o c l i : W1tSher 1, 0

l~dged be twee l l ,h e c()oreotJ ' i . tUb~5.A hS ertl re u f " p,u1.S o t . : l S c r nb l y 1JLlJ~twLi(ln fu r

iilr I Q I l k , unit il l hnmi:h.1()];: (If Ol'er~i.in;g n.nd

jI!f\'i~e inst-rud:jt>ns N A V AJ iR : U ;·75 ·5- 1.'1 . tUIlI-

plirotl ldiservicing ~n d 1'f";lS!iembly d lhe In nk .

11,> ; : wjng n·1 I unit 's. "f P:1J:hnr ftl" ,l om -

tents i"~tl!1 1 ' l t i(111 are h i g h I y i l la~c, ,~ ihl~ U~

UHe,;s uiust b e t:~meJ (h rough the Iuselage

hnmb starinn, TU I<O J d[1le II) remove : he ItI!

w.'ug (~jJ lank H P it WHS two men, 3 hn~r~.

~!l nuuu te s i 10t,,1 t ime t1 I j r1~\:dl Wll~ Iw.)

1I1cn. t. IJ{I\H~, ~!l minutes: IM:!I removal ~nJ

'fI~lall:' ljt>ll limo;;- two men, 1 0 hours, 3(\

minu te« .

R~f'}III"/[·l Id.. I. That r h e f'lb in, II"! nrul

lock washer II,ed If'5~CIrc the' elect dod rer-

mfn l ! to the in lie r tube be rt 'p l:tC cJ''';Ib "self-locking ruu ~ncl phrin w!l~lJer; 2. Hmt lh~

handhol l .k 0f ope[:itin.g and service ius t ruc-

l ion 'S be T e y ; s ' e U H 1 iJ .J u s trn te I h i! h I ('a li " nn r

~l lhM"(:1n611' [Jl1.rt~: 1. tbM ihe ( '1>111ueI'M in;.-prove rile ~((e'sihjllIY l o r . rrw ll lt ~r n: tr lc e u f 1 '1 1 '1 "

Pllf it l l f fuel[ eonten ts ranks units ins ta l led in

the wjng cells.P ilo t's C an op y. liiilllllntion ,n f the pilo(s

ml1Dpy f~ ((Implicated bl' restricted a({n~ to

the belts and nuts nttaching the Cl1l1upy ,,.ctlto Iht:aft t roUCy. With tI,e (I f I t rulley in rhe

mI~! l1dV"'ltUg~(lUS p,\si(ivn. Tilt' nllt. lire ~!

arms len g th !rod rwo I ,and~ are requ ired In

(lmjl.i(ro w;;'shers , Inci ~wrl Ih" nulS I'll. lilt

bol!,;, R~wl/J,7fle'lli thut t i l l ! ' ""If.lorJ.ing stl"'1

nu ts ; A N Jo .·S 2I . fo r the b olts J [ lad l Ing Ih~,\elh tb tilt' : l f t Lf{llk)' bl:'. J e! 'I ~ . .C'd with p 11111: '

nuts IIN3MF~H.

Bomb Ra¢h. Ar te r f i< f( ;5 0 fl .l b . bo rnhs had

been drop!,~J from tht '" [ - e f t bomb f(\~k. theh O)1 1b r m:k "d lu Ulll"O I m ed in alsm fni lL , ,1 I' "

r111~1'r !~)\\Ie; th e nH.k. I I l Y~1 igalil'lI ~11(l"'tJ

thc h rl1 nz ~ /;l e~ r WIJ!m. 1'/1'1 1II'·~ilK"J,.'/I. ttl I > ~ins!ulk"IJ upside . .t ow n. l )(l Fl 1I 't !i ll fi : I In lv 1 /1 6'"

(If the r e . . d) II" t me.lh wiii] Ihe W O rlll Hc1ius,t-

m en! il"a .< . PiN lQ·Zl)IIO. l<>l . D' lma ,g ,ed Wf ;>f n1 '

gl!il r teeth w .. re d re~!led 11m 3g(" ..tr w as in ·

~t:al leJ I'tol"erly. Rfr'I!llttl}(!:ild thai all ~i~rl'!lrtbe linSp«ted dud.oS' n~xt re-gular: chern Por

this di~ctep;utq

Gro:undiln9 Jac:b , TIlt wIllg t a n. k g r o un d in giM'ks p ru vid ed fo t !lIe Iuel hllse gf"oucnd wire

;JJ 'e lom teJ in ,ide the [uel f iHe~ d[ll)f~ ,anJ

I1fe a[rache<l to the ~Ctl r p~ t' W~ 11s. T he8 P H . H 1 d in g j acks ';1 re rw t ICbclily (\(c~!;sihi e be.(\'lU!le (If Hie ~mnJIdoor ~j!e .end hrcatirm of

the jack in II)c .seW'pper. R~N il I } 1 I 1 1 R "d ,tit" l

jacks b e ln ca t~..! ()l I lhe ~ k i n l Idl l lccnt to I l H ;

"dns lank (ue! I i/J er dtmrs.:Bof t l eo .A ssem 'b ly . (T ail wheel emc,rg.C1lq

; i JL . , P iN m -illl5 6 1J 1 )? 'I U ) Pia securing the $pool

In . the :spoo l shaf t Wll~ found b ; I C k e d n ut (.'11 ('

third of it s l en gt h btt~u~e the sn ap ring, 'USed

to secu re (he spo c li p irJ irr rbn· l H ~J r oW l e d

~.fld 'U nco vered one . ;o l ld l l{ tbe- pill. W l L b lhe

spau r p in telUoy('a, ~lUcr;gen'l! e)l'(C""<1II "rthe ge:11' i. impfl$;<;ib1e. Serews Ih<lf sti:l l ie

the cl lble to the ' !S poo ! we.r,eln(j~e, S n~1 ' rin .g

W2.S r e n 1 1 1 \ l e d ~n d clll~ed ~litcl , tl i ' , thEn r c i n -

~t a lied w i lh ti le 4 ;>tP p[t.~rIiont'cl 9r)" rr~m the

e n. d ~ 0 f the SI'll (II pi,,,_ RIiOIf//f/U"11d tllltt ((loft ..

tf ,actf ir llro" ide n ,. I ( l o p (? n ,dn b t o : ' ; 'I i ( te e J 'ca ~e

rmi:han.isn\ft)r hnding g!::tr emergellzyair

bOltle.

Center Bomb , :RQc,k , I lfte_ .r c ig h t ~()(J-Ib.

bombs had been ,d ropped f rom (el l ler hnmh

mdt, homh r'~ck ~d J~!H ihg m e,han i~ii1 w a~

fQund j;lJllmed. "Pin s,,(ur'ing Ihl: dr,./"t'n bi!vd

gear tel [he shrift, , P i N 1O-1 I 1 IWHI f . had h:l~ked

l1illJ ~ay oUI and lamm<:d ~glllns~ the ,i:oar

' \: im : ~ 'o v er > P i n W: l 5 re i u sta l1 ed lin d ~ tak ~ inplnce. R~t:@m"1 imd thnt wntroctor ~taJ, ,~ tire

!<; i . L r l l l . ! l p in i r ; r p I ac e :' io the bovd g o : r . u .

fI. 'lIdder Irrte,rfe:renc;e. A fler I I ;S h uu r~ , t heIusdage rib statiol1 414 Wl l~ . found dl:lling

Ih e nukle r , T hese rihs wen: f l ' l I l 1 1 , l to he ve y

nl.':<ibk "HId ~l~ny oI.elktt~d h y tilt l'll'~,'nt;

Icqlli'I'.1 II) secure lilt' ,"U'e.., door f;~5tc:n~r'"

A~ temp'>flU'} Ii" the [ , h , were .<;ep'ltM",J

hy means I).f .1 .pre~Jer I.. pm\j,.k dl"a.ran ,n :

fil' U,(' lQ~ding edge D r t~e rudder. The

srr!.r. ldrr w ~ISmi lOldurtu red , fWill a !eng,th nf

n " c" h HI ill" I !!d ijim lubing l1.nd a 1'1~tl!

"",, 'd~d til \;;,ll h (tn t! T h~ I'lu t~s were used In

ho II th e ~rrC ,ldcr in ]'lIM e Uri rhe fns(';i.fI(C r ib .

r(rf,'Il'ffll/w/ld tha t c nn trn cto r nlnJifv f ' r ;sdu; ::e

rih s ta tio n 414 tu PW\'l'1lt it fWill iurnmit~gthe: rudder.

AiterOI l Hinge . Rcrnovat and installation of

u.ilerrHlS' IS c.m"pli'ILi<!J by cC$w::id~d a ( .. t'~~ til

t l~" 11inge h ,t >l t, ,_ A 5 rtmt'lli'l[ ~$ti(!n1 ' 1 1 ~ ' I)U-

j ,o a) :J " H ero in hill",e fro J I a cces s d oo r was en -

InrgeJ In V!{ '! : , ," . RIJNJIII(II",.,.1 ill,,( ((.lilfMt-

tor tompJy willi I':tfllgr"ph 221 ,) f ~.Q.24-n

FB-l 1145 HourslF ~¢ lre ed L an oillllg . B lI N a, 1m;.! was Invo lved

ill a fo [c C 'd r . 'H !J in g. Airel.I[1 j,~ ,un ,iJ~ 'r l" ,1 .1

strike; 1 , , . . , we v cr. e n .g in e s NOR. 1'.1(IIJI1~' un d

P"'1110f~!8 suffered n o app areru dl lJ1111ge, I ,! H

lWNo. J 111'«5 w . 1 ; > assigl!6J fur (U~I inll:1l i"n

< If tests , B!1th \ 'ng i nes iun .l 131N o . n I;: O J

hnve b een .s tv~n 50 hour rhcck " an t! eng iu e~·~iIIl'III.' ~ , h ~ "< ,' r 1 ifl~ll1U~.r in B I I N c - 1 . 11,;;.

'Etlgil l<;l P:'~UI~'O" with IO~ hOLi rs wit! h e : in -"tal l l -t l in t]l(;: other nacelle,

Speed ,Bro:ke SC' l"ew Jock. A t ,12$ hOUIS th e

tll~~ J/!I~ dvcr~ and the- grease ~tl't;lil sheared

u ff . p ermit ti ng tH e !;:f(!ase . 11 (l IJ ~i nB t u he,(ln\t

~'ep;mflcd iwJU th e jlrt'i, screw body, Clo~-e

' l I l iU$ !men t 1m..! J \~ tmrt ted th e ~t"f" to ' ,str ike

(h e ,Ol l i l r on t~e ~'Cfew i'K K b rg . hllu~in,g: :trlJ

j,i<'ll It nfL A s r~'SHIt of F~lIuJ'e, of thi5 stOp.

!lit! ea d 1\( til", .~~rew i~,kt :pev.ll·dly ~tru,k

the rin used to ~enm. th e tlL'~:l.dfdtlld

f l ~ 1 it!g .hi th " .t1rmsiog. T r 1 l . · ~l.op p in ,,-a,

~ (Ound b e nt ~l' II r~u.It 1'[ "triki{18 agninst t h e . '

~o I [ ;1 . 1 ,o n th e ! . I I he r ,,1'1 tI Ilf t he bearing ho>tr!l.inil. I1nol/Nmmd { h i l t scre'" i a o : : k be J1 lodi l iw.A I I'c ::ro lfF :in is b,. P n in t UUl"k,' lin d peel;; o ff .

] ' lar l iC'~Jl1r lYl '" I)Uj ( ,1= which I l i lcan sligbtly

;n £light. RrclJlllfllfl'lld thal wntrnct01 in,leg-..

tlS.:lIC a nd p ro viJ e '4 , mu re d u ra b i( ;' l'aihL

-*-VR-~; P!lTLJXEN<r 'RI:VIlR-Dwll1g 'tile pas~

w in l~r 'su >1d sp~H . thf' PdhlJ(efit ' R iv e i' f ro z e(lyer !il l Ib~L W!ller ,1. xI S m,uld IlOt make the

fl"'e-mHe ui.I ' ~r;tQ5~tO tile air statio]] fromS() I I)m 1 1n 5 . St:ve rn I ' 1 ' 11: . J ( [ !TIce r : ; .had to d [.iVI:

thelr Cem W~ jl~j'les a r ound the liver t() ,gCI

lIJ work and back.

Marine.s Use Fast f4U DiveVN [ F ·2 23 , T I L 1 ·c lll o. .. .. .. :T h is 5 C )u u dnw : h a. ~

w{'rk&l M I 11 succ~ssf\Jl h l , g J , ",peed npp ,H lUcn

r " t !live bombing. w i'th t.he id~", of g",uio;tg ttr

the t< l . rg t<t us quilkl~' ~~ poss ib le ' I I l ld slil l

making (l st!'ep. i1u:t.LHite ruG.

Thl! high speed al"p.rn'l l.,h i~.s t~fted a t ;w

[{l 1 1 1 miles frw n th ., L' l rset , u tili ; ': ;ng a ~n<lJ-ertrte power let.down from hig11 n.IHtude to

mUJf1t1);ll 2;0 to ;00 k["!ots In<.lkated ~I (

" p< ;l l: d~ A t "buul II. In ie f tom tI ,-~ tatgH with

, i' n l ll ti tu dc- (if IlJ;(JiJl> ~ , t ' l c l aH O lu 300 l u i O t s .

J I . , i l t l 1 p e o l , IIIt: 1 . l ~ ! Iilg ge"J ~ ; 1 ' > l o w e c r e c l .

~)' the timc $ ,m m r~Gt is reaGheu. tl,e 1Iir ·

O'i IH j" rH r imme . . ! . A t 8 ,I JO U fe ll! ~ he r lI la !

diye a d ~ . A rtmxlmum~peet! of 340 kno ts is ~ tL aU :red in the llive liS

nlrrtnl!;l~d willI 400 kno ;lt~ p!lI$ whitl! W(luld

re~\llt tft)rrI ' l1Mheels-u? Jive from Ihe sume

high spe!;!d {iRProa(h.

39



LETTERSSl~-~'

Tilt" .irtu I~ em il k ·d ,. M a nn e, G4 ' t Ah,m l "J

C arr ier (J lIH ll lfY 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 js .s!l~). ~II. w ~ 1 l "s th ~

INt~< ~il>nru " N H \ , l l AV"l[(/r' (April [';!4~

h~S'il'). W~S "'pn B i l l y Il \ '!t 'rC.. , .,i] ~ t tI~r~!:

\"ill, ·'N.lv.rl Avuuu" tll"l tl,,· c:;bl'p~! < I f [he

!(bip, ti l e Air Dept; ton'! the ["S 0. ;I~wel l

a s t he p nr tl op :l Iin p; Marine p ilo ts n ll J~O . rVL

r(; 'cognltipn r"I.· thei r I rn~ perf orln~IK ..•• wlwtl

til,' (tlll'lp~(',jll~dy 1 . . . ,1") ll 1 om ) tti u ne s now 111

use sre (lJ[1skld""J

It is unfui'lun!li'..:: [1,,'1 surh l~("nhl, nre nn]

("I-Inti'i 1 < ; , 1 f . r o r r e ad y r d e l '~ n c O ! . bol l ! 1 1 ; [ , 1 !.ey

!'Ittn; 1 l I 1 t ' h rhe Sibone» Mll r incs nt'lJ VS-··Il

vi,mJd IinJ !lll 'I 'Il~cl ves ~ti I[ .,runners-up.'

N el th!?r a P PE lI[ to (,:1ve ttl ppC"<.1I he r~C()rJ < l f

l i l t rn-iginal Le x ma.Je dur il lB 11i~ I \ , I : , \) lV n r

gaille!' In Ihr G ; l ,r i b h ¢ , . tn _

With VI'·J, VS.J, VIJ-~, ~ _ I l J ' 1 1 " [ ' " illrr~in.e:

her A tr GI'IlUP, lilt Le» l I J 1 l . i f ; d ,jIi her planes(~11 le< '~1 T!. :ll)J pc;l'J,l.tps 74-) ~n tW(_"lltY'< 'T~11I

and tL I~:ltljot1 rmnutes without lV~vc.off_ Ir

wa~ bdil!vcU ~( the ume l J I«t l I :u , Will> ,lll

'111"Urll~ r~\,l'rd fu r : "n y c ur ri er , A s part of

till' Jomli"g ( lrer:l4i '\1 ! VS-J bndr;d J II -S!lc-_;fs

with ~n ~lvtt!~<' inti. '~""11 hetween I'll' ' '<;' of19! seeunds,

"Dulo:1( ' G('d,t'~ (nt.I'" Capnuu ) then rom-

rnu fldcJ VS.c\, W ilit L t." I~1< ' .Lt, C ; d ' r _ I I I IHI

\ 'tf,dtln 'll of ' - " ' 1 ' 1 : < 1 0 E i o ; l t! fame- as i '.xel..AJ!wng the Squfld'n,.n pilIJ!"S wen, Ge'lrs",

Dulec urul .Howard C,dJII'cll (h,.,th ~uw C"ll-

laws) who bgu:~d J;>wmlllel l l ly in the Navy $.

ftt't'nf Anl"-I·t"1:1C E l < p \ : d J l i I H l _

NAV~ RJ"-~llJt:V~ A\'IA'WIt

MJ INI..·.tuN, VA.

Sms;In .the L,eJht"1 co lumn of the lI-bn'h i ssue

it was nered that aHivitic! are d:lllumg

r ec or ds [ O Jr l an di ng _inlav~[s : l b tl< lf d ca r r ie r s ,

U li d (lllhtcd I y yo u h a v e h a d /1J " - - ! l Y dai rn S to

recerds, howe tier the ~ld V5+D of the e.,rly

3n's csllJoUshed 11 r~(onl;on the S"r4IQii'i;

wlrJI. as J remember , 1~ planes of tb~ sir type

lf~jng the firs t s fl 'f .,relel ls ing ta il honk s .ia

Ine Navy.

Unfortunetely J do not hnve 1~('ess to the

records to give l:he e x: <n t ir ne , but if !1l)'

merll(uy se ,n c s m e !'ight il WIIS , undt:r :mse~ullds :LOci III the nelghb-orhcmd vf 15 ~~-'(.

ond~ per p lane .

C a :p b ti n C l jj .f DmMeldt, Jhen Lt, (jg ), was~igna l ortit."1U :lod R5si!>ted the V S--H l b , n ;rm m.

rl iSill1i is rt'{onl by l aylog tbe 9f\er-mllst threewires down in ord",r to expedite I l l > x i · 1 J u t time

IlI'l rhe 0;t17 ir ..

locide(l!ally, 01 :tIl (ill" imp m"cn\(:nI5 f(lr

l (ln din g sig na l o!lkcr; that lulY. . beell e~t:t.b-

U sbed oyer the y~.r !! ; , t h e £ifflt, ,m d n il e f'[

tile rnns ! vl l lunJjJe, wa,sinvetlt~d byClpra . lnDlIcrfl<ld!. Thi s wa.~ the w in d screen f( I. ! ' tl](:

s i g n a 1 w f f ic e r < 1 o _ d iI j~ sfi I I being l \ ~ e d .

N. P .. CIIRTON, CA P T ,

BIlAF.1t RF.l'Il~5KNTA'flVE

McDoNNE:J.L AlllCRIII'T CORl'~

ST. toms, Mo.

SIBS '

U pun read ing n i NA T lin t ,,,ew ti Ilf

. : 1 > < · 1i"~rin,g ( 'h" IO:L '" ~<:J:Um ~l" (.1lI(,1 w i t h i n 1 4

hnurs afrrr til. dlstress enU from t.ht~E",V[">thln

g<,~em.lu t"n l , we U ,oU BiI! ;t mighl I1\' < t , f 111·

tl'l'e..~( ll ' l!filC I , ~i!1,ilr'r _(l ighl h y an ,\ir("l'111'[

of Ihis squudrun ru. I I I~ same ~urp( l5C_

On _theevening M 2S Septernber 19'47. ,I

d i~p .m h w ns l"C 't(:,v"d hI ' Cnmrnande r Pltd

A ir D etacb men ts E (,,,t~tI AtI '~nti ,- and M~·di .

t -~ t rl ln~·an rc :q1 . l l. '! '; t ingde I iV~·rv Ilf ,hl l l"I",1 ;-;\,nLm

t" N a v)' ta nk ers ilt Dhuharan , Sandi Ar(lbl! l . ,

nu lu re r th:m ~I J September . TIll: v ac cin e w as

n"te,~J_ry ~q th.c ~hips wuuld be qUilr~nt_iMd

and no t ul low~J w de l iver fuel to the M e di-

lC!ff!lll ean t k · . . , r .

lH 1145.Z 29 S~ptCl l \b( ;Cr. u, Cur, fuk W

Polan] ill il Prjr,l1t'O,' 01 vp·rrr-fo detnchrnent

t u o k a f f f r j J J 1 1 PU t t L Y l lu t e y. F r e n c h Mur rowfu r 1..(,lMdun. At J H{)OZ IlL' II InJ~d there ' l i n d

upun 1·t"(;~'''Hl6 1I1~ {i"'kr~ >"rum tonk "tT

fur At'1l·n~. At IH~~Z 11.: hm.leu ~l I\th~'rI',

r l ! 'FlJeJed lind departed ["r D huhurun , A .I

1410Z ('U.!1~N) he lan JtJ u t Dh,!llit!o.lrl !IIIJ

Jcll"~rlcJ ll'e M'VW l ' l _

T he t(\(sd 6 ig ht d io tu !)c e wns ~A4r l rni Il '~

nod "flt,l1J~,d 2, 1 iwu rs act uu] ~,gill time ". d

of :!if I!IH1r~ dUfl~t(t Ilm~ w 11,11iUle [111.'['ilu

t lull pU"SJ !lIe j" , ,r lh~ 1I1~t.~"

M . J , R J ' l - D

LOMMII'tIIlI:sr; 01'1 KI'H

VI '-}! L·G

NAS AHr..I'N·I'IA

S U l . _ $ :

III n~!,:ard I" y,ill[ .'nswcr In (~.11 . II,-n.

dell', kltvr ()J~ my ajghl . l lghter " k i l l . • iturilljt

I he war; ill the lV[.l«li issue < ! ) f lb~ N E \1: . '5, the

l)iIKial ~er""rd is dighlly tn error.I. '['Jlt pl~oe Ii~w.J on 2l Scpr, (l9~~ wn~

an OUJI mIl a 7_ 'oJnj allcl Ihr.t.;! t'~a prj ' !?Llbk,

2 The record iii incomplete il l [nn[ 1 did

J C : : ~ l r o y '\ll () l't,JI' Ml"th "f C~n-t ' ln . China, una, Ian , (1)45 I dun'! reca ll rh~ U tI!(' hu t itwag- a dlL}' btl (du~k VF(l\.) patrol).

Cy Hen r i ch . '''I.f night b.ndiQJ;: sigmtl "m·

cer, I I "S \ IJ l I . .. .I ,in ..~' lIlt. ' ri,del)I'1,,,l~III'~ ~ilnsJll·

~ re < l th e h"v 13~IIV·' "ut i Ih< ; : /J),I<1b Jl\g),t blL~

((hey p.1I1 he eU; ;1 "mil ~ y 1»)Jlfkri 1 1 g .jr(luncl

[be fkLg 0[1 the side <It till' $h]p). that it was

()frw:~(

The: 9hir'~ (,m~c:,!; ' <l~~i,iufl !" (I'll thl-'"

nj,gtlt kills must hnvu been bu,~d 1m fll(' (joll

Ih;lt it wus dark enough tu require use . o rilibmu f;' r; uJ "r 10 ""til hJi~h inil i,1I W)J! 1$.'( III'

berth the Bell)'! u ntl [lie DlIliJ'U .md 1" (;1.,n·

ri"~le In 1I~t ' if IInti I Ih~ vi~ulli c"qtnlf w~~

I l l a d e _

r read I un l)' thu t (j~ll1filtl in b u(1 l m S't'S W{JS

mlldc hy .9dar at .1hi mt \ " ' 1 : 1 IIIIIe~ "nCi f/iI:vIsual (()ntll<..'f was ,1 grea t dea l fJl)Se~, -II ,ho , ,[

fu_i 0& (;U\,fie. .

" , r o b e o nly q ue ~t'i"n : j~ 11o ," " d , Irk , ] i - J e s - , ii

l rove ('0 g et b erG rt rt is m gb t! [ ' ha ll" W ;S l,lm ~d

d 1 (. " S _ f1 ' l F C \ . . a-s 6Vi D IS h 1, g , .J u)' HI<] I pm ,,-

I lh lc c ~1' ll ' « om tJ Ie' maM nn U l ; ) .1 t I 1 I ' g'lu;ldrll~

t'ttUnled them. Tills, "J t,June, IN hl, t oftl , i ,dor o f much im))$r tu .n tc, h\lt it expli~im. I",w

Cy }icnrkh gl1~ t be '- d! ?: l. c ~ cn though h~ Wlj~

on!! l 1 i g f 1 fwm th. a' !<.~U1\1fJ>core.

W . E . H L'N RY . I .T .C nR .PG Saroo!., ANml'Ol'.IS

-publr,h.d montloty to ? Chl.f of No.•al 0 p. '.;0I)on. (OP.S'O·OI nd Bu•..,,,, of Ae'D~."ik.to d j, ,_,e" '!","'~ ,0.1. '1' . • ~~. .h.!, ",o_j"' ''M"C~ -ond t,.c~~icat ,f"t&. AI, meil .houl·d b~'U,~dIf PNI<:H~iI.blu, add,,,,•. "'-, Chi-of 01 N.. .. I 0."0' 31i.,,,. , Na:Val A.ralion New •. Na.y·O•.p · . . rlm.nl, W,.. kingto" 25, O. C. Dl,.<1 t<>mmunlcalio. can b~ rna d·o 10 N~".I

Avla1ion III.~..", ~Qom 4911, M~in NaY ' ! Rid..,., off ice 1@1•phons .do",i",n 61~liL

40

Navy Ne_Pl.une ,., .•.. , ..

Gram.pow Pettibone .. _ .... 6

Stalking the MD~h < .. 8

See Duty on CVB~41 1 2

Capturing an Airstrip 13

Wave Stewardesses •. , 16

C.LP i lo IS 01 Shainghai ...•. 18

Reserve Spotlight .. , •.. , .20

Odenl .Roll-Up _ . ,22

NANews Visit'S Miami 23

VT·13 ..•. , .•.••.• , .•.. 26

Wo.rld Cruise (In CV's , , , . ,28

M,oney-Wise •• , •..•.•... 29

'Novy GlIUlotine _ .31

Fill 'Em Up Again 32

,AD-l Landing Tests .. _ 34

life Raft Radio , •.. , •... 34

'Did Y'ClII Know 10, Flight Safdy 11,

Wing Tips 3·5, AyjQt,iClI! Ordl!onc:e

36,.. S!!P'ply Ne~ 37. Service ies:t

38-,letters 40.

• TH I: CO VER

Thl. , mll·nth 's COVel pici vro ~C.,tuIVl' "

10''''0.-11,," 'hal 01 P2V-2.', lrom Vp·ML·7,

<11',,1<1110.9. < > 1 p,e.ent t,om Quo,.-.(>I Po;n I..

~,I. T~e Neplune, the Novy'~ n ..... e .•1

ood m,o~1 l leovl l 'y .CI 'm~d 1'011'01 plane, il

well lih,d by pil<>f.. P·cd ;n~ , l o x ~ " _ 0 > - < : 1

;W mm. m,nnon , n Ibe ;'o.e, plu. 16

HVA),: .och'l< unde, I~.. wing', il ls

,cQP<ibl. . of deli \'erlng (l ~,errren,JQ"'&

offen<ive punch.

lhas. I

TIl<) tiC :til'pl ~nv;u 11 Jngt 14 "f tlw AJm]

i~~l~"' ( . ! - ~al'-l'~,IJ£'lb'l6ly (I I Sl'QUhfl~. TWllVOl! cail tdl th(<y-(" nlll U111ti - < t I d St"l:I.bn~,11""W ·O n!:" (m yo id IllltlU . LI. CJr. J . .8.

D'u:nn mmm al ld .illg ). b ~c nI lM : " ' " l : wmllcl ha,·t

~" d\,:\~d ur unJ in _ 'r H r l 'e I T he M "_l'in 1>!

h.,d ,I ,,!"t,tly Sl lappy fl>lJl~h n F ~Bl'-J S tOl/),

1'_ N_ Ho\VE_ Cl,n.

j-I l lAil l t I

Iii · P h~ 1 L l ~, .· tW . t "t l j UH t tJJJ~vt!:t 3't~Ui ca n~t f oul = II VelA

,'ula IlHVbl j~V'fnUII'. ~u·21.It;r. \\'~~N mo:h t r tUMeJ.

R!i.!~lh~l~ rJ r the h~III('I~i'-llf hl-i:i tm"y" 1111· imJ;l~l)~~

lhLl ' lbuh_~ sbould hn:vy hO~l1I id'~n~W'Jd ~fS." ·.~.Jn.:r-l'l

whieu 1¥,('~'(j Ijip.lflTlef.. L'l;I,tUlLH,vft-najr'l ~y,e{1 W~.fl!

I. .• • · 1, 1' :1 . 1. P " Trt·!~y. " ) 1 , - ; - " S"JUI." N . A, H."",A£ M r o t , i::\"u L1h,,,,"u; e~p.!. Hm'l',' ' ,I ' . lJl~~ .'rrl

t l J '-H L W\~1>i-rl . I<t"n. J J , C.. 1.1.;I . 111 ' 1 S. C. C'flnnor

M "If'"tt Fle l11; n"[,,,l'l ~. G " nl " . ..I I. ~ "n m~~.;;

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