naval aviation news - aug 1944

8/6/2019 Naval Aviation News - Aug 1944

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dC.... TlllirD plHITQ SHDWS JAn INSPECT1NC UNDERQIIUUND PLANE HIDE AT EOIliE


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C Tnit' '-1rr-velrnen i I1l lecl h) f lp :h le t p la ne s ( 1 l ftwdwuy lit V uu ak nnau air fle ld , I'InIJ;(lII1. llillS[1\all ls l'llnsttllClletl n[ earth ban k~\1.l()VI'r k~g crih-l Ii nl t, \ iii! wtl t'U\eriug and shrubbery h,r eamou-Ihgr . Not{ f.l'p '~ D slte lt~ r with l'(I11VUS l id cov e r

E l ':1Tln\nct" tll tYp'e E~S -fIghl't slu-l ter !HI '1~IUfl iIsluru] 'IT' pro' "tNI b) ' 1 1 g : reilliurct'd dumpI 'm'~ w !lie-I! ('11n he drawu across uu lrut: 'k,BIIISL\\ '1 11 11 5 of c llro l e arth b ,w kJ agll'i!!~ll og p ul ls ud eFlour r~ J, ; !(k,tl 1.'01 1 wlt l . ('IIIII'f"h cente r .sirlp

K Thi~ ;yrl lJ l l~1Tie:aJ urrangement of tyl:l Krevenneu ts in the .urth PaL'ilk r nmn1;I', .1 rllsllnetive [uH!llm in t h . . hleaklundseape wbld\ is partly now-cove red ,ThIs l 11 u tr at e ' need fot pmt otiv coverln ,

O "ype 1)1 s l ' ilter i" j',f'd "II l 'hl:.' Bu ai.r&fTipIII cw Gulnea, JIlIl l.ily ill Un' ruregr(ll1tld r~CIlD"m-Hngarl with paint ilon bill L11l'o U(J I D rev er-meut lUIS been covered \l.'iU.toauvu strip 11'I L U I , ! ! ; ,mss (11.1 w ltl l~ h ll 'l 1d ~ ir l W i ll i ,~ II l: rilUI lt 1i IW _l1 !' t:I \

F F Type IT-I i u ' I L l < r is I",,lrl-sh"jlld willj lIlIn'O\pi t til sIde. Greal p .r O I( ,, >: ,t io ll I S pl'HI ided IIIIfilll r t'\ '(" II lJ (" 'u l h () u~ t' ~ 1 1 1'( > [ 11 ,.,,,.., I 'lIt h,\~ "lilyt H O ! ' IIl:1rrl,\\ 11IIlrllll


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C O N S T R U C T I O N O F S H E L T E RPA CI\.ED C LA Y D R A I N A G E DITCH

SOD OOVEREDO R PACKEDEARTH

PA OK ED EART H

STEEPE~ SLOPEON INNER SICE..__ r:

SANDBAGSEARTH FILLPR'AINAGEDITCH~~~I

EARTH FIL O G C " R OPACJ( LOGS

CONCRETEWALL

E AR TH BAN K AGAINST,. , ( i)U TS ID E W ALLS

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J A P R E V E T M E N T S A R E C A T A L O G U E DB Y T Y P E O F C O N S T R U C T I O N U S E DAl )';1"1' ,u 'e eruss 'cU O )] 01 the Jour principal typ e ofcoustructluu u~t'd in J .ll);~TlCl>t: ~llclle:l'S, Two vhri l l t rons01 Lypl. I , .1lA1l1f1, are glvel J . the IHll(.'e d ~pendlng 01 1 r lu! 'material avallnble at I and. The PA KED CLAY type is ehar-ueteristic oJ Burma, while the I:.AIn'H. s o u (_Q"l~fil.I) typ 1$('\Ilnlflllll 10 tlre Pn eilic i$lulJ(ls , w li u: t:Lt' b a ic material isJilose eeral rod,. sand and earth. Thera the ~"d coverlul!...is v e ll as a rock :1 .1 .1 (1og Clore. Hcls ill) u relaillillg agf'lltlnr th e loose uru tcrinl. T ype 2. SANDBAG, and type . : 1 ; LOG1.111J1lNG, are also rum rnrm tl) Ih I! P[wjJic islands, \}eiu"-'venh tter methods o r retention uf loose enrnl earth and saud,Typ l : :t . CI,'NCllETT., is thr- strOJ1"'est of all , and indientes th .most permanent Iypt' f il l 'lilll~Hioll. E:.dJ dj1(twing s howscertain deflnit ehuracteristtcs which help spot types 01' ! J t ! te rs .1 , E nrn, P ~;}iJi)U f J J . nr II. ild es e qu ally !ilopi.tl~ atabout 45 tu SO tl('gree~. /J hl'egUlar but )"hm:ply definedouiltne wH11 sharp nrners ond npeJl. c. 'month ~Tfpe itlSjcitl. b . OIlt1ines of b ast'. UPI;\X andcorners snarpJy defined uui] slr:tlght. Co S~l l dLHg texture

snmetim II is!l)h', e\l, u JI I rcconn.i issauce photographs.3. l,.or. i::RIl!IlII'rt ica l wall with nu e In l\ IJ [ oo t. w id ew hite lop , D " Sh arp ly t\t 'l lu ed aud ah su lnt e ly straight out-lines. c. GeU!f l l l ly j 1 ( 1 . !:'II1'!h hankell ug;-l1nst ou tside. d.Trinogu.br wing walls buttress ends of side walls at en-['HtIlC; of U t f J ap re ve tm ent ; 1 1 1 < 1 rotnin (,lid nf \attl1 bunk .

L O & f e n l m a n t fo r ,\ir..:rnfl I J l U J J f ! unnsrrue ted h y 11m Jfl[lRIlC~C wLCI1larines invaded Bctio Island, show typiCl~1 huilding technique


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TYPICAL JIIP AIRFIELD HAl> TAXIWAY PAl lALL"!' TO ~UNWAY. WITH !'LAl in DI&PJ;;RSD IN REVf:T"I'1~TS OF TWO TVI'U OI'fOfiR PRO"l4ilTION OF 1'REE5

J A P S U S E N A T I V E M A T E R I A L S F O RB U I L D I N G P R O T E C T I V E S H E L T E R SPIrrl.flm~ OIl this page show SU\eral ways in wbich the[aps relate their plaw.~ rl'v{\hlllmt,~ tl) arr K tripS ,1 lIritux l\, av s. W here coud llkuu .Ltc CI'llwded .1.11(\1he landscapebarren, as at 1 \ lili, helters arehnilt ndjacenr to the runwuvs,w1l0( iI I other 'L 'I ~S . \ here natural prol'(j(lUUn el f 11 '1 ' \ f . ' ,md~ r1I 'l l I , lwr\ ill ~ vuilahle. revelmeu I~ are' buill oft tl'! taxiwa s\\ h feh n II I runre 1 )1 ' less purnl l t' l 10 th e ruuw uys lh rough\\ [lod.;>d "reus, Shar1 IJ l\'s I rom trE'PS ur unv nther ustural{)lllll.Oullage makes ddooll0lJ of planes 1110;'[' dilfkult und

P l a n a s p a r k e d in muH Ip l\e r l;'\ .. tuieuts huill allJIlet:.llL to runway,II Mili irect hils 011 slu"el'~ Ir':\w ..,nmft sr-ennns 1!1ldllIn~ed

If 'SSeZlS th e d rmgm ' of .~baf l l1 , ; by attllakulg phuws .Til cases where 11 llJ rt ' Me no revetments prov ided Inrp la ne s, th e} ! Me p arke d u lnng 1 11 ft '(l~ e- ul ruuv ~ly8;11 under-neath nearbv trees. The [aps often park their p.la.nes in thisIGlfI.IIler Ie pit elllhol' tl> d ispers 1 )'SlI:'01, Rin W .!i 1 1 1 1these typiooJ island b S f ' S ar . usuully ~ ru ,Y I " . !OIJ ' ip~ fn)[!J3 J ) OO to. U , l ! !O ft . long. dt'PL~t1di( lg !)ll th e ~ 'Pace availablr.

The e I ll 'c liv ene ss of p luue shdlt'u ("ill Le sceu II I U l E ~pnotogl.aph of liB airfield .. eV{,,1';lJ or these multiple revet-rnenls sh\I\\ IHI\\' direct bits Irnm brnuhs, which hate de-srroyed IIII;' ectlens hi lea\z in& _ ud] cent eetlons compl (elyintact There 11::lVe been \rel')' lew plane revetments of no-crete [(,Iumi ill JuP he III Ilrt"ll.' ill the Central and. SouthPacillc, IJUl th ev h U \'t" Ijlfldl' excellent u~ e of the uutlve rnu-terials . a t h:md~ Md have buill hig1iTy protective slu-ltvr,

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W e ath er C h allen ges J ud gm e nt\ Ifig:hl u I 15 Planl'S I'l'{;(,j,'L'll eon-blL'! l'It':!r:U~'~' [,)f I Ierrv Ui)!;hl (1\11.'1HIII"h klT,WI, \\ 'atlll 'f l :1I-"rl it il l l lS werepUt~7 I I . O O U II {'t'i1irl f), hut i,,!>t("ml III'i1ll1WIl\'!II~, ,L~ pl'I'llit.'ll'd. 1 1 1 1 ' \\ot':IIIJ\ '1dutorlurut 'd, The lHght 1l',iI~~T '011lilllll't1IO\\ilrd lib d ~lill.llitJlJ IU'\\'~'\'t'I',,uld d id 1101 lurn I I l t . o k 'Iliul W t ' lIY- I I " I 'L'lmd iriuns were lin !>C-lflW '()1I11H'1.Tw" plum-s jl':lsh,t! IIII 111(' returullight> .OMM!, 7'-Th' l Iigl1l leader wasch id '!Y ..esporulble r Or rbe l l e crashes, Heexercised ";l:trlllJlill), poor J IIdgnllm.~ ill de,la-),ing "i~decision to eeruen unri] [orced10 du so b)' bad w"ath~l'. HI' heuld havecompUed with Hight regHI"tion~ and r ~turned to bi~ p iot of d"pnriure as sOon.,;;il becarn evid 'Ill that the IhgJ,. couldnot pro"""d und ..r contact rules,T'he d...ar i l ' l d,,~'dt"'l1 {O eurn back ",",5parti':~lla rl)' b~d in this c,nSll'bel:lIllSC of Ill!!.p"daf cirCLlll'lstan"' es 'qvalved: a. t.b rlll1fl'wa over rugged {"."ain, b, the tligh( on-sist~o.duf. l;tl'ltll number o r planes, 1'. ~Oll1of the- pilots hnd very little .l'xrl'1 'II I I u l l _ \' 111,1t i l t l u :stIJd(~ll l'nl~pred t i l l : ' ll'aHie circh- ;It hi!>h o nn - fid tl . J l is ('Ill!iut' ~lIltklllj('lIL .JlIIHI 5"" 1 " t ' 1 His [ll'tlItlpt 1'C'llttiull \\I11~tos h i f l t h e t ' L I ! : '1 :'>l'k('[ HH:kThe pilot l'Xllic,lletJ h imse lf 1 III lh . l1'Ildjclm,11l was 1 [,I PI :lt 'd u ud d l'C l\\ 1\.,(1.TIll' 'I\uubll' Bu,lrd [!lulld Ih;!1 IIii'

-Imrl \'Iing fip H o a r had h(-,~Jl dt'llkcll1'IlHl {II> t')J!IHI.'l \\ilh the I1nidl'lIlHl.,tldrilt.ljJ;lt. The lllvestigntrws 1'f'('ml1lni"1I(1~~!lhlln Imd 'I 1J ' naft ;lssiglll-"J patruldillies III S('llplaflt' upel'hling Ill' ::lS Ill'aleflt'd to the nbsolnh' lwe ~lt " rd.':lIillg sitch


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Co rs air fire Ha za rd\0c > [ 1 1 l ' l i IIn('curren In 111 I u se l a t , T e

oL IUlF IU-l wllell the mecb tarted theeIH~i[lc. F 1 C l I 1 1 l ' entered the c:ockpi t a l l dcaused '(I milch , l l l O l I l J t e [ ,, ,, h, re ' I I c n ul db e' L ro ug :h l unde r control lha! th e n ir-plane IlJld (0 be scrapped.

HI I Aer II.IS ff'l'('!j\'(~d reporl s ol '0\1'1'111similur lin's in this airplane Th(JY occurill 1hose plnu ,~ ill which tlll' Y du t IrI."l11"lI ' r HlUY dralrt backiutn Ihe fU$eh'~~ Ihtllll$ this npeninwhile flu;'1 sll'i\lnrl'lt arl' ht'blll' drain u l,But\er Cha'tg"e 163 provided for seal.llll'!: tllis npt'111n!! ill hll1khl '/atl 10n . Thisd 1 . ' t n ! 1 : ( ' Shflllirl h I " lucnrpo .m tpd at 1 11 ('e n r l i est oppornmltv,I n s i d io u s E ff e c t s o f A n o x i a

H ecentJy .) pilnt a w :t peM-3D ir -pi 1111;' w th n 1 l)l(VgAll equipment in-st i JJ lor l 01" cnrr ied, to :111 in -d ie ate d altitu de I' 20.( )( )1lIt'H. lotnl (if appruxi-m a telv ,50 minutes "'1l5spen (ilL ul til udes in e ('I"S1;I I I 1 5,000 le et. the grcatC y everyollf~ il l the (In'w, ..tlth(mgh ill\ ide l v aI yill! u 'gr t' S . T il pilot \ 'I.dl"~t'rlht'd ,II.~ hfling exuhera.ut dud It-h;I!lTatt:d the S{,Cl)nd pilot!l being pet-hll hl>f l . im P I ( lient ulid all.'ciollS. TIleflight e ng in et "T \ \I ns h il ,l rl cl II s . wh il r olllE '1mpmbe r s o f the crew su ffe red fromcw 'r e h e iI O ac 'h f's , tU Z 7.in ~ ~ :llltl r .~II ' t 'n1t '"\imwliin(', '1,~, OMMENT - Tru. .i. " particularlyfl IfUJ1t ea 't Q r violation of ordn aodin5tructIions regarding the. u.e of olity~en,It ,hal I';ln of (he Bight above 15,000 feet".u an ..,b'l"ious yrolanol'l of 'fecluticaJ!'der 54-44. Thet'e ;af" indication~ in thi.Cllse rhal th pilot Wenl fu t" the r in tlUl1PI-Lng fate than In>probably intended at th~1Sl 1 I 1 R(ql{lrt. it i s . quitp COil''eiv l""umn1( ' l ldat iol1~.und eonstruotive eriticlsrn ure invited.

China{' jl~ /iit (" .,/ ( '1, .", , , ' I I I '''Jlltl/,II(' 1 / 1 , .

xl"'I"ll('ljl,~ " , / 1 " 1 1 ' , 1 1 1 , ' 1 1 ( ' / H "" " ' / 1 1 1 1 1tW"'U't:tJo. t!/~ "ag;,' -1n ,1. In man- prof China. In .. re iI > 11

wp rsnljon 111011it a pbQIOjIYapb j~taken ilwill-I: ! I I ' - - rNllII\ " a pt'r~!",\ : ; 1 1 1 1 1o 11"--11 mk e Iem !;tl do ,~~11II. 'e h,~\~ uf [('dhC i rI-l'llt lh , ' l r lin'S in 11 :"1

l_ T11~ Chill:" have an nncie'll b.lil!f '-'Ult th" b ....ricr people re, themore-s-o 1 1 i u t u l l l \ ! { ' 1 1 1 r l 'e \ ' ';iff'o h-lIl1~jdli:l.('~lI.n \lIo ('-fJlJ!1Tr('I~onll' Ih~\ areo f/-nIH!J'~\' Illf'\ have

~. When a hm""" host pnS!.C8 D. bo",r"r lea 10 " gin' I, .h" guest ~l1ollldlake r with-Q (/- I I,.. I f'fl 1 1,1 ,((1T] h-holh hnndso ,c-IJ,, rill.hl 1" '1,do II-Ow p a lm n r t h righl 1 1 I 1 t " I4. r\t a Chines fearl, i,;".J, ")'6 It odmanner" Co--1 1 tJ-eHt a U Un! lund , l l f . : , n , do b cal all tile


11/42

RUBBER CONliE"YATIOH SHOULD START WHEN TillES ARRIYE. PLACEJ(INjIUPRIGHTR4CKS:'N ... 11._111'1,DRY. COOL STOR.G ROOM. WITltOUT SQUEUING

T I R E S , T U E SO N A R e A F

Tlill "~:KI) III conserve OJ'Udl' rubberby p l'l lp e ! ' Im nJ lillg alld iuainte -nance, prompt- repair. und close inven-tory control of tho 'item till r t}\ur-iLlg crude rubber is (riUuul. Aln:rufltlres are llH Jtjuu Jm lv important in thisregard. Iu spite of the fad tlw[ mostHH"L'I'aft tires are now mad!" \ it h 70pl-tr t'nl' (.li-S (Buna- ) s nth t ;( ' rub-11,1 ' .m u SO lJ t'r ent rubber, .riroralttire L!oi.tCas5CS still me u lUf!eportionof current crude rubb r eonsnmption.Aircraft tubes lire still mad!' with cruderub b e r nnd ,I small per '( 't ltr lge of re -

c l a imed 1' 1.11>1>1)1" . M m ufnc tu rinn fncill-ties fm' pronllcilig llirC(aFt tires are In-. l l ff ic if 'nL til prnduc all th aircrafttire's ~ hieh the rmv and Navv re-'luJre.ircTH[t tires a1~() use high ten-sile stl"l'ngth rayon.. tlw slwrtnge of\\hidl i h1lloerillg complete eorrver-sion In vnth e tic rub l CT III h envv dutv,grmllLd ,:ehi le tires. '.

fll spitl' of til, Iaet hal illdustry mdt ile A rmy and :> iavy are tn.k ll1 ~ llggres-si e action tn IIS~~ synthetio ruhber, theuse n r el1ld.. ru hher ex.l'f'~ds Ihe prell-en] supply" (Crmtinl1ed 011 m".II r:!cl,


12/42

B U A E R S U R V E Y S H O W SN E E D F O R A P R O G R A MT O C O N S E R V E R U B B E RB~GAtlS"E 01 the im,pOI:t mel' .01 main-tI.:'LHt!1(;e and J mJl dl 111:! : ill ." 1 ircrul l,h'l', illid tube " II surveyor UJ't ' hun-tiling procedures at eight of the' majnrnaval Hi! ' 'Jillions < lm l c e nt e rs 11 l1~ haeumad h y All er repres ntatives, At01\.:. .~ t 'Hi()n the {""lIo\ \ iu)!; r l 'O~ra rn w l~h c> it 1 fi '' ' o l 'l 1 )e r ~ 'e - d un del f~H~irl 'C ',tinu nf,\ III -h m e o rf; 1e ou se rv atio n o fR c:e r:

I. J"'[WdIOli of l'i~eJ; am1 t'tlhll's returnedI ri o m elwh rlependon L activltv, ::n.xdvlrl,s ofIY I~1 ' I i fif I lijuries, and rrt 'pnil '; r " " C j l h h : o flft ,Im1 (III, r,"!'IHil' :lI ld rio ' >tpJlh,f.(,l'j, lnspccuon 1 1 1 ' t " 'J.IPJI"U tires ,1 tidIIIt!i. II I ,d (hu~wt'lil~siIl10 a s I"",p,tiTlih IeII III "'II """IT 'Ior~.L\.l Illi.li center. H til'(' I,)ml~!'!rVilti(Jllnfik t'T h as 11 en e stah JL~ lw d in each

~11'",{lr(I\I. ul"h l ir e ( 'o ns t' 1 'v . ln O I l olB t 'e rlu wll!g th is al l tv ill ru ldi r lou to ~ is reg;-111m duties. Perindlc 1n1'etings are lu~ldwhere Ill'llud C\llIllPks Iabuses ,u,,]l', rrect prul' edurcs lire demnnstrntedTire pr~ssures arc cllel'kpfl t:>\t>l")' 24hours, TIle pl';'lC'tk. oj reversing tiresto effrc t ev en w eur on both sid e'S II I111(' lin' G I'I,f'II'tled. PmSSf'S ore usedl il l b e ad -b r ea ki ng , _ In uxlc g,,,'d in nrnnc re te H oPI ' o r uu 11 [l ln tf: om ' I... 11Sf 'd,II I1ltlsl uctlville tu hold wheels wllilv'Ires nre Iw I I l r rnrnui ted an I INJURY TO TlR",S AND MAKE$ . WORI< EASIER FCIR THE H'EPAIRI\'IM

tiH' IUldi l lg or lw~dllllgg t'l ~r is IliToot.lvh low the cngln and tires are nccord-i n~ l, v s uh je cl tn .d rip pil!g n il, T!!rpaulill~,11'e pltH:Id over h aelullg gC'


13/42

P R O P E R M A I N T E N A N C EA N D R E P A I R P R O G R A ML E N G T H E N S l i R E L I F EIW,S \"DU:>lU III be ulmost universallvtr ue - th u], dlflil'lIliy WII' ht,jll~ (,1'COl'U-t,'l't'd h. '1"IIIIIfl1t,,\! .1IId dt'tnOll1)1 jll~ ; 3 0 " iuud 13~\S Iii " ~ 1111 I lmp-c"lIt" r wheels \ VI ti IIh'"-rt!Jl"'lahh' !hll1g"'~ \'Vhl'n' pllll~Il'\\llS 1 . 1 , , 1 IIBPd unrl lin' trons Will .. lIutl l ll ' ' I ! .I I l lt e . i fH 'S \1'(",',: liliinagud ttl tilt: b"il l ! ,olten hevurul ro'!, lir, This w i l l 1)(' eluu-I""lt,d when rhe P(ll! Tlrf' \Iachint', ll"LI'U"h,'nll '.I 11\ u " , E & C \Iaddlll' and ToolC'Jflljlllm,' IIunli1lghlll, \l r. , l~lld cur-I'l~JU lilldur procuremeul by B,1At1f. h111,1(1; "IUII,d lk Iv ; 1 . 1 1 :wu\mlJ~, T l i i s .nmohinr- is p O tlllh b: '1 IId '1IIf~lstllbh' IL J pro-\ IJ , lUI u ll h l ; ( 'S u f lift's, I I b reaks i J n ;h,~,d OIl ail drphilli' lift"


14/42

B u A e r t o P r o v i d e W a t c h e sThree Types of Straps Being TriedBureau 0 1 erouautlca J s procuring,I , r is: watcll Stock No. ' Vv'-1' l ( ) ( ) fnr

issue to naval .\ Iutors, Ill!\ ...1 uhser ers,and nnvnl 1 1 i


15/42

II! iI\ Y y:trus or u tlr er ad jv Jtit> ~ withbll '~ tI In h tm" llt:. 01 civ il ian 1 1 rS ( )M-riel, tho Eighlh NU\'lU Distriet WRSJ.iglwst \ ilh $ ,95 , " :37,S a f e t y C o u n c i l 1 5Vorious Agencies Combine fforts

1\ Flight .'llfet AlIllldJ h as b een sel11]1ill the . IlV~ to plan, ouordmate ~1ndexecute Bigl1t ~aft'1) r>r'JI)!.T:~msmit] Ull1getlwf th act Ivities 01 indlvidllli luuifs of BuA('r. D 0 {Aid undufnliflted unlls.A 1016 nf ( lk ' IIeW nouucil were 0111-i i :wd as follow li: Pruv ldo central ad-visorv Ilgt'ilI'y th rnll~h whu'h posH lv -nation arid fnllow-lIp OJ! Uiglit safelytn, rters all h insured, itll{l~ru.l pro-graIns, rf'1[11il'l"'mf'llh, tmlnin~ I lml IW-tiv il ir-s of agencies concerned \\11-11lIight safe ty . pr()clll(l aml ex.clhUlg(s!lf(l(Y of f l Ight iuhirmn+inn: nssernble,!lid t1laintain ceutr J file of accident~'llIdi( '~~" Slit!"!) t"quipmerll II mI p mjt~ ct("Ieve lopmen ('S.l\g:p'Il'i~:. l\mp ,qling il l thtl ('(!lmd!ntelude IJll(\(,I"~ ElIgil1r('l'III~, \'1Jfta.ryHI' uirernouts, Maintenance, urul Spe-etal IJI'\ jt'!'~. Flig11t TI';Ii)lillg, ~'JighlOperatlons uud Ir [.nll'lIi1Ptl "e III Up-erntinus, :.uIU repre~ent a l iv e s l) N I ;1 .v l I l~!lidiclll Research Instllule, Ir-SeaR es cu e A g'J lt; \ f th e .(~fll'lt~u'lrd. :UlU,/\\'iat.ion Medicsl Research Section.V B . .1 0 4 G e t s U n i t C i t a t i o n'Buc-eaneers' Downed 14 Aircraft

A Presicielllio.l Uni t Citation lH~ he!'n,nwmlru VB-llH. it p ion -('J' Nit Ysearch plane unlt, Ior H s i ~ cc o nl pl ts h m"nL fT I patrolling in til, Pacific b c-tween AllgllSt. 1943. and M


16/42

N a v a l A v ia 1 ; i o n i n A .u g u s t 1919A .uglI \ t - l1sill~ ,II Caprolli hi l rnher .

II 'L' '\1;1\~' Depuetmeut carr ied OJ'I suc-cessful tes ts with hnwch inf ! ; airplllu!! . ' ,fi'ml1 'en Sit'lls. Th~ s f\ ~INIhnve \cd. U I n, tx im ll l! l speed, with the pillne~aLiwn~s tt\nd.:n~ lip f H 1 1 . l ite h um d'l~ I1A\1 Its easlly pu r ln r rned , Th i , was ~ Ie l -low-lip o r (!~"Il('rjmellts l . : u J ; r i r : d 011 illgl1~la\l f l iii 19.1f - l . w lw l1 C amel ' 11 '0111. ,wen' I R l 1 I U . : h ( ~ d r rorn towed h n r f ! ; < : ' s , Thist~pe Ilf luunching, Imw'" cr, pn,v("l\ h11-plac , tkl l l ! lwill~ tn ti,.' dilfil:lIlly I : ' :qwri~encerl by tIle sleds ii, attaininl! bif!:11sJ1v~1i ill ;1 1\ 'll~h ~(~a.J\lljtll,''l- Due lo III!.' extreme I ;ulden{' ' ' (m-ntptl 'd ill hi~he r ll\ti!tlt!e,. it Wil,~

111e'(_'I"SSilJ'~' 1 0 p r i' Iv 1 (k 1 , 1 t l : l I ' ! . c r . l 1 . v h! :~l t~ldclothes fl~I' nir rnun, nl, least in the in -sumee ! l r n1!.l~l11lilittLf';' rnndint'~ wllidlI)U"L't'd I)U prufe(tt.1II T(O th e rUSli! l lHg~rs.The em'l'gv wll\Lir~l l tn hl(u( those suits\\4:> gt'11Pf.lllV nrouud ( : l l l wam. Jispl)~{'d lIS flll!i.!WS: helmet, 20 watts: t",a~. 'h!1lo\t. Hi watts: cHeh ruuocnsnr. 14Weins . The o I ' l1( , f'4 .I - was supplj\ . 'cl lit 1 .2Ifll{~. elthei trurn :( ~tllt:\~1' hl l ' t t~l ry orrl'(lHl ,I ~tnal1 1(III"dl 'l .vl.~11 J~\'m:'l'I\tol' 01~ tl" f'~ tu lilli:' s hu pe J nllllllL cd ~)11 the air-phuw. the I ' U l J being n H l I t \ . ' c l by th e pllS-Sllgf' o r th e p lane t l l l 'ough t h e - air./l,Irg.lls/. - "AJ ler b('ing; ( ) X l l f h H ! > ! t l for

two weeks ill CeIltrnl Park. the \i(;-4,

Illliell marle the first tral.iIi>-AI~lautieHi~ht in hi~tilI!, il > ]Jeil1)!; cl .i ! ;r1 lnnl :@.d Inr~bipHll'JlI tD I l l l cka\vay N.lva l ,1,1[ Stu-rum ," staled th ee Ael ' /4:!IAge " ' c I ! M y .h lits AlJ/llls! J iS~Ufil. ,,'II('r{' she ,vit bel : t J t l1pJe t t ' ly lIv( ' r luwli i!d pW P nr a [on' to,\ H',-,rniting flight npl1l1 whirh she wil lIll" nluJllwd bv th~ same ur~\\ ~\ 'b id!lnnk Jwr lC'tosi th e AJI~l1iH~':'

_ C I . Ilgusi- ,....; 'CnId hit! to tht: stat [sli(i~lls l,dNntl'TJL in li lt hll(lIltf!l Jlwtlllil Amer-ie.tn uviuturs b rough t dnwn 7 .') .5 enemyer.,f! iu !le~i!ln tl1l~1 lo~t 331 dnnnj.\v , orld W ar I. AI!l t !ric ,m nviutors used~.rj9;\:\ p lm l(t! " at l lr e I'.nlllt. o r which eeiwen- of A mcrloau 1n HIl1! f a(;'LHj'C..\II~II.1'I-AftN n tour of il1!tpc!..'tillU; th l l iS th e e ns te ru (,'l)j)!oft. th e Nav al \J rS e -r vi ce l uu l setLi!ld nl! till" loe atlon nJ IIhrf!t' hflngRf for rigid l1irsl~ps neart : \k~lH!1'St . Nt,IV jersey, Ctlll.~trl\dH(}1I1 ~ 1 I a.lr l;4111y h I'lguII.1\/I{!!/.I:f4-CormneltvJr;.ltill~ the rll~hlof ti'Lt' \JG-,j Lhe' Hnchlway CivkL,wguf! Ilwt . I u d ' lgr t ' I I t1. Iii rorm anur~aJ!iznlioll \0 rnise It Iuud r or I'f(!ctinl!"

.1 !HQIHlIl1l>1It,1 \ 1I/-i1I,\.t ':-11 WIWrtUllollll0t'd by Act-

iilg Ser-returv fit Lh e Navv F, D. nf)nsc-v J J t tha:t the- ,~1I1 1 1 1 2{:!:5 N :I \~ . S~ a [1lall~'sI",d b~('tI ,nnlmdi">I"u hv l'L'r"l~lrvDaniels, l'Ilr. ltoosevclt (!~p.laill!'!dtl11;tIII is "'.\' ttl hl!\ IdgJI-

S[ "'l'd rnaclu IU!\ IlJ hIrg(' (,:ru'ryill~ {'Upll(,'H\' INHh' 1 - 0. i rn ru e d iuh . rlehvorv . '\Tl1Hllbof 'o f . 'mei. rnll t l~S. li S C l t i l C ! l J ! : o to\1"il\wmK{'1' :w d New Ynrk !o Atl


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~ \J v s P""h IO)L\-'\,\\ "~"\ '1bl. ' Ii"t' pro-cedure I I I tho t\&H 1 i 1 l , , 1 ussemhly shop re-""lJll~l ...g 1 tor h l'S an ~ ress ntWl~tJlillc Ilud b 10'" COllSl'rviuo il,It l\A' BWKBJt 111l.l--I,orlv-j-jI-t1 Seab.,t!s,wl "I Uflt Wlult., .g II ' lit r r ai ls{ t ! rr r --d lo Lilt'J\ H val ~e;t'r\ 01 > ~\l""< IS the\ ' eau ptl ,,( 'thlll!' nltililv fu I ,o ld tlle it rttle~, lu n t' hWIIb,w), 1 I I J t 1 1 'Il l 111t' sluUon , l l k l I flllllyill[5f ir ol ds . ' T h, ev rp(:eli Ilv ,It'jlrlxl und muwed10,7[10 Ilerc., "I' gnl>S IlmLl):!. .tlr-fi"ld grlls~hlfb.erl> ;nul a , f U m lIt 'fl 'S 01 :!1LI..~!ol w iiIiLut teJ ' -U[U ' mUWb'rs;. 'l'IIIl\, h I" (. abo P'IUIWUU llli r [ ln Jr ,, ~L 1 ,~R 8 w",I,l" ' l l Reid tmJ1k.nr . ,IH wind LtJ(,'_ 'i" .11 ",t~ ..( J lv lmu rtlsur-

hle, '4 !:In ~'f1I.~ht!(l-nl"kllcli"~ cm-les "lid\'l p ltlt,_ "d 1 4,jO O rO lls III' I t JU huh : w l- 'l J~ l . . da salim' on !I San Fr'Il,L"iSl!1I dndnllW . , 1 tI,.li' 1 l i p nul tJWrt{", I eurrn .. l . IH ,V , mu'um," tlll' s ni lu r r e p li e d."And w ILliI"Lttp (In' 1'(1\1 lmru?" lilt' h,!yIt'Jnl,k-d."That Olle, "tII'llm:'

I) ,\-I.eA.') ::'A .T~ I}AlIBA1>A--S"Ung ofl' on. al'I'I.)S~-t[j\llllr~'1"'\fgaUulI III'P, Il,n' \ l'ill!t~mlsst'L1 lilt' InrniJ1g p"int 0lI1 " 'W o r Uw i r[jight l",i-,'l'nud kep t ri~ht W I 1 I l , 1 i ll g . . TI,eylle-w Ior ueurlv (lII l UU IT ""r,,t~ l i1l11l\! d.'-ddillg llwy \"\:rl' wru1Ig, Then IheJ h(~('UIlIt'-.;'Ilrried ' , Iud trlidud II I l l ll . ! f in ; l rlyillg Addl l l . l popP"d iulV I/inl', Imllgim' lhdl'umnzenrenf 1,11 ."11 lh~) wen' HII ' ! by~IIIJjtilswll ti l f ; )lethe v il'hIllL, "J tl"III\I'l'CW" SI'("'IT/i. tv pro-v"l(! {.,ilb und bakers 1 , , ' 1 I 1 i tl,., ru-ccssnrv1');Pl>:rif.'U 'l' h' p rt 'p ll ri ug I tI t'f. is w,d, ! ! ' , '" ,11-but t")Il(Jitiolls.~ vI G A D 1\1UL\M_\It- A"""I'/li II~ ti l II turret~'I1I1!1"f whu jll!'tl re- IO It1H II ["" ," th e n . d# fS O I l ! 1 1 I"ucilic, Ma- ~- < I i' ~ril'" uirnu-u WL,,,,,tJy ~~ -"' I"xt:(I~t.!d " hllrl1hii1~ - il ~ ..~._mid to lim strains t)1 - - ;..:.--of U'l' Shu- ~I1a'L~!ttI , . - ~ = . : ? : _ _ : : . - _linuTlni ",

. A" " '.. IV"I't' 1 l . J > [ l rual,J1 .I l l!! I I It" [,.eg!'lireu, 1 1 1 1 ' JHp : ; 1 n - Jk , ill 11 111omw;.1 t;. 1 t ' I 1 p ; t hHll t l hrHtllk'Usl r utr 1I11ltOwJ 'LI,llwlll, Then>WH$ ""


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).l\(CAl) f.hllI\MA!lh.\ M urim - on leav ewired bi,; co: "\~1!J()sQI,l\'e'~ liud(1lb a \I 'lffinde!1! R good lbillS: l'nlc"rb,\ U>:M' , . Su,T fl'l]lWliL five l l : .ys "N-If'n~iUll of kaw.l, , ' v ' > 'runfldence iu y,,~~ te lls me you 'll : lgre


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T()I)AV, 1 1 0 NcJ'-y alrmau Hi~s \1'it'lwut a parachute,Llkewise, nu N \ lIyOJle cau it'Ufli IIIswim il ' be w orks lit it, Arlt1 I ho SI ! w lio know how toswim can learn to swim Iwttcl".

FN1U1 l.nug experience on the water. the Navy knowsw hat sk ills are 111'('d('d f O l ' eembat sw hnu I, lug, 1\ li d tllf'_ H.V\' knows h O o I Y to t. .ucli I !Jus! ' ; ' skills, 11 I I I H v a l UVhl ( - iU J Is,win~millg classes, men m'f' dhdc;lC'd lip ill ~ml1pl! ~1~('U'rd-i l l@ ; t o t ]J . e Ir sw imrn ing ability. They learu hyt'Ht;)' stagl"~~that glve every man II dHll1e(' In 'lCqllin' tlw skills heneeds, < t I O l i g witll others in the sante boat.

WUF.'m~R HI~'l'l.n has to hpgill at LhI' htg:irl'lrinj! hylearuing Simply r,o ~tuy afloat 01' wl 'wLIIL~I ' Ilf'knows all Ih e sl rekes HlId mr'l'('ly m't, ll , ; praclk-t' al ('11"JltnillU~ Jiwill1mi.lIg and lift' $1\ 'ng, hI:' call bl"l'It'(lt fromUit" uuiuu Lg, Swimrninl!,. il l serinus. it' s m e ilLSU'HJ lUI:',

TI lE LADS ' ' '1 ~"INI"G >\1 ' " NAV,,"L AIR STATION WILL 'KNOW !.lOW' TO TAK CARE: Of TIf!:MSE.L.V"ES "'"' THE 'WATER UNDER (:OMB/IT (:0"11111'1111015


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N A V A L A V I A T I O N S W I M M I N G T E S T SD E M A N D W A T E R S K I L L S , T R A I N I N GTtiEllE :.!rklsix. 1l1lV;UI IV i :1U( l 1 J ~wilnl11jli!! tests of progres-s! I' r:iiHk'nJLvwhich rnirs! bt, passed ill saqueuce Ellcht l!,~l is bused nil lhe 1~('(Jd$or comb at ~\\lrnmit)g.D Tusr: Swim, trend nr lloat lor Hve I111llutI')S.r ' Tlwr: Swim a n vurds wring (llltlh IIf tkr following:~lmkt'~ I~"I' th e di~ltl.mc in the urduI' 1II1l11(J(I-lmck breast,side nd overurm strokes,R TES'l': 1, Swim .200 v;u'tis u,lng ' ~ 1\ il h ('1'(1~ l'll 'slI'HII')' III Ilf"iU('.t pllilli.

\,\1\ 'LI'l!tl; I. Swim 1)111;'n!!!', 2, T1I\\ [)I' p H s 1 , u ~\Ihjl~l'lIIII ,III nnprnvlsecl llna.l t11Ie-fjllllrlC'I 111l(",H tl'r u sw imme r hu s passed ; il l s lx Wlts h e sh ou ld hove ;1IIItfntt'llt\1It~(' ehec], everv two rnnuth -swim nne-half mileI" 1,;ml111lhls-trl IIlake '~l1I'l'111M he doesn't IO:lf' h is swim-1111111J ; ubililv, or get out of oondittou.

\JfItUH!lil .I'to pUS:;,h e ]!I test..m d a I! Jnn e ;It till' A, \A. , \ T I ( l ' \ I ,>sls s h o w s IlInl a man111l'~1f'll!1) klluw h is sinH ill 1llI ' w, tpr iu IIl 'd 1; 1 I tn pns$lll~'lll, 1Il)\ I7, , ' I 'e r . I is we l l wor h th e f'n'od to learn ~o passIJl


22/42

II''ll nnval uviat iun s\ immbl program, four lrasles tl 'o k (' ~ a re tanglll in th e follow'flg order: MCX SUlOK,IHtEA l'STlIO sma "I'll KE and O\.-EM1IM n~o~.1'1tf ' a c STR~n.~is guod for Ihp s~immel who must swirlI8 Ion r cl i stance and n;eds r st periods OT rl1l- th man vhomerely IW ds to Illy nflUHt tu II lung time. h face-upp ls.iUllO allow. the :wimmer to watch the IWI"i7on for shipsand the ky hrplnuas and, 1n the confusion of abandoniug~1J.ip. In see and avoid othet IT)en [u I'l1pjl I lnln HIe wulerII is ell v to learn und, sine' the lace is (JUlof the , aterr lms l n r ' the l ime , it is t'\ISy 10 I !I re it lh e . T h e body posl .ij i~nis s lmilnr to fh M f C l r J 1md: fn g a nd fo], th e IH e-sav ing e arrie s.I t is the be t for reducing effects of under water explosions.

TH E O LD fA SH IONED BREAS T S TROKE IS D NE or THE BE STrile Jl'IIB ST STIl .. .., P null free br flt-hing. good orward'Isilill :tIltI ~> ll is fi es I -h d maud foe ,lIl enduran to str ike., 'i1 "llw t it Is used 10J ('r(l:sillg treams in Ihe jUligle or in

w ters where sharks are known tr) be present, it offers auiethod rtI qUid It'W1TTuning. Plane crews and TI1Cn Iremhip, are advised tJ) stick tr)ge1h . Iu Lhe wate r and a highl!REAST It"l'I\O.KE permits talking , l i l a ill l:U~$iOll-8 ' lzyeM heIpto m orale itl fh e wate r. T hE! frog kick is 1 1 1 $ 0 IISed r o ~ I i i "back stroke. in swimtnlng under wuter and f o r the l i f l l ' - s a . v i : n gcarries, 1 ' 1 1 1 : arm slroke Is H J . : e t l l a t [Ot uuderwater swim-min t. \ hen perfoml d without h ste !l is restful. whileprovidin reusflilllbJe speed. B ducldng th" head andswimrnin thri'lugh breakln waves ph)' leal [llluillhmeut C311we uvoided, Forward vision permits the swimmer to seedebri and the hi 1 1 bre 5 1 - stroke helps to keep nil out ofthe mouth, The wepplng bre '1 troke also offer. ;\ means< l i elearin n path through bnmin oil or gssolfne. WithIii hreast sh'cike. the swimmer r JRII carr equipment in pack. ! I l y l r on his hack 01' h e - can push itin Iront of him. Finally,11\( ' hl'east sttnke is IlJl extremely e a s y one for it man w l t 1 1all hL e lcehes on and r(1 r pe.rttmning tlr"u sw im mer carry .

T H E S I D E l iN D O V E U ,R M S T R O K E S usc H A Y E T H E I R P L A C EThi" .1OE qrrnOKE is M excellent one [or llln~ distauce~ imrnlng lind ilprov luE ' s a r sUul ch nge from ilhertrokes. EeC'l1lS' IlPithoc the arms ncr the r l et am nut of\~'.t r al au y lime it is als!') a quieL stroke. In culm water

th face can be kept out of the wuter for breathing and inHmgl, water the swimmer ,a n tnrn th e back \It h is head towindward and breathe to leeward. inee t.he stroke carl heperformed using only One arm. the other cnn be used torumy equipment. Alid. in eas*, of injury to nne ann, th eSW Immer can sw im. 011 th e side wh ich places the iu jurecla rm r rp p ermn st , !railing it. nn th e S \.I J'fac e.\ ith the O\~t 'tr ke, b which i s meant the over-(Inn with scissors kick. or Trudgen, the arms must- heI rouaht utll of th' W(lte" on re '(Ivery, Since this is tilillgt@ the e(lge swhnmer, th truke I of purticular valuonly when bursts , . . 1 ' speed tire es ential. The wimmer mayneed it to gel c lear u f debris I rom :Inking sh ip or IT m thesbip ltsell, 11e ron . n ed H to reach a drownin rr man ill ahurry ur to recaptlue a lifel'1lft or Ufejackel that bas gUrlt'adMit . It is also a good stmko fu r $WirtlElllng agrullst a lidl~dr 1m l '! " a( 'h in g a rescue sliip in a l im ite d 1 Flgll, , ) r limp.20

B R E A S T s t ruk(! lJ i II. g_oml cu th l l' ll .nc ~I:J'(Jkl'. Swimmer I O G l k s : like afrn g. bill' frugs are gOl)d swirnrn ers, T It Is is per hnps til e

slM e, """ SW[) alll!:ld of tlu r pi1l1dl". is Eliif' fllt 5willllfliJl~ illong rlistaru-e. r"\po'~I":4.!d rwinuner eun li l 111the water al>

O V E R A R M S~fJkc i~th e sp l" ed ~I:rtlk~~.hilt [or most men it is a l s oruing, Beeaus it is 51rnilllr lo lJ Ie kick il l th e olhe r


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WJ tx Ill' hu,{ learned tlu' basic slrokes-back breast.sldr- .uid nvcrnrm=the swimmer i~ j'l'ln. I n d ev elo p"peeific ~IIlTh rl klll"dedgl' ,lI1d J . . i l ) " , Ill, must Il'nl'U toitlmp [rum il llE"i~llt inti) Hw water h il lv d ot h! ;" !! . to swimIIlH!t"1 ~ rare r, to support h jm ~t! lr w illi dehris or '\('p ,I luil11 1 p.uus blnwn 11j? like a lmllnnu. Ill' IYltL~[ learn how to"P1>I 'O II ( 'J I I I ~\I'imm~'r \ \111 \1 i ill dllfieu lties, hll \~ tu hrCilkl ree [!'Oil! [11( ' Sh ': J lI g le lH ll rl I I I 11 l)tmiciky s \\ i ru r ue r OI!it t IH WIII n'~ 'IW IlWIl \\1.0 Rfl' W(IlLnC((:ld (.IT ",1m C;1\1't swim, ThisIIlI'WI~ II'arlling the tudmi(joe of Slll'h things ~\$ lh,~ t lrerl-wimmer carry, eros..-(:lw~ l',II'fV, hail' l'l1orry dol'! Lillg carries.1\~Il'11I1II\ ('an'" uud \'lLljU!I~ tnwinu methods,From long 'sell t', pl1'riIAI1('tI lh ':l\!! 11.Lo;Iuuiu] lh ul th l'! 't'

_11;1 TlHlII) th in~ s n 1111111SII'IUIJ know anrl do lu nrdf'r to gd1\\';1\1 'nle1v 1 1 " Ill, criti{'ld time tar corm-s when t~I" onkr1,\ uLafldnr ; .~llip is gin~J1.

Jt 'lr~1 I I f illi. ever mau, tt '! :gard\f'~s of how weT l he (::111swlrn, SlllJllld have n lif t"jaeket. nlHII (\lay h,IV~ hI rernalnlnn l umlJ?;h in the wIII('I' hi la x lWplI the be.- ;! on~lnranDe,wil1llllt'r. Ill' l1lu: b Injured und thus 1It :e ,1 the support of11 lilejaokor. J f he doesu't IltI~(l it. lh e elnruces lin' 11 l11 ! h"1.:' ,(11 find il s lupmut wl!!l does , Eve ry man also shoult] huveII ('uIllf'l'n. The r e mny hi ; ' Wlltl'f walt''' ev e ryw lu rc , b u tfhil1it i : , . J u ~ t ;I" Il l l1gh ill ill(' Sf',\ .1: it i~out of _ i i ,

\ [1 i1 11 'J l' gll 'Vl'~ ab o i im portant. Th cv protect I h e 11,lJ ltls1) '0111 m i n o r injuries w } d c h C;I11 h t, clt: :~Jl"'I ' \ lldy s t . " 1 ' i H to 1 1 1 ( 1ruuu \ 1 \ ( 1 !w,-'ds lo USt' IrwlU I'm ~lll' lval, 1\,101(' thnn ;35()tlWI ,lhllaJ'd t h Wasp w h e n I I wus lntpt'(h~ 'W hlll'!lpd IIIPithnl1d~ ~\I hudl~ ~ llfH ng d ow n UJIP~ tn U m wate r lh::lt tlley!I,I{1 ttl h ave - I lo :; p ll nl trenrrn fit when they were rillked np,A prllnary mit' W)W I I i lh , jl 1d ll ll ll lg sllip is: r'tl"l ' tlim' IImld r ' ' ' ' , illmp 1111f r W \ fI i.~(/ IJSIJ// lfd!J 11 'Ccs.~ tJry , , \. uum whn

S t u d e n t "'WIIiMllt'r~ l,li1u], tlm"1 lwl tuto p , , ) ) 1 lull tIt eu rk h 11 1,ksrhis IT"iHill~ ,ill1l1lall's :ll.IIIlJlllliuj! _h ip 111 d .- bi ll -A tl " L ucean22

div S rll11~ th~ risk Ilr hittir: 1dehris I' meu ill till' I'VI!lI'r\V itI ' h is h ead .. md h is chances nl S1I1'\1\'jd an- s lim , TheIIIHIl who jlDllP' alsv runs th e dnl1g~ "r fit hiLling Ifhil'('l~ rIh e w ater. It is best to dhnh r lown II 11t'1. ladde r ur lim ',lleil)/,! 1';1


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A l l e r M a k i l l g II 1"I( 'c


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T H E S E M E N S U R V I V E D - C O M B A T S W I M M I N G S A V E D T H E I R L I V E S" T U I > 'HI. }.Hll'tw MarlM1 ' sightedgronp.~ ul ~lJn h(ln ~WiIlUIl[lIg andclinging It) p ie ce s o f I v rF cb gll. lJ J th e r oll-illg vea Ihe Mllrilll!.l cuuld DO! taxi elose-In the survivurs. 'rhe crew tossed \It ill.ll"t!'.! Ilt~ ralls IVltl! li,l('s nunched andImlleril 'lwm llstefrl. Sllrvi\'ur~ Inru1llg~'dI n S !r U gg :! ll to th e rllfts und (:tillu! InIh m unti] t lwy Wet .. Lnul!:d akmgsidelh lo U yilll; \ b ua t,"Theeo were St'Vf-e" of survivors 11.IIi., \\ lllir, ~1I11lt' uf Iln-m hfldlv wound-ed, 1\1 '11 ,,!Iie'rs ill a smnll t i i . a l p la n . .Img;ul 1u..rillJg tbrollg" the \ ater, g" tJ -lIrtng Ihrm lip. When all hll)' t'nuldhuudle Were d1nrring to the pontoonsrht') , mlrJ taxi hucl. tu nul' Je,slroy!'''111111 (hen ~o ou for another lead, T!J..vrlll\!;t 1 1 1 1 \ ~ rt'~!llleu n l ' l l r a l H i T 1 t l r " d ~ '

~ E A R S EA T M A N S A Y E D H IS P I L O T' . D 1 :r F. :NG UL'iC hnnse ll from thewre ' k l l S r : - . uf his l'l.'lue wheu ilwllstnr!X'd down in l'!,~Caribhl:;Ifl.' !"Drg" \'ll"/ ...J~, ARM:30..~ SWIIIfl I'l I I ! > .pill ,t. who w:." budl) wounded, IImIs"wd huu rcom drowning h ke


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Propelle r Cart S a v e s T im eIs Made from Salva'ged Materia'sG-ll- pl'opell~, cad lor inst,,1-I ll ig , r ru J llw ing IUH,l cht:cJ;i ' !lg prope!lIelsu nd gov ennJ u 011 THF- l and F l. L

a i n ' r a i l hi's gl'C\W'i 1 1 1 1 1 lir dlf f icuHtef>experienc -d .It tbis tatfuu. The II. " " , I ydesigned cnrl has n platform 5', 6" fJr()nllht> U CR . and a boom heighl 01 13 [tfrom the deck. The wlHleh tnrn S6i)".ami cau Ill' mHllfl\l\'C'I'P I" close qual-

PROf" 15 CAfl lUtD 0" I:ART ' 1 ' 1 TtlU; P05lTIONtors, crew of two men is required touperni.e the cart, One man operntes lhr'winch from the ground wh ilt' th e ollt~'rmal) gllidl'S pJ'(1r('']I~r w . slnlrt.This l"U'[ WUb unule lr unt salw lw .dmaterinls and, inc it s eompletiou In rethan xix TUll\lI1I,.. a~l). h as h ef'tI ill llper;l-liOlJ a lm ns ! c ou tl il u(J us lv hv IhL~ Hlldurher squudrons of this' st:iti01I. Sal-vagC'd mlltt'~ials used tu make tlli,~ cadconsisted of one born b cart, boom PilIil!flh; iml . truek, ~m 8-ill. hox heum. stand-ard winch fNm bomb truck and trup.

I t1bl~H.I_j . loY T-S.rr 1"" .. ;'IITH I~BIIAER COMhlENT -l'hiJ. dolly i~e..'tp.abl of handling on1 on" p..-op"I1".. ttt


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W a t e r I n i e d i o n I s U se f u lSelves Life of Ace Navy Aviator'V,lit'r injection into ua ,I1Jplano en-

oJ'ill,I-' to f_ r :in 'iJ .tn .(rlc lnl liurs] til pnwt"I'III , \11 clllergL'1IC.1 is ~'If '(l j t t>d with ,!i1~VIIIg;

NA.. . . , I \ O : : ~ I,lSE;S W"TE".INJECT'ON TO FLo;;E)~APSIll,' Iifl' nl lilt "I1re n I 'I,n~' A Vl;' ;I li~ILI:'t),II!i IiI! \ \\ itl, Hj plmH"~'h" 1m. ("'redjl,

1 ' 1 1 ( ' pilot. II ttll'll1o'r 1111I1t'S!..HlllimJC)os .. BMt"S Slpl"dTnn, \V,IS. U y i n l ! o h i~Corsatr over l :b h ,m l wlicn be foundhirn~lJll willi 'ml)' 5(1' 'IHi{IUh' anti llu ee%('/"I'~'rm Ius lnil , (WI'! IISIen, 1 1 1 I . U mil; onlilt ' lu lt g"M ,d ill tlll' pilot reported Inhill sqlfllllrOIl mutes by radio, "-rhi~lo( )ks 11ke the works. bovs."11,' lllt'lw(l Iii...('lIghlt' to f i l I I I t l W t '1 1un d Ils': 'll h i~ WHL\lf-llljt'l'liol1 In Ihe fuelsystem til l!t'(. II spurt 0+ -SPI'li] which~'alTf('clhim ,-IIII'fld 01'hh plirsul'I'~. TIlt')olmsed h im over HaballJ III I 'ontt{ pl e v o l 1 < 1 \ \ 1I\l'r ;( ' ;1- . 11111( ',wld rII'! L';lt('h h tm ,(JI'" t l l l . : ! CWI'i!J1 1 1 1 2 ' turned imu nile otI h ' Zeros ~lnpl1Pd ,I ,\ 1I1g li p lulu t 1 wWillet and was deslroved, f Sec 'v i I~l'1,~E I I _ g i I J ( ! A d r C " a l i l l . NA~I :: \'~ 7 1 '44,)I 'l l j pnS il l~ l y. i;l\y p luues powe r -dwit l t 2.0() ( ) -11p, t'n;.(ill( S lin' beingC'qnippp.d w il l. w ~ t. ,. - in jc l' li DJ 1C A S U H a s Safe ty E q u i p m e n tco Boffles Put on Towing Tradol'

( : . \ ~ , . . j ! " - I'hls conuunnd has. hr-sl:dll 'ci FIT,' rJ){llt ill!! 1:!)lIipIlWTlI nil it spl 'l l l t ' . t lJ lVill ,1Z; IT;wlon;- ll~ a Sllit,ty rl'1t-IUI't' -nil' r lev icu , t '0I1lti lmtl'n by ( iJpcra-t inns CkpillllTll'lIl. pI,II::lkully elimill . \ t{ ,

I;:A5U 'ilEA SI"EEOS -FIR(. l'IGHnNO OPE~TIO)lc l i a l l g t ' r nl IIl 'sln l e t 1\. H l ' e s 1 1 1 1 th Iinc.~BIIAFR 'OMI,] T-il1$laHot"'" ofIb~se two l'lb. prel

g~'.\,Y M\KE5 WDRII. FA.'lIER. CUT. WA&TTII\IETi le FUt :I 'I . I_g t' ( ;. ,1 1 I e rntnte d nh out itsIOIl! !Hmli l l . l l u xis I hl'f.l ll,lt h &60 und

lucke-d ;11 \10" pnsirirrns, Dnllv eliin-I Ihll l 'S till1~: W JI s l! ; od ill l'ifillililli!, il l .m ilou t 0 1 f l lseJl lge 1 ' 1 1 1 ' tools amI ;11I l 'I \ 'riulsaJld IIlt'n'H,'; !Bcienc)" raJ"tit:lIl:trl~' incle:lllil lg. 5trippillg rlso il l pflhllillg.

S ped al D ev ices A n n o u n c e dNew Sinkable Kite Is Developed'BHAt'r's Sr~d(ll Devices LJi\ isinp 1"1 '-ceut lv .1I11H11lHl'l,J Ihl'Sl' blc dt-!\vll lp.

llJl'uis il l twining ilirl cqlli-pnwllL:

MODEL. PI.ANE !>'MIJL~TI!S REId. PROP IN ACTION' .l\ij.'bt H~htl'l' uttnrks eH !l he shnulalec]1111 the kV! tree gllllll({;l}, I'raill-r't h yrdnliug 1 1 1 1 hlllklll,.1 I !> I>b ,I .. _ , I n d bypwjcl ' l inf!,: Ille imnge on u b\llIdlAlti ill-stead of 1111 ' ~ 'r .-t1 1 '\ tl.ld.,~ II I fogl l l ld mtlflllli!!hL enu he pr: leticl 'd h I \I..~-i l l l ! dlWl1 111m' 1 1 , ] ' POWdl ' I -" , t I glas~ rilte r. S in kl ll ll (' kitl'. IWIV version II! T~IIj.('1Kit \;,\ 'EWS l 15 '11). docs nutIenve t . . .!ltale Irate wlu-n usi-d ut sell.:\fl'\\' kill:' I ! ; nulel ' oj l i_ g h l l V l ' l g h l mctnlhnt operates in same 11lIWIWI'. r-,.1u{'him'GUll Link Strnin GII~t'. D~'-v le e Be..:;. l'l'(,!wd~ Iligllt,~( ('II,il.l11 tu1 1 1! id l I lJ lI LH llt ifh ll 1 h \ : 1 1 is s.\lhitit'll'd,Dl'\ i('(> l('st& dc~i~1I01 ,LIlIllUlIlilillII IN'eIsystems in 1ll'1V plnnes. PI(lItll~rilph ill~ propelh 'rs of P Imh , ]p l.u Il'S at'llmlly ill 1.11I lilliI giv('S 11111t1"rea Iism Ihuu l'1I1i bt, uclucvcd bv J 11kll1~hhu ~)l' '1"(:'11 1 1 ('l'lIIIIt'hili!!', E~ll'bs(nlk(, ( I I ' retouclior's pt'lIdl wpn.' llhh i~ flp iuj,rn or hnw propeller would ap .pc;!1' II I Illoli'liI. \ \ , 1 1 1 1 1 p hllil l 01 1" \ 1I i~ lldpm]) with Jigllt source IL'pr('RllnlJl1gSIII1'. i lluminntlon sin11l1nle~ ~pill 1 1 [ ' prop,S h o t g u n 1 5 P u t on M ou n t.30 Cal. Mochine Gun Mount Used

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Ox yg en Un it D emo n stratedRep,.ese"ts Hondy Portable Unit\-D1-.\ port" b Ie os .yg IJ in 'l:l'ILl'tiOIJuult has h('eu devis 'd to rl'plill't:l < I cum-

rlr ' lp leI\\" PI'CSStll(, ox)'gell system, as1I)I'f'd Oil all PBfY aircnrJt, fI:}stmd.lt"tl no; ~ p o rt u b 1 1 ' 11l()11Il1 ~llId used III illS 1ruct -jill-!, ('ornhllt uircrews ill the pnlpt'f 11'1.'or 0 ')'gf'1I ;llId ell uiprneul (II d ay (tr il lf1icht !lig.bts.T his pm tab le rmH. \\ iU , :- t Il)llli\ \ e ig.h l 01 13 0 Ihs..I.lll'isl of th 1 -(I\lint! itPD1S:I C-l OIW!.("'II "'U",ll'T "[lb ,hUI-off\Ilhe ' ~

:.I. lns t urI ! 'u t box. n)lIt'lirliJlg -s t l l 1 1 1 -" ' , t y p E ' ! A12 r"~llllltrn. ~:l p t ssure~aHgc - , 0",.-]h1" b H'H lh in~ I Il1 Jr (>nnd clnmp,1 1~Il!' 14 II,WI!(lH nlt,,~kPnrttcu lar e>\t1 ph aSls is nuu le III I til...III t ' ! . ! ! InniC'w I )peJ 'L11iuu of Ih e A ,1 3 fegll-1,ltfll' a nd p h .v sio lo ~ic flJ need o j" s uc h .1(t'!1"ultllIJr 1111 high ;rlli1ud lIighLll \11("S I J l i 1 1 1 datu gl"CIi the- llllmhnl air("J'f"" l\ ill I p .c l- ur l' s 1 l (' 1h" ,, '~ ' 1(1 Ie it r t"-lI1illillJl i s s i l c .I h v B u A Ir ill I u l < ' . o : ! TO.

.\ lIt't'd 1,,1:' 1,1;'1'11IlltlllJ ill III(' Gelt!Itll' ! 11H 'h c c Jl ll PI U , 'p L "lfIHlllg Hewl} ar -rived l'lIrnlDaL "irt'r ..w~ The new t'R'Wmembers of ten do l\1ll understand tilt'

Tt:AOH AIAMEH PMI'ER OXVCEN rROCloEOURiEahsnlutu IH:)l'd nr th e p1 'op er methorl o r1I,iug (),~yg(ll.Srlllh' f()('l lin')\' are si~sif'~i F t l I P Y 11 ~ 1 . . '11!f 'Rtroll '~ ill I d prl,c,'ed I nnpl 'THt t ! lheir "I"gniutors h , l ' guess ,It htls 11... II fl)ll1Hl tllnl I h e re lu etu nt(c~>lillg uhllut ,I king IJIl~~U()!lS \vill 1t',11I'tl](' averug c;:n'~ IDPmbl'T after lu s ;U,n\~11 in Ihl' f!omhul Zlmf'. Fhe men (('-lain 1 1 f ' l l r l y al l i ll fl J 1 'lT l il r inn g iVf '1 l theui ,

(Sill" ieeds List IIf June 27, 1944)L TEST NllMDI!JlS or ENGINE. UXlLI/\lt Y POWKR P T,rR01>tU.l':R 0 CGESsoRYBUl,l.[:TINS

Jul t,y, JI)!J4(l,m!1ne. _ I Bull,,", 1 = o.~ l~llg,ine I _Bullettn atePratt & I LycQfJ)ln~Whirney I R I. 0, I.; I 7-5..&4R-'9l!-, tll2 1-3 I Ranger 1711R-95 liB o-,1()-.YR-lJ4,Q 1 0 1 6 30 < \ NODe.R-I340 JII2 5- ' .27-44R'-j .J40 20,1 '13-44 General l'll"tlrw.R-1!l3fl '10110.' Bulletin DuteR 20011 {.7 6- 1 .j.R-1DUO 68 5-J;44, < J . b 5..29 4R- lOOO Q9 29-44 47 5-11--44R-lOIIO 7(1 5-11-41R 2000 7 1 5 I J -4 4R,2000 n 511-44 AuxUla.ry Power PlaurR-lIlOO 73 ~-~t ! t I Dall!R .2000 74 BulletinsR-11IOO 75 nejn~ lssu d 15 2244R 2(100 76 Rei1I~ ill. uedR-l000 '7 7 i-,-44R '2 n o Ofll'

IPropeller ButlutluWrl~brH-760 None Olll'tis,~R7(lO None NoneR-975 001;>

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R 1820 3 5 1 1 !leiJl{_!. itllll;u.ld I None'R 18211 35 !leing i$!i t l l i . d IR-l 20 360 Belnl!; is uedR 1 20. 3bl Being isued General PropellerR-l820 3h2 Beingjll8ued/ aullerlnR 1820 363 '1~J-44R 2 (1 00 J33 (}144R-1600 134 B('ifl~ "suedl oncR-1600 13 5 o Ing i uedR -1 11 0 1 1 lab "Being is lied IR-2600 1:)7 '7-3# Power PlantAccessertes lBuHc t l OS'~IR'tintln talNoul! Non. Nerte

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..llll l'I'clify ,II' "l'I'lII'~IIIIS jdea Hie)mu huve harl. throw"h dlscusslon withl .he ill trlle-tor llfter l e C : :tl1 .re s. T 11 1~ leawith ,I rnnre perl!"'l Ilpemlillg 'knowl-edgr- of tilt" complete OK , " gc II systemand vnnfir-l t 'l l 'l ' in Iheir C)Wn billry til('arTY Jm at htoh ultitueles.F o r m e r t o ( k i n g D e v ic e U s edNew Improvements fncorporatedM 4 S El. 1'OlO- he improved car-hun ( l i l \ , o l u > 1 ( regul.,tol' No. 0"UlJ H. rnanula tur d hy Ecl ipse . wasapproved l id pill into use (Ill FJU alr-

CI'\lJ l. on J 11111" 2, H)4;tr tha t time, it W: JS noted t1wt th el oe J ,. 'i ll " r le v it" l I~ed Oil 1 1 1 4 : " o ld ~yperegu lu tor wh kll hears tile same serialnumbe r 3 D"J 111 44. ""'.IS e l imirruted['!'(lrl! 11w Ilnpl'flv 'II mndel. This lockingdevice which is considered qnito lm-P O I' ! I Il L , is 1111\ IlI-,lull: l 1 ' l M 1 E ' UIle! us r l illtilt, Iustrumeut nnd accessor shop.

Reai>!lII~ {III Ill(' ill IpartaH 'I' f ItI I I 'k d('vit,(, are.I \liUIHiHIl. .. , (IIISt. ;II! 1 1 \ 1 1 < , 1 1 "IIN,b'd

v ; . " I lTJd the otherside l Wt '\3, 2B'~ 1101 is urill'd in rhe" side, c""w("ut:ri~ to ,I !~"hole nil the111" side. i\ locking screw-nut andwa~h I (W' in ,il'.~ is used III com"plete lite rleviee. 1 he Ipcldng principleis . hntlar to thut used no tappedl tdJlI : ; trncnts.[,IIN"Jfi1IJ~.' z , 'S '_ 'r 1 (1 ~ S1 i:r .T I~ KElu : " ( l

~ 8I1AR OMMENT-R&8 "fans to u -s"e a t"du'I iI ;aJ InOle rec ;o


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S a f e t y I s f e a t u l e o f J igFixture Supports Wing of CorsoirMCAS .\kiJA\'~-A (itlin" to ~lJflPortt ile \v jug- o i II GOfN(lfr In d 'eml-folcled

positio l) w as ul!sit'rlleJ I 1mJ luhcic: :atedill t he - I o ca l 4 . ~ n s h up . lt s use p.enl]it~wou (I n t~1P t lppcr surfaee of tll.~ W i li gul'),otld the [oint ut 1 point not nsnallv

O x y g e n S e r v i t e s M o b i l eTruck Converted into Repair Shop\'O-J-A muhil o"ygr-n ser . ...ee ami

iepuir hop has been developed by this~(JII"c1roll hy cDllverlillg all I e'1ll ipl?fn~[I U;"'tnn Ford bomb survice tru~k. Thebomb hoist IV,iS r(,IHQ\I~U, rl

FITTING. 1'_IT5 WOIIK ON TOP WI'N'GSURf'A.I lE: OXYGEN TRllCK.J)tOLDS.(:OMPl.U RPAUl SHOPsutlpnrlE'u I I ' t h e - iu!')' rig. h.IC't ! t I l e ' fit-ting will prevellt th wing Irom movingintl l t be dosed position. itwill eJjIU.i).lat~the dunzer ol persuual illj\ II')' til wenworking in the limited rpaee.B o x P e r m i t s Q u i c . k A c c e s sButtery Terminal Lid Is ImprovedIn batteJ'Y i I l lH~"II1t i ' (ms in certain air-plan s such as FBYS. removal of th( :uble tt'nnll~aJs bum tb~ bIlLIe,}, lenni-nal posts Is djilIcull LItu n us; be loneblind I)' because on1 r lhe front of lilt"t e rwin"J I J O X euu be remuv @ d and th etnp is an obstructiou.1'lI OVtlJ'COtlIC th l> d ifI ku}ty . a I l lCHlOdwas worked out La sirnplilvbutter ht-slaiL ltitm I n [,BYS. The Al!tch indicateshow the to p 0 . r h l " ' lmllN'Y termtnal 1oxis suw d u f f and a new f'lbow-sh~pcJpiece rahricaied til hIT1JI I I I > ( h tnp ~1!11l

lront. Then the top and ront CRn lw

THUMa 5CJU;WS R~E ELBOW-SIIIII'ED COVERremoved Jllem.iy lJy~IULSNewwg th ter-minal box thumh screws. Hlicl easy lie-eess to r h " , l.'Ulll'l) tl;'rmillil~posts J . 1 J d Llcleu view (If lhem rre nhtaiued

IX with a h igh pres ure lllunifoW sys-teiu,T he inte rio r u1 the tr uc k is p ro vid edwith H \\11111 . hcuch Llct,cjrcl lunls, pare P'LtlS locker and the c llllirr 'd 1 1;$ 1'1~ljlllipnw.J1lto l ' l lo; lCh and fCOp l J . . l r !JXygt'llmusks and rcgullllnl's needed (u the up -"rep of the p h.t:llc oxy gen system ,Lig:]its !lH' rl'O lded for use iu rught re -pair work, supplied o r a Sp(lre u a . ! l C I ' Yill lh to I 00, .M a r e o n D z u s K e y P r o i e dHATrC Defends 121~Oegree A"g'eNATIC .mt,;..wo-Tlw Bu.Af'I' COIn-ment IIJi 11, \!uffilun Dzus K ey Train-ing Projel.:t t iLI ' . / 'E 'I ' , i'I 41, p. 29] iscorrect ns to the rccomrneuded


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P e n s a c o , I ' D M o d ifie s 3 ..A . . 2Improves Beam, Quarter AttacksA ::-nnrliltcatiou ul lhe , '3-tV! Free

ClJllla'n Trauu-r lj,L~heeu OI; " I l " JOpml nl~Il(.J\ I,Lttiou P't-t'l' Gill 11,Il'ry Vl'lit, "ASJ" ' t l s :WIJ11l . 1iw Frc(,\ Cunnerv Shmd-:1' (l'i:i\;1!iOII COJ1llllfUt'1' C'f ' l l , lud,>,\ lei>h,'II 111OS3ll's Hilt:! OS2N's has nlway~ brt~1Ia nltl WI' urwnm[orluhlc Jl~. pllltiCI 1 1 1 1 rl_,,'1''''1 !fHlailf '1' gUIIIWl'S. _"rnlLlf [01 thlt ,l't'lilgLlml~Tin liIUl\;, ""[.Ii lt, n~ lL v sau1l' Iyp~',h, ' I~ ~lllall(,I' \('rlh.:1l1 diJI1('l1s-imll; IIml i~,S{11111.!Wll

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Ptoted En.gine W i t h R l n gE.nglne Change Is Unnecessaryi. $11111prolE'.L'hll' rlllg l U I s been de-veloped fOT n-Q80o to jlrevflJll the bar-rier wire h ' , l 1 1 1 ht>iljg wrapped al'nlHldl !1tJ~ll ld hoils uu the engine nose sectionin ('vl!nL o r minor u'arril: 'r t'f\1S11, Tiler JJ j~ is m ad l' lip !II f ive $t'ctiwIS as illu s-trated so rhnt h y rml'lUvirLg only twostud hol ts au it t ime I t i~IJilt necessary ttln-rnove tl w propeller til hlstull lhe dug.Thl! device has proved beneflcial il lJ"l imfnating engille dl...ngi-'~ ill minorersslres , l i l a is expetlt:ed [II he even morell~l>dlJjnn smaller type carriers,I n s t r u m i e n f s A r , e ' M . o d if i e dChange Aufopllof. Gyro Horlzon1\ number u f oral reports have- beenr~teived i T 1lU c it ti ll ~ < li $ ~~ I Li ~rO l ct io n " " i G Ilite openl tiun of th e J !1I.. 'k& Heiut~ J-l

! \1I\ ' l lpi lot and Hw J& H gyro hor izon in-dteator, W 'h en fhst prndnced th ese twoinstruments had several detects: TheIl.utopilot follow-up systems tended IIIj t lJn due to luiJricllljol'l and ~ ) 1 . h e l ' d ilI lcu ltfe s , Th e gyrt , hurizun would nu lFreel if (Hlc~lgedwi ~ h tI ll' . ii rp la ue in .'HIattinule more thnn ph. l s or rnmus 6Qh IJ rim ntll .1 . T he- au top ilu t d lllle ulry hashAeJl remedied in pl'pduC'tioli and ser-vice. TIle" !P'ro hnrizunswere IIUldi f iedDoth in pniduetion nnd service so tim!they w ilu lde :rt\o l fl'nnl nn) ' plh:h :ltti-til tl.. up tn Hw lm nh liJJ g liml I. 1 luw-ev e r . in nrder to ret sin the small turne rvor re,lh)]'p [If th e design no (1hlml'!;!>was made i l l the bank m d . . . e r e > C ' t i O I lsystem und the p lus or rniuus 6 " limitu-tlon ~ t i 1 l h olds , I See 81 .1 ('1 " Trehlli.cld3 .2

\. ote ] 8-U). ;'v\odified uutopilots -andI!I'M noriY..Qlls w ert' m ar-k ed with II ) '1"1.1 ( ; 1 \ 1 "\\1" il l a yellrrw cirel~,HuAer wonld n pp r ce ir tt e r ec -e h "i l1 g r C "~i i I 'n~( I f ,l ilY o th er [Iltl l' r uuet itltl i l l g o Jt l , I "~t . 'jnl'k & Hefu t z instruments so t lmthrrther c or re ctiv e .1 t. ') :ir )f) 1 11 ay be tuken,

R t.' l) ol 'l s s hu uld iudicaLe' wheLht>)' it i..~(\ modillcd nr 1Il '1modi~ed instrument.C h a n g e B r i n g s o n A ( < < i d e n fContro l M em .b e r Falls to Ho ldUp}\ recen lern~h of aL;. rge trnnsportwa s ~ I tt rl l) u le tl ttl f< tllilrenr .~ N),lftrrlilr n . e m b f > f muIr o J IIll1!.magll~!ic mal!!'''r i a l w h i c h 1 1 ; . 1 ( : 1h(>{'J1 l u L rl l d u ( ; t : ' d b v Jflel!l

cl,,,,-lIgr- to ,;I\'flid tli~I,urbu nee n( II (~I.l)lI"p1l5~ trunsmltter,The 111111.l lIugn(: l ic mulerial fl'placeda IlIP()llg!''I" skli'l rn[l-mb~r ~Ilhjc:h ha dcnuserl dr-vintlons in the compns! l .Sel'vkc 11tlLivities Tnst;IWl'Ig t:rJmpn~~~~u re { 'l ll lti m ted In IHlUPl ' t l lke Lh e iu l ,~ti_-I; II\ i (" l11 of non-rnugnet+o members fur,teel mernla ...rs uu ly lifter ap prov I h ttSbe'(n Sl'('Ltff,d from au authorized source .E xt rem e e on s it le ni (j, ji IJ snould h e g~ ve fl

CorrectionInlhe urricle ('l1ftt It'l{[ "m('~,tri".u n C harger A 'llfne dl! 'll J nm !l" I A vin-

HOII OrllHnn(;\~ enlnmn, JlLly 15) it\"\.m!!t'h'n""Dlls.Y} ,,[Illetl: "A:" l r1jJ~ na1 1 1 1 " b " j t fs TIlIl k i u g jllft 'fill !ltN!t con-tnots with n bnlt-npt:mte;d switch, thedL1l~vt :f(!'Iuidll,' til up.'rn!frm." Thedel.'trie' ~'klr!,!t remilrn$ Ol'T lIf QP-!ttl'tln" \U,,1,>, I! W above oouclitlons.

whenever .'luch U su bslilll.1'in II involvesII structural member lIpOll whosesb'ingl'h lh~ uiLpl1'lllt 's ~a rc~y clepellds,O x . y g e n U n i t i s P o r t a b l eApparatus Could Be Sid/ted EasilyNAS I\LAMBVA-The pD rt~ b le low -[)!",s.~!ll 'e nxygen l IUUS sIIrf1lied with the1 1 ' , 1 - 1 ; lirC lr,lH are not of sufficiellL siz"; 0 pcrmil [IT'olnLlj;!;cd l:Iighh nt rTltygf"ll!lit i llldc>g, !n nnler to ,mm\OIInt ibis(l lHicul lv . iL wus twcid",d to il!lltll!1 a11rl rt i1hl~ high pre.s~!ltp ' )xy~o!.r l sys t em.which w!1ulJ mH only fusu re I ldC"lmll-eoxygen tor long: Imps. b 1 . I L also wouldmuk .. it p'l!isih[(' ti l sh ift th ," appal';! tu sr ! : O m (m e p h:u.l(. ! tl) another., T h is set-,lIll wns c~esigntld priIll~ri~ylUlr piloh)!rllphk 1 I1 11 1S I n 1m uwd IIIIligll ultitude rTUlpp iuf : ; work. hut hasnl~1 lll.\ ll; lli arloplerl h)' .scveral ( I f the VJlJ II its IIII r,e'ht 'u I n 1 1. 1i~ ~ lnL J() I1 .r " u< ,C '' '. TI !.! ' " ; r . ~ " 1 < . . !""M''I' n r\''''-''!I, 1.. " , , , 1~B'UAE.R COM MENT-Jru:liv;d",,] dil"t

N e w W a y t o S w i n g C o m p a s sUse of Rose's Eliminated in PB4Y

A U lt" lh od h as beensnggested by V A-[(lf1For compass swinging in PlJ4Y typew-r.("r 'lf l when no t 'OITlp 'LSS ruse is avail-able , The pi 'oeJothu:e L.."nJ patliuuhu"vnlue in \ ie\\ I I I thL ' d. i f fh 'uHy a~ turning1 1 largp., bell vy atrplai lI" a ll 1 i l \ 1 I 1 1 flXf1dposl t lou ill th e ubsence IIf sprt~inl han.dlin~ ~g!l ipm/; l :n~. ThL". sllgg~ti()n isu!sp uppli~'.


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.111 I lb j('c t (i,U W I ' d ls lm ll th e eonl (1 \ I"nl art! would he 102', Therelore. if lin. ,irp hu ~e c llu ip pt'L i \\ ith a ul luh le . ' l i~ht-Irlg Ile'l'k'I' ;~ lU,ul:u wlthiu UD lUii'll, hsv-ing di meter 01 102' the line of b ar-inl! 11 f an oh jt> cl 6 ,000 ' tlilltalll w ill r io ttie chllnged )l y mur L111Ulom; de.J!;"t ' t ' .6 {)(lO' heiDI! considered the minimumt!i~t;lIlC(~ rm lhe ,~ii!hlillg objt!ct.The Ilue of Iwul'iug should be In1J out

HSitl~ :1surveyor's l:r~Ilu;il. 011 PB4Y typeILllNuh t I le ' , ~ igh li llg de ll'l' Ilia), t'(Illllistof .\ pe1 cInIS dr i t sight moun led em thepilol'" t'Sl~;tP(' hilti'll 11 t1 e fnrl1 :ulIl 'lftlW S II I IL. ' ship. The azimuth i)j..\'('sh 0 l IJ d be al h,,'TIe' rI wi!hthe Flif" ,1 ft axis,Till' airpl.lllf' nay tLell he t (h~.11 intovarious postnon \ lthin till' 102' irell!,md rela+ive hearings taken with thep e l on rs . ' i! I I 1L l t ~ 1 1 I . .JOU , ' i' J y . th p l!(JIDl"ISSmadil1gs are taken. K'1owiug the linf bMtillg au d tlle rt>lHtiv~ h flilr in gs . thtl'>kglll'lUl' hk'tlllilig 6 f (h airp lane lllnyb e detetnrinet1 aud df 'Vi" , tkm computed.Additiorud iufonnaliott (In comp ,

l"Jlllplish d by I'(lIMillg dlher ,IruQI~'p ....-i 1 ( , . < d llt!1 pedul, for rlukk l i ft J11g. I I I a h and- { {lr N ovember 1 , 1,1,)44,Bomb Holst Hos More L1mng Capacity.\_m'\, H""1 ut aVl!dlull C)rdn:ull't "'l'UP-

111L~11 . tilt" Pnffnhle Burllb Holst Mark IiL o d tJ 15 soon I . . . , make it 'Ipp~an'u"r' ill

lilt "'Ie-d, Tl1i~ hoist, I. liillh hear" ,l'!u~e nutward res mhlunce L 0 1 the Port-able f:'omb l Inlsi Murk 7 M,,~l 1 . IllIS-"f"~sM : 1 I IU I 'H l' '' 1 , . 1 ' [,',lturo:, ",lliell add, 'onsiclt '.hlhly to its UUJ1!\' und 1'3$ u i

PORTABLE: 10MB. HOIST WILl. eo; ISSUED SOONopl' r :ol jill, U npH rliltl t am " " ! ! ; lh(! Iea-tures is thA Increased lifting cupacttv,2,24U lbs . , mnde [l().~!ltbh' by the use uf,I J: " " ab le , T LIIo ' s pE 'O ;iiR ed lift Is L2(J".Two handles ,Il'S pm v-il! d , each ufwldt'll UUl' be d( 'sl ' l )p ,>d from u mini-I ,H1m radius (I f 8" I,) 11 rnnximnrn radiusof llW'. TI lI s amlUgl!lmml peICm1b; illeIUlisting nf lh c mnxlmun. j()lld u r !!. ,2 .40100. wi th a fore!" of o nl y 1 01 l os , per crank,when \he cranks lire {'~Ietuh'd tu Ihl'ir1l1rge.1 mdlue , C')IIi'


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S U R V I V A L Q U I Z--_ -- - _ - '= ' -

COfl!i'Ctamwc'~on pofje 4 0

1. If .:aul;hl in an Arctic blizzA,.d, youshould-

[] 1I-.('OIlliI1LII' 1011,lk,' .1" fil~1 .n"l IIlIIlnl~ us :VI~II j'nno 1,-(1\ til muke ,] rhl 'o .,-tlil!:I ",,1, in II", ",'"w II ) K' " lit"oj II", WIlld m,d II\' In s leepD tI-jl!~' ','\I:lr.1 ( ' JII1 'P IIi' b tl" , ' 1 111 11 1~'''" ....,(, rhCH! IJr I!,I 1 , , , 1

2. J( overside 'n ~h"Tk.i"fe t..d wa-tC-n Il",virn qlllM :h W I I I I !'!rrtlh'.li LlI1I ," ] I I ,p.III~h lUi! r kivkU "-~""'P lin ""d,I"Wl'llr ' " 1 1 \o . I-11M:' sl'a dl'c maeker '[0 keep

~iI]]rl,.s lI~q,\

J, To be effe rive, :I signaling mirrurmust be--n 1 I- HHS hc d ,~ ( i nt N\' nl so 11- (gill,!!o {'-1;lli!!JlI'd 1I I Ih sun h eh il lr l r mr ro rr d -ll~ l 'll '\ I lil ,111 11 '1 "!?Ihd~

'1. he most ~erious beach haz"rdsarO-

Oil-wild ulliHlUIoo 11-\ il(," ~lIl1kt'"o c -cnrnl t:llt~o ti-ll"rSIHIIO',S 1 i ~ J .5, The eartan palm 1\1111, , ) .u"pplie_o a-fnnd. watr-r , l'I'rdaJ;tpo 1,-waIN tJllho (-\Iltr,'r , 111(1 l'orrl\ll.!t' Jl ilho I I -H \1 1ltI IlQ !II , II)' ,alillI'f. Arctic slrelr... .. should nor-o " h , ,AilS!'.) 'III 1111('. ~id..~o [,-1,(, bc,dd",1 II 1111 l~ ll~ ,l J lI :llId'I' ' '!!'..o ('-1](' lall!l ' lind 1 1 1 1 "o d , i l l 'M uuniuuuu I ( I ( l 'ir'~'lillltlf)1I7... hich rind". ",on't iJ;tl,jtr in We!'Wt>ntLu!r?-o 11-lu[,'rIl lI HI' , 1 " . , , 1 lrl' p .~JllltfN. .OMMNT - This nuthod 1'(Iran~porting liAr' POI is co)U:idercd to be" I!nlat illlproY"II'I"nr over previcusmerhodwhueein 9. sr nd' lIrd pickup truck was used,However, in i~ w of .. revious lirl!s, it i,recommended fhat flaee pots nOC be Hglullduntil In place on Il~nunil.

S N V ' s U s e d to Tow T a r g e t sPensCJcoia Develops Attachment

~J\ TC Peusnoo III, reeen tIy de~igu ed" (Ov. W r" t illsl.ilialillil fur SN \ air-plnllt'~' D"I\\ ill t.~ 01 this t l lsl ;dl .l t il l l lare iH d udr-d as rdl'I'C1W('1I IO N ,\'1'(. j1('11-5;\('111,1,AMi 1)1'I>lu'lnr nt, Lw,.1 . 'pt'(i-Rl'lItiulI Nil, ,19- J 1. uh] oct! ModelSN\'-I Ulld SNV-:: ! Airplill\t,~,Tal'gttTowiua G(~aI.T" 1.l l1it t il l l l ()f.The ~ I l IS lnU, l l ion 'Oil ists of a tripodIlIIlIItltccl I I I lJl~' 1.:011fel l ine flf th e bot-hun of till' 111sd:I)!.~ Irum ",hidl lIJptllrget line streams. , J lnndlcs 10r rete ....,-iu~1 hI' 1.. rgd~ hom tow targt'l on-[llirl(']"S l'HlTind 011 bomb rucks all.1hundlcs for r('~.:'asil1g th o t.ll'g('t Ih l l '

[II HII Ih e I i rod nre T u s t n l l L ' d i1 t l u - 'lrOIl\\. ' Iwl; pit1)lIIls dtlSinlJ~ III 1""kE' Sill'l, iustulln

bon ill [,1\"' ~h(luld rt'!llldl "''{lpies ofth e !!leal ~Pl'lllfh:alitlil iuul dr.lwiTigslron NATe Pensuenln,

M a c h i n e T e s t s O l e o StrutReveals Whether Fluid Is LeakIngf \ J A T . p ! . : '1-t\QIl.i\-1'\ "illlplt' 1 ) 1 1 1 ( '1 -

h l'UVl' lkviw w ll l e , 1 t v ill test laqclillgg ~ 'a l" p i st on s rO' l Iuid It>akugt, Ilnd dUH'P-h ! ; " 1 U ,'h l\ ' " IIlt'{'hanic.~ prIJp~rl.\ ' ttl .Idill!;lI lu- gem II( 'Juj 'f~ iL is il) s lu lh .:d on th

DEVJC~TOT!; LANDING GE4R I'ISTDI>ILEAKAG~phllle ibwJf lIas h~'l'n dcsi~lwd hv !WI)< l'H k" r. 't in < \'& H Ut'flHl'intt'lil. Th e deviceis ill (!;dlv opc!',lI inn.It is powered 1,)"ftlimpfl'SSI'd air. Ther:II,dill:!! ~1';11 w ifll w lll 'd a(l;It'I1~d isfirllriv st -rurerl li)()Vl' a Hut / 1 " 1 ) ] snrlnco.By lmninT fin tIl\' ('nn pr ...:;.~~dair. IIII'

f lOll) ~Ill'fll~'(' ix raisl 'u I jl lit 'kly t(J l'),elll)]'C'SMII'(~ 'lgajtl.~l tile wheel unc l give itY i r ~ n a l 1 . !ll\ ' ~UWl\ r r 1('[ 1 1 ' P"t'liSUl'l'11]1]1 lit. I 111"111 Il r eal b llld iL lg.Ht'tw


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MOST WELCOME SIGHT IN WOIlL,D FOR OQWNFD AVIATORS IS PUY TAXIING UP TO RESCUE TJiEM IInER-TOSS""G I.IFE RAn "TO KE,EP TH.EM II'I;I,.OA r

A ~w..\\'" 11AUJ \ \1M;; it! pr(lgrI:'Sl! (It!the jupuuese base ut Knvleng.Torpedo bornhers. f lgMers und diveI"Jlnht'i 's gll\'t 111( ' -" :C' \V Irelnnel I PWH al un iA !) p IH 51 ('r in ~. 1 1 ! t : . r v i l l g it II HI.55 01Alll l 'H'S, r r J H . " Y also le l t eight plru IO~S l J o , -Jll-'ltLiJ IlIw h lu l'" p'lein" w nle rs, v ic tim su~ he.. . . .V anti-aircrnft Iire,

l"iHe;'11 airrneu wen- SII ed, hOW('Vl'l,{IV tho Juriug ('I'e"\ oI ,. :>Juvy Catut ina;" , 1 1 0 u O ' ~)ll()t p n t t-lil" c ' r , ~ r l in lhc harborti l t h l " Iuw 1 ) 1 1 I 1 1 1 ! I i i ' " Inun shlll't' gIlIL


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-YEN RESCUED ,o,IRMEN CI.ING TO WINGS Of 0511,1 I(j"'GflSH~ IN TIUJK LAG.OOH, l;1,I8MI\IUHE " " " G S.!oYES THEM AfTER FIIIE HOURS OF TAXIINGS U B S , P B Y ' S S A V E M E NU N D E R l A P G U N F I R ETHI' liES,)" h:NOWN r es cu e - s tt Jr y 01 th ewar so rUY is the f t : ! , H of the subma-rirre Tang , wh ic b cruised tltW.UIcl. I ' ruklas; J\prll 29- i10 until it saved 22 men.uvy llJr


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S U R V I V A L K N O W L E D G ES A V E S P i l O T S ' L I V I E SS IX,.") -f'rmpercl!ul ut the naval avia-t0J'!) who nre sh ot dawn II I SI;'I! atereseuerl, a Nin v cOl11ll1UlllllUt; dl do ed ,TIna ui 'lIllS' smilt's on the 1 .1 ' 1 > ufthe three '1llF men nu .. 111fl olr Palauas a su o surfaces and takes them aboardw] i l 1 1 1 P shore Iwtillcry - 1 1 8 1 1 s lhem, [Imeans a wnn look 01) dw lh-lkm pllut.,iI te r 20 days In !tis tiny mil in th " wiot)upel] space~ of UIl' Pa is ' ,IS he sees u"BY d.-ding overhead. He is I'IJD ex-hausted to smile but In him th~ bIgIWTlhedu~ plaue is as near I 1\11wlg(~II!; h e e xp ec ts It l su e HI this l ife .lt means sllmelhing man: tlmn coldr i g l l _ r c . ~ 11110sl,lti~,jt:5 lin I l l , " mUll dol -lurs wurtlr of p ilot h'ainiiig is con-se n J when 'l Bl Ilyhlg Pl"l'sUlIJwl arerescued hv Dml1/)u operatiolls in the50 1nmDI !5 ar ea in I luys when p ilo ts w er escarce. The hig, illt 'sWillrlLJe worth otuir-sca re5CUUis i ll pilot morale. Bl:'mlise he ~T1I1WS he 11 t\ h.llUf'I' thanII -O- : lO chunee II I COlllltlg out allvc ifhe ls sho t down off some Jap-ll t- 'ld Is -lund, tilt' punt is ;l lJE'lk"f f ighUug _IDlUt.[It- '''1'1 think more ubou t tlldie!) IUlIl!t\,: about 111 ' \1 \ ' ,1 . Bu t lit' tum s, ttiu,t lrat I l l s ~Ihllnc~'


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jA IT -S If < f R es cU II . COlI . t 'd . '

A I R S E A R E S C U E T A S K U N I T S A R E C R E A T E D~"'"' A'~~

",,1.\ Y BLIMP ,..NO COAST GUARD PBY JOINTLYSEEH. PLANE SURVIVORS OF.. CALIFORNIA eO,lST UNDER NEW AIR_n ... !fESCUE TASK UNIT PROGIf ...M

T In: ALU-~A l{~scH~ Tusk VlI1t sel-111)on the Pacllic vusl sal ed morethan 80 llVl's in plane (~rnshp'duringIuur rnouths of Up("I:1Unn~.Ut'n1tUI~tfllt-illg th e "u lu .!" of lUI Ol'o"Htli:i:IilUSYs temof p id un p; lip piluls .UlU airercwmeu inllllwml.l pl;III,'s,TIll' new orglUlizlltioll teams !\a\)'lind f/:!Ii"t Cnurd Si. 'llplnrles. rescueI l O i l S uid blluips nuder u 1 w : ! H , < 1 com-ntuud. Similar uuits ure lwwg sot 111

nn the Atlanfie nud ell]1 Coasts Jlnd [IIlllt ' combat zones.entral (..ornmauds were setup illSU~Dll,gtl. SllJ1 Pruncise bef!'1r ,I rescuepu 1 1 1 . ' " blimp ()r IJ(.llIl ani !~ S on thescene nl n (rash. I I I? [ >i ll ll - pnrllolLilL~dirllil Ole sea a few r "el frnm .1 rescue

A i r c o n tr ol , Sa1l Diego. i s ( '( 'I f) nl in aH l lg III;'.1 I0Y h I liIr,ectioll of,lir-~(.>are 'ul~operation ill Suulhvrn Calitutl1i;l sectnr, 'Ve.~tG( ' : I ,~L Sen. Fnlillie r A ir c(J )lfm ll" r left, se rves ,IS r J l I i lT!w:back.du;put('hjIl~ rescue ornlt rom on or mora ba~eJ In au""'nl!cl pill. ,38

1,(nIL. l~illdy-l'lglil pen'cnl I I I rhe sur-\ i\ ors III p ll. lU l> er;...hes at sen in lheC ll il 'u nl i .. ,f> (t or \V el 'l ~ rescued,B1JrupN and seaplanes uct pJ imar il~u~~(rn\ltiITp: eralt, Ill(n!1ll!ll the pluues dolund und pick up survivors, TLl" (.k3.1"IIlLcrash h!lat" rnllkr. th r{ COl'S when-l'V~LI pnsslhle hcc.lIl.~t' ur extreme n11\-ne nv erah ilitv . T'hev s tu, IId II\, ill al'caliwh en phU1CS ~>J'IH'til'"' di~'e.bOllLbing O J'struhng. Pll~J s art- usc,d in heavy sea .

W il en c ,ra s h r ep or t cOIIW- in . Alr- eu Hescm: Tn k \'11il n ff i,w r s p l otit!" pO~tiIJD of ll...c rash ;m d " "!i< 'nil,,! ! ; l'rClfl on pll)rlin~ hoard .1 . lU 'g l' J l1 < 1 pof southe rn s"" ,rU l' u i l'udR.... l ID>! ~lll lhks Ille of -f ice til k~ ep gPtJC lp ic tu re of rescu e ope ratlcns th . .n bloling made


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C r e w m e m b e r s " I "p(lliing: surv ivors of pL~LlI! (!1'1I.i,h t l f f SUlltll!:m Callfnrniaeoest, ' lJ t:wlwd to hundle IS ' I 50-fool I1 t Juwi t h . ! lOll ts 'ltbIChf!d,1 , . 1 1 i < : ' 1 I""(!h!!'~i l ' l l i l l Ln \ V , , ~ k t h o tr \\";1) grlIVII,I CLlIl~1Gll.m] I,tly uthldlt . ' l . lI" Air-SI'Y,I.fh~slJu~l'uit Il\l.Id~!l III pic" up the sHrvivur$, ~[edlClllsnpplie!>, first aid 1I'l)llpment are (~!l1TiI"(J rn plnn"s fur ini1u'(.J

F ly In g a l a l o w llltl! III .l .C. till. ' b l i t , . p oircl .. :; n- CFt '\" 1111 .'111\ l t ~ prc'-[1( lT' " fu H id alrl)wlI h , flli,hl"T f;lfl H t sea. il


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