naval aviation news - mar 1944

8/6/2019 Naval Aviation News - Mar 1944

1/44

N A V A L A I RI N A C T I O NNV,\1. 0perations covering [he w ide ex-pa:oses of the Pacific reached anotherclimax io the invasion of rhe Marshalls.Naval planes performed a viral mission hystriking from. the air at (he hearr of Japdefenses, before and during invasion.These photos, mken aboard .3 carrierbefore t h e all-our invasion of the M3r

shalls began. show destruction of 11 Kate;Tap Navy torpedo bomber, foiled in itsIUtcmpl to make a strike on the Americanflattop which had launched squadrons ofplanes for attacks on KwajaLein Island,Accuracy of AAfire has kept J a,pappeoac hesat a distauce while Navy planes fu.lfill their bemhing missions on the enemy.


2/44

A X I S S U l e l DA I..TBOUGFJHAM-KllU ]s a common practice among th el.. Japanese who sauction ell-destruction and considerit more honorable than bein takeu captiva Ormeetillgdefear- in hattl uutil r ceutly little has been known ofpr vailing suicid trends among Nazitnmps, SHINTOworshippers ar traditionally schooled in til art of self-aruciltion. but their Nordic -\xis partner. the sell-sty led

,\'lL/lermen frown OLl the practice. When the Nazi suicidetrend became quite pronounced, it recei eel 1111!l l ' f ' ( ,OgJU-non 0 1 Cerman medical authnritles.Norma] suicide rates in Cennaro and Japan bay

alwa IIbeen considerubl} ' higher I ' h a . t ~ ill the ,S. Onthe basi of 1936 figures (latest available on the Axisnadons ), rates were respectively: Germany 28.6 per100,000 population; Japan 22,0, and U. S. 14,$. Dming1941 and the war year 1942, ,S. rates dropped to 12.9and l2.0 reapecti ely, Meanwhil the Ftf 'AJuency of 8W -

T R E N D Sddt's UI d til increasing trend was sltfficiel tl y high intht' [.lItl1.vafjr In cause a medical dirp('fi\' _ to be issued,buck- in the days whou t l1( ' Ji'llehrt'r could still make IIplausihle prediction of victory for tlu- Reid"u Llle bllsis of information received it appe. rs sui-eides have mor than douhled. UsIng the total numberIisuiefd es II,S 100 percent, 4 - ' i.() are placed in the (;0 te-g.or of "causes which would ha eo cenrred in ctvilinnlife." revealing thur 52.4 percent are service connected.

USINC the 1936 Hgl~res ns an iHUt'X. altllOllgh they areprobably low, this would IJ1"an LUftwtJ f fe suicideshad increased to nearly 60.1 per LO O,O Of)y 1941, ap -proximately Ilv lim s the ,', rate. I this total 31.5deaths wereadmittedly [rem service connected causes,certainly a strong lndication that moral ~ among ermanaviation personnel is not everything that-could be desired.

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3/44

S U I C I D E I S L U F . W A F F E W A Y O fA T T A I N I N G ' F R E E D O M F R O M F E A R 'T m"T\'~EFE PEII.,snK''Ill-probably Dt:\'. r heanl o r th e AII~:!I'Lit : Charte, but according to their OWn repnrt all 11]-creusiug number an! seeking escape frail) feM cia the sulcideexit "Fear o r pnntsluneut," "unwillingness to serve in ti lL.uf l tL 'utJe ," ind "duty problems" nr Iisted as thre caus ."War eXperIencc shows that suldiers whc urelinari ly pos-se ss ! lu 1D cie nl sell-eculrol ar c suJclel1Jy ludloed trJ c omm itsuicide for l1"iliiall'flasnllS after entlnrin severe physicnl nndpsych(ll~)gieal stress, cspcciallj after h~a y uction," It Nazlmedical tr atise disclosed."It ib kn wn thal a comruauder ordered a soldier l(1 (111punitive exerclses in 6'ont 0I the cOUlpuuy because SIJDle

UN'tYIUINGNESS fO SERVE INTH E ....1tI '


4/44

P hy sica l In ju ries in A cc id en tsDatu are beiug con11')ibl 1 1 1 1 ai) ,CH1H

uccidents, corrcludng muteriul dum.llS'swith physit',J injuries sustulueel llYllight per ouucl. This study is UCiJl ! !muds in Uw nrterest of l i i . g h t ~,d~t},lccking to chuliS s ill (hol~igH I;t' .llrC'IUI tant.! to th e development of additionalsulety equipmen l, J,S way be indiented.... It Is requested tLul ureuibers I)l j\ir-cralt I'ruuble Bourds insure u rnuro corn-plete [isting of l l l j U J 1 C S 1 !1 U 1 I has 1101"-1l1[l1J~' been the l',iRC W tho past, Thebody loctulon and Jlllll in' of all injuriesis desired, Including tIlVse lltul are atJJ.Dutil shnuld be obtained from fli'lltsurgeons nf" medical om '(:1[":1 hi .irtenrl-1U1ce. The terut I:\!l UtES, .\t"tILTU'LEEXTl I 'l\JJ': without turthcr t : "111 IJU1 ~ tio ll i suf 1 10 value in tllilt slur!>.A gum l esample o{ what may boacuomplished as a result oIIII(s Slit liesi~ t U t . : shklul4er harness w hidl w us e le v...-uped beeanso it was noled thnt , ' I . l.u"gepercentug o] aire . 1 1 1 ciuenL re-slllteo in henrl unrl fac . . illjlllill only.P B Y S p i nA PBT-- was ~('!'Uo enter a spin ;l(abou t 5.O tHI lel'll nnd orash . F rom 1 1 " ' ' '~ Perhaps Ih i.u~llctur W,!S mak-ln~ his student .hulIld thlnk tlre engines CQuldII > S) nchronized and thro ttled to C HaLk aplane tn b e s ee ce ss fu ll y :HOWl) back to UJI; 'bnse ,Paragraph It. reads. "On mother pl(lh~(he hose gtllllg II I the IDIJppabJe wiug tunkhad detertorutcd aUlI bil '0; UI fuel pompheeaiue a iT locked, The (lilot Im.l l lg:ht itback on one engine.' Ohl Dear Crumpaw,nuw .'9 11 1 11 1"1 1me Hip 'sUng my;;dE as ofp,L1'f1gI 'l1pb2 -. ThaI old yeUuw rnecL agaln,or clid t J I ~ hose doleriomtli' duril1g lligbt.lind w It$ lhb same pill}1 fIying the pluue?Paragraph f. reuds: "During 1 1 1 1 engineruu-u, Ilight, 1 1 \ 1 1 ) 110 l feathered the pro-p eller for test. V 111I he could not 1.111-fmthl'Y It. due to i:l high presl;ute uil 1inef'l.ilure. he bwuglil th e pla ne h om e. on onImgine t, Oil, deliI 'I \!IJ'\ I sound Iike IIbroken record, rampaw. That yellow"hl'l!t ugaiH; Qr p rlmps the _ me pilot,Wh)" oh wllY, wasn't lIJf' propeller t teaem the ground? 'un,l 0111' feathering op-erfl.li(l!l ," the b'T(Iullrl or I>(l1bap5 (:\VO,should have sufficed. or clues the p:reSlfUfl'luc.rcase with aTtitude?ow Crnmpnw, yOI l stale yon nr in ther ' J< ick hi the pan ts till l'iion," Sf> NOl1't go

soil by back-pattiug HI such C!L'le.5 as theabf JvC! l : l Imtioned . when it i . < ; qnite obviousthat they Wet 1110 dtreet cause of fn1l1typre-flight U ISpC (JO I rl \1 l1 f1 unfamiharity onthe part of the pilut, Alld, rampaw, isn'tthe type of plane involved designed to fl yen one engine, and doesn't the trnlnrngsyllnbus tear'l! single cwgi.lle opemtioni'Now, Crurnpaw, It yon don't tl1jllk )'tillIlLi!1 ;8cdtlw boat, 1 w ill traln ill and secure1 1 1 \ 1 1h \ l m h l apologize.Very truly yours,

i\VIATLllN Cmt:I' MAcmNlST'S MA.n;

G @ t .; . Grmll/.lUw PtitlibQUC 5t11';~ Here r \ I ll>; il l my big-heartedway, trying to give a squadron a boost roT.some mappy one-engine- opernrion, and

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5/44

IG .UMUW PETIHOrH., tOMf'OJ-"Umel1ody h,,~ 10 spoil it .. .II by pl>1IJtm~( lUI IJ1'1' bch"r mnlntenunce ;md in~pediv", m . : ! more E uud smacked intoIhI' gn.l \mtl S(l hau l tlrat it plnwed 11thrae-Iont lurrcw bclllrt! disintegrat-lUg,"Dtreel h it!l on Ure ('ire:ula r l ruge l - a - f e .

l'llJ)' . 'i 1 I ti sJy lu, t{ , h l l! there Is 110 ~fltishc-ti,))l inm'll-dng- hits if ,, '1ll1 got your ooug l'< lt Lt ln L iUl I" p os t b IlTT!OUSI}.Visib ility Z , ero, Judgment Zero

Uue pilot \ViIS i.lli'u:red when his F~,n-l{'nmheJ shortly tifter laking \.l[t m o d asecond pilol, also in an F1v1-l" waskHled when he fullow'cdtb fir~t shipjut" the ground, The uecident ne-l'umd ;It MeAt; J\,toinve on a particu-h u - Iy ( 1 .I l' ' ' ' n!_gh~ when it W~IS IWCe$S,IT)'til :I;() on instruments immcdi!J.tely after!IIk(" , carelessness of tbe~.i_gg'11' 11 ' 1 ' 0 re~!!t!led the controls and o r Ih ~petty ",licit. w ho Wll.~1 ' e ." P ( )n s ib l . . 1m' in8p&,..jon after o"","h~ul. are readily "pp~rt"n.

The Trou ble Buard, h.\lwlv~~r, OUII"si(\eren the pilof equally til blame forthis ILc(.'jdellt, ~ssignil1g to him, in faet,51 X of the cause. He had 1,625 hours'-Hlgh~ I: iTlle : m a should have been able10 fll'l'vent this accident, First, heshould have made n visual check forproper operation of the control sur-fates, sinee the airship had JlL~t CORle1 l . 1 1 1 of nverhuul urul especi:ul ly ulrerthe "erratic' rending of th e e lev atorin dic a to Evon uRel' becoming l\irlll'rne wit})clevlltor controls revened, thw:ft needhave been :no 'Uccident. Tbe pilotshowed pO (l r jm 1_ g nWr i l. \yheu he nutet!that ~nme maju)" control .fault fl.:dsted.

in not un\!Mtil1g the ship to ncar sh~l1oequilibrium. ,obtainfng waigh-off at~If-f io i6 nL a lti tu de . -and t1Jert deliberatelychl:1,~king In lkt~nninectlw;c of trlluhle


6/44

P u b l i s h a Q u a r t e r l y I n d e xC hanges in M onth ly SupplementThe new NtluAcl' PIIIJUCfl/iOIlS Index,

;J catalog of navul u ' t llll~ IIi 'Ill [ '>11h 1 / :1.-tlon s, h as b ee u rl is lr ib uLe- rl t o , ' t i l ' activi-lies. und will 1 .J ( \ fol lowed hy com plf ' tl"revisions \ 'ry three month , with in-

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AEIiONAUTI(:AL pUBLICATIONS ARE C4TA.L,OGUEDterim monthly supplern nts. The tucle).catalog us airfrtUll, rOW sr planl, ac-ces so ry , I n st rumeut , radio, A nd radartechnical publications in udditi Jl ttltr l l iniug [Ilernture, ~LUO I\ 'OI\C 'eis ts, aer r \! -0gy, re('ognHiull, and 1H 'h t publ( iatfons.AdriititJllHl copies may II(~ ruqnestodfrom TIll '\1"1 Puhl!l.'flli


7/44

L T A ' s N e w V is u a l , P r o g r a mT ra in in g F .ilm sBe .i.n g R:eviewed

L T A IM s de~'eloped a l l: d pu t iuto opera!Ilion a Dew and comprebensrve visunltrain illg prog ra m. Last Iall 1 1 sta ffvisual training aids cflieer was llP-pointed. mid directed La establish ,1pr . . l imiw.I.ry system For distrlhilliun ulf I 1 rns tu starious am! units 0 1 : W1M"; ONE.C iln1 lO anditlg D IR t'ex -s of I;I'A stutions,squadrons, hedrons, and detachmentswere directed to nppoint vlsua I lruinlngaids 1,)f f ic~rs.Under the new plan, all new train-iug films are supplied to NA:rl'~C for re-view and evaluation, Films uppllc-able to LTA use are ordered Ly th e staffV'I'O fur L't'A dis Ilibutiun centers atLakehurst, Moffett Field, \"\'INC I"OPRan d WI~G I !rvF, . From these centersHlms are routed to I'1:Q'S at .JI hu:oel>ler showlng,"As this plnn has worked sucoesslully

ill the untts ('If Wl1\;'; ON''' and tile stu

tiOILS ul wh ic h 111t!y ;W~ based, it isde~1tah le to eulurge the disl:rihuti\lutbroughotl t IIle L.TA orgn,.J'lw'


8/44

Wheu the cameras first arrived, sev-liral Jrd elnss r1J'tl:nllm'~l1len wer-e as-

"_N YPE GUNcC"II'I.RA IUQUi RlOS I:llPERT CARE

signed tu the laboratory to learn Iundn-mentals of photography, rdnuncemeninstructed photographers how to instill~AP cameras, Photographers alsolearned something about LQfesight ingand camera wiring, At pres nt, ord-uaneernen load the magazines and d0everything; except develop A im (andcan do thili in an emergency). Th i,~

station believes that HLhis arne ,ll"t'augemeul were used u y lIthor squad-reus and srntiooslJsing th, cameras,milch of difficult)' \ \' 01 1 1 1 1 h r' eliminated,1 0 0 % B o n d A l l o t m e n t ' G o a lNavy Civilians Reach 90% MarkClvlliuu einployecs oj the seven .IIIa-

j(lr naval ulr stuuoas U1 1l t1 'h ing for-ward in lh a payn 1 1 d educt io n bondprogram with 95.4 percent of person-nel investing JtI~ percent of gross pay-roll, aCC!ll'ding to lutest R,go:r~, P r-centage of participntiou of ivilhul p~r-"QnnE'1throughout the entire aeronautlcorganization is 0 er 90.TIle hond allotment program fur uni-fa rm ed person nel llkew is(:: 1 1 ; IllUluugprogress. shore activities within thecn ntin tln taJ lim its of th e U. S. [JO\ .... 62

C I'DDlaUUs with r)V I' 70 percent par-H iparion; 27 between So and 10 per-cent. (md l5 ummancls I> e1 (1v 50 per-cent Il f entire complement. registered.

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MalSm.lltlt~ b f!/ ow , th er: c he ck gour (111-,~u:er,t1 ft pn;:.e JO .1. The U. S. Navy made tWo 1111pOI'

tant coneriburions to the winning ofWorld Waf' r which are ;also belp-ing to win World WrIT. Thesewere-o a~eo!!vl)yiug lind ed!"u~jve mine--layingo b-dive.holllbilig and mine-sweep-ingo e=torpedo bomhlng and skip-hom bingn d-commercc raiding with sub-IDBr iOes and ~ru : face cmft,and high altitude precisionhomhing2. Till' yea.. 1798 i~ .sIgnificant il lN~v)' history because in Ihat yoaro (I-We launched OlD' lint. shi~ ~)Ithe LWeU b -john Paul J o n 6 1 1 became the firstcommodore of til FleetD c-the N~vy Denartment wasF o l l n d C l dLl d-Wl.lI was dednr d agablst Tripoli. The GraJ Spec in the pr It!IItcot1fiiC( WaS II German commercef:Jidef .6nally d fRilled by the British at Montevideo, tr~mlssion inthis war "'as the same lIii !he mi"".ioll eNempUJied by the--

D tt-: _I'egan in the panish-AmericanWaro f,-T(mnl lQtre IJ J the \' at betweent he S _ ta l- esCl ('-!;t>llih DIIJ ; 'otn ill W~rld War II[l rI-E.MI>it ill he WQr of 18124. The United State' FLee.. enteredlbe harbor or daybreak und irrunf,t-dhmly engaged the Ilnemy'.;, ships:md ba.tu ri" 9. Tbl! ' l !i lCJI'Jy's flet!tW"S c


9/44

WI.LI QNIONSmnU I,lnnt~ aru lo,,",d rn N Qrlh}.m"r iOlB .A~ i " . Sur'"" .. 'if......arcnnd lou" dilli"ur!~o I_to In\iI:'nk,l'. Bulb ifl l -r.D,U>-Q. b~:lil'l,aQll mw..

WILD ~ICE'l"!ltl gr.u.I!iW~~~QrLh, .Amencr~. Ai lm!""l1rl1!' ~w8nlp)' 81l rf . . 1 1 t en il > er il tealldl'ro_,,'1l"1 I;,e~on.,. 'Y o cat, it ;,.p",r~tIlhle ,,, r < n O O 1 - "-hUclt~ .t:a",b1 1 ' 0 . 1 1 , of,aob!, r.a,l' i1 a i l C C i l S M Y

BULRUSHl'aU I> IJl.df, N orth ... mcefcu .. ; \1""" ,A ~LW I~, -B !lI!t [~die& ,A ' M . . , IiiI'll-IJ. S. feI>r arcu tid Ii.


10/44

R e f a t i n g T o o l I s D e v e l o p e dPrevents Wasting Tool FittingsN S ALAMEDA-A mechanical 'refac-

ing tool developed here is used on tubefittings on whloh the flared section isscored or distorted, Use of the toolmakes it "possible to return t.he tubefiltiugt; to se ice, Pre ioualy s\ lchEit-tings were scrapped and replaced withnew flti;ing.~.Tile new tool also makes i t' possibleto change Parker Gltings- to Weather-head by altering bevel of Bared s ction.

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, " C ' < J ' q . . ' f !iT~JfG.' ",,;f~TUBE 'Flrtl""G~ A.RE"SA.t.VAGE.D 8Y IUNDV tOOL

Iu uperulillg Uu : t oo l. the tuol guiueis screwed on the Btting and the facingtool secured in a drill pTellll which ii iturned at slow speeds.[D~UMII'Gj1 RI' F R"".T. l!l('ir.lIlh.~RI

M a k e H 1 a n d y S p o t t i n g D o U yBuAer Will Consider NAS Needs!\AS PEAJIL HAflIlOll-Ul ord r tocope with the prohlem of handling nds tow in g p la ne s in compact am'! enelosedareas of carg(:1ships anrl C'at'l'ier, thesupply department of this station de-

signed ~hydraulic plan Jack dolly. En-gineered and built by II local trailerma nu fa ctu re r, f l1 e doUy h as h ad se ve ral34

months of successful operation here andfavorable reports have been receivedrom several sMps of the Fleet whiebhave been equipped with this device.1 1 : is heavy-duty andcapable of bft-ing and carrying a total of 10 tons, Bvetons on each after wheeL The dollyhas a single pivot wbeel forward with IItongue fOr steering and two full pivotwheels aft which may be locked ineither of two position.'l, 90 degrE!8Saparl. All wheels are equipped withhard rubber tires.

OE\lEI..OP P........t JACK DOI., l.Y AT PARI.. HAlleOR

IlI .lJl.ERSPorriNG OOl.LY IIIMOllE COMPACT UNIT

DOLLY lS "'UJUST",,,U TO fiT eARRrER TYP~S

Jack is standard Ilve-ton hydraulictYV e, mo nn te d horisontally. Liftingfork is de igned to fit an)! standard car-rier plane wheel and swivels in a totalure uf 80 - (4n~ 10 each side of center) .",BIIJ1R CVMMEN1"-ThR. Pearl Ha~-bor hydJ'ilullc pl;me jack dolly is a useful'device. BuAer ha under production a.hydraulic spotting dolly of 81i"ghdy diffec:entdesign and .i s AIlW isruing them toairctatc:rrrien and aircraft tra:l.1Spo~ts. ~[ia de-scribed on pa.ge.12 of Arrcrdfl CaTriu Bul-leti" No. J. BuAer dolly was de.!ligned tosupersede crab dollies ~pedfiCilly (or eamerlind shipbuard use. where weight and $paCI!are M II premium. It use 011 rough terrafDwil l puobably reSUl t ill damJlge. It has ad-justable j3"'5 lit" lifting pom.1:.! whicb pennkU!lQ with al!!p[iloes of Vu.ciOIlB tire me up t

;ut.a including the TBP, a lea u(e which isnot apparent in dle photograph of the PearlHal'bor dolly. As all airct'>lftcaniet' andairq-aft t.rIln$POl"1:.! will shortly be "quippedwith dollies, loading of gh.ps (:9.0 be I'1Itttedwith them. Should b ln -e b < l! le 8 h:rve needfor such d Hies (or use on !lDooth suefaces,BuAer wiU con~der any rl!


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12/44

R e c o g n i t i o n o f : P l a n t s I s K e y t o W e a l t h y S o u r c e o f F o o dFI101) FOI.LOWS WATER iu the orderof its unportance in surviva], andi)J~mts ..vill he line o r your most valuablejund sources, Ttl use them in te l l igentlyin an cmBrgen~.:y yo u must have somepl'udJeul kn\lw[e$-lge of what lbey looklike lIml where they grov , .There are thousunds of edible j1i,mtsd is lr ihL lLcu Lh ro .u ghuul lLle world, De-

~(.',IpliollS auel pictures will help youidentity them, Lot the best Wily toLlmili;l1!'ize yoursell witlr the appear-;!lJ(.:e iLL IU lise of edible pbutl) il l to haveS()lnf!on~ point them out L.oyou. ~adllime ynu are SbU ....ll a plant, make amental uoteol rhe kind of p!ace (WI::hl1bi/.ut) in wbleh you Snd it, With


13/44

B E R R I E S

ALMOST lS\I!;;1l,\,0NE ha 5 picked and eaten raspber-Il..ries or blackberries from thorny brambles nearthe edges of woods, Fences, roads I ; m d trails, Tlu~ywil l look the same when found in the Philippines. Pa-cmc Islands, AIrlca, Australia, Siberia; Alaslw,theArctic, lind other areas, When a plant appears to befa.miliw-, use it as y O U I would that kind of plant athome. "The persimmons: of the Philippines Or China,for esampls, differ :!Il)l1')ewhatfrOin our Am,erican ones,hut they have (.'haracteli~tic:; by which yQU w ill te e-

PERSIMMONTt~"" t o . .~ d o i.q N o r t" JIwe rloo.So~.lhA.m,,""', Me. Mel"". Au.-....n., and P:Ooi~" L,1.... db- Rip ..f l" 'u it .6 . o nl y a te (!IILNI raw , [~'Q k@ d_M U U l E A F l YT r l! e9 . i n . .1 1 , un rt ~1 Lft~nPtlra. U! tf"I1:UU1~.... i.n 8"btrol;li""I,,,giQlti


14/44

L E A V E S , S T E M :S

EDIli...." i>QRTlO!'i!l o~ plQ:Ilts vary 'grelltir.in their, food value. A diet of leaves alone IS at bestUke eating only spinacb. Seleet young, tender leavesin preference to old ones, and boil them. Changethe wafer if they are bitter. Buds are still morenourishing. Theseems of some plants ureexcellent,fu:mis!;dng starch. sugar, oils, and greens, .Byarthe larges! pa.r,t of human food comes from suchgrasses as oats. wheat" com" and rice. Grasses aredistinguished by their joined and hollow stems,

We,,w, fOl \I,d In "II Il";I\t ! ""PI I,,~ an ,I r~ll. 'i.0"I:b t ,~n< l 4 1 < _ f n < lil> .rloe te ., E .. to" .nw ,

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15/44

M A R I N E M E C A N I C S K E E P P L A N E S L Y I N G

JA v , ia l Jo n m a c ~ i n i s ts gee gellcrll.l _'l:Iillilliug ill P ro p eR e r s p ec i al is is learn mainrenance and I ns lr um e n t te c hn ic i an s : master fu:t of repair,mechanical work, then have oppot'luail:)' overhaul p.l'oceclu.re ~ "'eU as ground complete overheul and testing of elec-ro speclalize in one phase of rhe t(:'Iining adjustment, tesTing lind trouble sbootlng r!'i'e,pressure, magneeic, .gy.l'oscopic typlf:s

M a r i n e t e c h n i c i a n s s p e c i a l i z e i n p r o p e l l e r , i n s t r u m e n t ,c a . r b u r e t o r , h y d r a u l i c a n d , e n g i n e m a in te n a n c e p r o c e d u r e sDOl J;:VI::iW Ma rW \ :: plu ne iu the alr,J . : - - ' UterI:! JU'C lcdluiC.'lI11y trulrrad menon fhe ground w110 have made i t 1 -ffighl possible. Can:lully [rainedLeathernecks, gmdutlttls of teehnlcnlschools scattered thrt.lugllUul the COUn-try" are well qunli11etl for duty in tao-tical units or A&B s l: "ps to disassemble,overhaul and teSt aircraft PI.lITs andacoesseries.After boot camp, MuriHes selectedlor mechanical ITaining report to aoval Technical Training enter forintroduotion to the Aviation marh.j:nistcerese, Tlli$: general backgrouno. per-mits him to speeinlize:. providing l'is

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schclusue standing is sadsfactory.\VllI;lIl accepted for specialized train-itlg, lv lariT leS repn rt to T . " I ' Chicagofor work io one of five schools.Propeller school gives inslruction inmaintenance and overhaul ol CUJuss-Electric and I1n.milton tnndard pTOpSIncluding gr und udjustabl and twoposition On,tilflt pee. Troublesh00ting is lre sed und students mustlearn to identify m id ~IT ct shortcom-ings. whether i L is Inleraal leakage inthe governor or fatigue points ill theblade.Engine speolallsts learn we of handrools and [undamentals of aircl'aft en-

{tines before receivfug Inslrueti u O D' v \ ' r i _ g } 1 t n - J 20, 11-2600 a n d Pratt &"Vbitney R-J SO, R-2800 types. vcr-haul practice, lest celis and line opera-tions complete th l6-week course.Instrument lralnlng includes repair;overhaul, calibration. insfai!atinn andte~ti[Jg of pressure, elsctrfoal and I ;WfU':'IN pic inSll'lltMl1ls al; well as 'Illtl.gl1eUccontpns ies ;1H1'l other lnstrurnents.

SroneX'l 'S ill III oarbureter school ar ecapable of setting up tl le ir O W Jl lowbench for testing 0 1 1 typeli of pumps,f lo ut a nd inj otion C A rb ure tors an d fue lsystems. Hydraulic specialists learnbasic princtples, types of oil, packingfunctions, locatluns uf units,typ:lcru~yst0lnS and their arrangements, hy -draulic turrets, as well as rmseellaaeousequipment such 8S de-icing sy~tems, fireex.tingulshers und engine fuel $y'tems.


16/44

M A R I N E N U R S E D C R I P P L E DC O R S A IR T H R O U G H A C T I O N'J gvl tll.lt old Ieeling!" TCl.LIMkcd Oil', , ( t I , ~IO lrine orp~ Ji~, ' \ t 111 111 1.~' tw till1,i~ l iq ll ildrou Uu:' t:Hsed " schod uled slnke

;1.j.lrlln:>t I I, Japs. h il lrnjJ lWIiid, lhrl1 . 1 1 1 \ ' 1 1 turned fI'lt to h,~~ sun fI f'j," , , , , , I " r

,III IH;l"Llp,(" rlnnuunllsin, if' Il ),1I'l"ug{1d1 1 I ' 1 I . ~ ' Y ; 1 1 ' ( ion hc'hwf'" l I u ' I i r squad ro u II" 1 rthe 1 . 1 1 " 1 1 : 1 1 1 ' 1 1 _

T I r , rUfttlUUill1 1 1 'iu!;;I wlrlh 1 1 1 1 tli.- ~l,)t

.101.1 :;kinlilll,1l1 alotl uu.lc Ull ""'ft'aSl. fllrttlt' s l ; ; y W;I..' "lolllif l4L JIIM ," Ilwy w ere dr~diu'! h,,' the strike, ti,e) 1 11 01 1 I [orruation ,IfH - 2 . . j ' , o , ; l,'lltrllillg [rum l i l t - I I ' IniSS1 o u , . 1 ; 1 1 1plrll1[1!! WI'HI ~tldNlill!( n t tl,f' 1 1 ; J t ' l s of trwLd"""/UJ'5-SU lI i{ Crlt\,"11'8 rose to th e :ilt-tJ"'~ 'I' ll.)\' l 'Ul1lhed til 2-'1-JIOOteet . 1 1 1 1 1c rrt -l d un,"~n,Lieutenant A . -sudi1 !!1 11 J.J"~~dlzl~lI lIi5IIllllnt 11"d a had c), II"dE'I', Iiul Ill!' Bglilwus Oil! Z('m~ were rnakiue 1':1S . s o1t till'~'l'M"(!JI1 t til ' II}II k" u ph nst" ( f thu h raldr), ofnlleiuut times-:llId snpparl In Ihi5- is~iI'l'l\ hy j hI;! facl ~ud I ill~iglljl'l m 'eworn eln Ihe J l ' f t s hou Idc 'l ' lI,S Lho loft::tun (IF lIle ] . , T l i J ; / . h t of tlld II ,l~ HI line,dlidl V,lT t!ld Iris shltlllt, eu\hllZ'll1(~dw ith h i, rank or crcst. IIl~nl1YriCll th eI h l l t sud I s l l D l I l d l ; ; \ f [l 1 ( 1 1 1 WaS le~Il ihm!ldf '1 u filII" 1 1 I I lfnrm,SUei l shoulder illsigrun ure C!nI' jULT-[lull! to tho college colors and tJle ira ter-iur] enrhlerru sn widl-'ly !.1ispJ"yed. 1L i~iuiporlunl , hi I~ lI1i.1itari'[lsu~e, l!O\nlv as an ui d II) rOl'oj!nir;iol1 hut ill>1 1 1 1 ~Jl"mcn! 10 In !iH lI pride of outfit illLot h l t ' \V ,(1.1'01'.

COMel ' , l l us e f~ f slum ltle r in sig nia .tll)\w\'~'r, hegnn wil h [be ~Irnf'illl ;~p-provnl in \\ 0 ld Wur I when theE ig ll l} - Hrst D iv fsi on . II rlll1t~ to Francein L!:UI, created thetr W !ldtm l ~ I J I ) l t l r r ( , 1pntch, made of fdL and sewn un lheI.. fl ~h{'lll lde-r, Sl1b!~e(l"(,ll [hI HJI Oi\'i~inu _ both I I I hem e and abroad. I'e--ceived c l llLl lt l l' i7 J l t ion r n r indlv idnal d e-$ !g ll~ . H Ut! soon S]1l ' r inl ht l - f t s}lnlllclPf.'Vellre,w11111)' c.;wrthltll' Lu \1'(' th i-llsltplia lIutiijll ill ill~ IIn it I tU\"jllQ: its PWTi dr.JIign,

lI"IlI"I"'" I.. ." JJlIlI. I", ,~Jj/",(, "'~III,J

donly .saw tltru it w us cov ered by In! ( 1k~ ,bull-dozers IUld III!!II working, l l hnd II"dl l iet'. Hi - kfl:kl'd lli~ ruelder, set tho: plntledu IV IJ lo tlll,~ ."Jl' [lud .dodged lrm'k" andJlIJll-i1'pA1r~ ] _ I y b.it,khlg the right n r u l leI!rudder LUt)llllllg up in Irout of him WIISa . hug! ' tht(", He unbuckled his strap,kn elt rlnw u til' lilt! 1 10m of !.I,e CD l..'Fi t ,1.lIdheld on us the plan e sb uuk somclhlllg soHdm,d lUI "ed 0\'1-''1',H,' \\fl~IiHl'fl ont, unhurt. by IIman wlrc!lfLzuli 111111 !tIl' JI1(~I'. and suidl "jeez , ..YOU'H' rrtluJ Davenport, Jowu, aren't youP"

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17/44

K E E P I N G I T R I MA B O A R D C A R R I E R SL i m i t e d t i m e a n d s p a c e i s p r o b l e m14

F,":VEl) , ITFJ. 1 '111 ' . 1I!ll fll.E1>. I of Ihnileel lime tlild spuee,nlhletio lIfficers aboard carriers have tllXeJ their inge-nuitv ro pre ido n nuval aviulinn physk-al training programwhich w ill flJ lilll lh e JUHI PUJ'{Jll (It kcepillg men fit .1Il 1ut lh > ~uml:' tim provide re lnxinu recrea ion, Eruhusi.isn:wtrh 'vvhit'h the program 1.ilt. 1ieen accepted by nffi!'fHs :)ndenlisled men attests [I.) t[w SHCCt 'SS of lhr- 1111111 .A!hle1k 1 11 10g fllm s tire us diversifie.d [I S clirnules in which

111fWnr '(mel IIc ted , Hasically, however, tlJlW are rimilarin th~lt they stress competitive games. Miniature gYllll l l l-shun hal" hoe-I! h\1ilt lw n rsun tu 1 Oil St" (,'nil curriers iuu]u re tile > soen o r 11111 -h uvtivltv 1""(1111 t lnwu until alter dusk,l1'l igh t unrl hangar decks 1 1 re rnarkerl lo r \'~llley hall, ulI lLmlnton and basket hall C()\lrt~ while plune elevators, tn ,1 ,


18/44

h uJ r- ra is ed l }( Js it j( }n , IJ I to u douhlo as J . I I . m d l ) ! l l 1 1 .l ud v o ll eybull courts, ;IS well us provide 11 raised bo;\;ng nrenn,Om.' 1l1Itt()P whiull has seen considerable Hction had a/o oU l< lll I t'arn w h ic iJ . I V I ! rJ . :C J nul regularly durfng the se-ason1 1mI played on e oE I1 \ pre-B igh t squadron teams durfng;\ iii e rty p (~ I'io d ashU1" l l . Auothe h. t1 u h, 'ket I nil leaguII ! 'w Lldl 2 teams competed; with winrring squad mem-bers being presented gold baskee halls b y the slipper-P II . prub len i of filling ",1 al l II etic I'l"Ogf:lI11 in to autl1r(aJr 11 11 1plun of lhe day has been sal etl nn nne currierhy vtrtu lit an ex!:'clltiv plJil.'l"'S men 100'llmllllll whidl readsin part: "r'ilhlctll' hOIJ.r may h i> h eld ut nny rhne. \NbenPl"tlotit'all10 it will lie scheuuled O.lJ the pJM of the duy .~ I,e lh er 0; !l( ,>1 scheduled, th e rlour ",-ill b e 11)]1)01.11),-,00,"

Wl.l:EN m roar. swhnmln.g' the major activity undseveral lhensand ncn-swlmmers have been tm.lghthow to handle thernselv in wntcr, F.mph3s is is placedon life-saving skills rather than ou speed and style. Thefad that sorn ~If the personnel ub HId have see-n III IIdr()\ n because ' - ' I I an Iuabillty 10 swim has h ightencdinterest in swimming.Competilive team Spotts are also enillyt~d shnr , wfthluterest c ntered in has ban, softball and toll d) footbiLl!.Publi{.~IJiril(~1ciUz ns in some dUes wlu-re carriers dock11.1\ 'e -TJI 'nvidl '-d fa(' il i ti es ! . I I lo ca l a lh Jd ic li"'lds l1r;u!1gym 1 1 1 1 slums. III the B'ldfic t:h0t~ter several rille- recreation centersJ Illl'e 11 en eenstruetesl by naval phYSi('lll tJ'.oining nm(~er$tu order to give c.'I1'l'iercrews an opptl t1:l ln i ty to eseroise.

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19/44

OIHCI~.U, HODEL \JlPROV0D OH1CINJ\L_ MODEL APPR VImn 1 J : S I C _ , _ . ' 1 E H .\RMY NAVY NA~\ ' IE D E S ] C 1 > . " ' E R AIU,!Y 1 \'1' NAME

B O M B E R SBoeing ." 4 B-l1 I FORTiRES5 Cu,:ti~'!'i - - ~. . . . . - 4.2.S IS IJ 2.C , S SW , HELlOIVERDouglas .......... 8.10 BOLO and SIIFOouglas 8-23 DRAGON lotkhoe


20/44

P H O T O I N T E R P R E T A T I O N

,(GUAM(USA) EN W ETQI(

:... .. . . . . . - i' T~U K !:,JPO,~APE. , , _ '"f c A R 0 L I N E 9 1

I'~2? ti'l' L :ague (IF ~uHoll~ mllJlc:hl!f'~ lO J~\.pn~leer-t"dL1J l Sll lm lli I II the ~licrouesiau arl'" 01 - the }'a .ti.6 c tohe .1 . lministered as all inte tr(J portion 0F hel' empir As L I rJlattl"l' Ill' fact. J a p , J I I hall already alter the eutl Jrtr,'tkof 'Votld \-\'ur L seized these islands hom Germany. whollQd purehn 'od H I C n i From Spnin ill 1 ~)9. 'rhe exceptionwa~ Cuarn in III!:"vlartauas. which Ita l belonged to theU. . since 1 98." Tlu mauelate. th -refor . came in th\"ay (if U c"N1JiI'T1Jatioll, or "otl~ of l'OllRdef1cf', ttl Japl,l.li.Whe i l J allan w ithw vw from Ih e - T,f 'agn( ' (Uma). no pres-sure v as plueed 1Ipon her to g iv e 1 I 1 1 U , m anda t f > t lislands.I'll . islauds ure in fUlir contiguous rroup : L , L) [

lsLANJ). Iplug nearest ttl(' l)hiiippw~s, II. CannLlNKlSJ..A!>;us.SlTGt('h'ing aercss un east-west ax is north of I I"WClIinNI and Uli:l S~llprnolls. Lll, \1',l.RI N ' s fSL.i\NO , 011 H1I0rtlN) uth axis above- U l~ Carolines, lWU T ,),LARS.lJALl..Is~ IJS. w b i c l l form tilt, ea tt"rll Tim .,f I - L I : ! Japan lit'Pacific errrpire,

t1 ' t Lu L lJ w~.. fll"'tH'H1j,~1 uu.L.r U. . l ' I I t . - t I l .1 1 1. 1' \ \" o P II 1J J J H :' H .H I f)1~~I"JI'1l11l('1I1 l ' uu . ..f " I I ' I , , , ' , 1{I~:l ' , ,",I ,"1~u,1 1 0 " , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1"fT.", I l r r ' "ml.'I, 'IIi !',,,\rl 1 - 1 " rI".,

"IMARSIU LLS"!'.I'

Japan's policy of fortifyiug tho Marshalls aud neigh-burin T iIaut! p0:-rtinus was intended to protect her ulti-m ate goal o r seizing S )UI'l! II uf raw materials ill the landstu th e sou til, as w~ll us of spreadin,g her altgis over morealld IIInn: territory in the Allial'ic rlornaiu. Soon to fol-low. iJ not automatically, wus l l re e l im ina ti on of Britain,France, Nethorlands and the l1. S. frorn tb cri nt,These aspirations are r fleet d ill the doctrine of h"Creuter East tlsJa opr os pe ci ty S - ph e l'f '- ,"which JapanIUJ:i loudly ljhotlte~1from Tukyo rot)Hops as the b aeonlight oj Iier desti ny. It is an expansionist doctrine,Qtl\ S 1 7 1m - ur th e Iarshalls has th e double-barreledeffect of cutting off Japan's furthest springboard in1 1 I t>P a ci fic ! w h il e p la cin g the UI1!trd Nations closer tothe rest of the [upuucse mandated islands und to Tokyoitself. Naval viatiou plays a smashing rOle i 1 1 aecom-plilihing this main ebj etiv......and ,it Ugi1tl:rs, bomber ,p at no l a n d r ec on n ais sa n ce planes I lj O v er b road e xpan se sof the Pacific performing missions that w i ll c ul o:t iu at ein the filia l .~i1t'lIdngof the enemy in th e lays to COIne,

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21/44

,~~IN a""MIER PI'\"51WUISH"LL5 O~"(;AEO P... M- ".1.0(0 5TrHIII .LJ; IV WATER

A N Y O , C H O G O V E R N S M A N D A T E D I S L A N D SN..'YO"CHO is th e rH1Jfl6 of d ie .sy stf 'm t,l ..dminisi:mUOllnpplied (0 the Japanese m:1ndaled Snut]: Seas islands.Us boss, or dlrcctcr, who Is i.IPPointed theonlt iu


22/44

P e r m a n e n t n a l u r e or defense i[l$mHan"lls COlUrIl[Y I" peacefulmandate conditions is eeflecced in nir trips on Euhvewk bLand

K W A J A L E I N : A T O L L ' S P U L S EK''AJALEL'\, world's largest ar t1U. whidl received the bruntoj' the U. S . N t lVy"commande( .l assault en February 1.was nut the ouly h '1 t ' 11 I nt r surpris ,(;'xp]oitco hy the l\'flVY for all it was worth, proved highlydrl::c[ivc.For to belt h ID\adill~ Murlnes on Hoi ilntl NlLIlluf IslandsIu the north, uud 1 ' 1 11 - troops on "w(l.i~eil l Islund ill thosouth of Kwajnleln Atoll, ntl\I ll surface unrts l)y-passd


23/44

LAGOONSERVICE

A P R O

f ! A R R A C K SA R E A

M I L L E I S O U _ O N L I M B PACIFIC OCEANMu .LE , t nn I 'J g n ll lHhnp ed isL11J~l rut U lle Atoll, lypifieslb e strongly fm-( iied P'I'e-..Pu:u:Lilm'bnr ,J"OlLSes '1 'ef: l(.p,c1l . J y lhccuerny on the Sl)JOlwling islands of lln! Ce[Jtral Jlaci:ic.ill spite ol the Leagi re's Tlllllluate UlltlJOI'i'l.iug Pl'OtntlUoJlon ly or peaeetime 1 1 1 ( . 1 o . ' o 1 1 - i l ) : ; ' , lL fUl'nl~tl the southern anchor1 1 f III e J a p s ' Bas tern i\


24/44

T U R N I N GCIRCLE

BURNiNGH A N G

U. 5. AIR ACTIVITY REVIOAU EXTErIT TO WHICH ~APS HAD FORTI FlED MAIISHALL ISLANDS MIA"ID"TD BY L~G.UE f"Oll PEACI'UL P(VELOPME"IT

g p la ne s on Mitle's runway prove accuracyBDmbs d e s l r o y e d Mille's plane .runways, hangars and repair shops, damaged barracks;bomber 'aim Til shalrering MUle' defenses powerful 1 ' : ' . I avy air offen. ive duno8 many strikes steadily drained Jap re isrance21


25/44

. , . l>JATC f'b:I>;"AG011,A-A new "DJ lb~' tDunk",r:' regarded 0;; U"1 l uuprovomeut ovt!t5i lUi!~1 ' l.l'ui,,(ug cW.l 'k l ;I. highly j'o>:lH,lic lessonin 'l'li(;:;l[)illg from a ~iLlking ri1.1lHi!lifter IIlorced Ian di nc: nt sea,Th 'Dunker" is It ( , '( . !l l lJ I " le l ", SNJ cockpit,monntetl on twill rails gs ' f t ' 1 i l t 1'll\g and sotut 0 15-de~I 'l '1 . Inng!, u t .JIIH p u c ! Ilf flll ill-door .~wfniming P _ O < l J ,The student enters thet"(l~)kp!l at Ihe. till} ofth e Jncline, :;tr,,['Il' h im-~ e l f ill wit h l > . 1 J i - e t y belland shoulder ! 1 1 l 1 ' l l o , > 5 SLI le povlal au estimated 2U\e m>ts , ruiU lig dow n .slid., IJll haIl I ,e,Ltl ug." ,AI the illslaul of lml~acf, the Iorwnrdedge; ' t) f t h . .. t'tldrpit strlkes It tripp.iug dedecaad th e "Dunker" i s l l'f ow u ; , il .lwuiJ)! ov . 'rorr ilJ. bn ok , rernafulug submerged in thn tPUSltiOll whl!J.l the ~tude_IILJlmh~ J Iis e$~lpe,I J,,'~ o.l!I\\\'1l1] S O seconds to g e L ()~I\'lr t:h~eoekptt, :luJ iI no doesn ' t show up '" tim (time. a 1 1 1e guard go~ to H : l e rescue,Instructors say th,u , I nip tt l tlm_ pf.!'n!>~-coJI-I- "Dunker" is tIlt'! n'C[lT$t tlilug III all' \c lt U ll F o r" ", -d ! :\ i' ld in g -a nc l resultant sub-I I J . ." ,, ~i ol !_ _ __ _ ' e tl e vi s" d a s a rn tin ing aid,,.,NI\TTC ~1J;; !! -l i'H~-A hl1l llol lj JT of prim!'hnportnuue coceenring the serrous shortugeor fuel oi l cooIroHUng llleStnt iuu ~hlswlntf'f 11\15b een issued j"y th~ execuli, eDiIl 'car.Suntell,~ made hy the Bureau of Yartlsand Douk :s hove ~hmYII I -h il t s av in g s (Ir10 Io 25 percent C 1U l be made througbtile use of II!! efficient eonservatioa pro-&rra:n,. If, oil. UJl~ :t'f 'Ved withi>. It 30-JLty period,~1(Jugh. fuel will hone been saved to f:ur-I 1 i 5 h til" pnwer t() mU"~!I nl"l;vurt can : ier1 , 5 9 ( ) Tl:lIltiCI!.l ! l 1 H e - s .I I > - NAS LI"Ell~i')IJ.E-A n l'O J ,J 'f ft m f or rnL-ployrneut o r p1l11l011neJ ill ,'olllin,'nlf'l1l \"(15l nS ti tI J t ed I~ t th is 'Stil l iQn n > ( , , , , , , l 1 y w H IIh igh ly SMisf\\c:tory l'tlliwils. Uli1br,ing tlleservices of -pl'I.SOller5 f:rnnl :l n",:uby Ntl'>';l!Pei'slUmii Di'>tl'il)1tl)llu CcuLor. 111'1>\\'l 'm~'f )f at! men per i1ny have 1~"\1 ' ~nJllJ.oyed.'Flnsl'S t ' l l J 1 for and~'l tnm pr i BOJ11 " rs tot h ( ' c pr'lli01UH![ C'' 'nt",runily nlld Ihe mei la r . . !lrt!\'i~lt!d tIw ir ilium T lW nl \vhile abmudthe station , A s n T f'J ;ult uf t'l .is ru'Hv ity111; I1 ( 'h W f ) r i .: J , f 1 . 5 1;13( '11 .ll 'I, 'I.lmplisluOld ill "!,lJgrt'~s. T Iw house- Is Ull"'~ , lays 0",,'1-due lind I'Dl I"dthC.r anxious:'TIll' (ow(:''I' d);ll'ratu, ~ecnll~d bill ~mn-vi nCl,{j , He strolled ttl the ""iudow and,S\I. rc C'(l(Il'l gli, ttlUI'"e was Ie house crl'epi 11g, In \V11 t ll l~ rand at ~r!llil"spaoe', lle returnedto the Ijlwnt:' , TIlth!.'r $Iwepishly."Ye~ sir. yonr Ill1l111' T~ Im the way:' Ill'repo-r tf'd, "Ikg p lL hl a " , ~jT, bu ~ fOfa l'lt)-

ment r Unlllght ilWllS HIe. an..:! .mt thohousc,- , that WIIS beJng L 1 . k { ! I I for til", rid!)I"

.. NATe G(JHI!IJ~ CmIISTI-"Sallite .iudJUd, '--t!. t tC" Illl< ~!(Ig lulior ..hortilgc'~, dilli< 'u1lr < Ifpri ntmg mOJ'" t lmn 1:1116aper is e l imi nnted,und fill irth , :standard L'lIttun!],,> aud ,,,,,mit'~Irips "f enl(,!rtlinm~llt ~alllo! are ll"ail ..blll'to NATlL'e I'i'fl the "Jax Air 1 ' < ew5 . ".. MCAS Clll~IIlW-PoINT-h] ordC )T to s li Jl lt l~illte illl-ef('~l hi I,:IUTCI1.t uir il'ltl'!IigUlll'C "ut!lI.' p;ul of OlJillt'f per$llllll~l, weekly Tn('l't-inl !:s : I_re heing \"!lld On l!Ji_~ SGllio,,_Th, [ lTUg t 'n l l l , tll~Ung1 I . 1 \1>1 ' ! lilt lwur 1 1 1 1 . 1$1 h a lf , l Io nn tl ll y , 1 1 . 1 ; : 1 . t c , l p i c s("IS " TIl( > (" ",,, ",1llllll I' t l-nd Fprlili(".lt!uu" .1 1l l l . . :"l!lfihl;lll h hU l d~ :' '' 'T 1 1 (1 'E n tile- of M id-way," "Enrly OpsloH "o!lcillcl", ~llC owe-tfilg_~\\'b Iell arebCC'omin!t frtarfllsirlgly _[IOrlll l11T !'\eT') \\,t,,'k.


26/44

...'I, T[JlI~IA. - jW( i l l l I.Ul'l,LIU hnveh c C l J f it l eu Ulll Ior wind!!" S 01 cadet rI,.ldy1")"1113- ,tt the Ihgllt hne til Illcilillltnlfldc w ith a l.!um ller 0'1 01U~ sI C le J lUU 11s~ll1d ('olor IJJ\ the olhl;)1 ', or 'll.'), IIUJJ1-bered hoak, four or fivl! ouml) 'wd (ug'w ll i, \ '1 1 1 )'1 1 1 ! ! ,j iu l 's w t ', ro pw' i('l;,tI, A . r !. ldtag i.~gum! r o r II 1 )1 11 1" uf guggll's, :I bl littag for boots. grt 'lf ' l l f(lr h{'8\ 'Y ja~.1..'t!t l lI, ilIJ on.A... ooch :;-tulc'Ilt r "purL in a ~ed .. f whll'"urn b ere d tag s, ,lJ 1d iL m ite s o u I Y ;l ruluutl!t{ o (ill lilin buck.II" \'leA ' GHliliJl) POf!'o,-I.Llit1i11 ~t('fIill 1ICUrt'prdlft1"osiye condilionill"1r s c l 1 e d \ L l o re-c.-nt'l), W!l:1> l'(l(llpl('h'd u y all ~)FEi~~'fli audnl is ter l Off iC" .. I !fSl~ lh' air ~I.ntioll ","l ThirdM.A. \ ; > ' 1 . Mvl1 .ods 01 ublmdolling hi pl ind ~ I.IlTIbllt sW.inunillg prHgOllll lml' l . '

~'I'o[lO1ed nrn:phih1{)l.1~ ;V Iflrilll'~Qr ndiqll It!n ruom.:mt's notice. Thus' \\'110 qun lifwdI . till; ' rir~t JTtuCUl'e Nwilll Wl't, l'l"rjuird poomplete 200 yards in W:n"S !If four.11shl!~ b reasl~ l>1 d!.:. !!Lld I xl ..: k o 'l ro ke s,J\unps [,om \W(' pla[ilJrmS of IS any 25feet completed the first IJhtlS o f pmg ;rm ll .

eulues IlI,!l 1 . 1 ' , (Ii{. utlllul1l~ lu b~ dW 't\ eJT()~~() TAU~ I ; " , ~ ~ ~ ; ; : ,: . : ~ r l : : : ' : : : : "tl"'*l(l as SO)'llig 11,(11 ~NjJlU)'~'L: l1liliruryU 1W l'.Llium ill III l iL"uLI .:IS oi \\ lr ,tn goingUti ~Jlll;loth!l" ut:t.'drding til plnu," JapllueselU f units, he SH 1 ( 1 , ure "co ustuntly IDJlitl"i:-ail l-illg II d1 'llllU 4 1 1 tlU) vust lli'Cli d l B1JWm,I"fl.'lId. ILmJ,I-ClIfIlll, Thnllund, allJ ~lillilJ',OUu, : r air uuus, he said, 5 " -r ul til l)H t I 'UlHug U J e Ihrug:ll .lIa~' I.II'L'l1 lindthe area (J\ er th e ~1;lU1; StHl\l1 !I I SUU111~l ' l l ltuU; '11"." lu M.1J.c.lJWill, ill: dcclcrred. JI lP"."nese Lleh~1Ii\,. Iorces are cUIIsuwtIy 011UHl ulert, while an "airtlght, ddeJ1Se" bI'llillg lIfa.Jlllnhled ill JU{JUII p.rop1.lr.

A - ll~ 'HI.I' I.. s TukJl'i Illln;s .UI uppeul to the p to,Ilk III l J1 ~Oll1.\11 DW Jr" pell 'Y IItlm U. S... Lm C l l1 l 'h U 5U l t. 'S l 1 l1 1 1 ". IU(lllU isIinulv t1I'IMllljned II~'I p ol ie i\ ;:; " ill' ~lIldy 'Il p*'1 ,~:-Ua.UIIJr Asia and dounnauug siali' 1"'01'1"$clllmlJrHicall} illlite I'lll'iAc. bill "un Ihe cotltjn~mt" It is'\Ull "utl",ri, r H Mvrem (II'. I> l lys T'lk. n:"TIlf>J't> IS 110 in ]icM;ilrn that the B rit1 ~l!.wllu \-1l[U.~ tllP lig l,l il lg on the E1uupean[mill \e.r~ hlgllly. ,,,III l:ran,rt'T t),dr fiJ.'clt lr oper:.ti 11' in til' lIldjall Qcc>m.' A.Tul ' II se a Imim! i ,_pluLe,l!ls .'l:l.ying thnthOIll a Ulilitl , iry st"IH.ipoiril "Jf1Pl lH >i.,,"I1.gl 'ul,"I '~I')1o iU ! l 113 i l 1 1 l 1m[ impre.,r lll1blc to lWY""IIt!> ltlll k.-A ~To ~\Tltli fulLHl'P . A U ack Ulg "L ht:! Alllt!ticuJt ue~Jg" f!l~w urJa con o.u Lt 'atllllJ 19n - 1 . , 1 , gpukf.',l.lllllilof Ul Board of In forrnati n, d"lloHlices tlll'< 1 ( ' 'j,>jiull .nude al ti l Td.1I. 'Tfu. lIHd ell-irot'Il1\ re t elLce.~ (I) \:0 tII:~cdI.! to LlI.t" U, S. ,~1I t},['Pod 110 hl,lIlrls 1O.d cr JUP, 1 J l ese lila 11d IIe_1 f, j ;J .r fJ du im s l !J ut " tl ,e . isln,,(l~ un iWr Ja,pan-C'"~( rna I1cL ' l tear t ' ~(,Cllrt'lr in J ' ( I 'west: J-.auds"lid w1 l l ajW'R),"s .r(lmilin ill rlIJ nn rse h"nd~;!S jl b1.1Win'k lIgaiu:;[ II11)' A mt ,d . 'au 11Inhi UOI I ttl domJ,.nte th e world." Dtnm:i 1I.r1}!I:~rsLt('sst'~his sl .HtPI IHut t;llnl "it i~ lllt!ollceiv-'l hl [1 I hl ll n,it~lin, m icl HUli,ill. "lid ChllHlhat (j i lgT(:t l(l 111 flH~' CflI1L'C','{on of ll,al kilulttl gil' Ill" 1 . 1 ' . 5 n In)Je h Il1d in the Wtir,"

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h e N a v y ' s A n n a o l i s o f t h e A i rP F.NSA.("(1W~ t'llJIe-rl I,h~ " \~II~IP\Jli~Ill' 111 i 'Air" b~(,:Hlse it l."III\" Na '< , )" s - f i r s t rut stauou ,lnJ J1QW one of lt~ Jurg:I:l~l:',phys u ).,t:) r61 in tnunlng WL'itl udl.llnt's 1C; it enters il~; 3 C J t h year 0 1 uper .. tilllJ~, T h e -30rh "hirthduy" , lImivet ' li : t l '},kit (11 jn nu 'i! .ry 2 0_II is the (. snter of naval avlirti!lnlTllinlng ]'1)110\ill!! rec n trcatlon Q un oH!r-ull,rgl1.J1izulioll kuu\ II us U\ al A ilTrairunc Command. onder this come the exi ting PrimaryIntermedh te and o perutional rJ , inlng cnrmuands. "Mll.,Lnnneriy with lieudquurrers nl, Pensncolu, IHIS slJiftoc1 toC orpus O hristi, wltich prnvides iurenn diule tr,lhlin~ wilhPf'llSuco!a for [J rc enllre lJilollllll [:lllt of t ile 'Juvy.P ensacola has a com plem ent of mall v t l lQl lSunds of qf[lcarsund !Ilen , It VI as :leJeel ed as Ih,~ III'S I unv n1 air ~'ta.ti(I n b('-( ' 0 1 1 1 , r :: of its situaHtm err III -:ui! 0 (. i\l x iru, w here man)'ba)'s nne] inlets, flal tl1rmin, sandy soil, and gnod weatherII1:JKeit idmtl fn~ Yf.\l""-rmllld flying.

ix auxiliUJ'Y air sl:lU!lI.L~ .u-' witlilu a 4 U-l'l1 ile rad!us.Whitillg, Bronson, Burin, Snuflc'Y. Ctll1Y an d _ETIys n, tillI ..uned r r ni(m Ell' nnva] aviaiurs. Because of space limi-tnrious at the muin statiou. u.ll of tho sat lIit H,.lds havelanter bl1ning fIL.ili tie;1 than (.1](\ u ll er H f! ol tl .Hundred .. (Ii' 'I s, SNj's, S~O' aud O~2.lr~, in mlditiflllto PBY '_ s fIJI' pat!'o) truininjt, are IUls igncd lo Peusacola truin-i 1 J ~ t lent t ' 1 . B U I - I I 1 I 11x i l iHQ ' a ir s t " H u l l off'l's .lln Ct"llltTie~ unce w re tmilJellat Pensa !(ll:l nnd il1'1HIS .hristl. but now all go t(l theluttci st. tion,Pensn Is's &11Departm IIr i . (jIll" or lile Uv., lurg _s l a l'Ul)' nand ail' stnl1!1n, beiug housed in IIIlIlU.!I"OtS hnildingsscattered arl uver the grounds, Tis euglue nverhuul hopi f : ; 1111 of the U1(l.~l modern in Ih e V l1 tte rl Stutes, J\&R'~ m.iiutask is to k eep M many 08 possible fl f stnlion's nircralt in By-ing cundition with ;..tS Hull' wtlsll" lim!" : lI 1d t 'r ro rt as pOSJ;ibJf ' .

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MANY FA 1 1 ' 1 "0 N'A~'I' ,o.VIATI'ON HAMES IN T,HIS f':lRST PENSo!h . O JL lr ed t1 nL te an d U nite Y 5tt~ te .l~and ohill1gf'd gn\'li'mmenls 17 times, It Wf1S bumed bylndjuus, destroyed by hurricane, and mzed by the Con-rtt1~riltt's. H "VIIS the sileof n NG\Y yard il l 1825, nearlyH1(J years bduf(! it bsrsune tho N av}"~ A r l l t ail ' station.T Ii.., yard w as the center of naval aotion ugultlSt Gulfsluve lrmll' nud prJ'He), l! eL ,E. A . M t'DO llnell. (uiU H. W , S coDe ld, E llyson W!lS Nnvn l).\\ iator N"o. 1. Gl11minglhiITI NI), , ' i , BeUingr No.8, Must01JNi l . 1 J . S llllD ey '\1 1 1 .1 4. Bronson '\ J o. 15;,.Whi Hng N o. 16n ml S pe l1 (..'e T No . 2 0,

III tI w lo we r p hn t( J~ ra l') lJ i , ' > SllOWIl th e naval air $ :l aL io n a sit hlll~(,d d.llrillg lk f in~ l W C l ; !k s o r i t , \ ; (lrgfUuzfLliuu. SO years11~( ' . at till' ~i~(, of t!.c uh an dl!lw u N l1 v~' yurd Qnr thu C:I/lf.TIll' len t nn ngUl's were O~eI]11nl'e citwi1"lg normal weuthort'lllldil j(ll!~, hut when u heavy blow was it!. prospect tlhU1C5V.'WI' u'IlII'l:cl lo [)U! hriok .: ;1nu,'hlra ln th e b ack groun d.


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A I R F I E L D S H O N O R F A M O U S F L I E R S\)a mt1 '.~ Iiun ou s in lit hi s W ry u r nava l uviatiuu ur e IoimdIII the )j,1 of amdUary air stations around j s Pensacola.

B A R I N F l E l 0 -NlImed for Ll. L () u i s T . Burin,one of first reserve officers to qualify as ; J . _ usvalaviatnr, He was ,I noted tunt Iller nurl flewiI ' N . 1 lo Azures area. Field is in Alubamn .B R O N S O N F I E L D -l\'allIt1U fo r L l . (jg) Chl l ' -enee K. I:!n,li -011 . 'm>; ,11 vi lo r (1 . IS . l Iepnrtlcipated ill lhe occupation of Vera Cruz..s"llO:rtly aft('f ITlirdifying W i a unvul In inter.S A U f L E Y FIHD-:'-JUllitlU fu r LL (jf{) Rkh~u'


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IPHSJ.C lDlA., CONT I1 J

T H O U S A N D S O F S T U D E N T S R E C E I V ET H E I R N A V Y W I N G S A T P E N S A C O L A' T U I ' ; L T l ' i L T E 1 ) STNII' ;S 0.A\'\ ' i~ I I ' l J J J , ' l l ng l l w L C h l L ld s o f ttirplam~'Pilots H year, and II hal f of these PA.SS through theintermediut (l'ainiIJg ul Pensacola, the test being tLUlUedill1l :l! NATe Corpus IIIisl!.Became of tilt! immense sjz~ of the prngr-,un, lnlerme-diate trainfng is th . number 1lI1eudi\ ily nt Plill.SllCtlhl, whoses veu local ancl u ux tli ru )' I le ld s tf!ke !1viuHoncatIdts out of"Yellow Perils" and turn litem out ready tn tntin in HellC(It8,Cmsalr an d (}ther< OI)01'atioll lk l type .Stud nts going through Peusncola for intermediat train-ing m ~lke the r')( In Qs of a ux ilia ry a ir tanons fo r specializedwork, A t Whiting, w hich hus Lhe ulfge-stJum lin 'g fieldsof the lot. they get .instrumaut flying and twin-engineImf'llbE'rs. l li llYSO l l I lm l S a u l : L j > , y fields train them lor Iormu-rien ri. ing and basl!1 work.Bronson , Burin mel Con. f ie ld s s pe ci al iz e In lTan1-lug, introducing them to torpe 10 ember. Oghl 'r aut! dlvh(m,ber types. PR'S operute from Bronson rieln and from\1 II:' mw u l air 5 ta4 'kw P TO },(W,?vhmy thunsand students pUl'~ lliruugh tIw irrtermedlateuourse every Iour monthll. The' Ill-st mouth is c levph"dto lJasi l :niirung. fiYll ' r sx v 01' SNJ airt' I'~1 t, huger l indh eavier thun ptimury trainers. tu bridge tho gup betweenprimary und upemtionnl Ilhmcs. Cat1C ' t s ~~t their flrst tasteur lrrrmutiou tlild rl i\'~~iul1l1[a,'l:k:$,After they huve [umiliurized themselves wilh the uir-('mft they gel basic instrume-n! truluing, lileetiilg Ule Linktrainer, t:tlUO r ,1I!! ' Hyillg uud Ilyiug 1)11 Instruments illhighly importuut rhings 1 '01 ' future f igMer nr patrol rJlol~tu k now ,Nexl stell is assigumeut lU a spectnllzed type of flirc.mJt-

pa b-a ) b nm b rS I observation. .fighler, tnrperlo hornher, ,m ds :Ollt bomller. 011.~tr";llhll1 01 \'f~Spilol III' stunsrn Lking wuter Iandlngs in N:3, 's on Houts, 0 '::!U's areul11 gt'OIl Ll Ieums tWll:k1lcIUI'! H' opera t iUIl IiiIIre r illS;'II/s P I PJ lY s . Those 11 '1 " ' 1 1enccn t rn te - ell; l!'lug n:lVign Honand instrument hops, bombing runs and Free gnrmfllj'.'1 1 1 6 '\' group Air' s:-. ./.suud goes ill (01' Jltghl glIBlu;l~'Y!lInigati'lII, instrument flyin/!, glido bombing, torpedo ta '.tics, primm}, eurnhat nrul f pmm til1 ll tac tic s. Aerobutics[aug!l! luclude [oups, slow rolls, Inunelmuns. pn>cision spins,nne! wingovees,A LCll\tl ~\,ITn .n lgh t tl'Hllliug: ~IIH iuterm 'l~hll' cnilet n.J'{ofi g I..: lutenslve grolUlt~ tranuru; and contiuues to receiveuttantinn in his physical well-being, Pitllt'SS pro rrams of11re - f l igh t school ctm tinue ill mcdi R ed lnrm, wilh {Jthfirrecreational type athle tics 1 ' 1 1 (OWT l in to keep h im from~oingstnle.In ' 11lned in th ' trrumag given the cadet are ~1 1Ch in~111 l1 ' -tion ,and nurburn-prnlectlon methods, l lOw tv g t O\lt qf eookpttsunder water, ;lull ~1I)WIi> use l"mNgellcy lifesu\'iug gear.He is r ll l l l il il l l"iZ, '1d with types of rnrions he- will he i.~~ltccl.how hI "rlitcl:" hi. plune in wulcr ur 1 . ( ; ' l 1 y h l J 1 1 1 ,lSUOfl' I1mlhow to liv in i ll lI g ] areas,The hip;h poin t n f b is career us a nuv II uviatnr cerneswhen tIn' c~j(I~11 nish~s lulcnmtlinle h'ainiug :urd has Iilsgotd Na,'y \vlngs pint! d on his ehest, He is eornmissionedan t'IJSi,6'11 III tile uuval reserve 01 seeund Ii uteuunt ill !11efllril1e (11'P~l)~l ~(le on Ll'I t'pl!,'nl'ional lralning n IIIInsIru tors' sehuol.Tn handle tlte ln AI IX of cadets Ir JJl the various priJIIIlf)'s 'hools liver III ~Hmtl'y, Pensaeclu 's facilities hud Lr! heexpanded nlmosr overnighr. \iVlw.re swmnps, pOlllls amisnnd wastes


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_part of the curriculum forRighi students before tbey win their gold Navy wings

I r a i n e r .lfh'Cl> cadets a chance 10 tl:st thair L a ~ l 1 t l S atfi),ing blind. using only plune's insreurnenrs for piloting


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G U N N E R Y S C H O O L T R A I N S A I R M E NT:I UNJ ' nm lh...tES m ay have the finest Navy fighterplanes in the ~ neld in the H p . I I C r I J . . 1 I I t ! Corllr~ir. hut, th }'wC)lIld b worth about us much as Wnght biplanes if 11\.pilnts could not hit what the')' \\ en: SIM'liug at,

It - is the job of the gunnery school at. NAS P en sue ola totruin intermediate cadets and enlisted men iu lhe ill-tricacies of flxed and free maohiue _gULlS nd tu give U, inth practice thai enuhles them til bring dUWJJ J [IpS orCennans when t .L{~y gel them in their sights,Recently Ih lir.uniDg program was xpanded to include

WAVES, who are be l ng Iurued out with l~etty I.llIk r fating;>as Iull-Hedged air gunnery instructnrs. They instruct airmenhow to shoot pistols, revol. ers aml machine .gllnfo on therange, lind teach gunnery th 01)' in c!;t::O;fOOJn.S, as well USoperate special training d viees,Two general types of gunnery are tnught ut Psnsaeela,I-Jlght-studf'ol-grOlUld gunnery t l1' lcl lrec gUU!1tlI'Y, the lattermostly for enlisted men who will serve ,\S rear gunners 011, B2C's. TBF' un l other planes A n !ligllt students I" ceive

'IS 1 . 1 \ 1 1 1 1 ' 5 ul I . , ( f O _ 1 I 1 d gUHlo\ery 1 1 ' in tng prior to their w ork withuctual Bring il l t i l air. DUring that Urn the' recei e in-'lructinll in pistols, shotgun > 0 uud .50 cal. machine guns.They lean) how to esdmate range and speed of enemyplanes. They take apart and reassemble machine guns.'tmly bombs, bombing equipment, theory of bombing, andus' of pyrutec mics .. AD training is designed tel show themhow to Bght their aircraft: when they get in the combat

~tmes where accurate shoOling is the must Important.The second type 0 student, (I"C gunnel'S, also learn lorec gllir. Allied and enemy planes, estimate range and lin

of apparent molinn, strip guns and k~Ll them operating,Operation and servicing of various combat turrets is taughtthem .tgainsl the day when lhey go inb real action.limax of Ialermed late trainiug is r ached at Gull Beachwher fhe gmmer gets R e s t peaotiee Eirjng at moving targetswhile being himsell OIl II ffiMing platform. Here lIe hasfirst contact with Bring a .50 cal. gun set in a lurret, Hourspent 1 > 1 001 ing cluy pigeons wiUl shotgul'l. pa oif in resultslater on when the gunner knocks down his I1rst deflectn shot.Free gunnl'!rs, after finishing five weeks of fhtensiVe train-lug, are asslgueo to operatlonnl Ir


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utilized to press copper gasket t ightlyaga.inBt cl IDp .ri ng , thus compressing ItfJnnugl1 to increase lis Iiameter suffl-cienlly to It over exhaus t stuck. Ringgasket Laing ol copper does not springbnck to its original siz when ~pll.n Ie ris remo ed, therefore 110 ,~wkwaj'clmanipulation of tool is required 011actual assem bly of the part.1)1:'. 10\1'1';" In W. E. );11"1'1'. -:lflIf'1\' ."'"

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C h a n g e E m e rg e n .c y R a t i o n sSubstitufe Horel Candy and Gum

BUH1< 1U of Medicine & urgery re-ports lllnt a daily rutlou of l}!; OZ, ofhard candy with < fruit flavar willmaintain an individual for a reasonablelime in rail' state o r well being. Thisration is almost total ly ahsorb d and re-quires no water from lb " tissue lOrelimination ef residual salts in thenrlne, thus conserving body Buids.During the process pi digestion offoods such as pemmican and chocolate.

ertain salts ate formed that requirconsiderable water fol' their elimination

IIl&KSUP ENGI fU : 'Sy,,'ND TO PREV,,-f,jT fW10VINGin the urine, thus U,toreasing the rateof dehydra tion of the body ,B uA er has requested that the follow -ing changes in aerouauucal emergencyrations he made l1S soon as possible:'Remove all pemnrlean Rnd chocolate.

Suh~litutr: apPJ'Orima,tely oint: ounces 01LlVE ::iAVEJUl, OJnJlMS, lemon drops; r u s ! 'one package of fruit flavored chewing gumI1UJ rctll1n m!llted milk tab1 ts presentl~supplied. Thls ration is consldered ade-

rVIllIA'" for nile man Or six days, [t.ls es-;;tlnLiul that Tlf:i\" items b m nde as water-prnof us posstble, using scotch [ape orlher suitable 1 1 1 a t rials available. Spacesaved s1100 ld he nsed for stowll,ge of addi-t i wm l wate r where practicable.

R e p l a c e W o o d W h e e l C h o ( k sSafety Feature for Work StandsNAS PF.Al1L HA.HHOll-A "fool-proof"sa fe ty fea ture for eng in e w ork standshas been developed at lJlis nation. Thisdevic is a jack consisliug of a threadedcrank a n u nut brazed into a steel plate,W ith th is device it is possib le to relievewheels of all weights so that stand ean-nut TIl ve, Uminating a serious hazardtil safet and personnel It replacesthe conventional movable woodencheeks which invruiablv became lost,misplaced or broken, it has also elim-insted many bruises.IIhwm,Pl")


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' , , " T o k e ep I r a il e rs l i n d equlpmeat fWlII U ( '! -terioraung due to ban vy tainrn 1 1 ro rdhot sun In the' SlJulll Pac i.B . c, t h is bm:bbQi!WCr \VIIS constructed by handymen orth u CASU. SunsW ne is hard on rllh .bf'f tiresand raln nCVGf \\IUS noted foril!; lWDcdui quuliries on meta] gear.The ('0\'1'1' is W f(l('t high in fron t :l:uJB ye rt'et h iSh in baok to g tv e it irn-proved flrainnge qualltdes, MateriallIsed Ior the ~efl(lyservice bomb shelter\VOLS 2:t4, .2x6 anrl 20x40 tarpaulin, Andli:h t-Ioot earthen bank or reve trrren tW!IS constructed. nround three ~icl6S titt I ! C molter by the Senbees for prutec-!ion against h ,l ii St s I rom bombs O~ shells'." " A n a i r g u n n e r ' s c lE lnn ing b u t was c o n -strueted from a few boards, nails undbll'pa1I1. iI! s, The hu t was set Il~id~ y O !~'1lllldl'Oll personnel ~ith on e caS\]l)~!'ltHll1cenHm in charge to k&ep themsnpplietl with rilg.~,cleaning rods, clean-iog: solution and other equipment thati~ne!ltlt~ll to maintain guns in fightingtrim. 'rIle hut is bntlt 'wito a 20x40r t . turpnulill an d 2x4 lum h(:)r. T he rec-blllgl!ln.l' shaped hut Was an, IldVllntRgeuver a square 01' rou nd b uild 1n g ill tha'tit provides onlnancemen and others.worldng on the guns with elb ew room .. . T h is a ir o r a l t service unit showed itsresourcefulness by adaplin~r the Markl bomb trailer I1 S !I portable gun -cleaning Inl'iler. Due re .grent dis.brlcehu tweeu tfle ordnance .mop an d thelhie, som e 1 11 0uns of c1 a~1 1ling guns onthe line bad to be se l up . This Mark Jbomb trailer was ecnverted into a gun-dleaning dedt:e and proved vary saW>-fncttlty. i~twas reported. M.nterialll pro-videdror \vodl:ers who use the trailerwere afflg container, gun-cleaning pan.Lonl box , c an s r.tf dea.nin_g - so lu ti on , p er t-able Ilre ex:ti:n~ni=-htlr and four cans ofoil. A slotted holder retales the guns,

C A S U ;It/ '9perAtlns I n t h ~ South P'acf;f;c area, bO.$ d.evisedCl"lJ,urifbel of 1.!! iefu~1a:dap!ations of mafer(cd an d equ lp lT!en t fo rq!'l~~flGeli lose s ice unit ':o~n~dion wIth ordnanceoperations. blAN&Ws senls 0 senes of photog raph.~ aod4es~iPtion{ .sho~i1l9 how : C ASU .~, ttle1 rhe Plobl'~'~~!ri the: ;flpldand li y lis,mir""lngtl.nVif)t solvedthe'm. P-assltullhQ5 afQtI"Qhc~d base Q'.i t l; f iDn W'l l j~adQPtih_S th~ ~hel'tles natlJ~redly lui I1mltad, 10 :the; mo.t i f1c(s tbey h'ill'l1 tHtheil' tlisptbal .fherethe ,pt9!>lem(s;Ps mw:h I?rI;t;urin.g.;1h$ rnareJ'ialt asi' isp uJ :th rg f hl! i4~~ Jo wotk. "lumher and na~l, "'Qy be si!l,uce.


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II > A l o w l a r g e t I r a i l e r w as (J lll1 8tn u:tflll :rO il!a j\lltrk 11hfltn], trailer. The I'e~lsh\)wn(upper leH) wil l hold i),O OU fe '~t o rHue (It IIlllt 'e, dq J~ l Id iug 01 I ~ ll!.r" of IIJ!'ree l . it i" !(t)I'(JI H ;:h uote d 1 l1 ,IL fl willlast j 'nd e f i J _ I l te ly and gi\'l!$ ~rclli e r pori 1 1 -hilily lu Low Imgel line, TIlt- l'i?ulisoousrruoterl 0 1 s teel tUh111~ ",lith n cra nkIlll one ~ id 0: III permit rewi nd i11g: IV1 IhIuc'illly , The tongu

~l"f!.cD llml eorurnent, l'It,d indicatedwUl 'k had to bf " done < I L l tli.al purtieulurordi: ance purr, g:~b'(,)11 IJ I~It il WIJS inwllrldl:tg orrler nnd Wl11J1llJrlt uieunlthat I t requirud tlIiuor acljuslmeut:;,Sheets were turned i ll to!>torerC:l11IDchecker, w ho out 1 ' e 0 ru - gl'P!'>ll wHshi4!>un tltt hourd ( pioture lower lcll,uhove}. 1 1 1 0 1 . - jde~Jhas proved valuable.

, . .A no lh e t u s e fo\- bom b aurl 1()J'pedotraller Mark II has been {ouud-to hoi s!tlle tai l of an ~1i:rcI 'aJlS0 Lhllt its guns ClUIlw If"veJed o r r and l .J o rc si g l1 t t; 1 l, T h e relurve heeu runny UlftLlwus 1 . 1 1 ' lifting theta ils otl:ig hte xs /I .!1 doth er n ire rn ft, W j ththls parucular methael, Illustratedabove. lower right, "lilt" nf th!1 goodle a lures of IJsilJ.g die Mark Illntiler 1 : ;ulilized-ladlIty of openHJo,1l by (lull1 1 1 I 1 . n . A small LJ-\I;fHlped tooth was in -stalled ou nIl' crossbur C J f iIw Ilft lug arm: ';0 l Iwl it WOI l J d engage a lall hrucket,II > B e c al l s e 0 1 th e i1ou-exislil t g h (Uigllr d O()fSCASU 'x' di d not have to set Ill' it bore-sjgj1ting pattern, the stand ilh.u~ll"atedill IJ~e piC'tw(' at the left was designedund found sau. sf.lI:etorv. They were C'Dn-shucled from 21 < :4 lum ber, w ith , l hlllI-inch shnt'lI.L tU Illem 10 l )e rr nil ttd j! 1 11 t-ment {If t h l : ! targets PO l ' the particulartype or plane Ileillg bOft '$ ig 'h t t : : d , 1'10-gets were 16 inches il l d1jI01C1h~1' undmade u'l.nn ~lleat steel, T he entiresturnl WI1i~ iununted oil runcrs r11r f)'mtnbility. B uA!;l1 " suggests that diamlcJtt'rof the lar-gGL Screen discs (or 81 1< rliam-eter of t h e circle e ireun ll/("M h i 1l!J; crossesiJ crosses fire used Instead O t discs) bemade t}fJLHII to [0mlls (12. lnches tt l JOOft, ['.mgt'l for 11Iu~1 siltllifaclOl'Y resul ts,

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I ' IAI '1 ,vONIZAT/ONliflfO

,n"LL RANG'E: BORE: AND su::wr AlollS HARII'IONI;l:ATIIIN 1$ MIlcDE;EASY WI'TN GRI.I) WNICH AllOWS ,FO," DROP OF BULLET AT1SD.lrOOT flfllNC

B u i l d H a r m o , n i z a t i o n G r i dImprove Aerial Guntlery Seores.''':ATC I'lilNSArm...A-\ new motho.l01 ljllkklr lind [!V~I;Il'ld'd~ h;jJ1nmly,dllg

!{W1S an t! sigh ts uu . ill ("Ill W~i1tli" 'r , Grid i~ereeted at lull I'WlgC, 7'50 Lpol h-llillplnne, with hm'l'!!' horil':(mtnl bar oi'g -rld o n 11 l eve l "lith c('l1t~r(JF ~wl~jg.hlrclleet-u p l . I [ C ; > .r n 1 '1 ! lnn{111 j ;o: in~ , ti l i! f plan f1 i , , , 'nlb,edUilli] it is l 'lgh emmgh to permit Sight -ing along plumb lilies suspended humfittillg8 prov iderl in tU Ij underside nl'I'use!tlge, Tal l Is Lhell ~ltfnedIl1t~'mlly.it necessary, until p111mb lines lUI.' illlin t ' w ith any p~lft of _g ri~1 . Tail is!.LeI] ruised Iurther un til IOngiU!tlilllllax is of plane is at desired ang le . as in di-cubed by se nsttiv e protrae tur h ;v (J I use din conjunction \ - < ' i t h IunliPtudinal level-in g 11H.t~. Plane Heed J1nl" bB Itwt'J~-'diulc:nUly I'Xi::~p! I)y iTJ!i.[Wd;:(ng tires IIii'equal inflnB m I uncl strnls fur 1! ( ] I1r11 e_~-tel1&On,Center Jot of rLI(I sighL Is n1!lycd to

ANSW ERS TO NAVIGATION QU IZ(In' In 5 1de b Q d!' coyer

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IlUiU[ 0[' inl erseetinu ol lrrw er gl'll] 1M i"'()\It,Ii h n r .m l l \ " 1 'I i ( - , d hal "villi whid!plun ib Iines happened to I." uhgned .1 1~i ll g i ll 't 'j 'd I ~iglll " .I ' 1 \1 .1 1 '1 .. r 1,11)',"sighl-i1Ij:t kit. !{I ll I i~ blll'l'si I ; \hLL'd ~)Jl rn terscc-Ii"" ,If lJml \ t'l'ti(.III1 bill' .uu] Ilppl:'r luni-/,(illtui hur. Di~tarl(:, l n - tween npp_llt.ind lower bnrs I~ equal to dt' drop IIfII 1mller at hnrmi in i z1 l1~ runge IL~I;I1.\ .U 'iou ]' h ars .[1'(' pai)Jl 'fl{1 U ifferell l e-n l-urs ten ~u:s:y kh~ntiH('llti()n IYlmn sight.iig LllTol\ g )l gU JJ Iinre,Gunne.ry O.mt:ers Lisl Advanta'gesi\u l:()rll'i,:tiIIlH or allrrwances are

IIIMIt: 101' 'I'll rial iOI1 il l t ire ; .Iud strul1 1 l 1 h 1(0)1 , as these crrurs Ul'C ,7 [[1i1 orless rll) b'1J1J .11' ~igh! Indlviduully, ul ,(wllgr II! 7S0 Ircl. Such all (;'1'1'01'causes g'lln [0 be "011" in the same,lil'eel iln I "1 10.1 ,1I,g l e. L I t H . , partially I'll"(111nIl g : If s l ~ r rc t.CUlmery OmCtll'~ al the Held d"jlf)

lI'f'.'.e I!dl'lInIHg:e.~ fo r LhI' ~ySh~lll:/" More accuralu than use uf ;] tomplutuuanuued au ang tue, because ef rllll-[IUlgcIn n 'lIoni~tion2. flmJ uires nul}' I)Ue mau after tail : l l :r. .1~. \d1 3 . It is mmccessary [0 shift mil laterally,

W' lin}' pari e l l grit! ma)' be used,1 , Lateral lel '{"lillg is unnecessary5. Two or more ll,lanes rnnv be bore-s-igl,lud siiunltnneuusly, side h~ side6. W ork 1 1 ' I < 1 - y be dune I I I n hangar so tluit

plaue and persounel are cowered1I f< l l l .}" i l l_st ructors at the sqnadrenc(m~istently made seoees of forty, 1iftyaml ~bdJ perceu] on hig h sillG ', Hat side

llHt! [uw side I1m~. lI~illg, pl!lJ1eS th:llWOrt' harmonizerl bv this method.

C o r r e c t ' P r o p O v e r s p e e d i n gControl Hydromatic PropellersPiJot~ !lpen!twg planes equippedwith hydl'ulllali,c propellera sllfJuld Iw

lnrnilia r with reCOlnmGIJU oJ DrocodurcIJ f cl!lTci::lillg r,\ erspcedi ..~, 0 . : 1 lf llt lcl itnceu rM nmcn lury ov erspee din g CUJ] rend!J rom go \Ierncr []Iallun eli uul ug or l U : 5 ! iof oil pressure, This might t)enni[ rpmIn iuorease to sut:l1 (In extent Hmt eveuit the trouble jl'ilm~diatel\' ccrracteditseJf and the governnr endeavored 1 .0control overspeedtng , oil pressure uwLiJ-able Irom it migJJI be uLmff ic ient IDovercome ceutrllngul IW lsl il lg move-'I)~'ht ol the blades n~ ovt; lrsp_ee~jllg .ceuditjou,In ease SI(GJ11I I mtll arion arises. [Iiloto.;lm uW lake im mediata nctioJJ to brlDgpropelle under control. Power should

he. rerlucerl by dpsing till'ouk an d atr-plnne speed reduced as much as pos-sible by pnlliJ,)g IJP Ultn a clitnI,. Nor-rnully this will r~101I l t ill ~lllw ing thepropeller sufficil;!!lfly ~(,J v.gain eomeunder l'{'U(TOJ of tlJtI governor. If theseattempts al"l~ l,UlSU ucessfu I, feaLhering.PlllUp nn urultt-engined airplanes canbe IIIUi~ed. 11 is entirely sflti5fllCtOJ)[0 cperatc pump foy short periods,

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N e w N o s e H a n g a r P e r f e d e dTakes Many Types of Aircr,aftBureuu of Aeronuntics has pml'IH-ed

(jU lttltity or port hle hangar til II n 'Wd sigu lur advanced bases aud eontl-nental slatiuus buviug limited hangarf1ll'ilities. The new h U I J. g n r is 1Iportuhleknock-down type ol arch-roof c l c . . . .gn..onsiructed ill h t-roll t1 stru Imld~ti'el .IIIU 'ovl'wd with II uewlv devclopod lm ninuted fahril:' w hi(,j I is ' d nrahlcaT1u Cllp'l ilk of \\'ithsl:llldiug h : U ' 1 1 liSt'rllt nt least, [lire tim uormal expect

Lilley 111 ~in~lf-tltil:'kucss canvas,This lnlmc IS IOf huuiuuter] ('I)U!ih'llt'-Iion, lISilig tw o thlekncsse III No. 12"Sl"lI1d;ttd numbered cluck with a 1ll1J)~rnu tfu~ core of viny 1 resin. Tests andI('tunl USE! shnw I'll F ilb ric In ! wulerlmperrneabl ! \1 1 < ] t o have It high tensilestrt!lIgl h. It a ( le~nn t t 'r Jl .~ l. .It 1(1\\1 te.n-pl'raLIH'Gl>.The hangar is ;1 7-ft. ;.11lHl ;~j"('hwith!10ft. dt'ptlt and is (lesigtlf'ti tu vurr IIsnuw loat! of 20 lbs, POl' sq. ['t" u windlead L lf f(j mph . the denrl hull 'f t I l t : !'ITlldure, anrl tWtl 4,()(HI.th. C'I'ant' I(luds

SIIl'IlItUlle(lIls1~. T w o eruues , 1 ' 0 1 1 Of] 11 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ] 1 r1JlIWUY, 5 :j ft. e lF I I I 7 1 1 f t . . WiJtll.uHT ,hlLiIl IIIJisb uperulr- till d'l' roueI beams tr:\ . ..p1inl!; 27 ft. of the 30 ft .width,

'.:puli;d pUlpPl!1;! ,L wI" equlprne-nt.IS ILl; u unse hnnzar foJ' < U tt1u1ti-eOf..ril1t'nai re raft, hull I t{lIU .rud se u plaues, A li d,15 a 1IIItIlll"II,H!I'{! IllllJg!U Ior carrier-horne aircrart. "'ron I and rear curt:liru,an 2. 5 fl. lugh, tnw ..1 I'll trucks aJinrullurs [IUd onch is lubricatad with cut-nuts uud lS!)t'J,.:; I t> A I v arious ft I rcluge:w L'ugilJ' co vHug iz . T he' Iroutcurtain IS equipped tn handle PltM,Pfi2"l. PBJv . IHt rt5r an I R5D, ncarurtuiu w 1 lI .!t'(OIflJ n I.JlIlJ tv PB J, IIlD1 'V R 51 J . J 1 J i ' . .Ill ( 3 altn I RF . Sm aller""Ii"r~h(\I '1lt ' UiJ' l'a~ny adjustedIII II I ruost Iypes II I S(~I'\ ice planesIJ) U.St' n]' l'c!nmps alld turnbuckles.I I I III > ;~(t'I/I1I)?,1I1ylug phurugrapli,storm (,,,I!lt' \ Sl"tJ\1TC'S uoso nl pl.mo

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C O N f iD E NT IA L B U L LE TIN , ItrllroreJum l pllh li"h ll ,1 m nn tldy hy rJ'/II'~AviUI iln T ru i 01ig II h' , i", iom, 11011 .1 (1 ;,1 11 ; U rH ... o_ (I tI C ~1I;1 IIIHh~"ti";nC orm a,i'H ! you ~hollh l "IIU\\,alUTHH Nat"il' " i:llioll. 1 \ I r l H l l l l l hCflllfi,/emiul in clussl f ien u ; 1 1 ,w idl!..1 Ito.sihl e ,I i'~AI"uu I jllll-11411ul,1 be jJ"ell each I'OPY.' !Huke sure onf idenr inl nn!! linj" ~1 l>11 '" ill ~ II b rea "l"r~ ""gn Inrly I. .

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a re p re -f lU riI 1 1 :\to !U~l;'t Jl:IV~ ia 11I ' IO~H'1. hal l ._](,;Olll bat i Il l" oPlwrtunlt)' -riSe; :These men have spent ulnch ()f tiwi'rspure tlm !l' in f ll l) 'hiQuing \".._tllJlJ~ type, ofknives out (If nmh'ri'll ! iHh' llged 11,,)11ScT!llJj)t'd _pt,lllas. 0,111:) man found till lIldh u c k s n w l J l ; l t l " 81 1 t ' Iunnr-d 1 ,1 intn It Vf'rv

ANSWER~ TO NAVIGAT10N PROBLEMon 'pl'IJ,!> 2 .3

A-Re'leI9""'~I I - B e IIe . . . 1 XC:-Rig,,1~Slrill.

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WHAT DO YOU kNOW ABOUT

MA.Nused to find his WCly from. iplace to place prin-. . clpally by memory, In those da.ys, the NorthAmed"Qn IndiQns were great ones. to travel :Iong dis-tance.sl:lncl then retufn home wit'i!, .Iittle or no trouble.Keen memory, an cccurcfe sense of direction,and ,'n-stine. ' were probcl,b.ly the redddns' stock-i.ntrade.Navol(lviators can well Os$' thes.e dtt'ribule5, but in, modernwarfarefhey mtfst be supp[emen.ted with moreexadmethods of novigaticm, T ry quesrlens, then see p.38.

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