B-29 Transportation Manual

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2. Limited additional copies of this pUblication ar e availbe furnished. upon request. Eighth Air Force and Twentieth Air Fr eques ted to indicate quantity of manuals desired fo r fur ther diwi thin their convr.ands.

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J. Publication of .Supplement one (Shipp;Lng Control) referrpage 25 and peee 29 of the Transportat ion Manual is bei!1g witlilierevision operational procedures.BJ COI.JA",) OF GEHERAL SPI.ATZ,ar.Ull!4.M

. -ikrm.Y B. HOHWJIC o l o n e l , ~ d j u t a n t GeneralIAdjutant Gonara

1. S u b s ~ q u e n t to tile puhlication of the AAFPOA Transportacommand r e la t ionsh ips in th e Pacific have u.'1dergone cha."lges whicn o c e s s i t a t ~ certain amendments t o t hi s manual. This headquarterin th o n ea r f utu re to furnish appEcable corrections in conflonanestablished command jurisdiction.

SUBJECT: A A ~ A TrJlsportation Banual.TO: See Distribution

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!! _ Vatter' Relating !g. Transportation. SO,. General. 512. Classes or SUPPlY

51 I 3 supply Levela.

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h. P'orecastirJi Water and Air Lirt Requirelllents. 55

5 Canbat S ~ l Y Tables.57

6. Fngines and Belly Tanks.58

,. Disposition or Excess llateriala. 60! _ O r g a n i ~ a t 1 o n and Functions 2 TrMsegrtatiOnectlon.!. 62

1. General. 632. organization. 63

3 Funetlonll. 63

h. Operations. 6Sy! - Gloss.!!1:' 67


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1. The purpose of th b IllllnU&l 1.a to cstablhh an underIlU:xl.l.ng ottransportation p r o b l ~ and procedures.2. Thill manual is neceaHr1.ly expressed in gl.neru t e and 1asubject to local rules and intelllretatlona. Contenta ot this manual arentirely 1ntonDlltlonal and ar e n ot to be uaed as e directive to r propeprocedure.J. The very geography of the hcUie Ocean Areall, n th itS' vastdistances between bases and lengthy eupp],y lines, establishes t1::l&-llp.eelements as the major probl8ll1 to be sllnllOunted in the lIUCCBIIS!\ll 1Iaf:1l\gof war aeainst Japan. tJndsl'Itanding of this problelll and sldll.tulmanipulation of a ll avaUable transportation rSlloureu ar e essentialto errective operation within the theater. Thull it 15 nece:l'Uf t.l\atevery cOlIIIIMder understand t.ranllportation IIctivltlcs and proe&durea.4. This manual includes Beneral dlscualllona of surface and ai rtranllportatlon which embody the particular appUcation of each type otshipment and take into account the lIOrld-w1de shortage oC ehipping, bot

a ir and water, and ""er pr'ell8nt lack oC adeqllllte unloat1ine CacUities aportll 11'1 forward areall. Further dillcUllll1on" connder thll rlllationllhipof suwly and peraoMlIl requirGl:Mll'lts to traMportaUon mNna:.S. Because oC apace 11JI1t&Uon", no t all technical transportationmatter" ar t! included in this manu&!. Topics such.., th e deta.11ed opera

oC a port, techniques oC ship ltowage. detailed duties or a transportquartermaster. eto., an OIIl1tted since they aNI not ot Cllneral1nteTutor applicat ion. Such transportation activit ies ar e g e n e r ~ th erellpol'llibUit;y of apeoially trained peraonnel ot tJ:UI or Nn,. SerriForcea. lItIo operate t he por ta in th e Pac1tic Ocean ArMll.

6. Sbl1larly, many t;ypea of t rl l7l5pOrtation, notab:lJ ' motor and ra iar e under local control and largely lIubject t o l oc al condit1onll. !nattempt to lay d01ll'l detailed procedurn tor conduct ot t he" act1nt.1e1lwould be tndtlel l l . The gener&! princ1ple to be followed 1.8 that a poobe III&de ot a l l available transportation rellources. Thus, equ1pment ota l l Ai r Force units IIhould be under a centnl1&ed control 110 that i t wbe avai l ab le to the Ai r Force actb1t;y hav1na: the greatelt need to r i t .Ind.iv1dual control dOli not provide sufticient tacUi t ies Cor 8IIleTgency


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1. Gonerala . The onl;r means of surface tran"POrtat,lon between ~ l I e a 1t he Paci fi c Ocean Areas is by ship. Thelle ship. ar e p e r 1 o d 1 c a l ~aUocatocl. to t he the a te r by th e Joint Chiefs of Staf t atter carefulconsideration of all the d upon available world .h1pp1ne:, andthe rcqi l iements submitted by each theater. In the Pac1!lc Ocean AreCINCPAC - Cn:CFtlA has been l:lade responllible to r th e efficient. operatioand utilization o f t he se vessels. A vessel -tdch 1.a all.oc&ted to thetheater 1a normalJ.y a l located for a single vcr;.c:e ~ at the concluof which cont ro l o f the ve ssel reverts to the War Shlpp1ng A.dl:dn1.!ItrFor intra-theater use, holrever, a certain nUJ:lber of "retentions" 18 i lauthorized - that is , CinCPOA 1s pertlittod to uee certain mJl:lber ovessels for in tra- theater l ifts. In addition to venel, secured by JCallocation, a certain llUl:lber of vesse ls are permanently aasigntd to etheater and are entirely engaged in intra-theat.er l i f ta . Lastly, thear e tactical vessels, such as APA's, JJtA'II. IST's, LSl.I's, CVE'II, andoccallionallJ" DD's and. DE'II, which, though the1'l' pr1.mary 1ll111111on 11 coar e occallionally used to transport cargo and perlloMel.b. 'nIe pool of vesllelll at CINCPAC - CINCRlA'II diapollll.1 11therefore a very eonsiderable one. However, i t ill lIubject to mlll'1Tdemandej and these demands ar e very' rarel1 ot a type which i t 11 lIholconvenient to J:l8et. For sh ipe ar e no t interchangeable units; tJI.u- l118 dependent entirely upon th e llpeei!ic character ot th e V.II.elll ut1l1Unfortunately, requirements fo r litt very seldom match the capaciq- othe par ticu lAr ship or ships avai1.able. Ttlerator. unl,11 a pool ofcargo 19 maintained fo r l i I t . it may weU happtn that either perlannaand eupplillll ar e le f t behind, or that a liMp .a1lJl n th partially empholdl. Conllequently. careM coordination 11 r equi red in the aUac. t1

ot lU te to IIhips, in order to take tu l l advantage ot each Telllel'.characteristici.

c. Jiecellllary adjuncts to the Tellell un d in RlA ar e th eloading and unloading f ac il i ti e s a t th e porta of embarkation vd d .-b u' ka ti on . T he n COlllPrille eteTedore cren. buJeI, l l th t. . . . d.ocb,cran6l, If&l'ehOUSell. trucks. rail. . , . l inea , peUeta . hooke, net!, torkJ.1.tt.e. and in general a l l th e c ~ l l C . l . t e d paraphernal1a by wh1ch carg111 tran8tCTed from dock to ship and rrc. IIhip to eboN.


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- ,-d. The shipl!l ava il ab le to carry cargo. and th e f ac i l i t i e s to rand urWwJing s h ~ a . COlllPrise th e two greatest ll.m1tatlolU1 on theot personnel and cargo 'II'1thin,R)A. The type and quantity ot ea rcan be l i ! ted to base will be directly determined by" the char gocapacity ot th e 1'euels which are available to 11ft it and by th e acterwhich are available to load and discharge i t .

2. ShipPina Controls.a. As the agency responsible to r th e etfect ive us e of shiwin,g

the theater, CinePOA has established a series o f cont ro l s over th eot vessels.b. '1)pe5I ot S h ~ 1 . n e . In accordance with exist ing conditions,and cargo ar e ways i l l tBd by one of three separate types otthat have been established tor l l t t ing cargo !'rom, to . and ld.thine Pac if ic OCean Areas. These torms ot shipping depend upon th e pwposer which personnel and cargo have been cOl:lll.itted.

(1) Auault ahi!i?1ng i l l ts that personnel and cargo which isin th e earS phases;) an opera tion to .secure a beachhead.( a) A ss au lt s hipp ing 18 under th e control of an AmphibiOUllCommander. It 18 th e f ir s t shipping to be discharged on th e targetit a l l . t t is enUrel;r that ot personnel and cargo re


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s h1PPi na, b br ok en d01ln into ten-day periods. At such times as CinCR:lAsh i l l dUiBnate, generally three to si x months in advance of est.illlatedlo.&cU.na dates, type cormanders w111 make individual requesUl [ 'o r s pa ceto eUect l'IIOV_nt ot their units, i n pa rt i cu la r ten-day periods orechlons. to th e base. Included in t hese request s 'II'1.ll be reclXmendedpe1sonnel &nd tonnage rcqui re:aents. At a conference attended by a.1.ltype cOtllW'lders. these requirementa w1l.1 be harmonized Jd th ava il ab leshJpping and. With anticiJ)llted port and. beach capacit ies. Final a.l..loea-ticn ot shipping space tor ga rr i son torce s wil l be made by CinCFOA in ashipping schedule, or serial.(b) Changes in . and additions to CinCPOA shippingsch!K1ulel requl.r. th e concurrence ot both CinCPOA, who contrcpls th eshipping to particular bale or particular area. and th e Island orArea Coll\lllaJ'lder who has overall respons ib il i ty for i t s developllent anddetenae. Upon receipt ot th e ColllllAnder1s concurrence. application 15_d e by the responsible type commander fo r shipping space to move th e

unit, and th e space needed is chare:ed. against th e original allotment.WherJ ahipp!nt space has been obtained. th e base develoPlllent plan wil l thenbe revised to provide tor includon of fac i l i t ies f or th e unit.

(ll) After an bland base is developed, cer.tain transit10Moccur in lIl&1ntenance and earrison shiPP1n&. These pr1mar1JJr COl1.Siat orChanfes in th e procedure fo r obtaining Shipments to t he b as e. No longerar l ~ a r r i l l O n entries secured to r in i t ial 5Upplies. bu t a l l suppl ies beclnleproptrlJ" a matter ot maintenance shipping. Garrison Shipping becomesIIlOre o r l eS I occaaiOnal; tormal conferences ot type cocmanders rarelJ"OCCUl', or ar e OIll1tted altoeether, and new units ar e included in th eshipP1ne: scheduJ.u and base d e v e l o ~ t plans by sEparate &lTangement~ t w t e n CinCfOA, t he t yp e cOl:lCander. and th e I s1ar d o r Area Ca:tmander.BeBinUzle with th1e tranSitional phaae both Garrison an d lIa.intenanc8sh1Jl11enta may be loaded to th e same Teesel to et tect economies ofshiPf:l1n8 space.

c. R e H U 1 a t ~ S t a t l o n a . A secondary tom ot control exercil!ledby CbCfOA over .h lpp WithLi th e hcUic Ocean Areas 1.s th e establishIIl8nt of a . taUon trtt' regulatine: water-borne tra. f t ic destined a part icu la rarea or POrt.(1) A regulatine: station 1& a POrt or base in a protectedarea, where TeI.ela ar e held to r call torward to prevent dischargefacil1ti.. in th e f o rn r d. a re a trom becOlll1ng undUly congested. The . " . t ~ e l J 8 1 t y tor regula t 1ne stationa indicatee that th e more elaboratecontrols eet up over lllaintenance and garrison shipping SOlDlt-._ t a i l of their purpoee. Either a to o l iberal eetimate is made orcapacity; or a POrt ia no t secured on sohedule; or operational.and requir...-nta delay unloading o f s hi ps and resul t in

ot portl. Th. regulat1ne station i s establil!lhed to dealth.. . UIltoreeeen continceneiee.. -

(2) Alii a device th _ , , ~ot accUlll'U1at1ng a backlog in ' e reu ......Ung station consillts mers ub je ct t o erIl11ll;,Y attack or ' I l h ~ c ~ r ~ t e c t e d a rea ins tead ot in an are.0. last rellort to prevent unnec II l:1m1ted anchorages. It 18 111th e lIIlUU'ler of a check valve ~ ~ ~ i a ) ; to shipp1ne and operatesarea as i t can bl received.' re ea.sell shipping to the forwar

() Ve15l1e!a a re cal led f rd t r thfo r dillcharge in accordance th th o ~ l o r i 0I:l e reguLatiJIg lIth e pr ty of th e load they care urgency with which it is recpired at delltination Hen it i.possible that one vesllel carryins e:arr1lllon cargo may.be forwafter only a day or two at th e regulat1llg station l Ihl le another lo-nth supplies to r which there is no 1l:med1.ate need ma be delAyedreceipt of more urgently needed cargo. Cienerall;y th e1Ialand ~ e r d ot th e Area Cortmander at dest1.n4tion 1JI rel5ponsible fo r calli.ng fovel5sele to r discharge.

d. Priorit ies in Water Transportation. Space allocationgarrison entries. bOth peraoMel and cargo, are earmarked tor spe11ft At a particular t1.llle and scheduled to arrive lf1th1n te n (10)intervals at the destination; and space 111 ainterwlce shipll8nts 1secured in advance, baaed on tonnage ellt1.mates of replactllllent ,,\,-prequired to IM1ntain th e nonnal level ot 5Upplles a t the destinati(1 ) In the shipoant o f u ni ts i nt o non-operatiolll.1 art1P. commandere wi t hi n t he theater prapare each lllOnth a lU t ot unlIhich they require to perf01'1ll their 1I1811ion, and Which th e War Deha s declared available tor s h i ~ t . Units ar e included on this lin order ot the urgency with lIhich th81 ar e desired. l1\a l la t ofthua presented b1 the variOIUl type cCll:llC&nders is coneol1.4atld. b1 Cam publlahed b1 COJU,rlCH u a Joint ArI:lr-Na.". priority l i e t fo r thent1r& theater. It is in accordance n th this lU t , and n th th eurgency ot th e nseds which i t 1rId1caw, that tranlIportat1oD 18 acated tor euch units as ar e dutiJ'led non-operational areas.(2) Another priority !)'lIt. eaplO)"ed in water slrl.pp

cargo, 1& th e use of "Red Ball" venall5 fo r Ufti.ng m a 1 n t ~ 8to th e Karianaa or t h . ~ ' "Rad Ball" nnw were f ' int utto lltt to the arianas enPnes and engine sparel fo r &-29'1 of thm Bomber coanand. "Red Ball" ven.la ar e Victory Shipa, 1Ibichgi....n a priority ot dischargs in order to insUra rapid deUnry ocargo. Ini t ial ly ~ 2 engmu and 8I'lI1ne sparae were givlJI'I f1ratpriority cargo of a ll Welt Coast Shipper. of a l l s e rr l cu . In thcase of "Rid. Ball" vessels deltined Oualn, th e Anay Air ForoN nowf i r s t olaim to a l l av.u.ble space Cor priority cargo. A -Red Bavesael lIarvice hall 4110 been. se t up to 11rt &-29 sng1nlll and eng1into th e RyukyUII.

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(3 ) The pract i ce o f includine in supply requests tootcllJ'flO Is to be shipped by FA,O:rr ( f i rs t available govornment l'tatertransportation) or !l'EJ:1'IL1.J;S (".ater express tran:sportation) is super_flU:lUS. This l I ' i l l not hasten any way th e dellverJ of careo on mainte :unce shipping and nay even delay i t . "Red Ball" shipments, .inp a r ~ i c u l a r , depart onl,y eveIj ten dD.;rs, and have l i. Jn1t al destinations.COnlequently cargo requested fo r "R8d BaUlt shipment to a specificport, arrlvine \1est Coast Just after th e departure of a. "Red Ba.1l"veslel fo r th e required port, might ~ l be held up fo r thir ty daysbeyond the time i t 'lItluld have departed by routine Shipment. Fo r thisr e a ~ o n R>ATSC, llhich is tho ArntY Air Force supply t.lIJency on th e WestCoa't, h as b ee n rode wholly responsible fo r deterainlng hO'lr anyparticular i ten of supply is to be shipped,

(4) The unloadJ.ne d ate o f a vesssl may be expeditedaftet" i t s a r ri va l i n th e theater throueh coord ina tion wi th th e respon-sible Island COWMnder or Aroa CoJr.i&nder, Since th e I sla nd o r AreaCOltlr.lilnder is responsible fo r call1ne fOI"lfard vessels from the regula tingstatlon, th e urgency of receiving eargo loadea aboard a par t icular shipflllly )e represented to him. A review of advance ehippil\e rnanifests andvosul records will indicate what vesllele contain cr i t ica l suIlllies,am if th s situation is urgent, arrane:otlents can bo llI3de to advanco th ec!1scbareo date or th e vessel,

($) Ordinarily, 8l:lergoncy IIUPPly requests ar e cablos toth e e u p p ~ agency, and call fo r a ir transportation. Iiowever, as m llbe ellphaai:ted later , a ir t raff ic is a t a prem!lUll. Therefore aner.lOrsency 5 U p p l y ' ~ o q u e s t fo r l'IO.ter tran:Jportation provides an expe-dited lIervice faster than routine 8UPply requests thoueh no t by anymeans as s p e ~ as ai r transportation. Requeets fo r supplies, lI'h1chapeci!y snergency handling and surface transportation m ll be fOl"lrardedvi a rudio or e1l'l1laU. They wil l receivs prer:t1U11l handUne through a l lcharlnsb, and when possible th e cargo w1.ll be placed aboard "Red Ballnvtlssela to o:btain accele rated de l ive ry, A ctq)arison of time elapsed inth e tllling or e o e r g e n ~ J requests by 411', emereency requests by water,and routine eupply requests, fJ"Ol:l th e ' ini t iat ion of th e request of th erequelt in th e theater to th e receipt of the ar t i c le , is appended asTable I.

(6 ) I t l s to be 87!lphasiZed, however, that th e success orany prioritiell program depends entirely Upon th e degree of controlexerc ised by Ot'der1ne agencies in th e rh ld , The goose which l ays t heeolder: egg 18 a l'raglle bird. am e as il y overworked. Neither th etraner.ortation eyatsn n or t he AM' supply channe la can bear th e burdenot an unlWtod volUJlle of emergency requeets, Conll8quently orderineagencies lIlU8t t i l l th e great IIIQJority of their neede throU8h routineship!:le.1tSJ and. when they do suau t emergenoy requellts, IllU8t l im i t t h ato ~ t needs,

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..- . ".. -.! .. - ~ TAmJl It ~ , I i I the ha tch - tha t ill, slightly longer than 40 r etII I 8 1 l,y 1 to II . lih11e th1e hatchi 0 i ! ! 8 8IIIP arge take care of 1IlO1It A1r Force cargo it 1JI no t largea s " enough to accOllll:lOdate aircraft other than thou 1 I t l 1 ~ h ha n been disassembled and crated.7 6 , 6 7 , " 6 " , " " l 'i , , , , 7 7 7 7 (e) To Urt. such aireralt as cannot be !lown to th e, ) II . ~ .!- 1 2 2 ~ In':o 6 6 6 "''''' ,.. , u rt forward a re a, t hr ee typell of VillI&! are ava1lJlble.74 "'" 4SSSS A 2 e , e s ~ t : , : :: , ': " ~ evE'. (A1ret'att. Carrier, Escort) are 1 1 _SIom J,J... 2 7 I ~ 1. Ii II , , I I . 'IIIro 1 600 2!lOO 60 2 1600 "" 7 1-" I..! t1mes made ~ v a i l a b l e by the Navy lo r lU'tinc aircraft. .1 I:IUiZIUWO ,..4 ~ T 7 1 l - - - r 1 ~ :i ;- or 60 P-4711 8 or 79P-.51-0'11 can be e&rr1ed on lome types ot C&lT1er." 7 " These vesse ls a re last and bul l t to carry a1rcratt. The aircraft wtdII 2 I ~ I ~ 7 _t J 7 , ,III I 600 2l1oo 20 1260 2600 , I . " 6


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_., . ..""1.' 'I' .''. ' ~ : ; ' . " t' ~ : .. " - - .a . Lack or GMT to unload pl3nes.b. Irregular schedules.c. Relative 3Jllall capacity fo r l i f t of- planes.d. Subject to diversion by v ir tu e o r fnetthat a i rcra .t t a re no t th e primary cargo,! . Exposure to damage by weather .

4. Aircra f t a re also l i f ted on reeu1ar cargovESseu such as LibertY-and Victory ships. Planes l i f ted on th i s typeof ship necessarily must be deck-loaded fo r tne reason that th e hatchellno t large enough to accolllllOdate planes except when completely dieas'embled and crated. Deck-loaded. aircraft must be cOll1pletely.procellsed.nn number of aircraf t that may be carried on a single vessel will varywi:.h th e type of veslIGl :mel. th e type of plane. Cargo vesse ls ordinari lyw1ll no t lift th e ma.x:I.mwn pIanos that may be loaded onto the i r deck torthe reason that deck BPI-CO is usually a t a premium. Vehicles . landingcraft , heavy construction equiplllcnt tuld other heaV)' l i f t s usually havea t least equal prior ity tor th18 space. The advantages in l i f t ~ proc e ~ s e d aircraft by cargo Youel ar e uaua1.4' tound in being able tosecure space fo r a limited nUlllber fo r del1very to isolated bases no tord1nari1,r served by other type ahipll.

(f ) Shipll ea.rl"'Y1nc Air For ce anmuution are tlere1J'AX's designated to l i f t boalbs, inCand1arie.s, and. machine gun or cannonaJlI:J.ln1tlon. Unlike most Ai r Foree carlJO, i l l t of which is l indted byth e bulk lI'h1ch can be placod in a ship'e hold, th e l i .f t ot a:lllllunitionis U.IIlited by the weicht which can be placod in th e :lhip's bottom. ALiberty ship, thOU'h i t wil l accept as IIlUch as 10,000 measurement tons,is l.irn1ted to about S,ooo we1eht tons. Five thousand weigh t tons ota=an1tlon wil l require spaCe of about 6,000 t o 8 ,0 00 meaaurernent tona.Comequently'it 111 desirable, whenever pos:Jible, to top-load ammunitionships 1t1th s u c ~ bulk;y and extremely l1cht art icles ot Ai r Force supplyas bell3'- tanke.

(2 ) Passr Veseel.ll. Peraonnel ships (AP's) ar e evenIllOrE varied in nature cargo l,Il\1pa. An erstwhlle convertod. luxurylinEr IlIa.Y e&rr7 up to 15,000 paSSeJ\Bers. Some converted !'reighterecarry 1,000 paseengere. But on rough anrage. an AI' W1J.l cart7 about1..500 pertIIonnel, &lona: 1t1th their personal baeg_ee and TAT equipoent.

(a ) Unite arriving in th e t o area sOIllet1.l:nesarr1", betore island etocks ot suppl1ee have bOWl e$tabl1ahed and. bui l tup tQ a4equate Ine la . CONlequent1,y, CnsCPAC _ CD/CPOA has detendned

that a ll unitl E into fWlite of fire fo r th.;1r or O_ntl.rd area lIhall have, 1n additionl. u r g Wtlaponll. a t h 1 r t ~ ltock ot~ a c ~ ~ i : a : ~ ~ : . a: ; : lurflclent tent&ee and h0U4ekSt&eine aa wi lI:IBelvcs, unle otheMae Bpeand W ' l i t ~ t beth irequate tacUltl.a are not available 1n thse -SlISta1n1.ne upon debarkation. O r d . i ~30 dayll. Since c ~ l e t e unloading ot any . iub le vessel Willtake oeveraJ, days, it ill well to inlure that tent&:e and euenhOUllekeeping items arc top stalfed 110 as to be tM !'irllt CU'CO

(b) Unit loading. which 1.1 the placinE ot aW'lit, wiUl a ll it a carO and equiplMnt. in a '1n&le ship 11 a Jbe deeired. bu t 11 rarely aCCc::qlllllhed. bll dct.aehrMnt:l whil i t t l e equiJnent, my hope to be lDaded intact. but l&rcer uniexpec t to take with thlEl only personal baC&fe and equipcent saarked to accOl:lpa1TJ" troops (TAT).(c) Unitll lIIOv1nc to the rear. fo r reet I.fdtation or any other purpo:le. wi l l e&rry only l'!'d.n1= suppliesenrouto and three d.a;T$' supply ot CWlIlll I and II I fo r ua:e attion pending local arrangeJMnt fo r IIUA'ly.(d) The tonnage 'IIh1ch w1ll be alloeated to ra particular un1 t il l detem1ned by th e t,.pe cOClIlIander.s and conth e CinCPQA shipping schedule. I t 14 on the blls14 ot thelle ~ I1guras that allocations ot shiPP1nB are l:llIde. ConsecpenUy arevision of these figures can be made onl,y with ext.r_ ditficand a t th e r isk of Qr'OlIll1ng w t other essential


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hilloeopte.rs assigned to the ship. The Repair Ship is used onlyunt i l ground service organizatiOI\ll can be established. When theDeare se t up t he ships a re avai l able to move to other IDOre advancedpositions or to supplet'lent th e work ot service organbatiOI\ll.(2) 11Ie Aircraft ILI1ntenance Unit (Floating) i8 IIsmaller cra f t than th e Repa1.l' Ship. It i s a oonverted FS (Freighter,3lMll). I t bears a complement ot ) officers and 4B enlieted men.t'hia organiution perfonns third echelon of a irc ra f t repair and 1a:.t.ationed nearby an Repair Ship. Normally a 1o!aintenanee Unit

le a ui gn ed t o one combat troup 'llhere third echelon shore facUi t iesU' 8 no t provided. 11Ie Aircraft ILI1ntenance Unit (Floating) i.e verydD1.l4r in organluticm, personnel and operation to th e Repa ir Unitn th th e exception or the size and th e echelon or maintenance performed..lepaire to accesso r ie s a re accomplished on th e ship and w o th e unit:'s capable of go:lng ashore for' pertorming o n - t h ~ l I p o t repairs. Th18lat ter work is ACcomplished by a SI:lll1l mobUe unit equipped to ruaphibious operatiol\ll. In ease repairs cannot be accomplished theya e transferred to th e Repair Ship. While close lia ison is normoll,ylII.1nt&1lled be t-een the KaintenaQce and Repair Shipe, there are manyt1me1l that th e l taintenance Unit operates 1 n d e p e n d . 8 l \ t ~ . It theretore1lUSt. be self-:JU8ta1n1ng. A8 a practical matter there 18 considerableoverlapping on th e type ot work. pertormed on each vessel . Thel1.ad.tation 15 that both ve5se1..l perform th e work t h q can with th etoola avallable. Generall,y both Repai r and 1o!aintenance Ships serriceCOIDbat units onJ,y unt i l ground. allM'ice organizations can be moved 111.The Repai r Ship o pe ra te s a s t he repair depot l lh1le units ot th eKlintenance Ship 8erYe indirldual a in t r lpa .

(c ) The A ir Forces also ll ounit 1.mped...1Jnenta both when cargo is to a c c ~ troops (TAT) in. achanee ot station or when cargo is lIhipped 1 r l d ~ e n d e n t ot troops, Tother system is used Cor maintenance ship:ents. This cargo 15 eonsto tho Ulling organization through use of a different lthod of carld(1) l!arldng Unit !:lpedir.enta.

(a) Shi!J:!eIlt nUlllbers ar e u3Ucd to each unit fo reach lIeparate DOVeoent. This shipcent nUlllbel' i s to be used tothat IllOvement and in t he even t ot a future QOvllCIent a new sIiIPQentnUlllber wil l be issued. . Unit tlOVEIllents ariSing rrc:a't.ie C(fl.tinlllltalllm1ta at the United States have a tour figure s h i ~ t naberordinarily tollD"ing b:l- one or core letters of the alphabet, i .e . ,lO42-A or S$49-XX. J:OV8l:lents wiUtin and trom theaters ot operat101\out si de t he continental 11m1ts at the United Statu have tive figurshipment nUnlbers and rJAY have one or DOn letters following Utet1eUres. i . e . , 98167 or "2IO-A. 'the hiiher headquarters iszrui1lg tmovement order maintainS a r ecord of a ll such sh1pMnt. numbers, inCth e unit to 'Which i t 'Os issued and the lItations !'rom'llh1ch and toth e unit J:lOved. This WOrll1&tion il l passed to a ll interellted agenTherefore, i t i s not necessary, and in fact prohibited, to includeth e box J:larki.n8 th e shipplng: designator to r th e destination of th es inc e t he shipment number indicatell the unit and destination. The3hipment nUnlber IIl\1lIt be clearly ID8rked on the t op , s ide and. right ~ of G/lch box, c ra te o r bundle. ltDtor vehicles too will have the shinumber stenciled on the tTQnt and. rear buIDperS as well as other loe-.mere i t can readily be seen. These marJcW$ should be at least 1i nchon high and should increase proporlion.a te l1 with the size at thconta ine r or p1el::e of uncrated equiplll8nt.


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(b ) In order t o i dent ifY a l l impedimenta, ident i f1:ation ntIlDbeTS should be given a l l IlOtor vehicles and each packageof unit 1:Ipecl1Jllenta as wel l a s shiJ'llent numbers. Kotor vehiclessh)uJ.d be numbered. consecutivelJ', starting with 1, and after th ela , t vehicle to be taken overseas has been nlJ'!lbered, th e boxes s t a r twith th e nu t consecutive nucber. Also, where a unit ha s severaJ.su)-units, such as a group , each squadron earl be g iv en an ident1.ticationl e ~ t e T . Thus, th e 2Sth Bomber Squldron is given th e l e t te r "A" and apa.:kage m.unbeT would be A28. 'nl.u nUJ:IOOr should be placed in t!le10"fltr r ight hand comer o f the top, th e upper r ight Iulnd corner of th eside, and th e upper lef t hand comer a t t.'le end of th e box, c ra te o r"""", .

(c ) Each container, sepaTate piece of equiP"'"-entand vehicle (o.xcept ratione and gasoline drw:Is) wil l bear a blue bandabout two inches wide, located n ea r t he l e f t edge around th e smallperimeter of th e conta ine r, o r on th e bumper. A circular band w1.l.l bepl lcoo across each end ot the con tainer near t he t op .(d) The weight to th e nearest pound and th e cubeto the nearest cubic foot should be stenciled on th e upper l e f t handcomer of th e aide of each container. The we-ight measurement should

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a. WOO DISPATCH.(p Vessel naIlIe, maw and 1nd.1cato(3,) Type of veuel.

'0. ~ &l"e ftr!aUllnl in dOOl.Rtnw,Uon do endinctoM aov.rd Iol'\d t.'fJ'lIt of ~ ~ t . Doolatntat1on or A110 1 ~ = 1. t e r1a l shipped th e West Coa,t to the th...t l r w:I...U "ar;rdeperzd.lnc upon 1Ihe thv the shiPDent 18 personnel, garriaon euppli. . ,or maintenance supplies. Documentation ot IlhiPlMlnta -.natina: t\"oaIwithin t h e t hea t er 13 at variance With West Co&st procedur". DetaUa t t hen various procedures ar e contained in War ~ e n t . TeehnicaManual J8-412, and in Supp18lllllnt One to th1a ~ u a l . Diltribution othelll rAdioa and dispateh811 is contuned in the &boTe rlterences uwell &II in th e publ1.catlolUl POV and SPCIl: reterred to in the ,eetionon 1l8rldJJg. A brier description ot the wanel WonIIIt1on prep&1"8db7 th e Y&rioWI llhipping agenciea tollmnll

(1 ) Personnel and Qa..."T1eon S b 1 ~ r n . Weat CO&IIt.ro r unita,' ca.suals. repIaCElll8ntll, or SUPPllu 1iitO fJifi tJi...t.eon Shipn.ent ~ n l , rM10s and dllpatchea are reeebed f ro- th eAi r Otticer attached. to th e Port ot labarkI.tion rn . whioh th l lhis:membarks or through 1n!ormation copi" ot d.ilpatchea: prepared b1 ~ e :Jerrice haTin& th e predominant interest 'When joint load1na:. occur.Information on vessels carrying peraonnel or mater ial IIOrlzlg underShipn.ent Number wil l nomallJ' be forwarded u expll1ned in tol.lowina:paragraphs. These papsrs ar e forwarded by the IIh1pper to JOSCO,COIGERVPAC, % f lee t Post Ottice, San F'rancilco, Cd1tomia, to rfur ther d is t rlbut !on . Wormation coplu are u.suall1 wo lent toAAFPOA 1.t th e vessel contains AJ7 Cargo or peraonnal.

1. Forecast Radio.SubUtted at 1eaIIt 24 hour. prior tosai l lng elate, giving the n8.lIIe ot th e Ttl,ueJ., port 1Ier1al InlIIlber andsaU1ng date. This torecast now dUcont:1llued.

2. 5ai.l1ng DlIIpatch.Prepared by IlI8inland Portll ot Dllb&rlcationand lIent to appropriate shipping authori tiee within area ot dUehargewithin 24 hours ot Tessel departure gb1.J'JI vellsellWlMl, 1nd.1eator,departure date , destination and general carlO breU:dO'/ltl 1ZId/0r

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Shippinc DesignatorSymbol at ShiPPine ServiceSub-Desisnator

(d ) Tho "overseall address" is cons ide red the mostessential marking and warrants a lIlOre detailed discussion. It 18through this medium that th e arrival of a l l material a t th e correct:l:estination is aos ur od . Unl ik e shirmO!'lts of organiza t iona l impedimentamere a \ Il 1i t is designated thro\J8h use of a shiJ7.1ent number, ma1ntenanceship::lents ar e addressed through use or a s er ie s o f codes as ollows:ExampleDWA

In this example, DtNA-AIR-sD17, tho Quam A ir Depot is th e consignee;DlIVA being th e destination and 5017 identU'yine t he A ir Depot. AAFfUAJemorandum of 11l4ay 1945", tU e )11 .25 , Subject : "Establ i shmen t and1Jt il izat ion of Coded Shipping Addreslle!l" identli ' ies each Ai r ServicoiJl:'oup and each Ai r Depot in th e &rea with individual symbols. Thesesymbols ar e preceded with "5" tollo1rod. by a number beg1.rmi.n8 withone (1 ) and e:xtendinB through 99. Thb nUlllbcr is knOlm to portluthorlt ies and 1nsures de li ve ry o f ma te ri al to th e correct destination. The s;ymbol ot shipping service r l l l var'J "Ifith t he t yp e ofrnppUes beine torurded. Thus AIR-oRD would l.ndlcatlJ Ordnance S".Ip-plies to r th e 118e at th e AAF. CarBO fo r Air For ce u.'llt3 stationed atU1 island where there ar e no Service Groups "Ifil l be carked fo r th eti r Foree Supply OUlcer at th e particular islAnd l o c a t i ~ n . Thus a~ h i p : m c n t to th e A.'"SO, Tara..... Island, Gilbe.-t Group ,",ould be mrked:

4. DocUlllentatlon of \'fater Ship:t!(lrttll

AI'IOL-AIR-S17The ':517" 18 used to dell1{:nllte th o Ai r Force Supply Officer. Cargofo r units such as A ir Tranlljrt COIlIIll8.Ild (ATe), or Ai r Force:JCor:mun1catlons Syst811 (UCS unitS would be markedl

a. The ShiPP1ne addreoa, stenciled on th e c ont ai ner o f cargo,is ord1narily adequate to br:l.na euppl1es to their ultimate destination.Jb'wever, actlvit iel l in th e theater, responsible fo r Wl.lOading ofvUlsele. diatribution ot cargo, r ece iving of cargo a t supply points,a:w:l. stock c ont ro l , a ls o r equ ir e to r planning purposes inl'ormation asto) what will be received, and. when t he ma ter i al wi l l arrive. Thisbtormation i.e conveyed in advance by r4dio and a ir mail di spa tch.


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(b ) VFSSEL RECORns.

or the content.. or each " P ~ ' ~ t t a U Kanir.l ' t. ... ea.pil&t1.ol\diechnrge, and type at c a r g O r ~ O sh!paent abO&ni the vUII.l b7d. tai l lIl&n1.test ar e O N 1 n a r ~ r Mch Teehn1eal Santee. To t.Shipping Tickets turther 1 . d e n t i ~ ~ : 1 l e d the Sh1pplJ'lc Doc:ul!lSlte- ' ' ' ' '6 the it.eaa.ar e prepared by Pon.lI O ~ ' b i t : ' t R : i ~ . t s . Separate passqeinformation ot value to d1lI a lIlImer 1Ih1ch rill sua t destination. Passqer a:.thorit1eS and persome1d:UJcharge and Will be l1ated prepared tor each poof discharge (Air Foree N further by major sections under epersonnel fo r each u n 1 t ' ~ I " b e ~ ' ete.). WiUlin each t1ajorofficere, enl1l1ted, .n d chillan. ; : : a r ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ prepared tor each por t ot d1lcharge lo r each !.rlIed Serv1e. oragencies and segregated into two groups _ accom;'ll1lied baggageunaccompanied baggage. I t 13 recc.=lIlded that Technical lIanube consulted fo r further details.

(2 ) 1Iaintenanee S h 1 ~ e n u ot AF Supplies ire. WFo r thie type ot I l l O V ( I I I t t radIOs ([ apatehes rein-ant to thmovementll ar e received trom th e PaeUic Overseu A ir TechnicaCommand. The method used fo r doc\lIIlImt1ne: these types ot ~ 1 i ehipment to the thea ter is the AFm (Air Forees .Intrandt DepTh1.e s;y3tern involve s the control ot eacb eu o t.hrcJueh UlI.igl:eeparate number to each pack&e. Thill n\llllbflr is kooIm al l th sand w U l appear s tancUed on each cue within a di8l:lllnd. Fort he p roject ion at thb lIyatGII into the thea te r Suppleaent Onemanual should be consulted. D1Itribution deta.iU are caTeredmemoranda. A brief review ot the radios and dispatehes to l lo(a ) Radio ~ ~ r t . Th1l radio Y1.llto r every V881101 upon 'IItIlch a Azili Air Forees suppl1norma1.ly be forwarded w1thin tyenty-tour hour.! tollOllin& depaC&rr1eon supplies moving under lh1psent IlUItbers wil l be inClud

when those supp l ies IIlOve through Art!q Ur Forces In t ranl i t Dewll l contain th e lollowin( WOJ'l:lation:1. VeSllel name and port serial n=ber2. Vessel1nd1cator' it available.1. Total Ai r Forces tonnage on the ve!!.. VUlIlIl Destination.2: Destination, or shipment nl.ll:lbers ocargo on the v8SlIel.1&1 1,ntort\ltion :such as nlll:lberS p e ~ ~ t n ~ anginell, n\l:'lber

Departure port, date, destination,total cargo in long tons and oeasurel:Ient tons fo r each port of dischargeby Technical Servi ce o r o th e r agency.Type of hazardous or pil lersble cargorequiring special handling and otherspecial information fo r unloadingrequirements.

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(1 ) Each po rt d i rec to r sends a J.!mCO(WIlRchant Ship COntrol) dispatch-on each vessel departing hi s portindcating vessel name, code routing, departure date an d ETA f i r s t portof e & l l .

c. JOSCO DISPATCH.Q) From th e Hawaiian Area, JOSCO serds Ceneral cargo dispatch or a general passqer d i spa tch as appropr ia teon each vessel departing that area indicating information l i s ted in4b:a above.

' . 1. Ocean Kan1feets. Are provided to supplydetailed eargo and general transportation rntormation required by th e' t 'UiOWl agencies. For cargo other than that IlIOVing under shipmentnulbere, th e 1II&l'I1Iest doee not d is pl ac e t he Vessel Record prepared bythe U r Forces. Air Ordnance 8hiPP!n& information, however. mustbe obt&inaill. n o trom th e Ocean 1Yn1fest. I t is r e c o l l U l l ~ d e d thatTeohnioal Manual J ~ 4 l 2 be thoroughly reviewed fo r detailed infonnationon - nU . s t a . Data or interest to the Ai r Forces generally ar e containedin t.he rol lar ina: sectional

Ocean l ianiIest Recapitulat ion.4 --.r1.. tlon or cargo br port or diicharge, t echl11cai Service, andtJpt of cargo 18 included and 1 e - ~ r e ..ed in -1&bt, cube. long tons,- . d ~ t t o n . . -


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.(,r,. :. . . .(4) UtUbat10n tThe proper 8:lIPlo,mSl or : u & n i t : , ~ & n d 'h'anaportat1.on W_theater wil l eliminate c1.upu.c.' II W V,n.l RiClii'ai Licontribute JIlater1ally to ths ~ : t ettort, 'Peed ' ~ 1 1 optlrathelle doCl.llllr.tt8 lrill vary, h 0 1 J e v ~ :n &roulv1 ot YUlleb. TheRocoaaended uses ar e outUned 111 thu fIJlen:11nc upon the &rfII. requi s contained in War Depart..q.ent T ~ h a p t e r . More ~ l e t e dito this manual. Kanua.1 )8..412 and 9I;lpl

(a) Operltiona Wh1 h thdeeigned to fecUitate are diversion e doo\lllente and radiolunload1ng of vessels and. du veuellJ adTane. pl.ann1npoi nt s f o r receiving ot c a r g ~ I I ~ ~ t ~ actvance Pl.ann1na byreceiptll a t depots. ' con 11 ani t.&ll.7-in and pt t barbo " __5b) Since ports ot dUcharr;. Ir e usuall:r eelee:rm.s 0 r . .. .. . 1ieChan1caJ. t ae l l i t i . u .. .usupply depots and land tr&nsportatlon, ucr chane. : ~ = a s w el l all in tactical or IItratfliic conaideration _,. reaUlt indiversion of vesl l el s. Selec tion ot a d1tterent port ot dilJCharga review of infor:nation deecrib1ne: in seneral tel'lllll the cargo abYeBssls to be d iver ted . Ths carSo dete eellntial to the 8fllectinew port of discharge is available en the OOflll'l lIlaIl1test tor S&IIhipping and on th e AAF Veallel Record to r llIIintenanc:e shiA'1n&:.

(c) In general, advance plAnninr; requ1ru oninformation in th e Ocean Kanitest Recapitulation, torward'" to ror cargo IIlOVing on IIhijZlellt numbers; or tb I T)pe ot Cargo Recapforwarded. fo r vessels loaded with AJ.1 1i&11Itenance .uppllea. Pl:lauthorit ies also lmuld require the carso st.owar;e plan which c int10n data f or th e variOU! t1PfIII ot cargo on IIVf1r7 Ih1p. 'l'tle Igedetenn1ning th e ultil:late disposition of AJ.F larrUcn auppllflll Nth e specific supply point to 1tIich they ar t to be deliver'" on tcolumn of th e Ocean J.Ian1fe:lt. Thill intonution w1ll then be turlocal p or ts o f discharge u advance int01'l:lltion ot torthcom1n& tOn cargo documented on AJ,F Viseel Recordll c ~ l e t . proc"'UNe artained. in Supplement One to thill manual.

(d) Advance plann1.nc by auppJ.,. po1.ntt fo r recsupplies stock control sylltlllllS and t a l l y ~ 1 n proc"'urea are P r lsupply p:.oblecs and are not considered in the prorince of th U m( ' ) Requests to r S Intonmation. Transporta;) en hi.,.. cecllion to reqllUpply per sonnel i n the Uleaer ~ c J ; ' t itellll ot supply. Respecial shipping lnfomation on t tpfIc1f1c itma:. Such reqar e often made to expedite shipn:er :ppropriate supply &tendesar e usually made to POATSC or 0 ,t a Ir e 1Il&d. i t ill lIl&l'ldatoryStates by radio. Ylbere these r e q u ~ e radio. In ,ddit1on to the

complete Womation be stated nOlllmclature, it 11. requirednumber, stock or part nur.Lber, an requellt or lIpecial projeet) I1authority (requisition, eJIs,rgency__ ...... two. ,uted in the rawhich th e request to r til" Ue::l )'Ill,I

Type ot carto for each cargo destination (Will include aircraft by type, engines bytype. vehiclu( bal l, y tanks and technicalauppl1ell only. 1

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(b) Recapitulat .ion by ~ or Cargo. This dispatchwil : be prepared to r eaCh TellS"! fo r :;mica Radio Loading ~ e p o r t 1ssent and wi l l be nomally tol"fl&1'ded to th e theater by a ir mail WithintlfeJIty-four hours I o l 1 ~ departur

z. NUIlIber of cases, weight and cube tor eachtype of cargo tor each destination.(e) V allnl Record. Thill is pr:1Jnarily a supplydoc\I,IIIent. It 1s prepared tor each vauel tor which Radio Loading Reportsand Type of Cargo Recapitulations ar e prepared and will normally beIolY.U"ded by a ir mail within tort:r-eiiht hours rollaw1ng th e time th elas t krmy Air Forces careo 18 loaded to a v el lse1 . T hi s document cotlllistto

of three sections:1. Recapitulation or tota l eases, weight and- cubage to r each authority nutlber.2. Detall l ist ing of intonnation regarding each- package of W supplies. Thi" l isting illprepared by delltination and by authority numberwithin each delltination..l. Shipping tiokets comprise th e f ina l part ofth e Veesel Record. These shipping t ickets coveritem information fo r individual cases andIIhip:rael'lts l eaded on th e veallel.

, ) Intra-Theater S h i ~ . Detail lUIth0d5 and procedureeto be followed in dOC\1IIlfInlili thlii 1PfI of 1Ih1t:-ent. ar e ezplained. inSuR:lsDent One to this . -nual and the publicat ion SPOIl pMJrlouslyreftrred to . It lIuffices to s q that, in gene ra l, t he shipp ing agencylI'11.l follaw" th e lIaIIIe procedur.. u fo r IIhlp:raenta coadng into th e thMt . r .DocUllerltation of cargo being mllrned to th e United statell "r i l l follow-the same pr inc ip l es t ha t appl;r to Intra-Theat.er shipments.

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6. Careo Bookinga. The respon.sibU1ty for bool:1na specific C8T&O iaTransportation Office o!' each unit o r ~ . J.r'ranl;fICtI'ltswill. vary in accordance with local port procedures. Eacb TrOUicer is charged with c1etum1n1ni Ule 1Qcal rtqU1re::lents oagencies and further with lJS1nta1nit1g agTllssi.. . contact with

agencies.b. local etterine or shipping reqJest !Ol"l:lS L"ld IRllpracticed a t each locat ion are not w ithin the sco?, ot t.'U.s 2

It is reco:::m:enc1ed that each Transportation Ottic, publish staoperating procedures for their 1nd1't1dual bales. Howrt"er, inin order to standard1ze the preparation of loading pUna, sOforms ar e devised. The proper use of these forms, through s1and standardizing th e prep&rll'-ion of the load.1ni ;.lan, easesof load.int; and discharge ot the ship.

c. Al l sldpllents of carBO and personnel are rvoupecategories.

(2 ) By adc11n U1e character C to U1, .M p 1ndlc1nd1cat. shipmenta fo r CbU Affairsl tUq l le _ "DBll2-c-.( ) By add.1Jlg U1e letter V to '-h' ah1p 1nd.1catoMaintenance Ships C&rry1ng 8-29 airplan, q l n u requiring sptranaportation, to tOl'lll this type cc.b1llation _ "DlCUJ-v-.(4) By adding the character R to Ule ship l.nd1cmain....enance shipe carrying reeter cargo to r o th1I type cOl"Dl2KI-R".($) In order to 1dent1ty t.N re'-urn TCJ7aie or ha s been assigned a C!llCPQA Teaul 1nd1c.tor fbe SJ"Ibol - a "the f i r s t b&lIic character, for ex&qllt, -El-D3P7-.

d. Ship 1nd.1cators are " '- up in schtult. iuued pby CinCroA. They ar e no t ual. for COI!IIllSrc1.al l1tta, ah1ppingHawaiian and Warshall-QUberts areu, o r Une ialJ.nd ut t s .local ship indicaton may be us1gned for locU 11fta in partareas.

(1) Uaintenance shiplltnts.( 2) ae. rr ison sh1pcen ts . (For purposes of booi

shipping is essentially t h ~ IS oarrison ,hipplni).d. F o fo r the presentation of oaintenance shijBpresent th e Wo:me.tion lilted herein, and are prepared by t

oUering th e shipcent.

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(1 ) Period of when :Ihip:lent il l desired and tonnage allocntiontn Which charaed.

&lEUn1tion.

e. Garr:hon book1nge l'eqU1re IIOre dri.a1led WOl"lMt.10n%'$qUesta ro r book1ntl U'e p on cl1rterent. t.ype tormare used to r ll&intenance auppl1es. Boxu to be loaded on We t."..-nt are nUlllbered COl19ecut1ve4t to r each Wl1t.. Care alit. bea:eroiaed, in preparat10n ot torms to r Bal'TUon eh1j:lp11l to r thethat, i t necelll&17 to have a particular 1t. on lhar t not.ic., 1 te a l l ~ be tound by reterring to the form. All cargo 11 diddedgeDel'al lltorage cla8llit1catione.

(1 ) ' 1 " r o o n J t a c e ~ o - CU80 to r s'tcn!1.ne in VI acp:u.ce where i t 18 Ava e voyage.(2 ) Unit General Cargo - Hold lItowage car,o belongindividual wdts . (tnci\idis TAT).(J ) Bulk General CarfjO - Hold etollage carSo iuuedSuppl;r to r a ll wdEB of tJle 0&ri'I1I0Il Foree. Th1e cargo 1a !'urt.hdiv1di to r stowage pIll'pOIIell intol

(a ) ~ e e i & l stowage cOl\lllltll ot cargo euch aape t r o l_ prodUCt.ll, ac1.d.s, 8Ild other dmlgeJ"OU cargo

VehiclesSpecial Carr,aHeavy UttsBelly Tanka-orther Danc:erous Cargo

Pyrotechnice

GeneralHazardous

' . let Cargo

(2 ) Booking aCency.(,3) Destination and consignee of cargo.(h ) Listing b"J type of careo ot total number pieces, totalw.ight. and tota l cube. Types of carao ar e Cenerall;y .standard with aUl lIionc:les. Types of careo r e! er to :fpecial inherent factors necessaryfo r storage IU'ld han:l.lina on a l l vesselll. Those typea of cargo cOlIllllOnto Ai r Forces operations ar e as follO'lflllI

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Othar Bul.k: General CargoJIotor PartsMedical SuppliesCbezd.cal SuppliesQU Supplies (0e:neraJ.)AAF Teclmiea1 S ~ p l i e e

to r""10MPI SuppliesS1gn&1 SuppliesEngineer Suppl:1.e1lOrdnance SUppl1ea

(S) Fo r detailed infol'lllllt1on regarding th e booldn& otgarriaon ah1pments it 11 recOIlEIend.ed that re.terence be made to SPOKand POll, u well &II publlcatl.olUl issued bT local authorit1u.

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1. Gt:neral.0.. 'i'he Ai r Trans'Xlrt Coc:Io.'U'Id is [;iven the rc!lpOn31bil1ty ora ir t r . : L 1 l 9 l l O r t a t 1 ~ fo r a ll accnc1ell in th e Pllc1fie Oceanimlud1n{; tho Amy Ai r ilorces. In th e theater, local a ir l iMSbJ' A.."P;/ and j:aV'J units sup!'lCDCnt th e .\Te in lif tinC personnel

sUP!'lies.h. Allocations of ~ tr3nllport facil i t1es to each theater arenonthl:r b".f t.h.e ',far Departr.lent, '.rashington. D.C., )0 to f:lJ days.advan::c. '!he theater Ai r Prioritiel!l Board in tunl apportions quotasth e wine activit ies. !Urthcr explnnation follcms.

c. Ai r tronllport.:l.t1on i s the qu ickes t and the cost de si rab leto ooove;r per:lonnel and care fro::l one location to another. ltD use,is l i r l i ted.(1 ) Tr.:lnsport 111rcraf t can be expected to llU(pent watern: , ;por ta t ion only to a Yer'J small decree. There i s capacity fo r th eonly o f e s sen ti a l personnel and cri t ical ly required supplies.no t e'l.-en a ll cmergency shipoents can be u.rtcd. "E!:lerr:ency"inf; rcquiremonts c o n s t a n t ~ run at least 100 pe r cent over a l lo-tCrau:ll:;e. Therefore, it i s necessary to divert cuch of th e in -t1.r cargo to l\':lter shipment. ~ . ' h e n this occurs. lorrer priori tyrGO 'IT1ll be diverted so a3 no t to defeat the prima.ry purpose of a irnamely, to socure faster arrival. of th e most ureontlypersonnel or supplies.(2 ) Phy s1cal characterist ics of 31rcra. ft p rec lude hand l inea:ad heavy I ll 3t er ia l. ' de icht and spa'ce lir.d.tations 1r.lposed by tho:leI:lllke it icpos$ible to l i f t cert.Un Daterial under any contion b'J air .(3 ) A consideration in avai13ble tonnage is s pa co on bocberboi..nE ferried fl"'OCl th e zono of ini:.erlor to for.lard areas. These

f ~ , \'Ih11e boin{: ferried, ar e under th e juriGdiction of A T e ~ r.ecrm"m destined to POA and used in ferryinc these ai rcraf t ar e no tto th e AM allocation. llowover. such additional. apace as 18 ava i l f or t he 1.1OVor.lont of persolUlel and GUppliefl i s controlled by th e ATed .:In dr prio]"it:r i s noces:JB.rY fo r i t s utilization. This space iD 00 l i f t to tonnage carried by ATe aircraf t. Therefore, us e of thiseontrary to ceneral belief . is no t so-called "free tl tonnaee andalso be used rl1th discretion.

(4) Air routes outBidreferred to as traff ic channels. o the Continental United Sta tu atho number of aircrar t 8S:li{;lled to e a c ~ o c a t 1 0 1 \ ' are baaed uto rel'!lember that allocat1003 and pr i r : l . t ~ I t 15 therefore .".each trai"fic channel and not the toes are to be conlJ'l..dered wittils ilre established, diversion of ~ ~ t e ~ r ~ 1 I ~ h o l e . Arter monthlydone o:'l1y in eJct.re:''lCly urcent si tua t ions. one channel to lIOotJ

2. Utilization of Air Transportation.a. In order to effective1,y control U1e l"equireaents tor a iport of c:lllcntial perscnnel and crit ical supplies to correspond withavailable a ir transport space, i t is neces6al7 to apply pr:I.nc1plu tm ll r e su l t i n equD.lizinf; space requireoents &nd available space Tth:!.s end th e Ai r Transport Comand exercises controls throu(:h ~ 1 i t i e s and Tra ff i c o f fi ces . A discussion or these controls fol lO 'n lThis section i s concerned with controls that D:11' be exercised b7 th ecies requostinc a ir space.b. 'mE HEED FOrt ESElTLU. I'E:tS)tillEL "liD SUPPLIES FOR D!ERCUSE CAlnoT t3E USE !> A S A ! m A S ~ : E l r r Dl DtttR!!INDm .lIR SHIPl.DlTS.i ta t ions on spa ce 'lI'111 not pen:d.t this. 'iM only criterion i . UIespace available. Er.erttency needs wil l be filled by ai r transportationly insofar as there is space.c. The fallacy of requesting a ir transportation without ecareful consideration of available space is t ha t l ar ee backlog. wilsul t , and r.IOvement by Inlrface transportation of personnel or 5UJ'Plir.dr:ht secure earlier arr ival datee 1:JIan can be secured bT ho141nc: cfo r a i r shiJmlent.d It i s necessary to consider berore sublUttlng requests

a i r prior ity whet.'ler the requirement 18 core ~ ~ ~ ; t ~ ~ ~. _i rtant. than obta1Jlino; .- viS .o r ,;.- _....a. &bat crews, or is rore ::q>O i1 Co sider these !ll1d th elacl: of which r:.ay delay combat opera ons. nin c points: (1) Is t h i ~ tr ip nocessary?(2) Is an ai r shij:EK!nt necessary?( ) can th e sh1jZ1cot be nad,e b1 1later7(4) Can MY part be uater shipped?(5 ) i'lhat degree of urgency prevailS?(6 ) What is the Ild.nimu:n lfei&ht possible?


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e. Factors um in ! o r . o t u l ~ ~ l i t t requirecents my alsob e u se d f or t he de temina ti on o ! ylhcther M a i r , r io r l ty request h,in tac t , just i t iable. The factors are referred to la te r in th i s aanual.f. On cOlrlOnly used i tel: ls, other than tJ'\osc to r ;:,hieh it isstand1l'o{; policy to ship by air , it il l rcqldrcd t lu t -::hen a request il l

nade fo r a ir shipncnt of a quant1ty of those i t e ~ s , e i the r requestof those same i tms be placed fo r l'lnter Bhipment, or a state::lent ber.ade that 3 request ha s been mBde prcv1Qusly. and th e a ir sh1pt1ent iamerely fo r ter.lporary aMrceney uaa unt i l th e arrival of th e recuJ,arshipnent. This rcquircl:lOnt i s S.O.P. fo r th e follubli:;hcd as direct i' /c s, a re rtensures that should be considered.

(1 ) In trll1l6pOrting personnel by nil ' to forrrard areas it isco r=n p rac t ic e to pen-lit special 'l1Cight allOm'll1ces to i ndiv idual s fo rcarrr..n::; "lith them GUch 1 ~ i n e n t . : l . as beddinG, a= , etc. This frequentlyi s .n unjustif1o.ble \T3.sto of valuable a ir apace. Ordinarily sueh HODSar e obtainable a t each baso.

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b. .'.ir ::r.rco bac::lO:;3 often rcc.ch serious proportiOl'lS. ca:a3Onoc dicbtco thut only Cb30Cll ) an:l c be diverted; :nlCh a procedurJ;o-,;cvcr, .)(.nnlhOS the orJ,erlnC a:;coc7 \tuch l' ~ c r a t e 111 it a reque~ o prioritieo, while cTE.lj)t1n:; thll n..,."Cncy v . h 1 c ~ ':'laS exorbitant .usathe ncou. fo r 1tcns ordered orl;;LnallY on C'lllss ) an i It prioritieS o;J;'fMve o.snunod urcent ?1"O')()rt10ll0 3') thet 1\011 theY actually l:lCri t priori t ies 1 MU 2. A:r,r divtll'sion b7 peroons unfa::d1iar ':"lith the loo.st1c00.1 tnct1c:u lIitUllt101111 in the f o r : / 8 . . ~ o.reM DlIY jeopardize 1'Ull perromance of tho Air Forco n1ss1on. GonllequonUY i t 111 the rcsponSiblof t.:1C' ~ : i v c r t \ n c ll;;cncy to insure that:-

4. ' )berd.ons of Ai r C"rco to :::s.ter." . ':'ic nast cocpcd1UOUll IIlC8IIS of delivontl.l; carco i s by r l.rS ~ j : 1 r : l t IJ8 airc:r3!'t can trOo"'l5;)Ort. :rml2 quantities at a t:t5ter ratet . can be accottp'.ishcd b"/ tater $.'d;nmt. I!O"'l'WCr, Wa llin is de :cated if n '}\WIt1t;r of CIU';? io booked fo r a ir a.'l1p:lC:lt, rcsultin; in:lUch a bac::lol1 t.1mt carto could arrive ea:lier at : . . ~ d e : ; t 1 r ~ U o n b1':at':!r G ~ j ' D C n t . ! t is t,he-cfore nccUSllry, in oNe:' to pre3CrYe t . )r:"rull"Y aclvantar;eo ot :lir tral'ls,ortatirr., to di\-ert carco fro::!, 3 ir to

".1:1ter.

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(S) Control ot !lctual ~ U nan of traffic ilrid einC1Ct1t;.AYetl!rrt ot Tratfu. 'io 1nsure th eATe r,4intD:l..n!l a coordinated 1 J ' / ~ t . e : : l OfU= r on or av&1.l4ble air 8jlaCe,neaTH', nuctuntion:l in actual OO'Icnent be llI'ld. t l O V ~ . It'J thisrrater tr3Jloport4tion. M'J a d J ~ b-; diversion to(6 ) PasfOencer Scronces and Cl:r:-othe lloCuocnt.:l.tion or ill p.o.llllen;:ers, 1 l \ C ~ ~ ' ; o !.':':. etrcetaoviuenoo ; checl;e, l ~ e , 'and unlOtlde } , ~ ~ _ ~ , - '0 _ :n-'-Or1.t'Jto t -- . . .e, a.... non:>ilJ...L" praY'I.l.ellr'oGO, tIC r rlanco as lre11 as neceallarj' noti!1.cation toooMit;nOcs anll contact mth CIlnllicnorll. :'.c:Jtrictiona on carriace o ccrtain type!! of carCO ~ : the rosponsibilit:r of ATe. Jct41led d i sio:'\.:1 of p:rcpnr3.t1on a..l.I1 doctr.lCnt:lt1on of 3hij1Xnts to r Dr ' t:-;"'"\:o'")()rt" i l l be tre:lted lnter. -

c. :klokl.lly Jd.r Pan:ICnterll nd Car!' . ~ l l oppoood to r.atertranspo::ot3tion, ~ i h C r e carco is ordWrlly ItOO to r l l h i ~ n t I a specif ic veosel, 0.11' ;'>l1sscncerll and carta, after the elltabl1a.'v.lent ot apM.ont;:, lIrO turned over to .\TC terc'..na.lll for shipcent. The fd r Trznsport cQlY.WlC! dcaicnatca t . ;>articular aircraft. Utat is to bo used. Thenttlhlishnont of a prior ity, the llCeur1.ne of 11 priorit;r r:tr.ber, and thedc!.ivcz-J of passen(;(lr:l or carco to Af'C constitute booJdn;; fo r a !r tranport.

(b ) CIIlOS 11 - r.ncr ...: ' ! l l ' l c ~ ' ':ar l : i s : J i o ~ . ."Ii11 be as :o r '!'!ltltlcnccrs ai'ld otlrco, t ho a li ' trnns;x>rt of t ! ~ c h is ncccssarJthe aecOM!Jliohmcnt of a rUsnon cnsont ia l to the prosecution of th eand vhich i s of (I,n e::trenely urcent Mture. Autooatically .13sicned' l ~ l , officiAl .:Ii::, n.Ul, cl.a.slli:icd C


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(1 ) Ai r carGo wil l only bc diverted fro::l nir to . ~ " , t e rorJ.y when li n earl icr arrivnl d.1to ca n be ~ c U l " O d by surface trnnspcrtation than by air .

( 2) l ie co ss ar y T ( l p a c : ~ 1 n G of b o ~ 0 3 fo r \'mter ~ p ; - . e n t ,chancinc of "In-the-eloar" l:I8l'l:in[;D to "coded" o.d.dI"e3!:ie3. onel r : o v i : l ~tro supplies freD nir terminn1s to mlt cr po rt s is perforned \rl.th aminimum of delay.(J ) Space 15 procured on vessels, such as Red Bill orconblc, cnrao

tluJt r.d.cht ordine 3.S:Jlf'.ed that 75 per cent of th enUDber ai rcraf t doll be operation31 ant! that :hc:n a nc-;: NIlte is be!.ni t inted f ive hours of operational n : t i n c , e r ~ ' can be reMor.cll1:r .:-cipated. As experience and naiJ'lwnatlce fo.cil1ties ie;lro..-e, thiS nIDbr.l1(;ht be incroased to ten hours of operation a daY.

d. sw ternent in genoral tomS oi tJ'le l C O ~ t or euCO thatnorn>all.Y be 10"'''' on th ' "," ,0" "1''' 0' ",,0 on,..rt " ,.." ... dUoult . AdditioruU. root.o " t.o be ,on"".... late t.o . " " " " . ond tt.nicht . A' oPPO''' ' t.o obi"""" "J ",",," "",-,h " " " " o " , , ~ ~ l the ".jor root.or, ..,"'", 'hO 1''"'''''' "" .m , , ' "" """'0:>''''''


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L1l:dtations on pos it ion of cen te r of gravity.l.1ax::I.JIntri cross neleht.

Size and location of carso door.Height of door r e;rvund.Size of cargo COlllParmcnt.Strength of noor.Location an i lcneth of carco tie-do'rn:1 l1tti!lCll.Ihmber and type or :!Cats.

(1)(2)(J )(4)( ,)(6)(7)(&)(,)

6. Preparation of Careo fo::' Air Sh1p=enta. 'nle preparation of cater:l.als for s h 1 ~ t by ai r necesstates th e provision or adequate protection ata1nst handl1nC an::!. storaconditions en route 1!h1ch. at the S.:l-"':e t ~ e , peclt:l the nost efficieut i l. izat ion of available trans?Ortation am h:Lndllnt facil i t ies.

. b. Ai r careo is urGent carGo. Th.1t !Such e


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b. The folltn'l1.n(l r.IllrY.1.ncs are to be stenciled or paintedon each case I

c. The overseas address on air Ship:ll6tltll, unllke tho" ad dresses u.sed fo r water tranll!Xlrtation. docs not include a coded dest ination such as OWA, UT J etc. Destination l l ' i l l be rsarked -i n thclear", i . o . , GUAl!, Om1,,:r,. K'ThJAILIll, etc. :iar ~ j)011cy,harrever, does no t permit Wlit designation IlUch as 76th Serv1ce Groupto be indicated on a packace lIith the "i n tlle clear" destination; nois th e us e of APO m.nbers perlllitt.ed. I t is therefore necus&r)" to idicate th e receivinc orcanization throueh use of S'Jt1bols. These 1lyhols ar e tho limns as used fo r water shirnent carld.ncs aM are availain AAFPOA t:O'I;\orandUT.l o r H il a) " 1945. File )1l.2$. Subjectl " t ~ t a b l r.lent and Utilization of Coded Shipptnll Addresses for cer ta in f tra; AForce Units Stationed in PO!". and al:lendr:!ents. -Applica tion or thesS'JllIbols to&ether "i11th "i n th e clear" ! larking is as foll(lll'lll

TO, AFSO

d. ':/hile it il l n ot intended that air shipments be preparedfo r l l toraco under adverse conditione, carco lloing to overseas des_t inations, because of in.1dequate handline rac i l i t ies , i s ~ r e q u e n t J . yIIxpo5ed to rain and conditionll of extreme humidity. TO.YT:l.thstandthellQ conditions overseas cargo require l l interior containers con_s tr uc ted o r '\Tater resistant na.terialllj conta!.ners Tthich ,rhen TItlt '11"111!'et.ain their load carryinc 1Io"ld protective qui l l t ies .

e. Air cargo is more trequently handled than surface s l 1 i ~ncnts. Throw.h operation of priori t ies, loss urGent caTEo may be replaced by l:IOre urcent cargo at stations en route t o de st ina t ion .i ll bh ts d i rec t to destination are th e rule only '\There hiGhest pr ior-:.ties o:pply; it is often necessary t o t ran sf er careo fTOr.! one airplaneto ano the r. The fuel load of an airplane i s determined by distance otthe ni; ;ht and mather conditions. This directly affects th e cargocapacity ot th e airplane and I:I&Y require cargo be orf-loaded to r anothern1(tht. The loading am unloadinG of a1reratt is tor th e most par t doneby hand, therefore whenever possible th e unit package or ite:r.l should beof such 'l'l'eight, size and shape to perm1t i t e easy hand l ing by one man;seventy pounds is the desired max1.l:IUIII weight pe r unit packso.

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e . AT':: also prepares Plane l-".ani!eots L'ld indicates thereon thonUsent:cr li::lt, careo by air;ta1 bi l l nlElber ll."ld. the weiGht to r ea.ch it.e::7hcse I:llll'li!ests ar e prepared fo r each tr ip .ud a c c ~ th e plane. Theare no t ordiMril;r distributed outside of A'It channels.

" c . The thcater i s respor.sible for j'IlllMinc and directin;; tLiremc:Ulltion operations ;Tithin th e Ca:lbat zone nnd b l l t " ' 0 1 ; l ~ n the Ca':bat Zonand Ca:Tlunications :One. These 0;J8!'3tionll anl part14ll1 :'Cr!'omed by,\'rt units.

d. Space used fo r these operations is deducted !'rt::C th e totathea ter a l loca t ions. In ClOst al l ~ s t 3 t I C O l l priorities !'or air evacuat ion supersedes those fo r other : l ir OOVCt:lents. ;)e1g;'s in coYel:lllnt ofConhat :lest Crews ar e often encountered. due to ai r evacuation .\Ovooen

a . The need fo!' a ['.ore r;l.!rl-d nean3 of t . r l U ' l s p o r t a t ~ o n of sickIltIU ~ ' I o \ \ , " \ d c d ha s resulted in on o!'(;ani:ed and uniforc O'"Jste:l or evaeuatine; patients by aircraf t a 1 o n ~ mth for::a.:"d I l ir t r l U ' l ~ ' l O r t A t i o n ofper!loAncl. su.?"lies, a.'ld equifnBnt '.

. The prir.larY n i 5 S ~ o . " ' I of ai r eYaCllAtion i to 1Ilprove tN lconbat or 'r iciene;{ of th e a r ~ e d forces b"J l I U ? ? l ~ n t 1 n : ot.ier fonu orevtlcunt10n in th e raoid relief of units o! the ir non-efrcctive. tdthoUtl.',lOU111 th c fOJ"".:nrd- novenent of troops ;l.IYI supplies. A seeondar1 nia91.0:"1 of a ir transl>ortation i s to reduce the n ~ of evacUAtion and hopital ization u n i t ~ required for a theater by tho pron!lt nnd rapid roe-"loval of n convale:Jcent wounded frtr.l Ole thenter to th e zone ot th e in -tcrl.or.

($ ) .I!o shippin;; infOl'tl:1tion OUl(;r than llr':fl.j' bi l ll!o. ) i s forl'tarded th e theater b"J ATe. The o b r l o u ~ real


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r IVSuPPLt llA'l'l'r1\s REIJ.TED TO 1'!tAN3POOTA7ION- ~ ~ - -1. General.a. Ai r Force zrupplTar e authorized a l20-day- stock1enciell in the !'acU1e Ocean Areu"pipe line" authorized. (Time r e v e ~ In addition. there 13 11 9O-d.!yW1tl1 th e item 18 received at de: iwtlo!ra:l the order1ne of an i tem

agency). Yoat or this "pipe Une ll n b:r the requ1111t1onirl;Consequently, th e TranlfPOrtatlon O t ~ ~ : ( ~ i n transportation CMn."lel$.supp l ie s a r e and when the'requi!1tio 0 llIUSt knOlf 'IIt1ere themust be versed in the general prin"P"'''''' ",.ney CIJ'l expect delivery),1111 0 supply procedure.b. i'lhatever th e particular problem or Air Fo rce ethere ar e very !f1Pf occasions when .. . 'PPl" ' , upply may be ,~ i WI ea on 0 one or two si_leIp.-. ,,"C pIes will no t save both the ua1ng and the tranllpOrting a e e n : ~ ea great many headaches. I t il l necessary to oaintain COfUltant su lylevels and. torea!MI future requi.relQllnta t'elIulting !l"oIIl torecastedPP1n -crease in operations. If an emergency reqJirc=ent mlltll. order enoughby air to cover the emergency; then eee that uple lltoekll !lave betnordered [o r water ship!llent. Order on a baiU. not or present needs,bu t of needs up to a hW'ldred ~ from the present. Ai r transportation

is reserved fo r meeting contingencies which are uauall,y untoreeeeable;le t there be 4S ff:Jr contingencies as possible.

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I n . Fuels and Lubricants Other Than Aviation.IV. Supplies Requ1r1ne Special Lleasures of Control.

1. Medical SUpplies.2. lIotor Maintenance.3. Post Exchange and Ships' Stores4. Construction Yaterials.,. Aviation Suppl1oll.6. Fortifications (sandbags, barbed wire, etc . )7. S=al l Boat Repair

V. A=m1tion, Pyroteohnics. Chemical Ylarfar& ; ' c e n ~ .1 . Aircraft Alfa:l\mltlon, Bombl3 and PyrQtechn1.cs.2. Ground Foree Al:aun.ition and f>:rrotechr.lcs.

b. or th e above :;uppliss, ClAso IV-$, ~ ~ n l y referred toClallli IV-E, i s th e exClusive rellporulibUity o f the Ar.lv Ai r Forces,d sep&rate tonnage allocatloT15 ar e made fo r l1 t t ine i t . Class IV-Zbesides those aviation supplies which ar c required to supportother supplies procured through AAF chM1lels. Ainy Air Forcesfo r Class In ar e handled by the Uavy; Classes I and IIth . around Forces. Conse su;:Jpl1es procured tl'lrough

ir Force channels.c. Though. lo r th e sake of simplicity, Ai r F o ~ e technicali8 t re at ed a s a s ing le c las s. it is , qy au tho ri ty o f TechnicalDO-JSA-l, divided into separate property c l as s es a s follows:

01. Aircraft and IJa1ntenance Pllrts.02 . Eneine and l:a1ntenance P a ~ l I .0) . Aircraft Accessories.04. Aircraft Hardware and Rubber 14ater1als.OS. Aircraft Instrwnants and Lnbor.1:ol"'J Tcst Equipncnt.

01. Ropes, PIl.1nts and. P",lated 1.!ate:'illll.OIl. Electrical E q l . l i ~ e n t and Supplies.09. Aerial Targots and Gliders.10. Phowgraphic F.qulP1ent a."ld S1.Ip;)lies.l l . Aircraft COJ:lbat lo:aterial.12. Fuel ll1ld IJJbncating Equip::ent a..1lI Supplies.13. Clothing, Parachutes, Eq'.liprlent a.oxl S u p p l l t : ~ .11. Prefabricated Hangars and BuUd1.nts.lS. Technical Order ~ l i a n c e Kib.16 . Signal EquilDent.11. lJachinery, Shop and l l a r e h o u ~ e Equipment.18. Special Tools and E q u i ~ e n t .19. Ground Equip::lent.20. Aeria l Delhery f.qui}:IDent, TaUored Paulina mel1l1&cellaneou& Aerial E q u 1 ~ e n t .'. Cordaee, Fabrics and Leathers.l.22. . Co k Pl,yWood and Excelsior.Woods, r J23. loIetal and COIllPOsition J,laterial.24. Chtlllicala.

t am Supplies.2,. Oftice Equipnenl 26. School EquiJX!lent.21. Eltce&& and SurplU5 Property.28. s ,nthetic and Special Tra1ninB Device29. cOIlIllercial t/ard'lrar80 aJJ:l. 1!iscellaneou.ll.,30. Publications, DrawifiEs, Processed lIotion Picture

Filma and Film StripS...n"" or tho ,bov' ala. . . . or i ll ,,_0&1 , ~ p l 1 ' > - J ' " ,,,,,,.n, ,"er Clas8 IV-E a l l o c a " ' ~ " .... dU':


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Lev 1 The m1r\1llIUll1 quantity to be held a t(1) SU:eei in number of days a 8pecifio quantit:ra g1ven suppl :r point _ ~ . ~ 'Ihls m, ..nt1ty 1s reserve and should beor an 1ten ' r i l l be ra-t...... "". ..--ll-a'llrt 8#[alnst only in emergenq-.( 2 ~ a t 1 n g Level. Such a qwptt1ty as is necessary

supply fo r Cl&in the leYiI""at a point ao aa no t to make itnecessar;y to use th e Ill1n1mum level ill referred to All t he oper at inglevel. Th1a level is detennined b1 th e frequency of shlpr:lents and th erequired fo r suppl1es to reach their destinat10n (refer to Table I ) .(J ) leveL 1'h1s level 18 th e m1niJNm lnel pluathe operating l e v e ~ example' A.sSl.lllle that th e authorized stocklevel i s 90 da,ylI and the IpipeliJle l time (t iae to receive an item a.rterthe request 1.s placed) is 90 days. I t is then determined that 2$ of aj1rt1cular 1tem is required fo r 90 days (1II1nimum level) . It 1a n e e e s l ! l 8 ~ ,in order to protect this 9O--da:r or I:I1n1mum level. to procure &nether

9)-days supply or 2$ IIlOre of the it . (operating level) . Thus th e total -l thorizatlon for that ltem that lIl&Y be on hand and/or on order a t aplrt icular time is a quan t ity of 50. or 18Q..days supply (maximum level) .b. The procedures. lIhich are used to buUd up and main tain theSIPPl,y levels, have been li&htly diacussed in Chapter II of th is manual.1I:on detailed 1n!ormation follO'll'll. Supply of overseas Air forces 18divided into three phasea:

(1 ) A u t o m a t l . . ~ : q . Upon the establlihment or a ne Yur.1t or camand, supplies iniriiiiiI;:aent are nomaJ.ly f'Umishld on anautolll&tlc basis until such time a.e IIlOTe advanced eupply procedure canbe pu t into operation. Itf!lllll fo r a ll CWlI8S ot theae wppl1e.s are1JJIted in T/r,., and in Combat Supply Tables. Ini t ia l IShipr:lents of these5U;Ipl1es go forward as garrison and/or assault shipaents Th rclinarilJ'cO:18tltute th e lIl1n1Jlo,n supply lITe! r u1red to flY 0ou : the tda.sion fo r which th e bue 1eium and : r : : n ~ ~ ~ un. ll .supply phases t lro and three can begin.

(2) Tranl1tlonal or Semi-Auto...ea\abl1shllWit of a n.- unIt h- t lc ~ l . 1 . A rt er t heto obtain those itf!:lllS which' " " : r : ~ ~ b ~ lOst sUPPIIia make it neceasarrp roce du re . ThNe it, . . . , w:U1 be r equ1 1tioned throllih th e automatlcl1.Ihld depot in the th . te r or th r s eel eit:J:ler through an estabdirectives from the theater. Thee:UCh ~ a n d agencies depending uponquickly in order to rectl ty unb&' ~ t o l t 1 o l l 8 wuat be insti tuted...... a oks.

J . ~ ~a. There a re thr ee lsvels of supply.

follOll5:They are defined &8

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(J j ~ ! > Z ~requisition basie o ~ u p o n : e t l l i n . A base 1.a placed upon aNormallY, only thoee hues in 1lh1ch a u the theater Cotr.uder.atabUlzed w:1ll be placed on thia baa rUed. levels have becOll'l8suppl1es ar e ordered on W FOl 'l l102 ,i e. For ClAss IV-E. theaeR.equesta through FOATSC. So u not ~ am. r&d1o or a1rtBll EcergenRequosta and, thereftlre, not overload e ~ b u a e the use of breency' the quanti t ies ordered DIlSt be relltr! tedf1Ping and supply facUit1asbe ordered on Emergency Request elthc f ' The quantities tt\at mayplUJI . .t-er1a1 on hand ot th e ~ lte':.r ai r or water ahiproant,IIlCIt. Each Dnergency Request w1l1 be thua not e x e e ~ a 3O-day reqa longer requirement perlod. will t b oertified. ReqUlllts cov. ~ - t 1 ...... no IS reeogn1sed. A furtherrell ....-...... on, ." .en the requ8llt 11 to r ai r lh ithat on th e requeet 1t will be etated that ...... ~ t 18 ~ ~ _ r , " " " ' " t 1 . .",.... . ..er a r e q ~ on baebeen p....... concurrently for nte r sh1pMnt or a jlrerloue requut hbeen Md a fo r water shlJllleJlt.

(a ) How IllUCh Clan IV-E the li r Forete requ1ra feff ioient operation 11 a J1&tter in 1Ih1ch precille defWUon 18 di f -f icu l t . On in i t i a l supply. ho'II'ITer, CinCPOl has: dir.cted that )G-dsupply of Class IV-E 1llWIt a . c c ~ 8V817 tact1cal orgMUation intan ope:rationj a second JQ-da:f!l IIUpply IllUst arrive with1n 3O-da11 arthe base. !rom lIhich th e uni t 11 to operate, beeomae operatioMl .Because these .supplies are 1n1t1al stock, they are echeloned 111 &lIseparate entr ies in garrillon lh1ppinB. To allow fo r a bu1ld.up. thsecond 1ncr8lnent is . whenever poseible. echeloned to a r rive w:l.th11l20 days of th e f i rat . After theee tlrO shipMnts have arr lnd, anorganization 1B dependent upon direct maintenance s h 1 ~ t s !'J'o= appropriate eupply agencies until the base 111 placed on requi5ition b

4. Forecasting Water and Air Li f t R!9,u1remente.a. zet1mates of tonnase requ1red for iNpport of Air ForclDdu and. operationa IlU3t be oOllflUted fa r 1:1 advanCe. IDng rang.forecasting 1.s neeellsat'Y so that there 11 IlU!tic1ent tiDe Cor reYbT h1,gher authority ot these IStJ1llatel; and to usure equitablediJltributiCfl of available ahippilli space to each th .. t and, inturn to each service with1J'l th e theater b&IIed upon their needS.,b. Certain factore are used fo r thpe t o r ~ a a ~ a ~ a : ;to establish a reasonabl,r sound b & a 1 ~ r o ~ e ~ ~ r e ~ p e . r s o m e l ano f v es se l space and a ir tonr-.gl to rsuppllN which ar e indicated be!(l'I"aJ.].DcaUoM baa b.en n e c e s a a r o. Subject or obta1nin8: f thill -.nual. Theretore, 10IIIIrder red to in prevlou& aeeUona 0 titiOUII. nus 111 1:It_ t e r 1a l in th e foU()1I'iJlg dlaeuSllion il lTrr:a rtaUon otticera. int1onal. in that lt ia necessary to r ~ e a r :erlltalJiin of ho_ sporder to perfor ll l the job, to ha n a cie obtained.

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n."d. ....or Li! ' t :lei:uire::lents:

(1 ) ~ A i n t ~ ~ ~ n c c . L o ~ a ~ ~ rcqui:ed fo r shipment of C l a v ~4 : ::-.aintc:'l.ncc 3 U ~ t ' letcn: .b ( ..\ i r inari ly 11'/ the mllllber ofaircraft to be llu!)plied anc by th e rxt('t1t or thoir act ivi t ies . 'I'h1:lj ~ c l u d ~ ! l , in ~ d u i t i o n to s u p p l i 6 ~ d ~ r e c t l y e::lpl07ed on aircraft ,otilcr ;J.F supjllies which nre equo.lly essential to the Air Force missionnuch a ~ tools, m a c h - ~ e l ~ , sienal warning and c 9 ~ u n i c a t i o n devices,c::arts, int.ellir,encc nnterial, adr.linistrative sU!"plies,


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(1) Table VII _ Photographic Supplies. Contains photo-supplies f days fo r a specific organizat ion. .

(8) Table VIII - Ferryinf S ~ i e s . SuppUes and Partea high repliCiiiiin't""7ictor c0I!Fr se 5 table . Suppliest o s er vi ce a certain n\DIlber of aircraf t and ar e made avaU_at specific points along a ferrying route.

(9 ) Table!!. - ~ , s c r i l l e s . Contain parte, equillD8ntsupplies fo r a"""j5irticular type an e1 glider.

(10) Ta.ble XI - In order to adequat ely supply AAF activin combat zones willi the special tocls and ground equipllllmt toolsXI's were devised. These tables cover three categories of toolat'r frame, 8118me and propeller fo r th e varioUB s er ie s o f aircraf t .of supplies included in each Table XI may be found. in .AJ.F65-12.

b. Special tables no t mentioned above ar e th e "Compak ll andpc..kll (1) The ,IICompak" is a special packup Table n. It ist together aoo packed in special type boxes that ar e numbered seriallywith 1 so that a l l supplies ar e easil3' accessible t:o th eorganization without birming.(2) A "Prodpak" is another special packup that i s useda:rcraft, a model of which has previously been used in th e theater,aocl::.fied. Thue, SOJ'1B 80 pe r cent of th e items on a ~ 2 4 J and th enay be cOll1l:lon, and the theater stocks of these items ar e amplesupport a l l p la ne s o f both series. Prodpaks ar e designed to supplye denand fo r those i tems that ar e no t cOlllnon. Their us e saves muchpping space.

6. Engines .!!:!!!l ~ a. There is an unusually lArge demand fo r space whenever bellynks a re inc luded in Cls:Js IV-E requirements. These tanks ar e used toth e range of fighter aircraft and alao as napalm-fUled fireTlhen shipped in individual crates t he se t anks occupy enormoWlof space in proport ion to t h e ~ weight. A long ton of bellY(lccupies about 12 measurEIDent tons; whereas, on a rough average,ton (If Class IV-E will occupy somewhere near 5 measurement tons, and

ton of ordnance ao:ununition w1l1 occupy only about 1-1/2 measurementIn o rd er t o avoid waste of valuable shipping space th e fo1101l"g methods of shipping belly tanks ar e now being used: '

30x Quantit.l Cont.ent.sA 50 Upper ShellsB 50 Lower ShellsC 250 Center 3eaJtS0 250 Bulkheads !.:w!llitudinal 3ea:tE 250 a u l y . ~ e a d s h riscellanco1,ls ItBl:lSF 250 BulkiJ.e.ldsG Unknown F,,:pendable Fitti'l.e

(2 ) Another method consists in obta1n1.'18 thrsupply channels unfinished. 150 eallon sue belly taro: habrequire welding fo r assenbly. Procurezaent of raw r.lat.crl.A1fo r th e assembly of belly tanks by this tJethod reql'i;-cs boraw ITIIlterials as follows:

The expendable f i t t i . n g ~ fo r Box G are t.o be furnished ' ~ , . " I channels. Plane type will deten:dne t."e t ~ " p e and quantityThis method of ~ ! ' l i p p i r l l : ~ ::-equircs the use of belly tank assewhose function is to fIeld toeether the "bah-as" and whnS8consists of th e belly tank halves. A bells. tank assln a?icnormally assecble 6000 belly tanJ:s of 1$0 Callon size r'er:Consequently, t he bel ly tank asseMbly plant, \1hen in ful lshould prove D. very profitable inve:;tnent.

, 1"b. A::ide from tables and specia,l paCKUp3, one o cOI'..-xlnlJ' ordered i tens of Air roree !:u!Y,'1J' are enci.'1cn, ,'e n ~ ! n e s offer a considerable shippine problen becaU:;6 the;!taneous 1 -, bul'-J' ' l ' l " e h ~ ' and fra:.ile. In ad:lltion, they""" l ." _ ~ ' i - ~ r tsusceptible to corTosion, For aU t ~ e s e !'E!anons, n re.;require and 'I...-e f,enera1ly eiven D. specia;,moistU!'c-proo p . specia l handling enroute . A sco.lcd plio. ~ 1 = l ~ , , \ ~ v : ~ ~ ~ which ar e placed nacks of r.loi,ture ab!loro:t..'1f t J : 1 . ~ a l 1 ' a ~ e n d -indicators. I t is of the utr.lost innortMce a -

(1) One method Consists of shipping belly t.aknockdown fonn with the finished halves "nested", Under tf crating four halves (2 complete t.anks of 165 gallon Siz~ e q u i r e th e same aJIlOunt of spaCe needeu for one cOJ'llletely165 gallon tank. "!lested" halves (165 eallon sbe) act.uahipped eight halves to each box at the present tir..e, H o w sting" methods recently introdUCed 1ndi.c:ate an even grene 3 ac e may be accomplished. Tanks shipped in th b manne~ q u l r e welding bu t ar e fastened. tocether hoi non-t.cchnico.\'1'1 th clanps and screws.

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such engines llI&ke every eteort to avoid breaking this cover and toprevent corrodon or the er'l1JHl'. In addition, B-29 engines ar e. i....n priority handJ..1ng aboard Red-Ball vessels; and a ll engines,tItlether crat.ed. or uncrated, ar e ha.n::Ued and stored ldth parl icularcaution al l be.tlta auch upen.slve and fragile machinery.7. !)1spositlon o f E xc eu lfaterialJl

a. In th e Pac1!lc OCean Areas a major concern at present,and one that w1ll. increase in 1llIport..arJ::e, 1s th e handl.1Il8 of surplusj:lt"opert.laa and reparable materials. Discus910n of this problem isof more interest to supply than to transportation agencies; certain"!!peets, however, do concern tran.sportation.b. The l.rfrrt Ai r Forees issues directives fo r disposition ofIIlLter1al; these d i rec ti ves a r e amfll)ded as It becomes necessary. Atthe present time the fol lowing types of supplies are authorized to bereturned to the UrdtBd States.

( 1) G en er al . Exce511 and surplus itEmS that ar e serviceableor economicalJ,y reparable a.s lis ted in T.O. ClO-J5A"'J2 may be returnedautomatically at th e discretion ot the Theater COllllllaooer.(2 ) Return Ilater1a1 Releases. EJl.cess and surplus itell\Sthat are serviceab!il""Or'econOiIc8ilj' reparable not lis ted in T.O.~ J S A - J 2 , bu t authorized to r return by Headcp.arlers, Air TechnicalSerTice Command, at the recp.est ot the Theater Comander, may beretumed.(J ) ~ Kay be returned froJ:l th e theater an d handlooin accordance with ~ 5 - 2 .(4 ) Gaoturod Enm Uaterial. l:ay be returned in accord-"'Ice ld th special arrect lveo l"OIII higher .authority .(S) A1rcratt. 17ill be returned and handled in accordance'W1th AAF ReeuJ,ation 65=lJ5.(6) Rubber I.laterials. All excess rubber r;Illterials thathaTe salvage value be returned.(7) Clothing. Will be returned in accordance l'd.thT,O. OO-J5A-J2.

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c. I t ie of extrtr:le importanc thato the United Statell or sent to other t t no uterial be rauthority. For a l l !:\aterial heine r e t u m ~ e r ~ t h o u t de:initan MY Intrans l t Depot, u."lder jurisdiction f? u e U.u.t.ed StaTechnical Service CClIl%I&rld, Will be the desi0 citic O v e r ~ e i l only exception to thlll 1B cert.ain e-54 ~ ~ ; n a ~ ~ C J ! ' . 1 1 1 u l e e .th e manufacturer. All r.J.1ter1al received at: r o ; " ' F ~ eo di.."'ect.la condition l."l3pection will be r::ade 0: the c'Jntent ~ ~ ~ ~ e ;directod to exocute AM Form 15-54. lJneat1afactory 3 ~ l . >unauthorizod material received C'r0lll overseas. 0 ,0: '1d. Shipments to other theaters ' lI ill ordirlarily be otypes I movement of cOlI'plete organbations and their ore:a.'l:!.za

iJlpedimenta and requisitions for certain critiC&l mterials othis thoater has excess etocks. The fanner type of Sh1!J:l.8llt 'handled and documented in a standard l:'Wlner a, previously uplfo r ~ a r r i s o n I!Ihipments. The requirments for packinf" :r.arldndooumentine and shipping requisitiolled J:laterial are the 58::'.8shipments beinB returned to the Unit-ed States. Procedure, Cotation of a l l suoh material shipped to other thMters or to thStates ar e explained. in previous netions of this rlanWll.

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vOr;;anization 2 ~ c t i o n 8 'lranS!lOrtntion ~ t 1 o n s

1. Ceneral.a. It 1 th e PllrJ>03C itld policy of Headquarters, I ~ - : t J , ~ . tostablish Tr3-"isportc.tion Sections at the Principle s h 1 ~ ' d n - L;'Il,j : , e l llocations rlhere Amy Ai r l"orcc personnel, auppl1es, and c q ~ : " " ! l t 'I1hllndled. Ai r Jepots ar e UrtlGdy established at these !-.ajar lOC.:.t,itrAlthouGh th is discu5l1:!.on Will f l l lsentbUy concern Air ile!lOt ' : ' r ~ . : ; s : )

t ion Soctions, 5O!:lC benofit 1s to be derived 1"roc it.s use O1S':' ::uilie8stahllshJ:\ent of transport:l.tlon /lections in other h e a d q u a r t c r ~ .b. 'l'here ...l i l l be Mstf; ' lcd tr') t.ier.o :;octions a !Uf:ic:'e:lt m0: arf1.eor paraonnol of Q!l;):'Opriate at


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and perooMcl froo "hipside to dock.c. stabli"h cnd mnWn currant ship!,in: scheduJ.es fo r ves-"e:" bearinC care" cons18000 by t he A ir Depot to usin,3 or[p."lillationc.d. Control and be r espons ib lc fo r t he eff ic ient opcra t ion ofal.: CllrCo carryinc: onrino ftlcilitics 3!H,ii)'\ed to t!1e Ai r De:'JOt and s u ordinate unit", and exercise cener.'l1 supcrvis'\.on 0: a ll ot!1cr noat incun:.t:5 i n a l llMtto r: l except ll:l pertains to the ir technical operations.o. Receive and disser:t1nate to intercstnd. a l l t h o r i ~ i e s in::"o:mation concerninc expectod tlrrivul date!). bert.lUnc 1 ~ L . 1 . c e : : ; , l lvai luble space,ca:-r,oes, con:licneos, a.nd dCpArture datos 01 3 h i ~ s '.)ennnE :.ir ~ ) o p o t .mits.

po:aonncl, nod supply.f . Coordinate and ",s:Jist achnin1strative offices , s taff sections.and other d iv is ions no t specif ical ly re ferred to. in I':'ztters pertoin: 'nc toWB,er t r ~ n s p o r t a t i o n .C. Accomp li sh special ilSsie;nment3 involvi.n:::; -:-:ater trnns:>orUltionas directed by the Cor.crw.ndin;: Off ic er o r Deputy C = a ~ c r ,h . ,\rraneo fo r aegrceatinC. 1 0 a d 1 n ~ . sod J:1ovin:; C


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GlDSSARY

M.CS - ArrrrJ Airways COllI:lUIdcations Syate. Headquarters loca. t A a h e v 1 l l e ~ North Carolina.ADCOI&PHIBSPAC - Administrative COIllIllInder, Altphibioll! Yoreea,Pae1t1e.ACORN - An ACORN is an Advanced Bue Unit COllIbt.1ng ot il l

peraonne1 and material necessary for the Istabllib:lent ot an &ltnnair baSe. It is made up ot a number or F'uncUONl Cc:I:lponenta llh1when alJ8lll'ented by a casu or a Patsu, enable it to lerrtce, re-anI Iperfom rn1nor repairs and routine upkeep to r the planes or one cugroup, i t s equivalent or one patrol plane aquadron. Wlthout theor Patau th e ACOID{ can maintain the baSI r ,cU1Un in operationcondition and service casual planes. For it a cnm use as well allth e f l ight crews and Casu or Patsu i t conta1rLs adequate'oOlllllWdceupp),y, disbursing. medical, ordnance, hourin&: and 1JIll1l1l1ng tac1llAPSC _ } .rrq Port and Service ConDand (Ka'llll11&D Area)ASSAULT SHIPPDlG _ Lifts that personnel and cargo . tl1cb U requ1rid in th e i n i t i a l phases or N CAROO _ careo that weighs l i t e re i. t o r d 1 , n Usually applied to AAP technical supplies. Thi. cargo

top-loaded on a vessel. 11 , which aN Iltcll,aBASE D E V E l O P ! ~ T SuPpI.IES - Those'UPP :cribed b1 CW:Kllaec.>IUplish the developnent ot the b a & ~ : o n .hiPPini. The I:l&directives. and ar e normallY l1tted cont1nUOUS operationtenance or repair parts nece'sary to 11the taci l l ties wi l l be maintenance llUW ell. be diS

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