Naval Aviation News - Apr 1945

8/6/2019 Naval Aviation News - Apr 1945

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l a p s were landing troop on the island only 100miles from ow: airfield. Although Russell Bradley,ARM2C.. hadbeeo flying all day Olll torpedo runs, hewent out again, loaded with 100 lb. b'awnentationbombs.PlareS' silhouetted the Jap sbips-sjx transport de-

stJ;:oyers unloading men and supplies. The A-venger(Dade two tuns, scoring one me bit and a near miss,A barrage of antiail!craft splattered the plane. Headingb~dc to base, the,. ~ imo a stann got lost, and wereforced. to ditcb.The .crewhad been 80ating 0.11 the life raft for sevenhourswheo it suddenly blew our like a punctured tire.

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Bradley and the pilot 5farted to . .swim ashore seme fivemiles away. Bucking the current Wa too mucn-theyreturned. After tWO njgh.ts and one da,y of bouncingaround on Mae Weats, B:r-a,dley decided to try again-a. last desperaee effort ro find belp, 8y this time, theybad dcllted 10 miles fro.mmore.Five boors later, the waves washed. him asbore jn a

semi-ccnscieus lihue. He felt disembodied as thoughwhat remained of W D l 5 e L f was up in a cloud casuallylooking down on th.is slruggle for survival. Bradleywas rescued although. the search for his pilet and Jel.tow crewman was unsuccessful . 59 combat missions.a Navy Cross . . . and one unforgettable experience.

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NAVA l AV lnfON NW S APRil 15. IUS-tin. 239

J A P M I L I T A Y B I L D I N G SB UlLDlNGS used in connection with the opera-tion of Japanese aireldsappeaJ' distino-tively cU1 f e l'e n t f r om the air, accord in g to the irspecial construction and. use, These structures Ineludebarracks, tents, wash houses, latrines, pe(.!lonuei hel-ter cisterns, Shinto shrines, administration buildings.electronies mstallatiens, storage Building, shops, !?ElW-er plants and hangars, Their construction is standard-ized by the enemy, and they 0C011r in the same formhorn island to islan~ and probably to a larg extent ODthe Jal ' mainland. In addition to their appearance,posiN un oE the se bu ild in gs in reJatjon to air ship s an d.to eaeh other is a good key fo their use, and certainstandard groupings are formd wherever Jap bases exist.

P H O T O G R A P H I C Photographic Interpreter h a e s t u d i e d hun-I , N T E lL I G E N C E d r e d s o f t h e s lap u n i t s 00 aerial photographsand havechecked. their oonclusinns later withground ilIformation sbtained after oopl:ur'e of enemy-beld Pacific outposts. These Iindings we summarizedin a book. Jarpane.s f . Milifary 814- i l l / : ings , recently Issuedb y tOe u . s . Naval Photngraphfc Intelligence Center.Sp cial emphasis is placed 0 1 1 th fa.ct that the Japsmake extensive use .oFprefabrication lo provide readu,erected, easily transported military buildings. Knowl-edge of the di[fereut typ s of structures built sear jap-a ne s airf ie ld s tIlt." I.hle $U .S . [C ill 'ce s tQ se lect v ita l tIll'ge tsfor bombing and s t raBng attacks and 'to esffina~teenemy sb'ength in terms of personnel and uquipment.

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JAtPANESE QJ\RRACKS GROUP ON SAlPAN KAO CISiRI'I ANO SMA ..... !..ATRINE AND IIIIAS,", ,",OUS'E Dun.DINGS BETWeEN LIVING QiJARTERS

J A P A N E S E B A R A C K SJ, . u > _ A N J ! l S J : ; m tlita ry b l.llT llu ks obs~ved thus &it are on e -. tor y, arranged, in geometrto groups, and are servicedby one or two smaller adjacent b uild in gli (u sl;W l ly washl~oU!1e aud hitrine and sometime' a water cistern). In thecase of 11 welt-established air base. about 42 percent of allconstruction is housing. Slnee the Japs allow apprcximately50 .squBl'e f~t dF f loor space per man, [ea,sonably accurateestimates of personnel strength can b made when photo.graphic coverage is comple te .Offioors ate. housed in buildings similar to those erectedfor the men. but more living space and more wash room

and Jatrine faailItic!> are EloVltfed. From the aiF. olHcets''i" rt$'S I1Jld enl isted men's barracks appear much alike.The japs often e mp loy e xistin g native settleme'nt~ o~hou 'ing for military units. TIlls is espe:ciaIly true m nativb1.1 i Jc l ings s i tua ted near airfields. E lr C 1e 5s w :e tr ne k a e ti vi tyaround nati e villages often indicates enen y o e eu p ll n on .

PhotQgt'apm show fhar !:he Japanese fre IDeally constructnatlve-type sbaeks to MUSI'! isolated gun battery personnel,

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SHED IN RE:AR OF BATH 1I0Q5E CONTAINS TWO HOT WATER HEATERS AND HAS STACK; WHICH SOMETIMES js VISIBt"E FROM THE AIR

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NM&ROUS ten ts lire used by th e Jill'S n e ar .a 1 rA e l ds -. S I )J l'] etents me mobile fS)f l 'ns and are 1 1Gb se l on preparedbases, but there at two typ !i of circular enemy tents v,lhichare mounted on prepared bases For serni-perl:)iane!1t lillie.'the : a s . r ou l diameter circular t$1l is illustnltcd here. II hasa t. 'ena I l' le uppurt ing a eanvas I'oof surface. whie\) isstretched over prefabricated wooden si,du w W 1 pan 1$Lila!are "'ppl'oidma.t.ely E'igbtfeet high. Teats o f this type are:>E 'Ct1in gtt l lUpS o r eigltt. with eovered passag~ys betweethem and a redltnguJnr nruchire in !he euler which isPl'tlbRbly used a a mess ball.

Jr:fPS Use BClrradfS BilI/dinSI qs Ho.splfol~ t a nda rd lo p barracks buildings Erequtmtly are I!ltiJigr.cdas h. :.pila1s. It is common practice lor tLe enemy to emp >!o yone er more structures of abarraoks group as tI hospital unit.When several ou . i l . d i n e : s cmsi:ftilte 11 hflspital grOLl p. th~yusually ate set 01 1 Itwet land tu perrnit oovered inter-build-ing passageways. Presence uf a cress outbe r t l f . ) E nf 11Ja.paues structure e1lllllot be relied on as po itive indica-Hall af II hospital Qr dispensary. siire crosses have beenseen on ammunitien and gener9.1 st{;)rage I'ltltldings. [apF1i~'Petlar)' prl')lJabl will nave adequate ..end facilities It)!mbulanees, ancllldjaining latrine and wash room b oild itlc r

lofrllleJ amd Wa$h HOjjle. Ar~ Separate Structurll!1Imtrines and wash hous S are eonstmcred as sepurateuni ,hl1l. uft$.! theyaree cermected to barracks buildings bycovered plissltgeways. Standard barlnt!~s buildings ;lieserviced by a 24' .'(,36' Iatrure ancl a M' X 30' bath heus ..Bofh are gable-roofed' frnrnedstruolUI6S. The wash househa s a shed altha rear whiCh (ll)nt~ifllthvo l)Ol water he:tter.!.a n a has fl stovepipe staek that may he visibte rOH1 ~ie alr,One Dr rutin: cisterns usually is seen near' tIltlS buildings.cu l l f Jc tm g ra in \~1l1(l,l' mua su p~l)'lu g it to bead f 'ucili l ie .Tho eF f sho r loon of lattine lSa common [apanese ~ pe,udoptcd by U.S. nnits because of its S u . n i w l Y udvautttges.Bui l t on p i m : s ur iyen jll!it n !f shere fit low t ide level , this

Optll1 hoo-l'ooJed structure j tied to the shore b 3 JIlII"W\\pieI". Barracks ""uups set u ur shore lines are Sf'n'icetl h~{his ~lillld(J.rd 'latrine, W !iicJl is prominent nu nerial photos.

STORAGE BUILDING I!> M~De OF PREFABRICATED WOOOIOI'IP'AN.Ei.S

OFFIClIiU' QUA-RTEU HAS PORCH AII,OUNO PAftTITIO"'I;:P IfljTEIUOR

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P E R S O N N E L S H E L T E R STHE, ST,Ii.NqMID Ja pa ne se _ pe rnO ll1 le l ajr raid shelter -i s a re-Iafereed cancrele IOJ:r.o10 feet wide aud 60 feet l~mg.Ir has threeentrences anp staeds llpp~mlltl,lly !loyell eathigh. Sloping' wallssre is lrIcbes thick~ and 'interior heightis about live fee t . One hundred men ean be uccomrnodntaddllJi"ing a bOIDQiBg a'ttaek.111Ne shelters are ound in all pennanen t ly ocwpied Japareas. Tlley service ban-neb. u.:;'Uully0,00 !ihel~er to eaclJ100 man unit. Tbey flank haL1.g~j;and atbBr shvchfre!lc'(.Intaining large groups @ f airfield personn'el. Namarcusslmi:lr shelters are seen at factories O il the Japuuese homeislands. Photegrapbic evidence to date re\1~1l that ltle intricate woad fOl"ming nBc6ss-ary to C0Rlltr]Jctionot- tlle shelt.e(has !Jean adh~ed te ill the $role way I\e$lrtlles$ of geo,~

SHELTER WALLS, UINCHS T"IUCK, ARE: IiAV!t.:y 1fE!N'FORC'Q

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gr.a.phicn'l Iocatice. Site often is r-vealed. by the- tracks.Cast HOll clollbJe vault doors make the shelter gas -pn~ofII j ,U'opel 'ly opel-ated. In soma In'sfanees the three entraneesa re p l'o te ote d D y oo um :e te M tti- str :a .f fn gwalls, gil( f ee t h igh.Three gu n p(:!r '~s s~metimes oeeur appos-ite the (;!llI:tances.

Inside, low w@olilenbenches are bullt pl):r3 lIel to the sidewalls. At times the Japs apply Cl 'lmouBage . e ibhe r . - in thef orm of paint 0 1 ' n ! (! tt iQ g , o r b oth , to exteti{)f 's tn:facas elf- th esh.elters. In the Marshalls one heail.y relnioreed personnel: ;. he l te r was UJi~ 0,$ a neme n ge ne y d ~m ltn m tca tiorn ; ('~ te r.


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A D M I N I S T R A T I O N B L D GTHBEE DIF..FElIEN'l' types of admiaistratlon bnildings a'l!ephotographed beqrumtly at la p a . i r lW l d s . The m ost com -rom. is a tw o -sto ry c on cr ete straeture, T-shal 'ed in pltl11,theinterior of which i1 > devoted mainly to medium hequencyelectroaiosnqniprnent, Auxi l iary structures near 'this build-ing iilclude three elsterus, a 1 l a t roofed concrete oil stomgebuilding .and a water coollnj; tnuk. Three steel Ia.ttice-typerudio masts, pn,ced J75 feet apart in the fcmn of an equi-l aoo rru mangle , are se t around this bui lding, which in itsuse is essentially a medium frequency comnnmieations cen-ter.The Jar Ail' Cummaud Lleadquarters building Is a square(3 9 f x 42') Doe-story. lilt roofed stnmtnre. The outer por-tion of the re in forced C OIlC J1 eteTO r!f J'e!.1S on ee lum ns and

CAPTUII:ED PHOTO SHOWS JAPANflSE IN COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

[onilsu PQrc}i arou.ad. the building. In some instances aw ood fram ed tower is looate iit cen tra lly on ilie roof , an dwith this a.ddition the structure serves as an operationsbuilding. It then is sihmterl adjacent to the Wrstrip. usual-ly at th e edge of the main warm-up aproll.. Steel plate shut-

tars protect the seven windows, an d a vault door' coV'e,rs theeniTI,lJlGe..Administrative activities OI\ Saipan were housed in a OP8-story gable roofed wQ!iden l o " t r u e r u r e Lbut contained spacefe T stiff members. o t r l C e pe rsonne l and duty offieer;s,

AIRFrYLD ADI!IUNIS'liRATIVE ACTlVlTIES ON! SAl PAN weltE" CONDUCTED IN THis ONE.STORY CO/UILE-ROOFED WOOD FRAME Bl.HLDU4G

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S T A N D A R D H A N G A R STliE JA ,.A N O ES E relly 1 1 11 1 1 g t\QUP o f stllllrlaru l Iaugars. di-m en siu fls A n d e't)n s,h 'lI{> Uoo of which c I D n ot vurv reeard-I~ s ~ r \, il e g tn gr al) hic I t1 (." :1 tio u oJ the ait:fiald t h e y s f ; I , ' ; e . APter r il ir ic fi t~ d a l'e h -i :'( loh" d , s te 'd f ramed rnrm ii i th e moMcommonly used t ype . Its design was taken from Germanworking dr ' IWfngs. S ection s 61 1 11 tl fn un ev ..od c. a r e prefabricatsd in Japan proper, sh ipped out to i : s l - w c l bases, ftlld< :l sS t :mb le d o n l.htl a irf ie ld site -.T he w id L!J olth l$ typ e hangar is ,cO,u~istel l : t lit 1 40 feet .hIlt it ha..'lbee'll observed with cllifeTlMlt length dimcmlsil)os

i"llIIging frum 101 to !W[) f!reL. The 101-font length is seen!It fields that service land-based planes . whereas lengths: be-tWee'll 140 and 2000f.eet o~w: at seaplane bases. Sberunedin c otT ug ate d irQIl, this lJ


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A l'lOT:Eml\ steel framed Jap ruulgaJ1 has a gab) rool whic..fl.T\ is capped with a tOw of circular v~l1lawr.s. It mea-~-uresfl.2 feet wide by 1()7 feet ' long. t l1 ld h llS a shed leaningaga ins t i t J > re a r w a ll. . Jid iug door.'; a re of wood Jirame eon -struction, and the !rack from w hich they are bung extent!15 feet beyond the l)uiJditJg on each side. &t:erjor sue ace'ate ~tlled with I Ive r lapp ing sue ts o f corr1lgated " ' V o l a-uized iron.Jap. !Il/ld Sfol]clorJ TypE! Wood Fro",ed HClngor$"

The Japs also oonsttuct waoe Immed lmng~s. qU6 type,lllC.IlSilliin.g 55~ x 90'. has a gfthle roof eov6recl with eorru-gated gldvan ized iron. Sid waJh ar e mea thed w iO l hert-zon. ta t hip .mp s id ing . 'p oiitl ty pes ot weou I r a rned'IlWIly seaplane hangars also have been photographed.A staud ru :d repa ir hn ngt'l.r an .d w orkshop is C()llSttllctedb y the Japanese. It is weed Iramed and hns a double ridge.Eueb ridge is tlllpp"d by an extended ridg!3 light, which pro'ides good Jjghtillg and "el1tilaliou Irom abo e.P -crm an eu tfy e sta blishe d Jap a ir.6 .~ ll:1 sh av e shd p building!;tha~ tlJ"e eonstmeted For the purposi; I f mllkmg the airfielda s ~ e If -S 1 ll 11 ie n t 1I.S possible . A sfitb -B eJd eu S mpan , r O t , ex-umple. had $ welding pJant. forge. propeller shop, oqgeN.enernting plant. motor \abide garage and numerous ma-chine sl~f)ps.

Ollrygen Generotll7'1 ,.'ont Prese"t of' Jqp Flefd$Oxyg n is gCl1e~ated in till e lahora e gable r oof .ed [Be - tau -gular bnildiug a,pptoximately 50' x 80r in plan, This struc-ture is o r eone re te to a height abcur flve fee above ground.and the -remainder Is of wow Iram d construetiou. Its on-crete 'Jah Ioor j s e h at dilferilflt levels to necornmodate$tep~ in 1 . 1 ' 1 ' t i X X g e n gene ra t ing process. S JOp j l 1 g hutt- rB~iies ,which may be visible hom llie air. support the side wall .On WO je blat I a sql)are tank, containing water used intlte pJunL , w as located adjacent to th e builr l1ll8.CFash trne-ks,lire bucks. repair trucks and st:ltimJ moun

I ehieles are serviced in a bed- roofed safage, which hns 11repair pit dug into iL s eouerete flpor. .\ gable'soared uul'yraom butts Into the bnck wal l C it the gill'llge, and 1 1 reetan-I{llhtr concrete cistern eolwJts wafer from the TOOr.IGentif ication of galleys 1~ d iG cull becau se the re is DIlstandard J a p galle. building. Ehata interpreters look forstacks serVic ing ovens and centinuous veotilal;ors if thestructure is g:ible roofed. CalJeys JogicalJy serviee messhulls an d are InCt~ted il'l areas housIn g nidi L d p es so n n el .

RPAI R HAI'IGAR IS GABI.c-ROORiD WOOD F'R.AMED 5TftUCTURE

11tT"IIIOR OF ItHEIIIIY'SHANOAR WO"",SHO~ ON 5AI""'''' 1:5 WELL 1,.IGHTED. BEiAIIII5 AND OTHE" 5UPPOR.TING Il'EMRERS AII'E 0,.. WOOD

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JAPANese FVEl. BURN's AFTEJI, BUILDING IS HIT BY NAVY' 80llllB

QVERHEAD LOADING TRACK SHOW IN POACH OF AMMO ST1II,JCTURE

S T O R A G E S T R U C T U R E SDeS IGN t J ' I Jap storage buildings v arie s a CC ord in g to th e. CQ ID IlJS Jd ity tored, Fuel in drums is placed in at!tooe reinforced concrete . structure, Concrete awningst*6h:ct its s ingle sjele W ill i w i ud tl w .s f rom bombing an dsi:J~IJg, The Hilil slab is of reinforced concrete three feetthick, With one foot of sand on top fUJ:additional prerectioD.A similar square concrete structure (abol)eand ill drawmg),

mID a p ott1 l exl:cnding f rom It s front faoo., always housesammunit ioa, Ventilatars se t midway on !:laW - ~f the side,wal ls a re e le W 1 Jy ,visible f rom the air. Fuel and ammunit ionstorage builtlings aee isomtedfmID other ccnstmetion inorder to minimiZe dl l IDage .rosulting f rom C),l'lpsion.Itba s be~1 l fou n d tha t wood f r amed J p s to ra ge b uild -ings surrounded by a higb earth revetment always containsome form o f b ig ) ) 6XI?11 '. l~ i " e. e f r ig e ra tion bui ldings , waterr ese 'r v'O i rs- a n d s. tt1 in g t~n~. an d land s fo rl lg e s tr uc tu re s areother standardized 6ni1dings often seen on pbol.ograp

STANDARD FOOD 5'TQR,IUlE 8UIUHNG IS FOUND NEAR A1RFILOS


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TIIRED PICTIII'fE StfOWS JAPS OPERATING DIesEL QJONERA"FORS

P L A N T U N I T SSTANPAlID Jap wllitary power plan I consists of fumbuilwllgs-,generator. oilstor.age structnre, water-eoolmgaua suop. The g en e ra to r l iiu ilw u g, hollSing two Die-gCOli l1 '8tors . is si.mJllU' in construction to the typical ' square

erete fuel storage Structure. lts roof is fOIlI feel thickis supporred bv four-foot-square Interior column s. C Qrallaced on the roof as add. i t iODsl protection against bomb-COIICl,etc awnings protect the ide walls. In som 1 0 -U l1utlar or Hgh l AA gull has been mstal1ed (lin th e

of this building. Two steel l?ipes extend horiZDntul lyone sicll'l wall p the building ubuve the lfue of !'hedows. are bent at a 90-degree angle_, ~md enter tbenear Ole Jon side of the adjacent gilNe roofpo

er tank.01/ Star~ge J.uUdll lS: Has II,OOO-Gallon Cap ac It"

he powe:r plant's f l a t- re llEed cno()re te Q il storll.g buildingses two steel uel oil. tanks with a oapooity of approxi-I I ,OOO gallons. Goncretf,l awniqgs are set over !lier a nd the three windows. an d a steel sllutj'er Is hingeda!'ili window as additional prolecQo[l , A blanket of dirt,fOOl thlek, is plated 011 the loof. This structure D,!ilrmil-located about :)0 feet away f rom the generator build-and is an eS~n l : i a l part of I n E t p()wer pluur,third standard power plant building is the wat r-eoul-tonk. I1 s wood f r amed gaMe roof ha a milled c~JUlral

l 'orQrio 1 l n U i s a l1 e ..'\ th ed w i th coTll1h'tlled galvlUl ized rOLl ,The r:Ullcret'e t 1 1 u k is dlvil:ietl into six equal ,


12/44

J b Q t "Wheels .Up' l B o g e yreview of wheals-up landing ac-cidents indiaattl!s that H COUSi(r lf lr~lblenumber of them Ocelli' l> tJ).Llse rUotsdo n ot fd llow tbest..".l l ldtmi prooedure

fur JDwerin,g and ebec)..iilg tlw 1al l1 l Ing" ' e a t .W he el s should be l owered (nlll!above l i: rh It :i n g ~C l ~d" ) L fGrl" enteringthe la ud in g, llppwacb Ulld l J : e f o r c thef lnp are lowered. This 'eqltem_'e IV -ab1e-s th e pilot to fI~f!1the whe Is lo~k(]()Wll, helps reduce the' speed of theairplane to rh point wh ere f la p call blowered safeJy an d give,~ the pilot timeto make a l'isual check of the landing:gear iudicalilrs be fo re e t lt l. 'l 'i :ug tile f.inalstage of th e la.mJiug ap pto nru "P B 4Y T ak e.o ff T ec hn iq ueWhen be had teaolled an ulr : ipeedQ f only IO O m pb. rluriug appruximate-Iv 2400 feet tlf his ke'"olJirun, a PB1pi lut apparently dthlderl he could _ n o tb ClilllE! lIirbome ~u:ri11g the remainmg800 i'-eet f runway. , \ t H~ili p mt hecll.lsed all tmnltt! s Illu l a p pl je tl b ra k es ,LIard applicatiou of brakes set up 8terriue forward p!'~s,I;ure on the nosege ar u llu sillg it t collapse, the ail'ct:'lttimmediate ly settled (Ill i t& ; nose andwelIL oH th e eud of th e llll'lway in thisattitude. It \V;~ damag d beyond r -pair.Til h estigating b~nl gnve an ex-coelll;!nl analysis of Chis 11 o ci d e n t, EA'-eerp ts fol low:"The pUot' \ psyclul.logical reaetten to a~ I io rt r ur 1w.ty and his J 1r u\ t~ - of [ 'Withnil l l r}' load WOl'> to (!I!!LO~e Ids 111l0Ji1I1h . - k & ' f1 i f t e c l i n i y _ u ~ . l i t ' s l l l U = : ~ . he de -libe rn td l htlld the nose wheel 01\ th eItI"nllnd to g9t mll:'dloUII") speed before be-I .: t! ll ii ng a1 : rh( lme : Ali B well ~1I~W'll. thisu.clll)ique is' incereect {or Llw P.B4l' uir-'tuft. IT a sh ou ld In :l\.'f 1\ppJied genlle backpfl:'S'1 all en the \.~11lpn1.s ;l~ tbe pll1fW Willi.tee IlJrnting Lo relleve the pref;~nt.,. homtil IIQse gl!Qr Mil In !!Ive t.be IllrCmlP Q:;iti\> e lin gle - u F ~ttllilk."\,\-1, II [}'f: 1'11ol states that it seemed"S f II ' dngging ' dt e t ~ ud (J _ rilv {atlee:!to luke plsee, it uetuullv lIill . \~h.ul WJlI ' S i h l eUnfortunately , tW ~ CIlU not be !mId "f "I lp i l o t ! ! ."This is the I l n ; t wheels-up lam)[lIg sill~'"thls squadron was ct)mIJlbJl~o{led lloouleighr months f~g-O" Ev('T}' efforl will Cl!)l1-tinu to he llJ-lltfE til prvv tll ~ ~ l'0n~emlll I F fundarneutu] snf0t~' preca IllwnsihllJf. ul1liarlty h r ( 'e d s . T Il l ' J O . O O O I . . b .midill1:lm - w r t reeelve lite ~UI1l!' ('IIfl' 'giVflll to thllOrst : 'uSa f e " Alti tudeAn, s""J pilot Hew th.l'ough some smalltr'ces whe,n hi s ogin,e ml'Jrnent~ilyout out immediate ly afleT ta ke -o ff , b utwas able t@ Temllm aiI'b Ole. He th~~cJimlwd to 1000 feet aud there ti!t~edthe stall oharac~erjstic.'! fiE J U s airplaneto see if it would he 'are tiO atlempt alan din ,,", .

COlllment-This Ceil procedure "'.Wi cor-ee-a except WII[ 1000 e J : ! ! t nQt It ''saI~~altitude lot ...tw:lciog the ;stliU ehll!'U~"1~"l"ics of II p(rs6iblr damng"d airplane. T.O .48.40 d:lrect!l dl ai. if the f1ien Sll!I P0015 hi )ecnrro] j'stem may have been dll~ed.he IlhaJi immediClrely climb to min imumof ,000 feet fO teSt hl s i:onfl'l1lJ.. H e $hQ 'u ldconduct the test in th~ vicinity pf his ship,.ti:lliClnor otb"r ruftobl" point, ~fter llDb-f ing the j):u.e of bill predicament-. Thut~h.nic;U ,ord",r corrra ttls o t, hC ir - " d " ,i ce t ! h a lmenu l.'e-S1udy.T h er e i s n l l v e r a n y let-uJ? inTeoog4m H on tra in in g in Fleet opera-tious, harp-eyed gun ners -a I)d teainedob~eTVers ar e cOn!;tantlvofl ' the lookQulr ( r en em~ ' p lan es. n elTOr in re ca gn i-tiC ln ci)\.lld cost tltem their l ivtlS, .pet-haps ~ink tllelr ship, tlr d oom a frien dlyplane that Jailed to prop rly identify.


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Dec k S p ottin gReports indicate deck handling crewson me CI.U'Ilets ~11. ' sptltti:ng (,.'()r.a(tir~lou close to ('!fIe!; ~t.her in the Nings-folded condition. Thh' results in dam-age to the &ps when U 1 C Y are laterlowen:u ttl lll'(wid a step for (lockpitaceess,It is reoomruellded tb.at deck ~"pot-terll be given a demonstration of theemil clearance needed tv Ipwer Jlal'san d W lL I'f led lill spot the planes aecnrd-ingly,

O n Y ou r T oes!Follt)wing III routine rain i .ng anti testHight, the patrol plane commander n fa PBY-S desigllated hi s 6rst pilot ttmake the landing~ The: irst IIpprAudlwas c(')nsider~ J,Illsatista fory and an-other attempt W~ rrmde, Th secondapp roaob w as fa't, UpClI1 l>elng cau-

tioned o r this hv div Pl'c, the pilot sud-denly, ,vi thQut iVQ.mil lg , p ush ed f or wa rJon I J , ynke, causing the plane to flyin to the water {rom uhout t n feet, re -sulting i1 I It flllal cl'ash.Th squadron ('ornmhmlel' re om-mend >0 that tim orash be hnmght toth e attention of a ll ~l'c's us , 1 warnfugagainst being hlUecl into u Iulse senseo f s et .'U r it 'y whe n , ~erythfug appears tobe g oi n g smoo th ly ... om1".m'__RespobSihiJiW for d amt",J"r hill ah :pLtne rl/~!I/~:f U wilb thee PPC.He mlUt be- p~l"ticuladyalttt wb.'Pel'ie ced p ilQ ~ (s~section on "Acrohatirui' in Pl lm'., IleUJct.book).CQ$(l .2 ' CtlrJ;(Jir piklL , w hile mak-

ing an verbead gtUln&y Tun . rolledovm- (In the sleeve t{lQ lA te . Upn n see -mg h' preclleamenl he puJ1~d tbrougl]too ra,ptd1y. oa usin g a higll "g " stall andspin at r p , o l J o feet. ThE ' ~In" slowedmomenlruily at 000 f t. but from12

there 00 cont inued in II normal sp muntil it bif the 'Wat r, 'l'hj:; pilut did ncriWfiP'It w as thought th e pUot may havebla


15/44

Gaad N avig~ tion Pays A pilot'n 52 M",uhtS A Cctf,allr,o Racues H im

~ TJ3 P 'SACaLA, - De.mon.stratfugt- h va lue ( ' 1 boL b t he a ir~ ea re scue u nithere and good navigation, an o f J i C e I : -pilot o[ an () 2 who wa forced. dow60 m ile s ou t i ' l l th e G1JI of M exico w asTl3s(,lJei:1 52 minll~ a ft er " f! !par ti ng his[1I1~it10U."Ol'ccd down by an oil l eak , the pilotreported his pOSit ion immed ia te ly . Tw.o1'8Y5A'.s i rl ,) -r n t he Corry Fie ld .aiN; ,earescue lJolt went into the air. The osanpilot had report d bib position so a(.'CU~ratet)" n searcb was n ecessary , F iTh'tword of h ll( la nd in g was 1 ' l'l oo i. v ed a . t1 l.2 0 an d U te rescue p lan e lan ded a lon g-side him al L212 . _A launch brough~ inth e 052 und amaged .

W en Don e, hlstru c:torsThe following i. s II letter: 01 com-meDclatiJm f rwarded to all Navyllight msttnl.ltofs by ! . h I ! DeputyChief of a V 3 1 Op f3 iO, l S (Air);

"'",Qlo!' Cb.;.,;f (If N,wminl"", YOu wlll 1"\4~, ..hid d t u " ~ W'"10-.00"" of no I J 4 l I [or If," Y " .1 0 l l~ v .t H ." !njq,'~ U"1" I '. 'f f ' l1 l~1. llcd ""111(, ,r s, t lUll IIJha..'fC! t ll .0 ' 1 I i 1 n ~ r j: their ~l 'criOT1f~ . IjloJlr.kJl l . . . QtI theft cllnlU.i~ t ' StUdent . .-"h", d""ire " ,~< I d... erv ... the h"'~ i".tr'l~..i~n"J. YQ".-s; b; " lJlllb botl~ "A Dll " ~t.(!-.!I.tp..ww,I I l ' . " ' ' '11 ""ko 111m" t ; ;Iwl , ,1 l Ih . bUr.den tJI LntfrllnJl Im,~ lll!tjultied four!!l!l~e~well, Y"u wlID are no ... ttllW'QIIlIf f l 'ol11""Jn t,~ 1 Itn QW 0..", t r r . .c-bru1 l 1 ~t1.riellc~tlmt fhe lap i.a "' '' '' . tir..Rllr cotU-l lJI~m'1!1L jc ,, , I' It li rJ , ,< l a nd . wiJ,y rn~, h " will tIIk~ lui~ YlI I1mil" (If / . i l J t IWo1cVa nn "u! 11""t,O Jl~ n n JI lOr lU ll, ". . f1)strl lctor.e;. 1 ! 1 ' 8 fila'1!III> Spedril Djilviee!JDh-iSjot i h s b!len clli;.trtbured t < 1 s pe cia l d e vic es

oflken. ill naval air sta-lions


16/44

B E S T A N S W E R SBirds Ailw Fly

P1C1{ 'I1llt 8;$1' dwf i !J~to nm~p'l(Jt(! timstO.! f l l lIeTlrS l!f.ilow,llIcn , ' lwnk YO l I tall3'rl1{l!'s 07! puge 4 { } .l_ In ..~d"r ~o -alight g.eJ1dl' 0 . 1 : 1 a high.parm most Jargl' bird_o l1-fl''''~';rsC't h e . p~l'll (I f II ,eit wiT! gs'In ,titltt J J w y ~!t ill", u r.."er.ii,lepitch prnpD b-ti.p Lh~l;;(ll\',.~ lip at right' an-. g l t < s to L ht"ir lith" of tru vel Q(f(ll'-in ~ II I".fg~!ill t nee- 01 resi stun ee . h(.aHI1g Un,u wing$ fiJtMb'llTI.~ch'l"'" ee !lnd UILD 1.l-IIlRke ~ ,slrarp pullout) foIlowedlo y fI mQdlllcll whip-stall down1 1 1 1 0 the perch

[J d - -u p p rG ' , u :i l i _ .II t a ;;1u ne L i l y d e er t '1 1 S --ing mte until lhel' ore ditultlyover- Llle spat wliem they in-ten d tu lan d

2. MJgltiI{QI')' ~ird~ 1 1 . " a m;;udrnum,of-o (I-sno miles n dayob-200 miles II dayo rh'iP udllffi 1 1 . day'o d~lOO Il1tl.t:$ tl tiP)3 -. Tn It hill h i l C i t chute wi~1s@ rv _~sa mialJtorlly . T lre re a re f l I111H.l "1l11S CIlS!:l$ -in which ihe .(lRMc!lute 1 ' U 1 . ~been 1I,~ad as jJ sea anohnr, hut whenl i1Ejtf> I~ a bigll saa(('J~ wlud, the para~e I ' l 1 1 : c should li e used only lacking theStili ancho r 01' t l H " pi lqt ujll1te.

Evel'Y effort sllO H ld be m ade ro keeptile lue raft I rem (wpsiqing. Stm'ivun.~~.\'ht) hthle sl'l? I IL pml o n g r l peri ~Ids i l l

life l'a Ils l'e _ ge :r d ca .P $M lJg a s OIle. Q : f th emos t senou s threa t s to surviva I. TJ 1l"relitihfug le ss o f ~ a lu ab lc g_eur. I lNPOS1J I l 'a r:d . ~ xllr .i.u stim t clu e tfl sW in m:lln g a ,n dc:limbHlg abourd the raft soon tnke th",i,tbllllit' tL e all'lllltiy w.e: il .f e n ed smY ivot s.This peJ"SQHUJ seeount oJ a pilot em-plU lsizes the irtlpOtU1:0ee of the Sellanehor til ~urvivQrs in rOllgb wearhen~1'hllre ~\'"Te thrh' o f l's hI tbt! r"l#. ! ' I I ~ ,SU(ltl. .W J II l.r l W e g ot aboard than, due to th,heavy SP.U and PIl Ii&l Iol .y the s n o c _ k of O UIIWlt-.r Ja n ding, all tit U{l I)fl$ were. vfo1etl l .Iv Si"."f .1liiak.j( , fm:r,wu hnd rn cG v e re d OW"-ie-J1Ie1;, Ih~se a I\lJdl11I ~ o1 :e a . ...f Iy .FmOl tbnt I:iUlf' I1n. 'VEl were like 11chipbobbing ~p !1m] duwn thoRe. leug greetlJOW f'lls.F N m tl,(J boU ~m o f I ! h e l I" Q u g , h .the y lou ke d tWG slnries high. A t ' ! h I . ! ClelStthe wl1jt~ wa~i;Jf would brl'.ak over us In

,L wall of Ioam, Abou t three' of 'those. andover we wli!rH, m()~t of the gear: Im.th lb'en H Ie f i r~~ U :l p.There we were, prnctIllnlly ll(l survlvulE" q uipIl:I!!n r. geLti n g t !J l>~e ll 1 Il Ul!~ -;va LeI~ v l" !ry f ew h o urs . In . 1 1 C la ys"O le rliit.C!!Ip~iz(.>d 16 tilDes. The sixth d a r _wf lS ~t'Wll [SC . We tl.!1 psize(j ~ times. A l te r. p ull -mg h lm ~ l'll f a bo ar d. l I U lI t " H I t i ;)ne, [\0.-d ie d o f B :{h au sJj'u n .Th!lll :Ult! II.I.~tdlly M115 ba d k1Q, 6-drowned. He just couldn't o g l l t O I l the rattt he s lx tc c.n t h time, T l i Q , 1 w as bvo h ou r ..beff,lre r wns p iQk~d up . U nut se a ,uM1Hlfbndll 'L. broken aWlly. maybe all or U5wlJuM JIf\Ve ( :ml '1e thr{)lc lg] , it '1111\'t'.Mayh!'.


17/44

I F L I G H T ~ S A F E T YS a fe tyOH i ee r's C he ck ListTHF.. sqG."AllRON Flight Sa f et ;l O. ! fl e er i$.9" lrey man In t : l t e n a val 9:"l!~ti( ln 1Ict!i-oetlf-preventianset-up. M'~1St people work-bi g o n i ll gb t s af el y warn others by poinUrlgthe moral aH n an aOOident . . By properlnuoctrinotion and trainiD." o f p ets C lf ll ll '1beforebnl ld, th e eff ic ient FUgItt S~hlyO f-6ct'~ ean ke(lP llC(,ljd,cntj & U f ! l bapllening,To prevent acoident.&, tho Flight SI!f~t)'Om~ must he ennverl",mL \vHf . :the .01-I"wfnp . pfclblelf l , l i , probej::!mtW < 111 [ 1 ~"", r :IJ " Sm:vhm.Lon -'Mil 1lnd sea,I" Alf/soo reseue.1:, D i tc bl n g p ro oo dl lte .~ .U. BoisOI1C1US gases, luel, (1trll()" menoxide.t, Nighl vtslon.[ , F l n i t ; . a .M .g. Llfe mIL eqi'tipI111'fll." . '; 11 1 'l I (! h u t a s.i. SaJ'et)' belts und sh,mld"r lmrnesses,i. We jlldcl'ts,k. Oxygen e{ l nfpml!l I Il A[lli-G el:jltipmcnL/II. Flight cwlhlng.Tbe f 61 1 u\V i" ng: oheck 1M Ui1\)~ help even"l;pe~l~neod ~qnndl'On_snJ'ely off i (1ers by5ho\V ill~ "'~ 'w lly , .....IIH Tumn y IM k for ou'llspJ:'Ctions.

PI/a' CrIed Oil'J, Du pi III 1 1 1 ,g!ilt a c h f ' e J . . ou t a ll r"I.10rtblg?2. Arc new piltlb indnetrlnated in kK'll lB i g J . l i niles. o p . l ! r a t 1 0 1 1 1 ! 1 d l to c L i v e s . , ait4cni f t ~)wcr lind structural li'?llhi{;joO!l?

3. Are new pillJts. ~rjllcil '!.:o.ekplt fauliltnri1Intlo.t . !hdlJdiillg l'''lf:'~'''I1'''''y (Jwce-dures En r Ilyd rn u li~ fn jlu J'C . alt~nlllei l l r l uctlnn, I ' I l n e r > g e I 1 G , ' bomh release~I(li'4. Aft, jfl~ to IlIDl't1f 61 . 1 !.leks thoroll gil i"Plloj'sI. Is p.llt.! discip U u e in ~hI; aJl' lUI don t : L { I 'grllLlllG aueqll!ll~?2. Is pilot morale adequate? . _3. Are rCllrE'IL I \ . l w - a l fU'cilItit,S IlNlIllflhM'4, A~ ("4U!n'tet~ ~ l :1 l d f oad $I~doTY?5. D " , p ll 7 _ Do thflV knOLl! "um~'nt iIltitit-IIJ d o c -tlir jl'l: .

8. Do pilots knowloS'l plMle r roceduxe?.9. Du lliey !wow loot h\ tfon~ n f IIirernftIllS), .fiy?1 0 . Do they kuow [weed lAl ' IMng pTQUe-dllt~1'

I J ATE! t l i e . y remindetl. fesh;octed and di~-clpl1l1ffit'('Il'I~ill.( r ( > ! . ' I d . : s s Hying?12' . A T,.. t hoay reriUnded of re!in lts or .'IhllSi n s: : rl r er o ft e ngjn e sPJ~. i\rc p re .H ig PL 1l11d J!l(l~t f l ight r i ' ll ' m ~

C!xeeuLed ~ ll"cl"uO yi' .1 4. A re pil/JtF f am ilia r w ith corrl tmts andlue B f m nerge ncy .V I~ J ~ryiv81 1 l ! l " t I l " J1 , 5 . J}o pi1r*~ n se T l1 'l lp er r "l rl io p ro Cl cd n re -.?

Eml!')

well liS l'lJ Iilf ulu nlt ng h 'A I w 'e sOpenrf'olT$ ,A re men o.ssig-Il",a to the 0 p em liufts of-li( ;~ a lert, ~[lProU'e" uiSlJ.iptilled?2 . Is o p en ~ t lp n !i " ,.I rk W I .'1 :Im :g 'l n iz ('l l?8 . Are Jecords tloot : lr Id I 'm p f fi 'l y :6[edP4. l! a Jli.ght Fnllnwcd Irom t akeoff 1 0d~stjnt\Li(i )nl '5. I,iV[ml t ' II : ! 'S O U l I I ' 1 are immedjlltel~ avail-f lble. or Oil CIl]I!'8. A re f:wilities for bfl-ml1lng itill&anllrnffil."" adNlutI:U:'I'

Clea"atu:eI. Are rt>nl)'~ . l l l 1 e d " out c:omplt!ldyl '2 . A re thew S igned h ,v p i lo .t , : le p ol ug lS I ,an d clea rtn g oJIi~ e .r?S. Does opt'l'llt!N noUiy It>1llk ",,-,!,lrl'llIIna ,towt-J;i'4. Is instrl1Jlle'!lt clea rDJu le lIfoclldmt~triQtl}' f o ll Q \ O J e d ?

t), Does Upl"mtioll!i ailllllti" !~ iJ1st"'mlll;ln~1Ug.J , l rolei!' 'l in d w \ :a lh ct 'T"illimuJ"liFF.R, A I ea lti~ Ii:le .s clle rik ed j .gain~1 Ilt'igiraof terrrd'll Illli'Outc.7 . Is, c 1e lU 'll:n ce c he ck ed :tu r ( '< 1St 1 I11 r lwc 's ihound cl:uiJ,ing ult i tud.eP8. Are H ight p Ian Chlll\! .~"esHHH l e proper; .1 ). y. - I . "tre :-':O'!' ~, ti:s!rict/;(l ltnm1> PfJstetri'10 . Is weather intllrIDa t iOu .(louvC'llientmId unpt(Jt(p1 1 . A re- dlllr!!> a.. .aHuhle fl1Jdl'tHTPl,'lIl!li'

I u. .Ar t t al l air aftl~to nilvigll. tiOI~ Itstadan d lJa .t:.L loguud? . . ,.1 3 . Are all uC(]llermies for I m ; a} o , a m I ~dpl,~c c1 )l stttL if m s a v a i l 1 l . b l e I) th e piltltsi'1 4 . . r u e - r t . l j g h f , s : cfIDl,3et. ,d b y mdio : > i ~ pe tsllbtduf~?is: aIJW effit'illf1 t t'lradl 0 lIetP16",15 weather closely Qbserved in falatiollto. pJ9gr~ s of ail:liraft: In IDgh-t?11. What tlll'I!n!ir.m i~ p ai J ocU l' ec l p r op -o . ' l ' l y ? ,4, Is nltl'way in me C ! l 5 i f y dj~tipgtilihed?GrOllnd P'el'5o,.,,,,eJl.re, jJmuer~ ,m u iller! p t O p o : n ' t y tmjncd]]I dl.ltie~ lhT'~ ~Ul! a,ssigfled?2. Are ! : h e y prmiJ to "Ke~p 'Em Fl~'i'. ' 1 . DQ "ground , " , f f i " o e r& ,m d m~ kn ow theimpnrtance (f f thciJ: work? Do theyTUl:t\iw reoogtlitiQIl If f i' the ir e!fQI"t~?

-I. Arf> p r;, -l if gb t h '~ F ( ~ c: li ol li i lhorollghP5~ . ' \ r J > . J " l 1 . M IUgb l d fsc re pn n e ie s c ol'! 'e Q te rlpl"OIll puy?6. Wbat pmt~ti(lg ib pr.ovidctl ~(lr crew

M el N ( ui pm !'ll l{ : ill had weather?COQtrol Tower1. ls ~l1mtrtJl {(lwci prnpetly l i lalfed?2. 1 s lojw(I1 p[llperJ y loc-Itted?. ' 3 ; .1 $ eq\l:lprl1~l!t adrqluitr?4. Is !flWel' shaff p,rrr~Jy d1$uiplimrd?ii 1 ", lower " fGl l io! int l~ l lpent r . l !d?G . A r t> l ru ll i( cb'ltrol Uglit~ w :ed'j> _7- L~ tower d."!ITilfl['(l reqUired for taxi

[llg?8 . Art!" nin:mft idfOllUfietl alld rp l lmvedr~umtraITic pattern to p iNk area l '9 . Is j'C he


18/44

Nava~A viation in A p r i l 1920April . 5 - x . '(l ook Field staged sevenlive parachute jumps ( eently with thenew pack Lype chute d e e lope d by th eEgl'l.ipm!jut S eo ~Qn II f the A ir S erv ice .iUt:bough II' lHls b ee n ( Ju ,q ttlm 'a ry tu re -lease the cLute n .ftex ium ph~ g eleur ofthe airplane, thls lime th e jlimp r a l-lawed the purachute t op n f irsl audd rag him 0 1 the plane. .Expe rim en ta tion s w ere m ade wi.tIl aMartin b ombe r w h iclJ W"lL~seul up 2000tee.t for: the Ilrst tF!;\J. In !II me e {hetests jumps were 01 d


19/44

TIE liA1\D~ a.n d w ork of N ava l A 1 rMatwcUtl Center, lneuted at theNAVY YA.RD PElLADELJ>UIA. are rel IfIvc-I)' unknown . However, 'one unit of thist)J'ga.uizatioH, Nava] A :irota It F aclcu ),. isf a rn i li ll 'r 1 0 all aviatlon p r on n el, for ithas b D in existenc since 1917.Soon after the United Slll~ eIltllJ'euth e present war , NAF w a ~ o W 'W .h el tn e dw i n . urgent demands. l\mlUsl expendi-h .tre s, p re vio usly tb a't oj 11 smull !~rh'3lr:corporation, jumped to nearly $50,-000,000. Eropl0 rrnenl rose from ap-p l 1 l l X i m a : t e l y 1 .0 (1 0 w orkers durin g theearly SO's to more than 10,000. Build-ing' ware clmstruct d unti l there wasmore than 1.800.000 'stluare feet oErionr pace.Explll1sjo~ brought !>olllulli 11. and ;Jreorganization became necessary. Workloatls w r ~hifted and r -alloea tcd.ow this impnrtan orga:ni2aw n car-tie on vi ta l testing and experimental\Yonk, m~ l J' I11 . f ac tu re and rnot! l f ie"nol i j t e l !plan o and accessories. .);A'F ha$ groWll up. War-time needsof th'e h lVy laid the fnl1nda.tion stonelor the pr ent N'aval _ ir Material eu -ler.Four Unlfs We.I'e Assl9ned NAMe,,\ geneml Qrd~ approved by th e Sec-retary of Navy on 27 July 1945 desig-na t ea N a 3 1 Air Ma . te r ia l C e n te r 11' annrganiza~n with fou'f separate I I 1 1 d

suliiorclimde commands.The ~cruft activities en: removeDhom th [u risd ictio rt of the mvr y ~lWPIllL.m)l:r,PllJA and established under

W a r - T i m e D e m a n d s O f N a v a l A v i a t i o n A r e E f f i c i e n t l yH a n d l e d B y 4 N A M e U n i t sth.c(")mlDlilnclrult of the Fourtl: lavalDistriet. l..tt.bot,atur), research tesUng::

an d d l1 !V fllopmeu w as turned o v . e r to theNaval A ir ~erimeotlll Staticu, Operu-tw o f Nms' l: ;lN F 1E.L J.), with its atten-dant IHgbt:-Wtillg an d tllaiul:enatlcwas assigned to the 'Naval :Auxlliar), AirStllijon. /tirCraft modif icat ion an d pro.totypmg, placed WIder rhe I aVl 'li Air-craft .Vi()difioation Urril, operated 1Leagu .Island until j,t mil ed ttl it p , 1 1 1 1 1 1at Johns\i.!Je. Pa., il l JuJ.v 1944. The re-JUlJind r !J the Ir enter's activities.( l lslsting cllidl ' o r ru!lnuIaGblfing anEloverhaul. was ct\lll~erea in th e Naval.t\lrp ra ft F n ~ lo r:Y i lh us NAMe grw to itspresent pro]) rtiaus,

Hldory Be90n Wit!! World Wor ,The eVQh1ti


20/44

N A V A L A I R C R A F T F A C T O R Y1 1 \ L1'UQIilGH th" ~a-1\.val jror~fU"ac-tory is Daly On8e(the lOUT IDlljQl' dlvi-sioM of N av 1 AlI Matena ) enter, it isstill the. largest as to number of 'ffi-pluyees -an d the hundreds ofspeci~Jmanufaeturing order hanilled during

the . c sr n ;s e o r ~ year. B}r keeping its or-grull~ti(i)o. fle. d le and adaptable. NAFi s p r: ap ttMd to I' m urgent I'equest.~ froma!J~ for almost anv kind of :;urer~work. F or example, w il II a n e :r nr oll 'l'e n eyllall came through from !'he PG~C Lor500 11ts o f F'NI f irin~s. the job wasstarted mml di.atBly and completed lnrecord tnne, When. JA 'TO lcitswere need-~d srl(flner than pl'ivnr(' man;Uactutersc ou ld f umi .s h_ ! IDem.NAFugahl produced,NAF Jol), Are Ma,,~ A l i e f Va"Jed

Un til the pn st f)1,I months . N.'\\I-'Seruef produclinn_ blsk \VIl.S assembly o fth e 1 > 8 ~l p u t r e l l bum bar. N ow with thatprO~rum ending. overl1 :nu of p'! 'Iy'S andce rta ill w n phibian models 11 a$ been IlS -igned in I ts p l- ac e. In Jlo ditio n . it I;il'g~

M o l t e n L e a d ill fouTlditinn {Pl' many ptUtsmade nnd I ed lNaval Aircraft Factorynurnbe t ' f en gin es an d propellers ar euverhauled on a production line; basiseach 1 1 1 Q n t n ,Besides manufacture and repair of.planes, Naval Aircraft .Factory has amost Importan t r e sp o n si bi li .ty a s th e as-

tivity that designs. procure and sup.pUes the entire Fleet with C9ti lpUlt and.anesl!ing gear material. Although a~ ood s!tru 'e of the FJU" ts a re EW ' ci ha J;e df rO l1 1 p riv :a te m a.n ulactw :ers. N A P itse lfproduces such items as 1aullc1iing C8l\S.tension rings, deck petJ(:lants, parriercables, l su n c ll .i n g b ri d le s , sheave wheelsand Jittings of Vl1riou kinds, The NAFsupply departmertt makes ~:n 'angemeDtsto ship replacement parts, or complete-catapult to warships enreute to bases.

Ftu:'orv PJonllued DeVelopmentsDuring NAP 'S 21 y ea rs' e xi ste n ce , theFactory has t n k e : n an active role inrtllmy aaronalJwcal cleov:eJopmenb. 'Theypieneered !:he development of the pa-trol plane, in i li e c on v e rs lO l ) !r om wo dto metal as an aircral't bu.ildin,g mate-I'lid, and in deve lopmen t of the catapultand l igbter- thlW -lI.i t ernft The FaclDfydesigned and nll l l1I1hctuted the mstU.S. large rigid airship, the S h e n a n -doah ; bullt ii.nd tooted e~perimentaJplan es for submarin es an d airship".S ince its establishmen t,N A .F bas m an -n fae tured f rom 1 to 98 1 of 3 1 1d i fFermltypes \ ' I f aircraft W r igh t R '1G0.2 andWright 8160-11 engines bave also beenmanuf'1lqtureJ It avatrurcraft Factory.A I R E X P E R I M E N T A L S T A T I O NEYElW Navy plnaeilla tive serviceowes omething totbe p~taking re-search (hnt constantly goes on at theNaval .'ill Experimental tation. NAEShas carried ou~ th .oWlMds o( tests. de-veloped instruments and radio equIp~ment, improved aircraft d e s i g D ; . fer-reted OUl weu_kne51se.~ ill engines andbody .strueture, and added to our knowl-

edge of blgb altitu.a.e .flying. EJach ofits S iK laboratory d1viliions has devisedrefinements l l : J bolster the sttiking pow-er of naval alreeaft.Established first in th e WASHU4'CTON V Y Y A 1 U > . the Aercnautlcal. EngineLa.bol1lI 'Qry w as moved tobiKE in 1. .~_A great majority: of the a ircra ft p ow e rplants developed durlug tlle pas~ 2'yea r s have passed through thi labora-tory.In .addiliou to engp,es, the Iabore-~Qry works with carbureters, ignltfon

Dr i f t$ Igh l is tested an d checked befur-e deUve~ r. N ava l A ir E! l .per tme:a t a1 Sta t ion ferretsout w.eaknassa f)t parts and aoo6ssopes to bolster striking power d naval IIJrtmdi.18

S}lstell1!l, fu . e l pumps... 5uperchargCIs. 61-eers, r o . c 1 s , air and oil coolers. The lab-oratory develeped tlJe pres6ntll1cthod,of calibrating aircraft engines undersimulated: altitude conditions and con-tribu ted .to a ve lopm en t'of O oal'le sscarburetors, engineprehealers and im -proved :Ilame dampers,

Lallaraia,JIlJ: e'ololuole, EglllplIIlllltThe erlimsutlcal M:atenia'ls Laborll-lory not only has developed bett r ma-teriills for aircraft use. but also bas devised betrot techniqU!l5 for condUt$illgthe d yD . l l . ! i l i c , static and U g h t tests.sing Seorsbys, swinging min-ols andcold cham bers for labO n atory an aly sisand evaluation. in addition to everyt . y p o f N a ,,'Y p la ne 01' f li gh t t es ts , t h eAer(}"I;LlIutical III 8trua).Gnl Laborato.ry

has been tesponsible for mnny devel~"ments to increase HJght saf ty , It d~Signed and developed the MARK 2-Cpelorous drift sight, the ak po~ition in-d ioator 8 illO photo-cell ( l .U ' toD)a t ic p i lo t~ .The Radio and Elfl.ctrienl Laboratoryhas tested and evaluated n r u n commu-nication ~uipm61!lt of all lypes , head-phones. mferophonos, interphones, se-eret e1eotre.nic devices and II great va-rie ly of l ighting equB_pmer r t .in its low pressufe Qilamber. the AeroMedical Department carries e m te!lt~with oxygen equipment. Jlimht cll.lfbingand high aUibJdo accessories. Newest o fth e till Iabereter ies is I J : l e RbotQgt 'W hkE~'Perimenhl.l Laboratozy. w.hioh makesa record of most scien tille te sts a t NA.BS.


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A I R C R A F T M O D I F I C A T I O N jl J N I TTm.: Naval Air-. raft Mocllfiea.l ' iull Unit, located a tJohnsvil le, Pa, 25lIIiles north of th PRlLADELi>fUA ....AV"I'

Yt\RD Is housed in the plant fornae-r lyused by .Brewster A~[OD!:Iutioa] Corpo-ratiOIl l . 0 l ' ~ embly of F :lA ,. When UI),lodii6Clation Unit moved from PIUIa-cllpbia in [u] 1944, It fOUI!d llie J\)llllS-ville plant \ ilh its modern buildingsand 1,000,000 squaxe feet of 'soot spare~ . e n suited C Ol" h e type fi r work to becarried on .

NAMU n ow emplo ys su bsta n tia lly 3 .-;500 officers, enlisted. aud ci il ern-ployees, To meet 1iuAEB demands 1 ' 0 1 'outPut. ~AM13 is n u:;.re asin g its f orce a saeeess i :' u y .,NAMU Fulfill' I)e",aqd& Of BoAa rA s itS princIpal duty. ~ MV, is en-aaged in prBtotype azrd productionU 1od ifica tiolJ of n av al ru:tCJ'1tfL Lu.;talla-tlons ( . I t bomb rnck/i, :ro,cke,ts. I'lldill',cameras, Or whatever else is desired Iz y

BuAmt are undertaken, 111 > Modifica-tian Unit.. new hummiug bri kly, recent-

MOIl lkaUODU n i t ln sta lL ~ F a A -l rooket-Ia .unchln:g b ra ck li ts . .P r in c ip a l d u ti es fne lude p~to-we and pTodu.ction OlodifieatioD of a u types aircraft. Additional duties are secret11 turned out 50.0 modified llitClJ:I1!l in,10 f ) days.A.ntither iml_lltl.rtant plull,;e of NhM';'SWOlok ' is in thf ' _ f i e l d o f sp eOO l 1w e ap on s.BuAEn has In progress many importantprojects of Ii _highly clussilled natur

R\1! l l A i r cmI :t Maw.flcati tm Un it bas~ small flying field witn 'reasrmablygood approaches., With the longest run-w ay a t p re sen _t measuritlg 9 , . 2 . 0 0 J ' e e t ,authority Is being sougbt to strengthen,widen, and In "e N n these . runways.

N A A S M U S T I N F I E L OTilE N aval A IlN ii.-iary A ir Statian,M ustin Ie ld , Ioeat-_ I ; :d on the. easterncu d o r Leagu. e I sl ll n d , iii a fl.igM Serv iceunit 'that handles incoming and outgo-iug air trnmc.GQudud~s erttnpu1t andplattnnn lll.l1dillg tests of alrplanes, ser-Vj,,6S and repairs .aircraft.., transportsr rsonnel Q f tl1e Fourth Navl\! DiStriCtand Cl'lnp!tr:J.t{'s with tlther AMC oom-

mands .in :teSt wOI'k On: .a favorable f ly-ing day. the Sltlt:iOD cl~,s as many as200 flights.Mustin Field pilots attached to theF light T est Departmeet; most Q I themf1'e.sh tom Paclno battle experience.e na du ct ca rrie r 8t:cepliarulity t'sts on e x:-pecimen.ttU and new producdon models,Flel" Was Named For Navy P/alleerThe present Beld. \ V i i : b its 250 .aerearea and its mure than two miles of run-~vays. was developed hom the low,

N A AS M u stin R e id pr0\1dQS f Ilcllltiss F or Hight t~t1ug.cQnductsedlopllit f in d p ln tI O tOO lA n d in g tests, ~ervieesar id T t ' p r u T S pl:me:

marshy I n . u o . that bOl'den.I 'd the Dela-ware Hiver. The Held was @ " f f i c ia l l ydedleated. 17 September 192(3 in 11()UQrof the late Captain Henry C. Mustin,a . pioneer of naval. ;lVia;!:ion.Th largestrmli\vay I s now ~.700 P ea t lo ng ; a ud io r-IZlI.ticrl' l. ds sought M a new , runway9,2 ,00 feet in length.Two excellent s aplune I:UUW~lyS areavatlable, and seaplane operation onthe D Iaware River is - regula.r bushless.Mustin Field oceperates with lihe otherthree units of Naval A . i r Mutel'iru Center.

P i l o t s car&ully chart course for long f.erl'V hops. FHgbt serviceul1lt halldles ine


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AIRCRAFT Theg aerve the ea.8eo,{safety in a-viationACCIDENT

~ AulClIAl'l" Accident Repol1; FODil Nav-Aee a 3 ' ! I , i! ; II Hight iaJety form d6jgned 10bring to UShl failures of motl;ll' iol, perilob-uel or eperarionnl peoeedures, AAII'S t : m : -n i J I l : l iDlotmtll.ion for onalyrlllng [njJllteB sothul -timon. ean be taken ~ .o prevent w e i rte.ve:Iili(l1l, wherher ' l )Us requires 11ircrUtor equipmept ehang ! I" (raining ChanS8$ oreharrg et! iu 11 ) perut i ann! procedw: ,ee , .(. 01[&; When UlIlWITIII illilnre C81lS1lS lUIt lcl l idenl , nUIlM t t l l >O lS!l8(:&I!lIlIry.)The Burauo of Ae rOMuL i a s reeeiv%mn,uy ineompleie MIl'5. It if imperativethaI these forlJl$ lie fill d out in fId~MiaI'lhorongh in' l 'e51~gatioll of 'VUJTY llcoidtinl.Aviulion Cil'l'ullir L6Iler:'\ll). ,,84>1 tellstUllY' 10 fi H orr! ,u1l'5. VoUow inSITUo;D()DS.REPORTS

SAFETY ~,!.Do '''ollr Part to ProB.ote",20


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C a t a l i n a Rt}stU~S A r m y A i r m e n . For nearly 18u.'ly~alter their t ranspor t vIana ba a cesshedInt Uu: Philipp in - s~.a. fuur Army airmendrifted about 1 . 1 . ' 1 sight uf [lal is,lng (.'9UVIJV~am i airc.tntt. Theil !lley Were spoUed f.yth e C f ) - p l l O t o f aNn" ClllaUtl l 'J f l y w g boat.A l thou gh .the : raft ,was to~sItl,g iii l!-fOI)1s v e ll s, the Nilvy pIlot dcmded on a L' lDUin s, W tlrnir ig hi s Of"'W 3ITd B ve extnI ~ ....


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A i 'l'0 J~E.$~ 'll\ orsJ; Intervals between tnlerny Wraids have hecQlTw verv sllort. and lltntleFehrulUY I l J : p l ! C i l l l ly U1tS h as b~ooml ; l mOT~l1utlt;t.abW, ! l . : Ilw iJ i~ nul SI U " J . I f is i n g to beeseveral mids Itt night 'iflye the begin-ning f Marl"iJ, w hllw seen roids brB in ,gJe pllin s n1rnost 1I\'@n,' hour (~r severalhours ,o r wmt;.ili'fl\\JS mitis lit smgg.eredJ'OIl~. This is a gnIllt (lliaoge- from thep,,~t enl lmy ~tra;wgy vi UI' Hight war ofuerves,

To !'lUJo:;:AI'rm l> ( 1 1 : 1 EI"gllS1l)Aru,liral Nimita, Commander-in-Chief of the- U. " P1tlli!lc Fleet, pwdittedat a prel>'1 \' Lmt lr l"&! 11; '11 , ftlilowlll~ It CO~-reJt~llce with FIooI _j\tllllimi King. that theW\U' ill E~t Asia woulel he lust. He 'gaveas reaSOll5 tl,'at Jl,Ipllll'!l.-51:r tcgiMl posItioniii de/ended bv a v:tst reserv uf Amty.and that she is lIlIll1uIlIctllflng aircrlthf\Ul~er thai) the AIDes can cl",stroy them,A l TO m:m()P~ Amerteans iu the tnmtJlne \ hoha d ~O1l0

S . II the T hitS lw eI! 1 54-It - !UI~ the wind is fnJm 2 57 ,lore 2 k -. what h'l. het'l' thtm r:k an d ~'oIIJld 5pe-ed?T ,GS

[A nsw ers o n page 401Na v ig .IH o f l T r .a in in g Sectilln.0 il-S il-E , \n mJptlll& . fun'll,llesquizzes to N 'F;WS,

v icto ry g ard en s by uUliU.ng vacant lotsrcsu J/:f i:J.g f rom .tlte deeentralizutlon ofsame O f the buildin~s froml.:he capitaLWi\h th :rt!cenl b _innings of Tokyo, how-ever, land was mlldtt aVllilabJe right inthe metropells. This land Wil l be used orvidory gardens as P(lrto the ..ff{lrl toieeure a structure fOT seJJ:-sIlHiciellcy inhome food luffs . "1 '0 "-Hl~ 80MI'> Ml'ntf..J ,1 'rile enemy has absolute faith inmaterial str IIgtl~ Atmly ~el1ev, lhat hecan win the wur by thi~sele, ob. cur stra-tgy an d is i :mpa ti . .mtly !lying t- o hl'i4gJ ap llll to lie r kn ees by droppin:g' W$ ma o!;erial indisorlntinlltely from the skit'.s.\vh'g to lhis hapti51H o( material f i fe.however. evtm if w {! heuld b e b ll l'l lOO Ilulof our homes nnd turned eut into thestreets ""ith tmly what \~ have, still outfaltJl in uIl:imaa> \ictorv shall not Wlwerti l th e least. iii ,0 J . . . .PAN Un t;'(mt-Ofloe)iii' Due to thee emergency measuretukcn by lit!;' Japan e e ImpBrial Oove r n -rneut IO w ard F'nmch Illd()cJ4;lna, 1 1 1 1 : HongKong- gJ)vemm.ont requested the F'X'encT~W h.tke n il oa tb j4 coop ('iO O wiLl I t 11eJe forces 1 .n de fen se of Ope t a t iODS .'rile- Hong KOl l g s :p eenment aUthorities:: ) . 1 ' 1 1 i;Tt':Jfing tbe FFll'tUlll with leniency il lIh a t private prup"rtie5 J 3 - r e beilll!; p r a c e dunder S 'pedu l !.realwellLIi Tn tNllQ UIl


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CARRYING: EIGHT 5" HV.AR ROCKETS IN ITS LAUNCHERS. FilUHAS fHtEPOWER OF A DESTROYER AS IT FLIES OVEft 'NVOKERN RANQI11.Thousands upon thousands of rockets are fired withdevastating effect on ground targets and enemy ship-ping in the Paclfle, Army Air Forces planes, usingNavy TO kets, are blasting German ta nks . I oe omo ttv e sand other trausporjatfou: With terrifle- .effee[ Adt l i tieDof rockets to :fighter planes' already-powerful arm-ament transforms them into 3&I-mlle-an-hour long-ral i lge heavy arti l lery.Pioneers in deveJopment o f abcl'iut rockets wereCalifornia institute of Technology and the Naval Ord-nance Test tatioa, a 700 square mile. reservation inCalifornia' Mojave desert. CIT scientists began to workoa rockets IlS early as 1941. Navy pilots later testedthem on sagel;rush desert ranges. Battle reports e lf lire-

mendeus damage by rocket-firing avy and Armyplanes attest r o their l i U O C E - , s 1 i in a program which star-ted from almost nothing in 1943.

TOUIU', sors at Inyokern covers the largest ana atany continental ration, It is being built as a per-manent station at a L'os'tof $85,000000 to further scien-tific research in nava.l ordnance, particulady ai:rc.raftt 'YPes. 'rIte NaYy spends $100,000.000 a month for a ir-craft and barrag rocket, as mueh a fur all other typesol naval amrnunition.Rockets appeal' t o be a "natural" for aircraft arm-amant ; r . , . i g } l . t in weight but pa0king the tremendousfirepower of a ship's heavy guns. they Movemultipliedthe plauc's destructive ability. Rock ts, unlike gnns

on ) l f 1 ; n e 1 have no recoil and require no large heavyinstallations on planes. Absence of recoil permits th ea.ircl'att to stay direotly on the target for WOlleshots.23


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AND SAND COMPRI!;:.E HARVEY I'j1.0, NEAR INVOK.E"N. WHElI PLA~ES PLV OUT TO T;EST l'OCICETS

R O C K E T U S E I N W A R F A R E D A T E SB A C K T O C H I N E S E W A R S I N 1 2 3 2A 1THO ~ they"hav.e been used lo r prrote~c djs~la~s forn ceutunes, roC kets ~ ere u!fed by th Clrlnese ill 1232again t K ublll K llA n an d appeared in the Thirty Y ea TS W a ril l 1045. They achieved more renown as a weapon whenth e Enr!lisl1 f u: ed 2 4 -p o tmd reeke ts o JI UQ ats d ur in g tJU! stegilF .Bmt f ngne ill 180!:t Late r they were used at the B a ttle ofWaterloo and in the War o f 181.2 with the United States.D eveiapmen t of ciH i.n g in eaanou In the 1660 's ]{ld to grttd-ua l aban donmen t of rockets because () f t he ir ( ''O I l i'P a r il ti ~ ei n a . c . . ' C l I f U C Y e om psee d to ar tiU ery w hen f ire d f rom the round.Lfttle intere.:.'t was s}tQWn in rockets durinrr the prosent waruntil the English developed a sucoes fu J one fen anti-sub-marine work, using iL f i rs t inMay) 194;3. Th Y als~)are lJSOOsuccessfully lor anl: i tUTcrai l firing. e !pClc la l l during theblitz.

Til earlier y(l~1T1iuf the war !he nus il\US: I;j,Jld I:hoothe ~r-

m a n s begal:l! wing r o c k e t s al l l lirqtelL WiUt great s U : I , . ' C l ; 1 s s .IlgnillSt both gr0 1.U 1d bargel : s and other mcrnft. A bout thistime the Navy asked California rllstitu~ of Techno1ogy tude e lop lUI a ircra f t: rocke t U ke the B rittsh r o - k e t o A p roje ctwas ' ! O f - up unden Cwnnunder, Fleet Ail' Wesl Coast and anexper tmenta l unit created 0 ooperate vvi th Q;lTA month later, on July 14, 1943, the i r~ t ilireraft rodket-a British model w as fired electrically from It Navy "rB'F' titGold tone Lake, Calif. Fil'st tOckeL del1~loped hy the jointNavy-orr program was the 3.5" model with a 3.25" motor.n ow r cp la a oo by larger Sl~~. Tha following mon th th is f irste rr re eke t w as f ired trom the N fl: 4 laun che r ra ils, n ow a lsorepla.tlecl by zero length launchers, eight of 'ta )le den d Ie lIircr8.ft.DURINC the fa ll o f 1943 a n umber of TBR'S, pv's and ex-per iwenta l planes were equjpped wfth 'tile noW -hhso-tete rails and seut [I:) 'AS Q ONSB'l' POINt' for anti~subma"ineM!lrk. later going into action against U-boat packs. Higb-explosive h~ to augmcut oud heads were developed inNovember, 1948. Tbe standard 5" sh~1I was adapted tor loket use with new fuzes tn improve (:jmhnr perform nee.

D i s a s s em b l e d motor f ram high veloelty FdrCl'il.ft rocket showsmnn y partS , which belp give ~ fhl~inah H oly M o;.i!s it s24

v elo City a nd strlki.ng pOWe r . f lead scr!;!\Vs til fore lin d n f till'm ottle n nd C O I,lta in sn os,e Ittld /m host! ~ e an d tlxp lo.iive oharge


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N A V Y , C A L T E C H J O I N F O R C E S T OP R O D U C E R O C K E T S F O R A I R C R A F TDEVELOPMENT of the Navy's :lircrafi rocket pre!!tnmstartt:d iII e urn est w he n the Amy tu rned !lY't;ll. to it aIfttle:-used lUJ1llitlg Str ip, new C l 1 J l l l c l H~rv~r F ie ld . n ext Lothe desert town of Invokern, in the faU of 1948. With thill asa n ucleu s, B u HO bagan deve],opmell t or i ' lva l l1illlanceTiln 5 ti n. orlay it 1 . e~;ulding rapid! and employsscores of C al Tech scientista and ather civiliall experts 00 th obase, augm en Un g s t1 l ti ~ u C< fmp lem e n t.W hil e 6r-st uperatkms w e re be in g sta Tte d in Quom;el hutsin 1943, th Navv-crr program was ~ x pe ri ri le n l: :l ng w i thm~ l1y l ypes of rodwts at nearby 'a lton ...e a for w ate r u se , Aflew Instantan OU8 nose fuze was developed. First zero-Je~ Iaun ehee s w ere wstnlled 011. an F~fi in OCt t lher .A n AI,riation rdnaaee DeveJf lpme l l t Uuit w as com mis-s ioned on 2t December 1948 to opemte under Naval AirCenter, San Diego, and th Te~ Station. The I~ttet' has bj;lencomnlanded by Il naval aviator since its ioooption and itsactivities are largely in conn etion with Ilvjation erdnaneepee hlem s an d cJ})erimeumtloll. The rol lowlng Jun th e 0"0moved L ~ )I n yo ke rn f n 'l d merged its qpen~tioJls with NOTS. Ail'n n tts w e re lo ca te d at H a rv ey F ie ld a n cl. nd min llitr aliv o lile es:it Chinn. Lake. Smiles 8';vay.VC. . f58was the first squadron eq uipp ed fa r locket opera -tions, with VC'7 th e first tu go to th e P ac l.f ic theater. In aneffort to get greater velocity and impact in its rockets, theNavy brought out that l>-pring 'ilia f10ly MiMes or 5" t r V . ItR(btgh vel()City aircrnft rocket). [thas a S" motor Iostead 0'(the 3.25" on e On the 5" Aft (aircraft rocket) , It has-a veloc-ity (not counting the addition:ll speed impl\l'ted when weaject"r y an d greaterimpuC"t. n\ tS ijrst f i red ~ l I rai.lJi W Id zero len gth Iuunchetsin )torch 1944. R il'lg IImodillcation of a standard 5'" ship-board shell, it gave II. pl. ne ~g eight such rocketsunder its wiugs the 5re I?flwer ot a ae.sh'o)'er's salvo, witha I" lU 1 g a Hr lJUed Duly by th e g ns u.1 io e th e pinna ( ;ou]d f.llltry.Two mrua types of fuzes Me used on rook ts , :t base i1;lZC\ l1 i( 'h .p rmils Lho r oc ke t to peoetJ"tll be o re e xp lod in gaud rut iastantaneous nose f il l ' : which may be replaced by

an iner t plug if de- layed actkm is d esired , W ith the 1 .tter,a I'n cket C llll be used fllr antl-personnel work with. deadlyrd Ie d . .B oll, fu ze s are carded in the bead .Both th a Japs and GennJWs have splnsll1bt1i7.cil ttlekets ,whid , rely on rotalivli for tl ITlJe UlghL r a ther than f il lS. Therocket je t itsel can be used to prmlace spill. with it:; noz1.1oeauted 1 :0 st1tne angle. The ,... a O O hn:, a 5" spin rocketfM us In s l r ipboard llfUTJg~S.

T lAJ.Ei~""TORmS: of gt'O Im d-f ired r~ e1 ;$ show the majortrouble io accuracy occurs just after the 'proj~)e leavesthe launcher. Its slow elodty at ~ point make's it hardfor the.fins to Sttaig11tell its lligbt. The same pllf)j~lile liredIrem a plane would have the rush of a ir GlLUSBd by theplane's speed to keep the rock.et headed sl:raightuntil thejet's force could take .OVeT. Accuracy thu Is milch better.

I I I I t I I I ' I t 1 .1 I I I I I I I I I 1 , Ir d I r I L2 2 5 /I S C A R lIub-c.alibw: nlroratt reeket, a Ugllt weight versWD. 'used ~ r lroining. 11hIs rocket- is f ired Irom milswhieh aUI,pt re ad ily : iu to re gn la r z.e r0 -1 tln gth la un ch er n f p lll.n e

3 5 " R O C K E T POWtll"\l"(] by 3 .25 " I'IIQtor, nllt l JQ"yi ' ju Ilpei!l-. I tion a l use w as an ear ly rQc}ll~d ev elo pe d. S in gleballil!tite grain in m lil ior pr v id ru ; t l1~ rtwkot with pr'pdl II I

t 4" , ~I j jl1 I I I j I I I' I, '~I l I~,

5 " A R altcru.ft roeket, powered by the same 3.25" mO~QI-I as Is, o n the 3.5' version. LlU'ger head on Ihis rocketca.l1"ieda bigger p owd e r ohorge. "These rOtkllts saw early 1I~IiOJl

5 # H Y A R hjgh ve loC ity a ircra f t r.uu ke t ~lIiUlS " motor , TlI is. IB uO lU l m od el Is ]((test tYPIl"' Rttetl wililil t l 'u;weablelug bands and o n e p i e lO O lin assembly . Planes can


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A S S E M B L I N G , I N S T A L L I N G A I R C R A F T R O C K E T SS JNCE practically.all n ava l com ba t ail'cl'uft p u :_ t si d e o fth e large bombers -e llr ry rtleke ls. the IPciln igue o]I \s ll em bH u g l in d irrsLallmg the JetM L weapulls is Ii.task< t t l aviation oeelnancemen must master. The main thinglo :'Ws$ about. rooket llandlillg is tbl" earo WiU, whichthey must b handled 10 I'l'eV'l!l1t breakage of the pow-der grain in the motor, Su b 0 1 . 1 1l;(:e,ident weuld eausefaulty buruiug aud possiul~ nUllfhing of th ..ound Inthe air, A rocket is fired by e le ctrie al C L lJ'T e nL ,so ord-n an ee me n m ust e xhibit at - l eu st o rc limny care to be surethe cireuitl are net ener~.ed whei'l they plug jn thep ig tail of the rocket. BuAER suppli te t kits whichare used to ln$ltr(l lhnl the circlflts re flu tiOHlllgproperlyh fore the rocket is installed. Since {l J'oeket:

O r tt n a n ce m a n a t l:Ia rv ey F ie ld u ses w ocd eu f f lll.lJe t l' O hammer f inon ea rly an producnon m o C l e 1 l ' O O K e t : . Ba0rw se rV ice prndac-Lwn mode ls are f i l l&i w ith u (ov iltlble lI.!g baud s an d (m e~ picco1 1 1 1assembly . Latest In l i , t~lof a M l ~ i l lustra ted 0 pag 25

. R o c k e l .metcrs are t:l\:Iried b y truck to another she,l where theexplosive heads are s t ! l ' e V i ' e c l on, Head must f it tig]l(.]Y to~t _p ro pe li' hm t;lti;on in g of b ase n m e . Reeke rs ate C l : n s 1 1 yvlsihl60 lor phctcgraphic- nnalysis studi when painted wl1i t " ,L6

th row s ou t a trfu:ri l lQcio:us backw ash of tIm rIe v .tbeuHr e d , il ' lJelioPvli lsord'naneen:ulI"l an d others ,to .stlilldcle ro: of the rea r w hen !:he p i g r u d 'i s h ei n g plugged in.T ests sho wed thill exhaust C f ) w e J blvw a llQ le illG \ " 7 c - p l yveneer. Presented OLI these pages are major step takento prepa re FlVAjl":


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Be fo re rocke ts are iDstalUe-d I'In the aimrnft, erdnancemanchecks the circuits to see that each launcher will be . ell'e~gii!:ed (In f iring. BuArul ha$ n( '1 \Ver style t~t kit to supplan t this mn de l, A . Stmy spark would cause rocket to llre

~C I o s l ! ; . . u p or rear zero le n gth lau nche r show s mille plug llt-t a c _ !le d . .to p ig bill 'If II 3.~" motor. JlVAR has ! ! i t l ' l : i 1 t U l ? ig~ai l .wliich ISb lown out upon TIrmg. Nose fUze is fnstalhi l 00 roc.kelafter it is put on p l l U ' W . the b a s e . ful".t" only~.l l.he assembly shod

A s s em b l e d IockeJ.. is ir rserted 01 1 the l l ionchet$, the re l ll ' re -lcas:a pin is copkt:d .and the found secured. Earlier 11lodel of[auneher has shear pins. which had to be installed prior UJf i n n l plug-In jln lhp rock~ t would not drop of f while diving

A l l S W l lt he s o l , sa fe ty plug in the hands of safety oHi_cer. theordnanceman makes test w'itll no-voltage lJght tp he ~tn'e I l 'energy In Q,irCUtts, then ptllgs in rocket pig rail, WOJ'Jws muststand denr of fore- and aft euds oImtkeL durmg this operation

WITH E:ICKT HVAR ROCKETS INSTALL.ED, SAFETY OFFIceR HANfl5 S'A FETV PLua TO , I LOT, WHO 'JIISEflT'S IT IN rNS'TftUMENT PA_NEL

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NIGJ4T 1'"1liNG OF RaCKeTs AT I i'lYOKE'RN RAi'lGE ..,AKES SPECTACUI.AR SIGHTI END OF F!,E:R'V ,..II:A I L SHOWS Wit ERE MoToR BU 11111.5UT

N A V Y R O C K E T S P R O V E L E T H A L I NK N O C K I N G O U T J A P S H I P S , G U N SNAY,\ , ll ie r~ h av e fOUl' ld J 'o ek 'e 'ts e li ip ec ia ll ; e lI c ti ve llgainst1.Ilf)rdhall t imm and sm all W lU :S hip s. as well os to w ipeou t enemy antiaircraft on ship 'S or ashore , :Irhillery. pil l lwxesan d uoprotect u pt:l 'sol1uel. Pinpuil ' l tal'gets that requirepenefratien arc made to order for wckt3t-ring planes, Theywere used with spectacular success 1\ a i n : . s l : - til Japs 011Salpan, HolIamllll, Guam Woleai , Truk. P. 1111.1.he Philip-pines and Iwo Jima. One nir unit f ired more I:han 8 ,O@Oroc"kets in th e s pl.lce 01 a few w eaks in the - Pblltpp in es., s ing Am rican an d British rockets, t \vy plan de-~ttoytld 4:87 azj v bides. includlng tanks and anneredeass, destroyed or damaged more than SOUlocomotives, attdsp read much othe r d estr ilti{)n in til SnulJ ie rn France in-vasion. The f l V : AJ1 can penetrate at least HW of armor andcause .serkurs d r u l U L g e . If it carries a base fuze and non o se f uz e it CUII sp re ad in te rn al d . m age in (I sbif. lnt riOT.rn$'talltauClJlIli hflSe Juze J'tllrke.q it u. eful ag- .a instpersonne l .,Rep ated iustances have been l'I~p"rted where euemyshipping has been sunk by T~ck,fjtire. including two Japdestroyers in the Philippines. Where ground r-ocl:etsdeviate from 20 to 40 mils In !'heir aim, aiTeta.ft rockets callbe held ~o 2 to 4 mil dispersioas beeau 'e the sllpstrearnhelps l;eep them on their tbrgel. PLlotshave fcnrnd a"curacyruHm:s when moht.') and bom bs a r 'd ropp ed ill th e ' umB'run but that maehine guns eun be used cifecliveiy tu strafwhen l i t m g tile l"oilits. 13l:,9taceuracy is secured wlt~1l thepilot Hies mid maneuvers pmperly when making his puss.E~out 15m ils I~ than the .5" rocke t in a dl e u uc .le r o rd in a ryclrcumstanees. Pilots eheoked oot in one t:)'Ee of: racket.however, can adjtlst tb.en:rsf'lve$ta o tb er types. T be slowerth e velocity the more eurved th trajectory, Ali lIVAll medf ro m a p la ne d O I D O : 3 0 0 kn ( ts , with it s p n w d e r cha rge a t 7 F. has a velocity 0 1 1820 (eet a second aft!!r the bWlistiteis burned. Velocity falls If as soon as the powder burns.

l:J!;ROLENGTH LAUNCHERS CUT CORSAiR'S 5PEED ONLY SL, IQHTLY

NAV HELLCAT$. WRECK NAZI VEKICLf.'S IN s, F!lANCE _NVASIOi


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H V A R R O C K E T S T R A C E A F I E R Y T R A I L A C R O S S S K Y

C l l r s a i r te st phtn ew illgIr lg ove r l n y Q k t 'D l TPCke t . rouge - Q p e n sftre with its eight H All . rockets, runa.nl}M to fire in ripple

S e c o n d pair Q IiVAl1'S clear the launchers, dose. GD heels of i r s t two, Firtng could be dnne either lu salvo or rippll!

S ix R o c k ets are clearly v isible ill thls sJile


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Dipping Sa 'ves Hours And .LateJrAMC PB!lL\DELPHJA- sbp paint-e~'s Improved method of n lb&~Dgradar !lex tubing saves an stimated1026 man-hlilull$ on oneprogrruJl aloneat the Naval All' Modi6oatioil Unit, II

bffltlcil flf A 1 ,{e . S is id a uetted him

SHOP I"AIN1'R WINS 5"CO~"JON AWARPa stili tan tiaJ. a ward &om the C QlI1 l'Ilit-tee 011 Bene f ic ia l Suggestions.The idea grew out o f ne6essity,Fle lCtubing must be covered with lntex andchoose cloth. The old method f apply-in g lat.ex -W i th It spray gUII was nut onl)'costly in lime and material but D otenougn material was an hand 1 : 0 OOlD-plete fhe job.Th e II (.'cs.'Iar} s pe ed l'l: nd 'censervuhonwflrc. aehieved by the painte t l1flJuaba new process o r dip~tug the f l e X : tub-ing W Jd then ha ging the cables overt h ee l ll ~ e x tank to d ry .1 3 .y ! hill fDeall~a l lthe e xe ess In lex d rip s back into th e tank.I1,10'111


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the p ulley s and tu rn the d ia ls belnwlrom number tlJ Dumber.Fllin to be marked ls plat-'eu in theIFlarking camess; dials are set at theproper serial number of thr e (1igits.and rh0 lhs frame .,( the film is ex-posed. Lightfog is . the cunveufioual 45"lie~~,p used for copy wor'k. Til le l lsangle is 221&" . aw l the distance r o mlens to dial is 2' 2W'. ['be camera ope,-11ijl,~from Ii2 -vol! bart ry . and UghlSare hooked to a standard II f)-volt cir-cuit.P ille w ood 81'1 imili 1l1idc Wil l> used inln Jilcl:in g the cabinet, an d the dial\ heels are two in ! i )Hltion of the two burring cctter-s an~are 0Xpell d into It container. Cuttersare lowered into position aud re trn t ! . > c . 1by Gpera.t lon ~If 1CII .m mechanisre. Prinrto Illl)tuJlatiun of the maehine, aver~cpru~II(~ti(;J)1W!l~ UWO piece$ 1 .1 Wt!lrke~.10 f"'l~lWIF'f (). V lWJ { " . I

MACH.NE TURNS OUT II TIMES MORE WORK

P H O T O G R A P H YError Mode ln 071 Dewelclpor Formlj'aThere is [in errnr ln llie D-72 DeveloperFonnu4i (In pngi! 21:.19of NavJ 'fl'lliruIl)!Cour.:; Vol, 2 [NavPCl'S 10312), T J 1 cer-re'Ct formula Is printoo on pllg(1 J 87. Volt (N.l\'Pcl's 10371).

Novol Aeronoutlc '"blh;ot/oos I n d e .'Attention "f till Pllotagraphic: Omcees isinvited to N f ft io t. Ae r oT lOut 'l c Pl lb l lc t J t i~ l~IJliln which W ; t s : a l l ~ I l o tog t:< l ph i e publiea-t10ns being d is rll)uted bv BuAet.f.'

"HOTOGR""HIC PUBIoIC:ATIQi)lS ARE I.ISTEP'hotogrophlc Technical DQv./opm .. ,,""Attentibn is invited to B:ONm. L~A.er-ffi-l5-DHfL. Sar. No, 3365 to A I)S b jl 'l ~ a n d S ta ti on s , datlld 9 . F~1 ) : ru a : ry 1 945(Navy Depattmtlot Bulletin dat-ed 15 Feb-ruary 1945) whidh (!ootaUis Infcmplitkin

Oil Bti.o\stt p()li~ regal'drng W e oooWlna.-don of photograpllic technical develop.ments .PG /~ o G JO lly ,.,.'lI f D l'y e r. Type D - I O

A recent r" " "U i lou. W plly 1 o f Iu'\! 102~4 (P11omgrnphic Gk~ss:y lJrinl LJl')'M'.Type 11-10), parugraph e., read!> lIS f(II-l ows .e. Tl fe dtyer tlj1etHte:;: hi>lo! It 115volt ,ruternllting or direct current pow,-', SUurCB.having ~ .~noil'Y v f itt lewt 2 .5 ntlfper~.(FOU NA"" 0NLI": Earl y m (!) c1 el .- ;all stockN o, _ l D g IO c irr rle d II 22~ -ohT1 l rllwsb.dand wf!te ~dtellmlling CIJl'Tenl only. whileearly mndeb flrl stock \10. 18-0- 15 ear-ried a 440-oh'm ~h(lm;f:nt.md Wtl~fl' elir ct!:llrn'ii t Il1ly, Presert t TIlud \ l i s tltl brl1h 1 ' t Jd


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A V I A T I O N O R D N A : N C ER eplG c:e tr!lm "o(, 1 01 11 & .shoe t/e . Merr""l l U ' g ! l l share of bemb rack IQ ld l d , C ) k l t ltw uh l! '.! .' Im s l)eeJ'l Illtl'lbuted . t t l lIuSIH.WiLll-\1I1 that l i F S nut and Iri[ls I l l , . . . mockl[' .rfl.I"a.~l> 1",,0''' 'wh~lI se1 11:e~ 0\' e!elJll' l'I -Ijl~gl1t'lk ~.;ti!m. Thl,' sllll'oki. ,llljt! C' f tT l hrelea_sed D 1 1 1 . m I l l U y hy t l l ! l " iI,.slallatkill Q f~uitlil~h'..ll!lt~1I1jll!lill tl"...mrphl!1l ' . the m ll'J\~ ' rn l'!ch[J.l:Jism I\nd its rmMtttlimy lw prJSil i t )u~!t! O H citliW ' , s i d ! : ) \1 1 Iliv~lnl/ ' l ruhl l lnUOI1 siu~'I' 1W rllrlll~.. tilooirkaJhomi. ,~nnillg; C utmj~ UTI' tel he m,))mtedin I lw l li r ph l lWTLtis erllllhiulllinl1: "''''~ I l" .( li wwd ~ 1 " 1; !( 'i 1l -mllly It t relJ l11ce .th ll n on lb Shadd,, Mor,k'I t)'pe unt Iw~"T h h:ei."g II/~ttllIed in :1.11II~W~Pf'lduNi(JU A 1 l 6 ' r t, !! r: !r u i rc r ru f t . \ ~ SOClllII~ stlfficien.( qua Illiu(JS are 1ll':;likibIQ. :ro-p1.u l!mr ll .l lI l . .. .il1 b(> Jfl!l,d e 'If IIll ~ha.ckles,:v J. ru :k _4 t rl )e . n ow il l 5(j lrviru.o p l . l l 1 t Oflt' \ runt Dlill nl'l"lillfll'o i n C r u : m l l -lion o n ~hi !'lew ' ' ' ' l l uipme.1I1 t~given in U,!,1342. tim'" "fld"" ,Pl."l'J' lIHltion. Distrihu-34

,tiM < if the ,ofdn,ince pllmph!t'~ wjn Ii.mllde as snon as jKl5sih!il.It Illll> hl'''11 ~ollud lilai tarl) prUt!twliQUslinckles wlll C!lJTo'IQe tn lhe f!;\Ctent that J" -lease fr t i1uru !nil" O(;('W' un le ss tliev art!propl?.rl~ mnllltl'linetl. S . ..OJ,ID is t ; .J . t i .n3 1m.mediate. srep.. fa C\JITect this enndHi011 I I Irntute pri , d ue t l H 11 _ , ; Imckll"s.I II '.lTd!'!' flltd r ~ q u i n :1 . '1 I'll~ti. lo:n~iW "l" nlthese ea.rh.. prodru-tinn shat,k!t'SclI,1 1,,-"

\Iwle.rlnk,eil i li ll' lli t'diatd" 1111udlvlt!I$t! II r.l ; ' ;W-l 1 , ) , e ~ I pl l" Y t IU' {ol [ ,, \\ h ,! !procedures

oj \few J I , , , ,, M < t J , Jh SUO" If-.: II~W tl!a-c) bl'U~I'el.'rhe 1IT-lllug' divi~iol1 of IHS. Hl'!MTI'rHiltmade a SIDI'w.r t e ! o ' l by 5ub,u,evgwg n I'e"~ll-y et" a n d ex;U:Il p!U' I . S f rtH I I !"! S e rv ic e ] 1 1 1 > 1 , , 1 1 . au t!a .....ra l rounds e lf amm(jl!l1tioD,ill sea water.P t ' l i l ' O O I C inspt;'('tfdn of t h e P I l l ' \ s f l ! v e u . i e dIW si!,'ll 1 1 1 corrosien: lwidr:nt t.) the aye, in-dicating th~ the' pu!:s would fUlIIIUOII per-rei!U~mmwj'~I"l)"lll:lll removal ~Tolnill"water, f1I1WCVb1:, 20 minutes after fi"lllO\'jllu f tild glUI. ,I suft n u; t b~-gl'ltl to appe,li"Iw:nhmiug :I.~Un l pliTt.' he.,:.'l.fila dry. all!]withjJl 40 minutes, rn~t [ormed _~IJ, , tapir l l rtllll.l tho gu n w


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N awA e r Form U4,2 f ,s Revi,edThe ad ,'en t of Mk 5 A.rrtstiug Cellrlws required revil;ion of Arresfiqg CearC rash Jln d Damage R e );l IJ 'I't- ,F o rm N ~ v AIm i lJt2 . '\ell vessels an d shore Activit iesnow foIqu ll JI l.e a with Mk .4 arresting gruu,'~hullJd t'l'llltirfue use of the pre~ent furm~ti1 !JIe supply1s e x h ; ( \ l U 5 , ' tad. Oi.stvib,~'lion 0 .( n ew ferms fOf Mk 5 gear ' -V I I !

begin immedi:atel~'.Su hm i: l;s iO I 1 o f" the form is to be In.1t.1:lQ~'datJ(.~ with the instn,loo(ms oj\vlalin n (,.JI";lUiI. tilna-wllstiltg methods of record-Ilig del'le~(i('n llRve been elimi!lItf(J~J byin ven tion oE tiUl D c l.l ec tm l 'l !l tf lr . I tsoriginator ' , .1 sllop muster {It NA..\JfC.rfi'beived au a .....l l . i d from the Commit-lee on Ben~fki n l: 4im; a ll the f1'Irls mid (.!@lme~litlfl~ fH lT Ud O L l fU.1 !ii!'J'!tl1le ill ,tcluul USt t .

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PROP5TItUCTOIt5, CUTAWAY5 OF AIRCRAFT PROPELLERS. HAve .... ,., C:O! l ' lPLIIT! i! ) FOR ~E Frt t . SlUe, F.IIF, F"U, 580, PBY A NP ..... VJ A C K S O N V I L L E ' S S P E C I A L D E V I C E S S H OUI ' I L . . lZL.'JC saivaped ni.r?raft mnteri-als, the pec.aJ Devices Sbop a .t" JAQ:lCSm:vlLLE develops and mann-factures t:r:aining devices for the air sta-tion s of the N aval A ir Opera. t ionalTmining Command. It i the only oneo C its kind in NAOT and was the firsti a r


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A S O B a s e s Allowances U p o n BOisA LTJroeOll relatively ~oung: the I~-Il. tf 3gr-ate tl A eror a uu e P rogrbJD II I[)l 'oducfug rna lIuvan ge . us r~ u ltill'eady. particularly in logllitics, This.f(l.at is ev rdenced b~ ' recent l 'aportsfrom the vintiun ~uppl}t OfIke inPhil:adelphla, Bting JJlO~t immedmtelycUlleemeu with. p J . n u u : U . . g fOil supplyneeds , AS{) ha s begun fi scielrl:iGc o R u i l y -$ i . s o f c Ja bt sl:lp pU ed to it by f ie ld a eti vi -ties un Sootilln "BP Repurt "lid Requisi-till/! forms.This informatiun, sup plied at variousin te rv als e r a o 45 or 6 1 ) ' da ) !S , accord-ing to loca l ouu ditioD llI, Ioe ms th basis,Im 'g el ), . o n which AS(I is enabled tils-chedule buth allowauee lind proeure-ment o_fl1iHmut m,aiul~uHuce spare Rarts~X ( ll ud ing rooond i ti p rung r o l C !,Ivm'haul

Ttlaterial,\-\f!Jen Iand-based Ji'leel .uctfvilies: i ,Ltbmlt ij:!UtS to the land-based supplypOints {or Ji leirp ,al 't i .eW all ~e~ such aspoint! in the Hawaiians or even moreadytlnood theaters. the supply pointp romp tly sh ip s Jllamritll .re_quirad Hy lberepoFting etivl.ty. There is no ( lela) ' inaetnal sliiproetlt of needed parts,HoJl'Sue lie"" Are Strldelf From lidBut iI 'Iforman on of the report dG BS

II()t die at the I () e a l s upp ly depot. It :i storwarded to certain central pombiYhete iL is t'OlUwlidntei.l with uther in-Irulati n frum similar repQrts, an d uJ.Lllnl i leJy it reaches ,.\So in Philadelphia.lnee t,ht' reporu slmw which plUts .!ire

011 hand. which reqUired., and which.i1imled, MiO Cl'dJl design all waeee 'Ushand procurement plar1$ \vil:h scientific' leuurOlCY by studying this eembfned in~. for L l1at ifJn .A:l rendy. revisions of allowance listsj,tI'~ n ~:in g com ple tion for all types o faircraft on- wlticb suJI'iciefll iufmm.alioJlhas bee~ reeeiveel by A BO to i : n < l . l c . . .tedeflnil tnj~laS ul cunsumption. Uc11trends are well deIlnet.l.Items 011 whic.h {he .Fleet reports 110is:IUe are being cut hack on (lQ1Icractsan d Stric:i{t'!11 Irom a llo w -a t1ee lli'tS. Thisetfecb b t r e l . l t s s; v ing o f . s, to ra g e, s hi pp ing1< pa q tl ,a n d i nv S I !I il III in p arts se ld ernn ee tU llg re p la ee ure ut,Chang" Are Mode ' I f Vf and In VSSImilarly, iterns on which ~ues havetleval.ppoo to a highEli' ue~'ee than w a~antidpattro Qrigjnully are be.illg in-creased n~l\ o n allowance lists. For ex-ample , aa a rasuli o f ~ludyiDg the d alu ..supplied by the 8RR s, ASO 'has madethese ehnnges in nllowence lists for VFan d \'&8L f ifw-t1u:ee p ' rCClIL.o f items on oogi-

1 1 1 1 1 l l s t s 1 , 1 J , \ ' 1 ) 0 ; ' ' ' ' 1 1 lX1lJLIIT'E:Q,2 On 17ptreent, l lUow.auoe~ l n ive heenl!\onlM~"&'. ./3 , On lE,(t perwnt. ul toWl lnces huveb ee u f caG j'l ll ite < t Dovn.'-"I'.\I1D.4. 011 17.4 percent, aUo \W ln ( l1 4~ r ema in ed

t,I(IImL\J c ; , E ! I . 1 .Contractual agteeruents vlith n1I11 l !U-f lld tu re rs p el:m it !It revisil)1n of spll!reIa rtS p rc eu rem en r approximately ever120 days, That 52 pen:e:trl of the Items(In till; originalllllawanoo. l1st have been

T h i s ! y i l t 0 1 air.cruIt nlso will be a fI~ ('tcd i9gisttcaUy b y ASflprogram which a]ready llil I)tln,4it..u I' and ~'lil~allo,",,!lJIIIC lists.

stricken, illtJ1ca~esthe gte. t value of UU:Q.R.l\ 's.~ N o g _ u c & s . W f ;r k , how ev er e x-pertly sr-rtved at, CUll supplant a careful lywrought iUla.lYllis of acC1llltl.le inurma,-lien ill detQli:lJliniog alIGwance liSb;,The Tntegral'ed Aeronautic Progt!U'nthus is a oh .i 6\ 'i n g p ar t uf its goal , 50( ' )11 ,us further irJormatioll becomes a rul-able, aU p la n e s in the Fl et wil l be.sani-larly studied. and the ever-all supplyprohlW 'n wil l be made less complicated.I !()cordingly,The DlUI p .ro gram . w h lc h rn l1 k es thisrevision pesslble, \ o V a . lnitinted byCm.WRi"A in , I conIldential Ietteicla .L ~ d 1 9 ~ .!la tQ b 1 1 : ) 4 4 . A I> is reportlnrm, the B.IlR ecntalas a &tihg 01 allitem s I 'm tb e , eo rte sp ou cl in g BuAm t S e ._Ucln U S " AUl)wanee List, Tlitl.'it> area:r:mnged nomerieally by stoCik elass, al -pha'IJetiealJy by ma n uJ 'a Q ~ u re r'J a n d nu-lJ1c.rkaJJy by pu t nutnber far each mau-ufaeturer.SRR Dolo Mllst Re1fed Aetlld' U$crgeS im p1iol ty o f a,nruy-sis is aclllevecl il1that this nrraTIgemeut oonful'1IlB tl; tb eusua] topk~ Je dge--r card 1l I ' : l ' augemonlemployed by s'Upp.l)' d.ivW.~n5 of theoperating Fleet units. Therefore. issuee n r e b CU.!, t..e t:rl\tl sertbed direct homstock-ledger cards, nl lh~ samantheeach item is b ei ng r .e .r le w e tl for requlsi-

U\')llitig,Opet~ting field WUl$ which fill 0111t 1 ~e s1tn croll) tluliUy apprecia te the Pactthut the dala which they see upplyingmust reflect usage as neatly ab' p0s;;iblf, l ,

W h e n la n d b a s e d ] '1 e eo activities submit- 'IIM"S ro the i:t'U"Id-b:I~ll.dsqpply pOints, such points ship refjuirt'd 11I1..wrlul witbout deJJlI'7


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Eden,'olJ Makes Valve Al;cessibleFlfl~t Air Ehotogrnphic Squadrcn

Five submits the f ol low ing i nFormati ont10neerning the belly turret retractionrelense valve handle.in PH4\"'~ airplanes.WlulTI f iylngul OD ~tltlidE dell1andingtJXygtru, IJ ,w f' .:xisting Mr'll.\g~mmtr~Juit.~~~t the wilbi; lturel g.

,I ~'uy oomed l \ fcGilJ icmtdy. By s)l':ij);ht ofh .th d ! llld ,.dler de"iuu. .~ trillk;s. M cG!111cud-dv !Itttlmpls to WllnW!' a ' V 1 I J out "f tlte~~I"tI1kIl1g chore and 6 n l l l 1 y sueceeds I n putting (me ovt!r~l111MtlC n i t'l 1 dd y !R o c k e l l l lm s R e te nn ~ S f i J R p e d :

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LETTERSSU I ;1 understand thnt ther hns 1:J!I1l fol.'llledo-caUed "H e dg ( !J "~w Ch (h" for those ill-aviaticlIl ratiDgs who have C M L S l I e d in c O .plane aJ1lIJog the pro\'ettbial lind ever"pren!. II agerow\W otlM "Oil F (.!rw an :l in formation to meoonctt"1ini lhi~ mntter, .F W 7 A RM"Sc, USNJ.ws has no infonnation aboutsuch a club. 1 1 an yon e does, p]~ ad -vise.11; lS :III tllt' March 15 i,s~ut' llf N ~\fS, youh i l a an n .rth 1 1 ' . )11 th A I 'I ll .tio tl S tn re :~ e j! p-

AVIATIoN STOREK'EEPEfIS GEl' NEW aADGE

CF eheul IIi J !l.ooom'llle. 10 L h i s artic:l~\ tha statement that gl1ldUlllf'S o f tlrisso!,ool wear the lIXV i05igrtia. "~l.IlbliSll~dill Augus t IiIf 1948 . .(ost of the nv's sta.tionoo here havebeen un d ~ the imp rilsS ion that. th e SR:Vmling badge hall "ot heeq. offici.!l), approved by 1 3 l 1 i P l l ' R S , and t n & T ' e tc m e , een-linue weadng tbe $ rate.An z v r a t i n g "bad!!; is S P C J i J L ' l tl t in g de -sired by every Ilk...snd I' often the snhjectof matlY urgumet1 f"l;, C an Y ()1 1o f H c 1 I 1 T I y slatth e e xlU 't s tn '!tlS of the Sli:V ra tin g b ad g_ ePls it or is It l lO ' t f \ l ltnor i.zp-di 'If tllis rate has not been nulhQri~ed.wb~ are tlle ,prospt:ct. of it bOO~Jl1bl,gU f f i C l l l i r!n d bem g pllltlCd rlfl sale In rlilt10tlilil g and amaJJ stares'Avuno$ S~EP.F.B 10'1/,1,. Q IJ ~sn ;POINTThe SKVra t i ng badge was authorize:d15 March 194.'5 in HuPEns Circultl!tLetter 65-45 and will be On sale asoon as it can be made in sufficientquant i t ies .Sms:if Ill" readers of NAN&ws need any as-~UJtlUlI::61hat the ''Navy tiikC5 care of i l ' 1 iown," 11 " , ! ! o i t to t he co. nv ol cs ee n t bll~pTto!at H.mim:ll;I>, N, Y ., ~hotl.ld dbpei alldoubts.Located on th~ 18,OOO-'M!(eRlurimlUle$"~re 50 miles 3b6\'13 le w York. City on

the west sIde 0 the Hudson River, theh osp ita l ca re s f or m ale n ff icf 'Tpatients wl10ttre oonvalesemg from wounds or wh.oneed a resl Iir tither mllSon.' ;.'E", rytbil1g Is done to get a W l lY fromr eg imenta t ion . You don't N'(ji'l 111lve to~jgu (:lU! for books in !.be Ubmryl 1'ne)'W"l"" yOIl 11~ in :the rop:rning wid' i dumes,bu t YOll d o n't h av 't, ;: to ge l up if you d O u 1 LWII.ut to. The food is prepareo by an ex-cllef rom one of the big New YOJ'khotelsand b the best I've ever tastlld,. The co1 iJ - g~e{l~gl~y.and be ~Ild h is c hn rm fu gwife ma k VOIl feel that vou art> tli'l'i.r. ,g_'\lest,PmoticliUy tlU sp orts are avalJaM e, hutn o neat is pu t on '1011 to p!l l ' l icipabe if

REGI"'IENT.I'TIOH 15 GIVEN LOWPI'I'IORITYou're nol UI the mood . .A ll in fill, hfa!Ti.man i$ the lllO!!t wrhoSpil:!tl.like hospitalrou C!l11 imagIne:HnJnml;\u. N . Y . LmU'I'Tf..'lAN'I' (jg) VSNll

~1' 1 art icle appearing 110 page 25 of:" T I\;VAI. AVL-I.'ITQ"f N ww s for rrebru a rv 1 5 ,t845"~ titled, "Home FrOin The Al en tia~l&,"r~gn.rcl lng thiS squadrnn's alii)' in th eA.lr.ll.l N. 1 tIU1 ough teclmictill correct- ismtlte): mi leadlDg.Tb~ ~qJl9d;0JII'8 designat ion wa." ch(l :11g~dFrom V'B-lSa to - VPB"13)i PU 1 October,1944. Mel" 1 Octob' f, 1944., there wereno cssunlties or losses of ;tite-rut: however,dllf,[ng the G "e months pre\'l()u$, thef1lw r e oosu l .I lt ie s .This command eequssts th SOurce ofiruol'mll.tien on whieb the above men-

tiolled ilfticla wag based.Inferma tion oflc.eming this 5g l Ja J lrOn~5la st tou r of d u.ty - tn tire Aleutians can beobtnined through the nisto-ry t l J i l l . , op.38-18 . co, VPBIJ!5 ,[The i1em was .a re-wr i te o f a N avy :Publie 'Relations press release. NA-NEWS appreciates the [a.l'.lt that VPB-1 : 1 5 has ca lted this im['JHed inaccuracyby inference to itsaliention, shieethlssf !lu ad ron lV f ered Joss tJ both planesand pe.rsonnel in e'tabU hing .. G : ombn trecord tni'll is r lu ts tnnding.

P"bJ,,~.d tw.W monthlv bv (;h;,,1 of ,".Q~1ll O~.tolllt$ O'"ll 1Ju'a,," at ~'.".niHQ 10dnt~e"'J"Qt~ ~ fE :tv ~ ur vr V Q 'Qod t o, -h n ll .o l i "n ; )r tn a f: o" t o the ceronch,+;ml o.rqanf :cHfot t .CONTI{UUflQ"~JIi\flfEO. ~ir ",aTl ,JI1o~ldbe ulod w~or. p(aclicobl. 10 iJ"ur. Ip.~d.lui d,II " at mot.r;o' ,"bmjtt.d f9 < lIubli~a"Qr .,dd' .... ,j ... '01/0"': Ghlel


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W H E N -die Mariu~bit. webeaches at lwo 1ima.. rheyfound the gOing cough and te-sttllc'ce heavy, bu t tbeyalsofound grim evidenee of m e dev-asmdQc caused by the: Fle~t. Re-counaissance pbotlqgraph a.hov,eshows foul' Jap ships beached onthe bomb-pecked volcanics-andfW'th~r d.i~figllredwith ancimokd:irth, trenches ana .:ille phs.

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