Naval Aviation News - Jun 1945

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CHARLES PY LESt JR. ARM2c, pickedup the radio, message .. t'A:J'nerican pilot shot downovee Okinawa ... drifting In small wooden boat near'shore .. Attempt to rescti'e . .',American ships W~t:t, bombarding the beaches-earching rhe area was hazardous but the OS2U

swooped down dodging the fire. They spotted theman strande.d on a coral reef. frantically WUVlll!g hiswhire scarf to artract attention. Pyles pbotographedthe.nea as the plane circled,Taxiing t:oward the small boat, die aircrewman

stood guard ar the machine gun-ready to rake theIlll!il;my beaches with nee. When Pyles be1ped me in-jured pilot into the rear cockpit, they were just 50feet from the J~P skiff ... But Lady Luck struck in-another way.A swell in the sea !juddenlo/ Iifted the OszU and

set it down squarely on the sharp coral, puneturingthe main Boat. They quickly artempred to take offbut the sinking 60at made j~ impossible.The piJ.ors voice sllappoo th~ough the intercom .

. . Send an SOS!' Pyles fl-ashed a message with hiBaldis lamp as the plane taxied through a bed ofmines, "Rogel'1 came f.rom a ship only a few milesaway. and a small whale boat aerlved to carr)' rhemout of the danger area.

Aj,.cre ....m.n helve wllcr' If fDies" ~ I2U .1 ',rl'"


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H A (At A ll I A T I : 0 H N E W S J UNE 15. 19 H- NO. 14 3

O K I N A W AAL.Ul~ pereentage of adV~"llOe,nformation on P H O T O G R A P H I C J?hofo~aphic .information was correlatedOkinawa and surrounding islands was ob- with kllowledge of prf:Hyar vtsitcrs to the Ryu-tam'ed " from a eria l p " - 1 - , - t o _ " l l " r " p , IS, Th is ~"'cl"ded INTElllG~NCE , k . l i f " d F 'l.. . I b'" "" lll) b'' U "LU U"tyUs coneermng "e an "customs 0 \Mem III 1-location of a.irli Ids and airfield i'nstallationS throtrlghOl1t tants, For exaIJlple, the nurnerous large ~oinbs on Oki-the Ryqkyus. Towns and villages were pilQtographe8. Dawn bad to he considered as potential enemy defen-Harbons were searched for [ap ships, at least one roidg- sive posittons. Sagar mill .. schools, and governmentet snh base discovered. and suicide Boat bases spot- buildings wer real o r potential factors inOkinawa'sted, Pictures also revealed caves, blockhouses, AA and defense. An agriculture that consisted chie:By of sugar.CD guns, mortar POSjtiODS, anti-tank trenches, fire sweet potatoes and rice simplified photo mterpretatioo.trenches. rifle pits, underground :i:ru;tafiatious"search- Aerial photography actually Involv d eoverag of all.lights. radio stations, radars, bddges and militaFY build- t I : c : e l\yukyu islands, plus the three Daito islands tt~,thei l'l gs .Con sid e ra b le inFQ l'D1 a ti ooa bou t O l 'iv awa 's t er ra in east M~ th e so ujh ernmo st h om e is1'ind o f K~ "U sb u , romw a s o bta .in ed fr.Qtn aerial _reconna,issanoe ph0togt'aphs. w hich the Japs launChed savage at'D:;i.Lcounterattacks,

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within 6 0 1 1 nantical miles Q f Kyushl.l, most of Sltikpku, south-rn Honshu, s()U~hefllKlirea, and the Chilla CO~'l inland asfar as 'lillking ou the '1angtze. This location obwoushmakes it a sput [ 1 J ' strategic ltnporliulc~ in t:he Fa{"inc ~ a r .B sides fiellis au Okinawa its ll. th~ Japs built a three-runwa airdrome O U [ Shima, a small island ahout lliree-milo!> Ilo rl.b wc .st o f Okinawa. Am;]. l1u'ougIJout UlC Hyuk 1.18.which .slretch between Formosa an.,d 1'he sotl~ernm. ~st ,loophl' lmtl ISLatl1 '1 o f K , :1 J5 l1b1L .. Il e [ aps had a chW Ul el airfieldslrom which, thoil' planes could tik~ e!f to hlU'MS ships of thein v as io n H e a t. A l lie d (lIB!'! g w e re- b u sy sm a sh in g th ese J le ld ~.

NAMA AIIII'IELlI, ON wEsT COAsT SOUTI1 OF NAIIA TOWN. IS OLDEST AND THE MOST CGMPLETLY DEVELOPED FIELD IN NANSI SHOTD

OKIN ':""\ was d'e~oped by the ellernyl.S til!: ehier ent,er{ If r ur s tr e.n&ttb In the L~)'lJ"')t1Ll. all it three bomber arr-drornes and two 6ghter lallC1il'lg grounds were built, and an-other l ll nd h'l g g :rt ll Tl 1,d W3.8 under dolistrnct icH1. BeoauscllOrithel'll Olciuawa is rugged and mmmtuiaous, ali [ap air-A Ids ar e leea red in the sCluthern ~lIrtclff th e rslalld.kimlwn ii i \vl)hill '350 !l


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NH.. 1;lirfi-alrJ, located tw {)mile,~ sonlhw e ~lu[ N;tjm ttl.wno il the west C(}~t of Olrirlll,w::t., is t he o ld e~ t and mos teoln~leteJy d~vel9P.ed_ air~e:ld in tile N ansei Shntu ; In fnp. h IUlUS t hre e m te .r se t: Uu g l im e$ to ne ~sW ' fu cc d l "Ut\wtlys COI11-prise the In.nw ng area. Oue / ! I f these is il l th"e>rlmu s tages( J f c!mSll 'm.>tion. A large Sll.J:\;pt>- ap ro u extl;l1ltL -ieM t o f tnt'runway in the .eeo't!1'u porrien of the field. FaciUties (maIl)'of which have bjJ~ll ,bombed out) iucl~d!3 twp hangars , 5s hop s. \\ :! a l: ei lo l ls es , b a rr a ck s aad as~()ci.iI.teil b:uillling~. Radiostations. a radar, and one 0 12 en a n d s ev er ai lu lU s ed Adooru.c l ir :~C lt iou ft nde~s a re 1l.I1l!llllg the u . i r . 5 e M iu.~t!l]Jalfpns.. He \ ) J 1 'lw w ay c,..:: istK \1U.d lbsre are no re've~n1enN. Tlte ~r.I ,Hrn Old-nawu west roast lrigItwny 1lIJd a railroud Iine plilHIHel Ma-ehinntQMrsttip Lothe sQutheast Three }(I[1 bal'faeks build-ings hlnlleriy ~~lJotl 2{)Oy:lJ'ds South f l f the runway ,Pao:()CI~[>m(. !:\,juemr.;e: diSclQ~~d tbat Kute.lla. uit?eld.wlDclJ. I i k , e : @ u t a T I , \ \O n ! ; caphll 'eil V(;ll'yearly in t h e m v n -sil:m, Willi the lea st tru po rta n t enem y lia ld 011 6Itirlil\Wl. Orll'265' x


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IE SHIIII, "" WH 1>11c WAR CORRESPONDENT ERNIE PVJ.E: WAS KII.LED, ISAN OBI.ONG.SIoIAPE:D f!lLANDTHIlEE r.nLES NORTHWEST OF OKINAWA

N E A R , B Y I S L A N D ST lIE.O'KWAWAjnvasion i Il vo lv e. d a .e ri ll l reconnaissance an dlib 'ik es o ve r a great many islan~ in t he lly u ,kY Il~ andliver th~Dalto g r O { l _ p , Purpose (I f these ~tfacks was ~Q neu-I:l'alize JllP air pow er iu the tU"en and t o p re " {ent u s e ! J ) f islandi1irlield5 a stagiog bases fo'r phm s flown in from distantenemy buses. Some strlkes were aimed principal ly at Mcli~sta tio ns. w ea th er 8mtions a nd ra clll.T $. Fhoto Teooima.issancealso w a s em plo yed . tp determine advisability of oocupylngsmall mnnds near Okinawa. The initial U.S. landings enM1lTGii26 in Ithe Ryu~7US Were 1D the "emma !0UP olI ~e. ' louthwl::stroast of Okinawa , Oeoupatian of sma ll is la n ds ;gR ve Am erte an fo rce s an invll.lt iO I1 spJin./itb@ardand alsoaepri~'ed UU:l enem af their useas suicide-boat bases andobservation posts, In conjunction with (lttllciu; on theFlyllkyu islands. c a . r r i l O l I ' planes and o-~'s hlasted a i r -fMds !:I ll K yushu . w herree came mWJY o f the Kamdeasepilots bent on arashing into ships of !:he irlvasiaD Ileet,A ~rtibirulLiaIl rn id !f et s ubm l'U 'in a n d P'1!-1I0Al' base w asphutographed 011 Okinawa: south of Unten town in the

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stra its b etw een ' t 'a ga ji S him u a nd G k in llW u ,. It bud u smallw h o rf and cr' 11e rwnp, and f U t ! l drums and IOQS6$tores alsowere present. Interpreters picked out tunnel entrances alongthe shore. 'T hll- J>':t-BOATS w ere c am ou Jla ,g e< l w ith b l't\jlh .At th e oerlh end of 'Yllgaji. Isla. nd, w.nich is located justoff the r1orthwe.~tcoast 1 1 Okinawa, a large group of S o m eGil ml ijo r b :u il !. 1f i1gswas spo tt ed f1tI h').. Oblique photo-g ra ph" T his in clu ded tr barracks, administretion buildings,officers quarters; shops and wareheusss.Fl 'e


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JAP AJ~OROME TtI .. f tE HAD TMREE C'OIl' lPI.TED R,UNWAVS, ANP A FOURTfi

DE S : T I ' F , l: !t re fu J e on ,L 'eUW1ell t attempts by tile enemy,.:n'rofnlt were located and destroyed on the gr~)U[ld.WfU'eho,l.lses were daml\gerl. an d ph0t1Dg l' aphs showed ex-tensfve deseruetlun by 5truIlng and fire to toWJ1S ~md vfl-hl~es. 'nvy pJ~LTlI:lS ,W!i1;f()yed numerous Silltil o o a.! ltu l 'Craftused by tl1 > e,nem, til supply the islands, (fe1-e, rr)IJ, p.er-sisteul, J lLpS coutiuued 'to repair bombcrutl?'.J.eU runways.lsluuds o f ttle D ilto g-rQnp, 2 1 m l1 1 i lO l i Q < 1 1 { t f 1 Okltu~W; l .were t ihQI Vgtfl[llrud; !1HeJ'pl'etel"S, t!ssl!ileu by l o c u E i r . r g air-:field IIlstl111ntinns n nd o th er d efen ses, 1 ' J t l V Y e ar: rie r p la nesattacked rlldio i .u st nli ff li ll ll s D 1 1 Kure ancl KlIc luJ1tQ ~la ll cl1iIII th o [ar uorthem tip of t he l'I ,y uk yu s. close to Kyusltu,Pll{!bOSo f u ;1 :l nd~ in H ie !{yoJ......1l ehain reveal, lhe eX:t:BusjveII lure or th e J t l J ? Jefetl~e s Y s t : e t n . W lu le no t a ll the: llilnnwhave airfields. thev often have a radio station, wen hershllitm, tttetldies., .w d sumet imes A." IIIMG pllJ>i: l ; ! , rrm:._ ow lamous IlS the SJGt where America's beluvsd Wilt( , lo t t l~SJ10Hden~,EruiP),le. w as kilJetl hr Ja p machine glll1 h e, th e !.stolid of le X fIl II ls 1)[ special imrJortal'l( '~ beC111UiC"O J its la rge u trrtelc \, Je is no oblong lshmJ three miles oHth t' n l 'j lt rhwes t cr)~\tof Ok ftjl!\yf\ , J llltt~ al!o~ hill, T k f , ) s u k oYanta . 55 0 It . hig!l, in H s centra I eastern SCI'I ilJIJ au d a : \lillag~of stlvu ru J hu ndred i T l i , . l l J i t tm t . , > neur Its 1 U 1 ' 't rn end. AR eM r io t r id

IighfllOtlU ! ~J. t h l : ! western t[p o f l e Shfrn~l t~ c;l~U"lj visibleun Renal photos.The Jar) nlrRelc l on fe, hima bad three su rfae d 1'llnWll.YS,two f i t ' whiel: w r neHl' ly p:lI'llnd. The J.hira w!ersm:tepthe westernmost strip. Clearing was under- way Ior a Iourth1'1I1H\'ay 3.~(lOft, Wf\$t of tb . field, Dj~perslll areas, ceauectedIJY af i f t . ~'L'\iways., w ere l( ltu iteu east, north and west e lf t i l t ' >runwa , Snme ' ! i l l UiII.i)Cllit revetments \C\Cel'C oonstruoted j) ythe enE'my. le Shima Held was equlpl)ed wIth aclmjnill !1"iI~linn blli ldings. C O I l I T o l tUW0r, s h o p : l . w a reh ou se s, b arra ck s ..Itl1cier.gJ'ofmcl storage facilities, !tn!1 a I;udia clirect,iol.l fimler!lttltilln. A small nllm~er o f I11LltClmatie ,li guns and 1' lhmf '('mpty An, positinnt{, Were noted 011 aerial photos. I~. hlmu~vaS sized on A pril ttG by elements o f Lhe 7it1~ A tT n) D ivi-slon,. 'Ph~l ti )gr l lrh ic : fn tei f ll~e~~r7 IQcllletl a J . U p wen1h~ stati I IwHI l It s three Cflnr'llct nstl instrument h ~"es> addit ionill elee-Ironies fnstnllations, and dock'ing Iucilities for small bont~ onlU 'lo tl e r sm all island n e ar Q k :i nnw1; :t .!\.l'my pl io 'tog : r


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JAPS ~liLov ELASORATE NAT'''''' TOlllliiS AS-DEFENSE POSITiONs

C I V I L L I F E - T O W N SCElnA1I' l Il!b'peet, of Okinuwan life hutl to bt! b.iJIlli~J VIILlIts aregtuupea Uloulldmwy small hills and shurt, steep $1()1?t3~M9l'tOWI1S. A sm all W !tlv i~t.ed OJ heavily waHe : :c l cQ I. rr t . abont16 fel~sl]nn.re, frents en vaults of the. ""ealthy. ConspieuQl:l l Ion photos. some of these tembsurc used by the Japs asml li tr u 'y p o si li o ns .ApprexUnately 80 per cent oj' southern Okiuuwa is undercultiation. Sugar eane


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NAHA WA.S l:ARGE"'Y BURNED OUT AS EAII'LV AS OCT,OBE'R J9\14 ,A;FTE'RNA"''' STRIKES. IT iI"OR)IU!II'LV WAS LEADING PORT OF RVUKYU5

NATIAtown 'Was 1 1 1 . r g s l y . burned Illtt a~ far back as 0 < : 1 ' 0 -br 194~.,fO[JOWIfl,g, 1 t e < I \ ' Y N,allj' laTlkc~ 01) th e lo th 01ime month. Naha is the leading pm-t of the Ryukyus andth e fOlirn~r re $rd el'u re e f t he g~vetl1or o f O k in aw a . It alsohasIts lr(l'adquarl'el'~' fo r th e island d ef ef lS e- e omman d,~nl.ta is the terminus for the eastern and Wl:sterll L'OlllitalrU!l.ds. for ~~eol.ldI"J.J1y''o ;ld s I f'H dWg iuland, anti hor IJUtJIlW-auge railwqy lines lena~ 11Grth, east sud souih. It for-merly had leK-Jlbolit': and t~legrl,pJl systflms, cadt!) Illatilltls~am i radiu W'enthc'- libitum. Ptil-\"Ia.r populat im:1 W~L~ !i5,ODO.ManV houses 'in Null! were stoue-wslled, l : J l . l i l r to with-~Iand ~llbnon,t bu t p h l ' J t o l ' " ~ lw w L hfit they w o!e mmed _ h yU.S. uil" uttl.mks, Funnerl: Nalm hat! a~o{ld mallY two-~hvell ing : . ; a ' tl t J SlllJ'pS with Op!Jlil ROOts. Compartsonf ! tE lI 'ia I. ph ot og ra .p hs W! tl i o ld mnp~ nldlCf!les that t li e ,1 :lpSreeenr y c : : r r s : reclaimed land along the \I.'aterirollt ..vitlenc(i theentranot' Ion the I'rIMn hnrhrw (w hi~ll now is

(Uil;)d witl] sunken Ja r oS lt ll ? h uU . ;~ ), a n d, biwxdtloeou the I1Yi'I 'a cu ", b asin s. _ hrulHel ieri l is how the ha rhnr a(lfl)lill fI,lutto til(: .Asato River on the north side of the town.WM{'I' i seurce Ju most of the R}'UkYUJ:i>ind residentsSil ,"e the !"'N detect~d on nerlal photos of Shurl, iItow n that had I I p re -W il l' p .o pu Ja tim l 1 ];1l l. ~1 ?r "l Jx if l1 lt t ly \ '7 ,0 00 ,l"oglHlhi. tll tl'le llod1wvest part of Okinawa =.Jlrrtost op -t)f)sf!e- Ie ShioHl: 'r'onaul~I.li!n the east ~tlst opposite. Nrula, ;j) ,n d ItomlJ ,n . o u the. sl)llfuwest ecast ~!lutllllfNIilia.. ,a!(>'OtlleTmajor tU\VU$ o f O ld naW;I. P iet Trre..'l sliuwiJ d c lJ I" Isc id tll'lb ta p or-liOTi!; 0 1: t he t ow r i.$ desh 'Qyed by hornhing IJftfCl~B' i!was 'io .n .

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M o o r i n g ' TechniqlieA I'eqent ,'UOM I'e:porled the fa ilu reof Ionr J>B2B-Z Ul.flO:rI:qg pendant!! amITcsultant da . n : l I ) . g l . ' l t(J al l 1011TaiJ.'cmft-one saak,

'~(J d~mils of the ctltlditiOlisexiStingand predlllti!UllIl'Y measures taken dur~in;g fhe storrn were _given ill " 1 : 1 1 1 1 re~port; however, pnsle.xI'l"ci(l"Ilce 0ff l 'parl1tin'g l iq!ladrons hns show n tha ts ea :p lnm \s ' w il l llide o ut severe 8ftjrm~when hlllgCl' mOj )I 'i l1 . g. l rn e s are used_The ft)lJuwing ~e'Qhllic:llle is ,l'eom~mended F e r use il l h e l l V Y wanther.Whellt'vel' J1tl"~ihh' :I, Secure mooring ( lBl1c lru lf to bUDy'with50-'15' nl mfl'flih\ llue "' h ieh is np-I ! ~ . ' I C jlllare 1)' tile sam ('> stren gill a~ I.h'lpendant clib]tI, .2, KeelJ fll:l1'lIlS DUUl:Ue'll and (urn ttpen-_ gfnesto t'a~o :! Slt,ii'll tlll mrloritlg1 ifwind and Sl'IIS ea11m p1khi n It - a n dj e rk iug ,Educate 'EmQuite II IlUmber oJ recent accidents.some of whic;h wet [alal, have heen 31~trl1Jll.tllcl t o j ,nnmf l' lg Il[ controls h11 'ag~>t .flols, I l t t IDgs 'u o cl m is ce lw n eo u s 1(1(')$6gear l e n ; ' l c l r i f t In ,airntllrt. I.i:xtr~lU;tl\l~maim a 1 hu s been fOHod fodgec l m C!)I1-[TO} columns, wing p.illieis. bli'l sectionsiUld at wingfolls. ' 1 ; & wen as i: o t he f use -lit:ge eornparhnents.. . " r o m p " " " PtlJjlhml'! sar~'~ Buen Il;! b.,icche&~ jf thai. iso'l IIdUlUb w a y to get rubbi!d out! LIlt's run thtsth inr : ; uto ira' b0[" and $mfF if fuU of roil .Pkn, tlll''!'e ate the pla:llc ca;pmjn andP.1I0t wilt! '~ign tlw y~w Iheet ~e:~!ifyingth-ateverying i" O.K. Surt;- jUIl)P al l ~t!ug,b inspee-

tions, In tlrtl t "on;ned j';!r~ iI&b , ' 1 ' ( 1 get (!rew~ o f onu1tipJ ..ct! plane!!vitally imcr .."red in ~U(h, in~pe,,['i:o'''",Back


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C r a s h ,. B ' a n g !1 \ was bad i""ol,.~b wheu 11U1.: IlvlqllC'PU~add nit thtt ~dr'cmln ahead dudit~ Wsht1~uling nmolLt h~l. :l;I llSe 11,11 h ad ' f ff iJ ec llu dl"tlfrJlliILt'-_ ,,,llelfif'I' hi:. bluding a,e:l

wus clear. '"he pUY-llll ,~alue two min-IIltlS kiter, however, wheu another cadNol l :; ! r ueg!oclctt! ttl ~ 'h e ck h "ii h.mdi n g .r~t?ll,\fld euded up in the same 'h~"lp.~ G'r

~ ",ketob" .. a pilot U qwill6ed!o '(fTryoaval lliro-aft ; I I " " ,"ontain.eeI in A ..... ,fonCit 'CUllU' Lef(e,,;'!7'l44. TIt" f,allowing .;~quo(i!!d iromthi$ nfet1(>ru:e: "R!!'.!iPonfi'hiHtyfoil ' W.e '"jgnme:rlt of pr,apu'y quaiificdpil,,! 0 J'em with 'the t:om;mding gfficetof the !~irIg udvitf and ;lll ..-uch o-A'icer.,hall '''!:Ilure that t;!ilOl$ mnd "!'ew$ \Ire i(I.til ~qpec:t~ qu..l";~ for tb... dl~ far ....bld." " , i g : " ed, ..N i g h t S tr afin g A cc id en tDUling nlgM $lrtlliug praelice a. l'Ih IPflot ( .5 1 10 hU ll ft!.) pm.lltld o",er a t ~OO()feet' ,and co mm eueo;Jd a 1'\111 en a sin gleU & n t IJght. H e htilet1 to h e g n his p u l l -out in time tn ~void lIy'mg jnto (rll~\Yuter.TIliSftllltidrn1t lV,L'l be lie '1eiJ It of 'thE pilUlhet;Oming I'lisoti(;"lltal'lid, EVid~Qtly, heneg)ecred to cheek hiS altimeter.hi an effort tn p r e v... '11 b'~might)' grad you bothered 10 lind OUI.

FlLeJ c:.o:n*iaUlJne$$ is JiI~Se1}' II;. m,m",!"o r habit :md is palrncuJa.rly impO-l ttMt ioth e CAIJI\In~ -'l:!=,ne. Anl' pilo t who dOI,lllli!'tknow how (g 'op" ..at.. bi6 p J' ll ti e. " " t mnxi.mum fuel' eOOD01'Uy > 1hd Who doesnJt 1-.".biIl.III .U), " ,hec"k hi~ fuel ggge" ""4 J W . ~alto f .conJrumpt;-on~&eJjev .. m.e. [bat guy. i~f.lyin,g >m'algl,j into rtouMd


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00 ib,O $end M'l>ney forNAVAL AYIATIONNEWSF1~11~!lilllC" I I> l uuf '- , ~he Eill_lm'5 u f;'IJ,\N~iWli ftl.teh~ 11Wtl~;' & l O I ' lzeuelers , 1 / 1 ; 0 ,,,cite 1;0 rU~l\'Csl blloli

('ilpi"" 1 ,1 Ib ll Ruhll~tirm o ~ 011 1 ( "Hitlf sp!i!t; i>tl mtarest til them l'O lt~1fCtmil)t~ tnf.:tl $ 1 ' 5 fQ r I i " < ' 1 / ' l Jd iU'~'t 2 fu r frlll~These nffers lIC;fl JlilUeri.ug hut un-1I1lt:~~S"l'r, 'U - NAN~WN i.~ uul [UI's a l f ; t . A l f m i . lt n ; l nmrlhllf 111'wtlrlaiubnck issues ( 1. 9" '4 , 1 45 ) is. 1Ivl1i!ablo toth !ill!." Wrl1:itlg ill for tJl~lll uud w illbe f:r.trui5hM. on n>'lll,,"st, while lhesupply !.ruts.~ ,T here a lfi( J i~IIII pr'lVi.~rQn 10 ,It:c()m.t '~ndate tr


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T rigger T alkrrf:K l',lIE J l l i . ' ' ' ' c'/w.iCff /0 {)l'itllpltrlttl'bc~'r(IIMIPt118 belnw, tllUr. IIluli!k I J t J l l rf/U.~Wt1'9 till /W{!,C 41l.1. Lo ng;. f i1 n,gl! sho [gUn . sh tJlb d ed'll'~heif .po,WeJ'nell.......

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E S C O R T C A R R I E RC A P T U R E S U B O A TN F , \ V J..A(I1lE1.S foJ' the Navy"s escort-earrlers have been onnormced balat-'db for a I, E t~l!lkgroup that capLrnedthe .,'nmul I -hnal 0-505 olI West Africaand towed it : ! 50D miles In Bermuda.Capture was made b the U.S.S.Guad(${Cltnlll and her 'five LlE'S oR 'French Wesl A frica . II wns Ill' Arlit

.. lJme t:h~ avy had boarded and cap"CAPTAIN o.lI.\.U~"I' tured a foreign enemy man-of-war illbnttle on th e high s~s since isrs, A 1 ' ) " " j1wj(ed ~ I I ? the subHrst I C I n jO: spuml gea r. C wm er l l J 1 t n e s l ( l c " d l e d t he s ulml er ge dtf-hour and guide.:1 destroyers to the attack by Iriug llxeilglU1S into the water rul .zonmiug the 8i?nl weetly above it.51) that th submarine could be t'aptur d and studied. onlyanti-per onue l shells were Hred It when it surfaced .. forc-ing its or w ttl abmuJUII ship. Boarding lla rl_ ies in whale-boats beaded Or the sub, which meda torpedo at the, E.First aboard was a on's crew, Ru 'hing b Jaw til F i Itt it out,th if found only one tlead man, bu t the sub was scuuledand fLlliug ,,


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bi:lARDI~~ PARTY WITH HANDY.BII"LV' PUMP GO BELOW Q'ECK TO PUMP OUT WATER. HATCH WAS ClOSEQ TiO ,KEEP OU'T THE sWELLS

VBOAT CREWMEN, PRISONI!:IR$ O~ WAR, SUN THEMSEl.VES ON 1::l.EVATOR OF GUADALCANAL. LOWEREQ TO MAKE A PEN. FOR THE MEN

eVE puu.s AI.ONGSIDE THE SIJBMARIr-IE WIBLE BOARDING PARTY TII.I{E5 OV6R. CARRI6ft TOWED THE SUII IIACK TO UNITED STATES


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'!c -To ~11 JA"A~P 6: "EMJ':UU:T he tlI je lnY h us i nt en sU i l= _d h i! > nu.v ;Jh"itlhllrdml!D[ t Il l. I hombing!> ' of ITI IJT coo~t.. '11pOSiliollli (j1L Okillllwa_ AI l e a . , " ! . : ? I I t i he IDy"u:ciac l:raH lUive so [jlJi b - fl sunk and~i~atJum: i h(!{1\ it) dam!lg!:d by our Kamt -kaze specilli~ltbltk "'Ul'pS' UutIi recentl}'eaeh nme uur speelal-nttaek p\jtl\~ ap-p lFnuC' hc td . I Ik~ ' en lr l' l\ ); C l ll !c k !Y ~P(t '( I " ~ukescreens and ftrl'd .111Hll ": nl fL artillln'y.1111\\'11 er , ill! bnrra t;'S JIl1\'('" b ' eJ J r ed u t! c dnud the ~ ' I H l k e i j ( " T 1 1 i J 1 I l s spread mil}' il l 15~r-li,'ns. pt'01:ling th,1t t ,lw enemv's ~llP?ll~~lulI.btt1tlg c x h l l l J i ! h f I J .M -1'0. Tn!! J.\.PA".:ESE E~U!mll'P , n "nl'lJIY task force ,~'hid~ hadt'lllj'lUflully wilhdrnwn frr.im w!lI,('f.Sneartil Jl;Il).ule~e ntiliulllltd in the ~e:i l"of .our~1l1".3.cks; recently lalLnched T q : u h u_galllsi'llr'inu~ arens 41 KVllshu. FoUowiug ru.r"ing.Il~tlck~ b) rilU" l;f/clttl-Iltli 'lck c : . o t l r r j~ f i y " " r , slind by uur orpedu sq\tatln 11 , t ! , f '> l111J in . s .d1 ' ., ue :f~; Jt se. The de-f l ' t l !> ol t it ", 1 b .t tiQt ,i l polity ol llllp rraJJapan and tba secerity C lf the rig], \ IQrell:i~Wuee of the -julie' dep ncls on lIlt:Qllt,'\lUle of tll l! Wilt. \Ve had IItltllu"~lighte~( ill{~'ILiolll of I'~ying~)U the powt!JIlf Ctlrmany tn prllsr; lIu ti.ng i :l as s .wJ lecl war.

-Tu Tue UNI1'IW Sl'''T'J-l~W .. A~i4(ic" art" lIol A 11 h lg [l4r .I!I~t~r:rilurial g u . i n l t . W t.' ..lo nn t ' i ;V1Lnl l~l en -CCfJill:O UII tUl~lh(}d 's l'lghl"S. We lin' ('011-lenr w ith 'w h~tt w~ llB n ! ,1 J1 d ure p1"l'puredtff i'lljh~ and m:dllce ~\II -thi n . s to IDtlill-L:lin i. JI ' t { :1~H lm.~pm~l if t ! 111 IHUl l ll it ,U :l lbJ t :terms shl! has TIl) territorial lUlIhil'inl.15. IU ldher tollil (lim is lu ~~ablisb .' new nrderbn se d em f re . .d4!n, jl'~tk(' a nd c t.q un lit.8-To J~I'"J ,J The i1Q1lleLuuJ is Iast \tIel .1mrrugabklttlt4itili:! tIll' SI\l'll' as Ra b rul, TIm bIe-teries lUI' ('11I1SI11litiy under attn($: Iml t.:~l!r.l"dill' Lhe mltia11 i;s shIbberul Clln)'lllg, on."";t 'll Hmu"[J the (;OlltHtio1IlS are trying,p l~ !U i" d o no! Int' t~Q IJ" rt y tJOllt:l;ll'itif~1IlG oul ' mit h'Jml~ll\fjd., -To J.\1,>'\';>;;T I .. 7nl:\'(1 M e " p( oJ,ljs hn s o pe-n ed ;l

~peOlilJl w urd ~o ~ollrl' fllr Ill!" ~ l ' Ih f l n l c ; : h i ld J ' c nJIUW evacuated in rile 'jHtl. 'i\g ilitl-'"' \\111wert' (Jrphuned by th~ 'eries nf imllicriuu-

L i n k P r o b l e mDllte, 20 JUlle Hl4.5. Var. 9n. Zone: 11. Ft. Option data:T lmC! OB OO; Lat_ lrr 40' S,LQug . 1-9" 40' E : ell!; 050'.

sf_>l 'led .2 0 k. DOpll tbJr ti rn~OS(){). \ inch 260~ 1M l. U n -llld!:: 2000 ft . CAS 154 k.enrp. + [6" C, ,,'IN .M.~".... ectov,' iLre IImg,feti' head-il1gS.TirJiingA t 080S ' V ~tgr 19OoA t 0812 V ec tor 07S"At 0818 Vector 180"At 082.8 Vetllo,lOOoAt 0828 hgin '~l'ercep'h,n "O,llia"1. W~al ia 0838 G,P'?2. W ilD t i$ E T I ?l_ Who' Is EPI~

(A n,sw ers on p"ge 48)

illite fll.ilis ill the h!J,!iinili:iS lind rl~~id\'lltilkltlistricu> o f I"okyo. -T~l T1U!lnO~Ul'J,..;'ND'if Presid ent Truman In II rt'C~I'l l111~eial proc111Jm.ti~I1 directed a] ; J ll(1lllll statedI l lal Am\;tical) w ax Ilinl!i do nu t lil,;l in th ee.~ttltmjnlltinlT' nr tlw 't:-Ds!j)vemt'lll' .)( lhcJ I I pW IC . pel) pie. 1 1 her war aful$ UTt! tit! ttn he citu Lhah tLI,l U.S. GuvennnentOU1S) !tIve P r!J0 ( t Q llltl Fresidl'ul's protII\JmttlOh tlu'lIuvll lLNilm and HoI merelythrough w()r:~b,-'t" TI';1"'" l il t! Emf i i~e .,-To 1 " " " " " ANu E~fPfl\EThe ludiM OCI1< t1 l will be the. tlluh.ogltrutiGmU base in til.. Cflroing !.'\)Lmler-l iB Ud v c : !l 6 'J 1i rl l; tJ op nn , and we may ~pe~la (lfItnhi,llJ:l.d sea and lillid iJperat : i ' ( lU IIInreas belw~en nurlln,inl !vhllll.vlI lind sOuth-t "~11 Tha llu1j(L us well n$ (he" '1 'Iorthe.rn tip( )f S1umtlt'u, The Brililil\ Armv III BU11Ll(iw i lU t l. ( tl lcK th l! )~Pil.n(~SP po~tliJIJS u n la Il~l,)'hU e H II ' Anl~ICIlI\1I w ID ln l. lOOlllle H ,enlu:thiti' in tlw Pa 'Hl. Thu tlle elllo!llIypllLlj~ til 11ltlldk hpn,n r G 1 l ' l b o t . J . ) crist lllldw\' .t.1 f t , -To .P.flrJ;,IJ"flfNIOli ~ nol~~Jp Euwny II'I()P~ whIch i1andlld onT , mklln art!- f l "SUr1to.g to rnubarlc n l(>UlOcU.s\lch LlS (he U~l' of nativil/i tilPl'1llcct them-sl"h I!S a!f.lill~t IIiH duse-Cjunrter 3.SSllllltS_TilesI. ' Illdoll~~i[lll~Uft' rtlm hell1g f~r"cd nlth.. p,)hlt \l Inlyu'I!'ts to ~uide llerit.l


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TKAMlNC up with the Navy's ,"'Otnbat pilots in far-Hung Bght ing fronts of Wo,ld War II art" silentlegions of technicians. Often, these men do not playD spectacular part in the combat the-Ater. but theircontribution tn the: war effort eannot be emphasizedenough. This i J ; a technician's war. As many as 20 menate needed to keep one plane f lying. They must be5killed men-the kind the Naval Air Technical Training:

Command is producing from its 60 t:nIinin~ activi-tics. Combut veterans return from the Fleet to NA-TECHTRACm. l schools, catch up on all th e technical ad.vanees made while they were away, and carry the wordwith them back to the Fleet. Vocational edueation hasbeen earned years Forward by training techniques de-"eloped by NATECHTRACOM. That training bringscloser the day when these men return to chi! life.


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N I N : G

T -GOCitAl"!1rC,\LLi", Ib'(I' Ntt v< ! I Air T~t:hfii lbmL rd hi thePacifle. Go II I man ii i he:tclgullTtetS were eshlblished ~ Chi-cago il l HJ42. U nd er its, jrsdi:r:tiol1 u re Io ur LypC$ ol HUva lac:tivat ie !> d~r gnated :liS g r l ) u J ls .GflQ(.rP 1:, These ilcliV'ities fIf~ dJstiagn.ished f(tJnl' 8'11others of NA Ts ('; u "f L lA, .COI \ [ by the FmJtthat filer e"l~" A!ll~l, ~l"':tl', A.;\(,M:C, .A~r.MT, _ .MMl" , A m M , .utM.ARX, AOM l\on'Jl. MC' ., ,\ : 'EI1M, PD, il'1'IOM, SKY. control tower(Ipl!nrtor~. L i n k ceJBStilLl n t l, :i g: lI :lOn N t ti ne rs < H ' I d spei'"mli6tsitl flviatipn ilevl"es.NH1e type~ of officers receive training at _NATr : :CHTRA-COM S~I'1~0'J,S,TrieS!! include of6:eers tntined for the field hiairborne e.leclrtllties, uit o:wmbnlintelligenoe, fl;Wiatil!lO cow-mUlllimtjO.Os,. :lviationengiPtlefing. Q.'1wtl9!l Q\'dna~ce>phutogrnpni c . o ff it :e :Ts .L ink l'lil.iner umcers; officer te1!Jn~for01\50 ( 1 1 " ) 11 eomponel l t and photo interpretation uffi"cers. Inge.nerru, a ll N .w !\l Ay:lafulp, tedUli li'ainirlg, except pilotlrnil!rng, i5ct.mdUlrted ol tbe60 NAThCHTRACOM UQUvitie!l ,


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wTRJllNJNG falls Into three- genel'al o1a..~sificaHong: , _ A : ; l} an dC s tl lm () ls, C l. .. l. Sl >A, s !ho ols u re b(.l~ic ir l the sense tl11ltthey quali1'y non-l'Uted men .for a third class petty offil'e,-~,Itillg. G L( i R s~ho ll$ a re a'Il(lIIcet7. They ( ju 1lJi y mltlilqmen ur de,signuted s > am "l, etI 1J.ip pin g them w . lh the sei-nco of their specmlty so tlL.l.t the. are prepared to cope\.,:ith a . l ' l y new devt'luprju~tlt. now 01' in the Iuture.CLASS c schools nrc spet'iuliY.cd. They give ll'uil1ing if!f\arlioulllF ~ubjeetr 0'-' slcills. (ReqllcstJ:; 10 em.Oil men ln eithera ' - 1 1 ' C sehoels 'IlQIIIc;J be diFecti to B pPE UlS via the cum-Immd u~ g o ffic ('!r. w ith n 'C !O I? Yln rw a cd ed 1 1;'1O '1 A 'I'E CH 'l'tU ..).Ewly in lhe war, tlw. trlllnJllg pr,imll. t i ly was Qn~k hilt'rlC1W about 15 percenl of the stmienfs are In !ld\":il1lced iii uudC schools, In basic training one Lt1SmlC!~~Jr ClJIJIc.l Wllch ularge class DEtrainclUi. bu t thut' time is nearly past,

ASdoot5 Trail! 10 Different RatesIn general, u-ainces cuteriHg A sohools 0.1'6seeond classeamen Ire h from bont romp wltere they t k al?titudtests to letc.rmine their adi\ptabillty 10J' sl?Ul:lal yp~~ ulwork. ATEGHTfiACD~r trains them For the jl'lh "riley fit best,Mel) of 10 di1feJ'E:.11't rates a re trained Iu A sc llQols. tllkingcourses whicb vury from si x to 2\ week". Aviation ratestrained include, 1I.;Mt>f, "'J\~, AOM. ARM; I.E:"!. AJil.l~l, 'Fn.

\>UCillll. PY alld 'SAil,Bi.g three in the A training; progrH,m are the eenters atNOHMAN, '!> ill~m s .- \....0 J'\ 'R!;e','VII.L.. NomllUl . trainJ\Mhr's ..ul' and ,;\01~ basic I:riurlillg. JAI'l~~O~-n, Iii tr~ljns fh'e Afu'llt'S; ,,:AS 'fLAm". control tower opera-ters: 'AS LAXEHUlIs:r, 1.""S and, w:>\~s; ~A p!;'.~lages in training,aNary technician bas not only a wealth of practical sehon16iu g lUlU e:qlerienee bu t a tecllllic:aJ bncl


22/52

C S C H O O [ S T U R N O U T T O P A V Y S P E C I A L I S T SoA PAR1'1C~R 'l1ihjed Or skill ~onns the bests c ' l f ttl! m.::~s~G trmllUlg and when tramees have compLeted theeourse, they are experts in rheif cl'ltlSeD fields, Because thisll'ilinlng : i s de.~igned for an advanced speoialization, the-courses ofFel'cd ! I I ' ) not incll.ldfl [ 1 1 1 1 g e ne r n! T f.t qu iJ 'em 6 11t !; faran Ild"am;~emont in rating.Th(m~ afe two kinds ofaLA Ss C SQhoolS'~C-l schcels whinhare lc ea red 'It Duva l $lablisinflen ts , . mel c . - 2 . : ;c l ioaJ~ whichare nlJJ !)Il Na vy FTOPet'ty , but rue loca,t,?d a. t rntories orl1\lUlufrwturing plants.

Twelve Acn,ftfe.Horsse C~JSchoobThe tcc!miClil training CO.till1llIlU] has 2~ cUrrer-cnl (';-1schocli.s, loeated at 12 navlll aetivities.NATEca : r . \ t \CV_" '~f:.\0lInS: Line 111l:tiuttmant:!.I lia lw u Is fo r

f : ! i ! . T . ~6l". -FiJr, Ell; llB2C, sa, TIl~, no:.N/\TEcnTn"CI"$ ,NfJllJ\IAK: 'Rtlbberi7.Cu eCJu ipmrmt ro_po :i rNAil :c ; t IT l I1 , \ ,CEN !l'fTD.-& M"D'ICl""', 1'lJrht) jetNIlS ,,~; tl-povU!); Line maj'I'llenl ln~\tl i n l'JlWNAlEOIira ...C!m r-""eA\SOlllVn..LEl Avlatil>n stllrckeeplJrtN A ' r . < ; C l " { r l l " ' C & . ' T QA1NSVlLLt:: A i r nt!:Vjglllipa'irNAS AS 'T@m.. ., ' L ine - mnlntenaaee il l .f II IMNAS Q11Ql\I!llir p~m; Ce'lcSJ;illlLink IminerNA S "'Nj\eO~"-lA .. l' :tinte):NAAS SAz.,tCJ:MEN-'l!E: Sp . , r-:l ~~~gllitdQ.S . P,ftl/Wi"J' 11It~1'lwwnl:8l PWlleet I iU; I: t i ;1J l . ."n~ Stl:t:vwu Sd'I!l!'l~

:Philu I e - a s h o r e . . In thosedays, NATEc;a-Tru.:.CaM ftninaes were f o r e _ e d to U!l~ wL~ttwas at hand. They wer~ h


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A'I' DOTIl .AS'T0J11A and :MINNEAFOLlS1 line malntsnnnee1.. ml'll (In.' Eivt'n gr


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ARM 'S A R E 01'1 OF TMRE 'EUG AJRCREWMAN -RA .TE .5 I'IOW'TRAINfNGcPO.R ':t~l\'[llA'r air~reWBlen. NATE(r.(i[Il,'l.Co'l>t .holds s p e C l _ i n lSlgnifIcQnce-. 1t IS the-command they report to when theyenter sarvl(:'e fur boot !:rb.iuidg. teL.u1c~ sdlrJuling. Afterolilny months 1 ) , 1 - sea, they return agrlin to NATEGHTI'bI.CO;>.tto .g et the gr~r:tt ,1: kuowrecige " they need to f'1.ntlhe:radvIUlClethemselves in rata.

First Q f all, a . c om b 'a t 1;lir_cr,ewm\lTl is 11 to p .Il.ghfing m anwho i~ alert anil f !hYl>ict illy lit. WhlJe still a c lv ilil i. ru , thef ~ L ' l l [ j _ 1 uirO'tewman is se re en ed for phy_siel1i l I ' J ? t i _ : lude andearmarked, then _and ~he(e. fG'1' one of th e lliree bIg combataircrew rates, .!t.1I.Uf-lAOM. or Al'IM,_ Completing beo! trllinit:tg at th e :.ra.m}llS recruit center,the c>\ beads lotI! NA.1'__t;;t:EiTRJ.C0~1 school . Iie is to be anA1l~t, he st.'l}1S at t.tEMI'lill4 if- an A1l'tM or Xm.f'- he ships to

11IIID IN 114E bi g f " , "'0119 !Comb.. lI l ter.1IIm,," rl f,1U or .th. AMM's . . . . . , combo.t dilly thlY ,dutft f" , "'are - 1 , . 1 " ; " ,22

o r c E S H I , I sNORMAN'. A t th cSj il _ een te rs 'h e g l" ts b tJ .S i~ ~ r- -l lir ling11 \s ti li g. f ro -m1 1 1 t @ ,uweeks. B y lil!dng this trul~lingth e all. ,r1ualilles for~js third clii$ Cl'OW, He-re, too. tho trainee g _ 1 i t S h .U fil'stlnstructlen fillll will lanuthe- fnundation for later ,stliO!'lling-as a HghHng llirar~wm:tn, mllC


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26/52

I K E E P T O P T R I N E E S'r01' \ ( : ;agQ, the Nav) ' recngll lZetl this l~~ n te,dlllid'l1l's IVUI'L, that wouJd he wou by ext1utly trained fighting men.Bd re NATECJi.lTlj . , \COM eenld employ ill; teaelun lOlllsand l'eoJ-Il~iqlles to tum ('lut tl!chul hUisliterally by tl11l hun-dreds !If tl10UllllntlS, it had [0 hnve Instruotors, Out of thatM et! g rew the ellmrMnd's u niq ue il 1S trl lc l( )V mUf f ing plan,II 'has been s(tid the NATECF.rTRACO)1f W I ! might- well setfur ; : techniflues of vocauonal e~lwatk)D ilO yonrs ahe.,~.In stru cto rs in a N A T JOOllT I~ Co ~r cla ssro om a re Ii I ' ( t r cryhom tile dour. eldill 'ly people w ho sometimes drilled thePI1Qli:cschpol pupil of yestel'~~Y on h$ ilirt3c } \ ' s . Theseleaeliers lire -yI lL lng fenCl' s, aird a 10t ",,1 them wear combatdecoratterrs, Large numbers of, lihem ate ha lt d- p io ke< .l m e l )wht? were silk ' ted Irnm L he tra iu ing center's !I\\I'll gt:!I.cwnhls.Many finished theil' own training, only a short lime ago.

ol1lc of t11 teuehees are ~hie1;,~' and SOI:!W f ire ITII.mwithlew er ran ss .. But all have these thiJl'gs ill common: they tiregr,lldunles of the l\"a 'n h st llod mast r tUV: lDCt 'U 1 , - a I 1 1 1 n g24

MANY ORolojANcr INSTRUCTORS "AVE 5.EENACTION IN THE I"J..ET

S C H O O 'scnQo.ls. they knnw ~htJpmoticul s,id" o~' ~b$ spacial~y : . l i Swellus the thepry. and t ; h ~ lire men wlltl show the 11uali-ties 0 leadership-the abilities di a good teacher.

Two SourC:ClJ Supply ied InstrudorsFrom two sources, retained _gradu!lLes [Hid men returnedfrom the Flael:, NATEOHTMC 1 1 1 - get-s its Instnnctors. MellW~1f) luok Iike goad prospects aretR ggecl \ bile in 801)(:)01. unda close c1HlCk is kept on them, BItJi lr(: l grMluatitlU, thl:)' ar eeaIltl befqre an il1'tel'viewing committee f O ) ' r U l r u scrutiny,If they pass the ucld test. they are assigned til -t'heinstructorb-uining prognl,IIl.Beclln~a trOlinin_g now is 15 Ilf:!rcent nd\'lmcrecl~ the de-mand ~or inslruetors has Qllln111p1ecL Earlier in the war,wh n masl OfIATF.c.:RTR,.\Co~"'>li pn~gram \ as primary, 011in stru C'tJi)1 ' co uld ha ru llu .- ' h'rg e c la ss. B u t now elnsses breakUUWll into gl'tl_U~S or fnur ur five l~il1t.;l;'~ stl they may .1IlwlIlk en u Diven p~()itW.t. under iru;Ul1ctorsllpervision.


27/52

T R A I N I N G 8l ' O D SS l!ECL\L t:rnining COUr5!:lS JOr instJl1c~ors are eonducted.at nll N .A . TEcmT1H I .Cm. I c en te (s . TlleSf! f."l.1lllses snrvetwo overall obj.tlctives: to 'provide aoomtmt Sl1Pl~Jy ofthoro~gh1y l:I 'ainad te3.t:hers,


28/52

E T S H , S T O D EoO MTWlEN N: \_T~aEITFm.CO"[ "\:[ls'e~tnl>l~~hedil] S.tlf~ell1bllr.1942, It llrtd ample stabm~ Hod sell.wi f a (, !i ll tl es . .Bp lLluw~ \"~l~a c l.m sU t, SC'lltdtv of ~edmicuJ material with which~ t,:nin. l\~o tettclll~& top! for an ~llgme techniciarl can T~-l:J,ltll'e lhe: actual engiu!J he HuM lbarlil to UlllmLrrill.- Fle.ct 1'8R lu te.m .en ts a t tIlls irtnge hnJ tr!JP_PJ"iorily. and inmnn\'ei:Lse~ proclue\ioll ulIuJd uQt meet , ((leeL nerios. Af tmLlit !J slwrtnge w;ls in rrJrined F~rs()!ln~1ttl S~e 'l~(~lclmical training instruetors, The Fleet had top pT:int"ity011 t lwse lUtU I, LOll.T .h ou gh NATE ;!c aTRAqO :-f a t tb issta g'e of Lhe war fouuJit nlK .'6 -sS:iry to u se ob.o!efe mlate equipment. One Iat:t sluod out above aU ethers: mencou ld not be t t l l j ueL l hy r.ATEGI 'IT ft .. .C9M to 1i11Untain ane we r m o dffl - p IU I I{ 1 < , u n l i" S S NATElJll1'ruC0M hR d fir,~tpnJ-(hwtfo!1 models ( o j f fhll~sa me plnno ....ith which m train 11U:Ill.The following egt1utlon was prtwecl by battle elq>e.dencc :

l'hml:l + go o \1 n 1 ;t in te naH l !e = ll~ll nvailAhili!y,PJ!lnl'l~ - good lnah1teU:J,.11t:c= Low a.va.ilailil llY.First step~ tn meet th~ problem wen: ti\kt:I1 .NCUIu l ] ' t , ! b r " u n r j ' . 11;148 through It 1 e - 1 ' t { ; t l " l'.onllliniug tl :w-ti !;ll.lien1

Pllillls. Bureun heads WeJ'! dhectlUl to t,~ke. tlC'l@ essary; 'l e l' !u I l t o : r1 ~ h A v ! ' ; ~~pprupli\Jnl1el tll1d ti."paO:mru1; b. r~ise pii~ltfllie..'iInr eq ul[lmElnt and rn a til:iuIs for l1'aininr.< "UUt13I 'S ' J . q AA-1;c. rellllll.:e a llY o bso le ee equipment used in .suoh sehook;.Early in Hl43 a bulk live l~erc("ut o f .I I~W l ;) fO i lu c ti ol l l'l.U,lio.radar mnterial "\t'll/; allocated to , CNATIl:C1'lTl\A F e ) ! ' lraiflingpurpose!f. B y an even better p ru vi! J'f lil ll . ~ o n ~l tc ie s bt:g~Ui1making rt:guht 'estil11iltes in adwulce 01 ] ATi)!rnil~lhtaUJ'Sneeds... BuQIID - th en e sl :n bl :i sh ",c ] !l new p@liey of :allo wil1i; C NA --TECliITRA to esti)mtte BUO!W-C0NT1ttlLI..I.':n rretnnnl1t\aal re-f]1;l!reIri1mts w ld t e ' l h C ;J .J nU la J;in J w a s ill I ;' ar ly l .k i \' 8l npmen t .and to giv-e NATEc. ; l :111~.A()Of> , l eeut.f! ; I"S higb pdorifias PI Ideliveries.

In Sep~mher,. 1944 a . eonfergHt,,l.c W:Jj i h e l d hetween 1;1'10,NATECUTlIAC(')r-.l, Bu.A.lill, anrl ASQ l'eprese!l~uti\'e!l and,as a result of this, training acJ;lyi t iell . soon were receiving thlwl~rst produ~tt{llJ models IJ f enh>ltles. l'tirfmnll',s, aepessllrie.~.

.t NATtchTraC.M spend 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 " 'Kill" p"rfclfIl'llng v.ried ~lItiU.woriing ollt prpbl._ on Clpar.fi"nal Iyp. .lrplanlU. acc_Cl,j~M OC K S lin d o lh., 't.infn, t id , III h." , p l l rpoae ! J i l t nC ltII.ii.d1~ d iu can...p1.c...... d".1 ".~ or ~lIlp",a~t. U.n

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TGo~n tfl\ining .ttluls and apPl ' f lwd, O O C b l l i q 1 l J , e s go . h,andttl hano . I:!u t NATEcaTnA~ I fevud ac~\'t'cll m !:bewprcJ ,"'approved". In brief. there were many confiictingschoul.; {If t l){oJUgh !JIll h e su bjec t O IV !C llllo llt'll educntIol1.Some edueotors eontended tb;lt t'rtililing Illms weretheeurs-all fur instruction in I'Wngs \iCleutional.still others helcl thnt. dIe answer could be fmInd illmock-ups and woiking rnudsls, Lesson sheets. mtlrulals andstraighl text b no i.),.o rsu pp lem e-n te!ilhy ela ssm om lec tu re w ithblackbollrds~aJl these bad their eharrrplens,NAT Eeu D'IA C \\I;\1 trn lk .!he positron tit the begihnIrig n rIts I:rainlug vrogm.m ! : h _ l l t al l of these thing'S \ver~ excel1e:nt",crutches:" but 11U ,t:lUething was a pauacen fo r the problemof ,gliltting aC)'tJSs.intonlllLtioil in minimum tim.iQATBeHTI.lACOM mtsed a n of these methods together

11 1 th,ei( COlT( '~t proPQrnOrl and [ ll 'r 'J q ;" t :e d a (mihing ~ech-lIique lhllt combines the uest feallwes 11eaelr, 111il; :.'iys-Ittln (If hlending teohniques has worked e.ffetitively.

Trainee Now Ca" B . . ) ' His ,Own Uhr,n'YIll'nliltiog thltt lh~ hesl system ef inslruC't i@ n lS one dmtaplJeuls as "Ilud, lIS possible to web t ,f til!! ave selUes. NA-1"IH:;fITnACn::l1 apprnadllfd the Inlining leohnhlue pf@bleffifl'llm tw o a ngle.s. It classified rhese nfdsin to hvl" l groups,

l1'lnS'f: visunl aids; SECOND: instructiona1 sheetssV isu al :.tid s se'iglll11tnt !(heet~munuals, teehnieal nntas IDU] orders. A n the it1stnwhiEsfire l i J ' I e 6 6 1 ? 1 \ 1 ! y t1'ltlned to elTlplt ly ,bqthtYr~$ of t { l u c l u r 1 g 'aids h i the ,mQS'leffective umuuer,A fOf\.lIiltu step ",.is t : h e cle~slf)D Ulut text I . w o J . . ' S of

H O D SA v;alim~ TTllhliug Cnnrii'CJ 110 hlhg,er ShOHld n e . 1JES'Ft'\lt:'r1ID,and shoilld be gr(Rtped hy S 1 . 1 b j e e t rather I hMl by rate. Inaddition, wrIting te~lms> were stl ' l .D()ned ut JAOKSONvILLE..~'rerD.G. ln time. most of the '~1d ifferen t 'te;> rt boob will 'bea\'ail~ble-. an d shIp's ~tf1l'es l l r - e even s t 3 l " t t l ) G J to s F r n e f r thein.Once there were not ennugh o f t h!Ml! h~(}k: ;; 1!o .go 1U '0Und :now the; technieal trainee can buy tho. entite library.

S LID I ,PIlOJEGT.oI' .re .nothr IIS,fll1 cru td l. bu t ,,; on, lidis II P,,"11C" fo r 9.tling ih.. lllformlltjo!l ,acro" 111m 1nlfllu," time

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p . .Co-': '\...": alitomotive.rallli~ se.rviceman, mdle-,eqt.tiEJ!lent as~embler, t,elemion pr eleetronlcs trouble-shooter,. p u l i l i e .a c 1 r u e s s I ' O p Q ; i ' r , trnm;miSswn or radi.oengi~neer. telephone ~vite.hief. .Por meu in all of these rates, NATECl I 'T l IACOM is pl 'O-vidjngthe best possi.6Je UllJl l .mplElyrneri t insuranoe : F o r p D , n -w ar y e.a rs, a nd jll g~ving 01'11111 of rne,ru their layt 4:lillnlOO at

schooling before Lh~y settle down t o e ru .'l th lg a livi[j:.g.'fllelJ uullpok for [lie poslwar fU L .u r e was well d Biled .int;be words Q. ( Rear Admira l H. S. Kendall, USN' . who, nsC .NATE.Qiruih. S'llfd.. d W in g ,I na ti (! )n~wjde b [~ 'mQ lc i. l! ;t A ' P r J 1l '$l n)~: "It is.ummlilluble ttuth that planes cau U C f'u.tout ( I f ;Jcti~n f~!>ter than th~y ( I i l O be I n a n e ,a nd 4 !Wppeoeu; to the 1irs~Iiue, Aud 1 run pi'OUt! to~ay f1f!llvery elteuit bas been ingellnity and b'ain1ng of ground and aircl'e'W-men ,~Ibir:h hn s i:Pu bled 0 11 1" ~ u v , y p l il ll lS t o ,st!ii' in the ~~hL."

B f "45 ,Oll&r 300,000 Had leell TrQ'ilied"T hese w en. thc sD Il,o oo tlHH have alrendy \ l e a n trllilleJby NATli:cElTII:ACONf, aud the Lhousa,ml'!i.now in traiuing alJ(,)var the c Ou ntry , Me maki .ug a ~lo:~i t>U$~nb:'ilJution to 011rsudcess ugnimt the enemy. But r lui'! also proud that theirV I I~ r.t fm e t ra in i1 1g is pre[lUting l : b e l l ' : 1 i .fh~ pe"..tce~ as well. _'T hese moo to wnom LllQ 'N 'avy has SNell thoraugh i.ram-ing ill eleotr~miC1i. oornhwrt ioll engines. spcoiulized traln-ing in ~l fi~ld$ nf ~ilienJtmaii'tti:JJulll.0e und rl1pniv. art!tb e Ulel~ I...ho \1'111return to clvilfun ilie , veU qul ll if ied fo!"g00d pe:-.u;;el;ime f o l ! J s .''P r eu it:UQ IlIi'' d ev Et1 0pm e nt:S t fo eam e !o llm Vin.g the '\'Vl\rare staggering.: to the im~gjnatioll butthey have one qualityiUcQI'flITI011: Ihey l'e~lui(C lIdvul1cec1 teehnic~~ kn:l.' lwledge in111uny .nelds, : if tbey are to be reallaed, MilIll ' 01' them willbe T('faliflecl. AnI:!] urn suee that well Ierwurd in th e Tfinhflf tamorJ'ow's most valued and h l' ll lQ re d t eohni ci an s. wilt befound the men who tml.1y are. serving their countryns nira u c . l ; g r o U l i ld creWl1irm illN l l ' y < 1 1 A v b O ; n . In t ; : m e ~lfWIlJ' th~yru-t.l being Intined fu r the p l;ll'l.ee-.;v c a ll desire an d eherlsh"

.. IOUIfH en .... ~.m.r"'" +I..,y t . c '"I!Wftl qrry OA witfltII.i, 1 0 1 M " ' 1 _ C I C Ith. " ' . 1 1 , . , . 4 .. . . T I l e y " . . , . . . . , , . _ . . . f ty ' l l l l


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N av aJ A via tion d urin g Jun e 19~O11111(/ 1- LWW lyp u t : .tirc rn rt ~, . . .1U be given jt~ 6nu .! test~~ t Bnll ihgField S(IOIl. MQullteq 01] the bo~v ul lin.aiIplall" lhe new weupon Ares one-PVlllll:1 shells Ilt the rate o f 11) pm ' roin~u til, S h e l r~ ure E J, 'u 1 1IIu L h t : ell ;l n . .be t @ fIlle gun from a rml.gazine I:ulltrlJlltJu bythe epe.rntcJr. TIlt! weight u r the gUllIlco8er is I i l r . t l y 129 pounds,A novel Ieotuee is Immel .ill them eth'ltJ o j' 5jg;htll~g. A l11u t-hille-g Ull o t(lre type COlll111tmI' u ed in uirplunesis meun t ed al\!ll1gskle IIw 1.)llI'l'el \1 1 l . [ l l ; )large!' gUl l . The operat f l l ' lilies two trig--gel's, one of whkb cuntnJls the machine;gllll, end it Is wHh tbill he Opt: l lS IlrG.I~v(ilr)' fifth shot is what is known us atr,Il.Ur.n 'V'hen thti 1-!pel'llthr SI.!t:S fl'0mthe ll'a< ier bu llets thu t he! hus OUJ' r ce taim, be opens HIe with the ()1l~PiIUldguo,

)IJIU! .2-1'he tJ.S,S_ Lardner 1 1 4 : 5 been_:i~s:gmtl if) dut In t:O\lJI ,crioo w i ~ _ ht e s t s : of [Ill experimental N.C:L Kiu-B a ll oo n W i ll el 1. Elluipn TI t i$ beiq~ 1H -stnll('d OtI {Lis de~lTtJVel at the B(l~tr)]JNuvy Y-ard.~ . pem cow pletitm ~ ~Ftlll'inlli'ulluIiflll, the destro er wlll pl'uteeoto l'lA$ROGKAWAY 10 pick IIp tl:}:;t pilots:H1cl a kite b u l 1 ( ) 1 l ) ~ 1 ill order tl! o . u - r y t,ulthe necessary experlments.[une. 4-lnkeeping wftll t h l > - "myppr!lpriatiofl Bill. it bus heeu c.lecideclthat t'he Armv Air Service will cOnl~t.lJal l a:erial opernti'dns from land bases,

and the Navy will ha ve a utho vlty overall acriuJ eperatlens attached to 11 Beet,including shore stntiuns whose malu-lerranee is uec~ssnr~ fo r C l? CM liu l'ls C OT I-nected 'with tile Fleet. foy imtrutiem lid cXI~erim~fJtation and for ttRinlug o rpeI':SOllll~.

___,.....,..",.,...,....,.,._".,~ / U IIe 14, -omrnauder -Jn-Chief of the Pa-eill~ Fleet re-(torts grcld yulee01 spotting hy

menus l)f lJteb aH uCll ls u tili . ..Ir -P lnnes, l, 1 nder1844: DR. HVII!5AKER IN weather ()G[lcli~..onWAR CONFE:R.ENCEioJlS quite un-Iuvorabl fnr Spotting from the 6ring

~hir.li'l~il'e reliuuee was vluueu u p u utln~ spuhi received +rom uirerult, Theseeornmunloutions t:'.t,me quickly and Q l l . .servutieus [l1'oveJ. accurate and satls-f :actoly.Iun 14-The eorning summer monthswill be (levot d to I : w ~ } > o \ l eek HyIng pc-riod~ fo r tluu-IHled na VJI < lvlators in tlleNIH1al Ra!l~rveFly~lg Corps. BO('ortlingto A ~ lm ira l It E, Clll)a~. U SN , llie!fuTNaval OpernJilHls.The schedul is pro,ided rWl' ,f()l1r :;tatiOtl' Ullil will give 60IIvi1ltl)r;i pml'tiue In henvior-tlnm-air'U 1d 20 praetlce ill ~hter-thAn-ru11 (lveryItwn weeks,

fwl/:' IS -T he W iT b;ur Wdght Me-n'lf:iriul Lecture Society. fo~med in lilt:!,

30EARL"" lUTE B'ALL,OONS ~1fE US,E~ FOR SPOTTING!> OBSEJIVAT10I'I

T H I S M O N T H

inviLeti I.lrmlr, Jeromo G . HUJlSllket,5N, to deliver an address thiS' )leur be-lQre the Royal Aeronautic SOciety orCreat 13titaiu. Comdr. llunsakOO"s ad-dress, a t l l . 1 l .ll:rchltl!.Cture i n AetunlUl-ti(:.'i. strotjgly brQught out the manyanalogies that 0Kist between naval ar-chital' .ture alIa aeronIHlt1


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THE EI..MEfliTS.NOT THI< JAP5, ARE FIGHTING) THIS CVE. CREW STRUCGLES TO KEE,P PLANES ON OECK DURINGSTORII'I OFF LU'%ONT R O P I C A LC Y C L O N E STm~ is (he se'nson-lune to October-when the mast destructive ot all~OT'l))S OCCW'!; with grea,l;ru;t &eqlllency.This is the '1'ROPJCAL C'YCLO~, a nameUliLt _embraces burelcanes, ty(Jooons.bagm os. O Ol'4~ lna Zo s :y clc)H OS and willy-willles, the only difference being geo-gl ll l_[ lhiC:t l lnca ti() , .TIle hurrfeane's Iavertte slri~ggrQund is the .A~lantic Seaboard uud the

area 11l,1 g th Culf of Mexiee. Origi-nating in the doldrum h!;llt (the eqJ..1.a-ru lt ia J re gW , ! o f c alm s) , f t'e qu fj t\t Iy nfliltthe Cape \1erue Islands, those hurri-canes that aflect the North Atlantic andeastern United tale-s move in Ii. wester.ly direction. ustlfllly veering tlil theIlorrth. Guln to the northeast. Thesestorm often cause tremendaus damageto ship s c l,'l,JJ gb t :in their path.A.elual d e ; V 1 l . S t a t i [ ) D that talresplittein l\J.l particular l o c c a l i r y r , . as thl> stormrecurvei ~mvard l'h north, is pmpQr-tienn! to the distanee at which the cen-ter of the Inrrricflne posses. WinaJ{estrfstet!

vclocilics to lillO kr:iots, will! gusts esti-mated to exceed 200 knots, llave beenobserved. Flying c!ebri.\i in winds ofSUM !orc-e can be -f:rta.l to personuelaudcan (:nuse. staggering amounts of dam-~~ to buildirigs : l l ! l i I ~((Uipm_ent.Clpuds mny be ene of the f 1 1 ' s 1 indi-cations of the approttchiug stOT' l I l , thesl.'Yolten becoming covered with a thincirrus ha~ causing lurid S\)nsets andhalos two 01' three days before hum-cane cunditil'lllS' occur.With the cloud ill dielloons, th e 00 -rometer falls slowly but stendily. The

c;;u SW _ 1 J increases, The < l i f beCQITi!:Ssultry ana OPEl'essive, Ll!le weather un-settled u nd squa lly . A g ,r~d uaJ Inu :k in&or ve:erii-rg in wind directfGn with in-creasingly higher wiud velocities andgllst~is aBparell t.

FGf informal:ign tin precautions totake before: ap), type of t ro p jc nJ e yc ;! ]oM~ about to strike~ see CO~1lNCR and C'fOConfidential Letter 01818 of 25 f~ -19,1,4on lI.urricaI1~ and D!Nf1:f.~otfa~ Starm.W&(ttIHNInformation. ACL N(:}, ~7:'44 af21 Mar-ch 19M On De.rUlictiue St"rm~andT~ NO. 4HS, '11 June 'U)(;l on l-TlirriclInes.

T h is a w e s om e dond system over ... ea lm ~e! i fQ l' fl bod e s t he . npRr~m.oh o f tr l'i:urriqnne. mostdestructive of all storms, In -n matter of hours sea may resemble that in tap photogra{Jh31


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R A I N E R SPB4Y.Z TRAIN'ER. NOW OEINGc INSTALLED AT NlwAL AI R STilT. ON, HUTCHINSON, H~S DRILL CREWS FOil OVE~EAS IilOMBA,T MISSIONS

O P E R A T I O N A L F L I G H TOi>ellA ....IOt':AL Flight Trainers havebeen dc\'eloecd by BuAeu's Spe-cial Devices DiVISiGn to teach com-1 '" te crew eoop6l'ation on the ground.OET'S ' increase thee fectiV 01l!!Ss ofHight instruction by coordinllting thesk ill s o f p Il o. t. ca-pilet; f1ig,bt engineer,r ad ioman , t ind nay- igator . ThE iY make

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O F T t s C h e c k ,O U f M a ri n e r C r e w ~ sTraining at .NA S S'an D i e g . o fo rOperations i'n Patific Wdter$PUM Cl\'WS !:raining at NAS s...s lJ1G0,for PnciHc"~~ratit:mH are putti1.lgtheOpernoLlJ' lf l . l F L I g h t Da.ill'~r tn its fullestuse. The t!'llining !$'chcdnle includes asi .> :-11UUTllig hl p ro b1wJ: 'I \w lI'ked ou t hysr~ll:tdrnl1 .('0mmander;_ Tht' prablero ~tnrt:f with b r i ll lTng . o fthe' erew by the squadren ACL (}m~er,This riffiaer inwJW:ews eaeh member tomake sure that he has ~l tl.lunlugh UTh-derstll. llding o j! hj~ phase o [ the prnblern,. '.r: he p J!l~ ia eernmander ~efs ., fly-.-;heell tJoorpvrntmg It Iran}j'P:lcific J l t g h t tllltlst'm:ch mission, The crew.cheeks [ )roperlo!~ding, and t tuqoJl C ( i l m p l i~ ~ 'V llh " '~'"SAN : om( ;! J 0 l"e. ruH t: ln li oontr f. )l .Gru fse control is st:ressecl for the llrstLTIl~ ~'I\ l thil; ttliirter, P~:tyct$etting~ Itndluel flow 11m wlIbuhed careflilly; 011 < I' 'llOw-gQt'Ji-if' ohart. The weathili proh-lern is based eu weather em!OLll ' l te. l 'edill 1\ recent tun!ipacd6e fl.tg.ht. the pUtrtI1Slllg tile. s~nUard ope.ralJ'Qulll Weal / ieTChIlT~ and report. Wind direotian land\ 'etm!i ty, f~mpel'lthu'e and icing eon..dltiQ.us are set in by the opemtcl' aseneountered in each Right zone,The ;;ix-h(!u.r flight pl'~b~etll ,Ct'wersea eh p hu s~ 0 1 1 9 (1 u m : lr o l l trtllnlng .fnelud-jng advanced taotics, Anel'lemy ruskfl 'frce is (,;(}uLIlc;.1ed Hrst by tnUar. tden-ti6/,lO after C:!Qn~act and then shadow ed ..Ea.ch event and the ,1c;Uon t~e'll lwthe crew a rt' rr.< ~ird e.d . .Mlel! the nigh t,

~P B M . 3 D p e r a ll o n tj f 1 'l i . g h l Trainer i~~epJi6ft ol' the M f J > r ! n e J f r :()OI the nose to II point j lL~tubaft lhe tlight ellgiut!er'~' stnli\ll'l, D(ltJi es tu structure UllU . lJl l \ l i! 'meM, Thh


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M C I\S MUlA .f :- A u d dtt iu n ttl th e dup-li0ilHIlg room Itt this stllition came as a re-su It oJ Bll:cldl!'s u!ul tipUcaJi0u. Canine palof the I V R s, Sl!il'kle I~ tlu' t ! o fi lm o n denem-Iuutur of ,seven puppies. Subtraetion oflhL' "~'l,)piBli,'" will E>, egfll "tl~SLo!\ls 1111rtJ.l\l,ture ill lhe lifll t ; ) f tiny Sllilut, H ed D ,lg . THai;"cot o f the Ilvil(tiun endets, r liSNrn!~L . Tbe pL'lll\ls flvill drdes G.'wllrhll.ed h)' wiM FrOln H,~'rtr.uuuu..,..,~tQdel _plane builders hoM a,viati 11lJW(/t~ S l U 1 d o ; y mlllili))_gs il l tilt" Ur1i"".rdtyo f W : t~ l: ti n b lJ . ( ! ~seat compartment of. a.pIJIiCl~ car, TJh'


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(!jal cmling Pfl tile radar seope of eveJlYinLerrognting statlon to cnJ1 Immedtarea~te))ti ' t)n ttl Ii crippled plnntl'\ oli~t, 1' hi s own radar aug lIuvigaUlmal quip-menr have been dama:ged by gun fire or, t m k , the pil(}t c an b e v< ro tQ re d h Qr hll bythe mother ship thrC lu gL lise I)f herI 'adq,r and the a ir cr af t's c ommunic a tio nrudjo.

HAMPTON "0"05 ENTRANCE AS ~ ON R"oAR SCOPE ANO AS IT APPEA~ ON A SI!.HOU~ M/,\P; THE LAND AREA IS S)1ADED BLACK

L e t R a d a r H e l pR~dar doesn't f l y t i l t > plane auto-matically. of course, II works al itsu e s l ollly for those pilots and airorew-men who understand Hre possiblUtjes.and limitations o .f electronics ami bllv~uract 'lcecl CGlfl!P,lring scope 1 o . d i ( . : . 1 t i o n swith tru e rna ps unf Iradar t t a Vign ticIIfeels almost as r u r u : l : a l to them us con-tact flying.Actually, navigation by I 'adRr is l1fo rm o f CillH'flct R }'iTlg, since i! _pile t ean

see a clwiu u islands or cul'vil1gast~line t l i rclLlgn his rndar's eyes even thoughhe eanuet 'ee them with hj~ OWIl.

Tll~lI there's anurher elecerunie !IS-sistant, the ruclj(l ultimeter, This devicev ; ' i l l , lU l l tl lh ~ !unpil.lg f1elld I l $ e r ,A y !,lyerMlggW lerr!}111 wllh less c ihallCe o fcnw]Qng up in S O I l P Y wearh r IiI' cl:ip-ping into the drink, P i l l ; J L : s experien~uin th~ use. of th e rndio altimeter have'learned to "fly on the- gl"llIDI light."If the pikJ~ deetdes he eua uever( . 'OIlX Iris shot-ull phme home, even withth e aid of hi,~ nfiJmingel.1uipment.,. rach'lJ'find nltimeter, he still 11;1.other elec-tronic. ue! .~ IIp his 81~t' c. CaD ing thecarrier hy radio would prnhahly be the6 rst ste.p. A 1m, rh at em er , g t ! fWV switchO~l the IYF cdrttr~J l ! q :t > : \ ,va~Il't placedthere .simply to add a touch of red tothe t:aekpit. Flipping ilproduces a spe-

n-l~IQ I'finge ,'ccei ers, radiI() di ree-L~ t10JleindIng equipment, nidtlr di-rection tmders and still other e1eotronmIl:Nigatiollal aids ci1n:led in certain air-craft also do their part to suve llves ofII .vijttors and. a ircrewmen w hen in per;il.TClmen trained in readf[lg radar seepesthe pictUl'e revealed is vlrtuall a map,

D i t c h e d s u rv ivoe ho ld s "Gib.~()tlC id " ra die trnmsm ittp 'r h'~lweel1 M si . ; n l 'es UI1t1 , 'p n d s ilrtl'lmntifll'lll I d ist re ss Sigliu h , ki te ). qk ls an tenna3 6

Willi l il t; r. .)Jtr!J 'fiet : tor survrvors l'llli a ttrac t eveTy maar t


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IY!d~~)t~~t o ~ ~ ~ ~ t ~ e ; ~ r e J ~ : ~ ~ : ! ' ~N S T R U M E N T S H E L P B R I N G _ _ P I L O T S - H O M EO h ~p airerews reacb fb it " targets&ufe ly , to help bring t hem back ~otheirl~1.ITiav O r b asi? ngnin aw l, il ' d itc hIn g I...nee sS'..L I)', t o LH in,; rescuers to thempnln1ptly.After lelUng their earrier know theyare in iTonh1e~ the [>ilnt and his lrirC.l'.eW-IUmi ean ditcll IJw sID ! ..v ith still ,)1-oilier LiI -/ia\'('f that- will summon rescueby means flf I:lltlutronics, The raiJm cor-ner reflect~f [lucked in their taft is thelU!it electronic ace up their sleeve, 11 t11t!I - fel ldh'er crew p tttc lie ed e reo tlllg e or-1101' relic 'tors on the gr(Jllml. they ca npre;p llTe nne P O l 'nse III their raft a l r l J o s t asea 'P y .i s they c ou ld O lltl)1 a u lllJ'lbrellriin a shower.

Cotner RI!i'lector~ SummOil AidTo help nircrews learn to meot andu s relleeto rs p wp etJ r a H Im. N rb o l'llBL ffe Ro-ft Hrld/IT 1i.ef1eotors, NLN-499S.h as p een diBtr lhntucl .Witb the reIJeotot in \l,~e.~hey"JIpro-vide a targ t for 11 ry radar eqllipplilcl AN/ARR-~ EqI.lIP~cli:."'T PROVIDES 5IGNAl.S TO LEAD TH.E AIRCRAFT Bjlr.CI('O THEIR BIlSEaircraft ro r mlles arQund. a tal ' !~:el thatw iU g:iVI:l n U10ch trou,gm' r:ulllr sigrmlthan II. rubber l " l I . f l alone ~,1I givtl. Quea c lio n r" 'L lu rL lr III th Pleet ( " ( 'U s , , th{~rescue o r IImen after a comer reflectorhad attr.ac tcQ an airplane 1 0 miles tlwnyfrom the raft.TIle SU2 -s t :omplem~t uf rnclnr,I';-~djll,WlI', aldm reI ' and lJ()ming quip-ment is lI)~rt11y one example of how

naval afr-ernft are $Up plied \\ :1 1: 11 eileb -tmnic Hfe-savers, Larger planes stillhave other uids, iuducliug the uGihs()llGirl" radin IrUll/i)niUer wfrrtJh can beused In a life raft to ,send out oroOt-galley sigunk and which has al".~dyassist d in HutnerOHs r cues, 1 patrolplane personnel wiIJ take IIPew rnenthsto Shldy tts proper Qperatinn. t heysomeday may lItitaet a rescue ]Jlane in-stead of a shark to their life roIt. A rewhou rs ' p ra c .' ti ee may SR\'e several lives. RIIDIQ ALTIMETER HELPS KEI


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A C T I O N R E P O R T : Ou.t'ing ebe !te~OUf1 thf(l~ IG W By.11111 :a i rOMl t t Wel''' $~e" direet'ly approae~ inair pl'1-l1~ .,fun. canaof be .tommllWl:ILled "t o ,tekue $ubmarines. "In the nlt'R~k"against the Pbilippw.,. of lastfall, a. "('l


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HetJvy Bornb$ Holsfed With Sofely~:iS W'fLn'WClQD- HlJmh I I O ' s r . r n ghar the t p rmils sare hanillllig o f hea ybnmbs wil:liOl!t rowel' driven erplip"men t ,II' mldiliClrul1 persllnnel wns con-strucrcd on this station, Tl.e bar is sim-ply the tt:X Ie, w h eels a nd 1~lwillgI,.ltac!l-

HOl5TING SAR A$'ES BOMa INTO POSITION

rneut C ' ) I 3. M k 2 . Mod 1 bomb tmilCl'IIsed us tlfll,l milt. A Eiece III iron Eipt>1.5 ' long an d ~I' ." in diameJer was in--lot'rfud in tb~ t0wing a&dhmeut :Ulat olred into posltiun. To add l bitit)'.IL I")I~" 'trap W~ added (Me Gilt). AL3 " p ie,,- e o f c im .iu w a s u~et1 In rn:ak,.tl l eonneetion with tile bomb, Fin1ll1a rubber co lla r W;lJj fitll:d !lfIlUnd lliehandle end, et th e ba r hJIO'Jirnillall' lilpdanger from Sral'kill~.IUe.,c.""" IJ'l E!f!, C. A_ n"'h~YOL;'. fl""]Aircraft Clads Running ShortCurreil:l prod uCtil111 of aircraft 010ek s

if ; Hot sl.fficienl to permit llistullufitJIllrl.Il?"'" productio? airoraft te the extentngtna.Uy planned. A t least anb' 01rfckwill be furnished for each II walreraftfor tbe pllor.~ 11Se and an udditio,oruc lock will be nmlisheco fo r the N 1d i!1operator's use in mu lt i- en gin ~ aircraft.Clocks to B ll \'(W3Jlt pane] out-milsM(' not likely to be available 10 quantit \'until the spring 0 1948, and all pus-s il )l ~ me ll .6W:~ .~boulahe- taken to lJtill~f'to the best uclvlltltuge a ll u \1 tJ lJ J.h les tocks Q F a irc ra ft c lo ck s. Du to thehortage. a ~Ulllble spsres have 1m"'1seriouilr reduoedi, and ')perating ac-ti'lities mould 11(')t d~aw lt)Cks Fromstock lO fill ;1 weanl cut-out unlessneeessary tu lloemnplfsh It Pa!-tif~lIl:rrIllilitltry W1SSJOIi. Hew Tall Lift Designed for SNB

NAA S CORI1 'lELD-A devi e de-signed to lift the tail of a 51"8 was imprnvlsed by malnteuanee depill'l"mefll(If 011esq u adren here. Bar ~ .~11 r 1

ClItlllgll lu pl't.1\()JI~ ~)[!tl(JjJ1g wouliJ notperwi( usa v{ quugh men to heist thet.~i1 \v1thl)\ll undue slr lWl and pm ) ahleIlljlu'ies to personnel. 'NjU1 lite newdevice, however, oue mUll Ct11l rajsetilE" llirpUU1!l} Iilgll I"tltmgh I; n rl'lffl] Itplacemenl of It shwd under the' toll.Scr p pip (II tubill~ lIlay he used.~p'cUkatiuus hl(l\udf'; I" gasplp. 6'h,rce linn. LWlift arm, 16" stand, 22"

l:f)U [!liug rod anti :1 5~"hi p l < C l l f~)rl


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Propeller Tool Prevents DamageN.'\.T B PJtN,. ; . . . .cuJ..A~A p rope ll er ~ hg Jl -melt!. m~L!ltirclt ha t hU lf re su lt ed il U elim-inat.on of darn lAc to eylinder threads{luring inrtlllhltillu has been dev~.lllpdJere. re"lltting ill onusiiloTaM lIU\'illg oftime and lullor.Alter )VerUal1lbl~ theHamiltnn mud-ntd two pu~iti[)n propeller; piston amic : yl in cl el ' ( \I 'e aligned and p0lpcller is

phw.\.ld hi storage. As needs mise in\0 rieus SllUllnClJn~!tllpdll!r ,ue shipI'l;'uto 1I1em r . r iust imL,D lI ril ig l rm lS J. J? rt tl l: io lJ . o f I )rn p. eUe rs ,r1:1tnl1b and ~;Untlers freqtlen_tly atI l i r r d ~JUln f alignmont. and unless enTe

is taken to fl'Ialigl~ ..qem helore installa-trOll th fir t .fiu'nll On the cylinderm'l)" split. \V h I] this uceurs, it isnecessary to ( l is I !>semble propeller ll1\di l1oc li J 'y the thread in H machine shop.CtlflSUtrl t dam. ge presented u seriouspro b le.m u ntil ! ' . h e rulg'inlElut mandrelWn S utilized.The mandrel olt,o;ists. pf a "te .. hall-cl,je aad !5' Cone seat rhreadad 011 oneend to fit the piston. 15 is mad In 30anclln" spline 12(:$, Wbea inse~tB(1 inrear uf propeller hub. it OiU! be ier wedin~o pisttl~ or ro~~i.ui~ nut, thor by.illglllllg (~lsfon arid cyllllder fl)T pmpeTIn sta ll tion of p:rC)p lltl'r on engin ~)1aftl

rn':''lc'~lllJ II~ M . M M.lLLJlII:1~BI~.(l"r Co,mt'l'rlt-Tws i$ ~ WnpLe andve~ hand)' 1001 that call be o~J to ~voicidamllge to Pt'oeUu pi$tono in COWltU-weight l.J'Pe prl}peller~

llJi~hed by U$ uf a ~lItvaged ICG~A,&2aOo")'g~m flask meuuted 1 . J 1 I u ~iI pipe t)Jl,haust PQtl of the pUll1p. TIl' flask isdrill 'iJ' .ll'Id lllVp~d Ior twu Jr' l~ipt" flt1ings:ili~htl abu\'e tbe bottom $1;) thal p"rt ofIlll.Sk serves .Il,~ it edtnrenl trap. A bou to - TJ!:~alove L1u'_~~itirrgs the flask hdrilled illn}tapped for It ~N pipe plug. l11js: serves Il.Sa t_t:se.rvoir 0)' It lbdcw\t lind the plu*serv t!~ < I ' : " lIn vii l ! ! , ' v e J Imlit.:lltoJ" t\ 5 /1 6 !Lole is drilled in top of flask (fir an x-hausl VI-lit. Till' ~ : n pip~ i~ hU~lleUdnwTI IIIcleat the ;Il" pip!" ' threads tn t h , t > bottom olDtlsk.H llJldLliJlg norma] tU ameter of p tp . .. . islhreadr-d en hoth ond it, The end of turnedUl" u section iI; capped Iv!th nn Iutemu Ibm s plug allt '! til ,FCr1I ) l l I !luW {Ill level1~lugj~ drilled WI h ~ rmmber 'nf 3j16~" , I"" , 10 any air intfl f la sk . T h e stfll1tipip"should tt.'ttl;'ncl ab9ut of the irltcr:!1uIlaugth (1 llasl.: into the fla k . R .. w illningdlsjlnlw. ill filJed w ith t:t.m r~l', ttJn~o!}pneked steel wool .FI.:ult rates Air olld' Vapo,.lzed 011

Il1ulk;e s tRndpI 'P~ cM~ish o r a ~t'eti(lll,~l, " pipe tllre."ldll(l tin h ~h n r M wUb :- 1-6-OT Parker oU lItted nn inrake end,Tins fitting hfl,~ ' idE" Willlld aud u\[lpedto toke n Parkt'r2-2-~ elL II i im!lnit!1I11[JUI.Llhi... ItU.ug be llhove oil lcvel10 pre.1 ' e ' ! l 4 b rta vlty I eed 1 l l 1 { ' k o f l u h r l e , u t l wltl'1l~he shwomrry ait' pump is rIot j ;Jl IIdllil]Ilpertil:ion,Jll operation. air ~ vllporiz~ oi! JUe xh au s te d i nt lo .l f f~ sk . 1 3c c '1 ,i :l $en f c ha ng es til,pr'ssur und direction of nit 'low. oil re-lli.lill& I n 1 I t 1 s ,k . A l t . . In I' t tm~lUl1lbly nil-f r a e ,c ot1 ditio ?, is vented ttl t I l l . ' nU . llQ :' P 1 If lr f ' .

. ' ' t shghL PClSlti"(I p re ssu re u nd gt'A. , ' r t y D (It0 0 the oil in :fI~k tn b l l J 1 1 ' 1 y luhrit 't lut tot l" lI .ri r.g. Positive pressure in HrLSk and,1It",g.1 livll p~ i' Ss u re I n hlbdre . la nd pJp e, su p-ply lnhrieant to '~lll~ ill dlrecl prop0Tijt)11In vneuurn clevatof'ed. Luhrieant and, I'X-hilus 1 m~ 1 1 > 1 . . , 1 1 re ~(>F;:lTI~ted in th- ilaskOil U..xhausf side. Lultl 'i1I1!~ill~l serves n.jl t,:tllii[J;IJt b, dj~lJdLUIi}t!! par t of hel1~ ttl1 1 1 C Rus\ wh(trl) It is l~ettcCr c ff l, ;, (f tf 'd b y~'lJT()u\'ldingunnosphere, 0hl\T)g ill dh'l'l;"-liura I . I r : dr How l ~l ro l1 gb D a s k reduces ex -I! lJ~t n(ii~ And m.,kli~ Dilil sal isFUo.: l [ lJ) ,r " " elassreorn workThe luliriCILtlllg syskrn wnrks equllilyWl. 'U \Vhe :r fi l ; , s ll lgk -\ ;l id 1 h r . 220 VAGmotor is 11 ed to drive3 I'~' ace serySiletiml gear (lI!~() '\lIth two pumps mount-d in p :: tr ul 1e l o n e as e, Appllcutjoll G f fhi~\lnU can be runde ill any e~tr(ul!ll'rill~j$'oup wlum~ V(WU1l1ll llr r)l'essu( iLlsl'ru-UI!~lItSIlrc lfi'S~.~'['O$t purlS If)l' l'l\fl~'lnl~'hrm of Lhl~ unll ' .sltnnld be u"lIilllbll rrllJll$alv!;Ig!:. D r ' ! ~ v i l l g s or th 1 1 1 1 1 1Me w o ' H ! 1 t l b l l < . . .

N A T e c h T r a C o mHATTe: De$I_glls S'otlonlrl'V AI,. Pu.mp\VhPll an lIif aft lype urr IlIJJJil'. 11'used It> drive g~'rt!Scupj~ i Jl sU t \t nWJ I s. i.~

11500 it a pJa.tli', it L~ t 1 . c l v e l l l ' 1 Y a s h a h ,i nthe accessor)' sectinn. The pllmp i$ luhri-ea d by ertglne {n pt' sure. E1th~ulst ail',Ill d nil vapur are t'luTicd olf h\' 11.11e>,.haust line. 'Wh~"I !:I'I,d ror ~llldUlIUTV upenl ticn,

eer t < lh l t ~isroJls t l1(t:i1 ~e made In t ll 'pump lnluteatton and exhaust sv~~m. Dill!~f tIlt 1IIIIIs, dl'vd~ped by till! 'hlstrwil~'nt: ,j eh u! )1 re se arc h l aI JQ n '~ o ~y , lills been iiiCmtSbil l l upl'l'alfml 1. 1 llic rate o f 20 ius.p~t week ')11 au :l11ll)lmllk pilel rHol. :h,p fro

fJl 'l(> ea r with oril,y pI/nodi!: lnhrilllltioDIor m.Mflt~l. lrulC", ALFl't\:iclll eighl of theseunits are til operation in the J 13wMk ad-van1led lustrument t:QUIli{).Till," ~ll1i~ eonsi ts (, 0 ~ hr. 220 \lACdoub le-end uiotur, eJriving n P IlIT IP E'ligl-nCl.'rillg Cv . . lype IP-S4!:Jl geol pump I lDda . t y p e B-!A air p t i l T t P th r ~lu .g h j\ :sylrt lWlof universals, mounted on IIwetdt:'d ~teel

iJep p lI tt 0. T il. t'n ~T~ Hurt to ; til( !I!lII, ,"' UlIf -OUT {l of l'.!


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' IFI T' ,FOR ISS!J I E ' , TAO 'N1!)lCAT'ES APPROV",,1..

Tag Ends OupJh;ate Inspect;obNA S hAru. HAnE d 1l .- Tc ) e lim in at ed u plk o ut Jo n o f lJ an cl lin g and inspectingmllterial received lrem Forward areasmd ~hil)s. the folloWiag : . 'Y8t~m hastn'en in successful operatioe at this ae-

Hvity fill" flpproxirm'ltely six months;1. ~ ID.'lterta.i is given It prellllllnar}'fnRpt 'ct ion by A &U mm It\ '.. rupresell l ' ; ,"l t ivesto nSI;~ which is lo be repaired be-'lolly CWlleru1cml tCpoUIS. (A1ll"1wn '1~ Ml tiacle for ecillcal H8l1J8,) All i~ml! turnedlit bv shiEls and activities illforward areasure tagged (~'6 (JIlt). It mil to be < t r ' i I p J ; ! e dw:e Slil I I I~Fked bl fl\ff' lu~pll: l~~tol' l ion the lIET]:lC,';['F.J) part of I'h~ tag ..12.The tag. prtullid iii Lw u colur., hasi:hrce perforated seetious: l J ' .I"I'l~ ~'Ol\ ISSUE,white; b. lIE,lT!CTEP, red: and c. INSPECl'IDI,whiU!. ! ! . IS il~ ure found 6 t lor issue. theJUllWC'rn[I a:nd TO lie DlSPE01'lill portillOS oith hlg un ' n -n uw erl II We illfpE',ltu l1Ild

J li iI IS]l ( lCLOr '~ number i 5 ~tamped in L Il",TIT 1'011 IB$U.s ~'Paee. Material then is Fol'-warde.a te its t~petj\l(J t oyage s~ctw.I. IImnf:erm l is F eunel tu tflt for l.sS1,I1l, th e in-Spl2\ltOf fllls 0 III "he TlRJg(l'l'ED portio n ofthe tag and remov .S tin' 1'0 BE iNsPBCTIID'pGrtioh. The 1111f1tfor j ~~T1 ma te ri al fs for-warded ~o the llU'Vey Gild sal"age sectionand held fQr wilhdrawltl by,'l.lil1 for repair.4. When rel)ttin IIt6 completed by A,kR.the REJEG:TEI) PO(tiOll o r the tag is removed.and the }.'lIT VOR ISS It pm stlll1lpOO ap-pIo\'~d by tb e l~S Inspoolor .T o e st llb T hih u nill m( 1it 1. big!; nnw atebein-g dlstr'lbutoo 10 ~ I 8 !'! lv a ge a re as , A4l idepartments and nav 1 it stations depen-fIt'll! on N , I'E IfL a....moR.IFf Mod-up Board Aids HATS

TS PAClP'IC:- portable nn' mock.lip bOaTp used by Vn-1S i& believedto bet hl ol lM ;t Aj its kind used by allY NAnsy um lru rl to teach Frrtuilifl1'izapoll withthe gear. 1 1 operating equipment usedby pilots and radioman in R4D -1 i aircraf t

!\lAYS MEN LEARN iFF' 1"1101'11MOCK.lIp 80AQDls illdllded in the mock- lip .It is arr1mgtld Sf) 1 1 H H the w1.it is in:1f' t1 r o K i m : 1 ~ 1 ' l1 IIIe SU111l' pl'~ ito n 3~ tI

UQbllpitlli ill the airoriJt. AetunJ 0pen,-til'lll by pilol tlnd rHdJ~I l IUI1 i . , a feah.w c1 ) 1 : the board, toget l l6r with I ts t ll@h iH t y .A D B ig h~ personnel Cl.Ul npenlt l"J the u oitand nbs I'Ve rEiactiuQJ;. WLlfli II fll~(Jblows Or the impact unit is tripped.Such u'nluil ' l !! assur s better under-

stu.ndiug of .IFF equipment, and as a re-sult 01 coostant indQeh':iuamon. IFFhogeys largely have been eU :lo rll; na Jed.Two hundred pilots, co-pilets and radio-ro am hav e one6ked out onlile meek-uppanel in tile last three months.[D~"nop= lIY Lr. (J1t) ROJ!w G. Y""lUi.1\fjkJU"'. (;J'VTtI1


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A V I A T I O N O R D N A N C EINQUIJtlES SHQUlD 8e ADDRESSED TQ TH&: CffII:P QF aUFrEAU II" QRDNANCE

Over/lea#JII9 Ccr1lse$ Gua Borrel BII'g&sO'l'erhelttl'li I!UJI hm...I l1!l~etnb~ fo-r

1: .1.1. , '50 11l1d CA L .30 BM[ _ g u n ! ! , indl~a: tet ' lhy p re r; om r- v u J buJi!:e in. banel . sumertrnesTl ip turc !llIdCD-URIl ' d'1I1TIag'e to iii 't'.ut \)~Irt~')rperS~"-lJJ,,1. U the ll(i~el f:;Jls tornpturc"\\hen overheated, it IL~ill II)' is dnnTllgedlr, Such lUI extent that hI!n hl li lA ,j t thl!proII'N~I(;' i($ult. .IS wall IIsxt't'ssjvt>m~lm' blast lind u rlecrease il1 IIIIw..zle, " I ( JL il \ '.n 1 :lIs b ci> u the- t'J\[J .r i\:1l.ct! 1 ) [ " HUOlll)lhllf ruptures In P util',uly tver) tn:lta~l I'I I"v. . 11ee.n oaused by excessive btJlltill!! 01ll!l'~,baae) 3:!Sut'l-l 'bl, GOHf illUlHI~ ~JllJr lhorsts with CAL .SO ~nd \.L ,3) llA I guns1 ,'H hlllj,f II] Jo w ln g fu r C llm plll.h ( ',!U lin g: u f

,,( purtial 1.lt , Il il ig w t l l result ill illu.dver-te nt re Je a& > .1\ nnther tt'!PUlt d difficult)' wtt:;. im-

j lWPcr ll~mllhlv ol stirrups and release( lv"r: ; . IL w,1 (lIl11ld thai rlw ~'l:iuup lo enflt Ill. H ash w ieh th~ an"Nidt o ft);!,) re-l i , , , , , , IPH!f. u l ' f !l l U n g : 1~Ii{ll 'k IIUn, her agll,i,l1, illuil."ertll.nln,l t_ .l1se will resu lt. 111 som racks. t h . .mI'' ' ' t 1t rll il ff l I ra d h Ct :n J il k. J til with a sohmera l in nrrlt;lr to pr~cllt u > 'I 'l,,,,u th ro n-lllllr III t h r . - l 'Clcloo(: I ? ' b w l us II paSSel! over1 1 0 1'('It!u'\, l e v e r , H,/wI''' 'r, ll,i, ~tof t nlf' 0 1wifl in timl' Ill' ernd~,d Illld 11'lIlll1 "P'rtl,

OV'ElUtEATUIIG I'IUPT\lREO THIS GUN BAf lRE.L

til, Ir.rrrcl C111I~t' : I I , LI\'I,rh"aLed mndititHlrh.rt will _ l p p tO H c I , N ,l ' r le gJ t't - I I I IIVI:'~11~~ IU I I ) .( l I ilL l li l lt 'd h, l'llIlIlllUlll~ lougIrlli~I~~ ,H- f . lllte-s,Tills pl: lwented rnll upw:l.rd trl1vel u p~wlluldting seww. n.ad pawl \""uId Ilul fullyt'l1g,~... w1th rdE'us II" '" '' ~rhi5 ~ondltioll

RELEAS& P-AWL CA"'O~T IN STIRRUP STEP

LiWl it; ,tpt 1 1 . 1 "~~UI. 1I ~ d l lS u - l I W t l t i re,11 bnml mcks :\l1i: 1$1 ;'W() 7 ( _ ,; tl L Tl ~p ,> t lN ..\l. '11, on side phu itsJ 'Iw uld be carefullyi l)Npe fo 't ~d . f o r [111",[;0:~ep()J;led d~~Il(lI';_. midr placed If t < l I l J l d til be . - l e E > tive, RumhrHe).;; ill (,lIrtt!l'll produethm ( tOfl~ II, l2)l~Te fill' ifug r i g f t J nrul IhorulIgh ilillpr{"ti,m, altd il is helleved slrnilar difficnltill.5therebv \ ill 11' 3Yoilled Iu tlte Future,A ('plan tih t ; ) f lIms d ef ('t;:IJ.\'4! b()mJ iracks Mit -li1 "W11 1 Wfll't' , " limp le te lv reoworkeel hy' th . 11\ at -un Factory autl~tnmped M@ l) 9. These tlld(; ~> f hom b racks!v i I . - 41 aud Ml< 50 types ill combat llb-~,ntfl, it is 11111 t :o fl: rid ('r( > ~l l1 ec lts sa r toprm id I" IJ ., \O W d l l S l l , \ T I or IJe ~tendyin g _I'm:ks. livwlh'er, Hnl't>IIU of rdnanee al>e: .tl"Ctlmnwlld thut ,il.tflrl"ltl'n a tivitht$IDOdi!ythese steadying forb as ~lIggesl ti c fo r ll~f',,!til IhiJ A frural'l rlL'plh henn h M k 54,

RUSTY pAftTS ""!'IE C-AUS-E 0"- GUN F.II!LUft

GMt- Will Corrode Whell trlot Prt:servedS ev era ] r oo nn tn lt iU 0 1 1 ' ~lalillL1~ I -mve re ol> v t t - ( ' . l J that in some airplanes rel:eivJor rcl'


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FM2 ",DES Ollt OOLl.Y, MAOE OF OLD SCRAPS AT PEARL HARBOR

Dolly Corries Crashed Aircraftl 'r .A .RL l iA1 I J j{1 I 1- Fm :e d \ vi th thet) 1'Q b lem s f lrum'l>tJttiug alrcraff withcollapsed landing gear, withplrt further

( i, 1 Il 1 .l lg i ll g the IlJal1lt, :1 chief mm:"Ulli..,t:'~mate 1 1 re desj,gned and 8upernsedc :nn st ru c tf (' )1 o f a tmsh dony made from.nlvnged materia].It has redue d uddlbiouaJ dlr'mrrt blb.dluK anild Ilr'-;J. I t ) 'mrua t n ll ' va l .. , ., I b....OMe- iill"OJ!l' .a.tly".I!lUmlnll~"- J)l"k-~p 1>,"-" 1;h... '< 1 of th... lmp"llnr.hA[t.Jlll~ .. lid Iml>elJer olrult:.. -W1im i.. . .~"" hrei>ldn/l' of Saw meool ' lj '' 'l t :I vv " , ,, ,, ,, >1 t b ly whe""pornth; .., huna m : & 1 :t fuil < 'l< "l~. 1111P'o),"", o~{>n, "f 811bi'let Pllm_ll f< l '"mp","llturns @Slow u a~p (-.G SI") li)' ~educing- Ilonibllit d1 . b~lb" 01.1""11-'!!r "pO",p. t;;)1\lI fi~P ...nd Snff .Co!"l' i: c LO~lI .l le val .. ., tp\Inn. r" oolOle bullet-h,.tul'ter.. (,-.llQ . ' i fM>t .!',atilT 1}pll. 4f t J1lek < I:Hri"l~ JfI;; S'.l'rttTl 1 '" , I . ii < ! < l . .- , . , . ." e-S . _ . .


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P H O T O G R ' A P H YModi f y C tJ pV CamererJ tor Ae rle rl F ilmlncl"~aslng .demnnds on mauy photo-graphit ." Ul1i1~ Ic r I?rot1\lclit l l1 of a largenUII,b~\r Q f ~upy fltlg.'I!liYI:l~ in II minimumumount of thne has led tI D modiflootlon of

II landl1nl C : . ) P r CllrTlIlr~ fur use wi t, ,Ierililr ol l f ilm IT11I.guzinl!!i' Pl,o!tlgrllpllil=" quadronFfve has rep'Jrtcd snch IlTl u da pta tlo tl fm 'oopying ~(lllfct(>d _phntographs UI t ile f Ie ld ., Two man working t-ogetlier, one npemt-Illg Ihli' camera and the ,1.hff ch iWgi l1g

l:~J'lY. we r a hl ll !! t-Q ,w e ra ge 300 t"\PO~IU'esp r how ', .\ ~lnll1M IIlll\lH'l.()lltiLln ha$ Ii ~1Jwed sut 'Ccssh.1ly at llie l'hotogt'apllic pi~~I~CC UW I )l'fL w ry .NA~ >L~Aoo..~"fl". The a c t'm pq .n yin g p ho tn hDytS t h . . n on st rn 'tiilh.All m ln pter lm ok , rm w hlc lJ the c ase dIUI'll.

of " ,,-0' IwriaJ '!ill16F.l 'is mounted lJt'rTl'IH'nently, is,c;:onstrucltld \u H,.place lite staruil-u rd fOt!llliiIlg hROk. .r~r,rv"ble- gt'tllllld-g l t l S S JOllU:.ing p , w d is built ~r wond lindmilled to r u rh(' mag: azmo- r ee ep ln cl es ot!hI.! C3Jie i l i ! . V l I .Tl)1l film Jl 1 y Iw "HUllum l'll1mp or ,o lh er " "f lH -I II I II source, (see PF ,o t e g rl ip hy T c l. '/m lC t i fBrll l f l tin. NIe"AlliI ~O-1 l\ - 72 f o r -Ft!r thcr l ) '1iof -mnjjrm uu U~js1Il1)diIicntiOll .)Handbook I)." S-7 Atrc:.ra:H Camero 0",nanClbook .il:N-lO,l.--lZ which covers f.l.p-eration lO r lIr('- ContmUQUI' Strlp Aiw.rtuLC n ll l . . . . 'j, '1"\'!'1~ ~-'l', ha s b c ; e l ' r rwIsl!d f o 1 . 'I " ' - Y use and fIQ\V I, beiug distributed tophntogr'olphrc !lctivilie~.New Hq"dboDk for J6 mm. Bell (, HDwell

A 11M ImndbQ0k ( )~ 4-lstnleUolJ~ with_ p u . r t 5 ell trung r a~ til!r l l . . l l & I T ( ' } w c l l 1 6 mm ,(Auto Loud) Motitm "ict!,lre Camera.

-Sir-.jltlCOl.......B-to ''''l~t 100ec~OIut1o"

securing in a VICl!, This particular rna-ch,,oe has beaIl designe~l to fOrm W' to1W' c l a m p s arJd can be r o o d 1 : i e d to f o r mlargm- sizes.

1DlHun 0J ,dll:ad .. r nrea .~nd "_"'8mllJ~ SJ)OI" ' f l Il!lid "ru ble quanti,rles Q f :lllIl!;; 1. l is $Y~K~.~!d tb= ., kn ow n J"m pl~of ""l~l1liJUlm aJ1'lYl ' t", fI'"t~1l 't L j,ttmiJillr1>\;, the< l J " ratnr with helu " j , , " o r dljr"'f~jjL ;ril"y' uurl~te 01 n.nan,ion~.

SHUW1MNlli{; Wi' 1/,1: Jcmy:mu 1t-lw;'11 / J p ~ W~"'~ , iut lA)1! (W~'j,u~11Jg I", er 1.)/1 U I'II! U(!;rl ha sbeen /luederJ by Bl~Aer ' fechf lwal OrolTl ' No. 11744. L(myfl td~ on U fe Vfl8"t8 already ~II~Ilrt!f(',e ~'utabe $h~rtefled so tf~1Jtth e atstancB trim! the. bottom nJ th~ htn'jord !Umlpl)li{~11011 bmton to the l omar ed-ge IJj Ifill life M il l tl~1 OfJef IE" tl/lr les'S t h e m : 1f,~. A . \ t iS$tlel'.t /; e l< lnya rd. '1 W rfl. apt)"~fm'itellj 411 1' long ruul personnel frequently looped them u r Ja rc IJtld thII cylilu~er mCQ/I(J nis JlJ . A t/1(1Jl I'll th e tO O te r mig} If, lo e ft fo rgel db(1IJ t I( lop tngIlw lanyard ( lfi d j ei k on It tcirlumt gmt/ng tb e clesirlldre~lItt$ andd .edde it lil"a$ fQ" ld~lJ.

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Alameda .E'limi.nafes l"ropOamageNAS ALt..!~ c m n S J i l' l~ c . r e ' l o r a f i : l l egrnde of steel an.d should be as well

a s : precisi

A great deal of time .!lJld 'money issaved in 1tfew of the fact that .allpossi-bOit}' o f d am a ge ,is n on -e xiste nt. It c . ' ! l l lbe used universally in aircratt plantsw b~re t:h i~type of w(JTk il; .f I .mwm.-It SI1Ve.s the tim e of re.fa .c ingthe knife edges and mandrels due toro_ugh lJSe whiCh will be. ove rcome by! .he ins ta l lu t ion e r U t i: ; device.

,!l)'PIClI'w 11': Lucky, t1l;1 jn~olflnili vlctim,aud llis Pill. Buntz, both haw womlils

BUlib ~ able to dl.teh hls wnlIit's, w i.th "litt le h l! 'd .g io g. ! Ju t L uc l.. -y , w . , s WWI themtuo hltlg IUd I8)' wind him. lip like II5 p n n g , lie lnm intu kno~ and r e tU N e I I >let hhn sleep. The 1J(\rt1li~"r ' t~ps inat l~bp@ tlll-and gtvliS l.uck)r some fncndly ndvlC!. 'OJ I how tQ rala iI' hy c;;posociOlts]y IIJl d de-IJberately bre.1lung the tension ill all fla.rl~aJ [!'Ie bnQ)' . FolJ.o\ving ' 1 1 1 S t r :uOtllU1S, I l ' o : :S'(jlUe, n nd f- eeJs- tile tell~J.I1IJl lea,'., hi~ Iaee,loosens t J J ( > knot in thaback of 1 m : neck,kfrlSlln~ Iiio fingers;. .fists. ai'm~. ~l.tdl!IrlID'S,ate, I I I shnrt 'h~ lets hlmself g o , b re at hi ng .snilly and Jt1W!Y all !.be wMle. This for-tll~1) fila S111p1i5!nglf depclldable Wfl' I.,r l l l ' . i u c t J : sleep, . .l!'!s pointed Illlt that while T I I e d - l e o . l hcl'pU S l l l . \ . l l y i~ ;required I t ; ! di g unt lhe u.udl',rIring causes Elfillsmnrull, the sl,\ffeU 'r ( ,!Jm(Ill a g l : e l l . t deal tt 1 J I B l p him!;{ll'F Ill' l'oni :c l ll U~ elforts til : r : e l a x .f i r H i g h ~ D d B r e a [ b ~

"fNJ!860 Ff'l 1 1 1) 11 1 .. "o f L i l> i '-O . .. .. .)Ti'II .Eq1l1~ffl~1!fI,-U" c1,.~illied, . 2 1 i I l i l n

t:ON'l.'~: Instructs 11ying personael inrnlJ)o~f' Wid U~1i! o f tlie r\ilu~er dllnlluWoxygen gyslem; PtJinl:.~ out th~ el


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LETTERSSUlS1Wl~I,I"1 ' , , , , . ~ J ,U ' g h t )'ot1, I 1 : t II a : g l l i n . Do Hal~l t h < o J ' i i w c +1 [ mn J ' I ~ t ~ ~ k l j ( i n g ~ l r o u l I I lltyl 'l!:: lu tIip Y ' l l I up. but 1 nrn a -sticklerhw 11 t '(l] lT:"~~l~flme fim ll 11, ,1" Ihtl Standnrd Sign:llChur l \'\it" [~ublM,utla d d d t( '\ lla le d illan..rr.1f} If> irv ani.! .~t."llld\\r\H'lA,! t;;l)li ~igllllls,T'hc ~'gIS a kid flf l r ' l ' ~ n g to ' l ) 1 I 1 Y O ) .U Tbead with one hltr1d L\IIO rub -your slum-. .ph \VicUl the ether.f{o,wllser, if We P~Wi\ers thllt ht' sa~' !Illi.lft Is, !!hats fill tll"'~ i . < ; to iI, as hard a lob,r s it i s !()~t,ll te r t n y ' p l ane - d i re c t-P i.Then, jlL~'t 1t5 sow e prt!g res~ is beingh",tI~. th e widely vli'culuted I'l'lH.I very wenwriti!,l1J pu hlitlllim 1 N ''''vA i. A V IA 'ffO N N 'ltw Seome s .{board urnl 'righ f smnck 00 thefnlJ'ltl;('''t'T i~ii, h~ck"~l:idcru$ng' file Ilk!illw rh )~ 'k l~ rl f in ,g ~ f;) 'stem . .ll1ldtiplylngrruuty h.ell!'.t-rm:u'ling. ' d 9 .Y .s uf trying tobi1l:ik ill to the 11!!\y signal.Tile piet me. WflS on dillJllJllldJy IIS~tl bu -cause it1 m ' S , , '*1tut- phutQ pe!Jph: C I l I l "g(llJtf~ful?()"'ililln.,t. Me, r fil"tlr oj lin]!: nmrl! IW-

curm:y inslinleEt mu t t c ( ' l " irfltlll.'l than u nylllllcy, angles, etc.Ltl1". . !;tl hack, ru J nf 'l~ to ti,e, iDler-l e w .ked fingJl)IS, or le n all tr y and selltheu ~w sig lln l. ''le c eu ld , ! 'i le .t Ju J: 'l r' e, jus1le a "t! t h l ! t~il w! le l' ls u ll l( lJ ,i l: e_ d . h J 1 L Ilml,\ "u l. il d c o ns e $111"'10' liUle Jfl!l\:I:llly. r arn, dTHid,GVC-S4 CO~IM/;r.'[}Jr-:(' (WFlC->~'~~ rNk"JE~VS oa.ll~t duck this I~ust g i J p B " .;111(1 Sticl;.]er for AW'iley S lowed in-sight in r~1Jtjng out, appro;dmat~ly,ho w me pi'ctutc got' rota pr in t . Inter-Iodrrng nngers aDo:ve bead 10 < s i g n i f y

OLD NEW

LPOK '('A.lL 'VHEEL.: . ." I may have be i :mC;:{l,jjicr ~ecaUl ..e of babit. bllt some1hln&bad to bedmae ta, make taxi sign:alsuilifol'fli. a(ld hallds overbeail in V.th eu su cJ de 'a ly br'ollgmt together w as

m.loptecl to make it useful with lucite,w :ar ,' ds lI - ln igh t. ; tnd ,l~p~oved Ii)' Nl 'wy.Mntines. Army Nt Forces. Royal~al"~y IUl t i nAF {NAJ., , \Fzys 3i1~:ol.I) .~S!ll~;( :, ,11 Co ll ie -T , F l ig h t Or JeT J\ , L l i r r t 1 cl,,:i,li." ' : t ~ ~el'l't 'clI ~y J o hn B lJ1J.rrf P,- ,wers,m f lu , l I 1 g " : > l t ' Y (llierllt'fcr, lwt!lk ~,a. .siJU III lt~w.l!. 5 1 1 re is jj, h~n !1 " dl~'rnjngl" .,,1011'. ,~r...1 "od r~("~li>I:oI" 10 ;nlul~ .1'~.. i:I.I..~ d..1 1. .. . . . , 01m,II"""I '01;1'11110.. f"r , , " 1 > 1 1 0 " " 1 0 1 1 . ocld,~.< t . . . . ,,,110" ''' ~C~hir 01N", ."I- Op."Q,ltu.. No", ,1 A,t"l1oft l< ie"" N o., OO,p_m",,', Wa.hln

(Ii) gliile~s. (I:) airships, '(d) air-p l" n( !" in clu clln s ru to 'p la ne s.L Yes. Ref; A tt,6 -208 inn~.." SuA -e.Manual .1. Inst 'UI)'ICnfS Ottl' mhjeciio fQilu.athe 5 oj:lme Q$ , o m y ' Of h er ma,t e" ia 'l .'W hello n II 9on au t ~ou m'UIt . 1 J e,able to mnintein conlrol Ihroug~e,o lj 'lb in at ia ll o f o th ers - . R e f: Fl ight1ro,"j"9,4. N o . , T,oa'vt>id engine faulinS durin9raninl. haye prop.et idling mbture

Olnd m ak e: perio di., eng ine f\lIl-lIp,.Cheek icllhig . rnilture inac,cor.aLIin'l! wIth r. 0, 8044.

S. A s 'link opp,oa.ch~ e rn pJ y c on dition, ' t l y l ev el ; w o t: c& fu e l pressuresag>: t(l~cfullyand d!il1- tbl!ks osloon Qrnce,jlestorrl;, to floelollte,.Do,li'l ,f,~et VOOl m in Im um o l, til uc le~9ulrtlmentf - 3, 'QDOleet-. Ref :Flight- Solflt) ' Bu / fe fi t! 7~"4 .


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DEADLY AItJ.fire makes Blliddc a certaintyfor most Kam[kase pilots. Suicide attacks011 U.S. Fleet units In the Western 13aciBcare cosling J ap all la rg e !lumbers of air-planes of all types as well as per '{)Itn 1.

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Naval Aviation News - Jun 1945