Naval Aviation News - Mar 1945

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IS JOBAsLSO. ; r o { ) m e d JimfirAIR COMMAND

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N U H A V IA T IO I I I N E W S M A R C t t t, 1 9 4 5 N O . 2 3 6

J A P A N T I A I R C R A TAPIUME PUlU' SE of a"'}' pht!ltagraphy is to dis-. cever enemy antiaircraft Inl11 I'!O SitiO ll Long ex~perience in the Pacific i l lVO]Vi ng Ilre-invasion aerialphotos: and ground .shots taken nt:er capture of JA Ptf"rritory now enables tb pbotographic interpreter tonnai:t.e aecurately most pictures of Tap A . A .'tile enemy i installing, heavier AA in many places,and 11.5. int l'Preters ar watching for new types of[apauese autiaircralt guns, 10re adequate lire 0011-ITaJequipnreat is being added to existing Jap guns inall attempt to Impreve their eiItiwness. In SOJ;Dein-stances the enemy is ntilizing British-made A.'\. gunsthat Were 9aptured a t Singapore or Hon.g Ktlllg or takenfrom th e Dutcl in the ast Indies, ]apanes factori s

also produce copies of British guns. The japs naveimproved, gr atly tbeir teolmique of making dummygun positiens, and these the photo,gt'spmc intel'pretetmust be wary enough to s J? ot.T H E u.s. Nava] Photographic Intelligence Center

SOOIl will publish a book. JaJ111l les~ GlJ.~. Antiair-cra ft a nd oq,sta / De fe nse , \\tbich summarizes pheto-graphic ~~idence on all known Jb\P AA and CD guns. Itshows that patterns and aQpearance of enemy AA posi-tions at u ual1 similar from island to island, !iimplify-ingidfmtifiqatiOD. Once located on ph(')oographs, theseguns c < ; l . t \ be subjected to naval and artillery shellingand elfectlvely bombed and .trafed by American planes,

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ba ttery of J o P 1 5 : s can send up:an e F e c : t : i v . e~tiaircrat DIIl'-rage. and Ithis type of defense often Is u d by the enemy.In recent menths U.S. troops have captmed several QtH'-terjes of 75 's equipped wi th t1ireJ,lt1'S apd ~~S : l ior trruIs-mitting data. Fire coatrol o f trus type- improves the gUll 'Seffectiveness.1\. quick identifying feame from ilia air 15 the mnnnt ofthe 75. wlrloh c on sIs ts o f BV e' OU l rig g etll. usually weighted attbe ends willi sandbags. The 75'ii; -the only T a p gun thathas a base wI.tit av e oulrlggets, UnCQFtun,ate1y these often.are J : i l f r i a d and cannot be seen, Batteries of 75's usually arefound ingroups o t four or S i ' C . gWlS , occasionally In,f(lrma-nons of twa or seven. The nOllIDnl arrang:!3IOent is an arc.Several types o f revetments are built for the 'l15,wtth shapesthat are circular, Jive.sided, or Oircular ~tb trenches l e . \ \ d I t . i go 'f f appa-Site 'sides. CaptW'ed 75 rom revetments vary from18 to 22 feet :in inner diameter. If the re~ebnent is smallerthan 18 feet, the Japs bave to blrry fua ends of tb outriggers1 1 1 the: re,Vebnimt wall

JAPS HASTILY MAN 75 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 HEAVY ANTIAIRCRAFr CUNS NEAR WEWAk. NEW GUINEA. 7$'5 ARE MOUNTE., ON FIYE OUTRIGGERS

J A P S B O O S T E f F E C T I V E N E S S O F7 5 ' S B Y B E T T E R F I R E C O N T R O LTim 75 ~ bas been the prwcipll1 heavy antiairoraftweapon used by the Jap anny. Wsll made maneuverableand mobile, itnevertheless is considered an ineffec.tive. gunbecause of its obsblete oO"


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eh antiaircraft gun. Although still in use. it is stmllles s, f req ue n't:ly tlia n. th e 75 and 121} and is not ant iv e weapon. FOl' quick identification, interprefers watch11ela.r,gerecuperatot luba whiOOis mounted above theThe : 76 . .2 often is :found in b attl!-r:la s of three g un s.tments an. land have an inner diimeter varying from 14f~et.. and platf'qtms!ciIf the ~ wbl_lDb . oi:ud ship atema te ly tb ._ es ame S iZ e. E ' e 1 . ! i h l f i n d e r o , and data G a m -a re DIllOOSSary fo r controlled fue, but tile 7,2 may bef ol' a nt ia irm :A f t b a n,a g e ,a nd in lliat C l l i S S only a.rangeis ueeessary. Tbe gw:ds mounted Q!l a fixed pedestal"'lith no_ outrigg crS, and 111.1s o shield. Altha.ugh En-a nav~ gun, it has been. caplured a ~b ore :in th e S olo -s, New Guinea and Saipan.Improve T ec hn lq lle .1 11CC!lIlfncJlog Dl lmmy Batferlel

known. J R . p ltrm)' ~ gt:lll js the lOSmm. This h~sbeen reported inDutch .l ew Cuinea and .BUDD" , " but isgefl e:r al u se . Si outriggeJ:'S, vveighted w:i tb sandbagsends, IDrma dlstingillShingohiU'_aa.terutiC' ,0 _ I ' l l l 105it Isthe f l U ! y - ]~pgnn W ! t h th~ arrall_ge~mu at its base.e or- ren a te1 :mt t"6d find IlllpoSSlbltl to diS\X'rJl In phCHOS.IO ,5 u sua ll y is round in baneri~s of two, i01U'Oi' &xBIT~d in a. r-egular are pat t .em. Revetments areimat'(!ly 25 Feat hi inner diameter. Tllfl gun bas uoininsta14tions pho tog ra phed thus fa r.e enemy ts iml)I'oving his teehnique fOT ooustructinggun batteries. In : l aYOUI : these are simi lar ta I~alexcept !:bat tracks lire_aonspieuous~y abBent . Some-th e J t t ] ? . ! ! se t out paths oj whlfe rock to simulate :r:eal~ , bu t these wually c n:C 1a bru ptly -a s bo rl dista:nc~ aRmDl.lmmy revetments -are not as well oonstrtlctea

Il.S real revetments, their walls ohen be:ing .sloping insteadof v ertiC hl. C n+e is taken by - the e:treItly to b uild _rfufi~fire cOlltn)1 instrtunentsanFl revetments fqr them, Riu);gelitui61's.e-specially,.are made with grea t dafa'll. Dt lmmyguns and !pOWles lI;!:e.~xc,eUent copias oE r@ l ones inmea-surement aad appearance_ In some instances scarecrow Japa.liI es es old ie rs a .re h lli:l~t o ma n t he dwn._my ~s. These f!nemyw.cks cOllsid~bly ilUi:r~e !lie diffieUlty ' D r obtaining accu-ra te p ho to i nt ell ig e ne e a n d oompLicn.te the- job G f air at tack.

1 0 5 r o m a l f U a l n : r a f i I g un is c pie dIlfte r Ja p 1ft Stnndardmotultforthe 105 co ns ists of s ix ou tr lg g e: rs we :I 'g h i: ed d own with S8,Jtdba:gs


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l a p l I e a ~ y ~ n d . s ~ r s !lSI'! 12 0 1r'll')lf!)r a:nti,!lfJ,~i.aft pmfcttiol,l. SlId-i l l g canopy on left sidt> of barrel 'is 0 conspicuous r ! ; m t - n l ! : t (If,,gml

J A P S ' M O S T P O T E N T A A W E A P O NA F L O A T O R A S H O . R E I S 1 2 0 M : M .Tlm JAP 120 Dill) heavy a;ntia.ircraft: gun. used ,extensivelrb o t h a . : E l o l l t a tld :J5hl!l~e. is H w I T j 0 s L " , W a ! : il i v e blpullflSeM weapOIl LOclitle, As itl U ' l V a l gm l it is It'lmltlt~dUTIheavycruisers of the A o b a , AW8 0 and , a t ! l 1 1 clI1S~~~ uni'! abo is :ounll on tenders. Il'lia.elayers a u g guulmnts. The ~hj!r-mOllJlted 120 has D . oollld whieh is l'onghly sqtlaJ'e, with aeounded Jeft Side. Made of M " ste.el plate,. this is oesip!;dlI:ppareuUy for p~)fcholttgie41 reasons, beQaIi)$e t!aptllJ'e~!i)1ieldshave been thol'oughly riddled b y machine gun Arefrom, U . s . . planes. Aboard sh:ip.the 120 has a conspicuousSli.tli 'ngcacwpy to the left of 1 1 1 ( : baJfrel. O C G I I s i ] ) u a J l y . as. atK'iska~ the lRO mm is mounted a~nortl with shield audc lUlOpy, bu t _ u : r u a l l y phr it og J'u ]? hs ~ IIO :W lh llt iL has nn d t i { J J d\\o'he.ll lin land.Batteries o f I20'S' made up the prinoipalantiflirctart de-Ie ns es o f S aJ 'p an . GU aIDand T roian, Sev enteen tu twenty [I fth llS e g un s w ere E O Ul'ld ill U$'6 ilt SaJpt iJ :L ,DIU i there: w ere 32more in storage. Some 1 . 2 0 ' - s all Saillan were in eoveredell'lpla aem .ents, u sed only fot (!qast a,ef,ens..e. T he- hr(,u:r is .

S D m e U m e $ . 0 : 1 1 at KIs~, Japam~e inslall ~:20.ashclfe complete wtthsb ie l. d . canopy . It Wlually htis 110- shield wheoland~,f)unteid

B a r r e l s o f 32 ' Ulll t! ( IU]1 te t l J I IP . 120':; lie In Cllp~rcd d1Ul1p Illi SUiplln.I l- ppm 'e nf iy h ~Y i ll ~ l H ' T i , cd tu o Int. I'i,r t1T1M1;Yo ge l them emplacedpartiouJady adapblhle to u dual ptltpose: role find often isused in that \ v a . y by the enemy,On land the 120 is ,mounted on a lh nr u p ed e st al bas_e'withIt huge hase- plate or spilde buried in the- Buur uf gun pi~.BRtteries of 120's- are l


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CAPTURED JAPANESIE PHOTOGItAPH SHOWS 127 111MAT T~RAWA.

D I S T I N C T I V E L A Y O U T O F B A T T E R YI D E N T I F I E S 1 2 7 M M A A O N L A N DTHE JAI'ANESE 121 mm twin mount heavy loA guo is anaviLl weapeu r e ? { t l J i l u f l y fOUlld ashore, 1 is used onJap battleships and can:.iers and is believed to he a Britishpattern. perhaps Armstrong.desi zned. When on land, it canbe idelltlfiec1 b. is distinctive battftrylayo t and shield.There are two gUllB in all 121 rom batteries. Themostcommon layout has three similar revetments ill tl shallowarc, with the ct':nter revetmeut empty. Another fiype is thes-ame except that the center revetment is quite small, (U_probably contains a 25 mm light M gun.) A third typ CODes is t s- of only two revetment, both flf whioh are occupied.

T Y J l t a l 1271Tll l11Ilou! hM three I' l!veimenlS in an arc with. th e 00:0-ter one empty. Fire cont ro l bu il di ng is 0mwsite em pty re Ve tm e nt

LARq SHIl;il..D HELPS IDENTIFY TH!"S AA GUN ""OM THE A

T he 127 r um. ha s R l- ru -g ere ct an g ula r li re o ontr al b u ild in glocated behind the are o{ the revetments and approxirnatelyequidistant from. them. On top of th is structure, at therear. is a circclar platferm for the beigM or ranse I InCler.A dire tor 15 Installed on tile &ellt cel1ter 'o c th e roof.Btnoculars also are. on top of the fire ( : 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 bUilding.and the ground H ( ; } O r oontains electrical equipme.ol.

127 Has lQ'rgest EmplCleeml i ! l I f t:'f All.,. JClp AA Gu"TBE 127 mm bas eoncr.e~ re etments, which have an. irU1Ql' wameter varying Irom SG to 38 feet. Four totwelve ready amullmilinn lockers are set :in tbe Mllls of therevetments, Tlte ~ is un ftxed. pedestal 11l0wlt,. which iscperated eleotdcallv, The ltruge sbjeld (15' x 4') has beenfoulld 011 every g u n of t1iistype (aptured to date. Length dfba rr eJ f ncl_ udmg sh ie ld and breech me


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JAPANESE MACttlNE GUN5 EQUIPPED wrtH AA ADAPnoRS A~ PE;LATIVELY I I'IEFF'EOTIVE FOA OEFENSEAGAINST STRAFIWG AIRCAAF'T

M A C H I N E G U N S O F T E N A R E T A K E NF R O M W R E C K E D A I R C R A F T F O R A AT m : [J'CHTEST JaI) A.\ Wti


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J ap an e se e m l lo y 2ft nilII l i g h t A.' gUl to protect stfllilng tar~et8 andf rc- qu en ll' rn lUll it in l,illbtl~l'l! fo r tl a an unutank weapouJ A P S U S E L I G H T A A T O P R O T E C T.H E A V Y B A T T E R I E S F R O M S T R A F I N GABA:I:"1~glW~l' J l \ P ~o mm light .u gam; , ~!>Illili.uiug, [vuf,flveor !fIX 20 s III a regular are, often IS laid out neara heav)' AA brd,tery ta prolet it from strafing. Ba:ttenieso E ewo or three 20's may be constructed near other straf-lor{ targets. The 20 rnm has .1 tripod mount. Frequentlythe ju,!,s set it.ib coveted pill-boxes ~()r use a till anti-1 ' \ . 1 . 1 1 1 < ; weapon. 0u numerous occasions tbe enemy hils re-010 cd 20 mm Oel'likon guns of disabled air1lraft and usedthem as Ali weapons. As l'I rule th an' mounted !Ill J ! , ? ties-tnls, but some are found in the.ir original turrefs. .F . robabJy t he Japs' most importaJ l tm'dium en.1tb0l' guois the 25 U U l l A.a. a ~a.pid-:6re. ak-mJoled lUi\(a1 w e . a p O J J ulru,gh muzzle valmri ty . It is made in sil l Je , twin and tripJ.,III 01)J'1t, Interpreters identify the twin ilncl triple by tbl'large bulk of the gUl W Ll1erevetment amI by th e maga-zines, 01' clips, nm~eil on top of the h~e ell. one to 6twhbarrel, 1'11, tilips are sl}ml:!time~ vi. ible in obHqnt! jlliMflSwheu Lite barrels cannel b' CElII. ' single 25 is more dif.(lelllit to identify from the ait than the triple or nvin.The 2S hus a ~n1all command p st. with bin. I I J a r J ; . andsometimes a small Tange llndw-. It is found in batteries oftwo, thr and four glms. In the Solomon ( 1 1 1 ( 1 lew I r e l m u l25's W ire sen in ueuble-wall'd revetments, nne! at Kiskahex,.IoSulIW conlIDand posts of prefuhrknle(l sled plare weree'mpln' din !We 25 mm battenes. $ 1 1 n U y the 2.5 has aheav y p a d " , s t t U buse when in l!t1fll'U1J'>l'nt position.

JGPI Using flrm,1t 4(1 mil' Vickers Gnd 110, ,,; -5 AATHE J, p to rn rn is ' f uu nt l in s ll.lg le n lld H~rio mount. Ing les31'eBritlsh Vickers gun tuken Irern the Dutch iu t.he m:ly d ay , of lh wnr, Twin 40' ur a J ipanese adaptati(lJlof th st u 1 mount . B t rl le .r ie s lIJ 4 0 rnrn are- laid out wfLh h()or three !TUllS in an lrreglJru. pattern. l.l1g1e and J(1)blCl~walled revetments are fotmc}, and normally thnn- is nnes mall ad ditional rev etm en eO D ta iniilg binG CU lllJ 'il. B atteriesof 40', are used i18 primary defense units agains aiTcrahand also in a SUI?~lllHg: role JOr heavier Ai\. Some capturedBdtish 40 mm B ofors g um s are utilized u y the erwmy . F IJfi.l'huge olltrigg!'s al right angl form a distinctive char-aCt' tl l' is ti c of tIlis A:\ gull when photogra,pl t { 'd hom rIm air.

E n e r g y r emll~es 2{ ) tum 01J1Hlwr' lglIlJ. U~)HIw re t'k cd p lN n p~ a l'Id uti-ll~(>s IIII'm [0,' dd('lI~i". rl.t~0"" til. "{11'IUJI i~ IT t c)riginal turret

L arg e b u lk i ll "H'V(1 tm'mt an d dips 01"1IIJTJof breech id entify 2 5 mmwlrtoh has bigh tn\l~Ic v )uoity: is [ up s' [j Sl medium cl.lil1i:or gJlII

T W in ~ O m m i~ rA p lIdapl:lttiOJi tl r Btitlstl Vit'k~JlS g U D . 40 f l " I 1 1 1 wnl-lerie.s are used as primt1TY dden!>B units. ulSIJ to supper] nfu)' ..u

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A rm That B om blOne stallion repflru that bQmb dis-posaJ p rsonuel are b ing Llnrrecesswnyendangered because pilots fuil to armtbeir bombs pri r t ml a . The reports~tes, in part; " M I l 1 IY unarmed bomhsate found buri~ in th T l ln g - a ft er eachd uy 's ly ing , Or~n 11 C uHl(:~rs andb om bing in stm cl:!il' - b c1 ic ve th e s ltu a-tion is dueto plain carelessness on tbBart of I]t pi1Iil:s, who fMgel In annfbeir bombs,"~. (Jr .i I1mp'a1:lghl f w bu r tho blaze w a s exdn-gui hed b tile crash crew. The landing.hawever, did major damage to plane.Case 3. The co-pilot, tnisun(1ersbind~ing the signnIsof his ~nsh'lCtor. raisedt h I S ] 81') ding .~ llJ' of an $iNJH too soond uriu g ta ke -off. TIUI broken prop tipto re a large IJole in li be c u h iu " ill addi -tion to drunage to peopell [5, eTlglo6ll. aral/fpt1'W PeuitlfJ1lt lff')ll:~ ThiN i, an asinine- type of acel.d,mf and, as far as Pm eencerned, is .. -Wllry. rbe pjlor'~ fault; 110 ManeI' if the co-pi! ( ee plane captain is the Ol-e wbo mill-inl!.erprctli the ailtflru. 11"8 liP ro the pilot toi~rc thai "';5 "n't happen; 10 indoctri-Mt" hi, CI


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,M:ixtureCan.tralBe~:1IJ~0 ( , r r - a sudden r,l.rap in therflS. Grouni:l dl . . ~ '10

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They ~Qinh'lrl (Jut lb:l.l UlIli l r e t : J . u e u t 1 } ,1Cl.lLII.,\I ulter u pUnt bns I'nis~ his seatto make a lauding. This makes himstretch r ~ reach th e p e c L . < t l ~ < l n d dluposi t iOl l 111socnuug,esilie- :lU g le a t which

hi s feel ('Qnt;\cflthl' bn,\kes. 1'll19rt! is!hen U .lI,011 :l.1'l' buillpli t!tllllllU'l y ,d055. due too:mckpit d

. : < 1 rEstridion: might .:I.. rnnre n.iilrnl than~,ood. Cillcum,sta..tcU- Q_~,$ ,iO-naJlJl ari~e,,'b ich I I U I , I o ' e - . . . rut n ;>lgainSt d~e 'n., MtllJl ~ra:f-fie cirde tJu, safest " . .d l,e.llt""u r~~ ( ; o r

- a : c : t i . l l I n . T'O ! ",hen rutu ar .. s~j;I"_nded.

1 '1 C a n M a k e It!uWhl'tI. the wea:l:hel' h!lle'iune b il d . . apilbt flew up a IMuntuin vn~yhopingto Bud a hTeak '1:0 thnt he could II!I'.O~'$tb e nUI\HltaillS to hl s Jlr)llle~tutitm. T hetug IlI~tJ 5.ellled in the vaney, however,afldth~ pilot ci~sl1ed into' Ule sid~ o r

tht' lnt/untlllllwl1ert lie lurtwcl h11ckThe C'Ommnndillg Officer suid, "ThisjJ > evi~~t'Itly.a ~s~of bor, er-Iille- weatl,.l'F'. W I th the Ilttal thinking J enn make:jf' i1J1 d gO ing . O IJ. W t: ,!Ire (101ltinwtllys tress ing to pilots that \vhf'p ill dl'iluhl."nbQu l tLle \ .veatlier, rI I SO degree tw1li! r e xc e1 1e nt lir e in llu 1 ': 1 1 l o e , " 'A i r p o r t T r a H i e Dang e r

A tnmsf.lllrt Dlallf' \VItSg:m~edIUltt10T-ity ('0 make a hlrll C(1l1hJH), W U():rInrutntffic nftC'r lH ki:l-rtif. A t ilPOIJ t ~hj5 runeil f rg h te r r 1; '. ql Je lI te d p en l'l i . .~lon tn landbut ';VU!S diteetecl La Mbn 1tt1d wait.Shortly thereaft.er th~re f 1; iJ :c ta ft mevernents anelthose flJl"l1ishmg f!leiIities tott~UlJ>ien taitc:{!Jf~> part i ' ;m lar I)'\ l ll :! 'l 'e acliVities and Facilities ofboth tM Arm}' and Navv aremvolver], I 1 I C roLlawJng l ,r M e -dnre should be roUO\ \1eU;Whent


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Red Gaggle L en s P ro ves BefferBIIMe;t l fads Prtl.Adopf'Qj,/D!lFor Hlgllf

.Any doubt nhout I h l} . c {ecL- iv i\ lt t (tS "s0,[ reel pr l. "- l1da.ptal ii "u. g '? ,ggll i:~ ill. pre-[lurmg Ilpilut's ~e!: for~ht Hig~thas been remf!ea l lyrecent- expen-l'ile~lfS- reported in a recent; i~!3 (I f theJ3aM.e ' r i tYf"I.!;S & ettt!l" ,'\u fa tio n S 'If. r1 p le -m i m e . Th e SMile f~x~eJ'irue.nt5 ll.(ltci.tcdthe theorv advanced IN s O I T L e that whitelight of low fnti:msity i s just aseffeC'ti\'cus led .SmDci,uQ N i J . v y p I' y could sel"! ~uite\Vdl \\uh I b e - l 1 y ~w hlch had hee u flill\) :,nd il'p tcd . bt'hilltdt h ! l ~ r eC l. T tln s h ut could see lurrdlv anv -thillg through l11", (',vt! wltidl hacl be~Jlbehind the neutra l lens , 1L took [tilaWNl,!3 l! of f lv t" m in L1te s fOl' IhI}; tlifl'N-enee lu vision til rf4iflllpl'at.O n the basfs of the:sf'e.'ql!!l'iments,BuMed 51ro1lgl~' urgt . .a lhlln 'd lensesh ( ; > l'et:;tif1e~1 ill stnllclnl,d N I 1 V Y pte-: l d , [ J p w o o n g()ggJe~,RetogJlition C o s t s Japs A J u d yHt!U~of fJ/ofOufwlt$5il; NIp FIre,,,,nlat t h E ' ,fiYC I'a-geJ\mel'i~nl'pllQt IIIa vb!il b~ tter en hili l '&engtlitiilJl than th eru n-e f-th e-m ill .ra j) .is iudir!'ll:fed jn tw "oseparate r;.~lmhRl"I,'ep!,)l'h; from r h , { ! P~I-c i n c oIn ene lnstanee tI gt'll up tl r l 'f e l Z cu il !

rl'QJl1 FighUug SIIU~dj:ll]J 1 'I wal'~ g u r u 1 d -in g HeUdilwT5 ami AV8ltgats wl1idl hl;ldj u s t: po1is l 'l~d Ilff fhi'! instnUlltions On tl,J l_P ai d id 0 , IL m ] W !l'( ;'. tin! rl eZ\1OIl s iT !g)eyoud _t11tl sn : lOke pall. A plana . o p , 'proRcl\vu th~f ' lenC(fM wl" I~1n,g iU Win2:8in n MIi'!l~lJyret'llgniti(}1I Sigllfl1. In spilt~ t'l ( " o n d s m F6F p il o l ' d C 'f c w t( > , n ~ h e fIT!'!!;',

U"'~I~"I.Hc i" riw ~ i J l J t I ! J fnQm (I I ( combatvllfder,. 'l'lw gU4!lll'1Ultll tJll{!lll,' .W.!! III sltli.>fI!g1/ p ;{ I In7 . 1 . ' jI 1118 /it'uj , t t l I H ~ JII1I1 t~ is a. v ( l t J ~ 1 J l ighter pllt1t whe (IIJ,I~ ,~'I(ittl..f;m~lIH lap Itllllle~ 1/Il!1 holds ,1w/? Nfll'fl rtl 'lJS8&lre(Jugnb:iug til(' u !.!w cu ,m er u ~, 1 1 [a p1m/y , 1 1 1 n few mtlnJ seeends the }tIdyhnd L11~en U dir l . l


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S urv iv al B elo w Zerorkk /l,e b~ ChCfi.t :6 to Com1l1( l f6rIw ut~m:T! f In ts be la UJ, th'8Jj ( : l1e f lk yO!! rr m 1 l W e r K (III p a g e 40.

I , The most nnous danger from ex-It;awtil:iD in thor Armc ia the--D IJ-WookLLCS:S t h u . t o , v e l " b l J . . . ' " t ' S tI t i r e dmllll, ~I) t ln rt h e eRlIIlol PI'11~~vary raplilly- tbrouglldeep SIlOWo h-l~ C 1 I { lIppetit~llnfL resul:ts Inla ilu rt { () nifl'inhin t I1e in take o rf o o d r e ,' l u ir ! - l d f o r Ilhl':lllaI - p h y s 1 -. . , . u functiol1ingo e -- lo ss u f t'ff~'CtlveTj'()SS ur pr9twtfveme cn .m ism- s o f r o m ~ltlI11'l hodyO ,a f m ak e :lman highly 1illS'OOp-J i L l ttl frQ~l:blt' l;" ; ) , , 0 ~ret!Zlllgo ti - i,n pf li rll l( 'l1 l o f illjl;lItlt;+twu fu"e-huns I ' l l at may etl use a I'llen l{Itmvel ln clrd~ ;m;tearJ oJ fel-IoMI!g- his CQmpass

2. Aldloug\l d,t tempel '"Q,[ure of Iheb od y 1 9: 7.5 9 9 "0 F.l may fall 5QJlJIl'' l'h:u bl>low nurmal without lata;[ n~ . . . . r m . ! ' < - . . : : o Vf).I:)' i. Ve T Y uri! i 1 u , j yi fthe wnpertu.r:e ftil&belnw thecritical ....ng~ of-o , r I -fMO-9t1" Fb l : ,. ._ g O ~ l )


15/44

FiM t J o in t Co n fe re n c e MeetsJA,' Prob'~m. Shtell.d ,by A&I. SIIPP'.,W!J.eo the Ils.dford Bmnd develupedg e n r r u poUcies oJ th e Integrllted AIJj'fJ-nautle Program. iL reeommended thatSupply and A&R 1 1 m rs coordinateth~ir a ('li'litie s t 1u ou gh jOl'nl pJa.nuwga nd 11. ct io n. In line \v iU t. this reeernmen-dation the flr.!;t joint of rence or; $IonliQn;t.l seale betWeed A&H and Supply'Wa s held at Phi ladeiphla. i1llpo.rtnlltt'eoQrnmflfldatjnfl,~ reiJ"t~lIed:-~ Imp rlalu:c qf cooru;na.fuJg . I:!tiqll hrSupply ~od A&R uepar tmehLs t X a III AuS tu tiQ ] 't s wa lj tre;sCl;l. an d flll :lgnU~l1leulre!\wd QD lhl! nef!~ ssn ' fur upp lillnU ugjoinl A&R nnd 'upply PIA' LNC~".u1DS ntall M\'fU r ur s t aL io ru ; r ut \'i ng A&I\ fucilities.l.lpply del?MhIlents at ~Ilch statioll} willnppoil1t .fuJl-tiInl.l representatives to serve asLini on oRicetli with hlw A~R departo:u:nts... The conference further reeomm ndedthan a n lu ~1 l'1 C'" Tim~ lim ~"NCti"1ffl" be est ib l! &l. ll !d .t ooc::h sl' l l tfCln un d 'Jdkoctlon of the supply' offioer. Tilt! unitwouW be 'f@]?( nsibl tor . ~e l" cl il lg p J .m 1 .p u r t i t slljt.lble tQ go into CIa ~ 2 Q S (cmpab1eof bell1g 1 '1 pu-ite!f and mqulre repair beforeused a g : u n ) . J':lrts 'SO l f t . l 1 s i ' R e d the ' n w n uI dret'(l~ve:prodircticn lim-. rec~lI1tHtiQniJlg at 1.sp~llired l IIR f a cl ll (i l' .$ In ncc()I'd9ncew i th o ol l( :r lu I. .s 1 .0 h e rm tlin ed qy DvASI .MN,{ 116\\ supply I . mU mulnteDlloceproblems cr ated I > y the inereasedeempo of war \ ere studied at Philadel-phW. Heavier Jonas are heing thrownaD overhaul and mafrrtenanee facili ties.P i I _ l f ' " l i l 1 C ) S of upply are laJ"~~. Ingerand more widely dispers d. Innreasedqu IIities of obsolete, exeess . and sera p .materiw Il'illfot b (Lisfosecl oJ anacleared Gut af crowded warehouses,D Ullaged ro"t~riul &lId parts fromshioken planes Il1wl be repaired andret1lrned to s toek or rem ov ed from thesuppJy system.1\1 1 r he se p "lem .~ w er oolls id illdby the conference ill deveJoping itsstalemcilt .G f 1 1 0 1 l c y . p to g( "8 .m and pro-e dorc whi h lias been submittd toChiefs of B A.R and R .sAND as aprop os ed join f letter,fI~'ummellrl:lttfuns were rnad fDtfleet" ary chlmges in eurr nt P I' g ramsand procedlUles to leep pnee with morereecudy establ lshed policies of I~A-P.BOtIl the O hielin f B tl En and ASSWl-aut Chid' of S"SAND.'\ addressed Lheconference. C c-chnlrm en w ere the A vln-non Supply Officer and the Chief ofMaintenanc-e D iv ision, Bu-AElI. T he

CQnIercnoo was attended by Supply andA&R officer.! [rom all III~r air stations,depots Ilnn J.nneil:CS. aU N i l - v a l A ir T T ain-ing Commands. all Imnlimmtal Plea tComma.uds, Co,. rr.L~.,.. o . \ > f . A . m P >fiuAlm Maint-mlalJCe D iy is i( )D .Bu.&.1wAv ia .tion S upply D iv uil1J1, B w\.eu Sup-ply DivisiOn.. dbitricl B uA Efl m ainte.-nfl.l]C e r~ pres ellta tiv es . \S o p ers on nel.

F L I G H T ~ S A F E T YREPO'I.TS n-om Heet Ilpem!:iu lnul.seourlnue to iudic.lte t h e : ~Ibst'-nc orW.lUS\l hie condtttou ef arieus sur j alitems in hle ra!'b I) r hack pod kits. orlither e J , l I e l " g e . n f < l Y etl ' l ip:mtlnt p/le~,)~These dis 0 eries or ;lJI)1Clst 1tnivm;illymad when some poor Joe is sitting itout. OJ " floolting it mrt, ill the middle oftile d~ blue ((n' 'gt 11, If ynu wish)sea. Rescue equipmcmt and aids haveb C 1 . 1 l 1 u e s l g l l d t(l) m;sist )'l1ur .fife imur-U1IC' rorupany in making money onyUDI but, like your poli{.lY. they becomeillvnliJ if ):'~)Udon't pa y the prcmiUllls-.tnd , hnt's worse . there' no period r t fgrll.ce Ij:1I' default. ;E"lull.menl ii i uesig11eU to 1J'f ,la s durabl and eflicie~lt as possible, Every

efi 'mt i: . lJcing m~de hy the (ltlr ' e m u 1i l lv1. l11'1lU to gel ou t th be "l gear fn l" tl ,he t J,ilofS in the world. 1Iowever, tewU ihg m el a 'llieaJ a re ntlr Iy it) lpro f;th h l l e to be checked, ~fjtlUng buta good cheek, either., can thwart thnseDU b rts whr ) I l, tn th iDking ly re mo ve g ea rf roni kits with the inten tiou of puttingl~h!tl'k somettme, R memli (-""h roadto HeU is pavi lu Wit11 good intentions."

Sl]Ulldtun OOl l1Tl1t - l l l de.rs mu~t k!3qla ft r U I e J . r "jatiOn Eli!lipm flUand S u r ~"ivai meers and the indiVidua] pilotsto make E l'e quen t p e ri t1d ic iuspceti(ms oftheir surv lval ~ilJ' l(1 s-ee th!l t it is al lthere and working properl".There s rns l ittle ex use ~ r m'ms JiJ:efirSt aid Mt' ration, water, whistles.etc, 1 : ' 0 he missing from IJ 'paek; ar a : lifemft s ~ t ighb ill its container tbal il can-not be removed; Of {-n.'Upe hatches in-uperative Irom pure neglect ; yet; rep


16/44

N I G H T D I S T R E S S S I G N A L SP i l o t s a n d i A im re w m en H a v e B .o o d R es c u e .P o s ,s ib m t ie s w i th B u A e r E q Q i p m q n t

I.N : !iO :' l'E \ j I" f {.s . , ami rm\~dio. g...I1!te is -properlye1l111pped with mght d i.s l:le sssignaJs find t 'horougbly indoet;rinntecl ii'( he ir u se ,'< 1 p iln t dO\Vllcd i l _ t se a is: morelikoly Iu the dllrk i'hflll iu dllytiml>l tocontact te .~ ' a I1e l 'J ; in t i l t > \ i t lin il 'V . . ' ioA.li\j!;nali~gk.it. b l l C ! 'k p a d tmd PK-J pal':; t!l 'afL l i tVery's sigoa~ were seen in one- case byiJ . sueml1nne ImJkllu~ J ; l , t ' 18 miles .\ N h e r e supply p l : ! n n i t : : ' l . BIJJ\E :n r e c o m -

n,'Ien& thaL S[>Jlre PI'j;)jllcto~ lcit~ beopened and tile iudh


17/44

VISl81lrTY DISTANCES GIVeN HERE ARE AVERAGES. WITH CONOITIONS OF WIND. WAVES AND WEATHER TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION

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18/44

SDrrv-~ can't read V . ! ! ! . ! ' mind'

Menta l tele pa th y cernes hard these days and. we're having a ~rough job tuning in on the ideas of quadrons and operating unitswho don'c send u the dope. et experience proves thar ideas found workable by one squad-ton often spare headaches and delay ro another. So 1 you have safety, survival snd technical information, endit along (ToNANews fot:' review and publication in the magazine.

S P E E D V IA A IR M A IL F O R Q U IC K D i E ~ I V E R Y16

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Chief of NavQ l Oper:otionsNAVAL AVIATION NEWSNavy De,p(:lrtmentW~h.i,n.t.m 25/V.C.


19/44

A . C T I O N R E P O R T : Sillg]" planetho~t by p,"llr,~;u:,,: ttl be oD e ofthe brigbt ydlow B2e>MQ:r r CI 'USSCS. wild (1nh.wild JeHU C'i l' . l l lt '1 lip- top gre~u~, wildQrnbnpple, wild pll;.lJ 'll, pessum g,ape.bIa.C'l;beI'lY. ~'t1;1,..,berty, clewberry, andrllSpberry [elltes , and jam s: and so,rgb'urtlr ilot :i lSli eS .~ndwild hOMy~bl1t \vhen hebepped I m r s e l F t f . l the ch I cl(enhawk. hesocked his t e t ' ; ! 1 : b in hit pltim up tu' hisJIln~'W hl1t khrcl 0' lUet)J k; t b . i s ? " he as tme as he run W e IlRk'ed' b on e t hr cmgbl ri s r llOnI :h ,"'C ru ck .e nh aw k," I s


20/44

DRAG lUNG REDUCES OAMAGJt TO AIIICRAFT TORPEDOES, WjTFI HOT, NORMAL AND S'TItIlJOJ-ll' RI,INS PCi)SSIBLE AT SPEEDS DF 375 KNOl'S

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R I N G S

EXJ'EIlINlE, '1'5 wj~h the dmg rillg andshroud fih_g for ,II. l;3typ torpedoes ,ll the "'Ja l\'uJ T orpedt;! 'tuliuu,.Saw]1orL huve resulted in interesUngdJSCJlWf'ri('S { ha l s ).l.ou Jd go alflng WilYtoward improv iT Ig l 1 u :( W a f i r m : p e u o TUm.ircmft rorpede travel (relea e totUl'get) is divided jntt~ thre mainJ lb a; !e s: ], AH~litJ.lmIT-I~on~plane t[(lwater , i : Z . IN1'l'IAL ENU 1.y -1 :ro m im pa ct [( ;)stead)' run, und 3. ~U;:AD'l IW!,;,The s h t o l J C i l Ting W A.S designed pri-mru:I1y to help ~he STEAm ' R~, hu t ithas beeu uetcm:nilled expedmentttt'lythat it also It:ieets li'I"!TlA I. Lo;Nl'Ul' by

~U.tl$iJlg d e fin it e re dwc hl) Jl\; in h oo 1is andbrcachss,The Shl'DtII ling l'nmgthl;ll1~'isud stif-fans the tail vanes find their elevators

P r l m Q r . y pt\Tpo,se (If drag l'm g is to ad d nervUyni lmle uamping totorpedo dnrin n iT flight. ~ed!tclng lP1Y undesirable osdllM1!ms18

Mod rudders, bnt does-not take the placeor stal~ili7jng appe1Jdages sucla as thestabilizer and drag riug. The shroudring contributes practically nothing w,ufI. FTilGHU'e1tl lr~otet ist ics.Drag lUng AIds TorpedD's Air FlightTI~e pJ'iOlhlOY pllrpOS~ 01 ILl' dJ 'ug r iugis to add uemclynamic d m;nping to thetUl'pecloduring- H ! ; AIR m.:r~B'r so t h t t t ifltnyini-qal undesirable ()s~lal'i!lfls oc-CUL thev will be redneed to tlll rubleIu.nit's h y the eirne th tnrpedo hH > jhewater.Because the dampillg of the torpedo\> ;, ji h the tmlblliz61' a lone is sli g h 1 ' , . fll'icu-to use 0'[ the drag ring tt was necessarytC l hav e a v ! U " i e 'l y o f s ta b il tz er :s I o r use ,01 1 drops frt~m various aircraft. ill cen-tain cases more than nne stabilizer was

M e l a l slJl:')lIl.L l:ing increases s t i l L , i I i L y a n d ( iO l Jt rn ll o. bi 1i ~v of tor-pedt'J PI) its run in "\\'lIt~r; II also redll1:es hoo ks r rn d 'b rnm lle s


21/44

Ieqt l ired fo r the same I' lUIIe il drcpswere r Q be made ,It tlilf('1'(\ut Sfleeds,Fo example, etther t ] ' } 1 : ! Mk 6 or thetk 2 was 11 ed {Ill. the 1 ' 1 1 1 > ' dependingpn the d ro p pi ng $ p oo il .The Resenrch Division [lnd the AirFacility nf the 1\111.valTorpedo ,tntiOILwe re f ', ~ pe ri ll le n t: iu g \~ ft h t h e dI;:tg ringlIS rut. aid to air sta biJizllt,iol1 of the tor-pedo. so l T l t t t it would he p u s s H 1 lo wethe Same llt:ablllz"f \\lhml dr6ppiug homa TBF rezardless 0 release speed , ExperimsllUll th:ops Ilslng th e .Mk : ' 1 : ; v [mi1 stRbil~r lln~1lilag rlt'lg looked pnml-ising, so a haining o'J'Otlp was asked te lgj I) the clr~gring a try. The irainillggroUl) nor nl r.epw terL st.\biIizing no-tiou good. but .1]SO stated th;l.t head andI l t h e l ' torped(l c l l L r r L ' l g e W R . S redueed.

~Inec,reCI'IG Spe.ed of Torpedo DropsEX flj':F im ents tinm were started t u f i:L1U\whether an accclerometeg would be abletn detec:t the difference in \vater impact

(In the ' Gllpedoes equipEcci lI t nOleq1Ji :gper l wiHl drug LingS. T o the amaze-JJH!tlt of the d es ig ner, the fioC'eleromt"t.pl 'S h ( o l V l f l d .t1f.dlJotinns ( lr ahout 4 0 percenti n Dle


22/44

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W H A T D O Y O U K N O W A B O U TP R O P M A I N l E N A N C E ?Ny ONE appreciates a good a~atiQn ma-vbirrist's mate as much as tho pilot wh()flies "a well""'t::rViced - p l l ! l l l e . The maintenancem en who make'it posstble for av,ilttlm to fl yand light their planes: are doing one of thebigges t jobs; in nava l aviation to da y. M a in -te l1a nee m f propellers SGj.nw high o n th emach 's c l,e aK :lifl.t. See how touch you knowil.POII.1t this impormnt subject, then turn topage 40 for the correct answers to questions.

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23/44

\). S P a 'r n:N'1 1IIv. l : !B,-"Th1.s 01lC'5 nrs " ls all R S I D D.ugJlU S k y m l . f S t f : c T , S 1Jt"\ lled beeaus . ilwas p~ese[Jted months ag olu N by r u n f 1 1 u y e 1 : $ o f W e I ) c , u g l a s Air.craft Compa.ny whrl bl1\1~ht tL plant ' wIthwar hond. aod hutlt. iL ill their GbiGagilfacu,m. rl now ~ S>I:'Ving al> on of thewurk l{ ors ~ in NA.'I'S' sk y f 1 e e t L~ leA. ~IOJA'VE ecerdm g tu 011' of tilIUI\I driller'S. eveu tilt! c kl gs own ed by s ta-

tinn .1 e.f; nne] tllke ad-

V~Tltllg(l of the trunsper-11 ~l; 1CI ;) .n U) ' to be lel 0ul,O u all IJf O C C ! l . S J O n s , h ~ G els a l l t h e bus litod d p oinm . ulwul Ule &ltlLion a r u J : ndes toLhe stop nelU't$t his hom

~ NAS G "R ~ ' $ i r y i n g n bite brmdle, Ins bootshad been torn oH il! the cr!\.llh nn d heI ked It b t lilt.ltm,w.Jb W1I8 lold Ii II dn't hit\' broughtin lUs pllrnclmt6."Pal!,uehutf' be damned," he replied,'''Oli~i~ Hw (~fflg\lE'. I l-hlmkmy JIlot~ gal[I, g O l X l . 5 C @ r e .. . N .AS COlwe:; CUl'IIS"I"l-A, UM.lIISS FfeIdAMMlc Jilted th e wlepbon r ee ei iv e r o lFtil h oo k .a nd asked r . l .w Irera to r to g el himh is m()ther in N 'W Y, I 'k C ity, W IlI!11 h is1 't IJ ) t1 ,e r l i. tJ swlilted, M~ c 1 1 " 1 1iled l h a t hisg i rl l rI en d WllS a I sn p re sE liDt , ! !o s he j ni ne dthe oo:rlversntirm.Time Sl( d st"ill as far as Mac waS (Jon-ctIT Jw d. 1m ! Ule le.lephOllc rJOl'!:l[illlly hac!

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other {d lIS an tb subjeot. W I . fI Mac re-~laced the tllh:phon reeelver, the openrtorinfQrrnei{ him tbal he bau been "shootingIit breeze" for 65 minutes nnd owed tilklepll!llI company exac tl y $46 .50 . A rail-r oa d li~ kc t 10 N ew Y ork lIIight h , v e- b een](iSS expensive. M .A, EL CEwntQ- T he fu Iln wing inci.thm f trlm k p lace during . an adv ence g uardtactiqa;l problem of a mgLt f i, g !l te r S _ f 'J l l ll d ro n,tLLlluhm to [hiS sl:'$ ion.O nt! of th e pillrals hnd du gin and W'.tS' nwaLting the ad-

. f. van '. As th troops B . p -. proatlhl1ti, llie patrol , the men,~ erllw led quiGtiy into 1 1 u : r l c fu -_.' _. holes an d pwparlld (0 surpristhe oneollling trt10p vith ashnlletll1g volley of lire Sue-e S ( ' I f lJ u~ am1~ l.I sh d l1 p M de d00 th skill, io.genllUy with wurch U tem r,m o f lhl1' patrol. had h id de n th em se lv esand th Ir bill!. 10 r emu ln p e rf ec tly qUiO.t.T htll U flle it was r l i ITIeult A momen t

1. 1 ftet' It)Vlf':rlug him Jf into hb fo ~ Ie . IIM ru:in :e serg ea nt heard a whirring sou.nli:.aud I'tj 11istlis(. '{)mhm disc vered II r::Ittle.:il!11k~.p~li5ed Ill] tli ed ge. . T he serg ea nt\\'liS LUflI belween the call of du.ty and thecl,~~e lu grt nul .. f there ittlluf>dIatwy. ntb e L ea th ern ec k re va a.le d Iu s p r e t ; I l U C i l e , . th eadvanl .ng I . r lW fJj ; eould not be Ilred on asmigiuilUy planned,K'llll!'mbcring Ms excellent bayone t in-~b~'U.t.1il1lll>jlf { l i l l y a t~ w days b~for6l, lieeased hi s l ' i : HQ arOl.lml SO t},at he ()I'jwrlprliSen t II I e fat tler I r V ' i t lt th b uslness en d 0 tthe weapou. The sergeant ~n'ied. thesnake pa.rrled. Th sergeant tJU ' \L~t . . t . b l l 'nak", t h l T U , r. l3 0tb m Js .w .d . Bo th werer tl.t tle d. T h e M a riU e tried ! lg a iJ l I ln d ~L'ql'''ll-(his time with $UCceS5. ~

: - 0 / ~ the sergeant hi~ 0 ' bW\u I F n r SUIl-venit-ten mttll!s null I) blltLoo Qq! rnll})lI,t' blil of hi \,j"wI... M , S EWA-OI!l'I where in the Pllcmc pMnine g eneral \~ will~Jng O(lWD.rowS ofplanes o n a f ulld fe ss in sp tlc !i,o .n . O n mmryQ f th p1 tu ll ~S Were painted .. .. r iQUS sJQgAn5.n lc kr Jam es a nd _ pi c:l ur e: ;, 0 , 1 1 " w r u ; n gt>r.geom bLo,nd in s t! U tl i . n g U I II dr C !S s .]lre g ' e l l c m l f r o . I l ' D 1 i ' d aud bellJ)wetLUPut a moss on t'lll\t W(JI~lllll.'When he d ep ar te d. ~ .1 te p L'l n( ;'l ', c :r ewW(I(I t infO tl - hll(Jdlp OIl Bress deliign. AsIhe g eu er al o rd er ed , the b e au tif ul b lo n de :W;,s gr....n a dr-oE (.'dlt>phatJe. MCAS M0.IAvl:.-"44: Mojave's famollSe4g1 1 l 1 1 1 . ! i 't')~ I!llt-ered '4 5 with a. ne w _home-I,l. b il ge , d 1 .id .e _ n~w ir e ea.ge with tw ojumper tree wIler Le call pllSS Lhc time'of dar with hIS rTItnv .Hy~ who stop t 1 ' )011!1t w ith 4 < 1 " ffl~ luok.T he oog l '. lIn likf' rotU " ot hi~ hte d. ha sbtlQome !GUllI! lim! fr(tmilly lund e.- !:he ~oof {l li6fgearrl p IJ


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ft To 'f'rE' ",;rrllloSTA:I'J::S~ n .. 'r()kyc~f wws pa pc r M a it tic liiesHHI~ltW rendy llmt b6lw~,1 J,nlt:, 1944Jand Jnnllill'y 1,1. 1!l45. a total of 1~350America!) plun 'S had mlul'Q j he J (Jp;tU!lM'mu ln lu nr l, rK :< ."up ie dMlJnolltuia aflu Singa-pure. ~ eveu hundred of the pl~n 'S 91111 attoo, t 0._775 m el] w ere lost dllt' t(1 lal'1n1 'f:!tctit~'LA ir Tn ( XTcP= . . ( ilic iuls ex-@',lin()(' i( \11!>!; 1 1 , t c t t : e l i s t U ' y nut I'ltlly !ttl WIttworkers to gel a gO(lcl night'~ rest, butu~ to sal' rudij. pluis.Ii TIJ J.U'AN" Jap'w's Air .D ['''''~'uer,i!IHeadquarters has issued lllslrl lcti l)J1S to thepeople ll'llhl~ tluun 11

TECHNICAl. NC)"TES-(CollJ.l C_fi,lffit/Dl Tm,I,"'ral "'''!',r-r . i . s t of 'I'IW~f. C""".;Uroi p.,"1 t l' 'I~r '"~ Eft fu,.IJ .Rl a'*""IHN1-1i}es#ipJJ~jJ. O~'"m!(I !J1;~ll 4-1lJl!jf'~nft:Jl(i'l' ...' J"e '~hl l l tuJ N'f!r e r '~/.J~~ iiI Ti,ou Cel,,e~lI,d qnd ihrJ$e ;n .E.1fp(i,Il1t4u q/ 1'~cll"'.iJl l'lhfrrs n,~1 . , ~ , l r . , , - .~d Plater,1M (;(rlIIlIl JJ rop j Jab le Flfl" 7'n",k.f-Sr,r.bfli:n..r 'lor,Kit, SfgflaWIlIJ! Airlm1!t Dr"Nab/I! TW'"ADS.I-D"'I'''f''''!i .. (I'JI} l'u < if , -Sttl"Ifi1~1f IIfft'J1fnrnif P a " , , ' .1',""ptlflt1it/>(,r.at:"mlM-lf,dltt/d. qf UI,>",IClw! i AT"'J'"filM / i J ' ! l a v . , P,-rs""ifrr._1;l'bo""", n"d'_(J~.'7 [ $,'ld~~l,~ Frf"NTS umi 'rffm;,,~r."" 4~1n"'Q "U'icl'-A.f l( / !{NaJ. o f,S,,\I, , Ezp~.'Il. : a"iek D


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I; AOCOlm"N E with greements ap-p-~~vml by the Joint Chiufs ( . . I E Stall'011.2 ug.rn;t. 1944. thli' set ol l \i~~ lld ll .r1symhol s ha s b ee n 1 ,r ep al'e d In T \.ISO o fthe Uni ted Stules Forees by ~ he C hieflIe ~I\va] Opprlltif>llS, ~-avy Depart-

IlHtu~, with the eoneurrenee of the: A .s-sj~ltl .l1t Ohief of taff, c-a , W ar D epart-1ll611t, and Assist;.mt Ohief o f Air Staff,JnLt.l1ltgeuee, W it' Depat1:menl . lD.eisesigns and ~bals will be m o o byJ\rmy and Navy Phol(l b:Jh~rpret '61'S,

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TlIESE s}(mblJJs arc in~euderl fOTstandard lise throughout th e lIoit-ed' Slnt~ FOrl'll~ in c.'anueotion \Vithpb Oloq grnphic i(]tetpl'etaL ion reports ,llhotographs. rnQsai~. overl~yll_''targelt 'h ru1s , e Jnmage -assesSmetlL beach snid-

ies, overprints, ffiLlpS an 1 luap subsd-(JU tes m ad e fT(;Im aerial pnotogtaphs.three dimfll'i'Sional terrain moclcls. etc.The standlUd set has been compiledrrom a number sf sources, m c l u d . i : Q . gI iy d l'O g r ap hi c O f fi ce . F l1 is ic , A1T IlY Flela

~hutnal FM2.J.-30, and the Navy Pho-to fhletprel:ation Manual. In eachcase n eH brt hQ 'S been made to selectthe symbol which conveyed th e ideai f f_~pre.~!'Jnmd in the sllnplest and nu:rstlllgit:t;tl w ay po ss ib le to help th e pilot.24


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" ,OM PRESSURE FO~$HIELDS THE COCKPIT

C R A S H C R E W M E N B A T T L EF L A M E S W I T H S C I E N C ESlNOE fire is a chemical reaction. lIre f ight-ing' prol)lt;ms r~qurire lI. 'eient:inc fljJpl'OIlCh.Ctllsb f i 1 ' T(lS 'lie ,n.wTIl!Jn need uot bll chemists. but to ~er-fom) U1Cir duties properly the must hav~ a -basie wider-

stllndiug of the ch em ic ,l l r e~ ij; :t :i n rlt.baLJ!l flr. The A~e Ag h t .1 M " s htbo~alUl'y, ;ISw ell as his problem , i a bu t. rr iJ a g atrplaae-ue swork nn th fit> fIghter's part in upI'l'Oa~hinga I!rasbproblem ClUI I)' rlaugerollls lor him and deadly far I} cu-pants ol the b urn in g p l:m e. Fil:e occur whe n oA.- yg enin air"nit 'with unnlher element at a rate rapid enougb to pro-dace he~lt Iu clestn.l~tive quantities. Before any matterburns it vaporizes 1: 0 form a combustible JIlix;l:tJl


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N A 1 H J E I l ~ ~ C t' u n ' O K UT U I I I G U P

IIIJIl ! ius . , l o t hlln iI.,.,If. " S t i l t iu tmisl I .111'11_b."'1I1ta,UClJ) Iio~, d i e 4 k II~' 1 R S ' i o f " . I s 1 1 1 1 1 I I t Q S .e l l I e , m a r l 1 1 1 1 '

STBD, PO G NO ZZLEMAN~ A u rm lA H CE ~ l i l I plm.' ' G I I O J l I .IT ADPD~ s!leW _ O S I , O " , 1 l t 1m~TlRJ" dI~ C O . ~ i l l q D ~WItA A ! IhilI, mUll "1ROUieImI1 1 0 f t

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HOSE AND BESGUE MAlI l

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PO~T F OG NO Z7 J:.EM:A NU lm II A IC b J" ~ r s w l I m l f t O l I l tU ~ ES PD IIn ;t;~O S l o oP. . . . L t f~l~IAIIR . I I elm A ! l Il li iK 1 f tI II J l. ad1 = J'~1I10l nmJllft~

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A D E O O A T E L Y M A N N E D C R A S H T R U C K SP A , Y D I V I D E N D S W H E N F I R E S O C C U RWHEN 1l R ghte,r sk id s aeross a runw ay inIlames, it trikes more than c:msh truckspn rkel::L a ro un d th o D Elld to rescue the piJl ' ! t . The'best lire fi~ting eqilipmeut iu tlle Navy won'tdo the joG if crash bucks are madcqun te lymanned . A truck opera ted by t c) o , few f ir e fight-ers is as ineffective as an anti-aircraft gun withhalJ a crew. Stand ard cra sh. nd B re ~1cks, illuse at most shore-based uaval air activities, aredesigned for six-man crews, Each man hasd efinite a nd e ll'ae ting d uties that mllst be pt9p'erly p !; ff orm@d if equipmen. l is ttl provide pro-

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tection it was designed to give. plit-secolldtinling is as important to fue : B g h t e t T S as it 1 < ; toalrcrewmen, Crash Sre rescuecrews should bet rn ined IUS team s and w ork a s teams. Socouds .,s3Vtlti in g ettiqg fog , foam, til' CO , (In a hlll.7Jng.atrplanc can. save the pilot's life. Se!Jonds -aswell a s e f f i c i e . t 1 C ! y are lost when an l,Ind et-J Tta un ~1 iIc ra sh tru ck a nsw ers a ll , en 1 el 'g e IJ lc )call, One fire fighter, reglll'dless o r how well hemar he tJ'IQrx d . fl1 ln1rclothe work of Jo vo. Ev enexperlenced. Stemen must b tLorougWy Jadoc-trm ated befo re- they can ns m odem equipm enteffect ively on g a sol ime f ir es . E. eh man in th ecrew has maintenance duties. Equlpment tJmLwrm' t work is a s use less a t a cra sh ns an eQ lP tyrna cltu te g un lli In a dog fight with twoZeres ,


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F O G A N D F O A M C A N S A V EP I L O T , N T W O S I D E F I R EE'GUl'E failur 011 the downwind leg o f an ap-.... pwudl Forced "II light r pilot to crash-landwheels-up just 0 1 1 the ritnwaYi Both wing tanks ruptured,spiJ11I1.gigh oot~e gill in the area. L~ncl.iflgshock tenderedthe pilot UllCl()J1SClOU$. IeI'I crews of a avy model :EES:tcrash truck. spotted (lfong an ~djaeent runway; and of aLa fT fltlr'f! foa m truck, parked ;lQ"OS$ the field , respond edh efo re - th e I' lIJl.m'" ttll l(I' lCd gw um L F riotiJ.m ignited l li B , guo-line spill ll-l1d llarn s were Hoking ot the fuselage as theITN3 truck i~L111cdup.Eight 'tet'l)Jldl(later a high pressure fog Linewas ill opera110ll on each .!lideof the' cockpit. Fag OperaltlllS.nppco3,chedIrern th tail on wi:ndwa~d !tide, Fog streams cQoled the;9dcpit lUJ(J shicldetl Ih pilot [rom Ilamos. ('fire fightersused the FFNlI bLJck's fonm pipe to play Ioarn oiE fuselage

F I r e f ig h l e rs i1pplilll ,1 \ with two p:r:otecting fo.g lines, Grew rnustlI!WlIYS m1alyze fire ct'lldfliillll~ Illd rn ke Cas n 'curate decisiuns

011 ' lpwJ l 'l t f ide' to blanket .ll.am e;s . Sooom is later tw o 'foamlines- hOD} the [,aF truck were brought to bear, one OIl eachside or the burning plan . F a rt y- it v ll' s ec on d s ail&' the B - r s tl 1 'uc lt a r rf v ed , TtlSQUe team m ov ing in ov er a towll pa t:b onupwind side. eareied Qut llie pilot unharmed ex~t forminor bums and bruises receiveiJ in the crnsh. AU A r e wasL'lIlLill llJlufhilr 46 s ccnds.C rQ $1 I U nits - Perled Tedlllqllo Wltli Slmlllated FIres

H.i~h velocity fO.g. pl1?perly app~ed. OJ~ L l O i : h s i o e . ' J oF~.theCoclqilt s eco nd s a fte r spilloo gasoline lputed, ha d 5uffiQl$'1lcooling power to protect the pilut. Correct use of f08JJl.OQuplea with eooling an d smothering action of fog , broughtll:re s u l ' f i e - i e n t 1 y under contral for elfeotmg (l -reSoue. Windcond itions m ade u s e of co. impraotical,TIm crash didn't achtally oeeur, although similar O D e shave. ScienHic tests, conducted by til Crash Fire RescueTl'nining Detaohmel'lt at ]AQES&;'Nn.t.E N:n"TC :in 1!llilldr~dsofsimulated crash fires. prove that alert, well trained and ada-fluately manned crews using standard Navy equipment canrescue pilot and personnel from similar t : y p two-sided fires.

F og b a t r f e r 011 eaiili side of coe1Cpn shi el ds pllo~ Irom flames._ l;~ ire ' eoatrolled b nppliea ti


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W A T E R S T R E A M S S W E E PF I R E A W A Y F R O M P L A N EA l..F.nTEf> when . t'l:lllttol tower te1ephon~d an. f1. SHU \\dtb defective IlIndm g. g ear w as oir-oV f; \r he a. tl ,amb I lr e res cu e crew s on two Navy 10del

YBN! I!tncks prepared for tunS. The port uwo1n.g gear, f a I L -ing to J~ collapsed , ground-lQopiI;tg the plane. One wingdamaged and gas tank ruptured, the SlIP skidded to a stopbeaded d o w ' 1 1 W i n c 3 on a cement runway. 0 1 1 1 1 ~ lTuCk~fonowing th e p ilU le in, had fo g Hues til when gasoline onthe rnnw 'f ~ited, WateJ! u.t.d~r 800 lbs. pressure in semi-log position direQt6cl along opposite sides of the fuselageshielded pilot usd g,ulluer.Seconds Mer the Qfuertruck brougbt i.ts h i g 1 1 pttssurelines I ' t l bear , Hasnlen from t h i s : tru ck l,ls ed struight sl:reamsin a sweeping aotion ugainlil lllt'l near edge o r the spill.D riv m g fla tllllS a nd . _ 'ip i1 Je d gaii1lli.ne with th e wind, liosemeahad (he al'l1J~ll~ I'\illway around lhe ilWllag~J p ! l 1 f i 1 e dearof fire within 20 seconds. Pilot and l'eaY sent gunner, pro-tected h5' oCioling streams of fog, elimhed aut 1ruinjurecl,T hi~ crash R re (,)Curr d in imula teJ tonn doz as o f

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tunes n a C'In ''lIll'ump t th e CfllSb Fin: ~.esc ie TrttiuingDetaeluuent drill field in Jackson iIle. 'Test after test, con-c1u(lt'ed by crews (If trAined AT e fig hters \.ISing m od el ('E'N2I rucks, prtlVeQ that high pressure fog can e f 6C ;U v ely b e u sedfor hoth protection atld .~weepjng in a two-s1cTe.a fire on abard surface l"IlJlw\ith either If&>fl erFF, 2 mod.eI high .pcessureog trucks, Few ~E tho PFNl).equipped \viLb~built"'hl rullm prodUcing l,lIl'iffi. are ill theBeld, Both earlier models can be equippoo to prcduco foamb y installation of equipment eollsotively known a s the H aleFZZ ~uruping ml.it ,uu! fuam equipnHmt. 11hese " " "0 , units-,together wiU. mauuuls .f0r their installation" uperatiull and

lTIi;llntel1anOt' hav been m ade av ruilllhie to al l He' tillS byDUJo\IDl, dvit;je and, assistance in Installation a nd operationwill he ,given by mobile units when l'cque5l'ed, Th separatelltlit c lis :~ htU 'g es F O lU n frpm on pipe at 50 gal. a minute.

C r a sh f i r e (t'SI;'Ilf' L.:r..ws )150 tw o fog Ilnes to Pl'l'.ltet't cockpit andwo Iur s~Vl


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C R A , S H C R E W M E N C O N T R O L . F I R EW I T H C A R B O N D I O X I D E A N D F O A MEl G , ' m l : f a i l u r e , 0 1 1 , & f \ < e - O , ' I I C ( 1 : ,u s e d iI Cnwlfr'ta C l , I ' i l , s h I _ n n djl~l~ Lhe,'\'Ij~J'cl t r : soft f,


34/44

M O B I L E C R A S H R E S C U EU N I T S A R E N O W I N F I E L DEGHT mobile trainin,g de:wchment'S. trulullUitt NA'rT(; JAOJ{SONV.Il,J.l.;:E,DOW afC i ll thenell.! t.l(lUci-UCtiugcrash lite . re s cu e d emo ns tr at io nS ' at majorconlinentru mival air act i lties. Gna officer and six speeia.lil;ts('F), who lueviuusly sesved as Instrucrots 1 . 1 1 BvSmPs Href ighting choels. make up each unit, P ubllc \i orks. Section,BuAmt~ iDit;lltec 1)1('1dea Io r cra sh B re rescue tra ining andsupplies necessary e'luipmeol. A ll mobile crash fire rescueUDit~ are under wmmand of Advanced Ba-se iatien T.,-ain-in g Units, 'AS :>~r.L.tWllI. Equjpm nt lssued each unit in-clud s one 8tum f'F:>I9 cra sh !!ruck w ith bu ilt-in foam un itand 080 l..lll~tance co, booster line erash truck adapted toproduc [(!19m .Each man .in every unit is qualified to instJ.IUdt in erashB ra R g htihg 'llU d ro selle p rod :'cllll'fi!, .ns wel l as in operation

and m a-irlteunncee of 5!.anda~d N :,I v, c ra sh eqWt"melll. Twonve-day demonstrations w i l l be stsged at el-wh air station ortd r fa ility. Mobile unils are qualified to oha!"'k Hl'~ fighting~m1>menl (Ill Stltill(1S and to aid in makit g mo


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C n l s h web must be adequately manned. Standard models nowin the. Beld require si~-J!llU1 raws til top m iency. Everyman in the crew hils n jl.lb. If a man is missing. tirn.e is los 1

C r as h e q uip m rn t must be maintained at peak elBciency. Ship-shape trucks: IUld equipment are always ready in emergencies.Each lire lighter Itm!rt be ass igned definite maintenance duties

T r a i n e d m e o . 3$,~ed Hre Ilghling duty. should form lhe nucleusof every offish Bre rescue crew. ntralned boots or wen Onextm duty detail d on 't b eJt'lng tirI Ilk sta tion crash trMks

F l r a f i g I J l a r s If;lq_tii:re coilSt'Jml practice If they ar e to save. ltvesin emetg!lll i . Crews should be dn 'tl in d ry runs, performl'cgullLF rescue drills on g'4SQlinl: flies around old r u1;eIag s

C o n s t a n t t a n l a c : t ~ith cODtra] tow~ speeds r e . s C U I ! J . Crews canbe alerted and on the spot when crashes ICcur if fhJlYate warnedin tim by the eOl~troJtewer, Seconds saved vdI1 save lives33


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Chutes Will No+ ,Mord 'n 8'nsvlulil lAnd lUiJd~\v UJ'C to parth.lllUte:;(jk wlllll v wid \':\11' p jl( ,J t~ re to HI'1'~'[ a k e an d o.~Ctl"'I-lluilirJl]_ A pM.U~hlltdj' illg hill ellfl lw ~nTlsl tuetecl T ' 1 ! J i 1 yIJY!lhflrt' a 'li 1fIe$ bnseuil!l lnunid Iwell:'>IVhCl'(~ ow hllUlilekee(~ill";hwilitres e is!.

ASBESTOS Wll..L CONTlIO'l. f"J"E HA%ARD5'

8)' IlUilcling it ill ;:!f!QtiI1P!I, the Si7{! 01such an illrtlllhdjml can be varied tosuit w 9 " 1 r ( c ' 1 1 1 1 ; ' . I l t , of the cti it. ' Carehould he taken to 1 m - m i l d ! ! wires andeleetrie Iigbt eormectiuus in. nrder to({ m in nte "B te b a~ trtl. Btns should beIW' deep, A Iii holt' should 11' beredc I I t ' 1 ' u l l y ill lhe lop of e mwhich is pip d tn I'l generator tllkerl, ( 1 ' III a fi L il 1'lI.llge. ' Pms JUed\lIl1l~misused to heat the \ iller us~d iu Lb eJUl lndl ' " mlU'ltjllE''$eaHle Has Unif Power Tester~AS Su..n I L1\'-'I'htl fOI'('l!lllll 1,)[ ,1&11.,hw t,ric sh!lp I t t l ' S (Le.slgned and buil t Itre st s ta nd {tIl' dleckillg rllleJlll(iuJ.l of air-

Fol' More Illfol'maut:tD. an the subleet oi mw.nte.ncnee. Leaders sheuldconau,lt NavAeT Mainle

nance. IlOW Iestricled magazinepubUahe.d monlhly hrBuAei ClDddistributed 10 persollnel 01 Ih.n a :l I7 a l G i r o fg - un il tC lt io nm mllin-te,D~ce~,

c r l 1 1 ' 1 1 l 1 l : < i l i l H y rowel' n n i b l i . It is C l O D -sLtuetfld p f I!lilll


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A f,ielll K i f for TerrcrinModel,sWidely used ill fJt lhentefs of combatam! l1'aining 'is the Lanaf~111 Field Kil

(!6-(;~14-) t \v ltich frw iudes basic tQQl salld muter ia ls rur _ Nlpid L1Justrtletio{l v Fter ra in m nd t! .ls under fil;lld ( )ondft jons.Bli iAEn 's Speci ia l JJ \-l(,TS Divisi~n del"velopecl lbG l - -kit. ~lore lhtln ,100 b -t lv ecbeen -senJ to the fi&ld, lralf ( 1 r tlllml tothe Army. 'the kit pr~!VJdl:'s-jJu littlelIl!!efmitv is added-a {,:olTlplete]y sdl-- ~ l I f f i d ~ T J ' t terrain l 1 1 0 d e l pl'udllclil:J; Iunit.The ktts have p ro ve d ltig hl,"" sneeesslul,mnDY o r them beiug used aboard oar -riess ,md :lo'ihor"" fo r lern lln m(J~Ij'.'1s.

P~ICE 15 U5IJ I II I' !DEL: 'f I 'N COi'I 'IB9-'TAREASE :[ lc h k it crmtu ins _ :1 Fo lding plJ"il ' l. lotfdM,,1n" bllmd. temlJ\'abh.' wood-vr'nl'*-iflglUI~ k i t. ' d r fl l'~ i ng instruments and

lIwteriuJs~ suodellng ttml~ and brushes.uu e l a t h ree -l l'lU r jt h S U I ' l > l y t l l l ' x _ v e u d i l : ! . : U Items such as i.lr,v colors, whiting audglue ."\rVhco the ex 1?0.1lJtlWe Ill~~~erial$ 'areh to ne , r ef llls Mil: available by mdel'ing_the Landfull ~"J:l(tn(kthk' I < : : ' i L . Deviee

J.{l-(;~U'lI.Service truck Cuts Wort Time

\ < r ( , . < A 5 Ei.! Tono--hlm!"'(I~'ltf:" - ~ ' I " r " i o .iug Df Ikt tires, ellgiue [;tilul'as; al1dminor n'cccidenlli Of) l 'UUWUV1I i~ uccom-plished lliy the use of'.'l 1 i ] ' \ l i: c :M l l y6tluipped trut'~ cQn t tli rli ug engine t oo ls ., 1 valid ' I lf i l( Ji Jo i u n g sliu._I!s irnd eables,fnwlug N)~Is> al1d Iire c.\!iflguiSlll:ll":'i, In'ldditi~IIl. il earrtes SJ_ ):'l,re tir~s IllldW lb .;u h fo r n l! )s t Q f thelypeli of :l.irc.raft-1 I! 1i "U 1 11 this Geld.Opli'mtious [)ffieers ugeee the newl T U C K h'~1i sav ed m uch Htl!illhlr- timel ind expense III i ll ll1d],i llg mi1u~)'tep:l1rs,

PORTABLE WORKSHOP 15 CIU~RI:EDIN TAUC,K I

N E W SL o J Ig , L a n g T r a i l . A s LIlt' Willi Ill. tJu, Pac iJ iebears dQwn 011 TokYll, th e roh bll_ l" ha,J;ld~(If supply s 't rC ll cl , 1 0 Il ' lIpulcedenwd 1 l , l l I g . l hand the problem _ ( j f -deli~riug tbtl gOQt l i ,a t t ile W!)(}ling;!. lwJ-I' -l '! .o (0 al l way .sbk-trOm>-1l~';Ullll'~ 4'\{lf more gig:1nti(! prupur-tlCillS. K.eepiug til!' o n . n d s , fJ. .n b re u k i n S " :a tan)' p:Uint is tb'l! l o h of. : /I :. \' iL IUI lO .SUIJpjrP tlin :t :i 'n g o .n l 1 1It tl iIltlS o~ p e r f < l l 1 1 1 illd UJajarin c pe rs ;\]n1~ll"jal> al~o RI'.S 1II11~Il'Jlted. DVT Clql at-fit!!k f hi ;t "I ,Hwm y "" in ;m y nlunl 'wr o f f o f Bp r " .f l I< J " '1 I R F '6.~'G~",.. R"-IMjnE~r: .nJUSl1'!'lte~ bo-w.sight patterusfur parallel Bee, L'Onvurg~nt M e M,I pi'l-t-h:m Hre. DeifU)nsl'ra~ t i se ~f tho 2 : - 0 " x 10"sereen for bUres l ,l !; !t t il ig gum l and ~l)am-.m " CIq) iiUnu Ig I)' 'R.t!"~m I' lical 11~ohl(,!1J6.R e c o g l l j Z & - ' D r e l s e ! More p rn fJ tib e in l IUl ldngI.lp YUUl mhul in (! hurrv which side YOlr ' Ie"h!1l~ti!lg_nil:

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P H O T O G R A P H Y'a~lItlfviIl9 N.gatl,,(u le/n9 Pro~esUidO ne field rmll: hM . te eq91n lC:md~d thnl fO rE 1 U l ptJl'}lfl,~ 01 tclelltlliCt1tit;1l1 t h e ofllclaJnwt'lber of ll~,._ tlv e e ell1Ptl:.sedon lbemRrgin of cut Jilin before uevewp,ment. Afew eamm rdl:t.I pv'rtl ' l,l. j( )abomtorle - U S l i !this s y t e rn ' ( ld \ la .n lAgeou~lY. However , it is'lnpmctl~ for genetul N (l.VY use. In thePul;ll:ic R0I: '1ti .oJIS L~bom'tl lry of ClnCPae aLuge volume of N n" and Dhdlian ne 'll'!!ag,,.,IUlY uegflti es are l 'TC!' ed '(Illtln~ousl)', 1 1 1 1 0 pM)t)er itlentffi ' t l l o r l ill of ~rttirnportnno This is ueeonrpli h.Jd by per~maoently slampfug all m m tkwltl.upinghangers jJ n d film drying ,cBlls wi th _paired@1 ls e .c uH v ' mu nb e rs . E : ' I l c h Jo b order isprop~rJ) I m ark ed to Id (c'lllify whicll nf tlleJ~f l JeTSur used in prllC. ing Ih e " l3gn-ti~ 'UIlI.'t'I::IIed. 1111" qnptjlln slleel i. nL~

taehed to Il,e joll ol-der, which ajdo; inidrnti8cattoll of 0lch. Imlil'idual ueg., l ive.h n l l l ' l l bears .0 . h is to ry o f! th e el'p"~i[1g pfthe !lIm. which is lJ,.q,>d us a ci.1!('k iii de-vtiloPl11e1'lt. Fain wming heml the WIII 'l1 i iitmDsf~1!d from a developing T 1 1 1 n g u r ton d rymg clip whlch bears till' same num-ber as th tltl'Velo[rlug b a n g : W \ ,Upon being M ild the Illin ig, n'lllllJ.,eretilu nd tlu ;l. r mmb ecs p~ lIclld 00 th e eaF,lti0l1sheet \ l71 th l Iny pertinent comments; thenIl Is sent to the prulting room,E"".erien e in l1'tllt h !b ol'lll rv h as s llQ w nthis s ys tem to be excellent. .Film Sfomplll.j Machine Titles AI,. FillriA fI1u1 stamping machine (STOClt NO. 18-M '-4 lS-300, lor titling nl:!rial roll fllm,whleh will sp ed lip lllbUi'awry w 't lr k o nrecommissance photogm,pbs, is now avail-able at supply pomb i , Delay in gettif.lg l i J ; i sinto thelleld \:\'1\3 caused by a H I l C i d l i e ! lencountered it! ob nining a suitable HUick-chying Ink. "I

The D 'emb 4th issue of Life t . , . .mtninsMO pages of eolor photographs mad o fa bumitlg plane. lauding: 0(1 a Navy c:ar.rior,Tile photflgnlphs wer . made with _(!'flitKodneolor FilII') ill ' !III F-513aerial eaaiem,Thts is all .>,;fC U em pho tog ril.pllie fub '3 :ll:d~uch It ,t ic 'U s e enes in 1lO1or are _in gr~demsnd r o r prtiS [email protected] To Put CoptionJ On 1''''9'9 PrInts

MIUlY J llvui units n i l \'(1 recently < ldnp tedtile pnll'ti~4,! q[ l..Vfling llil"ir c ap tio n m tlt l." -r!,al en scpam l sUp" o f fll,lp er und Se('UJ '-illg the slips [j,tll.. back of tJl~ a ppT O -prlBlp prints with ~cokh tltpe 1$,,111SuA.,f reqltesl:l;- that his praedee hll dis-connnued, because bIts ll[ lhe adhestvest iCk 10 adlolnl!t.g priLL'S ;! .na ea ns e rea rsin the emulsleu wb.!l 'l the phQlogra,pTlliaresephlUuod (tlr m illg . _ '~ n a im lhlclm e.ss d(lapel" ODe the back JJ f th e ph~t\Jgmp.h alsocause s d i ff icu lt ) ' when t l t & pontI' are dr.y-lllQuntjlQ ()~to Ute Sb.adard SuAEll mo\lt)t-ingoom. T he s m .a ll D up lio at1 ng M a ohme .S!QUk No. 54~M-290lO, WII.S pro,(:ured fortilling the backs 01 prints Rnd f!limma:testhe work Ul\'otved In w ritin g c ap til; lD S.36

Clomp Aids ill Wort O il P'astie:lNAS S N Dfr."CO-A metalsmUh IIIthis. sta.tion has su bmitred IDl idea. f01'II q ulck -(l; !lin c ila np ut dl l1 ' th e fay) 'mployes $\lggeslion p ~gmru. In ad:'rution to its quicl.;;-uctiu damping fell-Lure, the tool J . : ; pr o f ,I!br~, orfoUl" men t - c i l l'elHy infurm tion properly.ig n language h a s bean rr sorted to ,with llu tty - S ig na ls im p ed in g Ilccuracy.

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OJ, Drainer Designed for F4U',MCA . MOJl "VE-The welding s h i tsolved tw o _problems W D l i i h m ar::. linecrew s v ery .grlltt'fuJ.First of a IL draining eil from th e efl-gin 1 ail F4 has takel) "l' too muchof the m~ohnnie's lim e filling bnllket 'sanc1pOli r!ng the oil in hl d ru llls whkh

were roil d lnto .~ pll h~r. lLlvuge.Tuell, here in tt l desert. LJlf;' me-ehslllc'S wurs t etltlmy is ! r and $tMmswhich ar a menaee pr a ,tlc..il'~ ally l , W ' arormd, .In "~oJ\'illg these ,1"'0 pn'llltem~, the

PORTAau. CONTAINER CATCHES U~EP O~Lwelders used l\o ex lrn bom b-cm ,!;wheels, Hn old ()n drum .. 1U [unuel, ~ fewleilgtbs o r tv",,,,,inuh pipe and a lewpjl?c~s fl f angle 1 1 : n l 1 , Thev welded themU t J ) _ g e t l - w r .md us u result, me'n UT I thl i n e - nil\"! It pnrtahle 11H dra in , T he fun.nel is mounted on a !e1flscripic ti l bwhich eau bl' liaised to ! iui t :; 1 1 1 pi l tpO! ie .T he trnller can tll(l.l'l 1) ( ' Iwokeil enthe buck of , I J~t:p o r lm o ln !' and takento til _ S'lIld.IU'ea uruund l JI ! :~H I run,The drum is t h ( 1 ) T I dT ' amed by 0l,etlbig,1 v :tlv e- in lh n T'\;llU' wh-wh a JIow s o il torun lbrougu holes in dw bo t tON! ef theh oriz cn ta ] ttrl1 e sprinkling Ih e S:lJH] nm][iI!lcking same,

II I dn time. this are,! will he p l\ C "j ,[ ec lso wen wi~h,njl r uill s en d stunns will 1111longer b a hazard t C ' l the 1 ) ) 1 . " 1 ' 1 an dplanes I'm the line.~ B uA 'e l ' COlT!lIfMt.-This drain oil trailCl"il l 11 gDod id~ - and should 6 :nd m any ap-plll:atio~" /. n handling Qil arou)"Id all typesof planlllJ lir NavjJll Ail' St I)j)tl~IJlllSl h. s rnouth .u Id 'fiefl PI' burrs nr tl...p r ' e s : . ; j r J r 1 ~ . iU.sQ, th e t ll u:r Y in g S II: rUU :$. fifthe I,()ok.~ ~ l u j 1 1 l 1 d upt MOp' lI[lWlIfll. U'surfae d.W tough or slope upward, theh 9 t k l t ~ s h !J ll ld b e r ! i 1 1 1 b ; i . : e d . If tlil'l: tjr Of-ro.'ilOll Is prt.'.'iefJ~ the- sha,.kle " " , h o u l d !wcivalll:'cL Iter a,;certaitling that the sbaeklc

is .'!ltl'isfadlJfY, bomb logs should beWlt:('k~


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87 th & A N T H O N YP ortable. W Q rtBetlcfr II Built 01 1 WhubA re ce nt i nn oV !l.t ll1Q 0 . t b , e tllSl:nui:lenL

Sehol'll lit the Naval Alr TeCb.n.1~ 1'l'ainil.)g

Hydraul.fc P U i J lP A Id "" SalvageNMFG,EOR~'l'OWN'-A portable lI..UX~J l i ar y b : y w 'a u ti c plliPp lml; besn success-fu l ly used s:t thiS statiOn to J1l.ise a n - dl o w e r w i : n g ~ at lQ!n~g g ! ! U J " o f d am r .< g e d&B20 ty pe rd rcm h. T .IllJ. p


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U ng II; J'uU lo\ 'I1~ihili I)' Q r ! r o I 1 " M < t d mc~sa!(l'~ o t n dfQl' .~0lIl;j. I f I I I$reducln lf toad 011eltt.llI!hI,II II mJ ; l( Ii st b a ck

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"I"nw nn i"," 1:Wns d",6.utlll .m p " n v ~ ..'l1b,; M-MMR m.iwop!iQ1l" i,,' eMU)' Itud ([ti'!;si l>J~ ilurin~ "rot"'H urt.... ~ 'v ~ m .a,.n,f:,... \,Ttlf1j, 1'h- M ,.I Aro'R 1ip I I ~ . ~ '''!lInin lD,."Dpb"v" :....; I, JlJ Jy '1 1"W fi t11~ lil'~lightly {or b~I"" , , , i T o , , , , , , r o n al !111m !Ill fIll ,It m , > n d rut,II..-."rcw >"~ .....tI; U I~ lfIj~ J't>llll"T I" ,,~ m ,,~11 .' :j"" " . 1 1 t fl 'N!i: lob" lip.,. ([J"A"" CQ'~mf fljo, (;~!!IJ, , r o t , > . )1"01 ~.. ,"" , ,1 f '; jj 4 f1 / w ,t l' . .. ,wi jIJn i t 1 " , , ,I II lwre , I I'';I'~,~~~',':i '"o il l1!~Aj'M f,,{ fW


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Siru;:Is iLEenniS:iible- f(lt pei'S'Olln!l1 a tt ao h~ dto na var Itv,ialiou 'to wear tile. l\IIia tiDn .util-Ity murk? 1 undersbmu seamen in 3vtrllGl11 1 1 8 , . } ' wear t h is IfIU r k o n t h e l e i t q:nDjll.bout 6" ,a~Qve the cuff. and tlJat rated'man, i lJ c l_ tj O l tt g f !v i nU0D ra .re,s , m ay , w ~rit nIl' I l l! ! r Ig l' ll atn).[t bas been elp~!ld to me as being,t b .e i ns I g ,l Il a for fl a V i l l u v i :1 t io n, Wil l yo uileus!.' give me t1H) correct ilIfo]ttJ(l'tinl1 onth Is' HIbfe;::-t?" ,

AVI"'tlON MMiIllNIST~ M,A'Tll: 2c.Ael)l"Il A5~ Bul'ers CbI.culu.r Letter Ne, 28-43says 01 1 this !lllbjecl: ' '!!,iM's0nnel o t a r t yf,~ting. ()th'f than aviation brancn, at-ta(;bed to =rod serving in the :Air De-partment D f carrlers 'Eor a period of nolless thnn thrue m onth$ uncIr operatingt . 'Ol1iliUous shall wear the I 'l v la t it 'm gen .a ro l u lilil- y .~pecill,ltymltJ 'k as ' ' I ,disU:h.gUl .S' ll ing I llo rk . midwtly behvoon the cl -n o w arid wris t of the leEt slee,'e {oJ 'men at the seaman b l ' a U C h ud on therigllt stee'Ve of olhers."'SIRS:

{II J~O:ll~ l.t;i Deeernber Issue. o r NAVALAV,IA'110N N;! ;JWs tOll p ubU& tie d .. + 1 I~signmI "/I Read~r' relaUllg to ~~~, ~~.PIi'II~lltJl)lfI, 1\)19. whlah 1ead with (Iludhin!m"'sl Il,~ I do all U;SUIl5of the NEWS, SoI ul'okl' O 1 , . 1 ( '. m y ol d Ili#t lopS fo r r6~rell~e,AI tha t time r ,~sserviilg u ll f hgM w&S.1J"11t:tor u . P {lIl!U LW Ia , 1 1 C D.ilIt wIth rulV ll ~ iU rp ll ,) t I IC ( lI lc r. .#3~ in :lq uam n 'UI1~ wilhN~'S 1md l ' - H J ! ' s .OUt of fIlis: CJlISS I drew Lt>. G a r , Elmer.U. Slwd foot llud Ens. lle1:rttsek ns stu-denrs, El1~, Pelru~ ~U\4 I lUlU b1'loo. for-mer shipmates at Moutcbicol.aca:ll3:u,F r an ce '" v lm re - r (n\d ' j ll 't ( j served :)5 Illgl)!!l1str.t!);:tnr.My 10gs show thilt the class sllllted offIIIIllh a bang all 1 'OCHnbar an d t h . a E,lmer.due II I hIs rank unrl s.ize"had two half-hour

I l i , .ighfiS,'. wllile Bl 'Ql ldroot an d petrosek ha d:udJ} one,tt was .HI old Nil-I I) ' custom then, a n dstill good.. for mstructars 10 check Gul eaebo th er -s : rt -u den l$ b l1 fo rl 1,selo, E lm er S ,tI1 DeUo n i s : Ooto"her. and 8 ,ot his riv e-homobeck 01'1 24 Oe tobe r . l ! : " 'Vidw(1y Broa'dfllol,Qt ld ' Pe tm5ek Ill:;\) sallied, as 1 se e fhsmdown fo r a 1 I \ i 1 ; : - - h n m clll~ck by we n n MOe'rober.'6 OdQbu-Cbecketi Lt$.IBIll'p) DtiughIllId Wuru;!er fl'lf sale aad it seems- 'thntthen'" \VUS S(Inl1~' dillk:ulty a~ tb ey -and L t.I I l~vill 3 J : . e !lOW l'! in tht b t l t J R " f O r ills Inwt : 1 0 ! ! . ' "

r8 O cu ..b lN"~L t . Wel ld ,WIlle over to - ttl'efo r ~isrrticli'Qh."theygave' ~.e .all Ule ill-cerrlgibles, Elmer and lIro


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who in\ena t.o comm it


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P B 4 Y S P O T S Clev er cn.m outlage fa iled [0 hide this JlI,p am -munirior; ship from the keen eyes of Navy spottersin a. PBIj s ea re D p la ne. SuspiciQUS of W hat wasreported tO o be a heav ily fores ted island j ll ,, 5l 011MlndorQ In the Philippines, the -pilot of {l Nllv}'

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