Naval Aviation News - Sep 1945

8/6/2019 Naval Aviation News - Sep 1945

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The divebomh"" nosed "vel' Crn thetarget run--dtopped jtll; bomb. Theel(lllosiga was devasta ting. Pul ll iIg outof the run, the plane shud:.:l,,~ed-then burlt into f1ame.~. The entire beUyWAS ablaze, and fire trailed for 30 feetaft the tail. .

Richard F. Wil"",n, ARM3c, watcl,,,d. .s the X/ng/is}II!r he was inToQ I e:after the cdppled plane.Seconds before the. dive bombercrashed two shadows- cleared the Ii"meaand pal: II;d:Ju(ed i.lltDthe '6~ a. Til e pllotbroke out the r3ftaml paddled fOw~hi:6ai~(ltewman who, wounded an d .hI.s trength spent by lhli burru he hadreceived, tassell belplesslv onthe huge sweIb.

The King{i}/11!1'woopC!d in for" landing,Spasm" of enemy fir!! bur.!Ot from thebeacll-me OS2U roc:kedand rolled ast I1e lap. barely mi.ssed theil ta.l'get.Rkhard WilIIo.n Imatched M life,,-gai :n.st thei r nun . JumpiTig out on mewing, lre rossed a. line around thefloundering man and drag&~d him out of'the sea.. Safely in the plan~ Wilsonapplil!d 6.rst aid while the dive bomberpjlot climbed aboard. Two lives weresaved__ gamble pa id off.

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3/44

NUA l A V IA T IO N N ~W S

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M AR IN E A N D N A V Y A IR M EN SM A SH E D JAS H O TOP O W E RA LL. TIlE Hyuk. nis are within 750 'narrtical miles P H O T O G R A P H I C !lands of the Ryukyus, airfields, A;\ positionsf ot- the southern edge of Japan's vitalindus- INTElLIGENCE.suicide boat bases and other instullations thattrial 'Z(}He, Taueaa hhna.lucatedatthe northern . constituted threats to tho invading Forces. Theseend o rthe Nansei Shotc, is only 40 miles from Kyushu. installatiens had to be sought out and destroyed, andIn pr pl.Jl"ation fol' attacks which would beat Japan into photographs played a usefu I part in the operation,destrnction unless she surrendered, the U.S. needed a M_aritle and Navy pilotsbase iu the R, II kyus on whieb to build aIrfields. supply II ndertoQk th e job.depots and sta iog areas. It was fOF -~bilithat the oam- Photos of the results showpaign 011 Okinuwa was launched and prosecuted with h () w effectively t.h e ydetermination In the face of enemy resistanc which knocked out the japs'demonstrated that the japs realized th full rb'ategic: strength and opened th

importance of their island. way for U.S. bulldozersIn addition to a strong. well-equipped .e:ani.son on to prepare bases fD r theOkin~wa. Japan had eoustrueted on the olltlying is- Anish fight with Japan. JAP P.W.. S ABOAIID .G o 1Jl!j: SHIP

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J A PAN E S EB U ILT A IR F IE L D SO N A LL S ID E S O FO K IN AW A , U S E

S U IC ID E B O A T S A N D S U BM A R IN E S TS .F L E E T0 0 -AWl!. was surrounded on all sides by Jap airfiekJs. Til tlinortls the enemy had fields in the A.nulmi Cunto, two on IGloxi,island, one Oil Tokune islaad, IU 1d a seaplan base ur Xoniya ~mAmant! 0 Shima. TIl - Japs also op rated ID, l J jO!ield Of} Tauegaisland, jus south uf Kyusbu. These airfields all possessed fueling,uKI t'el'Rlr Fadlitiesand served as staging bases fm' itnnrikaze pilotsand other Japs lyingsouthward from Kyoshu.

South of OkiL1RWa, iathe Sakishima G\1Dto, the enemy had threefield" 011 ls hig ak t is la ndand three on Miyfl,ko. Two hundred mileseast of the main Nansei Shoto chain th r was a Iap field 011 MinamiDaita, 1! I ,dwest of Okinawa the enemy had _Gelds 011 Ie and Kumeislands.The laps supplemented their air attacks in tli RytIkyus with sui-

cid hO) , . lX , ! iand submarines, Furthermore, many islauds Q fthe- NansetSllo~o that were tee stnalJ 01' too rugged to llermit alrfleld construe-t rC)1 lhad radar, radio. \ eather stations, and lighfheuses, fonn.tng uuobservation and warning n twork that endanger d Allieu operationsi'll the area, U .S .. pilotsCllCOl.lllter-ed .hea....Y ~A fu e frl':lIl'l JaJ:janesepositions 011 critical islands, and it became apparent that enemy gar-

risonswere well established in areas ef zreatest military irrtpnrtauee.The conquest of Okinawa depended to a co ns id er ab le ex'tep _tontteub'allzatiol1 of sUJ11ollndingislands. H .omplished hy arr attacks.

DarkSm o k epuffs IIp from K(miyn'fawn, Amam;Shi"il)'ti.r'll1n, il1g neutralfzin_gstdkll' bv planes

A SUICIOIi. BOAT BASE?

jAPS UIITRODUC.I) BAKA

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6/44

AM"'!il1 '0 SHIMA TOOl( PillSTlNG IN AIR :A l'TACK'S WORRIED JAPAiNESE ,SHIPS CLUNG TO THE SHE!.' !' ,",!! 01" TH:E lI'fUKVU CO,

E N EM Y IN ST A L L A

F ~ltESEEING Ul~ ov~twhebning Ioree which the Al~lies would brtq.g U11:0 !'he Ryukyu~, the [aps re-SUIte:d totmmouBage and C0 tl,Cea. !j11ent a !imuch as pos$ible:.Numerous photograpbtc sorties wete1l1ad,e by u.s. alrm~'lin the attempt todiscover l()cat'i~tlSof .'l\ricida hoat and sub-'ItIttrlTIe bases and nther' hidden enemy il'lsttl111tticms.

Pictures pro\ied pru,ticu.buly useful ill spotting it ! e:.t 1!1s u bm : n r hH t , ~tl;tUni t - en1.p 0)1 t10rll iwest 01::il1il~'a. Accordiu,!r19 all action rep@rt; "A I Un ten Kr, tile first u,I;taf11p' rt>flol'te~little success due (0 lhe excellent eamouEiage of the sub-marine peilsaru:! n~hy inst:;illIttiol)il. However, c leae examl-uatlon ()f phnLOgl'a-phljta.ken during these . : l tea . ,eksrevealed < Inumber of concealed pens and p.rov:idcd nil opporlunity ~orhrilil'flng l'he pilots on .the pin-point lnrg~ts. Pi'in'missir:mwasobtained 10 hit the are-aagain, an d t}l!~ results w ere eli'ceJlent. w ith a 'or,4 -pellS ncslrtlycn ttl the acccmparrimant of

U .s :.t ame r sL01lghed i . l ; nul \ ;Vi thlG),mikitLtlS !ISt.hey led [jUaclw ag'tlimlt Nunsei Shoro bE l ' iOC5


7/44

AF:ETYl RHOrO SHOWS ROCKET ATr.ltCK BY eAlI'RIER PLANE ON LUGGERS MUGGING SHORE 01" KAIKEROMA ISLAND IN TH:E AMAMI GUN'TO

N M A N YIS LA ND S O F N AN SE IS ,H O TO ,W E R E S O UG H T O U TA ND ATTA CKbmw!' explostons and huge firl:lS. Additional pens WCJ'C 10;'cated OJ) pictuees taken during this attack. and the wholepl'oces,.~repeated I:\I,rjGeagain, ending WitCh a toful oeu penswrecked, several lWI'a's and midget submarines destre-yed,ilnd general devastation ,of. the bull dings, fuel dumps andl oose s to re s ,as well as the base's pnn.9 Ip ,a l dockfllcil'itie,s."

The lapsWere f(jonc l t o' b eparking aircraft in revetmentssituatecI in weeded areas, making foentilicaUon and attackd Ufi~u1J.Enemy shipping in. th ~ fiyli.kyus a lso beC1lmemoreand more troublesome to locate, as convoys sou:ght -theslu3Her o rpl'otectlng coves. And on OJcjnawa it'seJi carrierplanes and plrpto~ were used tilltrack down JoP strongpoinls.

MARIIIIE AIllD NAVY S.aU.A.D'RO/o!S, BORE BRUNT OF AIR CAMPl\., IGN 1M ,RYUI(YUS: All. \VASHEAVV ov~1t JAP-G'ARRISONEiD NANSE.I ISLANDS

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8/44

BURNING JAP SHIP GOES OOWN OFF MIVA!


9/44

B RITI'illCAflR'Iishops , andbarracks were de-stroyed throughout the RYUk y t l S .and nmwny.n'i7en~ cratered,

Hadar mid radio stlltiQIlS,.sh~l'l?illg(e~"pecjally small, l;US,pected suicide craft), nnd mjJjtn:ryhea:iquart!,llB were o!'herimpOl1:anl t;;tr,gets.CtlFrier-hasedpilots: Hew thnussndso f s or tie s lu support

of 'grouud troops 00 Olcinaw,fl..in une instance a s,maJ'lTidgehad htlld up 1: .1.S. \Toops norfheast @ fSh'W'j 1m over a week.Mnre than 300 men had been killed in aHeml?ls to t!1.i{e th("po.siHon, and it was decided that close-support bombing Wo . s\the Oll!lyn.lt,emri:tive. The ::, 'Upport misslon was brir$ed oare-ft1\!Y ",:,ith_ablown-up ~,?~Iob;lgrap~of. the position, ti!e attackon wll, 1ch Involved ( io I1S; lder ab lerisk of bomb-overs Into U.S.Hne!i. ThenAv~~gel'S CIlrrle i!l iII p.airs tit 2(1)..\00 fee t, h las l-iJ]g: enemy dugouts at the brule of the ridge, A fter the lastp,lir mnde their drop, aI,tillery reopened its barrage, andU.S. tmops swarmed aver th e ridge which Ihudly w as se-.eurcd with loss o rOl l lytwo men, TMs was good air SUpptut.

MANYS I'RjKES WERE FLOWN J,"", SVPPORT OF 1.1.5.. C,FlOI.IND TROOPS. HER!;" :RoCKET ATTACKSM:ASI lES ,AT ST'!tONC POINT oN IE SHIMA


10/44

MARINE PILOTS FLEW FROM CAJUUEBS AND OKINAWA FrELDS

A IR A T TA C K S O N RM AD E P O S S IB L E UO K IN AWA , V ITA LSl'IUtCS on JUPIlIlJS 1~yukyu air bases llecol;npHshed theirP'" Plise. An aotion nrpart states: "A_ l t hG l lgh these at-tnd,-:s against- the Nansei :hot,) aidields .did nllt sueeeed inneutr,ilizhig the H e ld s F eJ rmore than Sllctrl pel'iou.s, they didresult in destruction of most of the facilities and supplydumps around the Belds, and wrecked many aircraft, tho

severelyInlll'I(lerlng

the enemy's eRlorts to stage aircraftthrough these fields ~tgain tour Iorees at Okin aw a." _T he nil'~I


11/44

B o m b s b u rs lrill Hil"' .JmalrSald. one o~ three Jap fields o n M i)'9 ckpisland . .Many dummles we~c used her., by OO;e ! . ! l y.Brltisb andU-.S,oonier-bQTT!e squndrons alternated lit. l1eut~nli7.il)g basesJ I1the Saki; s ll iml l group .which constituted deflnlte threat to OklnmMlI-

P i o , p o1n ' lbombing Iuiocklltl out enemy's bd4ge's (lr:! Oldnll'''a.There weTil n !l,1i111!J"11!,lSlllltQn(1ee" 11 1 thl;: l'cmptii1:,'T! in which Marinllano N av yplanes -provided close sUItorL llf',ground troops. Targets ...' laded widelylll'ld inelndi;!d Im,y~tacb. SU~l'''(hJted us ;lmlUlI damps


12/44

The Voice of Experien.ceAn 1'4[' l)i1ol (!liS hours}, whilEi nn II

routine lrairullg Bight, natict"u smokecamiDg j[j,[j) !11et~)~piL from uuder Hit,instr1.1I110ni panel,' He iffimedin(,e}vstarted nis return t~, base and requr!1illtltll'l:lergIDlcy de:LrlmOB to land.. W il& n the pilutchan~ed propell.er

pH,ch at ~oo f(,!Q.j otJ thj.' low'I.lwind. leg.~IIJB eogiue cut out r. .' t,m p l a t e l y.Reilli;>;-mg lie CQulJ.lI11l Innke the n",ir lI1 pdthinking: he dluII't have time to retracthis wh'rt'I~. Ihe pilot made it wheels-dowl~ hn cHug iii fhe best UI'!i'~~ insulliclont time to mise wll'~els be-il'lre 1;ll1clln~ in loose soil,wheels atleast should Ire ul'lra{;ked.,~Gr-amPilw PettibcJJlt! '''l'S~'IIIl,;) B"tt~r re:aarhol;e two ri>col'l,1men-d~!i"I1" again, Th,,), c(>nt.. in good advice,Th..... i. 9 0_[,0 '111 impQfl-lInt lU!i.!!on(0.op~r!!til1~ uu:1I1$ i 'n. d. is. accident, It oc-curred !.('C QU!Ul !h" ahplane. _&, rnlst 1g '\ r tgages we . r ( ldl'nW(lu

and sealed off, hi reeluee the (ire h:rzt\ld,Note; AIUJ(llI~in o t -rnentloned in t h l s

rq;Jvrt,_ tw'.u'. u~he-r s.til;ety m~:IliUfes forl 'ed lJcflUJa,01 wehazard d1J11llg forced!hurling ~re lis-ted in the vn~\"-2 Pilot'sHund 'Bm~k: 1. Turn ~"fFwiug eempnrt-TI1cutdrtlln line, and 2. Use [LuxiHmVhyd r :w l tC ' illl('tsler P !DJ1 -Pto lower th-ela-ndilJg gear lind Haps anft10 diarg:eUw br,! l." :~lLlt'llrtlnhl.tnrs; thall tUTTI oEt

hl.'lforecOnttequir,ed_ for Ihi~type landing rhan fa.r -a belly ~ ... di-llg.AI&o, B lIluclt IQtlg.~~ runway is n,eI!ded and_ 11 .la~g_e clear aeea m l U ' bll ",,,gil,able o n th e-ao wheel side. the -rid.. 10 whidt the l'lanewUl ~I"OlrV"-~Itho ugh this; Ilitplane came to


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14/44

F ac e S a v er"l'[ie pilcJ~of au 1'61' ""-itS onan aulh9"

riud J : am i l i r tl " i: .m t iQ IC ltUgbt, Flraelicillgtouch nnd go hntdin,gs.On the tbitd ap"p rr n1 ~h tie allowed tlw plano to settleill rhe groove. with the result that theleft :wing struck a cle.mltree whiG!b hallEScaped h i eSnuti:(Je. T he p l a n e struckthe ground. in. " nese-dcwu attitude.The: pilot~:>.h~ad hit the sia'fbOllrd m}~\k-pit lIgbt and mlorophone- holder, whichare well forward iu the rocl:pit. cimslllg...ery SeriOI}!;!head and h.ce iujllrie'S..lnvestigatlon revealed fuRL the- pilot

tiki not n,n'e his .\ihi:I\~ldtlrs:1taps I O ON e d~ CQm,n;;!t'_A~ide frOID the poor lan"-ingc tee h.. i w" lnl(olved. thiS CA"" illusan ua large percent-age would have been killed bad the-d itch ing b een r eal,TIler!;!was m any tIM .ul'kle at the iinprom p_1rupl'oeeclwe;semployed. But valuable training -p0int-(ll:S wer..e revealed. ,\t the end o reachclny's tests all hands hu d m:f-stn.ke'Sf'i-ph-lined and technlques desoribed.


16/44

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17/44

Tr a i n e d 'C rews Survive Nic e l yBu t I,m p romptu D Jfc h,e rs Sf.a ge

C lam b ak eF oIU e5 in T e s t D r il l l

T aECO~iJ.:;':lI" 01 errors p rov ided b y50-Ullt ; t ;' t i' l1ec1 Ulfll1Iu this s u rviva l te s Iwouldn't b e lmIusing underactual con-(IiUoru;" Flll,grauL bODe '$:.@w), flv~ men BtI-ed~heil'Mae Wests,l "_ t \W' c l : I eekec lJ:lllrt,~,. S "O IlH ! p U U B_ Q .tfilg-gJes and fOl.lild thnt!':o, hHd es cap edlltrOl~gh,Ol~ II Vil1v;c; lhat they lin d d eo iLe!lTtl'ttlges or lUll a.ny. Not Illlf co-eckf'tl!;.'tmi:liliOlI of laaruess or surety belt.~ Most, in grlla~ hnste, mode , s la a l 1@ wexit, s\vimming :fmtn Ci lC) l Jkp i tatld snug-gingge l u ' .HI.!!iI-1lttlutpanit:caused greatsputwr llil(l S'iVu]JtlWjng' uJ W-:l.Ilw:.~ Qver 40 surlnced where 1 ' < 111 .o r planewouJd h.we been. and seven, whoin-1il:oted M;)~Webi' ulIQm Witler, a


18/44

STR.EAIII OF A.DYECTED FOG fi.OW~ IN"TloIII QUCH GOLDEN GATE ON SUMME~ AFTEIIN'ODNS: 1111


19/44

Navy Wings NawProbationaryIncflg,,'~ Revoked for "o-~Ilght Dufle$Th Secretary of the _ avy has ap-

proved a ha ge in WeRr1ng of t ava)Aviation illloigllia so that the right tow ar them is made prl:)bationru'yfQfB months after 6rl>tdesignation.If, during thlJl period, a corn-

raissioaed officeJ", wan-an offi~e)' ornurs e is s ep arated !i'omdilly irJ'i'olvfllg:!lying, hili ur he r right to wear theav iation ins ig ne mny btl revoked byt he Ch ief r ~a,,(ll P e rs onne l. ThiS r ul-iug also appJje [0eullsted personnel

desiunated as ~ aval iabien pilubs.lu. a Wh03l"C the right to wearwings ha been revoked. the h~dividu-~~1 -.wnot wear l'h(lrll 11.11li1 such time ushe returns to duty involving Hying ordguin is nntlmrized by Chief o fXnvlliP ers(lnn ei toUO so .

,Navy SetsUp An Ai,r TestCe n . e rN'AS Pcdulrenf IHver Is SUe Of AotJv.ltroDoeral l IJrder i s- sued I tomthe Office

of the eeretary 011 [nne }I;. ln~. the. , ."AAL AlR 'llEST eEl'IITER l'.U'UXE~'"nlYE", M)., was established at NA

I' T :l$NT Rl\'E1L The Commander!\AV.H. AIR "T'ES'rCrilNTRil. wiI l l J eres[ u-slble fo)' tile UIlCtiOIl!1 of aviation testactivities now under N~ r 'I' XE:'\"TRlVE.R,Ul1d o th er .fu nc tio ns hereaFtei'established and seecifically assigned tohim. The. director of each last aot:ivitv\~ill report te the Commander, 1Av~I....m 'l'lEST QE;'I.o"TB.R.I'll olllrnanwug Offieer. \5 P.A-

TUXENTJI!VE", will H!port to the Com-mander. N v,u. AlB "'1'5'1' '!o.'TER and\vill provide and matntata personneland Taci1ities fo r udministrallv IIJIL\.vIDor services on the sta#on, ThOHic I' in Charge, WEUS'I'ER FrELoU, alsowill Hlp rl to lh e O)frlUlallder, .'.W,u.A'ttl '1"EST CENTEm"

The NAVAL AUi TEST CEN:TJ';l:t is antHltiVlt)' I~ [ t l l t> POl"O\(.~C R1Vlilll N t\ VAl,0:-'1 nutlet BuAers teohnicnl ecotrol,

Bags Jap WithoutFiring a ShotP84Y Cha.es Jrllce Up One-Woy ConyooA ".1 P:64Y sesreh plnne ran om n

nuu destro red a [ap Hlke-single-en-gli1ed eaphw, over Luzon.,iilh?lIt! iring a shot. Theplane was r llIrllmgfr'illn I, Rio'ht oil llrteClrintl. coast whenthe Jap Wits splQd Ilve miles ahead nudbelow.

'\1o s~ ng h is \J)nnedown, th e Navy

pliot b ure t!IJWlJ Oil file Ju .~ ,\~11O nosedover uud tried to eseape til one side.The twa p lan es lu re~lCJ:OSS th e isJancl,wlth the Navy pilot he. ding of! rl l Ja paoh time be tried to turn. Soon lbl;'Y\ ere ( ) I l l 'a few feet above thegttlUuti.The big plan drove th [ak up It

small " a . J1 I : yaud elosed to gWl ntnge,Boxed in by hills, the Jap crashed intothe side of it dill. The ('nil'" made a18()~ turn and wen horne, n the wavbuck, it s erew downed another J a k e ,I h. is t ime using a few bullets In de thetrick

PBM in fast Rescue off KoreaPicks liP Crew of 1'lalle I'mby Jg, FI, .e

A ne-ar-rcenru Ior , ,-peed),rescues wusestablish d by II N vy paM whiohpicked uptln' crew of another Marlnf!f'within sight ~)f [npauese-held KflrellTl~11rwesVilhileOL I tt hun t fc rr c fie tn ys hip -pjll$!, to attaek,The first Milritl(lr was hit repeL1emytanker ould get clo se enough tofIre u s hot. Only Iour rtlernb ers of thepla II were injlltecl.

Marine Bombersfrusfrate JapsPhoto-flash Bombs Stllpe'y The- .Enemy

A M aN ne'bomber s-quadrull.u:lsignedt u low -le ve l r oc ket at ta ck son JIII,anBs6$ipping ntnunu the B oninand VolcanoIslands wanted rliot(lgrnphic eviden I'!or destruotisn, so Ihey carried alongsome of the n (s speCial photo-Ileshbombs .alla >~yn(iI;I 'Q,n:zed.camera \\'iththem. .The f1i rs SWt)()P d in on the ships-.

fired their .toolets, then dropped thebombs, Jap gunners 00 rille shipsadd-om were sble to sllont. 11wM ash ie s ,soonfound o ut wh)'.

The Japs, with their fates tlprumed.had their eyes wlde npoo' trying topiek out planes in the dnJ'kness. Thenthe photo-B nsh b rnbexplod!ld-500 OQO,OOO i.!Ilndlepowe.. iII aaeh bomb.

The clt1rin.es lgmed it was ab()t]t 20minutes aft r the planes left beforethe [aps were lib] to see well enoughto do anything, let alone retalihte,

ZIPPINC OFF tile IllrHlclllng rfln~ Oil a sllrveyed s )l2c 011 tlte nl'l1lJ tOr-ket rtm ge (II NAVAl,AIR cnno.')\I"IDI S SCUOOI~, YRt,LClW WA'TI!:H,may he se en tw o ,~u l:1 'D alihe r ( lirc mfirockets 111mid


20/44

II Busses

'Cher,ry foint MarinesPII' Him II! RadM('.....I\S Cmmm: Pmx.r-DilIJeil't post-

L... _.~ ers culling attention lo v~U'itll1~ woes "lindweaknesses of -pilots have been putto aHew use hy tbe ~I~'UU ~IAHI~1f MR-(;IUI"T WIN", Iu C()1ll16ClilJlJ \vflh its~arety pr:pgnun, Tht') hllve been in-ill'flnecl in ~he po" J s : t t tracks OJ1. all .BOQand FIif1'rs' Special, busses operatingIlrlJll!1ld til", base, Dill I~'rr"presence ill,

PU l l I CAT, IONS

-rh", 1'"lImvillg Fligh! Safety Bulletins,Aviati(m Cll'cu!ar LetJ(;!Cf;" Ttft.'hllit'lll NolljS. ;mr l Tech l1 iC ,' l1Ortler~ hay .. hl:l(,fiiwsued'S!!1{)e1 }uly 1945. CQp i.e s a re IIvailable. 11reqllet io Pliblictll;iollS Brnndl I, Bllre1;lu o rAeronautics.

FUQMT SAFETY BULLE1'INS

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t hnt 1:'''''uud 0' "'~!'!>r ," i h In ~!11]j II" d j 't.{l'U~,,( t i,, ,norcr"h call Itt oJl nmes b. 1 ' , , , 0 :< ) fj)~vb ...al I iUr :L"1" , en . ea

I' ,I! l)e (IL"~r,,,,"

V J-l Dates BaekTo Oc 1924SqIlG'd.r.qIi Mainfains Original Hllmber

Pew e :c is ting squad rons in avalJ\v iatio l1 \1 !lVe SQl o n gLLhistory as VJ-I,Iafpmial'iu\l re,leilS~ by ONO shows lh~t(lIrU.rr'lSQvJi.uHON ONE was eommls-sioned Oct. s, 1925,

T he m l'ig im u eom plem en tW!LS takenIml 'l :1 SCDtrnNG r l{ ,AN-E:SQUADRON' TWO,Qommiss l. (. \ued Apr il11, 1 ,9 12 r1 -.a nd d ecol1 i-mjssionecl the -"3m!!thi)' that vj-t cameInto existence. Fe\'\T if any other squad-rens in Navnl Avia6tm h.avel'etainedAn origill'lll designation S{ ) lon_gas V1"1,

Nav y P ln n s Awards fo r'P ho to sS+dchn He,,'!S New Picture In"tllllte

HecugnJti()(l lo r .Navy pI1Htograpiwts'work" both under fir!,! and on m;s;gu-ruents in q uietel' Jocal~ sj\"i,1J b e g iv enthrough the newly-crearedKAVY f'f10TO-(;(tAPllIC L.'Ii!>"l'I.'L'trl't, e st a.bUs :b .ed t opto-IT(l)te aud cummrago pllOt;ograpby onNaval subjects.

it is planned to give mlli tl t~ tiwwdsto l\uwy p hOLQ lP ilp liers fjir W IJI'k~oat(inti n~.hr.l.rB,., witl! the lli\Wrds beingmade Ilunually oa N~vy Day. Oeteber:I ' .~y th e Sec1'CtA1'yof the Navy. Ollt~stan m[lg.work in both b1iUphoto,gn1l'lhy,uld motion p ictur es ..-ill b e "Iiusit\credill. several da(egurie,~. Basis for aW'MW\\ill include uutslUlld1ng pltotogtapbyw:t():Cl' J i l :e al; tlre n,~k of the pllolog-rnpher's lif@ and pictures\ , ."b.kibmt'l'kein'Ipbl.'t:m~ contributjons lila l I r ;>, l" teiun-dcrstalliliug of l lu 'l war,

First uwards will be retroactive tolh\." start of the war. Rrize-wirmingpictures will Ire the l'IucJ~ns for Navyphvtl) c ;.:h ib jt .~ t u tie s hownil l Rev citiesover thlil' CQl.lUtly, tlren lalcr becomingpermanent exhJhils in rnusemns. Mo-tL l 1 . Ip'i r. ;ture :S,crel lesttdjuclged the best01 thewul' will he !.u!;.o'1,Ji:lralcdInto IIIi 11"1for ptl hlil '! sl1Clwing.Director. u f UH : !ue, il1sUlutc \ , . -Dlb e

C:1ptni r' l E,hv~lJ'd1 .StejcheJi,loDg~time.JwacilJf ,A YlATWN -'1,' lM,rNt)I(; OIVl'StO!':'s

l'~Cll1l'eunit

NATS ' D e .liv er sMa'ilTOOkinawa'I).ef,achmed HQQdJe5 50Q TOI'I1 In 1.5Days

VH-12-Thl~ squawm;s-Okina-i....de-tachment bandIed 1,O~,llS!l Ib~., of IQaiIand cargo w a J5 day period endingJune u, DllIin'g that VCJ i ( l Jd< 1 7 4 tripswere nlll1dled. by 131 :NA'JISplanes, On

fhe de~achmenl's r!~cQrtl dfW lOO,7Mpounds of mail was receicd m di5~r :> at clled . In d ilftic ll1In (mill and eargo,tile de.. .1chment tNms.ptl,l'tlld ~~fj19, asual-ties ;md 1,7M passengers . .

Between April J 1 : and rlUI!:' 22 VlI.E-lflaw 4>t6 round trip missionstotalling 1 .2t&,SOO miles over ocean tlild evacuated~,~,I C3$ua!tcies.

A 's ig n ov er o",,'s reads: "NaWll Ai:rTran~port ServiCe Com 'm im d - Nc'\\'York. FdsCl:l, Tnjn-lJmp." Soon Tokyo?


21/44

S B J E C T :L t. ( j g ) JO E S T IF FN E CMORAL: Don't be. a Joe Stlflneclc. loo\bet'oJ'e lTIaking II turn, dive or c.llm'. Alimber neck mllans ., long life. Avoidmid-air crashWi,

M u TIl collisions . t ."WSt" unly 2.;;l~ereel1t of a ll uava], a.irCNl.rt aeci-c.ie.lll:S but lhew ure to blame for 11.1p~IClent of nli ' fatal JC'cidents. Nearlyall these OOi!illi(JOR are due 10 .tvoid1l.Dlpi! l error. Th yare til s('()W'geo rHIght safety. III mos t CttSI.'lS. one 01ul0re lives are lost.

There is only oneWily

to preveit

tbesl' ac.cidents; Keep a sharp \IilO~OLlIb for makin lf a nmr, dive or climb.The plane you rnay hit usually is bid-uig under your \vlng. or o n the othr-rside u.f thai eloud tbrough which youinLeud to fly. :Most mid-air collisionsOCQIlI' chl1-ing rendezvous. tactics audgUllilery Tuns. Be alert dW'ing tl\esemaneuv rs, Cultl ate the huhil of It! k-Ing nrouncl to spol other planes. lim-b r neck means a longlife,

~GCL $ I J1. During a primary frmnat100

t;rnilling :ffigllta ~hree~plane seotioQ WaSplaced in liighl cClhelon.The instructnrs

Be/llrlcted

wer going to demoll.< llr.aw break- pprocedures to their students, ' 1 ' 11111Iead-er bro~ off, maJdl'lg_il9()"' turn to Il,eleft ;lllc;llosingaltihlde. The next planeto peel of!' mad an exh:eml')l shnllnvdive aud ill tu rn of les .... tltau11 0 _ Thpilol of the. last plane, followingthruugh. lost sighI oJ tIll) precedingp(ane. The r !illlt was a colliSion ill\Ihich both planesimnmed t.Qgetberwith [hlal fr;ree. Both tudent and in-structor in tht> aU 1?,b u~e that W lLS struck

, ere killed, ccupnnts of tl overrun-ning airplene managl!:d to bail Oilt.

~Cfl,Ve 2. Twa divisions o r V6F'S were

making dummy fla.to;idegunner ru no n lutlr rnM,S. After Feur or Jive rum,the leader of one fighter division S8W

C a rr ie r s ~lETIAIII$~

HEAl F .. M ' ''I ~

the other elivisio.umake u left turn. As-suming theri3 M to be fl. j(lin-up , henuuad LIs di sion to th left und up.'rile othe"!' division, after J'naKh'lg U\ele(l turn, mud an ther llatsit1e att ad.on the TBMS. then turned right.. Thi~brought the fighter divisions into II colIislon eour e. In an attempt H> get oulof this predicarnent, one Ilhme in thelower elI\WQI1 pp]Jt:d up and to thright. It \\1\15 struck I)y a plane in theSI1 ID e l i i s io l l . Resolt.~: One FafLLlity.

one pL'Ul~striel\l'II. An ill estfgntingboari l concluded thul I:h8 aociden] wascaused hy poor judgment 011 the pru'tof hoth dh r jsiol1 leaders, and rnol' teC'h~nique of the pilot who overran,

~'

.. Ca. e 3. A lighler pllot :v,tJi .~mthO!'.Iztd [l) p ro coed" t otile Ml'Dbatic~ ar flto engn e in stunt practice. After corn-ptetin~ several mall uvt rs at !ltm{l feet.the :tirphmc WIlS put iutll


22/44


23/44

CQNlMANI :IER OF FLEET AIR WING ONE LAYS I'LAJ'IS FOM FUTURE JAPBOMaIN4;:$ W4'1'H 1'HIE OFr:ICERS HIEAOING SQUADRONS UNDER HIM

Ae r i a lB l o c k a d eb yL a n t la n t i S e a p la n es D rw eJ a p s 1 , 0mS e a s T h e yO n ce C o n tr o l le t l ,S in ld n g H u n J ,e r l so f Sh i p s

S COUHCE 01 tl1eEnsl China. Sea since It artiVed at O kin-awa, is Fleet Air W ing One, whose Private?fS', C(JJ'()-ftllrlo8and M q.ti7lcrssank 1$9Japane. e ves se ls and damag (:)cl194.more in its flrst two mcntlis of aerial bleekade opetatiooll..Faltwing ne developed ~je Black Cat aud Dumba

squadrons in the Soutli Pllctiflc. It lOl,eratecl search nod re-COIlJ1UiSS 'loee unit sat Safpan rtnd Tinial', at UJithi and Palau.Planes of the wing new ntisubma:rine patrols and barriersearebi;.'S,SblJt tip J uP p i! :; ke tboats, !)\',IEipt ahe-ad of carrier

toroBSaml rah;led sbipping iu Kazan and Bonln islands.Its big mom nt enrnewhen it moves fa Kenuna Rettofour days before D day on Okinawa. From then Oil its zaid-ing planes ran wild against J!I ;_Ps,bjpping between China,Korea an d th e J< lp nT )es l! i:;lu IlU :;, sin king1.45,000 tons an d

drt.Jrul,gillg1318,0 00mW 'e tO ilS In aIew week s , U ssearch planesdetected lhe Jap carrier fon;~ which subsequently was de-rooted ill the first battle af the Philippine Sea, Two of its.j\1arlnur# spotted lh e YeJ1Tuifolind it;$ t ask Faroe ,

Fuirwing Oue's rairleIs strewed the Tsushhna Strait. be-tween Japun ~,nd Korea (Chosen) with so many wreckedJUt) eSSt;'Hi Admiral irnitz called them "Chosen People."

The Wing includes 17 squadrons of eB4.\,-2S -and seaplanescovering almost t -w.omillion square miles of ocean daily,

searching eut [ap );h~ppihg to attaek, Aiding the wing inkeeping these planes fiyiog are ts seaplane tenders t~ ma:ii1-tain th e "b oa ts " R r u Jc.;.st] men to work onPrivatee~s. Dailycom bat repO rf5 att& s~to th e. n ev ar -e nd fu g _ pa tr olthe.Wmgkeeps over \"" ners once controlled by the [apanese a\')'.

ROW OF PRIVATEERS STANO~ ON PARKING ~,p OF YONTAN AJRFIEl.o. ON OK1NAWA; THE PB4Y2 HAS PROVO EFFECTIVE: ON PATltOI .

R.estricted 21


24/44

T In: :8KUlAL blo~ade of the YellowSea' and Korea Sltllits has ll.lm~'ststopped what used to be a safe three~day nm bGh,,@El.Db~~t~!~nnd japl1 tl .E-ren th e narrow Tsu ,.',n Strait hlJsbeen under Fairwing- Due' pahol at-tacks more t l u t nL6 hours tJliily. forciog[he Jap s 1 : 0 ,Wie lit th; . fr('}fght~rsLO Iiuikl'>

th-enm at night. r a p s have jla.d to I ?e lyo n ll'ln gw IU 'lds l l "we : rtrei:gh'tnauls o v e r -land to points where slljI!ments ean beSE!l'lt aemss the Jap:4U s e a tn the. north.

'M(l1'illef',~ 8y Inner andouter anti-csu:bpatrol !U'QlJIld O] : d1 , 1 aw l l .and m~e l o n g .range searches altmg the coast of JapanwltHe P r i J J i 11 e e t p'edend Lbir raids tot he home i:s la :ncls Lhem.o; ii1ves.~Yhe.I;j:jVIUth r : -yare in TUuge of OlduaW~lairports.The biggest i1aJs enjoyed by the pn4.y..tt Were May 5 a n d 6 w ' h _ e ntbey~aIlkM,flOO tons at lap s'hjp_ping tar-getsaround Korea, sinking half of Ehe 31 ves-s els tb eyfo ut1 ft L a.r geoilers, oar_g!lshipsnnd tankers were the bombers' tat,gets . .

D e v tis ta tin g R a id sellt J a p a n es e L i fe lin e f ro m P o r ts , o n A s ' ia M .a in l

O f fi c a r sand men alike have III dLg the1town omol!l$


25/44

T HE, NA'>'Y'Silew long-.'~ge bombers, ihef't100f(;cr,s at -taolwd to Fleet Air W. lU ' gOne., provs_d their worth ascombn t pal.:t 'u fplallell in the- Central Pactflo this yell)". Flyingtrtlm Tiuljth an d Ja~r OkWawa, all' bases, they ekew therugged nssignment of patrol ..bombardment search~ for theJ1Iif thFleet and carried it oE,with heavy destruction to the~emy.

Opc1'ating hom Thdan, !heykntlcked of! J)e4LVjJr~


26/44

BfgCnronadopat'l'ol bember rolls up:ramp at SaipllIl se::


27/44

Seap lanecrew members. o f Fairwing One.en]oy dip while sta.vingn ri a tend~r hetWetlO nlilicsi(1ns.Sh ip !; a re . "h om e" d urin g o ffhours

W H.ll.E C,,"SCL'S mnintuin FuiFwing One's Prkl(ifeUl/ul1Okinawa airB~tils. a nee~of ,seaplane tenders. buth ibn[aTge AY'S and th~ '1 ll1by'" . .."1"5


28/44

1We a re r f in d snew IIl1U-blllcltOl,1t su # ea ! iyto a djU )it, S uIt's 'ltp pe rspeeds -aetfon

E W C U TAWAYTY P E G S U IT SG O TO P ILO TSA PPR0~1'RU $00 new CUl'awavfi Type Z-3 Anti-aJactollt Suits have.

been issued to - F and "-MY pilot, andaddi:t:Wnalsui ts will be issued until re-quirements. of !:he Fleet have been met,

The Zc - 3suit ii ioEsimilar dtlSign to thestaDdtt('d Army SUL t .""ith some-tmprove-.ments. It Md~hs less than lJ~ [bs, Suitshould be wOin when:

1. U$B of beavy Wirlte . .fliJ!lllclothing orelectrically. heated suits mnk!> 0. coveralltype all t I ': .g IM ko u t~~Iit u n n~'tli5ru-y-

,2 . The wOTkh~g 'tll,if(ltm ~s wnm infIJ..llt.~. It is de r ltab le tQ wear an antf.blaak-

Olllc-s Er 1t(!/1lelothIng.The Z-3~lJjt ii i made of the wQ l'king

PlIrts of the coverall types z-r end -2I Jnd cons is t sor separ~'J.tE'Ca l f ,tI1igh andabdominal ele-men'b;eennecsed together.

2 LIke'Type 'Z-1 an (J] -'';. Iltaw ay lias S a ir bJ.adder~ oE :pln~I:I~""im,pr~mIL~d.ulalu-2 over calves, :I O\\lU t ! : l .1ghs .I1Jld 1 over abdomen. ''''earer puts Slut on the fight l(!gQuick -adjustable laces are prm'Jd d. a,sthe~e suits must he fitted mer e s nug ly10 !'he bouy {to hrsnre protection;tgalllSt grey-out and b l~C J . ." - 011 t )than i l l 'ller:essllry rti c the Z-2 c()vprall.

The same provislons for oral inllationt o -pr ey ic l aCilC~!;S01'y Hutatiol1 in waterare U\corpor:He(1~


29/44

1ofCAS lEi. [OHcr-)\pt'ilrl!\,al hL1.~ liNn fl'c iv'~1 !'nr crll)sinU.'UOll \If Iwtt1rlI'lrtc ~l'rIlI-kler .~-y!!l.etll ." .iTIten squadrou Inl1lgn.f-'. tVMgroup _ M tn ku~g;_1rll" u r l the statiOn b t i_ j ; ! ,Cmllpietioll rt f lI i i! . p r u jo o lwill dn 1J1l , l{ ; 'hto remove th e d:lI1gt:l r 0 1 ' lire il l thesewuuden bllildings..

N1\S fToNOI,I,H.I;- 1 a thne when the~lil tiOI1 ~Il :i ; dll'iugcfl with crackerfacks. I t t ,'\1IrM. 0 1 R-til buught Ii. box and openedit , it!; prQ ud mimi lit Crtl"l [If fti(,'JJ.ru IntUltiCipaljtll1 nf ~ deli.ghlfl il F!'PUl, W~Sembarrassed tl} discovllr thut h1s !x'x1:)011-talnod nn prJUi.Wl'ltin.g hl the Crnek rjnck, Corupuny

end e1f poured nul the 11umil1l)'and llllJl!!l'l13IDJils of hh; soul. S-'V ml d:'l.y~later b el' erv d tI. J tter ~f t \m tl ol an cil ' ;mdl lpol0_ID' fromrhe Crackerjacks people, BK-pl::Uningtlllll du to war. lillilll-puWill: sh ft-age, WId the ttndepcnllnbiltty (I f prasent-dlly help, such conditions Wtllwlt be

h c lP J :d & 1 Uwowd IJeI lt :t 'l lpt 12 1 ) I 1X I ' 51\S'Ii! lE tfr om t llv ir~OI l l p ; J J ] y.~ ICAD ~JrH~)' The (iUUlllllluding ge11r1 '11" :11fJf M:lrfair W esl te c en t ly iut'Pfilt'tetlbfs IlIf'.\Y; (l1l3Th:;rli [I t tills d P It. wh11~admiring Lh" llower bet! jlL~t nutside lili>office, I 'h!"geuer.o,l~op~d to pl:uk ,11 ptl.'o/'

Just at that moment, 1), corpo:m! noticedS1JlfH! Mllrint' deslroyinlt publiC: prQperty,and called Q~Jt: "H ...y, ~I,I. lCllve thosff,~ alone."

The geneml !ittaightcll ~ up .lind said:"W II(ltlm:{re I dOTl!!wrol1~ ,ow." Tne.L'u'pom' saw stnrs,

..' BIt\J1'SW'ICK~A certniu I:hlpf 1~111

dQ\\'ll to push way. u dog who hAdtnlt . .ena greal likhlg to him lllid wa dilm;tautl~tt 11il> III:ek As hI' was bt'11cliQg QVl:f hisbeautifully watched teetb. fEi l l lo the1,>Towui.Bolli t Ile cll it lf.and "XlPIlY"Madea ~rub for them. and whell bun tet'lll tllecluef " ' . 'as in llOt purs.u't o f one smallspanIeL

~ A'T 'TC J"o~ ONYllJLE:-A W ,,~ \'el1-mall is Ii bQQI1 to tile ('J' l"\Vof til{' OrceuHl1uger dill- toller 11l!i!lU'ltIY IlMllty to fore-teD weather CQnditions. Tile cre,V mem-ber s a lwavsknow wl1(lU ineiemf!ntwehlheri.~ in the . nffingby ()bse~\'illg htlr hltir-du;fO T therein lI.rfI displayed lhese uniquepro_gUl1Sti tl powers , When ,he has dcili'r-ntiued what the w'e-atlwr will be ~he (lis-p1ays _her hairaccordlngIy. Atar weel:~ ofiilO'se observnt!oD. lhe n11;!ll hove worked

out 11k fllt!QWiHgchart, l-LLir"p. hot; 11lirQWII, on( JL :lIair lip ill tighl 111ft",curls,

h"Jr oad rlIillYi haJr down ill ti -li t ll ttleIIUriS. 'vol (Iliel (Ilill!!; hlJ,ir uCl\\ 'h i ll leoseI ! - t iIt' eurls, ",!III! .I lI d O l l ll li l! J _rler }:rf~!;-IJOllSof thu weRther are snid lo work everyLim!".

.. 1 AS to)AV:E-Thero is une Miltiua H h " T011 this ,shliliDn who will neve-r Nt t., t ePncllie. H" is ht'ing son], in. t ad. [II H wSan Diego '.CUll. Tile "hlnl" with III \ - , r spllflrphy sI oa l 1 ;'0 1 Id ih lo ni ng p !'Qg ! 'aO l.ID at:ld1 -lion to l< tl.n; personnill. tlli!!-c:hit'f Will I\!sllI mn liLI!Il in IlUI~sng-eteehniq Ill! for auyNavtll romm[l1,ds artQllt or ashore that de-sire It. Ti" tttllll'~e lasts a.pproxilTlllt V oneJ1Ionth,

, NAS HONOl.I1Lu-)1'tOll1 1 1s.qundron nm:i-gator, wllO revell11vTt>pf)fted hl'ffl, we getthe word thnt vn~l1 Illgl1! I'lffiClers. laying

lwr:r !Il lim A! lm i r o l t ie s ba~e. l -U lt" Irutu-gumted Hermit Crub races, Each (filmpl!lce his entry ! .11the center of a clrd.dl'llwn 011 top UI11table iJI !h!"qffiwn;' ,lnl1artd rh... rnec 'is 0 -11 . The first Hermit tot j'rlSlir hc Hut!';vilis th e dr i t1 .k :


30/44

"' 'X Tm:r< the Fleet decided in 1943VV that more efficient operations

would r ult i f more Avilltion M!i;-chinist' Mates were given advanced[.raining in speciflc maintenance du-ties, the ~J),;f rate was subdividediuto five sp cialist designators.

An advanced A:tvn.t scbecl had beenstablished early in 1ll4Z at srm & AN-

THONY and h re, an A.}.1Jvr returninghom thij Fleet, can qualify now asspecialist on engines, carburetors, hy-draulie maintenance! mstrnments, Drpropellers. There Is flO engine desig-

BotCH OVERHAUL AIDS IN AMMI TRA,INING

nator but those for other rates are:A.MlfC, MLMB, ~ and AMMP. Theturbo-j t school (AMMl') i'i at NA-TECRTRACEN, ~mMPms.The decision tQ specialize the AM,M

r at ing has -born fruit today iti an over-all improvemenr in maintenance. Mentrained to do a specialized jo b arepI" vtn valuable to the Fleet and toshore activities.Since the .ratings closely approxi-

mate the jobs of Gomro rcial airlinemechanics, this training shenld beg00d past-war erapleymeut msurA.llce.

.. .. A c tu a lwork OI'L tbe li:QcpreplU"l1s an

... AM.MP for rnalntenuneein fbrwilrdn.rea

Rest1Ic~e,1


31/44

[ ' NG INES 'This 2Q-'\te

C A R B U R E T O R SCim'!l'ui duues of 3 1 earhutetar specialist. im;iuLfllIIlu(ntennnte a nd C lp er ali ot lqf ear-buretsr repuit und averl'til\fl sl\ops In conjunction wUh. llscmMyu na r t :p :o irt!lt'lliti~~ lit s h l.m : b ll ,5 "'\ "'Til!!'training gh'e!! at 8< 7'1 'ue eANTa:CI"Y ocotli[lir;,l~U! weeks, A vil);tiOD M-d ic ll1 n ll. 't 's M lltill; le l l1 /11Ollllh.!t'titbureliol'l, oVl'thauI, wpm arrd tcsti:rJg.They work Oft .ser-v jC fd } 'P es ., - ca rb ure tors m clu d:ir ig\'lis Holley, Ce~u and Strow -berg. Tlle-y also sbm)' ,)"llter illjElction eud tb" opemtion of am od,l arhuretor : r s lK -mb ly. 'n ud rep air shop, In the hltID'phase (Ifb1!lni:ngth '.u. r's gru l l a great ftrnl of pmet i.~1 (lXpt~jerl e 1111-dar actual workblg (;QOditiQDS. This tmilling fun), lJmutHes [hentI'nr d slgnaU()o us enrhuretor spuaialiSlli. ueh ltaiuing lint- Qull'111,,1,;S thelll \lllll ..hl e JT('IYbut C"If1tt!blll~ to it pe.t1P,,1ln1P hadE'.

AMMH . H Y D R A U U CMA IN TEN A N C E ~ :~L:~elJe,the adaptation of hydm,ilics to air~ \VI);.' virlunlly in its in-timC}'. Because (: 'Iflbat fact; ~kinlid IJydiatillo mechanics rGn'laih('OInPl\I'lIOVC}Y searce !Nen at thts ckHe. Due to tile Fleet's rapidgrowtll,rhme bov heen Instances where onlyOIl(' NMMl was11Vnilll hIe rill' a qquatlr0n or bnse, 'rhe 12-week twining course at'\I T~1'f\AC~ equips A.1IU>1~Qr Ihls J 'C5pQnsibil ity.l 'fhey lE'fl.rtlto service, repair and mn~tain all hydrnulicaily-oplmlted J~turesuf I,mJ1 IIh ns bydraulic turrts , S 1"\f() c.tnUs.landing gear, thefI~\ihlll gllll n\()IIIl\., gill) IUIITII If) lIS!/' fid I ~t.'s!'lllliprmJlJt, b~rJOhllIllchilld),. deud wet ,lit t~ter.s. SillyntlOl'lla~('rs.batt:illl lora, Lhermom ters, alld ma s te r m l >'t I;] 1me n t. ~willi corfeooont lh lU 't s aml r lecl1j tn1meters, 'T hey I ccum . ,s killedin the us ofsmall 'hand lools sUch as the jew ler's screw driver, needle m ,tube h ud.er: and small ~oJdoriJ'lg ir(Jns. Men tJIained for 1l'r$ltn-""lIlt T1lail.lk[lal'ICO are 1lr 'Vi.l lg the '11")' ashore aur] lhrougLOI'ttill, oomb It theater. Such men w'i ll l ik :eh' Ilnd that their training1\cq Ulred nr -ATE liIBIICOM eenter during w ar YeM .'l. ,;11 p rov ettl be a ue :c l ' dd D~'5et ill fiDtli'r)g fI 101 ;1wl i! !n theyare ch1tia)'ls,

A M M P P R 01 P E L L ER SIn crea sed . aL rO i"a l'tpr. oouc1 . . IOJ land late tililUlg:s in d.eS.jgnhll\Tl'created a groWing need fIJI' propeller specialists tummg AviationMachinist's Mutes. Tbrs. need is beh1g ruet by the lJ!..week coursegiven at &7'm,A: . . . .V AN'I 'VONY,Trainee learn to tnnillfn and smr-vU : propellers en all types of Navnlllircr~tft frwn a huge M{ll'slIying boat, elown to IhesmnTIett tmining plane. FilS\, accurateh'dvble.-s il li lgt ing oJprop~ i s essen tial to mnintenance p rOUrtlllrnbat planes in the Paoffic. 'Tminees are gualifLecl te meet theue ed . M llin t n ane ea.nd (I"'(jJfhnlllofground ndju st alile , twoped-

!iOIl, COil tam speed, hydrOlTla tJctlnl1 eleeb;!c propellers are s tud-led. The trainees get minor 'blad~ tepair, line 0p61ra.Uon.rrouble-shooIJng and ReitI ~el.'klng. They Ore' ~jun1fCi(l:d prllp NP!4Iialls~.This ~sl'I'liother:enurse Ihal helps prepllrll men for work after Will"

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SEV,EH HVAIl ROCKSTS STR.E:AI( Olil AMEAO OF TINY TIM)l5 I T NOSES DOWN BEFORE FilliNG FROM NAvY CORSAIR ON INYOKEflN RANGE

New 11 . 1 5 "Air cr aft Rocke t G iv es

P la n es Heavy F ir epowe rjIt Packs

Terrific Wallop in S OO -Ib .Head

THE JAPAN C .. got. a IM k.at sorrre-thing new ill aerial


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T"EM ENOOUS F'LAME "'LAST TII ,Il1 LS 81tH INO .BIGIlOe KET AS IT HEADS f'pq TH-E: TARG E:T

T iny T im is Valuab le Weapon for

U se A gainst P inpoin t Targets a t

B est R ange; N ew M odel Shor tened

Tm RE;AD,

motor aDd fins of the Tin!!Tim are stered 'epallately and as-sembled immediately prior to use.Three rl.lzesa re useo in the base sf thehaAtL Ill'mil'lg by internal gas pressure ..The odgiul\l rocket had no signif!.CflIllunderwater tllaHl1 since tlre FuztlSIune-tionecl :liter ilbOllt 20 Ieet llf penetra-tion, but studies life underway to jm-pl'(}vet l i iS .performance,The Tim has a slant Tall~e of 4,000

yru:c1smaximu.rn.although fo r _g re at eracclill'uc relealle hould 'lre trGm 1.500te1,000 yards. Initial trnlning ; s beinggiven n .t dive angles of 15, 30. 0 and 50,Il~ lallj;e.~ ilt 29 :Palms, Calif., sud Man-leo, N. C. The rocket because of itss tz e an d \veight has le ss r.a ng eand ve-

locity than the EVA} ! wh. l.oh has I I 6 .- 11 0 0Y31 1d'm~inl1.Hn und l,3{iOfnot a secondvru()city relative to the plane whiclilaunches the rocKet.

As wilh other rockets, the 11.75" isospecially valuable against pinpoint tar-gets where accurate nring is n c8-ssary

to hit


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M A R I N EP l O TS AV E S

HIS INJU RED

PU


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ModifiedPU Pifeefs New Oemands"\IAG"61-rl1~ Photl}gl' ~~ LT. E. E. w~"."'~,..~ I' . -M. liT

SUlI. Jit.]-

D,e,v;ce SJmulatesHigbt CVViewsE lymeans of a night lighted camer

v!5wing de'vice, p'llmts now _ean Itceus-tom t hm~e l,,6 S to the- l1\ght-time - s p -_pear,M:!OOof e 'l l1:rier li anw hich they ,\/iJl.

serve, By 'ShoWiflf!;''ll'mlfl,je1' f rO l : l 1 'm~I1yangles and under viir)'ill_g ,conditions.Ihe deV ke Lmiru; pilots in e>lvrngjTI'gaspects@ fn s hlp as tIle plane ciroles fo r,,- l,:n ld illg , S tr lllildots 'O fll11orewt!lli

paint ol nflprtlprulhJ colors rue s:pu~'l01 " 1modelelUrlers - .or ptl lpe'x pNin tstf~simulate t'lccrnrately night u spec~i> o f thecartier 'J;'hel!lviewed under ultra-violetlight.'-'Developed hy lh~ SlleclaJ Deeiees

Division. om( ' !o f Hes ea .r cb a nd!n"611-tlons, the - device is n :-portable knock-down viewing, box ,Vith a lurnhlhleimide. R'Zl'e)H of pitch and roll of (!flF~til'!fa.iI-P simulated ,sj1eed nf plllutl mayb F il v a rI ed ,Tbtpe p ilo ts , Dnde-~gt llngbridlng on the nidhl appearum:e o r.1,~arrjer. may \v,ltdh the; ml'ltle] si:ro!1l'-

tUlleously Lhrollgh three vieWing Nc l l l f s .ThB homIng s ignalis ope_!'ateo eitbarlIutomalicolly O f m~ouplly_ aoh deviq~inchrdes three model ea.r~iers I'lf meov, cvi, 3:n(} eva types. If desired, theh1mtnb!e alone, witlrout tba viewingliox housing. mar be -U s e din a dark-ened ):flcrm for ta-rgegroups. The de-vice, Js No. m-e-ss,

CV' Rep'of"fs; On DetlleUng PumpU.S.s. L-\XE OH.< \.MPL ..uN--Th is CnT '-

rier floris that the lIi:reraft gasolinl'il de-fuelir>g pwnp navtng a capacity of 21 )g-nllo-os11m:inute is unsalisfap!OJ:Y.

It is believed that ah'craft defuelingpwqrs- must hove 1 1 . ea ,p lleit y o f60 g~-lous ;[l minute fin carriers in eombnt,

j;,B-uA'er CO'rilli:ft'II,-o"rucllng is fh~ ~ - l J ; b

i~ct of C(!II,dd.,rable.tud)' b ey-SIIShipsandBuAet.

A E M s - Design E,lecfro~Geno5copeNATTC J,'l.CXl!Ol\.VJLLE- Tw'o aviation

elc{,trlci~ll(S:ITl!ltG.~ here have develalplldII ttlHllhtu_guevice knowu asWI "(~eNrG'gl'lItlscupe" -at1Sigll!!d to hmeh. prjuci-pIP.>;o rLhe. e!ectt!c gel'l;a~or and tnu~oj '[rem the si mp]etlt COlJEVIC'E AU1S IJIISTRUCTION AT :~ATTC JAX

next , s tep,fromthe simple loop is a two-pole tfrri 'lihlre. All the cho , co , c t e r iS t i t 1 iSoftl1is type macl:dne can bedemoDsl :nUedwith raeters, Fur th er d e:v elo pmen tillg~ner_ato\' cimracterisl:ics is demon-~b:atet1with a four-pol~ armature, andch;ri


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P H O T O G R A P H Y

Ha"dbooi of #C- i JAHOllstoll Modd,.e OutA hall.moookeI mstrut\..iolls an d pl'ltl!>

Iln tn lo lY ( " 10-25-50) {oYthe K.-G/\Hous-tou ;a essiog maelrlu . wllieh now Isbe.in$ nsell (j board rv's and at gunnu(ytri iin.mg I\cllviti(!~ for d velnlJing J$ mru,motion picture flhll, L been stocked Jlnrlis~uod t :pbr1togmplli .lctiviies,

FJ. lHY PII tro~ 1(.20 AlrcraH CO'If!ero;JA n'cliIIll rllH6 a re r ee ....\ ~ M it'rQtiolII~ II repmc -ment, MIlIlufaeture of 011:-20 hlt~ been dts-cgnLim.II.!d liy Ell s1nI l. l, tJ .Kodf, lkCompany.MiafL1Cloli II finE' gndn d v eJ op el' eonsld-ered supenor to th fOffUer pmtlut.

MIJ$ f CO II $I JI fYo lJ r I',II&IIc.a"oll' OlleersPl1otogmp!llc offioets who are not receiv-

in g al l lJlIblic.ntions in wli'ich tht'y nr a in-terested should contact the f'tililiaatirmsoflleer.sof thetr l1ctivjl'iG$ ttl Insur fOOl"iptof all pertinent infurmatiurL Aviation Cir.cula r Lat te r0044. dated 'eptmllher 2 < 1 41944.r Illites appoinlm lit 0 Ill) t lHker whosduty it is lu see t h n r t hnieallmartllQLirlTlIs 01 sserulnnted Fn))1l the original source toIhE'lowest eeh 1111 '1 ,1>'fblicatil'ln, tlffieers. al (I are .\'el1u~c~l

til cOI'ltaol p1wtogT(lphil'activities on shipsand !ttll,tin1l5 the servl.l ttl [nsur pnrtir!l~.larl:y thnt llhutu IIIIII nr SI, I ru?t ioo",-i'licopies o r th e Al"ron.!lutieal PublicatianIndn. Cl1npI?'rllti (If pln:lto!tMpMo andrl1hJj~[Itl.t)1U officers will e'r~~ite elrcula-llQtt . ,fiJlr ,ln)la HoII to nit h and s,Sonne Comera COII';fe Now',s Avalloble

,-\ Innrwe~k eourse in the Sonne camerabecame available on Angust 1 o photog-mphe,'s mllies who irre gl'lldmues of tliel>.'T photGppby iholll,pl NAS -PPShOQLA.Tll!~ ~'WTicululll i11~ludes in~taIlalian, op-

mtiQD Ill/Ii II'Illlin ermnrut .o f the SonIlecamera. Cenrses will convene each montht the ~ VAL T1\AT~rmc;scrroor. (EHOTO(l-

114I'Jn') !>AS I'HN~(.CQLi\. CllpllClily ( ) f thSOIlfll' camera conrse is 15 men per:month.

Plexiglas Tool Saves SpoilageN AS SAIIl OlEoo -A tr ilO '~ l? ~r (lu tbur-

uisM ng tool made ofI>Cmp pieoes of l,"clear plexi ! .ushas r6l>'U lt dill savings of$ 2 5 0 p~r year in !:hI;:grupLit! arts audphoto catulog shops of the: A&II depart-[flam at ~llis stMir~lI. TIIC t (lol , i Jes fg llci jp y it civilian eml~loyce under the NavyEmpluy~I;!~' \lg~l:!$tiO!!Program, eun }~emade til" lil Vllrimt' stzes and ~hap 'S.

Tho bW 'nishing loollias rn.m UKUs.mapplying and smoo1hrng out tldh6S.1Ve

rnerclally ruanula tllf-:d tools in thnt itsl1'm ls pW 'ency prov ides els ar~i~w ofwork beil]'g pruuesN~cl,n is smootherill operaoOl:I due to the pliable nuturflf lil material an d it does uot break off(If Spl.inOOL Use o rti!e tool has reducedman hours and "1lDilngeo~ matsrials.

1 j)I! ~n ~~ 1> ~ " El.A11I1 E. IT(lPl'iWl

Training Aid ieades Bllw.lcerVMSn464-1nslntction in blinkt,. , is

ooiog stres sed by this sf)uadron, "0

Pf!OJECTION BOX UIVES f!EALISTl e TOUCH

give a realistic touch. a proj6ctiol' boxwru construct B, II is ;U1 enlal'.gecl19WX : u& / 'piOhu'e of R eruisec mlJwl'ted Oila bo~ wit.h a W' projection hole at thepoint. where blfnker wO\ I ! r. lfunction,A 24\ ar-cundlepower bulb j~ pow-

ered. by 48 volts dir ct current, Th ebulb i installed in nn l"4V downwardl'eB.ector llbt, With nn ardirlll:o/ key ..(h e in str ucto r fln sh l"s s .ig nn ls tothe class,

Two !!l"ECd'MJ.Y de81f!.Il~drtdrror~ have he ll " d" ,vcl{~J lBrT(It N~S S 'Kl'"olU) It ) Iu d II/lots. AJrOll~ l . < i ( { f L 'mfrwr (81'1 ( ; 111 . )p:I'Pllf Iy flld~ pJlnt.~ iT' w.tiine: and decreases t he 7 io ;w.rd o facctdeot 1,1 tnr type airt;.Nlft. Thif; mirr()r' fn flo tNUI lllie(..t,\Ill(> 111gb{ ("'rrrl!OferM,/r,\

o j the rr(rp lal1 ~,Ii). rea (ie! mirtor (11"-rul) rI 19l1eli (II t"i,~ .Wlf/IU tlglil1it!l tn t tbt,jon' 1J117'~tmlJI/lilkl\~ It ' Im,~hl(l in!' Ihe tli/vl to cheek the tailwhsal IJa&l'fiOH dSlIfllIll

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TOOl. ls 'DOTH PI.1A,BLE ANO TAANSPARENT

c ro ss ) 1!Lt ch il lg ,shadillg. u11'tJWs and\'al'iOtis hwract 1" used in graphicartsand l'hotngntphic ,..,orkwhen reproduc-mg nd prot:essiog them for pcintirrgpurpeses, It is also useful ot burnish~fng s urface of paper fill" i(lking pm-pas s. fOr creasing paper llfter feJdingand for smoothing Dill cemented seamsin cloth end paper.Til plexiglas tool is sllpe.rifJ), 1~1l(~IU-

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Range FI,.der Focflitofes DrillsAn tlidin bClltll}illg l lill't1fing I)r 1,t)Qket-

ficiug utiBs is . UlC 8yncli tomiWi Hilngefinder d f lV I i I JOpc 1b y the ~pE1cinl Be-vlces Divisioll of the O.B.' il1l .'I II He earehunci In vent ions, Tho devtc nnbles"round observ rs til determine therunge of l lJ :1 p r o< lc l Ii u g l TDOt'l'8l\1rplanesa t d 'is hm l.ll; .'S o fsplinsibiH~'for eeturu la1lsouII\, \l~il ntl equipment for installution in J]~IJ' WId)liM's e;jl ~~Ol l m(!iiL~ma_)' 1)10'servedM.Lt'Snllt i :b .1 'pmtl',s 'lYC pnc.kuged meals ofmeat, vel!Ze!ables and polntul'S, Food ispW.l.Uy 'Iiok !} ! ! '"lpeIiN" in a Maxsonuisp()Mtble plat. wiih u grell~e'pr(lof coversecured by plastic (; 1)11a r, T he p ac ka ge if.UlIsb f ro1 ;t .' n, P latesari!"ltl.ll~d In It Ughl-weight oven uhput 1-5 lllinntC:;;betf):re serv-ing. Rerult: Hot dhln~.

GJleQsillg tli.. SkIds tor- RQtn or FogU.'1 ~rmw ropolhu lt 01 ' I ll lt f. ft lgg '.ngkit,

. !fOOl ! \ 1' 111be ,,'Ilvelt:d in a TCclmfcnl Noteby EQUlYIIlEN ' l' A!);D MNl'EmArJS JlftANcn.~N{3N"'El{lN. mvtsrc BuAmt. '[1hi~ ~t{'ln.rlginally lIsed 01 'the Dul~ide slIl':fac:e01

p lexig la s w illr u.h idd~ a rIdgreenLo~ls. ollly.\,Yi!S fouud an e.~"dlelft "nli-tlg~ ~lget11wheJl applb-,dto if!!;fae s l1 : r f : l oos .Marrystock.1'0. l\1;I'K7l{l(lS"5 Jdt.~ Ihv-e l~een deJi\'ered.

Porfable Boom liar LIp Mll1roph.QnesPresent sllllrta_ge uf Up mikes is dtw

{)artl 10 f d e t t I l .1 t it new . J .SS( tmblv hasJ ea n p ro i,l tt reU . a cl dh lgII penable boom toallevtRle d i lRou l l l . 'I1cOlmtered with th~item. New m'&';':; stot'k NCI, is. :.o.tSA/IJU.Delivery or about 8.000 1: 1 Inl>ulhbL:gru:t inJuly. the llis~ 5,000 to Fleet

p,.ocu,emeJtf of RadIo Tube h RevbedVUG'JIIlDJ tube p:rocureownl. II.Uocatio

and d iS_pOs i t iO l lfor the entife Navy is no,.\under UIl$mwS~ niUl,io OI\'ISl@1ll' (B\.!AJm.Bu ANOA C,L,. l'1 June IlnS) .o~'!lWldrmtstations mWit dfll \Y only Irem followinl!M . jor SUjlply Polnts, e,ttept in extrem ~""mergeDy. J\1ujot Supply Points, holdiJll/:90 days req_ulrellT tits,. urnw [rom correspqnding S~f)c\5ng_ "-tivity,

A IRCRAfT SERV ICE CHANGESAND BULL~TINS

_ A _ IR _ P _ t_ A _N _ E 1_ _ E l_ U _ L l_ .ET _ . _ IN_1_D_A_T_E_ I _C_H_A_N_G_E_ i " _D_A_TE_

F6F " ' , 119 7-12-.4590 7-f6-4SFM...... 49 1-2.4--45 58 6-16-45F4 !U -F3A-FG ,.... 229 7-11-45 221 7--'f3-45f7F...................... 18 17-13-45 17 7-19-45GH-NH " 11 7~ 5---45 H 6-15-4SHNS..................... 5: 5-29-45 7 55-45JM ... ,.................. 37 7-24-45 45 5..:21-45JRB.SNB .. ,., . ,.... 34 6-26-~5 27 3~20.-45

J2F...................... 2D 6-3I)-4S 0 0lIte ........ , . . . . .. . .. ., 6-25-45 5 7-19-45PV ,-........... 146 7-16-4-5 169 6--27-45PBJ , ,..... 59 ~0-45 74 7~17-45pBM , , 129 6-20-45 1657-ji!3-45PBY. H ' , , , , ., 12.2 1!...i1-45 186 7-18-45PBIY.. ..... .... . 70 I 6-27-45 154 7-HI--45PB4Y............. 161 7-2f-45 162 7-2+-45~5C _..... 53 l-fG--4S 127 6-29-45R4p..................... 45 7-HI--4-5 39 7~ 45RSIl), . ' , . . .. . . .. .. 67 1 f-4., 45 118 7-18-45RY ,., 64 7-21-45 30 6-16 5 'SB 2C -SB F-SBW .... , . , . , 210 h25-45 147 7- 4-45sc. . .... ~.. ,...... ...... .. 81 7-23--45 40 1-24--45SNJ..................... ss 6--12--45 0 0leF-TBM , , 197 7- 9-45 238 7-13-45TBY.. , , _, .. . . 10 7-4l.-4S 0 0

I

.\to /0" SlliPpl" Po;'. ' SI4~JJ.lfWJ~litl l'JINAS!). Oahu t\l\'1'l. 1',,~~1n" . !>or~AS, S~attl.. ., , NYD. P.. "cl SiillfltlSA Ala",""'", ., N\ll. Mar_;:lpl'lnQ."AS. lUI.l)'eg


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Tro'&lbl. Reports Lael!: All F~d,The [aps fre IUl!ulI},ar cldleuied fo r

(h ell' d eMe lUlU y I IT \ ny of lIS at":Illotl1, remiss,.as is sh WI] by tW) casesreeently brought to nttet lt :J '(m. Alelterfrom II COM M ANDER vurrr Alff L~quot d in part -as fuUows:..ft~oe:nt.lytwo rurlmlft accident reports

~ubmi{b d b unit$of ILI~ comrrrand hnyebee.u f tl l41W' l\ :dlip by ~tU.lI[epreslJlllnLlw5, ,( COM1I1A~[)En FLEET AIR to detmtnine Lile-true (::1115t: It ttl aeeid uts, In one case,that of ;J_ flghl!:r fo,rQf:t1 In,,din&iII !hwi1ler. [II tl- g.16 tan k. carburetor, all d fuel1ine .' I were cOwpletllly empty o r "l.lSQliuc.The acd.dl;"ll, t report gllve the OOV~e rt~'engine fililure:

"The 5E'l'fJlld ease, Ul(ll ur all ('tl_gill()f ui lo IC ontsk...."ff (t'Il~"wi~h tnw') TesnlJcdhi !l bt l1y Jar lUlugand maIO"domagt!. The-lcport 116ted low fuel pressure, thl.l pilnfsstatement low {IiI pressure. In~'Pe[!tiLlll [IfU le pll1ue lIy - taO per sonnel revealed aneITJ[lty ni l lank an d S'UhSt'CJlleDl IreezlIlg ofdl ,"1I!-,!i.l1e,However, the trtrnbl 1'epcn;tascrihed (lie failu re to 'undeteentned', Ar.:-lllnIl} , t h . ! leQwlinghad Mt even been re-moved ln lUI attempt w learn !Jle cause oEthe allure. BI4Aer Comtlle"t-HolW man)' people iii~h... e ca5~ were "'deing the.n"luJve ? otI,) nty tL.e p ilo t, '" h o J'l" .g l< !C tJ ),dt~ ma kl l ailequare origimd dheck, but th.e Trouble-BOlU'd tool To c1J,lJ cnaes Jjk~ thi!!le inex-eusable is ;an unwlttJ["ml'n(.

.New Mor:"'ne Soves ManpowerMCAS Cm;JilJ\Y Perx ...-Spark plugs

to be reoonditiuned ate disaasembldba machine designed and C()llstmJcteclb ya [email protected] this station. Oue man 0 ,,.efatlug tLe machine ClUJ disaSJ;~ll1uJc us

MACHINE INCREASES OUTPUT 600 PERCENT

many s parkphlg in it clll)' us LbJ'e menIormerly did in twa days.

Controlled by a foot pedal, the rna-ehlne i$ powered by a pneil1llar:ic vanewrench made by the Ghicago I'll uma-ticTool Gomp3l'ly. The spllrk plug ee -( .'e lvC lr is C 'O IU lo o te d tothe power unitby raehet, \1\fhcn the top I } f t bC1 lplug JsiJJj;6fted_into the machine; he base nf[h plug is heldJn the operater's hand.TIle counreralockwi~e 1no ti{ ).n o f thmn~hine ullS~~fi!ws !he l,hl.g MId the re-jecting spring throws out the plug headwhen the hand pres.~e is released,The m.achine i: s,Il'H1)lmtedon '3 base

"~u x 10" x lB,j. comnmndation from

3 6

lite Nlii.)' Bf ; l I l e 1 i c i a lSuggest ion Programhas he~i1 awarded for this m,(lnH(111.

Patches Cut L;f~ Jacket WearVC-9-This ~('lu~,clron 110.sfound tb,*l

l iPe jackets IUWD a tendency 10 wear OVLat points A and B on thtl front sii:le dl-re cily u,," ,e rthe co~ hnttle eoutaiuerstsce cut),

SQUA.DRONI.,~NG""ENS ,,'FE Of' MAE WEST

A pal'a~JH1erigger suggested HCU I !two re-enforcementp i J , t e l 1 e s>!" x ,I" heplaeed b er these po i ,n t s .Th p itcheincrease life 01 JIl~ket.If; ,, , , ,, ," . .,.t,"V ~\'. J. 'J.EIlON ,:< . In ~ rvi~ it'''onId hI! jmpractical to attanpr to {nmi.J,the loo::king Il:ver '18 each activity is ableto eerraet the d~feC' t IQ


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T t.e B u n ke r H ill's c re wbrave $uITQclItingname, explbdiQg rockets and bombs hi a bCJ(Uc battle dHl saveJ their ship. The ButtkerHill, ope ra fingwtth task f~ree it!till;:"slut" l)BtweenKYUl>ll11Ind 01 . .nll\l't!, was hit twice within 30 seooncls DYKalllfkn:my


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A V IA T IO N O R D N A N C EINQUrRIES 51t0ULD 8E "DPR:ESSED 1'0 THE C,",rEf; 01: BUREAU OF OfU)I4ANCE

QuIct ~wllld Unit "o r fOfget LIliessell'~willdIllgWIlt fur reuitng In thee

! lO ()' WW Im es drppp d tn Ihe- ground 1 Jyllir ~I] '(lH re tu rning t'wmdtog tnk.c-rJIF tow-ing J ti li ;l il ltnS 11118: been dcvl;()d by the.Group Ordnanoe Io'ol.ion elf Lh~ Ii D;IG>Nba 'cd at M i\ll SANT. If.\RMIIA,

As .mUIiY uct ivi ties know, r~(Joverlngthese lines rn,pidly km g Ill1'? bi!ow a proh-[em, and users of this t y_p , 'o f towing unIl large scnlp should Hncr this rewind UUllnr n slrnilar one well wortl. 1)(lvptifJil.

The unit COl sisrs of 11 Bomb 'I'tui!er"lARK 2 MOP 1 1Df ' Idi fJr ; ldtI, mount two 1>ge-,cian}, huilt reels on wllkll t h e - 1,l1'!(et Hm'Is rewound. A genf keyed to the -Sll;iftolIb reel i ~O'lflccted by a I'!01il't c'!.ltln witha jnw dutuh I'IlOl!lotid 011 th . b mllb milerTC,lfaxle extension. 5Mb the .;:Intell lever.

whicli serve to . . . , r t gagethis chII'd,. and 1Ibrakl' p~cla l. w liic :h ( ' cmtroIs II strop ~11(1drnm tvpe brnke mounted onthe end bfthe reel shaft . CilJL he opcnltt-ld eonvenlent-ly by It r nan < ; taTit lin ll n il( 11 ( . un'lt's, reM

TOWNG SPEED DTIORIIINES RSWNO RATE

pll:!tfllmI. :R . l lw iDdspeed i t : Q J l tr n n e dbyrow ing sp eeC lrll1:htl bomo-traiw.

farget Reel JlI!per'er CGJI Derl!tage "'erne

Increased USe cf' fhe Antiilirin:dt Tar~etRelll MAIlK fj an d 1-i0DS ol\1Iing fa it 'InclQ.SioD in the pr~sent extensiv cuttertoM "ing urogram, as wellall two :recentJ\1'.lnAriItS and one Iltro~~ points Up themaitnfQg pO r 1t ialit ie s o ftlie (eel;:; f9ur~bladed impeller.

The lock 01' thill iUipaller is des1_gnento _pre ent bla(l . r(lialinll at a rr speeds upto 150 knots. At high.er speelAcTTERED IMPE'LI.IO:R BLADES CI,IT PI.ANE

lock out of file way, thus llowjuj! theimpeller III r!'Hate. Sub eqllootl the reolIulWnt higll { cnllifu:gal fOre_ fill theim-peller blades WIlS mfficient to ClI1lS1' their

oi~tegratton. FttlgtneJlts elltrily pone-trared the thh\ mem! ~kin tlF thl\ lIirt:faflaod scriotlsiy injured the nl[ll~lllnn tit IuSsta[Jon. Similar rep .rfs hnve boon receivedUmn til St1ll)ttnpe ( vl':~1) ttna ....-lJl.

Steps to (j,Jim inntt>R f0jJetitirm of thistrouble hllv~ heen lui inted by the cogni-7~lnt Bu.r~us, a l';JI i fu.lreasing the sizeuud tensile ~trellgth o r .the . 1mpuller lock,AS \, V,11 1 ' 11 .r!'ll"lcating tlie look one il10hfatthflf out toward th blade tips. wllileRUORD is developing a ll i nl pe lJ eJ ' lock de-~igred It) Sl)ppl11nt thelock entirely,

Fending completion III the..~~rC\rt~iQll.'"B Onn recommends the ffisW.l1ntion of ap, ' \ ,1 '1 be devlse y .Ii fd 'tt-"-!:iyilies. If th e tnvfing eq uipml!'n lis ! 'Io lseheduled For Use i ll t l- IC ;mmcd1 l1 tefuture;more posft:i'l'B insurance lIg;tifi.~t malhm~tinn can ba secnredy I:o::mtlvin~thehTL -peUef a~sembiy.

New Tru,,,;'oll 'Qnd Spoc.el' Soves TIlneFleet IIctivities ltmg have enc@~mtere(l

diffir.ful!y tn a t!~emb1ing tnmnion baI1d.~correell ' oa 500- and lOOO.pO\llld bombs.Cumbersome ruler moosnre.ments h:weheen m~ Eor pjJslti:onfngthe band.tlecyrah:~lyi ll orciN tnat thebnnlh suspen-sion lugs wlll engage tho hooks of a MAO"51 ty_pe bi-rmh r~t)( whl!l'l the oolflb is'hoisted bv ~he trunnioll band hQiSting lu~.rnaccl.tr8t~positioning discovered later

'TRUNNION SI \.NP SPACER SPJ;EOS LOADING

dltTiug alI'Crwl it)mUng t'qooes the time-tUlt.';U111ill' retlU'fll of till' bumh '1I1d1nnl-1li()il l'ml)d [0 a b! lJ lIh~l lnmUiJl ), l n r l ,l --d11p_~lru op mtiOll thaI I... putlhmJarly com-p lie at ed lIbOll rQCllf'JTiim;.

A spllI:er developed by CtlM,F'\'lflWE~T-CrnST ~lud rec! ! ll t!y Je! ii :gunlet lby 1'\1::101'1]):l. l 'runnion l3uu(1 pnCI1I ' l It mH~ hetlevice. out -recommendll I.h(lt inter-t'sied ,nctfvltie~ iJltmld COl'llitntCt iL IDeally.


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surgical operations. Uemg human, SOllWh9spilnl cmipn1eu Ilnd Il uifficult to. hI.'t lOl lt inucJUli ly enguard aganl~t allt!ll"Ill)t he y e an 't.see, Tl\.e wag who mid thnt alldeadly m 19J : I ,) ! J slloultJ be painted red,white and blne, and tagged "DatJgerQlI~,"g t't s h is ~ \l'i! Ih ,to 011intents and p ll r pes es ,III Ull~.G1m:

",t~-"15tIL rl, .b '["!I'T 1I11,!~.I,,-U1l'd'l:>$l fied. "'" I'nlm. '~\Il'

YNOI'sts: A smg;cnJ teO.Ill scrubs up fvrun ope~Uor1. ' rheitl"trume!1trnau. a rr iv -iug llite. c U!Ii short hi s scr\:tbbi'1g tinl . Th,presence of oocterlo is snown b}' animateddtllra.,au# G~.'VfiQn--,;J'$""'t1."''''''''11,' ~imlilk"ti~l. 15-min.

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breries and ub-L tb ra rie s lI'r ellstci'I belos .Check thll nearest Library beFor~ ordl\lJ'ing.N."1V ..-lL

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LETTERSSms~

1 won my ncAl" wi'l,l~ while l;lt rvrog inth e t\. \J-" frum Jul) _l94l to June :1M2.Infnrmaricn i.. 4iljul;sted as to wlw,ht'x 1wh ,ludwny.uu lu wear the subject wings.If I u rn 111 l 111 .r17.(ld, ,I :is rI~he[ re'l \I es Ieut:bIlLdetulls be: snpp1ied a.~ t, n ~n1Te t' l t 1Ds l'LiOII St ' lc1 .insIgnia sbutlld be worn on the1-lf11fuml. I

T urn due to gr~ buck to tll1! Stnles!lnu,1,J]Jd would 11k llll! h rl l.l rl lm{ lo n b ef or e-haod, AI!) help yQIJ l'lJuld g iV t Ill!:'wouldlit' apprt:'l)illted.-V~IH.n .L'r, J,\M.I>S Y. Tno~us

1 iWi n g ~ tu~ cOlJ'siae[t:(la p a r t t)f t lJ1. . luaval unllurm, not a decuruuun. There-forea\'ialitlcouragc more ttmrtlllgli and regular

checks PU life \! f:! St s,ill lIeQordmJoo withT,!). 25' -45:

1II case ~I 2OO)Die should ever chrulc.e,To have Illlgn'le frtilnte, and, wet hls P! lD: l5 ,Lfbttttlly and figurutilll,.'ly. see whitt I

U!l1tlU-

1\ gP;th!l~r:by qwtlifyil'lg 8:l o f !.hem ,ltb'lRrd rite IJ. S. W lLtlCt'!rlc.( b ,$ of I.his \vrltin!t l'l'Ver 42,000 land-ir'l81' hove been made aboard the U.S.-S.Wulv riM nnd the U... S. Sable whheutit fatality' tlf an)' kine! on either ship.The last httnUty WII5 in Sept. 11M ,*-when11 pilot w as lost.\ (;} There were [10 ;tlcdiient5 on theU ,5.5 . Sabll;! iuvolv illg . a n y inJmy topl'r~QIllI.L>Lllamblfb etw ee n Apr lllu , Ul4()ancl May 211.194~,altbougll i041 landingsWere made.( d) Al sQ . ,.from J IlUlJ.l lJ 'Y 3, 1943 to Ap r i ll!l, UJ~. . J .2 .B .~IllIldings \ eremade abOilTd~le U.s,S. tV,,1i'riru: witl'Qul; an "e:" or"n" rnuterlal accident.

C.O. CQTU. G... u.V!EW

P"bl il "~d 1",,


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~s1e p u tt I r e ' 1>NTt ,iN VIteNT rY

5 Identifies Whatevedlies

eKcep t - ofcours e -!himself!


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THE FLEET THAT CAME tostay pulled dowa a curtain. oftllujaircrair fire in front of JapKantikazes. This Jap plane dis-inregraeed as it dived dl'rough thehorizon.blankecingacreeo of steel.Water around the sn&ace craftboiled from the hail, of f aU : iQ . gshell par ricles, Other largersplash($ mark Kamikaze graves.

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Naval Aviation News - Sep 1945