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Naval ilir Tech,.i~al Training COHlII.alIE' S@,.ds Trained jllen To Fleet

oJdcj~e Navy and Marjm:~orp5> there were no schools. rile system ol education was based on [he idea f apprenticeship with all its failings. Cooks and bakers were first to benefic from a school, Later, [he radio school at Bellevue, Md., gOt technical training off to its big starr. With the advent of Wmld WRr Il, ir was obvious char ships couldn't fighr and train their men at the same time. Schools in naval aviation ar tho r time were scattered among many stations. In September, 1942, the Naval Air Technical Training Command was born. Since irs inception, it bas rrained rhousands of men for every job in Naval and Marine Corps aviation except filling the cockpit. It bas earned rhe tide of "The Enlisted Man's Annapolis
Restricted

AK

of the Aru-." fc bas improved fleet air operations, in postwar period the command settled at NAS MEMPHIS. The aval Air Technical Training Center
there houses many of (he schccls of command. Almosr lO,O()() people are at Memphis. The 33 scho 1 of the command train men in 13 basic aviatmn eaciugs and many other specialties. A few schools are scattered at Lakehurst, Pensacola, Olathe, Glenview, Philadelphia and EL Centro. rudenrs come from recruit centers, the Beer and shore stntions. Through individual. interviews each mao and woman is placed where he is best fitted. Abilities are weighed. by te [So About 80% of the srudents receive [he specialty of [heir first choice and 18 % receive the schoo I 0 F thei r second choice.

me

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BEAVER,

ADC,

DESCRIBES

OF BEACH!NG

fATR·::tL

PloANES

ARE l;XPLAINEP

;BY HURL,

ABC

llppre"tice.~/.ip In Ole'
Navy Educated ailors
i\N oldruner III the ilcot hns the ide~1 ihar tech. nical s hools nre .1 boondoggle As :1 resuh, they "rudglllgly IiJJ quotas II) rh· schooL; und send men \ h() aren'r parricularly keen on it. They're missing rhe bee nf rheir lives, for a man ('11: to .i tech 'chvo,i reru rns ro till his job rnnre c:J1icltndy, lt IS .1 policy m rerum eve!)' man ill udvflm.:c~ sdtOobi to hi~ own unir, When he rurnes bark 111:: IS .; credit t(l Naval AVI.lmlJl, ANY

(AD I. Aviarion Ele<,:uictan's Elecrronics Terhoician (AT 1, Aviati'lll Illectronicsmau (Ai), Avrution OrJoancemnn lAO). Aerographer's Mute ! AtJ I, Avinrion Photographer's Mare (AFI, Avii1tinn Scorekeeper (AK), Aviation Boarswain' Mnle \AB). Air Courrolman lAC), Tradesman ITO).
Marc (PI), Lithographer (U I and P!wtogr~\phtf's Mate They reach ill L1(!eJed for [I ti rd clas nne s, FM men who lire ~e(()fld class nertv officers or higher. rhere aft' udvunced B' SdlOQIs In Mi, AD, AT At, AO and AG, TIley prepare fUI 1m class an I PO rures. hlf 111"1 red skills WHIUI1 rates, there are short courses in C schools, For instance, Chief and First Class Aerographe'I's Mares lJ111 ruke a course wluch fir: (hem for independent Jury. In unorher field. men WITh EN, FT HI1{j RD rates are !liven ream training in Ground Conrrollod Approarh, Prui-er ( PH).

spedal ty. These ~cb\mJs. 1.1Stl ng from I 1 to :::8. weeks, gi ve the irudents all they nee 1 for petry officer nning. These schools .irc Aviuuon rrucrural Mecbnnic (AM).
Avinnon MachlrtW'S Mare I AE). Aviation

called A ·P. All JledgJrngs in naval :tvinnoo-ffio5C ~,f them freSh fwm boot rraitling-g(1 rn rhis school ~o hod out bow airplanes rick In etght weeks l.11ey receive :1 goo.l
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Lnrgesr s hool

at

Memphis

is the

Airman

chnol,

all)

like ir. Almo:-;r cveryb idy getS rhe choul of Ius choice .. Mosr men erueri ng rhe school have <1 pretty gO)J Ide.1 W

fUU1(,S und "II s;l.Dlple of eLICh. n1tll1,[! II] mkt- long to fir lOW ,I sp~'(Jnlt)1-'lOd

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to

AVES,

tile

other hund, exercise a

it.

woman's

privilege

und in most cases change their mluds, . Mel] \ ho have been on dury ur tleer ,lnJ shore urnrs nre given only rwo weeks ar the school. mosrlj- a brushing up Oil physics and .matbemarics. . FrOID Ai rrnan schcol. sruderus ,go ro rlie A school of rheir

'dlU1lls a.... ailuble are described in bullerins issued by rhe Chief of ava I Air Technical Training, After I man bnis11e<;his schuoling, hl' isn'r fo,rgorren. \)(fhen hoe has been under n COmDJS nd six rnonrhs, his CO, marks ;1 c.uId on which ,111 evaluariun of rhe man can be made, II is broken dvwn inm skills of .! f11ll' and IS ea-sy to mark, The card accornpan res [he set ice record, For Electronics Technicians, rllr CX;l1DjlJC, rhe- nrd ineludes marks nn basrc knowledge In elecrronics, use uf [esc equi pmeru, usc of hand [\xlb,. abili:y to solder :Uld rewire, ability II) repair rlWl1y specific l'ICCC5 of equrprneru, .Iill! knnwledae of stock, pubhcuncns, records and reports, These nb ervi"rions [1J'1.i It ed LI improve training methuds by spOiling w here most men, re weuk in u doll.

is the smp f<lr rhe NiIV)'S huge msnrllanon, NA. MJIM Pl-HS, Dick Wehrle tH'sh from bunt uulalng nt Great Lakes. approached 1vLllllngron on rhe rrarrr. Ar rhe Iirtle station the rrnin swpped (mly ,1 miuure lind the drafl of men hud
to

M srandpoim

If,l.lNGTON,

Tennessee, isn"t rnucb 1\1 n, tuwn frO,lJl the of size, but it dl1es have n railruad Stumm, lr

"We Wt'hrk

were surprised rn be rrenred like hUI1l~1l beings," rommenrud, II irh the .Iisci pline of boot rr:tillillg in his IHlnd, "11' diwll take us long ro feel 1U horne." For one week he arid his mutes were ,given ;\ quick once-

iII1nP off ur a 11urry wi til

tilt

It SC',l b.lgS,

over in wnrch st.:u1ding, milirary org,lniziltlOn and the rourine of rhe clu)' In NATTC MEMJ>lllS,
The Iollewing Monday Webtle and his mates marched
(Q

Re8tricted

W4Vf

JACkIE

THOMAS lEARN5

AVIATION

PARTS

FROM W,

C. KITtREU

EICHOlZ

AND AlFORD SHOWtllCIC

WEHRLE. !tow

SOUND TRAINeR WORKS

the AN·P AIrman school for erghr weeks of getting the "word" on ,lvitui(1Jl in the Navy and Marine Corps. Wehrle waored to be an .1 iurion meehaoic, AlIDllS£ everybody who starts the sehoul hus some idea 1\ what he ~ ant LO be. Th.ir I_S [usr whut tile school i:. designed fOf-ttl show (,~Ich in01 vidual exacely ... "hat he- is best s\'lLt~d [or. It didn't cake long for Wehd~ £II get into tile ~wing of things He discovered WI1U\ a squadron is and how runny pilots, planes ;lnd men make Up the differenr rypes, He learrrcd about 'lin.:r:tIr carriers, In the .ssbool there lS o! ~O-fum model of ,10 aircrnfr carrier wirh Unit; planes IIIl deck. An instructor ~hllwed how operuuons Me rondu te L One tiling Wehrlt' liked WllS liw instrucrinn in huud wok At horne and on the brut he 11Bli ju£t played with reels. J\I the end 01 six weeks. nil: WIlS I rrterviewed, MallY queselons were ,lskeJ abeur what Ill' liked pod whnr his recnrd showed in the" JI)' of ahiliries, It W>l.S revealed dJ.~t he h.\el shone in physics and rnnrhernancs. And he hnd changed his mind. He felt hinrself litted tv be an Electronics Technician. Wlrb rhar evidence It was mevirable rhar 'Wehrk Sh(Hl1d go ro the AL·A sdmol fnr Tuinir.[),; III rudro rrxunrenance. Wehrle is 20 nnd hnils from fullerton. Pa. He's in the N<lV)' for J fOllr ye.lr hitch, A ter lin.ishin~ high scbool in 1947. he worked on (1 fartn and .1 cloth mill When the mill foldetl, ht d~'cideJ tn join rhe Navy. He likes t() huuc ami 1i h ,InJ claims the besr hunung b in the Pncono mountains,

Pquite
"Jackie"

UT A, I"I1lR"

redhead in Navy dungarees wd you have a combination. That's 22 year fllJ WA \IIi Jal~luelinc
Thomas, who laims hkago:1s her horne (Own.
,1 C()IDP;IIW

Among other jobs Miss- Thomas worked lor which manofacrurecl mlf'nc counters and scales.
[lxpecting

(0 see MempiJis, UH.' pair 'rood in the sranon ;llld vished Liley h, d sraycd on the rrnin. Mi~s Thomas' I~.rsr impression of NATI was d\ltf she had ro walk- her feet off checking In. 11; left her rootsies In bad shape. oon sbe W1\S hard at wurk in Alrrnan school. Her firSt desire ill the way n( u rating was to be an Air Conrroller OnfwmSe whid) particularly inreresred he; was line n drafri_ng, lsyour and blueprint reading. Soon she changed her mind and wanted C() be il storekeci er, Miss Th()mil..~ wasn't the het srudeat, in fact, she flunked math anti puy ics with fl- gr-ade uf 40. 'I'll;.\.{meant taking i\ remedial COUrse. She's glaJ she did. "Tm not ashamed of ir, r needed ro repeat," .9h~stated. "I never understood those courses in high sehuel, Set: what 1 did? I doubled my score when 1 repeated, Gor an 8U." Now ~hc IS going to attend rile Aviaripn St.Qrekeep!.:T school. ft firs in with her previous. employm rnr where a sy.· rem similar to rhe avvs h~lndlinJ of aviariun oa-ts was used. MISS Thomas arrended Tafr l1i~h school in Chicago. for reluxurion, she likes sc 1ll1ming and PIn work,

She rook boor tralning ar Grci\t Lakes ufter enlisring 1I1 February, With anotber girl she tonk d,e traiu to Millington.

FRANCES

II.lAIR,

JUNE

8AI!U~

PREPARE

UP "KLUNKER"

IBM

E~perieD.ced ]tie,. Tali,@ Courses" I ...prove Slil's

mechanic, When rhe rari 08 struceure was narrowed ttl [he postwnr period. Hal! found that he had to swircla From ,I mech'~ rote to structures. Th;u meant he hlW to learn a kit ebour metalworking! welt/ln,g and (",lfpen[py. He \\111$ a tHt:LUr111 for advanced work in those Jines in rhe AM·S school. Hall has been in the Navy since 19,tl. A O:1[1ve of Kansas City. Mil., he is ma:rricdaml has one child. HIS favorire pasrirne is presddigimrion-----sJeighr of h:m.cl. He is net a general raagiciac. W~:ch his card !,'1IIDC. Now that he is making rill: Nav.y a career, Hall wunrs to get gJI theedm;ation he (,."£10. Last year he was porsusded ro take {be examinaeion for Chicf,cycn though he w;tsn'c satis~ed \\litb his knowledge in the tate. He as:ked for a.d\'nl1c~J ~crucrures school and arri ved in Feb.l'uary from the U.S.S_ V4_lley Po-rglf. He lives with his family in Memphis. HaJl is 11 rhipboard sailor. He JigUl'es rhae 'll. fared man has more r.esponsibil1ry and gets more sarisfacrien Irom his work aboard shi p dum on shore srarions, He feels r 1-'1 (1 r .\ Perty Officer is rea l!r rhsc ur sea. In the AM-B school he enioV~'l1 ma 11. f'hy~ie:;, welJing, ,md e.lectropljuLog. He tDi)k IjydraUIiC', even rhough it was his speciulry, so he could Ie... n new developrnenrs. There r he learned ,lll Ill? needed fot rhe QliefseK<1.m . . Hall is scheduled to return co the VII/lej Fo,,·gw.He likes J my -ilbomJ tI CV. He would also like co be an insrrueror at Memphis and i:~considering applying for it. Regardless .of where: he goes, he \.\'OO't complain.

D of them
U'UNG

THI!

WfJ$

war rnany rnen wese in limited Jack R 1:1n1l, AM. L who was

0.

rates, Doe l'Iydr.<Iu1ks

JACK AALL, AM I, iWI1Cl:tEIi

"

IIAtES, AND lEARNEIi

WELJ;lI'NG, CARPENTRY

That's because be had fleer duty before coming to Memphis, Twemy yearokl Sowa eeek automobile mechanics in high schcel a~ McKee!1pOH, Pa., his horne <own. As it resulc he bas had hi-s heart set OIl beinS an rrviatien mechanic, From boof !dlOl)l he went eo a squadron which operated ar NAS WHWBEY (s[.A»iD and NMi KOUlA;;;', Now he i$ nearly finished lilt: AD-A :;-.:."11001where he bas taken the course in aircraft engil1e..~ nnd accessories. The AD rare eoncentrares on everything forward of the firewall in Nu\l'y and Maclo.e Corps alrGfafr. In Aviation Mecbanic school, he and his classmates were ;l.cq1.laip,e(I with metals ilnd engine pans for eight days. T'hen they studied [he R-tR':O Wright engine in class one half of cadl day and sore it down piece by piece the other half day. Then they pur ir back togerbe("\gflin. "Believe you me, you ran', throw me parts up ;-n the air and expect (hem [0 reassemble," he declared. The class repeated the procedure with the Pratt ;.\nJ Whitney !'t·JgQII DOHl!!le· lIYtlfP, 2,000 hp eogim!.

OR PAUL

SUWA .r\OAN.
[\V(} 1\1eeKS,

wascur to

tilt usual Airman school CO{J[[e one of marh and one of pbys.ics,

In rapid succession, they were filled wirh informarrun

011

CHARLOttE fII,ANOWICZ.

SMAlliNG

magnetos. cnrburerors, propellers, fuels and oils. OUtSide the school hangar sir a lor of "klunker" airpioloe:; where me srudenrs learn Iine peccederes io.duding turning up the engines. They get the word on pcrrodie checks, too, and lII,t'J:WJ.fd. musr see rhsr the engine works properly. A, slaflchrd practice is for up in-rrucror to put s,o,mel'hing_ OUt of whack -in 'an engine and chen let lilt: students find rhe trouble. In trouble shnoting they write down eecb S.t.ep of tile 5,e.,'Uch anJ the rernedies, One pan or the course has n group of srudenrs changJl1g

n csttid.t ed

nus

'ART OF

THE AIRMAN

:SCHOO~

COUR.s~

15fU.N-ftRlNiG

.~O CAL

C"HEf

iOSS

IS COACH~D

!1Y WIfE

HElEN

AND

'SONS

'ROII~Rf

&.. VI(TQIt

an cngme On one of the "klunkers" sitting on the line. A progress check on the srudenrs ouelines fen jOb1; fI) be done ill a given time inordes to pass, Although jet engines are Ii smlldrud part of tbe B -;Wool. only an inrroducrlon to them is given in the A school,
nw!!

work began in the han!;urs on aircraft

studies. From there equipment such as rhe s RC-I and ~C·5 retervers and the AIlS·IS raclar. Undoubtedly. Duffy will soon be working ou Marjne comber planes,
VIATION

Tube

mOOr),

cemplered

classroom

i.:;

nnw on

his war

to u. squadsun,

(lvi;I'tillO specialties. One Marine smderH is Pfc John ]. Duffy, who is from Queens, New i'Gtk City, mare popularly known as an island off the easecoast called Brooklyn. This 19-ye~U"-o!d 6.ghting rrran entered the M"ncines In JUIlt' ()f last year. He rook his boor u!l,ining at the Marim,' renter ar Parris [$land. N. C Duffy decided be wanted ro he 110 electronics rechnician, Arriving IL[ Memphis in October of 194,:) he rook zhe Air" mnn school wi.th Navy men and rhen wenr 0U W the 2.4 weeks COurse in the AT-Al.·A school. FH:!t rhi1'!g be did was build a radio receiver. 'By g0ing to cb;~s [our periods and wOlking unorher fuur per day, he soon had <I working piece uf elecrronirs ge:tr, [[ was a tWO stage [£1 receiver and rook three weeks ro bulld, The class tracked aJ1J aligned ~ome simple eircuirs and then spent three weeks on rrnuble-sheeticg, PM six week; one p~jotl ,I day WIIS spem on radio code, bur the only requirement W.R,s !O be able tu send eight words pet mmure,

Tc,-?ALI.. OF 1HE,S;noolsllfldcropel}me 01ie~of N:t~nl Ailmen meal Training are co Manne enlisted

A- dent. .

.In

~f' .Ordnam:;emnn Robert Ross iso't <l !><~He's an tnsrructor. A picture of !.he Nll,vru AIr Technical Training Center w0ulclO'c be com pJ ere. however. wlthour a word about insrructors, and Ross is. II rypical one. Naturillljr, with his flue, Ross is one of rhe rnenrors in [he AO·As.d1ooL His special subject is aviaticn lire control in which he has bad mnsiderable exper.ience. Ross, who lias beet} in the Navy since 1940, served in '\11"-';'1 in Norfolk and Bermuda, VP·SI in the New Hebrides and Solomons and Parsus One and Two ln the Soic:lmons. He also had duty at NAS WHIDMY fstAND and aboard the Pi'ilnklitl D. Rt!()Je1Jeli. Among me many schools he nrended were those On bombsigbrs ~ncl air bombiug, In 1948 be saw ;l. memo from BUPER5 abOIU inseruceor dur:y lit Memphis. Since Kearon, Tenn., his heme eown, is 90 mlles from there, hls duty r&:.]l'le-st was a natural, Ar Memphis he artended the instructor's school and soon fou nd bouliinig for Ws wi fe und rwo boys in a Navy-sponsored development near the sra-UQo. He is sqld on ordnance school. He t1nesn· r see 110w nny AD rared man cart get .11_op.gwlrhoee ir, The ollly man In the Nllvy who made Chief [asr .iml!' was an .AO·A school gnl;d\lD.te,

PFC

JOHN

DUfFY

Cl1fCi(SR"'CA:g

CIR'cUITS

WITH

INSTRUCtOR

lAYLOR

R stricted

No Farmer's Daughter?
An Ensign tiding 1\$ a pll,sscngcr in SN"-5 heard the engines quit and shortly afterwards was eold to pm an Ii chute and kick out the emergency es,ap~ hatches. Meanwhile rhe pilar and co-pilot discovered [hac rhe fuel s-elector had. heared, They were able to move the handle freely. bur system remained n ehe # 1 tank which bad JUSt run Jry-. At the sturt of rhis cn1ergetlcyche SNI3 wa rul jng [fiR ut 7000 feet enroure £0 NAS QU 'NSBT POINT. The plane broke our of the overcasr . t <lb. \I[ 50GO feet over LlJnB LshUJJ SOLUld. They turned rewards the Conne rieur shoreline and buckled on chest chutes. On orders hom the pi lor. the passenger bailed ut Shortly after the plane crossed rile shoreline. The pi lot and co-pilor looked over (he eerrnin und decided m riderhe plane down. A wheels-up, fl.1ll-fL'lII landing was made. The SNB hit in a {hI arrirude and skrddcel ubour ;)00 feet beh re encounrering a drainage ditch which C"RU ed ir 10 grountlloop nearly 1SO desrees, Neirher pilot was injured. While still des(ending in his pnruchure, the Ellslgn watched the forced I nding, A few seconds later he lun c:d 10 ,I wooded • rea and fhUI'Id him elf hung lip in the WI:> of ~ 70' bemlnck rree, Abnul !Of) yards away he sported
,Ill

Thrown for a loss

Because of !l recent epidemic 11 r ugroundloops, one of my assistants undenook .e stlidy of all {he Cor.wir groundloops that occurred durmg (he p:!st 12 months. After reading 67 accident reporrs he came up widl this description of most frequent se: 0 rirenmsrances in R eMf,li'/' groundloopr
FG

me

"The pilot may have hundred of hours in urher type:< Ilf pl~llel, bur II"" tess rhen "SO ill rhe Corsus«. He clrcles the landill.,.'-r II~ldi(l II planes, Some of your friends who were l~rl tn)IJu traffic pattern and has a moderare placed on inacrive d~lt~·last year wi 11 CrrJ~S wind [rnrn the righr. lnsread ol putting soon he back LO unl form, down ollly 30" of Haps as- recommended in We should all hike a backward glance the pilt.L'i handbock f;)r landing under crQSSflO nur aircraft accident rates in rhe early wind conditions, he soes clt:ht ahead "'Ill, days uf WorM War [J and resolve ((J normal proccdu re ~Ild l[)"l.yen fulJ 1bps. do aberter sl-l'fety job this, ti me, In any " bonl)' <liter the wheels rcuch, rhe plane period of accelerated training, the num- veers lU the rlghr, TIle pIlot is reluctant to use brake, bJ,It trie:, iI linle left rudder, then ber of arcidenrs is bound t g up. More

pilots ate 11ylDg and me indivi ual pilm IS Hyi 11& :I sre(lcer number of hours per rncneh, M<lny pilors are ;nnkfng the rransleien to newer. fllster planes, pilots per 1000 on acnve dlJtt losr rheir lives in aviarien accidents compared with the wartime penke 45 dearhs in non-combat aviation accidents per

fu]] lef[ rudder, and fin";!!), gets on the left brake, Hi5 !Inion!> have been rno- IIttJ~ "'nJ
W~J late,

1Iy this rime the COJwtir

ls wound

II

Last }'ea! [lUI StOll necidenr rates were the lowest since J 9 O. Fewer rhun G

1Il a right turn, The lett wjfl~ lip is d.mgging ,($ rh e plane leaves the runway, "lIlt! the <'1,,;11 truck beads fur the scene,"

nr

LOOO pilots

in 1944.

fl

Afrer clunbuig out of rhe starred towards rile house, bur racked by rh Farmer's Jug, wh on both shins! The farmer and

farm house.

first aid and cranspcrtanon to the scene of (he crash landing.

'<"""I/J"1I' P<lltibol, 5<1')'JThings are -gelLing tough .. In the old d"y~ rhere always a good Jool<;ing rarmH'~ d<1ughle.r in, I:aIe$ lik.e ,h;,~. If tho! pilof got rrippad it was only on eh.. ear, In n"' !!v«nt, I g"..... the bites thi5 [cllow g I wc.-r"n't 000 deel' becC.10SC the accident board say thaf h - bad [ass 'dog" injlu,i...,
I~

finally called

off the

Jog

tree he was atbie han his wife

This time Ensigns wlrh less than '(}O hours vf flight rime will be climbing into the cockpits of jet fighrer tlW cost a ('001 half-uullmn dollars apiece. The squadron FUg)lt afery Officer's job is going ttl be more imporrnnr than ever before, The o(fi er assignt~d [0 This biller 'h( uld be experienced, energetic. and
relarively senior in the squadron or-

lUll

offered

ganizarion. Give him yOUI ccoperarion and supPOrt. l-tis j ob is n heir save 11 lies tl ad equiprneru, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? rHm'$
(lJI girl'S <In It

"'lO.

)1,1;1 setond dccislon. Will VOU rhiuk [asr enough lU m..kl' ,he' qmtct move] Whar "w(jLdd )'qu do ill um emerge.n{'),:

and crew ofren depend

I n erner:;ency cJi.r0131i{\H~, n 1He Ml'[ the Iiv(;'S <I I 1; is pass

Of course, nor all of lase year' gnmo.dloops fir exactly into rhis pattern. ne ground looper had 575 hours in type. There" were oS Hood Dumber of grau nd[oops In whrch cross-\vind conditions were nor present. and in II dozen or so cases the cross-wind was Ir 1(11 the left. However, [he condiuons abnve applied in more than hitlf of [he G1Ses. Tuwer eperarers can help cut down [11IS rypc of accident by waiclurur wind conditions closely rulU warning pilots when to expect ;t cross-wind landing, With rhis knowledge. the pilu; C;10 use rhe correci amoune of Hap and 11IJ be prepared to use brake and rudder q\(ick.ly in (be event of II swerve, Where 0n111 one nmway is available nnd a strong cross-wind exists, pilors v irh very few hours in type should nor be scheduled pending more mvor(l,ble conditions. IWJeSS the maintenance department is shorr ol business.

A Reminder fro.m GrQmp

if you've been fcllowing [he course of event' sin e Illt! lighting hn)ke OUt in KOfe-J., y u kn w ,something of .rhe plans for expanding' our ~VI[\_t~ n srrength, YO\J'VIt read of '(he carriers corning out of moth balls !~n{l of the orde.rs that are being placed for new

die

Imruediarely 'Lfter ulke.off ; n a J RB,

plane J,\otl&
;[ICO II

-dan.geromly

steep cJ.imh. You push forward on rhe yoke 3.nJ roll in down ruh, hur the plane approaches a tall. Your lilt' Je·
pend~ on )lollr nexr T)lOVe. Whar ls ,r]
1;-111111'111 1111

QPp')jit~ flll/{r I

Relltricted

Hot Tip Department

Want tl'l avoid getting YOllr$clf If) <I hup of (roUble? Then read thu Hydrographi'" Oflice MeJnot-andum for Avia. 10." :;;8, dared 26 June 1950. T'his I11Mn" modifies eadillr dil:flCdvcs: iI, ',egam to Ai~pace :fie~ervations and clearl .Ie-lines the bouod"dd '01 the." reservations ; U. S. Naval ObS er \'II(Ol")'. Washingto1'L

~J

,ramp.1l1

Puttibon ..... ,.,,_...,

O. C.
Whim Hcuse-e-Capltnl Area, W~ "ing. Ion. D. C. Clinton cngioL'C-ring ~'orh. 0,,1< Rld)':Y,

Tenn.
Hanford Engineer Work., Richlsmd. Washington. _La,. Alamos Pr jl"c1, Santa F~, New ",ilh these Airspace reservations Or allow- a navigational error to pul you over 0"" of these Me .. ", " 01.1 • 1"e In for a \'et')' rough rime, H e re's whllt happen e d to One {"How: He ...... liying an R5 01 800ll {~ t 00 e a VPR Bight plan hOIJJ ChincolC3l'!lle, Vi r-gllli.. to MW'lph[6.. Term. His fligh, p. th ~hould b:!", > llLk'n him '0 the rigjll of the 0 a k Ridge rescrvnrion, but 'IS 11" neured Kne "ill hI' ,,!terNI his COUll'''' to rhe lei! to circLUno"v;gnle ~ lin" squall will, buildups to :W.OOO feeL. Toi like an LnccUigefrtman 'IlY~f tince (he squall exrended ro the North and there B< II dc'lr area to tho' Soulh. About chis time he gave II posirio« re· pon 10 K nOJ<vlIl" radio and W1l5 warm'.! concerning the air pace eeseeva rion, HI' fell lhat h w "Id be ;;bl~ tD get aroUJ'ld Ih .. narm by ,kirring t11~ northWl'SI bounda")' or th .. T'e5erVItt;on. J fl [ess rime tI",.l it ""J<h to ["II abou L it, the Def e n se ConHnand picked rh e plane up on radar, A rew m inutes 1:.1411' the U'1jL'UI· port was int"I: ..."p~~d by 1m -S;! "'I'hid~ made one P"OS lind then tI",,· " wing posiri~", long enough I') eheck 11,.,R:;C's 1111lrk. ing~. This matted" ehnin of events wuich involved disparches from MllJ(w 11 Flight S"rvi.c e Ceneer to C"i~f of aval D""'''' tions, from Cnil'~ of N~\'al OpctMilln!l III

Hot Rod Was Here

Afrer gerling cheeked our in an SNB the previous day, <I vulunreer re-Serve pilot \ lI.S cleared f( r u Illca! famil iartzariun !liEhr He mwde -l;:lIeml practice lamluigs ;Jnu then left the fi'ld
WI

Only II log

P"''''r1$
ma)'

be

with ordeN 10 durr jn\'olving -aboard dUTing aCrobatic

the pllor appear Board. h'15 be-

Mesko. If you a~"J."t f3Juiliar

practice,

As A re'L1lt of thi~ incident been gl'Qlmded and ordered fo .... an A"i.lltQ~'!t Dispo$irion

10

and flew (11 lin area abour i!fj miles lO the Illlrtheast of me stari n, wlre: c: he proceeded [(J ::memp{ ;. series (If WIIlg.. overs, He states rh: t it was hls inr nr.i, n til keep the uir ~pi.'ed between 7D and

Dear Grampaw Pettibone:

Are there lIly existing reguh,doos ponaining m the Jrupping of nuxili~I'Y
:-uel anks
[(I

trash

vicum ...

110ftrlllg

j 11

s"",nw

1"0 krurrs during these maneuvers. alrirude W\.IS ubour I.!,O()() fecr,
Halfway tbroll~h the lhirJ

His
wing·

mer,

he lost' l\llltI(j1 uf rhe SNH. T111'_ pas.seugefs t I[ the nose of the phJ1C whip around violenrly. Recovery W;IS

the: watt r! Lf not, ir seems ro rile rnJ1t planes could drIll' empty wmgrip, belly. Ill' bomb-bay ranks [Q unyone 1l0<lCLfl8 in die wacer am! thus 1ll'fnrd .rn addlrional fit1flt:uirm aiJ. ince rhe Illid ranks would be rnor easilv seen from
tbe air rh.m
It

person

f]oa&lg

in 1I life-

rnade in a sleep (live with the air 'pec~l needle inJi ..uring .:1;'0 knl)[s . Till: ['llnl retarded the rheonles .Intl tried ,I shallow plLlI.fL\J1. DuriJig rhis

portion of rhe recovcry.me curved potrions of rhe ~vj rnlsh ldd cruckcd. the
td·

)lICker, it: would ruJ other aircraft in lDeming the ,Person Jurlil,g SC!11"t:h and rescue npe run ons, Very truly yours. Lr., US

lhl' Cemm •.nding

Marine

General,

Aircraft,
then down

1'1" 1 e
Ih",

F'or<:1l,At!.1J.ltic and

dOli!;..

down Lite dUlin Qr C uunnnd, th'" pilot no coe lIllll !w "srood in bed,' Learn the bound"'ri~s 0' d,de ti,,~ res".· -'I[i m, aUnw Y()\I<&l,J[ a liHle margUl foe l'r."r • ..-nod sIn y "ttL HI lmubhd
elud .. d "hulllt! h nve

I rnl' to the "lIut. B~' [11 rim.. ,h ineil"nT e had b~~ll expluined :ill d~e way up and

WHAT WOULD YOU DO? ANSWER

'\ IIJ L •Will th~ rJtl~\:I LI~ rull Ibrmt."h wit,1 l'~'ul'abty h!in· til .(1,.... ",11 lnl ••l .... !.r-(d~bt a1u.:ud. (f ~'ULl IIJ~""l' I ilTlJI 411flp _"1"'.1""- .t1J'l'~' UII! ~ }'LlU. ht\\I.· ,d.'I\l~ t.f n.IIWHY h.lftt 11i}1 1hp whllel ..'" H4.b tlll t If' L'l'>'iliuto. tH}WtH'

.~V,jY'~i' II "t.ntl YOI.

Rl"thJ~'''' I dTiIit
m

flHwvt.

llw ~ldl'. \
"]i!i~'

\'j"j',. .,JI'J"'Ild'to irl~UII' I W II, 11"1rL~ lH'\'!V~~I1l IIli"1'll,nth l ,·.tn.'l 111[. Iff

~I

VhtlU,.&1:
rj" .....

'1jf~

l,')Ht you "Ill Wt-njJlL,t

It

lu.kt!--

~I'T wHh
the

with the

lller

ur I'tta\"l& trIm tlllr .,..:t

t11'~ 1.hnltl

irr1JUinlllwdv
W'I)' rOl"

rumllng.

"Ju

''*'.\iJ~·d:'--fHr

,",n.

nf

1 don't recall seeing I1nything io black all.J white 01'1 thi. subject, but rt sounds like a good id a. Certainly Ilml) h:el were 10'( in the recovery. person Dilating io the WOlter without lir e :-:'rrmrurul d,lnlage to rhe 'lira.tit W~IS jacket Or ..aft will appreciat .. anythiog severe Inspection shnwed bern spars, that will afford hlra some buovaec . T'here P.II~Pl.!d rivers, blllklcs 111 rhe hJseiclJ;l(" ucr quire 'ill few (<UCS Oil r"'<:tll'd whl4'e lives skill. etc, The NLl was declared a rtrike, WI'""(, ·avl-.Q when pilofS and crew me" <~J [0011. off dtei rOwn Iif.. jackets, inllaft.i G''''''PIlJJ PNtibOJIC th"-m. arrd drepp d rhem to persons in •~ When] read 1l1)(Jllt a damn f"'!11 rhe Witte ... srunt like this, I wa nr '"' get tlv .. ali dow u I'd R" drop ,,"yrh ing tl'3l .. ill 1I0a', off the wall 3.11d "I' om a fter (I", pilot. hut if you drop an empty ga rank be I'll bN rhe p!rMc"llters wh" ,,'''re along on careful IWl tQ bit the $",hftnll'~. Try to d,is rid" rcd the l'aIDC ""II~'. "wally t111" drop 1),(' "mk sJ~htly up wind of r1U'. at .. daen luc:.kJ' III be alive, survivor 'Lntl .It a~ 51"w n peed <IS prac~ e tlriuk t.f th SN6 I1S a rcialively ticable. If yl II ha I'- a smoke lighl avail. inexpensive rraioioll plnn~, but it rnny ilhll\ drllli one at txndly Ih" saine ri)ne SU.qJ'-"" you to know tha[ it cu.!-, th" lo a,,";sl Ih" swimmer in locating Ihe tank !'-.''''Y $7~,81!6 i., fl~'awa)' .:ondllion. D~ .. h3rJ::"~" eJil.' you ha".- dropped. I can't take th" spa.:01' to list ,,11 the There i. orne dang>lr of skin burns dt'TS t[NI thi, pil<1L "",llated, bur her ;,> from. b,!{h QClaDe 11"" when uSIng" par. (he tno~t hnpcrt;uu ~.Hl'f~·: tially hIli I,Ttlk Ii a tlor3(ion aid. 1 re.cnJl Tcd'tl1lcal Order fJ·49 resu·kt5 the. NU. one iosmncc dlll·jnJ! dle WOL· in whlch a J R B, l},l'~ 10 "l1orm,ll n~·ng." I:n ('''5~ t/wrl' i fightu pilot 11l1l1& ,,"n, J wi"g lank -afwr IS <I'H•.bt in any,me'. mInd, ,vingovers atCIt "1'",,11. "JthoL1gh he w"s wcaring a lif" ,,<1'/ CQt1sidl't""d "norm,,1 11~'il1g:' By delin;· "e,<L Th" waler ",as fllLL,Ilh "nd ·eM ugh 1'''11 ill Tedlllicnl Order ,2·50 an)' man ..uga5 was slopping out If tlw 'ank LO burn ""r In "'h icl1 If", o.-'"lgl of h .. I,k ex.cued" e his, ch.".t .• lnd nl'ins. Sh{lnLy before hr '15 d"gT~c!' is aot "normal flying_" \41 as ick"d "I' h" noticed the burning ."". Oth". rulp~ specify rhat ac;r(lhlttics ure .~~Li....n On hu cbest and =m.s. and dcdd"d too paddle a shor~ discan(c aWa {rom -d,e !o be pedooued only WIHln prlll'"rl), ;;.:hed· ~nnk LO avoid the ga5Qlin" I,ll th woter. ul"t! and in .. desig""wd ilcrob,nic Brlla.

pilot s Sid" l~tUJ()W ['ils.,~el1ger window

blew ,1\1[, .md mIt WIIS broken, About

\#

Hr"'IIJI<lUI

P,,-uibor ... Jay"

1"'_

U.·

F4.U-4 WITH EIGHT ,5" ROCKET> AlSO

CAN CARRY BOMBS OR TUllY riMS

lATESt

CORSAIR.

fHf

f4U.5

NIGHT

F1GHlE~.IS

fAST:E1I THAN

R~n

Prop Fighters
WlSuom the T un in production .in keeping age pm·s in this jer
AVY'S

B ast Koreans
f{

ru med F-IU-4. The Navy has had ;r contract with Chance Voughr ro purchase nighr-fighcel" versions. The Iaresc-type Corsair with its P&W Double WtlIP engine can rop 47Q mph, carty eight rockets and 4,000 pounds of bombs. I[ can fly more than six bou rs without rcfuelirrg=-one actually Hew 17 hours Stripped down. Range. with full bombload, I0C~er5 and 20mm. ammunition is J .500 miles" The Air force had difficu rty in early
[Ulf' s ores of rhe -5. jn~ll.Idjllg many

of ehe propellered lighters to the battle. The inabili ty of jets 3S yet ,0 carty n sizeable lend of rockers or bombs any disrance plus the lack of Communist jet opposition has put rhe emphasis strongly 01.1 reciprocatlng engined fishtbnrele-rried veteran at supporting ero ps, Besides Navy sqoadrons using rhe newest of the Cor,',," line, Marines flom rile First Marine Air Wing, recently sent co the Pacific, are Hying the heavily.

pole and the Nav), rushes carrier-loads

has been borne nut as grolIDJ troops on Korea clamor [or mace dose air sup-

Iiance W\lS pb ed on the r--,I and fLSJ propellered fighters and many ef the former were rushed to the bnnlefronr via N. vy carrier Boxe« after 1~l.Ving ai r unj ts and other sources, The Navy bad F'9l!' Pf!;nth~rs and F4'S with 20 nun. cannon 00 board [he CY ]Idlle)' /1f1l'grt and used them for early carrier areacks on [he Communise sup" ply line. With [he carrier lying closer

been "reclaimed'

hom Narional Guard

ers. The only one in production in ni ed Stares loday IS meents,lir. ~l

Jays

dose air 5uppon

Army ground rroops because eheir Hl0 Jets could c.a.!!ry 0nly rwo roc:ket and were ~h()rr-ranged When forced to fiy from japanese bases. Re(0

Korean fighting in giving

off here than Japan airfields, the Navy ligh rer were able ro make longer ill-

land sweeps. .kytaide1' attack planes also were used agaillsr ground targets. Later in the lighting the NaV), disparched rhe -Y Phili-ppine en co Korea wirh 85 F4F'S'~ P4U'S and AD's and l?ll~ CL Cor.flli·N.. .oqvipped Marine fighrcr squad1'00, VMF-211, aboard the CVB jl1ld/lla~ with .avy Air Group 7 and sear her
10

bclster the Mediterranean sea forces.

Military aueheriries have conceded that [be or-air is an excellent fighter ro use ag ins. piston-engine enemy pi, nes, When the enemy Starts using jets, our own jets will have [Q take over VF

rn issions.

SKlllAIDU

FII,OM VA-19S

CIRCUS

tV BOXER ON WAY TO SINGAPORE:

ATTACK. PLANE HAS

J1ghcerct)ver overhead, jets that is, (0 prorecr rhem against the jers of the foe. Some Yak jets have been reported in Korea. Since the war, Marine Air Reserve fighter squadrons, have been flying CO/'. ,lain exclusively, as have Regulae Manne fighter squadrons not yer equipped wich je s, Many Navy squadrons a1SQ shifted to COrIltirs when production of the ·P8F Bearcat ceased. The F~"-S never saw combat" coming our shortly after Ihe war ended. It provided faster speed, faster race of climb and higher ceiling.

Corsairs

round

support by sud) planes as and AD's will Lhe11 require

EAK U

TH N SHUT UP!
. sotes
OJI C{)I/llfIllllh,lllfiltl II'lmily

and th ,

11.1,,,,1 111 A ill/flJ/-

tImed to fleet flag:;hip~ and fleet headquarters, In .1Jd·iti@Il, the [apsnese at one time had "OQ rmy and 15-(1 N,I"Y trypraualysts at work brealUllf:. AllleJ weather cod s. This unit is credited \Ii ith ha ving a hieved consider• ble success.
An outstanding example ~:Ir raid on Tokyo in April 1942. The HnJ'11e! aud 1;1I{;rr~I'M had been ~ighted. It WIIS important to til japanese to know wlutt they would do next. 'WoulJ they return t Pearl to refuel or Illlght they steam southward towattl tbe Coral Sea? For several d'lyS silence surrounded the carriers. As the~' approached Pearl aoJ began to Jaul:\l'h planes, h 0"":1: ver, the air was enlivened with unneces aty and unauthorized conver: arion which dis osed the arrival of the carriers. It, Was. known tllRt import a III inforlllulioll mout .carrier movements was rea.ching the japane e. lind all exarnmanon of iLircmft circuit [°85 about this time lihowed. that d i_ . closures. hllJ been n1,lJe: by pilots. The frequencies then III use were favorable to long-ran.ge II1tercep~ion. . Corrective l<ct!-Of) was taken and the pilots learned their les all well. Wbt'll the srriers Ic:ft Pearl and headed toward the orul Sea, the radio silence of their planes was uridisturbed, und hepe ran high. Perhaps the carrier {Quid get. fa U1C oral Sea area ~eforethe neXt Japructese push which seemed to be shaping up. Then patrol pl rnes noticed IhC' departure of tht carriers and heg3.Oi talk in/!< The information o11ereu by the patrol planes may not h,l e helped the Jar ill making their rlaIl;;. but .bl:)l"JU!i and 11l1terpillt! arrived too late, The patro plallCs received ~omc superheated .aJ let! regaruiug radio .JisLipiinL anJ the JI.!,simbiJity of reporting only enemy ships,

sormcl numbering

c.eions SlfICllI'ill' Bldl"lm is!'uc:d Juring the war, lupi111~Sl:intercept units, like tbos . of the ermnns, were numerous and weJl.or~ll!ljzed. RauiQ dir(;;crlort-iilld.inB wns carried on br all tegl'llal' 'OmmllOkOl(iOn ~nHt! ..luLl on 0\,.casion b) :.hip. and hore : tations independently. . J•• panese uaval rlldi<:> illteJli1,:t:IKc focused :lttCi1tIl}ll on rnov ments of surf e vessels. suhm rin illl,l pa~rol phim:s in Lh,tt order of priurity, The ct'ntra.l unit consisted of SOU Ll1eO Five other units were known to have had a total pa-

more than

zuo.

mall

UI1H~ were

.II

F'll:

during

alret,lft

drtuits pro'Tlded

th

war,

iclarlcu of radio ;;e.(urit}' 011 the enemy with inform9.1 iOI~. of this occurred AHa til: fir!)t

fuel 'almost gone,

A the

JET

•lRPLANE drc.le.s <1 carrier at sea. I. is warurne and pi lot L~ returntny (rom a strike. 1-)1' two hoW's of

hie Bips dUWIl his rmcrephone am! ~wt. [;liking. "This is Baker Two Three. Emergency, 1: wo minutes uf fuel left. Request immediate bndlng:' His call to the rarricr for help gets IO~1in the babble of other -oices on th same (e<IUl"ocy, He tries agilin. The
ur.ricr still does not rend him.

In d perstion he makes a fast pass all the starboard side of the Hattap and tries to bIlp his etJ,ttiF<cS ns he used to do in hi· P(,F, 10 aneffort to s.i,gual his plight. No uc.eleraticn. He makes the turn and heads downwind. His eft~in<;, whlne suddenly begins to die off. Out 01 gas! \'(lith only n few hundred fed of altitude, he Don goes Into the water, That's a hypothetical C'.lSC hut It probably will happen any •.lay now jf It hasn't already. The need for radio di.scipline lfain_j_ng-les~ ynkJlty-yilk~! . greater tOday thJlO it ever was dUflog the war. And it was plenty u.rgent"und plenry bad-then, to . jers run't fly around much w.uting for .l chllnce to Lind, If the rhanncls are luttered WIt11 'cackling hens," new ways of cernmunkarion 1'D;t}' have to be invented, The future \\111 see more and more night combat flying and thnt too will throw mere weight on the alrendy-overcrov deli airwaves. The Korean frnca$ easily could expand. Tilt: ~ime to learn good wartim - practices is Juring peace-lime. Thac Is wl~y fleet squadrons have PUt so much Stress: on mojo cllsciplil"lt:' During the: lalit war the Navy did it best to keep radio silence 3S much as possfble, but there always were Dilberts who did not know Or ('Ill c. Ju t by way of impre 'i,og 011 tOl.b},'· a-viator why radio discipline is important, battle reports were combed dud instances found ",here Hve,~, ~hip and. planes were lost because of it~ lack. The- reports were fIJI of the penalties ror too much chattering. The following material is excerpted (rom

ing up as the next event III the Panik war, It was thl: utmost importance lhal the carriers in the Coral Sea return

A J')pancse thrust lC:)w:ud the HJ.",:aiian islan I~ \

.t."

S~.lr·

-r

R~8trjf)ted

RC8triMer/

UIlIc10 '00. P 11'0 overzealous [5, 11'1 reporting targets before a tborough rheck had been made, offered pia in languilge contact reports M friend Iy task groups, Information as to .figh ter director ta tics, fad charts, and other highly da'isincd matter was tran unitted unencrypted, Range and bl;:a.rings were illdinw:ll ;11 plain l.ulgullge. hip and subrn tUle, were identifie 1. and Immediate intentions or future plans- revealed. Voice radio transmissions by surface croft were almost :'1.> helpful lo the euemy as aircr;tt transmissions. P1Jne.~ frequcnrly announced their departure by tuning their radios [ust b v. ore kLJ.\'in}! on P,Ii.rUI. If was possible to estimate the number .lhOLII to t.ike off by rhe amount of tesring, "We could cell that ;1 Luge enemy (ormation had raken uff from Llite weal number of transmitter tunlng-Hke sounds ritkt.:u lip," .I lat'IIHed dOfunwnl declares, One insr.mre was reported in whkh phll1c~ W{'fC heard w:.umlll';t:: up on [L carrier
beruuse the microphone r,Ul_ge \ I tilt: sound
t 'TH

of

11 VOIC(;,

transmitter

W.lS

wit-hill

CARRIER

CUMMT

OfEIlATIONS

CENTE-R. WHERE

RADIO

SILENCE

PAYS

Off

to meet this rhrus It IU~ egLl::d [v rrnpnrtant I h.lL their return be ,nO(L,litt! in order tl1J1 rhej tni!-!l1i u rrrIS~· llle. I!fH:my when the tl!ru.l t.lmL .ltl , ,II tilL -am, link. avoid eru OW'ilJdn,~ til rther agW'e,,,,,il1r1 III till: mid St'J b to Pearl

wen-

J isclosu rIO !If wly kU1J This rime. radio sile-nce on [he parr Hf carrier planea Wi,-' riunplete, :111d clrcuu disllpJlllC wus etll1C'tive ashore. The In[11HleS( did not know wh ...re the currrer-, wert. They returned to Pearl. refueled .. rnd st't 0111 Hlw,lrd Midw.L\' \\ ithout belfl8 deterred 'l'h ... J ,lr:ln~'1 Iud c:xpl.'dnl lit! IL' resrstancc at M i,IKay, lind rhc 'lUCprl,t .1~hicvcd br [he l.1 [lllr,> lrorn the Cnrul SUI hdJ~I.:,1 10 rruke \ 11iOI), out or W]',II \\Qu[J have ht'l'O erther 11 .J1',I"lrou, ddl.:lll or .1 lost 01" portunitv to III Il" r Ite.l\}' UlllllllJ!!:. Throu~h()ut lit" war, illr\L,tll ~tturil) .J.Itd "inLtil dj~\'rllll ... ·
gl'n
lC~timQJ]r

their

departure.

E\,t:'l

t:fflm

\\'.;u,

t'xtrteJ

til

prevenr

racliu

the results. The P,luli( lll~m) W.lS ublc in numerous irl~l.t.Jl(l·' to .k<lUit lilt" nlO\l'l11l'I1I' (If our .'lIl'r,lll lorn's nil I lorl'("!sl tht .Itt.llk-. 01 uur I'I.mC's by \'iut,lIIOJ1'
m. to
iLCllCC .... nrinncns

r.i1ly poor,

.lIlll

~JJ'llIrcJ

JU! uruerus

LOllt;lin

mUI11

of radio

in \Ign,d

.,tn:ll1.,rth

uri.urt hurized

went out on a bombing rmssion. a depar ure nH:'!iS;1£e would appear on two rirruih about an hour ht'f IJfc l.lke,oJJ n was not J illluill to rl:cot:ln i;w It .rs .1 departure message. TIlt' ~!'I(,"nJ.1 rmssion Clrcuil Wil" Urt'I\~J Dilly on f1 ight~ which tIlt \\~illJ.: went out, and the 1lJ1t:nill,!!01' llli, \ ir~lIil W,IS imlil.l(cd hy illiti~J h.">ting shoftly bel ere 01 tuke luke of1, \Xll.iOltlll:r Int:""tlf\es would follow, r n ..IJ~iilion , a m(;)S;t,llr: rl.'llut:·tilll!. lh,li lhe r,ll.liu rilJlt!t' be turned 11 f r returning rl.lllt'\ could be 11t:,uJ on missron nl};hts--';;0r111tlme~ c:trly I.:'I1(Rlf!'h III 1'1'011011: .rdvanre 11':11'11 in,!! or the mission. Whl'11 "Air\~1I1g II dis,ovef~d, witli lile ussistance of offlt't'r~ l-tJ111 l',I III comrnuniratinn s [urity, how much mlormalim. \1\ ,IS thus revealed it) the t:m:my I y it~ ccrrununicutiorts, immedialc ~ll'.r',\ere taken, A me; ·~.lgt.: f<:'\tmbl wg .l dep,lrLU rl' 1ll(''iSH,CC. WJS 'l'nt out OLI ni.ghts when there WJS liP Ir\i~"1C'l1l T L'"Li11/-1 rouhl be I",;,~ nl on the ~peci,d mi~sl\ln , iluJi! III the ,JI m· tunc 1;:\ try 11I.chl•• urriecl out ilnllll1,£ shore -uuons lind at least oue grounded plane. \X'earber messaJ-,'t;,~ were elirnil1;lk,1 frnm rhi-, dr. tilt. ,Ll1d tll\.. radio r.lI1ge WI!.'
J-I
v

LlH: ~Itlry "ill b... ,\c5i,1!IIJteJ On ll'!!ht~ \'vllt:lll'J\lrwing

in the Pan hC WD$ bornbin,g (Jr II buse just .llta Jr~ r.ld,o IfJffil ~hllW(;J ,I h:1l"l' Increase in volume .U\J Iligh prccedenre. A Sih!!Il' example will serve to show ill II rra.t'lic,tl way how tr,dlll .1I1J..IY'i:-; ",'ork~ arul hoc If. di'Klo, ures were l~re\ enred in One in-tanre. The tleet air wing which provided ,1nalyslS PAi rwing H,

traft-it U~ r c"fItmy made of oru.e hy Indilat(;'"l more than

1111 er!),~liOI1 ItO.l iru] is, ['1.:< I lI~l'if pl.l i I' L.lngLl..I/-'t" \ ' A II too ofrcn 1111-'1 d.t~sjJI(.'J Inl ormuuuu W;lS tly

Il<':l'Jk~,I)

turued \)11 t:1'U-Y III_t!ht. Other ~t\Llrll) ImrrQH"1l1ent~

..... ere

t:tleded.

The'l:

in-

100

MUCH TMKING ON QAOIO MAY liP

OFf POSITION OF REfUELING SUB

10

R e8tricted

J.mJetl the hntldlinl\ of ccrnmuniraticns i1t tilke~off hy visual systems. Tr,msU1ission~ dllIirJ,l; Ilj~hl were avoided until the Alght W[IS within ">00 miles of horne on th return trip, except In emerpenrics. Traffic was thQroughl)' checked at illtervals to make certaln lhat- no correlation between dUlly lrl1tJic: and rught operation remained, Planes. hecnuse of their speed, incur less wanger than ships rrQtn breaking radio ilence, Failure LO ob ervc radio silence, however, may J isclo t: J flf.ghl which otherwise would surprise the eot'Jl)" ami Insure (or lhL planes il deadlier recepnon than the} would otherwise encounter. 11'1 one instance. t'.l.rly in!1I war, a secret mission of the utmost importance was revealed several hours ill ,Id, ,lfll'C by onversarion among pilots on rheir wny to ir, everal aucraft were bl'in) sent no ;J. rnis Ion overseas, EVi:ry effort had been made to (olueal the siz of the Ri,l!ht (rom t:be enemy. Air-,groLUld romrnuaicanen was lirrured to the flight leader.

During the fHl:jhl. ne op~r~Hor thoughllessly tarred his kc!}', Another operator responded by ~trikil1g his key twice, Others, bored with il1:ILlil,jty, e.l~erly entered into We- gnme --carll addmB om' tup to his respeuse. This lillie "game" df~lhsed 10 the enemy the ,Iprrmumate number of .tir~ra ft III the Iliglj(, Wh.:n queried, the operators admittcrl lilt}' had nut realized the posstble cOI1equcnces of such a "harmless" pastime. Airrrar, "eCtHlty WIlS om: of the pcorest spots ill the Sl'(writy armor of naval rornmunications in \'{{orld W.lr U, AI Okinawa. for example. when 11.1\.tI cornmunicetions should

ceptors and bombers. The 'ubmllrine might have to dive when it 'was needed most am! fall to dJed a rescue ber ause of !iudl rhutter; A rl,lfle would somehmes iddr ss a suhrnanne by its name. One reason for tbe number of "busts" 011 the IJiUl of both airrrulr ,1I1d surface cr t undoubted! was failure lo realize lite JI1se~uri!}' VHF transrnis. j ns, especially U1 arrcra t, because of lilt:lr h!!'it:llt. Another was the [ailure to realize tilt' extent to wluch the enemy was intercept t!\~ our (om-

have been .Jt their best III dkL'ipline urnl security, It was pos· IDle to learn [rom monitoring of the I.r.D.( ) cir\,lil[ J great dc~1 concerniug the proWess of :11) air attack. the d.rpn')ximate 1 cation and lype of J, mageJ ;,hirs. anJ once twice, weak pomls in the stnuoning of CAP. It JjJ 110l take the )ap"n:ese long to discover the tunes O[ departure of AP Iroin station to return to base. :md the evening attacks: on pickets USUAlly rcurred shortly after the (AP b.ld departed. Comments such as "I must return to base," !til d" an remai a au stal ion oul}' 3U ill inutes Ionge r" were Jll the: tip-off that (be enemy needed, The varidy of aircraft violations was endless. Planes disdosed Ilte course .ind ~rt:eJ of task groups, the latitude and lungirude of friendly surface forces. benrlng and distances to :.hirs and buses in plnm language, and other illformation of irnmeclure value. Thty e en mentioned the proper visual approach beanng for the Jay. Air-sea rescue craft would chat about u friendly ·ub· marine below when the air was III Fested ,"vilil enemy nrter-

or

or

municati

ns,

CONCENTRA'TlON O~ sHiPS IN HARBOR

CAN

CLUttER UP AIRWAVES,

TIPPING

OFF ENE"''''

Of LOCATlO~,

STRENGTH,

BY VOLUME

Of lltAfflC

ON RADIO

Restrioted

11

'BLUE ANGELS' TEAM GOES TO WAR

HAWKINS,

MURPHY. ROtH. A:OaCK~. MAGDA AND HOSKINS FORMED teAM W;1f

SLICK FO_MATION

HYlNG

IN JET PANTHERS WAS

BLUe- ANGELS'

fORtE

rhe N,wv has no time f! ing, So the orldfliffiOU:r BIIlIi Angeh team of Navy jet
TIME 0

Ifor exhibition

Hiers has been disbanded

lind irs pilots

oem tel Corn.Airf'ae for sssignmenr in (he Pacific. The slick ream flew irs Iasrprecisiun at'-fobw<:s atthe NAS DAI.1.AS' naciooal model n3rpbne meet an 30 Jul}'. marking the end of four ¥e'dr,; "f formation ft}'ing tha~ hils rhrilled I .OQO,OOO aviatiUll enthusiasts. There wns some talk of keeping them together as a unlr in rhe PitcHlc, put it is expected rhey will be di rribured n.n10ng the jet squadrons li,ghti n~ the Koreans. At one time rhe M1uines also b,ld a Jet exhibiuon ream, beaded by Major

bur this was disbanded several monebs ago and its members scartered. The m,ff! LlllgeiJ, the best-known aerobarics ream in [he world, meted back in J946 ar NAATC Jt>CKSONVU.l.E. Their alrn was to show student pilots precisionflying as it should. be done in Leur. RClY M. "Butch~' Voris, consisted of four insrrucrers from the training command iiying F ,r's in rheir pare time. Their fame grew and soon [hey were in demand by civilian aviation air shows. us well S 1l! na ,11 air sracions. At eherr firSt civilian appearance, rhe 1946 Clevelund Air Races, a reporter, Ilffer watchlo.g rhern perform, commented, "Those boys are out of this worldl" The name B!#~ /J:H.g/>IJ wns coined f,run rhls re-

the Navy.

The original team, le\l by

mark, Before long the Navy picked up ol1icial.ly as their mime IlOU gave t hem l'RF Be40fCtJtl to fly. A 000 as jets joined the aviation Navy, [hey \ ere switched to 1""1" Panthers and the demand for their services was alrnosr deafening, Tile same pilers, aCCQrding to N~IVY polky. did not sca), with rhe Allgels Jong, bur new fa.ce> were brought in to replsce them. The Mngda and consists of seven pllors, und fWO . dozen jer plane rnainrenancemen led by Lr, (jg) R. D. Belt. pilots were Lt. A. R. Hawkins, Lc, Jake H, Robcke, u, R:tlph H<lllks, LL (jg) eorge W, Hoskins. It. (jg t E. F. Rorh, and Lr, (jg) F. J. Murphy.

last team was headed by LCu~ 10Jm

J.

Miition Car! i\nd flying

!'H-I PhtlfJtol1LJ,

VMR-1S3

Airlifts

Reserves

Pick-up Poif'lh" Range from Wis. to La.

DUl'iut} June. 10 Collt.ma1J,lo.t from Marine Trnn pon quadron 15.~ departed From Cherry Point for PI' -designared pick-uP poi nts throughtJut the easrern half of the counrry. From these poi nts, L'~\lIgingfrom Green Bay, Wisconsln, {O New Orleans, Louisiana, 256 Marine Reserves were E!oWIJ to rlreir summer rnnneuver area at Lirele Creek, Virgitlla, And rhe extensive Reserve airJ ifr lured for 1tJS0 was off to ~I Jlyio.g
start,

During the penod ending 30 June i 950. MR·15.1 hss Il wn 1.182 Reserves p!\.fS 86,744 pounds ()f {'argo ro cheir

dury stations.
One of the firlf

ValJd)' PO}'.ge. firsz j1im"(;p to Jitluf 1fJ' pial/rtf .titllirJU 1/.>.11 fJllnlllt'JI.f/.r. The "hlp /lifm sent (JIll C fl9f1 ias to .a/Me;" rt1llwaJ,. INlj;kJ. fdJJ/it.r,md ,wI)1hin1J els« Ibe, coeld filld to I'hO[)J up. 8)' opi.>rilriflg t/(JIQ f)ff:hl)r~. I};<, Nt/I!"! 1t',I} lib!!! 10 (JQ,!}! th!1 hig !;alldo/cap 11U)Jt j(!lJ h4V1I'-s!1orl r.t1Ig_'1I1t also ff!fllIIJ fbI! propel/Ilrell Carl"ir still pftlllj p(lft'(}( as teas the Sktr't1#/r,r

,leek shot rhfJflJ'''K

actio» "boriu

r~I<'!iJII:J nf 'he :V;JI'y'J tlil' IIper(ltiam 011 K urea iJ IhiJ CIi(ri1!r Ibe I'''uul/I,g oj' j" H1' if R r<lcA«IJ n« 111/ I'll U Condit !tbooril 11:;$ C:V

Last summer, rhe squadron curied uver 5,OOD passengers in connecrlon '-\'ith the Reserve Tralning program wijhour ,t single ;1.cciden( and all commiocments were met on schedule. God {his reM is to airlift 7,000 Reserves.

12

Corpus Finds flying Saucer

Missile Ofli.o~ls at this :,nmon received hut-

Turn$ Out to be Plan£' Wings NA ORPl CHRT TI-Founu: A flying Saucer.

M r s FI ies .a'

on

2 Engines

ried call from Ali e, Texas. cirizens requ('scing advice on what to dl) , ith 11 fiying saucer found in a field neartown,
A Murine derachmcnt under Lr. T A.

jnmes sped 'i0 miles IU A!i~t: to see, Oil ,mJ val. rhev found most ot rhe
rown's poptllall0Jl'
out

trying

ro ger .)

CARulIN(

MARS,

lARGESl

Of

JRM

""!lOAT5,

--

fAKeN

ON

to. HAPPIER

FLIGHT

WI'J:H AU

FOUR

BNGINES

gcod, sometimes

rrs,

WAllON

AND

HALL

EYE 'fLYiNo.

SAUeeJt'

glim!:?$!' of the objecr, They took one 10k, took the Sa\J er inro custody and Navy officials took- another lonk, announced that [he think wa norhing more than two Vu Ieee w J ng lips fastened mgether-merel}' the work of some prankster. The problem now is while to do with the devilish saucer,

11()1 ,0 gU(ld, bur alwnys sen sari onal, Lnresr fc:lt of the giant Qf 111t five se!lpl:uIGs~che Carolme ,\k"·~·-wa co lly 480 miles Oil. its last leg from Hono-

is oae rlung ,you C,ill llAY ubuur chc big Mau seaplnnes-s-rhey make news headlines, omecimes rhev .HE.'
lltnlE

rushed back:

ro

,o.rpus.

lulu gine

an Francis 0 on nne good enand one temperamental one, 01"\ rhe tIghc side I1f the plane. This OCCtIJTed on [') July. A moruh prior ir had SC[ ,1 world's record by
II)

corn

Ilying

J44 men on

,I

2,30Z-miJI? hop

Marines Go On CVB Midway

fighter Squadron Visits Mediterr'Ollean

Wake Island "Avenger" squadron, VMF:!Il, went to sea aboa.rd the U,S.S. l\Jul111'1)
(0

MeA.

CUERRY POINT-The

f\U11cJ
cruise

parw.ip'l(C

10 rhe carrier's

r the Medirerranean, The M'.uinesqutl.ruoll

" -7+ ns
~I

member

carrier. This cruise rolf ws the e tablished polky of Tile Navy in augrnenring !be Si x.th Fleet for brief periods. VMF·_l1 wa based OD Wake island the faral morning of December 7. 19-11. Its IVildon shor dnwn c:l~''Jf J:lp plune and sank n cruiser, winning the: P. U. C

oC

will repl.tce
rhe

CAG"7 aboard

rudder bLlffedng W(lS severe ar this low speed so :>00 gal10flS of fuel WI~~ jettisoned. TIle ttll') of [he overcast was. 1600 feer for the In r 70 III ill'S )f I'het.rip ltLt1~ough ALa.medn seadmrne wa~ conract, The engines can in full rich most of (he. seven-hour emergency; normal mixture caused them te overheat, Rescue: planes had intercepted it and i10wu I ~~8Z. LCdr. A. L Snyder, plane capalongside In case it had to lnnd in the rain .. was ~t 9,000 fCl'1l when. #2 engHlc five-fool' swells. failed and the l'fOp wus feathered. An The plane b:lOdled well un hU1Jing hour larer 1f 1 fa.ileJ. at AbmeJa at 01l7Z. When it wa Rated power was: applied un engU1e~ beached, the propeller shafrs on :It l ';;'5 and #4 for a few rninuces until and ;#:2 were found to be cracked. 1111:' the plane was trimmed ar approximately rear cone I'm propeller slutfr #: -; was R" right rudder rab ami 6 right uileron badly worn. . mb. Power then was reduce.) and the Ocher members of Snyder's crew plane flew lit 110 kn ts lnsi ng altitude were: T.Cdr. G. E, Welch, c pil(J,~ If. :$tcaddy until ir got dOWn Eo "'i,500 feer, E. t. Turner, SI1COna pilot; LCJ.r. R. n Snyder "eat C'lU( a message: "Maydav. Fulwider, fir t o<lvigll(or; 'Ens. A. E. IllyJ;lY. il leak :#: l engine, feathereJ, RCilld. second navigator: LCclr. A. E. MayJlly., !;'mcr,gency, escort.' Mix, .hird n.1.\1i,ll:a!oc: D. C. GWespie, Rescue !11anes were sent our from ~ _ M, Timmons. R. W. Bums, T. Legate. S[Ul Francisco oast Gunrd and nearby Eo Hi kle. P 1. Ranish. H. "E. Hr) ,,-"arc!

from Hawaii W San Diego. A few weeks before that WI: i rer M,n5hallJ '1"1'J burned ,~peCI'lcutnrljl off Honolulu (N AN,EWs. June). The Car()/t1IIJ M"n made headlines in 1948 when she flew nnH5(l}p ·1,784 miles Irom Honolulu w Ann Arbor. Mich., (hen to Chicago. The n ~ est experience carne with unit 15 crewmen not! three Navy passengers aboard [he 81-tOIl Caroline i\lla:tJ and ir ',V,1S plenty hll110 ing f01 them Ii! they sweated our the Ia~r lap to (he Gol(kn G!Lte. The emergency started ac

rudder bufferinJ? At crew jClti$ont'u 19,000 pounds of Cltr~O because cheplane Wl)Ul!J nM mninrain .1Iritude At 3:3UO feel', it w~ighed I 17.UOO peurnls and Ilcw well 11t I I~ knors. >8" MIJ and 2.000 s m. About rhis time puwer W;15 reduced 0[1 #il engine 10 ~6" ,\12.000 rpm because of high cylinder head temp rnuues, even rhO\I.!;lh the engi.ne: ,\5 in full rich. AI 114SZ ~i began running rough .md developed .1 moderate oil leak, Al w350Z # engine began to buckfire and cut om, so power WM reduced
to aVllid severe

2000Z

tbe

fa ,0" no rhar engine and. 15 minutes larer it quit acting up, although airspeed feU. It wen; clown ro [00 knots, but

au

Hamilton

AFB. Coast Guard

planes

il]'.

Iholl'lI t'llgJ

ph,*, oj /I lid liosso» ,,1,,;,,1_ Compll,.e

in IhiJ

Insignia

of

The S/Julb

KV'rffilt)
11 t&

dir

force

f'L'tl.,lJd ['J Iq#h

Sr!11if,,(fIler.

is

eluded to PBM's and Fourth Ai r Force: sent pluries. The tWO pilots ,Hat's had tll Use uJI
controls, For the: firSt degrees

while rbe rwo B·17 rescue on the CafaliM srrcl1gr:, on rhe

13·-17 tWO !JOUfS they

and two orher •

Tn).!-!> with

cre~ men,

VC-24--TIH. question tIC whether :I full load I).Ild two rrewrnen 0I.!l 11\, ;1.W,W from a <lead catapult ,1",( on a

Ii:JtnN1

oJ NOftb Kores« ~II Ihis ",rmlh's

tho murkSlJvit:J-1:liHI oirGf4/1

ilnide

[ron)

flew with the right wing clown a few and rhe ball on the right side

Midn, J . Suydam, took <\if in hj. 14,<)()O, pound Tll,key when a holdback ring broke
IIIl

C\lll..lID5.daS$

carrier was

answered

wh

CI

a earopult

rurn-up

nd rhe plane

m ved.

Restricted

13

ftver;tge pilot am wirhsrand from 4.5 co 5.5 G withour losing vision or blacking our while with a suir he can withsrand () to 7 G. For inllalio!l, the sulr provides procecricn lmly for relutively ;sustsfned aeceleratlnns oJ seve ..rl secoads or more, The anri-G sellit dues not preiecr the
pilor Juring saap maneuvers, WlllU protection :agllinsc hlackou I is :1V:11Iuble in

S seconds
INCe.

1'1" mkcs

approxirnarely

tWO

snap maneuvers? The human body has inherem physk:tI p.wtt'nio!1 Hgainsl blaCKout in Sfl~p maneuvers. WhUe this fa.cr is v:tluubll,;,. Ic llllly also be derriDimmIng of vision
'Of

pressure canner be used as indicarinns of rhe acceleradoa magnitude in ehese maneuvers. A pilot may pull such tremendous accelerations in Sfl9,p maneuvers rhltr rhe plane may ,JlsiI~te'. grate before tlre pilut blacks our, SJJlOl.lth !lying is aecessru:y whether or !11)i:antiG suits are used. A~ erred by Technical Ntjre No. 16-')1.) ami -G equipment has a fourfold purpose;
flUUQH

mental.

SHit

1(1.

1_ To provide

protection

againsr

gr~yQUI,

bI~ck(lu(, ami unconscieusness. 2. To aHevi;lc1"e farigue and

mental alertness wluch

decr~e.!

may Ie~1JIt !-rom ee-

fighting with its divelow level mckee and strail~g lIL'tiicks ro ~up'pon ground rrcops, and air-ro-uir combat ar relauvely Jow !llrirudes, bas again focused the SP()clight of uaval avinrion on use of an,tj-G eqnipmem with its advancages of im· proved ractical performance, grearer pi IQt efficiency and cornforr, and 1'.\1"tilOUlar1y grenrer pilot safety. And-G equipment, formerly called nmi.blackomequipmcnr, was developed in \World War 11 to keep fighter pilots from blacking ou.r or losing consciousuess In higi] speed pullouts and eight rurns in Jog-iighrs a nd lighter-bomber arracks, . Srrllnge as ir =y seem ar firSt gla.nce, dive bomber pilots of those dltyS did
illE KOREAN

T bombing,

nor have rhisequipmera

since the planes

pulled our ttl leladvdy low speeds wirli Their dive brakes, They did nor, maneu ver ilt h igh ~pee,Js with resulrunr higher lloceictations 'is did rhe fighters .I\nd 6ghtt:r-bDmbers. However, pct:cscm dive being equipped wirh anri-C equiprnenr because rtf rhe higher accelerations encuunrered under '.LIHen~ bqmbing tarries Althaugl1 ami-Ceqilipmem hns been in lise for the pasc five years, many per'sons in asval <I'vi::l1:.iooare nm thClrClUghly famiL'lr with the principles of operation and the mlvtliltRges. tn be gairled from tile use of anci-G equipment. First, a few words about how ir works and

bombers

SU<ih ;15\ he Sh),r(ljlieli

lire

now

why jr i); useful ro assist tile pilot, A pilot pulling OI.lI uf asreep dive or making ,\ t igh~ turn is subieceed tl) fnCCi2'5 many times bis own weight for severa] seconds. During this rime, .much of tile blood in his bOlly is fQ~ceddown Into rhe legs and feer avtay from the lungs, heart, uud brain, 11:i5 vision 1l11lY progressively dim, then bil until he (UD~(l( see, although he usually- tan still hear. Considerable ~llfusinn may result in this semi-conscious condirlon and he may lose cOlllr()i of his plane and crash. With higher acceleranons, he may even lose consciousness and he generally wilJ remain so for 15-1{] seconds even when nor ~ubje(ted (0 further accelerations. An anri-G suir pzovides practically complete protectio.n sgain.s.( unconsciouslless or severe blackour. The suir consists of five iruer-ccrraecred bladders placed over the lower ,lbdomen, the tbi~hs; <111dCi1.i\le~IJf the !egJi and ate inflated under a~l,:elefali..nl1 dUOllgh n G-aCtiVRWd valve which permits rhe enrry of air supplied fwm the cxhnust SIde of the vacuum pump In propeller-driven .'llter-oft (J[ from the compressor of the jet engines. The inl1u.nOll of the blmJJer presses in on veins of the ibuomen and clgluehS rlre le!';s of [he S.UiL to preven r the blo()J from pooling in Lhose llTC'.tS. Thus it ktlt'ps- blonJ in the !.Ippel: parr of rhe bod.yro t'arry oxygen ro rhe brain and eye:s. Withom the anti-G suit, the

C",la""",-y lr ..e ~ljit covers abdomen, rhif;hsOlInd [Va I"~s, hut givc$ less Cl prilf~1 ion. f'I*e.1 acclerai iOll6 below II.b,. hlackoue .;. To provide U Illethod whereby

level,
pilots

su h ieered. "rile law~r feature is aB'orued by suit ini1nril)l"J which Starts. as the pilot pulls 1.75 G or more and is increased by 1.0 psI p~r C ror each .tddltioIlul G In propeller-dciven a.ircraft (lnclthe '·Lo" serrif1g of vi!lve~ in jer ai.rGHft Mld by L5 psi per G for each addlrional G with \ne "HI" setting of jer aircmlc valves. As a resuk of tllis increasing pressure as [he G is· increased, rhe pl:lor is given all addiri\ll1nJ aid in esrimac.i.llg the G, bdnj;

mal' relieve It'll ~ti.ffl1dS and pflysiC'.11 !ensiuo Ull:ll!g Ilighl. 4. T,~ provide dlE pilot with. all indicarien of the tlcu·lcr4unn tc which rhc pJ~JU;. ls

.1ml turns. Also, because the equ iprnem gives him protection against blackout (Ind, semi-consciousness, he- is rnor iller, and In Ire Ulpahle 0 tlying smoothly lind
prorecring his aircraft. Ir is emphasized, lll~c), rhnt anti-G equlpmenr is effective iu reducing fntlgtle undtu sub-blarkour

reau of AerQIl;lIHlCS is srrrving 10 develop more eB:icienr equipmeur, Ar ehe present time, experimental suits and

valves empl ying il new principle of uit inflation are being res(Cd OJ) riJ centrifuge iU tile i1~1 School of Avi l· non Medicine ;H Peusuccla.
human volunteers are Conriding eh centrifuge and being !lIlbjei.'lc,[ ro accelemri os of bin kour levels co evaluate the :tnd·G equipmenr under development. Wif11 the lYre of uperacions rhe Nnvy is currently cooducri 118, the above develop menr and evulunrion rakes 00 • dded importance, There

encountered
wo

lowered pressures, and acceleration 111ay be curnulati ve. The equiprnent ha tonSldetilbJe value under these condirious even rhough high acce!cratiuns are not
ttl

ucrelermieus und especially so ue l1ig:' alrirudes where fncmrs of milt! uioxin,

einwdly

rue lIi.gllt:T nlri nrdes,

Tavailable
Denoted

5lMldard

a 111 l·l,

suir

replaces

rhc

lligills'uir:

pilor holds or~ll b10wujI plug,

of ~u;t$ are turf ntly ro N IV)' pilots, The e are the coverall and rhe LUr:'\wny. ~ r prl"lpet Iuucrinning w provide rhe ~St prerec'PI-!'

LSM Trains

Radio

Reserves
Units

Cerries Air and Surface Easiern

nun

nnd

com fore under

accelerarion,

have several features nor availabl in the valves usc ill propeller-driven airCf:'\fr_ They are as follows: ,1. A safelY valve m prevent excessive pressures fmm reachi ng rhe SU LI' ill elise of valve ill il-funcrionmg. b. A push buuon on [he top of the valve whirh pennirs the ((.'sting of the 'ystem in level fllghc or on the grOllrld_ This pu h burron may .Uso bit depressed to inflare the suir periodically on 'Long flights to relieve venous congestinn, stiffness and tension Ot Ih body by :l massaging effect o.f the Inflating blad-

Anri-G

nlves designed for jetaitcrafl

either type nnri-G suit must be properly lined to the pi lor. The coverall li_r
concains. [he blndders inregrared into a. nylon Jlying suit l\l1l1 is a ail<lble in I I izes, If the proper waist silt' is chosen to fit sllugly> the leg fits 'Witi genera Ily be aUe<Jurtrely snug. Tucks may be .required in the legs of (he suic for pilots with very thin leg . For pilors wirh unusually heavy leg. "zipper Inserts' are provided to increase I he cirru D1 fereace of the legs of the suit and rhus still permit a SllUa waist fir as well as a may be uncoraforrahle and bot; if loose the inadequate pre sure over til legs, poeli ng of blood and venous eoagesei on of the legs wi U resul t in dissuit
[O()

A joillt Naval .Air and Surface reserve training program is underway aboard L5M 45, currently docked at AS
FLo\'O BENNI!1 •

New York. N.Y,

from
It

sel. he: rakes cruises with boch surface

1111d

LSM 445 was converted ing ship ro an electronics

[mining ves-

land-

air officers and men whose pecialines are III me electronic r Iield. he is loaded with radar equipment,

nus leg fit, If the lit i roo tight, the

and (1)urs eastern Naval omrnands [0 serve as a flearlng laboratory for units of the Reserve.

Naval Disrricr

Each n~orni.Ilg rhe ship lea es the dock !lnd ~t:lcks aircraft in the vicinIty. The ship is arrached ro rhe Third

ders.
as ammo rion gear. Each suit 1S equipped w irh alll oral infllU iOJ) valve (lee pbOJD) which an be inserted inro the end of the uir inflation tube for oral infl-at'I()n.
HE AN'f'I-G SIlIt has value

Navigators Meet At 'Diego

Treated to One Day Cruise on phil Sea

comfort

Before rhis is done, rhe ,legs should be

unzipped by {he quick release zippers on [he upp~r lhigbs to all w bladders ro float" to the surface 0-£ the water. The ami-G suit IS not intended co replace the IHe jacket but will act onl,' as. aecessory Jloararion sear. Ar one time in development 01 [he

prorecrion. The cucuWo'Y suit is a skeleronized version pi nco hove. This uic is currently available in stock bur it IS no longer bel ng produced because j t gives less arrri-G protection. Ir can be worn over ordinary 1I nilorm trousers or clothIng and is provided in four sizes with lace !.Idjus[Jnem for closer fitting. While antiequipment ill current use bas operated satisfactOrily, the Bu-

and. lowered

Prom as far jlway as Sydney, A.lL~rrailfl,

persons interested in navigation a an art on the sen. ill rbe aU: and Ia Inrerstellar space came to ntrend the annual held in Sao Dieg(j 30 june-I July. Founded in L945. [be Instirnre is a non·pc fit. non-policical, cienclfi and

meeting

(}f

the Insrirute QI NiL¥ig~cion

engineering society devoted to Ilavjgacion lind its r.e.lated arts and sciences,
Aml)ng Navy men arrending were

ami-G

equiprnenr,

able difference pilot would have il tendency to pull excessive G "\ hen the suit was used. BlJAER, therefore, esmblishetl a project In a figh rer squadron [0 see if (hlS \\ ere acrually the case. Ir was found there IS

rhere wu considerof opinion as to whether

no signilic:1.111 increase

in rhe t.endency

to impose SITe, on. rue airplane while rhe equipmeru was being used, Ic W;lS illrtiler stared rh>lc the suit in.Jhtion reo

w Il, Navy representative on the CAA air navig.lti! n board, and Cor. Ross Freeman. President is .RAdll'l. Gordon MclinfOrk, U.S. Macitime Service. One rhe Vice President is RAdm. A. M. Pride, :rue! of the Bureau of Aeronautics. Th annual Thurlow award for ig-

V Adrn, C. T. Durgin, Capt. W. P. Cogs-

or

sulci 118

lJlILy

serve as

:t.

usefu I warnmg

nific.wt caatrlburion to navigation was made to dr, T. D. Davies of Truculent

againse exceeding restrlcrion as discussed above. The fact rhar a pilot can bold a higher G fOJ: .1 longe- rime with u SUiL rhnu wirhour t:.1.U aCl;ulllly result In lowering the load factors· UII the plane by

Turtle Ixme, MllrLUC men and aviators were well represented, There \ as 11 sprinkli ns of rocker men, coo, who have gone into inrriracies of iruerplnner navigation. Some € cae topics d~~l1ssed were
PJlol la"b.

tedllcio.g

the need

or snap pullouts

f~Lll connects

lrke this wldl aa in Jollit: piS' to pressure plug in cockpit.

capsule charrs, photographic

gadon, and traffic conrrol in the air.

line .navi-

1S

is procuring rnree new to meer irs expanding field of uses tor the rur;try win£; aircraft in f"CS!'U(;. eornbnr ",uld troup traosp0i'tl.l. eion. Two 01 [he heJicnpH:'fij are made by Sikorsky A In:ntfr Cu" the ne-s-t lind the HO~S·J while rhe third is the HOK-l nerial ambukmce m~lde bj' the Kaman Ai rnai. Cu. The HO"S-l is similar to the r\lr Force's H·I'~". he Navy Is buyi~g 10 T of these W·pa5Se1J,g~ :lntisubmatine jobs. It Is powered by a GOO·hp. P&W 1I7,IJP engine set in the [Jose 1U an angle, with ihe dnve shaft pointing 1.Jp. ward, The- NtIVy'S version is 300 pounds 1I8111't'1' than the I'H'>A. Provisions are made for amphibious landing gear. The HO~S-I ,i:; t.i smaller version of (he utberikorsJ..')', carrying three pas.iiocouled engine of 300 hp. Its power plant rests behind the cabin lit 11 50 J,llsle to the main rotor. The Air Force, whkh valso is buying this helicopter, CI1US it the 'L'H·1IM. .. l'hW In [he lise of pinwheels being purdl:i,std by rhe Navy Js rue HOK·l three-place job which can be convened Ineo an ambulance for tWO stretcher pn· tiems and It medical atrendan t, It bastwin interrneshing rQ('0TS wirb the pitch of rhe rOtor blades beiFl_g changed by
a Sl'nail

vv T~m. N.... llelicoprct1l

sm <.I Jl nurnbe rs, These plan es nre (he Fairchild T.~' rhe Beechemft T·n and .. rhe Temco T·.,". Purpose of (he: evnhmtinn is w determint advanra.ges ef ure three new Lypes .md compare rhese wich ~he SNJ rrainer It is fl01 ;l'llrlcipntcJ lU1y of the rhree types wtll be procured, bur rheir hese pomts will be measured aglUns( the r-s to produce sj::Iecitica(ion& fqr ~. f~l!me dl'sign comperldun, The Air Force rerenrly ;idopced a [JeW "type ridvaJlced rrni n ing plane, r-he Norrh American T·]8, ilIti rrnred with this article. This plane will prepnr,e pilors rur jers, With an lHJ~1 engine, rated at 800 h p. ,i I has t 50 lTIQIe horsepower rharr rhe SN} and tOl'lsidernbly more speed, cruising III [66 mph with
•• top speed of ;00 mph,

sengers. It is powered by n Fmnklir,

NAVY

PUIlOiASES

THREE NEW

HElICOl'fU

TTPU SNQ NAVl' ~I!SiGNI'<110N FOil FAlliCIULD T·31

servo-control,

A single

engiDe

drives borh rotors. Gross weight~IFthe helicoprer IS 3,500 pounds. The Navy has under evaLuation at Paruxcnt another Kaman hellcopter,cbe li.ght 1\·225. The Navy held 11 design compcrition £e{'Cmty for 1:111 nmi5ubnlllrioe helicopter. anu BeU Airc.mfr Co., submhwd the winnlng design over nine ether bladers. Using the tandem rater principle Iound in Piaserki l-fRP'S and HUP"S, the Bell helicoprer will weigh 1),000 pounds .. :\lmosE twice as much us the big P;a.~e'ki 'l!tbollgh it is to be nm much huger ]wHcoprer
in dimensions, The lar;gest aircrafr

based seareh

p~)wered by rWIJ Wright It-llUO engines to operote off CVE's. The new plane will be culled th't: XSZF"l, the new "S" cmegory hn\,jng been set up by rhe CNO [0 cover carrier111)0

21,o.OO·poum,l. plane

Lexington ,Re·unionSchedule
Chicaga Scene .ofGe't-Together S~pt. 9· A reunlon of former shipmates and survivors of the U.S.S. LexMlgtO'll 0/·1

arrack planes

r-

Navy,

AF Try
ttl

is scheduled co be held on 9' Sept:ember

3 Troiners

:11'[

Basic Plane,s

be Given EVdluafion

The Navy and Air Foree this fall will conduct a JOInt bMic trainer evaluarion ro find OU,( the best trJ.ining airnan su itable ~orbOlh services. The -projecr involves acrual rreining uf studenrs in AF and Navy basil pilor [mio:1ng schools if) three LypeS of basic rmining planes recenely pueehased III

LCili. H. S. Foote, Box S, Naval Air

Srarion,
Cabaniss

the: Chicago Press Club. AU men in~erested 111 am:.n.diog are :.Isked to write Glenview, HI., Jor more dope.
Safety Marks

Last Training F4U Is Flown

Piles Up Good

Bell Cl::l1t-:t p&W

companies in the

-e d,lce Will be
R-2{'.OO

engine put 10
[11

:l

Pq\\lt'i engine, The Navy w111buy three experimenral models vf the phwe.Orh!:'!"
cornpetirion were

1300 horse-

rue !Jew

Unit Five here IUId one servo ice rype alrcraft, she An-r, j,~ in use. When the last C(lrJlll'l' student lockcred his chaps, S_p,I,C! IIIlJ sv,rency l1ight Sillt On 17 JII ne, 3 eoeal uf 114 I~·lljsrudenrs had completed rhe utJinhlg since October, L947. A rnral of 12;490 hours had been Ilown Hi the Crif.l •.iU arrached Training.
to A1'Ll-5. IIlJt

NAAS CA5iU'11SS FmI.[}----The Illl$t J".m bas been HOWL) aethe Aclvance4

Piasecki, Sikorsky.. Gyrodyne, Kaman, Curtiss-Wright, Hiller, Kt:JI.etLMcl)onnell nnd Hughes. In competlnon fOf .HI I\f'1dsubmadn;e warfaee plane thar would combine rite
search and attack missions of the AF-:!s

and AP·ZW in one airplane, Grumman Aircralt :Iingin~wng Corp., was the winneL Irs suc(5sful desig.1l called lor 3

N~W

NORT!!

I\MUICA!\I

TRAIJIIER

·I'lAS f.SI

TAil

Til is figure irs(:l f is 110t 0\1 tsmndi I1g it .acqulres importance wlren you lid.! to this the ftJ.!\t that rhere have been flU pilor-error-caused ,v;;duen{s. Then: were [WO Class C accidents from rnate_ri III failures. which g&ve all n... ideol ( rare of only 1.6 per 10,000 hours, ·fhis accident rate is more terllarkubie ~ince':1 greater portion of the hours were logged when landings had to be made in crosswi-nds up to 35 knots. Poor condiLion of runways .lImited landings.

16

Restrio.ted

U.B. NAVY

------

1944 to '1949

850 Eme!:gen~ 3Sa.tLouts

-~

4]i~
No Inju~

~
rnjlJ~
I-'\inor

2.2.4
ZG%

49%

~<d~i 1 J6~

134-1

..
1_-

CATERPI,LLA
At: firsi glance thl:! record doesn'r seem as sond as it could or should be. There ate n number of reasons for rhis. bur rhe main one is rhar 11l0S{ pil t bailout only
OUt.

S ATIS
G rlllIlp is

CS

Tpoinnng
AKl!

n look

.u those

bai leur

tsristics

that

when the have no alrernanve. The srati tics reflect the adver e conditions under which The e bail UtS were made. A bailout nuder relatively con-

trolled condirion is prerty safe, bur the conditions in an emergency are seldom good. In this group of 850 emergeflq' baileurs which occurred during the lase five years, more than -tOGf followed mid-air collisions. 10 10% of the cases. the airplane was or fire, Some of the bailours (7%) were made ac rugb., and ethers v bile the plane was plummeting out' of onrrol wirh the pilor sufferi ng (rom a severe arrack of verdgo. In H5 ases, rhe _pi lots were bllUing out after they found themselves unable to re ver from ei.ther n rrrnal or in ened spins,
To make marrers wors many rHOIS ~ aic(;'d roo long

to jump buc also failed ro pull chI! riprord itS soon as he was dear of the plane, Ir b well tlJ remember tb:u if yeu baiJ one nt less than 1000 feet, you are going to have very little lime in which to pull the rip cord. A pilot fRlli1l8 free from 1000 eet will hir the ground in about 8-10 seconds. wcisrics shoe dun you don't need 11 lor of altitude to bail' OUt safely, While it t:; true char 62% of rl1e pllors who atrernpeed co jump fit tess than 500 feet were killed, only 8% of rhose who bailed our \H altitudes of 50[) ro 1000 Ieer

be-

In panic some pilors stood up in [he seat and pulled the ripcord only ro be swep~ b!lck into the l'tliJ surfaces. A good many of rhe pilors who were injured Or killed ope lied
their chums roo soon and became entangled with the plane.

open.

fore leaving their planes. By the time they got OUt, rhere W:15 iesuflicrenr .llei tude remn ining fur tbei r paracb u res {Q

III on of these cnses, rhe parachure c;wght on the tail surface of the "lane and witnesses saw the pilot Jangling helplessly ,It the end of he shroud lines. He went in wich the plane. /\nuthcr pilot \ 11.S killed when he fell free [tee the shroud 1i111;'- were severed by conran with rile mil Still another pilvi lo f his right leg, amputared six inches bel w rhe knee, beca usc his chure-opened and dragged him into the :.itubjlil:cr. Amon!,; the pi lot wbo waited tOO long was one who <t'xperienCt'cl ,10 ~flgille- f;tihm: ar 5000 feet, but did cor ball (lUI until he WlL~ betow 800 f~e~. His pilot chute carne our JUSt before he hit. Apparently be not only waited roo long

11 you have ro jump, don'r waste 'precious llicirude dt:batmg widi yoursel f. Disconnect [tnrthing thar is like.lr [0 impede yOll! exit and get our, If you bsve lull control 0f your plane and are bailillg OUt becsus of lire. fuel exhaustion or bad weather, ymu best bel will be to roll the plane t( an inverted posin n, release your safety belt !-lnd Call out. L1. 1111 ocher cases, ebe headl DS dive i rhe best w y of avoiding the rail \1 rfaces, Jl you ar above (iQO Ieee. d "'l jump with your h110d D the ripcord bundle. YOLl may accidenrally pull it before you are dear of rhe plane, Before tiking that heuJloog dive check the position of rhe ripcord handle and. if yll\1 wish. pt~r yULI right 11.[1]] !lC1'6s~ yClI1J srornach "SCI thar your hand WI I! be close ro ilte handle. It you have sufficieo[ altitude. W:tlL Limil Y(IU have 10s1: your fo,wam speed. Holding your leg straighr will help to keep you fn rn sorner aulring. Glance .uoun~l m make sure lhar you are clear ol rhe plane nod rhcn pull the rip For the next couple u seconds. . the pilo; chute pulls rhe chute om of the pack. YOll mar tlunk rhar nOthing is happening, But if you are clear of the plane, -ana have a.. s much II:; LillO feet between you !Uld the ground you have the really dangerous h.. azards behind yOtl. You mar sprain au ankle or accumulate :1. few scraeches on impact with the ground. bur you'll gi"e" :t pet anal nccouns of yow:. jump.
m,lln

Were killed.

Old.

17

HAW1<lN5,

tATER

A SLUE

ANGSt,

REceIVes

ore

FROM CAPT.

MICKAEl

suecessnn,

AurAL

SllUK~

ON

fiNIAl\!

rOOK

'PLAC(

13 JUNE

1944

MI
T
HI;

I ANT

MEATAXERS
Ull! went on Two Zeroe .1 mile :IWllY were tempting. WID$H.m hit the firsr, and cales hnis)!e-d it off. WjlSUD and (Joy polished off the sceoad, Wilen the rime Came to leave the wcger II rea, nor .t Jap renmiued airbome.

'lHRILL-PACKEU oombae record of fighting Squadron THI1<TY'ON from rhe M.u~h;llis to the Philippines i tile story ot otherwise peaceful civilian rurned inro aggressive fighter pilo,cs. Orig1naUy n 12·plaoc squadron, YF-."!l'S cornplernenr WlIS increased ar rbe ~OfU' plerion of its training period to 24 Hell'fur and 31 pilots, The larter included

sh mid have recreated, Fourteen uf the squadron' pilots became aces, including 12 of the original 16 pilots, Eighty-one decorations were bestowed 0 members of the quadrat), till more astonishing is the facr that, J.lthougb pilot after pilot rushed lnro ~pOts which could IIppropri:ately be described as siruat1.ons "beyond the call of dury," the squadron rolled up n score of ill{ ('nem), planes shot down before [osing a man. And before ItS rour of dut was completed, i_t had et the re ord for Vl.-basM lighting squad! ns, They lived u!?' eo their name. On I May [943, this squadron was
I?tH

some of rile mosc aggressive throttlebenders who ever .an:J.cked when they

SCOLes,and developed all aggressive spirit which later paid big dividends. the squadron iDSigui<\, a winged meataxe--juSt the desI.gn to suggt'"~rthe [ethal qual ities of the GrLllIl11i<1Jl 1 ellciu f -served as warning, end the mouo, "Cur 'ern down!" liS prophecy, It was 0[1 rhe USS CabrJ!, lLD IlId~'· plul-dc'/lce·cbss carrier" char Vtqj arrived in ehc Pacific In Hawaii, the squadron was introduced co icuntebur of a variety new (Q them but as old as the Na.vywhar wculd rheir first mrget be? When they'd au decided that f all targets rhey'd choose nor to strike, Kwajafe.J.rJ and Truk-by all accounrs the roughest mightie_ sr centet.s of Japanese pCJwer in tl1e central Paclfic:-led the Iisr. Then ~har's where they went, ,prrst, Kwajalein: later, Truk, it was co be li rough iniriuI lOJ]

ro eomba t1

mand of L dr. Robert A. Winston, an ex-AvG.Jd whose grim deeerrninarion to fly the H<tllcut had overcome the Navy's relucmnce TO lise thlS 35·yoat-ol,1 as 11
rtglm:.f pilot. The oldest

into commission under rhe

i.:OIU-

'When [be Cabot US ! part of Task Force 58 saHed our of Hawaii, die suspense of knowing 1J.lhere was over. VF·Jl was on irs way" Winston led the first pre-dawn figbte.r sweep ar Kwajalein over Roi airfield. Ar the very point where his four-plane division expected [0 find [he SBD's

turned up wirh six holes in the belly rsnk f his plane. and a little later, Hancock returned. Jumped by tWO Zeroes at 20,000 feet, MuL nhy had c me OUt of evasive action (0 find himself alone. In Mulcahy' words, 'Then I saw ehose five Japs below me, One of (hem was snag-gling a little behind the: others, so 1 made!l stern run on him from above and knocked off his left wing, And do you know, his wingmares never even saw him go down." "then 1 zoomed back up ro 20,000 feet and rrailed them again unril L was in a go position fur anurher run, bur Mulcahy they me.
:;0

Mulcahy O wereLI.ucacconoiedandfor.Ens. Hancock Bur lmrtly

N)..Y

aw me corning and ·t."lrtt~~1for 1 ju r stayed in my dive and re-

Jap ZerO/II were wllhinll

combnr

pilor

was going to prove thar his age bad n nhi n re do with the case, Winscoo'· wil,j young ensigns could be kept in Ilne by only one thre>lttransfer co norher squadron, specifically ~ quadron rhat didn't have Hellaas,
ince there were- three Or four extra

riluts in eveLY squadron no one ould be su rc of hi SpOt unri I the end of che training period. This kind of ccmpeeltion boesred ,gunnery and bombing

It was a bad spoe (0 be in, bur jusc then Ens. Nooy his Wingman, whipped by with a Zero on his tail, firing. Wmstun scm the Zero down, and in the next ft·w seconds, using rhe famous Thach weave, he Elnd Nooj foughr rheir w~y clear, accounring for rwo more Zeros. Alter retlJezvoU:;Ulg wi rh L(. (jg) cafes lind his rwo wingmen find lnrer meeting Ens. Wilstm, the band of Nrll-

dives, eighr or ten in the semidarkness, WJnswn saw them rim llIld immediately arracked, The J~IPS retalinnsl at: cnce-s-unanlmously.

ready

to start

their

tired under cloud rover." Bu. such luck was not ttl be counted upon, so WI osron lectured Muleahp abou r rhe folly 1I f I Liking QI1 J ttp~ at odds of five to anti-and recommended him for the Navy ross "for carelessness." Afix..'r time our at Majuro, the next operarion of Task Force 58 was ILWIITl r Truk, The Cabm air grou[? it signrnenc group to guard again r retaliatory arracks. In addition, the torpedo squadron would hit airfields and conduct shipping strikes, 'The huger lighcer squadrons i[.t)m l:.s.rflx·dw'.1 carriers would conduct rhe preliminary fighter sweeps, bur VP-;ll would plan: 1,QOO·lb bombs on
wa

combat

air

parrols

over

the

cask

18

The approach rook rhe JRPS comple[ely by snrprrse, onfused and overwhelmed by cbt; aggrel.'Sivc T;J~k Force pilots, the J~'P fighter pilots were srra!eJ
urr [he ;l(rotmd and blasted
OLIC

the 1.lpancsc bomber scrip: and hangars,

of the

"<;ky. Over 2()() ]I'lP planes were destroyed, of which some 117 were ihor drown in aerial combar, Au OPPOSItion w,IS dearer! in li8 rime. hIps had been. unk, Twn AII€llt~(!rj from til C{lhot uir gro p had busted .1n airf .ld. complerely demolishlng 12 medium bombers parked there The nexr operarion was deep '0 enemy ,erritor), P,t!au. Ag,lin Vl'·M W:lS lLS81gneJ CAP dury co rhe dismay of rhe p!iors who cl,ou~b! rhe bi,g carrier Jighters wen. gertmg the main chnnce w Lt} rhe jtIl's 101"1.'. J,Kk Wlrrh "gQ~ lost" fmn1 ("II\e .parrol and jruned up with plant'S flyIng to the t<lrger. His fir t kill Clime when he attacked .I Zt.'kl? one 01 five or six other Zel» by rinsing [Q about .300 \ irds, Wben WIrth was within 100 s'ards, (be ZektJ seemed to ftlll apart, and Winll had to pull om tel escape tlymS debris. to aJ d.iti on, Wirth managed to score (WI} probsbles, and it is hlgbly unliktdy chat rhese rwu Httm'/)J l1ew ageli n As the Task Force retired from Palau at undown, \WlnstOn was le.ldillg an -plane CAP when the Cabot's radar picked up II "b gey" approaching from the wesr, The C tbut': Flghtttr Director elisparched Winston'8 four-plane divisian to inrercepr, and at 7S miles Nooy ~\lI'gout, "Tallyho! Nine planes ;ll 10 o'clock down, 111 Zek.,s!" Winston led rhe amu::k wirb a 111gh side approach, openil1g Ilre n extreme range, The leading jap plane burst into Rame and started down, Willsttlo's nexr pas :t counted for (he leader's [WIl win rmen-three planes down within 'D seconds. By rhis rime there were six OJI
over rhe target. Wirth sent down
;U1_.

By enemy

IGfITFAU.,

more

than

SCOtt'" of

slickl) I;lO the water below to mark rhe work of the four Hellcat pilots, and before lung all nine had been splashed-s.1 Gmt),i Slam. When the four pilors saw the bullet' holes rhrough their wings, only {Iter! did they ren]iz,! rhar [he Jell' planes were .nOt Z(fkf!J. but ]ittl)'/,;I new, hi r dive bomber with rear gunners. TIle nexr strike was tbe Hottltnd ia opermklJl. IlJJd then it was Truk ·1gllin. The pre-dawn SWl"CpS hat! been Iauuched, .!.OU rhen with the Tusk Force [u r 70 miles from Truk, the jup sent in a hillf· dozen eorpedo plane that managed III er rhrough the desuoyer screen, Two '1'-31 piluts .• heedless of the deadly A A
fire from [heir own ships. pursued these KllleJ rigllt thCllllgh the urrier lormaLiIlOS,

fierce was the attack that one pilot connred 15 ]npsgoing down .It once and 'even parachutes in the air, CODgrarulariens from the msk gJ;mJp mmender assured rhe "Mearaxe quad. ron" it W;lS "tOPS in m,r league I:()d-,ry"
5U

rion of nbour 50 Zeke.r and fud

f •.•

mel

fleeing J IpS some 250 miles awn '. On. the econd wave, the Cubr/l supplied four IIl'l'uXerr which took off

T rhe

HE NffXl

day

an arrack was made

on

conte cr was made, Lt. W Joel straddle ;l Jap carrier with four jOOrlb. bombs;

jillt

three

hours

before

su nser,

hen

D. W. Srnuh und En~. Jimmy Jones. Jr .. scnred luts on II lap 613. Wben me Iliers splashed nne. and carne back. the Iighrs went on that nur [he other fell [0 R,ry Hawkins. later to be ;1 Brite 1)1)8111 on Ihe Nn vy 's i~( pilots miglu 1'1'01 be- !O~t after rbeir long: Jighrc( smne roam. There was no darn- flight, battle, and return. Air .s\lPP~)rtof sipan was nelCl on the age ro rhe Tusk Force.. program, und then ella 'task Ctoup set our for Eniwerok, (l new naval b;t.Se, IrE [)ArtI.Y fighter ~ cep had done It work, anl deere WlLS shortly no There the skipper had c*1ers r return aerial opposici n over the target. Over stareside, r Iinquis hUlg his command to 100 planes had been desuoyed in rhe anocher. Of rhe 32 pilots who bad starred uut with him eight morrrhs before in . rr and on ebe ground, The way WIlS the Paofic, every single (Joe Was alive upen (U the deSHUGtioo of shore installations. I'ighters :md borubers lusged in and whole. The squadron record showed till! burnbs en Truk's airfield Mil lIS plan s destroyed and 1:;WO ships sunk, 17 darnaged. dropped memo Truk rook a besnng that VF·31 went on co other exploits ae t111: japunese war lords would 110t forger, low" jime and [he Philippines, On 1L nrne weeks later the Task Foree was Augusr, over CL'U'kField at Manila, they ou irs way w the Marianas. There, over bear their Turkey hoer record by downSaipan a long-rang tighter sweeping 29 enemy planes in one 0<1 • On one the lungest up to chal ume=-vr-ar proided 11 planes, Eleven came back safeOight. Nooy shot down five /ishrer while currying it 500-Jb. bomb which he ly,:illd the l Zth, Lt. Whitworth, W,1S wenr on to drop on -a Jap J1UIlgM. larer rerurned by a des rroye t, Every September 24 when the squadron .pilot scored. The final t:'llly \\':l.S J 3 Ii-ghrers shot down. 3 probables, 2 da m- made a long rangt' strike againsr enemy shipping in Caron Bay, Visayans Inarked Ilged In rhe air, and 4 desrrQyeJ, 14 darnrhe end (If the tour A 'few days lueer, ,[ged on rhe grOtllJd-36 in ali. less thans week I:.uCI-20 June 1944 the Cabut rode nue !l. ryphoon and -¥F',o1 wns in the Marianas Turkey started home. Her Metlraxe Squadron Shoor, VP·31 shot down 28 planes chat bad. set the record for all cVL·,based J:lf wlrh(1ut losinS;l ingle plane or fiA,'hter squedrcns=e gP'Ind total of pilot, Bighr l)f rhem rore In 0 a form a- 1.17 Jap planes shot down in combat. Fru.nk Hayde

Ilod his wi ngmnn, "Beast" Russell, scored TWO hus near rhe stern. Lt. I jg )

on

LT, R£D $H.£RMAN.

AND

MAI~TENANCE

CREW

WHO

KEPT HELLCA1iS FLYING

CDR. WINSTON

15 AWAII;DED OFC AND AIR ME·OAL I>Y RtllPH

A" BARD

&tstl'ictcd

19

Admiral

Lands

an Alirship

Day's- Cruise I,ncludes Carrier landing ZP-I, WEEKSV1LLE-RAdm. Robert P. Hickey. CmnFtlL.rWiLl£s.. Ad~Hic fleet, r.eoent!y made an operaeicnal !lighr in one of this squadeon's blimps and ninde a mrrier landing on lilt' eVB JHiJ'tll,l)' ,

Teachers Are Good Gunners Pen5Dcolt;l Ul1irSC::Qres so % in Prac:ri(e

NAAS SAlJfLEY
aerial
gUllOery

Pnfl.o-Slx

;[lS[J'llCI0fS

on a regulllr

rrru-s

After the airship hllu pllrricipau:d

exerci~s wirh

hunrer-klller

ill dC.'ll'r()ye.rs
SQUAORON MAns 5AIUt~ G.IlAHAM ON RETIRING

in (be "Midways screen and planes from

g\lllllery demo!1srnuion hop gave thestudents riding ;[1 the rear seats of SNJ"s a real exhibition of accuracy. Mnklng 11 hi.gh sidt': runs ar n cowt;d t..'trgeI sleeve with fixed single .30 (;11. machine guns, ehe UlS[LUCmrs "pource] it on' to score 294 - bits nm (:,f 59!! rounds fired fQf nearly ~~'jO/t~l a\'emge

'Chief Finishes

Odd

Career

Aviation Mech Never Aboard Hatlop~ MC':A.S EI. Tcmo-...,Chlef Ma'hiniSt'~ M)Lt(: Donakl A. Graham retired tiw or~er J~lyajtt'f ;() years in the Nt'lvy. !Il ~1 cerernonv complete with tight fcllow
dlief's hum Althuugh V,t·.1 flS "sidebovs,' he Is an aVl<uio'l\ machin-

isr's mate. "Turkey." as he IS called, the carne! s air group. Af.tcr rhe cattier landing, Adrn, Hickey was ur the rudder wheel of the bllJNp when it landed back Cit its WeeksviUe base. In [he phoso
he is shown ar seared
10

S. Grave, commanding
front observing

me

wheel, with

edt.

H.

officer of ZP-1, (he landing.

Key West Heiieopter

Pilnwheel

in

Fast

Hovers Over f6F

Resc.u'e

NAS KIlY \XfEST- This station drums .. ct'Cord for fusr helicopter rescues, On 26 ]W1C an F6F nt(~ched LO rhe all We'1,ther Traini ng Uni ~ reported diffi· rulty ease of rhe fielJ. The scill'Ch and rescue he1 tcuprf' t, ar rue time airborne, proceedtd east in a rcadv status. Two miles e~l!il.he 1;111' ex.pe(ien~~[~!Jmp{l:'te t engme Iallure and the pi let landed en U. S. Highway # L The hellcoprer W;1$ Jirecrh' overhead and witnessed the crash, The' plane core down rwo relr:phon~ poles uml nosed liP off the highway. lr hau barely settled on Its nose when rhe helicopter landed on We highway ro assist the pjlot ouc of the eockp«,

piemy,. hes been abllard hll.ttleships where he worked 011 observation planes, World War II found Trim on rhe AritmrtJ at Pe;L~1Harbor when the .laps sank- it. Under bOlillbing and s(Ja()ng., G rahnm released the lines oE the US.S VeJlrl) moored nlongside, $0 ;~ could esC'ape. He won ehe Navy ClOSS. In his 30 years, Graharo bas ba,J shore d.ury _only twice, fr01T1 l_929·~1 (uuj 19 H35,. He never h;J,5 served 011 au air smrion, either .

never has been aboard an aitn"df~ GUI ier, His sea durr, nF which he had

Lt. (j_g) \VI. T. Dakin se[ :II. new individual h'Ullnery inStl'\.I(tQr n~'mtd by blasting (he sleeve WI.£h our of UO raunds . Runner-up was Capt E. P. Harrsod:7 with 8B OUt of a pdssih!e 12Q. Closely behind the leaders were Lr, (jgJ O. H. Oberg, D. V. Marshall, and L. ·T. ~'lr: dn ms. A

low 'Ceil'ing fo·rAdm. Gallery

la.l:i:ds Carsairl,lnder lOO-Foot Cloud!;: RAdm_ D. V. Gallery, who recenrly graduared from the All \xre:tltner Hisht School iJC Corpus Cluj Hi. hl1d :l chanre to ~se S!~llll! (::If his Instru menr rraining v. hile tIYlng an F\lT..r.,5 ou G July. Plying from the CYSCOf(f/ Sea off Allanrir: Ciry, Adm. Gallery was e!lughr in bad wearher, with two miles visibility and 200 feee ceiling. Two passes ar tnt" deck were w:lVeuif~ and he funded 011
rhe (bird
p!l~$, c3,[c}'=ng

Ensign Sc:ores66
20 mm. Record with

Gunnery

F9F M.ay be Set

\iF.112---Candid:1te for the rille of Pacific Fleet Eagle Eye :/± 1 is Hns: T. R, M.tG in ois. who scored whar may be ;1 record in 20 rrun. aerial gunnery lImIer
t.le,ercrnTII?f!tirjClfi ecndirions when his squadrun was at NAAS .£1. CPNl'RO. - He scored J 00 hits our of i 50 roll !lds o 1;1 a 11 A fI/\ 'ba an er IOwet.i ar 1),QOO feel

CO, shawl IIllra-NJrtil: 1f11i:rlltr mdf/on (J {fiCIXJ, LCd... fWvaJ a1Jj(Jl-jrm ailll Gell.
NAITU'
ANJICOSTIA

CliP', G. L. Kobr IQ "!ii#'TMt f,eJl&h J. Siron)" Freud} C. [,,11;1'11, Air Ill·

t4~h{l Prd1ldJ'

F.mbilJ.f1. Pren&h

Au

Force

F~I'·2 Pantber on hrs recerd firing ho-p. No one in (his squadron w:IS flankll hlrly mJIr,li>j'isel:! t Ens. McGinnis' a score sirrce he consisrenrly !ires no a'~era~e of about 50'7 liltS in the 1"'11"-\ ' This command PUt its new Panthers to futrnet good use thl!; mDIuh by provo ing its versMUlty d:ucing Opi!J·attrm Pole V.mtr in which the CV Boxtl}' W:\5 reruruing to the Wesr CQliS[. VF-1l2 made a long r~nge search :md located rhe msk force hours ahead 01' urher ronvenriuanl se.n.rChplanes, FlyIflg :at 35,000 Fe€f, six: sections of PI<1J~ theN searched nn area some 500 miles wide and l'!eateJ rhe force at n distance (!If 5,0 miles from theeoasr, while conventional $ea!l':h planes still were ou the war OLTt to the search area. Skipper of Ute squadron is Cd.r. Ralph Weymourh.

a, 15{) knots inciil1lced. 1-Ie was HYIng an

rhe

#7,

~virl!'

Adm, Gallery now is deputy commander uf OpDevForLan.L

Q71 IbJ C4Iif",1I'i4-!<lexlc/I" ha"dtJ1.. In 1hZ, Jhai VS·2>'J loh.; OWe1ii. Viito .. Fie.U <il/It Bm) /if G~olm rJMke :a {tid "Kg Itm_dwkb Q'/I f.he conoret« 1(<>mfJ_ "ower " 115· saa;

fvery Cli. st,.. 1W'l gel] ~It) I)(lt ttl tbe Will· 'Iti;rtipif "~!/1I'ld. the Jit,r'llhl' btl!. dU/fflo1m at lh~, dJaWftiiQnJht'/J ft{r IJlirJl "" NaS 81 emU"

20

Re8tftcted

COMBAT

PATROL

CAN OISEMBAIlK

IN 20 S~CO"'DS

WITHIN'"

MINUtE

AFl'ER

AIR DELIVERY

By

HHICOPTER.

MAHIN!:: 75

MM.

l'iUWlfUK

j,S fUIIHO

AERIAL BEACHHEAD BY MARINES

A'rol\U bombs make c0l1Celltr~b0n of uoops. off II. beach~ead TOO good a target, 50 rhe Mal Illes JCe. sruurang a technique ol rushio.!; their lISo.IuJt lW10j:.1S ashore in rrunsport IwllwJ1t~rs from
shies scattered widely offshore. Pluwneels have limited Innd-rsrryjllg libilrry ... , I'J~II as speell and range but they Ql~ up posslbl liries which combat J\1UrI ne leaders are 6"l!piori n,1'! more fully,

fLYING

Sl\NANAS

'5CATT~RE'D

A:l'IOU

THE

DECK

OF

eVE

PAlAU

READY

TO

LOAD

TR.OOPS

ANI)

,EQUiPMENT

f'QIl

BEAC'"

Restricted.

21

Resl'l'icted

DITCH JET NOSE

IGH

over a period of many mcnrhs, the Navy l1a~come lip widl :helpinion rhat dWJ'

up by [he Korean wnr, inreresr has mcreased in die dlccbillg pu~· sibiliries \If jets, Drawing on experience from ditching or 12 jets in rhe ,Varer
,1fC 0(1

W s.repped

I1'H JB1 plane

carrier

opemt1.ons

der conditions COirO',,.,., to

harder to bnog clown safely {hun propellered plane. During World War IJ plenty of prop tight rs and torpedo planes went inr t-he water, tl iog the standard procedure,
'1

when

flaps down and wheels up. Analysis ofrhc 12 jer plane eli rcllingll
leads ro the conclusion rhar the same

poss:ihk,

o/'inior1 .. hluril1g the not aatn»; ~.,it; Ul' .. m",'1/.£'disnster, on/.y six Qf the 12 '·rtllhe.( .lt1Jillell h"cl the Wf;rJl!-/.r '1I1ra(;I,,(/. Orher ditchiftgS- occurred right after mkcutf or JUSt before landing nnd ri me did nor permit rerracrion. The T()·) had irs wheels down, The six ac idents where the wheels
/1(liNtt;l.f

where [he plane srruck rhe water tn an unccnrrnlled arritude, bill rhey were not included in rile: swdy.
,t()U't}

For normal designs, the jet air inlet... do nor cause erraric behnvior d.uri Ilg tlitlhiog in reasonably smooth ~ seer, No darn is mvailnble yet on the DD tll,ghrJ1gbrer, whose lWO jet engines are below the fuselage. Three of the dozen drrchrngs Involved I",P'S (peraling orr ,I fimrop off Korea in The first n1(mth (If the wa . The first oue, 'Jt:currillM rhe d,IY hu~.tjJlrie rnrced, 54\\' the f!muiler hit the- W.1l'CI uose higI} and wheels up bur wirh one wing low. I t 9Ir~\\ Ilet.:led, knock] og (JUt lhlt piloe, He was able ro free himself ~H1l1 was picked up by the rescue helicopter {sa paOli'll· The second ditching C,Ul1e on 18 July Loss of power lIfter ]Cllving (he catapult caused the I'mJther to ditch wheels down. It !lipped over on irs back, but the pilot was saved. The third came on the 22nu after cuulpuluug. The pilor was able to ger his gear u p and. rnacle un easy water landing.

niques for ditching propeller-driven air. craft also (lpply 10 jer-propelled planes,

u}hl!t:'l.1

doe:

of being

nose-high

with

were l1L)Wn saw rhe planes hit the water

techmque works best wirh Navy [ers, Accidenrs studied in olved rJot. "'iF-':, F'\l'-.!. FH-l, X_l'(,U-I, XF(Jf-_! and TO-I plane lypes. In only one case, the TO-l
uccideur .. was aOytme more than hurt, Hlrung III .1 nose-down

the hOUfi1fg Slllf flipped over on its back and sank pidly, killing rhe pilor, who mar have been knocked OUl and un ..blc ro save himself. orne .ltklit-i\Joal diu:hing were 1;:.'("in very shallow wnrer or lin-

sllgh,ly uerieude,

than 11 carrier luntuf1l;t, the nose or tile p lane rernai n iog high throughour rhe

nose-high. One fllppt'cl ovt!r. Only the FJ·J di tching saw rhe plane in 'the op· rimurn attitude, 8aps down. heel up, nose high. The impact with the arer, in rhnr case, was reponed TO be no worse

I REAOU l' MSUME THAT HE IS ONE 801' WlfO WILL BEliEVE ME WHEN I SIGNAL HIM HE IS fASTI

Navy

Converts R4D Planes

perienced

landing run, and no appreciable Water or spmy hiteing the cockpit or llpper fnseJage. The plane Iloated high and level ced the pilot hod a minuet' and a half (0 sec OUt. NACA has condusred model Jit'l-hing rests uf several jet-type planes, These teSCS Ind icnred the same tech-

las Akcraft Co., to convert 100

Bigger Tail, Swep1 Win.gs On 'Super' The Navy has conrracred with Doug-

JHD tr nsport planes into the new, faster

or

it

of storage; others from squadrons. Those

Super IlC-.t ccnfigurarion. orne of rbe planes will be rokt;fl

Ul.l(

requiring overhaul will go through NAS JACKsONVtLl O&R before being turned over to Douglas. The Super -J has a new Mj{ttJl~l{rypt: rail, a wing several leer smaller in sp;m but with grearer sweep-back and a tip [WIS[ to Improve seall characteriscics, T1Je fuselage i 31)" longer. Engines arc the R-l8.21"! with rnore horsepower, giving the plane 30 knots more speed and )',000 P\.)llllUs more can:ying capaciry,

Landing tle'Jr on the new planes will retract fllIlt inco (he engine nacelles, and the mil wheel also Will retract.

Weight uf "[he plane is 1.000 pounds heavier [han the Mil. One commercial airline bas converted ill! DC-is inro the Dew Super aircraft at Douglas' plant.

22

* • * GCA
1l'ntlll Allton
Appj1

BOX SCORE

*
1!r.~;j'G-

th'und 11frUI' ~\l'lIl'r':u·n~ Gl",,,o] TOt"] rFf1

,l\IHlrljliC'h~ -- __ Inlt$l"'f'lImfl'TJ.l A P"il'''11Qf!.h.~

___

__~ __~7J.1 JLI

1~.nlI7 ·1112

*.

Blimp Pilots
All ZP-l

**

Fly Off

*"

eVE

Men Qualify, land 6 Times

SI'ECliH

FO,7 LENS" FinED

ON MOVIE

CAMERA

Television
SlowCclor
011

Movies

Difficult

,Fi.lm,Dim Tube Prove Bars

creen of a color television set cau be made, bur roday's equipment Is inadequare IU do {be jl1b,
the rewing

Color movies oj the image projected

.syualirons now must quah r1 in carrier Iand ings, consist i11,g of th ree landings

~tluadroe quah ry aboard rar riers, but when aJJ the riLots in a blimp squndren Jo so. it i news. All 1 TA pilots il, l1!:'d operltll1g

7.P-l \X'EEKS IU.·E-!l j n' news when JII the pilots in .J heavier-than-air
Th!l ol"ly rhiug ~'~!I1I1(Jt tbis !/J)"'iI&lIe .nic/un! oj .b~·1'':1'-1 a/JO!'C U 1/;(// H '''OJ tM6n II! mUilll/ht. VP·2'. platle IIdJ ewer 'lJ,lI'( r Lslaful, fif'-ft o] 1'1. fltlNOII • .-lit/Il.ea. oJ< 1 ) /;tl~ ti1/t! U'~~ Ph",,,/!. ""phe" b, Ibl' lig111 ai tb« rlliJflighr J1m.

"a(m'

on the elevator • nd rhree on the I'll lder. Du(in~ April, mor.", than 100 landings wert' rnude, mostly aboard Ihe . Vl'!:
j\1jlldtJf().

New Clubs Brighten Morale

Philippine Fasron Ilepo.rls on 0011'195 FAS1{ON·1 19, PHIL! pPL.'lES-An organization £01 afrer-duey hour fun-seek-

[he Navy H"c:overed after lrying rhe idea om at Naval Phcrographic Center, A nacosci .a, To geL good color prcrures nf rhe scope. color film of double the emulsion speed of prt'Senc K lhld1foule 0. [\$0
color and a television tube giving twice rhe brilliance will be required, it was found.

The lHi!1dofO'f ship' (omPJny is now well :K{llmifllcd ~ ith the

airsbip

ilnd accept them as

ran of

from carrier decks incrC';l.§lJlgly these d'1YS as a member of the N3"j"S antisnbmarinc warInn: It''lnl.

rcnrine operations. Blimps are operating

ers has been formed and given [he name Ilf Arrisric, Ll[(:mry aud Embalming S,,(le~y, Ir supports uch auxiliary activities

•s rhe Pin-fur and fearher Club and The Carabao Trail Guides. and Drivers Assn_

up to leSt capabilities of presenT; equipment tn do the iob,

SI

A proJect was

VA-1S Has Few Accidents

19 Mon,fhs Without Mec.hanical Wge

R. Fraser arid G. nnd~ley (If We. A special fO.7 Iens of 25 !TIm focal length was used ro phorugraph me color releviskm on 16 mmfilm, Because the quality of the image secured wirl'1 the fo.? lens was nor as good as with standard speed fLA lenses, it was recommended thin the tatter type

u.nder leadership

J.

of

Leur, W.

VA· IS.
vernber

An.ANTIC-Since

1948, accident

this

'Jircraft

11,000 single-engine

19, No· squadron has flown

hours

Prom [he many comments heard. the squadrnnr based upon II have had endless hours enjoy men I &<lm the vari'us clubs. Morale is high. but we mourn rbe loss of cur Chief Guide, Cdr. J. H.

cal failure or meehaaicsl defect

'atrributed to mechanito

wirh(>LJ1 aa

he record,

..

mar

who departed f r and Iruitless palm trees. He ffil'lSt have lost his merit badge because from lasr reports he was on toe wrong trail and was Arol)ld, CO of
VP-4;',

the hmJ of sgu.i!C! quonset huts

11\'115

The squadron's last carrier eccidenr M;ty of 1948. Since then 1,487 carlandings Iandlngs have been made and landings without,
Me night'

blazing rt new route fo.1"the Far Eastern Trade and Transport Service, dealers in

be u sed. This would require doubling

[he tube brilliauce and d ubJing present

tier

exeticgeods,
• NAAS WHrnNG FmLl"'- I;or~e M. Hum, ,\.111 (AP J was the first enlisted pilcll to ('omplett' the jet t:ro.i !"ll s)'Ilnbus here, 1-1 n e i~ ul;~igned to V:R.ll, Norfolk,

mishap,
arrier

Iuclu Ied in the total

color film speed, borh of which will be difiltult ro tin.

Arlaaric,

made under winds 0f gnle forte ill the Norrh

-ral! /;iJ F8F

4iur
JfJl'iCI

brad? The mf(.rbroo'mmg bdll 0/ /ire {/!Jut J1'Iwk" hI'! Wl1JfJtbi1Jg OUI of f.llitNl~ok, bz", it imit. fI',r 'a /11fl.Q'"/ p,'re flJ .1 fOil/hardy Nl1uy ptlo/. u,IJO tnett tp slou«
Atom. bomb
mig]JI /Jetlfeal 4tf:f $(.irJiTJ.g

fi.l1'

MR:efJjj. 7'"kl!lI

at pbOjogPdpbJ

oni,l' a feu, feet ,dtittl.de or "'';,liT J/)OU' ffl the 111i(tu'rJJ't, lhiJ

grap/Ji(:all),

d;em.()n~n'tlte,{

one

r~NISEltl

1<.'h, tbe milutlfy hdJ IIlkilfl: 1m tn,u'~"'Jh,gly llllNlI1t·;) P,ITt in J!Jrl/l'r and deflJ.01Mtrll11()11.1 where trait~illg benefitS" are w.<lll il1ltt Co t in 1l.I.wline. fJ/llne.r lind mea di.rp,·opnrMCl'II ue. With tbe e'mpham an fighNflg ill tbe Pacific. /JIJl't1clpdtlOn iu !/ll'b .euesu« wiU be rrnal], Note in the ph ot og;rap J:JJ , a 1111ng Of atbe« pDf/iotl of tb~' pLme wbi(/J jlew oU 1(; Jbe righr,

23

Gulf Stream
III Putfoi

Surveyed
Col()f photogmphs were made pcriod. k~l1tv as [he stream was. rracked in 19rdn eo r~ordsargassllfll aod eddies. Supplying the ships wah weather Infomnuion \\ as e-lISV bemuse one ol the missions of rhe ~qua~rurl is hurricane reCOIlHaiS1([LIlCc. Elich plane carried an Ile.rologis! who made hourly POMAR
~CJ

·StrealTl W!'l~(;T- Tlns

perpendicular 'Illd dropping

Pbt:ine:

RJVAIU life

o£ the Gulf Scream is Ie>italed thIl!1.1gh cocperarion

SquudrQJl 2) with rhe Hydro-

wus domo;: by !1yi.ng to ~he edge of rhe scream 10 dye markers. tell in soH WIUcr nnd een io slope water,

Color phmog:ra_phs were then made mi· 109; an :1"-'0 camera adt~pwd for tillar
film. Runs
,It

gmph ic Oifiee, Mission of rhe rlan~sl!tl.g.lged in

eNthm

were made over the markers

Op·

1,000, 1500, 2,000,

Cubot WrlS 10 keep the Jirecj:Or 'lbo.~rd the ship U.S.S. San Pablo informed of the d:dly posicion of the shorewnrd edge the- scream and ill

make other obserVflriOl1s_ Two pi;l[l(;S :\nJ seven ships pl'rLidplm~d. Ellight crews were ;lugrl1xm.,ed by .tewlogit:al o(fiecrs. hydm.;raphcrs and pbutustllphi;J"S,. Th.e hydru,gr.lpher S"efveJ ;is II specitll crew member He W.lS flb1e ro idemify rhe shore\'\Jr'] edge by (uforcl'hl nl(c of the Witter.
white raps,
sur gnsstlm I sea weedj ur

ot

ihe Sliin Pablo. ·Atmospheric soundings. were made on each side of [he -srrearn lit selected !?OirHS by flying IOO·fllrlr sreps from· 100 ro l.mm fee[ while (he ae.tologis( recorded temperareporrs lost irs bllthytbcrmogfflpb, Thur is <1 {lIncy name fot 11 ,g~ldgt:r rluu records water rernperurures mr various de,'ll:hs... A bmry OIU Wit:; mude for replacernertrs One plnne Ift"\v to he'l",lqultrt~rs of CornSe-[V Ln IJ t: II nd 0 b ra ined rhree,
Each
0)11:

curreue while U1f1SI! in the slope were compnrurively motionless.

Successive pictures markers iII the stream

shm,,&:!
moved

IIni:!

2,500 feet.
the dye with the

wa_rer

P2V's R.eploce the Privateer

VP~22. Fi'ies PB4Y ..2 22 Hours in leeSl VJ1-22, HA\VAI!-TI~is !iquadmn is:
switching from newer, faster

ture. pressure and humldiry, During the eperarion WiC of rhe ships.

cloud fo.rmarirms
..rew member phenomena. Where rhe

In it short rime, every \\'!1S :!hlt' to [dell ei r y the

stream was p-"rricul;lrly

Duwell s~:Jy('ld alolr Ul his PrivatlJftr 22 hours (11'1 28 June and landed wi~b I'WV run_!!1_ half hours gas reserve. The endurnnce igbt \\1m; nown on tI roud ne crack-

rmrrin.g ge5ll1te. LCdr. Wi.l1i:a111 It. Me-

P-'''-4

PEl IV ~ prjl'o1-1lrcn

~U n:raII,

but

to [he as :1

was

pac;1:<ed by

pi\SRon·!IU

well defined, rhe Gulf stream showed on !he hf'S·H radar like a river, In pklf;es where it. \';'115 more d:L£fllse, the fIl.dll.r
picked up whar nppe:l!cJ ro be _shoal

or breakwnrer, It WILS speculated that dl is C011 ld ha ve been ei cber lar ge seh~)()l.q

n] fishclose ro rhe surface or la1ixiug

in a wnrerpreo f C()I1.taner, fined wah i ll(Jmion gerLf and ;mllcilt"d to a. QAC eype I::.a.rnthmt:l. These were dropped rhe next day ro ch!/"au P«blo. Drops. were- Ii"lllde SOO vurds.ahead of the ship ar 1-10 kll(;)[s· inJicm:d. All were recovered undamaged. pendemly (If ship control to study hozizontal dift\lsion ill the surface h}'eJis of slepe (inshore) water !Inc GuH

io_g p1oblem. 'I'he (jrst Naptmu:J arrived IU Barbers Poin [ OIl .:\,0 J une after a filS! trans-pee flight frt.ll)l Moffert Field, pill/ted by Cdr. Richard J. Davis, skipper of VP- . t:!.
D~lI:ing junerhe squadron finished up the tlsc.u YI.'ar by setting all all-time squadron flying record of 1133.8 hours

gf

11"1 single month. a

Cutlass

water of djJJcrem densities,

Accurate location of [he stream edge was accomplished by taking loran fixes every hnlt hour along the edge.

On one OilY a place proceeded inde-

Ejects SeafWithout
lon After

a Belt

Flcm.eoul Up HiS" The Nav)' lost the Iasr of irs three experimenral Fi CtUulsJe.r at NATC Paruxent River on 6 July when rhe plane caught [ire at altitude and crashed into dense woods ar Drum Poinr. The: Xl_~i'U·l had made a couple of high speed passes at the field and was

abouc 1-),000 feet when h app,ucntIy !ilia a flameout. Test Pilor Paul Thayer of Chance VOl.lghr Aircro:fr Cu" was unable to restart ic and bailed m1t in his cjecrion seat ar !1bflUr 2,OQO Ieee, He' lunded ill the water and WAS unbure. The unusual (hing abnur ItlS ballou: was the fact he previously had eried to.
lit

unfastened his seat belt and shoulder bar_n-es,s rn ptepa.r:trdoll for tbls but when
1,1

roll the CfttlaJJ Qve.r and drop

out. He

It is believed thi~ was the !irsr rime any pilot eve! had been ejeaed from his plane witbnl'l~ being f:'l.sreneJin the seer,

nab Ie to fOU be fired 11 is ejecdoo

sear ...

Since flyln!il P·JJ'I PMt)U t!Jf Im:wJ Pr«ifi,r i~ 1/9t lP'f'd l(Jt;!lltw, the N;h'~d /111'1:u1:J· "rg ImIMPQ~tf)",'(J" jf)f AIII' P.(J",;e pertanne] atlP figbuf 'pt;W(4 r;bQI.rd :he G~ BQ:I'qr; /r)a4i "C til .. IIV<'<1'1 Cou# J;Pn I;oi Ih" Ka'{l1111 wllr ~mtQ. D.a6lf' I;{ Ntt1"j' a/ld AU'" P(jfCQ plllt;6J JIIFf" /(""J~d ,..h.()lft'd .Ihe r.lrril'r (f> bl)/S/er Ihl!' elMO dir III JlftQrf of Oil' lrQ(JP, il1 !f,oiNJII.

HIM? OH, HE'S OUIt NEW NAVIGATOR

24

Phillippine Mystery

Cleared

Target Photos Show Woman on Rock VA-)). 'PACIl'f -This is .lbo~Ll

m StetLOI;S woman occupnm of J rocky Philippine isler used for b nnhing, WhUe ubuard the cv 1/III1l't Furt;« i11 Sublc Bay, pc(missio['J WIIS nbrnined lrom die Philippine government to use Los Erailes i 'J:\nd group. ;1 bombing largut. To insure rhe proper sire. Cdr. H. P Lanh am. i\ i-s. an.J L ,dr, N D. Hudson, skipper of Vf\-S:;. toured thesebnm.'II ruck-s by hehccprer, taking pitrures for fu rther evalunrion.
However,

me

developed, it was obvious rhar rlrese uained observer hod missed s me-thing. Fur there, among the rocks, Slit ,I Jarl~skinned wuman in a white dress. nppilrenrly srrnnded by un :to!:ry und troubled stool Cde. Lanham and LG.lr HOUSlJII
WN seen nexr in sick b.t' having the! r eyes examined. ould she have beth ship\\'redteJ ill Air t,ampol'laUon 111!fl-'/) of rl!.. Korea« fUI' IQffeJ '·"lIw//.Iili<-t! ~I 'UltfBCflfri -art/ll,pt ","til" lhiP1l111iJ "iy creise«. 1I'bicb IN/'V rthetl1l1.ed to IIUil 21 mIJ'aJ, elr Jf.7JiotiJ nnd 10 Ai .. Fijl'ttl btl!l!s, 'om» SUO 'ItIt/f/jipflUm oj Ih .(f!HmJ clbJ.! 1/ et'o/ lin/eli tfi Iral'£,l f'ilt 1111«J1 LQgt.rl/ Air Wiltg 1<50', ur Mar, pl.",,,; • ..i 1~u.,I,.f Jllalllt§1I /Q gel sterted Ott Ihe ,rllPse bq,fQf<l lbe Cdl1~It.J1J"!.' awl" IhJ'tJ1l;:b. Here (nJiJ 01 lb., /ir:rl grwJN trses fJ//.l tho MAn' bJJf/,.., J(J;(f/1

wlll:n

the

pictures

were de-

VHF STEER BRINGS PANTHERS IN

AJ\S
WAT~~ GqSTEN FOO~S CAG~5 PHOTO UARCHelS

,'\ RAN IS

FI Ul- everal

lItis

me and 1m/semble rile!!'. or \. rs

of a sea nymph, a cype

this the habiOt

Up n clo. l' analysis, it was deeeemieed rhal neither WJS rhe case, Our "mysterious woman" wns bur an IIr usion creaeed PY5u In light reflected from the water deposired by the tide.

of mermaid?

hundred thousand dollars wortb of FOF j e rs ;!U' IIying eoday, thanks to all ess is l Irom rhe VHF direction fmder recently rnsralled in the operarions tower here, The C1!b;.1J)iss 10" er personnel, J. T. Nnrh, ACt; L. B. Ru hing, A~, and w. 1. lOl1g) ."U.t (NAP). were comrolliug train i118, (rn.ffil around rhe field when they heard an unfamiliar call Oil the
rower frequency: "Purple Leader, this is Purple Eour. How f r do you esci marc C rpus hrisr: ( J"mgenill{;, pIerr)' low 00 fuel."

fuel ldt in one plane, which wouJd be

5u[lldeot for one clrcle of the

Purple !light Ieadee called Cabaniss control cower und rhanked rhern for rhe help, "Besr I've ever had-e-accurate ro within one de tree even though you picked uS up on rile other side pi lUl Amonio, 175 miles from Cabaniss," he
said.

field,

NAS Seattle Transfer Held Up

O&R IFadlity Remains at Same Level Navy Dt'pllrtment orders rranslerring Nr\5 SIlATl1.E ( <l[l!,,! Pllinr) m the Nncnl Air Reserve Training Command wert: held in ,tbeyalln' as of 17 July.
ViQ~lS

The P"t/.fb~N were on a cross-country (J.a~ligati{Jn hop from cbe West Coast <lOU 3 veraged 616 mph en rou re ru
.orpus,

Ar ill", same time l;wryu,s our f)f" predirecd c. ordering the overhaul ,111..1 rt"f',lir f!u;ili ry .u • and Point [0 be
tlf

Purple Leader answered thar he es· runated six: minutes to Corpus. Purple Four sal,1 he riMlghr he could make ir, barring no rrouble, bur that hIS red \\ n.utiO!! lighr had been en fur five minutes. Afrer listening for a few moment:;.
of 'rhe Purple flighr. abanlss LOWer "ailed the leader of the night and asked if he was in rrouble, The I er1y WIlS ' Negru ive.' \Vln'o lISked If he wanted (I steer 1'0 Cnbtl01SS Field. rl1e repl y earn c: back s tW!lg ,U1tl d ear _ , Affi.r:mM Ivel ., Rushing tuned in the direcnon (jnder m

Reserves Save
Fish them Out

4 Civilians
Chdnnel

of Oalcicmd

• Ix Reservists at A OAKLANJ) recenrly rescued 6 ur persons, whose boar hId capsized, From the waters (If rbe
Oakland

Alerted b,y

airport
11

channel,

passing motorist
com

... hS~(jmimlcd us b~i~l,g help up.

I September,

1$ nt,liI

~J~esnnversarlnn

hcaf;U cries

for help

i rig Irom

who
t111:.: ADl ~

channel, LCd!. Greene: A Helm

he holding ill ,\ney.mcc of [h order transferring AS SnATTLI! m the Nnval Reserv does nor aife r IOl'lg·tllnge plans for development of NA WHlD·
BID lsLANU.

[w the rime bel"'!:. auiviries at NA, Sr.vrn.n will ('Ol1tirnlt: e seruially ~15 in the pas I The workloed ar the O&R Et· rtl ir\' IS slared to rema i11 111 rite presear level t I support increased Fleet requiremenrs,

.Kdt!enr as possible,

, Peden liD..!; K. • Barker, R. A. Kosr t>RI, and H. lrepherd An,., sped I11l1re chan a mile in a [ruck rn lnUl1ch II rubber life raft as ncar the victims of the

und tee-red (he planes ( Csbani s uno thence to .orpu Chrisn, 15 miles east, w hiclr 11>1d. been l,l1E'l"tedand cleared of all trallic, Where the)' landed without
mishap. Upon checking [he planes it was f C!nt1 there wall 011~Y:'» gallons of

Naval Re-serve ope radom

tire slan.'d to continue ar Sand Point:

pon ar~ivaJ • t the scene, lCdr" Greene 'rri pped to Ill"; underclothing and swum about -00 yards tI,) their aid, Inc rescue Was accomplished within 2 U rn inu res fi freT die boar capsaect The four occupants were later ·m.-aIed ill rile station dispensary for shock

25

avy Air Reserves Are Ready

hovers at 100% of complement, As om pared wid) 1940. roday's OrgaaizeJ Air Reserve is more [ban )U rimes Jargru- in size than it W,lS befose W(l.dd W ftr II. And qualtry has in no way been sacTi 1 ed to quantity, By locadng it 27 sraiions and units at key poinrs thrllughom (he councry, [he Naval Air Reserve Training Comnmnd, in fact, has been able co keep u large prupunlon uf (Ombar-tried-and-proven vereruns
00

us

organized rolls and to accept lIS recruirs only persons of the bighesl calibre, is on combarNaval nnd Marine Ail' Reserve syllabi hnve been realisticil.Uy tail red ro the Fleet pntrern -in preparation or JUSl such [L sirunti n as 'we have today, Pigb!er. attack and cornposire Organized squadrons. far four years, have ~mten io plenty of hombing. gunnery. and rocket-firing practice <lad have engll-ged In imulated combat maneuvers with borh air and surface units. Many squadrcns hsve taken carrier refresher training aboard Tr'!)ining Command and Fleer carriers. Marine B.eSClV{· SquadX011S have kepr up to date on their doe air support tactics duri og [heir summer maneuvers at Cherry Point and E1 Taro air stations. Organized patrol squadrons (ZP's as well a~ VP'~) have roncenrrared on antisubrnari ne warfare ana ha ve pracriced "rracklag and trapping" with Reserve
RAililNCi

Treadiness.

emphasis

Orrgn.lul:ed

AIR RESUVISTS

i'ROM

lOS

ALAMitos'

V1'<7B1 WHICJot IS N'QW

ON

AClllI~

DUTY

WITH

liHE

flEET

emergency, rhe m'I~IQn (limed to its Navy and rhe M3rihe Air Reserves->-and fnund rhern reaidy. Within one week from the time the dispatches calling up the firsl Orgsnieed Naval and Marine Air Reserve squadrOIlSwent our, every one of these squad.No dille bad to be taken our for expansion or rcnversion when the July call came. Reserve squadron organiz.".[ion bad already been streamlined to match thar of Fle,er squadrons Fighter. arrack, eoraposire, patti, Reet aircraft serv Ice 1)[ grnul"ld ccouol j nrercepc squadrcns=-ehe cop command had C)n1y to state which squadrons il wanted and where and when it wanted nhern, and the Flc5erves ere cl1erc. AoJ the story was the same 011 the Volunteer front, Even before the Navy and Marine Cu~p~ .llt'lno,meed that they would accept applicarlons for recall to active duty for specialists In varlou fields, Air Reservlsrs were writing in t volunteer for as long as they might be needed. By 2S Jllly, the Nn:vy ha,d received mere Ibm. ),000 requests (or retum ftOrn Air olficer.s in borh Organized and Vohinreer sranls-this, despite the fact thar the avy had ler it be known [hat it preferred to cull Organized Reserviars wirh their squadrons, And the MUlDe Corps had more man 400.requests from Volunteer Air officers.

Sourh W Korea andaggressors struck inpresent preeipicared rhe

I-ffiN 'ililE

rons was

Oil

its way to [he Fleer,

The country's :{lose-war Navnl and Marine Air Reserve Training investment is Indeed payjn~ uJI. 1n its Organized Naval and Marine Ai( Reserve, (he Navy has (he most poweciuI Reserve £t'irce in being this country has ever knuwn. No paper ourfit. all fits authorized squadrons tlre going concerns. Pilot on board strength

AIR

~EseIlVI5l~

fROM.

NAl.TU

ANACOSlIA

GET $U TO

TAKE

OFf

FROM

W,"IQHT

IN nlEUl

f6F'S

26

"J1d Fleet submarirres lor bait, During

rhei r unnual trai oing cruises, Ihey ron

demonsunrcd their abiiiry cd sec lIP advanced bn e opemriuns, Transport squadrons have done a real [ob ,II Reserve stations, nirliflil1g p~rsonneland upplies fOJ: bOLh aval 11m:! M.uin(! Reserve squadrons during their cruises at other sturions. 011 t\\;!Q·IV(,-eK;; annual tr(lining with fleeT Logistic AI r \'\fillgs, I hey hi! {liken oyer regulurl scheduled tuns :lOJ showt:O rhar they could hold their own in the USN line-up, und olflCt;J:S work as " 'f'UD • • ell-sufficiency :hltlng drills i~ the byword for sq uadrons, rganlzed orrrier ~tr1dparrol FJ\SRUrJS provide fuJI support on bo!h weekends urul timing annual [raining cruises. On rile technical trnining from. Reerves utilize the latest equipment an I devices, On-the-job rrainlug insures 1 gwPp (If men who C~1l\'l() the job, By sernng up an intensive eight-week course for some zreo air boots, primurily in [he 17 to lS-year-old class, for L'\VH weeks of intensive refresher C:Kh summer, th Naval Air Reserve has integrated 11 ~ hole crop of new re- COl.lfS<:S d..signed co give rhem the latest word abour their pnrricular (]eld 5. Huncruirs into Jts Org.mizeJ program. dreds of -ACl, aCfoingy. CJC officers, en Reserve spedlllist$ have also been mention only a few of the categories, brought up to dare r)11 their particular two weeks cruises fields, Under rut! nev Organized air hsve taken [he which were set up at both Re: erve and wing organization, spedal~t in such leer a cr ivi [i es. fields as air intelligence, aerology, pboThese are [he VOlllJlteer Reservists. rography and CI get together for adwho h."ve been offe.ri.o.g rheir services. vsnced r-raining as well as provide Silp. port for {he squad rons, The Marines They. [QO, will be ready wben needed, 11I\ve developed nn active progrnID for Air Boots Come Aboard their Organized Reserve Ground QOrrcl Intercept squadrons, which Me The Reserve Air Boor ttajojl1g ,ou.rse srricrly fron,-lioe functional in scope. gut off fO 1I F.l.5r S!11(r d., is slimmer at 21 ThIS, men, is the Ot.ga:nized Naval stations ant! units within the N!lwl A!r. and Murine Air Reserve as it exists to- Reserve Training Command. day_ reservoir of trained manpower Panerned after last year's successful or the nation' . defense. model, [he 1950 program differed in The squadrons, whim were called in two respects. Qualifying, examinations, july, including six Marine fighter and designed [(1 skim rhe cream of chis year's three Marirrc grf'luod (IJIltrru inrercepr heavy crop of spplicanrs, wert" stiffer squadrons, were. located prin1~rrly ar srauad recruits f.l'0!D <Ill sunions and units dons west of rhe Misslssi] pi. They were wert <lole m take the course, ready, and, when their tum comes, so Air bo ts from Birmingham, Niag: fa
will the others b. Falls, Akron, Lincoln. Olarhe, Denver and Spo-

A sonnel
Ll.

A[.QNG

rhe

line,

enlisted per·

plans co Jollow ia hi f,uiuJ 5 oocsteps and enter the Naval AC!tdt'my. Typical recruits representing rhe servo ice frolH IU NARTlJ ANACOSTIJ\ ineluded T. W. Herren, Jr.. son of M:lj Gen. Thomas W. Herren, Commander Military Dlsrrlce of Washington, D. C: B. D. Woods. whose father is Capt. R. \Y/. D. Woods now on duty wirh Bl1A13R; R M. and n. H. Porter, ~O!l5 of CoL R H. POHer in A{r FOtL'e uir intellig{'ncl'_; J. O. Hanford, sun of Col. G. O. HanFord arracbed ro rh Army JAG office: S. M. Steadman, Jr .• son of LCo!. . M. Steadman who is with the Quareermaster General's office: and W. A. Clay, Wl10St: f'ather cdr. W. C. Clay is -an associated volunteer with FA Ronti65 nt the NAIt I'D.

And .backing them are the chOL1SIHlt1S of Reserves. who have kepr their nfl~es On the Volu ~reer (i l1acti ve ) lise of the ,IV}' l1!;llil1llC- the rime when e en grearn force'S of Reserves will be needed. Many of these Volunteers ha e regularly been keeping tip theie proficiency on ;1 non-pay-drill bas.is as members of ASS0Ci:HcJ Volunteer Units or ()f Volunreer Aviation Units. Despite the lirnimrion ol traming fund.s. the Navy has m;In."ged 10 SlJPPO[f more rhsn SO AVUNs and more rhan lOO V AU·s. 10 addinon, many ·of the Vohmreer specialists have come back each year

kane were H(~wn to Ailanea, New York,

earrle for their C!ighr.weeks course. Quoeas were rigged to Otganlzcd Rcerve requiremenrs lit the various seacion wlth bMCS as- the averagt' As usual, mnny avy, Army and Air Force sons were to be found nmong [be new recruits. At Glenview, rh ere was Roger Doyle, I -year-old son of the '1jet of avnl

Grosse lie.

Los Al.amiros nnd

JOn

Ausrin K. Doyle, Afrer completing the course, he wiU return to hIgh chool In finish up his senior year and then he

Air Reserve

Tmining,

Rear Adcn.iraJ

RADM.

Don.

SWEARS SON RODGER: IN REnRVE

27

AT lE~T IN TRAINER IS COMPUn:a ROOM: IN CENTER THE ccoorr

WITH CLOUD & LIGHTNING

PROJEC10~S TRAINED ON HOOD: RIGHT, CONTROL ROOM

the new reo F()!'-2 Operacieusl PUghl Trainer will soon change your rrund. .It's complete with ehundersrorms, douds. flameouts and radio stsrlc, A nnntber of chese .~r-ainetS ale under corrsrrucrion ar the Engineering Research Corporat ion at Riverdale. Md. event! are already in operation at SC-.1· tions nell! f!tie[ Pvutbe« squadrons, Re p n i ble for rhe development was the Special Devices Center f the Office of Naval Research. In "Right" [his "plane" can fly through intermirtenr d(,)U.J.~, Briglu sunlight is pro [ecced 011 the translucenr h{lOc1 and the cloud effects zip across, On el1COIIIlll:ring II rhunderl1eou rhe light grows dimmer. Lighrning flashes and earphones crackle, Not for. the- fainr hean is Il1l encounter with 11 nighL thunderhead. The "plant" can be slow wiled and Iieped, In a iuop II £l1U1WOU[ may occur -an nir scarr III [his rrarner is as difficult as the teal McCoy. Feel in tile conuols is natural and vanes with the speed
as
IS

air" 1 in the think the "roughruggedneacmenrar Link trainer a cry

[1

PILOT'S
YOU
IS

ORTURE
The elfecr rhnr leaves rhe pilot [he and most perspired, however. results from (I fatal error, A greveyard spiral or any other altitude or Jaodifl!t error ends with u SI kening crash and deathly sllence, Eleerronlc flight ,~imuJatO[s were eonceived in wan ime, They have been considei1tbly improved trice then, One of the famous trainers \ as char of (he Pll-lY·2 T?r;i'l/tlteer. It included rhe pilot, copik t and engineer' positions. it was OJ deviliShly.designed contrnprion in which the plane W1L~ 11 wn n inserumeats, _E ery conceivable emergency was thrown ar the three rn in crew by a. di reetorar an elaborate panel in another
shakiest

CHAMBER
I·OOnl.

The installanon , as om portable. Pri'I'flt(Jqr tmlaer was <I sissy compared with dle torture chamber ereated by engineers of Special Dev ices ;U1d Eeco, One man has to take II ail!

"['htu

l}mtbel'

pilots wbo have eried (he

vice ire enthusiastic, Tnt}' say it's the' nearest ·approach 10 the acnral liighr article they can imagine. There are three basic units of the trainer, all housed in a 32,foO(, soundproofed air-conditioned trailer, III (he .lit section; the "brain" center=-compurers which make logic
OUt

de-

of

the

plane, Engine whine sounds like che real tiling, Irem the start to Full rpm. On landing the rires screech aad (he wheels rumble to iI hrakeel ~{op on the runway.

the roar

of

air

!~owin8

past the

bUIJa.de. Wrigbr" engineer

Research

Corp. is

F9 P-2

tor Engmeeung lTai ncr in srruc tor.

pilot's acrions, Located cenrrally !.S the cockpir worn. Ir is a srundurd F'II'-2 cock pit wit h a }lowet operated hood. Over this hood is 'l rranslucem one on which various cloud and ligl1uti ~)f! effecis can be ['lCll jectcd. Mounted ill the forward section is rhe instruCtor's CUIJ ole. It conmins fl duplicare of the pilot's panel. controls for [0SfIcing alrcraf t allures, indication Iigl1ts and plotting boards, The plotter is :l mechanical one imilar [Q shipboard Dead Reckoning Tracer, All airways clrsrr can be placed under rhe pLotting glass and an automatic pencil charrs ~he prlor's tracks aver the map. A radio aids cabinet is iQcaood aFrO· sire the console. It contains the radio
Rc:8tl'l'ctled

28

KW,AJALEIN MARINERS
VR-2

ARE BUSY

rescue missions in a ~lr1g!e lillY is a tlnHOO'U!lllSUai fem for ,his derachmenr in the NllV)"·Adl11ln11i[f·red
secrch and

J.

KWA,1AI,EJN

Plying

14

nfficer (If rhe deeachmene of siN officers and "50 men, ufren is faced with tasks peculiar even to his versarile ourfu. A
year

Trust Territory
:-.1\ R's Of.rl"A

sion, which Includes logisric support til o lu!ly,itlg b'(~l!~ lite Marshalls i 11 .md sur· ply! I1g <IJ rn i. n ist rar iVI! tra 11spnnaLII'lJ1,
rhece FBM's lLllJ one arcund rhe llll~k II' II> urgC[H ml:dKlli .ud It) disease~l ncken J\brs hullese ~ ()Jl1 m uru t ies O[ an'WIO r t' nwrs~n~') sick ":AI b Fn)m n,I\',11 vessels hI r Ill! C [n S('J. Tile d rune or u
Ii 11) 5t.liltl

pa rt

of che J~:1I;j6, Islands,

of the three- fold
III i s

'lgO ; r fu rnished nit tr<ln~p,)rtll ron r tor 12 barrels of seed sponges. 10 janu-

,lF~" .. Mariner

transported IL Mitrou 'ic(ueJber. USMC bomb disposal officer t"r die rrust rerrirory, (f! Wor je, where he derouated !TI1)re than 6Q(},00(1 pounds
With
[I

The squadron's

m.\TH1<;:d

and ready

01 lughcxplosives

single

(barge.

lO-l.l.ly l,e.riod lilis spring, PBM s t:turying lUC·5Jyi.l1g medicel ussistnnre were seur ULl meTey missions three rimes One mission helped clH:ck
rillt; J

Du

,Iow·flying 1I'1<11ill<l' over iell 1'lgdll.l1 111 runt'S JlI ben »ru n,!:!. 5)' !lUIl1I1lULtS
A ,copj/ot lilt: Dllrj~ sec'v lsn'r s[;\[lJatJ,

~111 IsuJa\l.;d iFUp'

~I rt

WI [11

re

I~ r::lrlci1y ml;'rCV and

Kenney,
Len

Erw
"

prexy \ tll[ur.

,lid,

i\!e\'ers

Leur.

Robert

W~lglitr.

cornrnandrng

I.lklt'f'i, :Itlurher saved the lift of a suiler ~ITI cken w irh acu re append ici tis i1bOiUd ,I uny AKL and the third brought relief r 0 I he p,Li 11· racked body ul' .11iorher y<..!Ungseaman with kidney stones. d,sdliJr,gt the CO> Sa'! when Lllpref couches the Water.
I If {lit:

spread

of

pneumonia

epidemic

on

aids and soum! simulauou

.ite As. completely
.?Il

Instrurnenr rmge urienruunn

uutomuuc. .HuJ (m course
.t

merhuuisms. lCmge
SII;ulIls

problem."
legs
,11'('

Flotation
Helicepter

Gear Saves
Uses Radio

Men
Aid

the heli-

10 Summon

:~re,~et.. llr:
N
S

template. From h rhe

ror,~i
mission

c!OWtI \vhi'it> on .in ope-radC}fl1L1

In

picked und fed inro rhe r'ld_[~ CHCUlt I n chi.'> respect the tJ\1 lner Jllters f rom others In thn r the iIlStrLICtI)r docs nor have TO control rht n111~t' slgllab II!III L3n:sintlly. [il(;, rrarner rs Jt:slgned [I) sinnl1a.teM close!) as possihlt' tilt: behllvlOr of Uil FI')F·~ III l\ighL 111(" ulckpil faithfully du plirares rhe p[.\I1t' 1 nsralln lion in every derail, From rile engine start tel till JIIIlJliti-! rhe operarkm is an tlIS1runw./H tln~. Llill rrollable by the pihrr 1Itl..\ instru, tor A dlorough checkour (If the ,:o{:kJ~1 L ;~ necessary and !he Jii Iqt;, h;1 udh(~lk must he ~rudied, t\f rer Ihar IITt pdJlc i, re'1dy fl)[ b I~ ..fI ighr lilc insrrucrnr. ~ir!l tlg ,I' IllS ..... usnh, shuuld be: ~ pilor 01 t~11rure ]ILJj,!mc1H. Illllr!JL1]!hly f.lInd 1M ~\ irh ill( I I",U III: 1 It IS he '1\ ho HHflJJU~CS I Ill' uJIIJl1 Jjl(~ I II 11 'j:11I C,LUSCS IIIl 1~II'es, .icrs .1.> [lIWL I .lfIJ
communicauons SllltOJl "i'~r,l1'II t\'C11 u L.CA roruroller.
,11[,1 I~ \1 Iii,

GUMd Il(:litllpler

DeI,lw,ne Bnv, (I U.S. COO$I ]llildr ~'h.u is bd[r:ved

....t'I C!tL-7

S(;.1f •

1,000 f·eet 11 miles UW9.y, using his VHF sea rescue-rransceiver. Actual phorograph t)f whar i5 believed 10 be rhe fLrSlil1S[ance of an nircrew rescued by Wit of his radio is primed here, Ilfll'IEIg been taken by PRC W;u·
;1

After the pinwheel was, Oil the surface ocean. A DC f AP) Donald Fraser ~~lIlIlKCl'.J au Air Force C'~1 Hyiog .IT

,,"n,
\\ II~

Coast G1..I~rd phmugntpher.

who

'lboanl the helicopcer at (he lime, The- A Ii Furce t.mnsporr summoned .sul for rhe hellroprer from the nearest
I,Ji'" tit

base ,mi.l I hen homed ill by combi ned

[11" UtC; and
W,ll)
,II

pyrmechnil.:S.

1'11",

htlj~\lprt'r
PllI.,Il U5E5 VHF It' TO SUMMON AID

IN

,OPEN

SEA

llllllrd

r ,vli<l!l

from (he U.S. ut Floyd Bennett

our

tORSI

field.

ru

b",

,t',1 lhllll!

TIlt'
llll'\I',l
II

Ft'.Jr.

1(,

h rSI erne n.:<'11( v Lind 1I1P. I!lhb~'r lTnl,lIi ... n Il.(,l'r Li(;H'lo[,cd ,lg,lt rl~l
ilK I'dlll

:11

• "\! ..·I"I( \

r n vrm-

0.,0.1 lu, II
·rld

Jllld~

I hi
lit

hi
i

rhc

(O,IM

to ru I III'I!! "iljlJr,-' .h.U, ides

The Air Cunlmlmal1 [)I .,J\I ares IV1 llcet ... Ih~ rare ,d ,H C'V(:t-y ll

lwlltnprer
lu \ \TI1I "f
J

11111

'I\c~b
I~

Ii.. h "

II IKII' 11'[[ III W,t

"1 U 11<, f;'::(;lIn.

I,ul h

II(It,lt
,II

• \'K '>-AI
""',U1.1 e
.J

IIlI \

t,.

(.It',~~
"III
III

!t'ullull\
1 \\, ori;

\11 Illdllll,dlv
I I', I 1IJIIIIl'ni(1l'

II Ihl~
IH.

,I"

IIYII10l

r,l'~

III! 1.,1.11lu\~d [0 .J,I.I,l,m' 111 II ;:Jl'IlrII~

ru, I"'~t.l I'll' )'''M' 1I1 rhc Illtl.t.;cd AI,u,k,\ run, IIlofk'l PlclJ 'In.] has onlv

A rYllllnl

\l'<l\dd 1J1diL.llC rhe' .1111\ [11.11'.1.11 .111.1 i H~SrrrtCt ions. EHT\ t u rll I' ,;~ T,llu\ b.I' [hI! LOWe: r ( rill' br.l kI.~ II <11·1,' I ,\ h 0'1' 1(11iil,Q up on rhe run \\',1\ rlu- pl.rne r.!I;c~ r')ff 1111 insrrumenrs .uu I till f' h ,( ,. ,II
1;\"

ulgi Ill' : tim II I'

'niJ!ht' A

\\'IHlkl l,lll

I\c t.;11l

II

IIIL

I ~I\.'1

lht: mel'q: of his rusrruo or

wert ,given !lUI [!jUI ~t'nitic;Jtt~ .iI Slit cesslul (;Ompielinfl {If ~uJlt'}o;(; h::\'!.'l (ourSt'S; 1'1 high ~chool .11 plill1US: IW() Nllduna I R,~d io Tt1sriUlte ,Ii p 1tJ!11>l~; .md
7

one inspecnon

riunnl

AS Ai'LI\N'I'\~l1't'\llhl!ll} nlLl' , rro,gr.ll1l is ~Iilj .!tIling ~lflJllg 1\1

the

!Q[Jowln~

.11V.!rJ~

end·(lf·~ourSf

lIchieVflllel1t

u'nitlCD.(es.

COAST GWA!!D HeliCOPTER

SITS '0101 Irs

FLOTI\TION

G~,U

IN DELA.WARE

BA.Y,

AWAITING ~~5CiJE

Hellcat Finishes
~igh[ ye~trs of line mod training, Ute FhF H e£lc.'f. workhors of rho I'll ific war. wa replaced in rhe Advanced Training CU1'I1JTItlllci. Corpus hrisri. by its new sister, the F!W Bt'(lrc<1i. Lusr rraining 111gb.5 in the F~f' were made 01\ 9 JUl1e by a group of seven students and their Instrlln~)r, Li, Hollis
I"

Its Job

Ell ALMO T
IU

service

combat

II pilot in the war. WIth Philllps' voice narratio/-! he rakes the physical pnnishrneru and indoctrinarion lasses in prefllghr, rhen srarrs in primary t~\lning in SNJ's. With plenty of action plllltogrnphy he: progresses rhrough the Dilberr Dunker ,L:itfrier qualificarion inNJs and nn;Jlly to Corpus Christi for advanced

was killed as

training

in

.F'~f'S :trld

AD·s.

Phillips

carrier

hmlkti1.1. D, j(f)O.J(?1'C/t.

winds

up in jets aboard

the

Goddard.

a vcrerun

of

In rb~ Marianas, Carullnes,

I elleal fighting Leyre, Luzon

Chute Testing
fa~ TA!<ES OV'R, F6f IIETIRES FROM T'IAIHING

at EI Centro

counted

for by the lavy and Marine . orps In cornbar, The (iVy' S three t 1'" scoring aces, Cdr. David McCampbell, Lt. Ceci l Harris and Lt. Gent V"lcm.i;] u ll were )-1ellciu. pilots, The plane which replaces ir il1 the (mining command. the I'SF. never gor a

Three Services Wilt Use Same Station Plans to transfer all parachute experimenrul work t~) the Air Forces have been Changed and [he Nary, Air Forces and A.rmy will jointly usc existing facilities ar NA EL CRNTItO, home for

thee P,JSt two years of the Navis chute Experimental Unit.

Para-

chance 1'0 show' its wares La comber. 'IlStec, more maneuverable and with n phenomenal climb, rhe 13w/l'c<l1 would
PILOTS, INSTRUCTOR WHO fleW LAS, HR1CAT5

have done ttl! righ.r too

Lhnl1(c.

and IOWll jJma. TI,e seven mer) who were the last C.ldeiS tll trai il in He/h',flr, shown in rhe ,tccorllpanvlng piernrc. were. Buck row, Midn, james E. Hertz, LT. 'oddarJ, N·C D. Y. WeStling, Midn C. J. O'8;i<:11. from row, Ie R. T. Knps, C V. D. Kaprur, N H. R. Hen;" nnJ Lr, (Jll;) H. A. MCliDUi IIf rhe Uru gli;!}';m NavvAi, a (ruing salute \0 Lilt' ci ry <I f Corpus Chrisn where so n1!lny av ads 11aVl' 110wn Fr"'S, on the d"y they were olhdaUy retired from (he I\dv;UKI.:J
1 raining Command, the- insrrurror

It probably is rhe best propelIered (jglJtt:r in rile world today,

In the accompanying
F~F
:IS

if

rt

had had the

photograph,

de

I1nd ptl:p;U~ I\J land. the lusr Hetk(Jt j~nd'n,g in the Advnn't!d Training Com.

in rhe fore!,'1:Qu.ruJ sigrlllls "1 _gut ir," 1;(,1' ;;:7,[, in the beckground peels ott

erecting new facilirics ar Muroc, Two ,e.~ritlg devices which have been erected ar Muro , the parachute whirl rower an l !t supersonic I;UnnO[), will be moved ro III Centro. The former equipmenr works somewhat like a centnfuge,

MId development scrivitics.' the three services would use m .enrro insrea I of

A directive from Secretary of Defeo e johnson seared rhar "in the inreresrs of early unificari n c,f paradHlte re ing

rnund,

New Movie Woos NavCadis

'Naval
1 O\V

this la'S! Hight was anthorized lip his thght over ehe dry 115
b~mllre beirne [hey landing ut G brul! s. made

ro break It fare.we'll
rheir

or

final

Altllfmgh it, IS still used e-xtetJ~ively by Re erve flYing squadrons and a ft.:w arc still II ing millry work with the
>

freers, ihe 1'&1' has ubour Liru~h~rI I( usefulness for rhe N:1 y, During the WILl' ;r diu plenty, It was the first American l'ig)uer plane produced lrom plans drawn entirely frern experiences of 1.1](; war. After [rylog co ccmbar the slippery Zeroes In du~-fighrs, Arlll;'rican pilors In PH' If!"ildc({lJ' demanded ;l plane wlrh more speed und more dunb. Grumman Aircraft Co. rook the-ir \ ishcs and grlllll1J [hem through Ute l'oginecrill" 194-2 and lim production rolled oR" the line in November, Pilots unmedlarely took to rhe new, biggcot Grumman figbter. By the rune

lilm 1T1uJe bv the N;lv;]i PhD· ro~r,lphic Center ro 'l,id rerruiring of Naval Aviaiion .lde[~, It is called l"IN i\!1I1'iJI At iator. In rrumenrul in producuun II dlt' film were maay men and instructors of rhe Naval Air Training Comrnund led by Cnpr. "j irnmy' -·h,\(11. Jig,hrer HI riciliJ1 of WClrld War U. ltfullllw5 ;1 young fellow (he nurne fl' Phillips from civilian Iifc alter he fll1i 'hes schnol chwugh dIE \\ 1101e trainI ng program from prdlighr ro Jel training :IIWhirin~ field. Phillips' brurher
it

lies ,\0 dMO acrounr

in me hands of naval air ncnvrI rl:'(!l,1irillj:!, srarions rs till up-roof Naval Air Traunng.

Allia'of'

Snows

Flight

Trdining

whirling ::t parachute-equipped JUlnrny .u speeds up to 600 mph 00 .t [Ower, rhen rde:lsing it. The supersonic cannon wri] fire chute-equipped dummies our of H5 barrel at hlgh speeds. The- latter 1ll;IY be used til rest drogue chutes fur gUided
rrussiles, pilot

cscap'

apsu] s and

th~

It is

like, as well as personal parachutes. The Army is interested in parachute

experi

rnenrarion for psrarroopers, ..lropping of irtillery supplies and the like Ior lI'h gW),ltl I troops.

ny

spring of

mill. coming I)U( with [he J16F. The d: sign llf rhe Helice: W:15 srarred ill the

planes

5.155 of [be 9.249 Jllpuuese

rhe wru ended

Hellests

had destroyed aircraft ,IC-

..,--.-.-

-.. '!:31'"

~iiL_

8l1NDfOLD tEST WAS SMIOf AT CHEVALI£R

~1H1l

One of 'he it/f/WII mrplmw p,.op"'~".J ell''' J~!'1;ll)ptd Iw fhl.' N,JIJ\' I, .1'1 ,,1o;puime~· lal II ghl-(;!«duJ, cO#llter·mtllJ.il'.§ IfJJtl,I/a' tW11 JOT «se witl, >;0.' /",·,·11/1/.1; qr1xino.s 01 mare Ihl1l1 moo 6/1. Tho hllCIf f/I'OP ilia_' bnllt by HJtlitilt.lm ',III'/tinJ Jh'lJlOlT fI) Unlle,l "llrcrall. 1J 'hiM fVt..:!er-gtltle OU bel/IrS fJj testmg. Wader ar« 14 /..,,( ;~I di,n'Jd<,r, Tests u ere fflrj.le 1m ,1 P&lfr' 11"«1/1)M<1JO~ engine.

30

R1'sfriated

TI-fH

UEL
FUEl:.

OZZLE

TEST STAND
fluid srandardrzarion has nor ym been adopted, the Bureau Aeronautics is ""rhhrJl.Jin~ inCflXpUt1Hr.m tlf meters into [he resr sranrl. Aot)rhcr way tl, overcnme rhe rime farm, ,~ ro redesien I he stand &0 that It can test more th'ln Ol'll< ,mzzle II! oj rime, This plan ;~ nor, ,II pre 'em. being givl!l~ serious consideration because such a H{lIlJ would rake II mute space Ih,LO I,' now required.

IIOlU rNtlitJ \' U~e>1 <l ~t;Ind. To II1CCt this need, the N~\'Y bas h~J .l ~"tilnll devetoped whitb re 'IS sutlsfllcrorily ,III 8:~~ turbine en,Ilwe fu e I I]Qzl!:!e5 III ~1)r rc t1 t use. lUI nn' srnndar

noz:>,l<: is QtJc of lh~ cridc~1 ot the Bas turbine engine wstem, Untess nozzles operate w rhin «('.rmin Ih)w I rrni rs an d ha ve re rra l!'I 5 pra Y characeerl stics, CJl¥int' nperarinn is serinusly aifene.l. LeT n(ll!:zlc! bt' poorl y <:allbrared , lind mere mn, be .. llame blow-out or engine failure in !lIght. luiporram as the nozzle I:; to 5;1fe operanon, pans

.,f

n,?W

the N,wy

file! nozzle

T~$!

¥.
Ma,;nes
TFS'T STANP WILL AlP OVERHAUL ACTtvm .. s TtlJ

Totol
II

3 J 36 Hours
~t the rate o[

Recerulv eMn gas turhme

engine

tlV~I'[lu1L1

VMF •• 14, Er. 1'oRu-FiviliJ;

fluids b~' the 'l'llntj!.l~ engine .!OJ nozale """'1Uf,'ClutCT5. This condition still exi t s. bUI ,1 arandard test !tuod rs "'{'ing Lon~IJereJ 1m II se by <,11 mu nl.lfll~1L1 rcr$ lin.! the mll iml'y servrces,
Tile uruvuies
roLl

acrfvirv has b~en C'llllppcd ·wrth 11 01< TI'pe !l fue:! nozzle lest 5111.n.l whieh Wll~ developed by Clrlllmernal Researc h La bcrator ies, I nco! porated, under .. lu urrac I g wti we.! by the i\vi,uioll upply lfice. Srarulardized equipment for rhi l'urro.< W(lS Jifficult to design sin e there Wll~ no azreement betwt'<:n the nozzle mnnu lacrurers n reSl ()odilill'n ~nd criteria, An thc;'! Jjffir ~uh:r arose from rhe 11~'" uf drversified [est

'1St' prlot .1I>all"bllrrv was '2. Hea 'i cmpha~1S wus PUI (In r.<.lc'Iiwl Inuning, with 4(\7 !lOLLr$ tiel'''hed In gUflnt"ry, 548 to bornbrng. 9·1 to rockers. liS to Instilll ~,,~. 43-Q tv tactics, 79 I.IJ ail ~lIprhlrf, 1()[l1) te n"vigl1tj,)n, 169 ,., Ic,t and ,H~ t<J nil;tht ill'iTlg. Awnrking Sdi",dule "t>'fling 'ill 06r)(1 and ~clll.ting HI::!.O;'H "'0' 1""II"w<;,,1 "11 :r wl'ng

Jay. t.r!l~ squndrun chalked I.Ip -i,1 3{, il(lllrS .rf f ight time d "dng ;Manh withlHI! In I 'Iry to personnel Or plane clam~1;:e. Tli~1lugh time airrralr logscd J 84." hours, A I-UI;il 'If 32 1"w'.o's wert: used, nod aver-

hours

basis. Check

CIIlW5

worked all night if necesHying.

pi I~'1.0; were

~.trl' REAR VI~W OF STAND SHOW~ MAIN F~ATUIlE5

tv k<'l.:"p p!;1fje~

rt' •

111111 lIu;,11 '" rhifer"l11 .'ij,~drll linll viscosities were in use and rhur ~D manufacturer Wllo!('LI [0.) adopt another manufacturer'a rest Huul din<l!l,1d th~ primary rest ST"O.! requirernenr. It must be SW[·

.srricted

II' three 1",<,·l1pur fiigJlI>

" WMkit1S

:tnle r"r

.Ietemlillin.g

no~.YICI churncterisrics

reJ.:ltr,lIali of whether the Test flurd \\;15 kerosene '.I mixture uf kerosene nJ oil, "vi· arinll*,~oljoe, .. Apco," "SUl1 Spirits," Palt1~ sclveut, or UIll' orher possible test Hurd,

THE CONTRACTOR developed the Cox "Type J.2 ruel nqz~le !CSt stanel whkr. "I;\terml~~~
~inn11(11 e{lll~lf the n
tlll!;k>$

mrcrinr of rhe panernnrur is illuminated so rh.ar t),.,: )prtl~ GIn be ea Ill' i rlSp('cmJ The tuel i, pumped Horn the ~uppl·v rank rlUClll.,!.;h.l "ulm,g IIUil. ~ hear exchanger, II '-lIr§t: rank and a primarv pressure control. The hy,tk ••ulk, circuit " then cllvi,h,'.! into rwu l"Hl~, de"i!.'llllreJ ·'1111'I: slor" ~n\1 "smell .o;loL" Each par~ WI]SISl5 ot II pressure conrrol valve, temperature and pressure indicaung gag;;:s. Ul,J h05(" lr1n r)(tuion$ rn the nozzle
For" Juj,le1C l1()z~I"" beth parts are connected If, rh.. IIQz .. le lim:! pl,lt~ in ~lm.wt>Lne<'IJ~ up~

d~y lund .I!HlUndcd for- two clay. when teach. ing the 7j.bour mark, Expel ience indiG!t('~ lind present wnJitrun; that ('fmtinuin~ such heavy I'IperJ1liun,. beyood a 'O·d,,)' period J~ nut rTil(l il al Doring th month, engineering rherk ['I t'W5 made 24 [I,hQllf dtC'tks. 21 60-h"u( dtl;'cks. 2'> 911.bullr, 1 LW.llIIutulld fuur Ul· hnnr checks, three ;lCCt'PWIla' dr ecks , 12 pfe· rarrier (hecb 1I(1,! two t'ngim" chal)_gc;;. OUI·

5idl;'

(If

that, ""bon)' Ji,l murh,

iI1Id ~pnl)' truid Huw PIle, [rnm .1.0 to 12UIl pounds per hour by means ,01 ,he undumen tal gruviruricrral i dieecr wei,.ltill.f4 J ftll'tltll<l "\\hich IS iOllepe{Klem of SUdl illli.] hwu.led tics a;s. v1SWslIV und ~jl,,~illc g.r,,~ilr. measure
[e$r srand I, bpsic;IU) l) 1.1IU.r for dethe) tHlI~ frquir!:'d Jllr j]nw thfflllllh tbe nozzle <)f :t Ptt,l'efermincJ nTlounr o( t'lsl tlllld bv wcij,thr. 'I he Illoe comrol, thereJoT~ ml.1.c he !;l(rrl'mcl' ,,(Cuule T" In:5ure lilis, lire ~f1lJ1m(:tur h!\~ intnrpnr.1[eli III th~ [est
(~rmlnJn~

Ill>w cha ranemtics. spray patter 0.\. T111S stalld GII'I

NARTU lax Gets Grease Cart

NARTtI ) II:KH)NYIlI.HTh~ .hyciruoiic pwp£'lt,'[ ~IH>p. under lh", supervrsion 01 K. B Hlltfdl AneA, hll~ J~jf.,'T,,,·d a Illhril"llti(1u cirt (J speed ul'. increase [he deanlil]e~s and I!III'mVl the overa ll d dwli.. "f ~lf(Tl1{t gfl.l..,ing The- "Lrt is ~' l(lng. 11// wid amI 3' hi/!b. Oft'" eud ,,[ iJw C.lft is 11s",d (IlL ,Hlf,I.!!1: ,,( [ar,!!\: grl,mSt; gllJlI' :wJ 11lL!> ;1 t11'~Wt't (0"lkJ ilbm·l this stoCitjl;e :uea for tonl.s .qnd I I"t'>;i " I fittinJ;:~ 1 be I,lthc, elld has :t ,helf
fpI hllnt.!

erurrcn
!oh!!"

Fur

other

nezzles.

onl),

rho "large

i~ uUJilCJ. TIle 1I01.;.d<.! cl;s("hll1'~1t'~ intn the tombil1n!

parternaror and ",.,t,g:b tank which allows the ",tl\l~, m:d Hudy nl each nozz!e pon com-

Temp=rure 10<1lrnl e(jl.ltf'meor lI1aJl1tllin~ rbe noule {t::;( tlurd tt>mperam te \Vld'J n ::::;-ir,')"P Mai'H.1ir1U1g till" (eM ":ol"lillrln< wirhin the~ t'x1!wnel)' nnrww Limas H EI ~c~• .:a r;' tel IU ~u rt ~CI.-U titre t~M r ew It" Tht' rru1ir,r ["ulr "f the CNX- TyJw 12 1"i(/~.;k11: "a lIel ,1 Stl~t' du.k pel wete, t hI' i1 \,,"1] I , rest ,turid i~ [b~ length ot rrme requrnrd w ~"~nlllrnJ Ill'llteraMr. Th~ 11 I dll')w t.ue ;ilI,li. {<At tllr: i"'1·cl~ tiDe ily one. I\lrllnugh I.bi., CIlmC) of rhe,est s[)lnu IS whliin ±lI-S'1; tIllIe f,u:wr ;, "C!! Lnl"g~ Ihr ~ ,insle unit. H Tit", ~pr>l.)'p"lrern I~ IndiuH.!:" l-l' ~m inJ, ;l real Lf)rl;j!(k~rnnolJ in the i<l!lg rUrI. dined b,lnk: or Sill b\mmc lUbes mou[1{I;'d Cllmlul:r~i,"1 RI,;'~eardl t"btlnltdfles J". OIl .111 inJjoe to I'fClVill .. nil extan,ll.'J 101-1- ,elop:;J a ftl5Hesponding. lriu;h Dr~"ure. arithic 1,;"Ie.. These- bllr.,nes and me .<:ale arc r~pl'U!ivt' l1uw m,Jter UI t<,Juu: tlte let tIme IJlwnin<ucd JOI t'a:>'l (""at\;lb,Jltv The pnlfctrt Tiro. 111m meW. ran b~ H1~crted Jlrealy Into i< 1I:.a.1il} obsllrVe,1 '" <l ..,1.ttntr: as Ih..: '\J"I rhe noz~le fiu lel tlow s;'re>1T1l allt! U 'cd ,0 Jevel rise in rble t>lJreaes durrng the nnw I lac!! of ,he wcj~hin~ .le iH' Ttl.,_; wc1.ghing mte ,h('.ck. Clln>ioollble working (IUle I, device Oh1 rheo b~ us..d fot rnJibr.lTio,!l rX!r[s <IV I:d by dwci. j l1g ~iil.U1nlll(!ollsll' th e n clzzl t! I)LI..;",III the 110w meter fur unu rll~ y. r flo\\' rule, rhe spray al]);le -and Slll'll), p~~.m. 101 u iJ ~i~t()"it,. spt'ci Ii~ gravi ty llnJ f<'nlA Cjll b rated cl ill I HI the f run r of tbe t;e${ pc,4Wle llJ'e ma·jof "Consi,deration In rhe de.stand :measures t.he nozde :.pray tingle rh~ SIBoIt of JI(,)w meier, and ~in~e Jemal lc~t

"the

plet:ion "f th~ tl:H. The r:mk [5 empuccL 'lnJ the MIl.,J i, te!l\ly lur the Ilc:<t ,wnle resc.

grc~,~ gl.ms,

(111

~Jn ;rOlilhc

v~I'i!lu..

It,,,,,

"\IS

luhdl.ll1U LL~ed, all 'If wtllitJ, lLrc pl,am]), nhlrke>J JS tu type >lnd~rClifi~~ti(ln. Annthcr ~c.-rlrll:l<If rh", mrt tlrnt"jns "kltl' gws tuvacJ luhl·IL'lItiull U.lU!tli flit ~':l~h tvj'~ "j ,lir~r"ft ~~~igI1hl to Illi:'l 1\ctivity. rilesl! dl"l·t~ het" rlr mechaoic reCO~[H~e the vnfl' "US !llllll:/.'" 110tl tllU~ Ill,ute til t rbt wnhe luhd'LiflI will ht! .IJll'll\·.l to ""eI. lining. l""r a rJlrl"(;'II1(lIl\h p rwd, th.... >lrt ha~ h~en C J..'~ig",~d I , (III£' Ulan 11'11" ~e"l> lhM ~at.b WIu:.dt i~ Ilfbri~.ll~J. ;t; It C!lten I'be hatlp,1I' rllr checks. JI i..expca~d rhut uti Ir~.1l(j<ln (1f I.lre cart WIll rnjnirl1l~~ the pOS5ihdit)' 111 Jllhrj~~tilln III i,rakes and \\' iII Also prill ..., .. va I uahlt m· 'llru.:tllJfi J:id Juri""!: ti-l :in·,el"\·k~ training.

Restricted

31

make quick stops while w~iin~-ille overcome parnally b), ll1'l~lerwater1)r:1kes" or rudelees ill°laUetl un tilt' p,,}..>!-, M.lmu 11,l.trlm. A pair of hinged. unOl"rwar<:f thrs will be insr.dled un F'm"I~C[ilm tnl,deb of the plane urul rile experirnerrrul plnne. 1\ h ich \1 (IS undc[l-ioilll! tIPt.'JI ~e:,1.!lmJ m_g rests otl N~Jl·flJlk \\ 1Il lll; reru tiled w
1\
(U

UNDERWArER FLAPS AID MARLI'N T fellulre,;-....;sluw mnneuvering on

\VO 01

Navy Rescues Crash Victims

AIr Frcnce OC-4 Down in ;Pers:ra.nGulf
Nine persons
lJ(.-J's
III

rill'; seaplane's

rmllhksomc

lrnrn

one of rwo Air

,m:I and iOflbility

France
~i.1H

which ,r~J~herl in the PelJLJ1l~

IJ, $_ Navy.
Personnel ,II lrom up

c,uir

were rC~1.ncd

by

rhe

tender
whith

{,rt-(iIllI'M'l,

PJded

.ill']tc.ll seaplane mJflJled boars the survivors neat Ihe

Bdj' [l('T

Ild!"s, Tesrs made ar rue , tevens In~LiOIre of Tt:lLbt\()lugy rowillg r.ll'Ik on " l>5M -1 I"rmdel were Sf) !<u,'ct'_~shd {ht: Navy d&iJed to rHI! the Ilaps 1m rhe planes N~eU ft)1 .:!UU! oJ. ,JevIL(; became "ppureru JUI ing rests IIf rhe X lllildel VdllCh femure.s iJ long afterbody for gre1lfcr- ,q(.lbi t i ry in 'IV arer duri n:g lind i ng, rakeot'f runs )1Qd uIrer liI1lJi.ug, The longer hull gavE:gre"per stability than the oJder seaplane huU lle~[gll with irs high step but also g(IVe Increased "sritf
ness" in rmmeuvering
III " hUll}'.

IIr

li lenn I., M!Irn

11

rHcmry

for

I nSrIl,llrtrion

FLAP SLOWS 'LANE

lrot W /I. TER, .ACf~ I\S RUOO ER

,m,g-lt"_ If pressure gers too ;::real Ilt'y ," iU rerracr rhernselves, A reduct ion f n rhe 111rn In!, rild urs lIf ,\I least 5C'r over lild-style se;!planes is indrcareil from [uwin,g lank rests. Elirnilmted, for instance, w,1I be Onl: of the pi lI)t's I rllJSt t ruu bk'Si»)lle jLJbs-:lI1c hori 11M ,I seaplane ro ~1 AOil ri Ilg bUll}' P:IM I~ranicc:' has been fnc him 10 use, in ad6')
I

C. Leshork, ;.:eont)' firsr .nJ

() j

hm.l carried rhe crew, The rescued perseus, who had peen I...lingillf; to \\ reckage, were hlkcI1 ro the IWlll:h Dnt: of tlrem died (In the ,\ ,w. In ODf ur rhe boars \\"118 the (,fetllII hb Btl) 'I Medkal OHiu:I". l.r, 'if!) 1will)
[0

B;illrei 11 bill nd. The "''i I'{,T~nns including

.lJminist·er(.:..l the survivors.

Bal"J

crner-

The plane haJ ~rashed on I;:;

JU11e ;H 1In-

,0

llLlt Jilt' I

ship was not nor iJied

(,rlili!"lUlv(Jh

riirion

[0

reversible

pitch propellers,

Set!

,lllchms rhrown IWf hatches on eirher side ()f the plane and wnrrldllled by crew
members. who had IO 1".1)' our or (lull in line ,15 dirKu:J. d1US furnishing tilt 1ll"Ce:;sary drug Wirh the new Saps, the pilot conrrols rhe whole uru huril1g precus from [he cmkpiL, until lIuu:d COIlract with rhe buoy i~ n\ild"
EI~t"t l'Oi~II'Mo 1"':'~,\I, I ~.Ib~ l J~.I!;lJl,. {'lo\lif .--~'IJf' I ,!ll1cl'1:rtl'w ... ~~.t5\!, lllili. NAS QUiJnp;;~~ P o lu~ FI'tJ Ilumrd'ut;UH (I( 1"","'1r <'n~i1\t· t""l <!!LI"_'l~(j(},\I!I'I, NAS SHfI JJi~go ,1'M t'H)''''>NI> ""~\W" T~#t

tried man)! solutions, even iDcJudong such items !IS omboll rd motors .md ~ nnlder 011 {he keel near tile nose, The Jlaps can be ()penetl individually or ,\S ,I parr. ro their full

Marrin

engineers

wn bod ies the firsc dav ,tnt! rhe diving equlpmenr with '" hieh 2H bodles were recovered fr(),,' rhe wreck ihe sclfmd Jay. EJC.1cr!y "~Bhours laeer. at urn. a second Air FNWCI:' rransI")H crashed with 1~ persons aboard. The seaplane renJ('r sent our 1WO boors immediately. They mad", .1 successful P,\s~'"age uf a nnrrow, lInliglm,d .ind unmarked reefchannel H1
FUrI"llShed

ri) OH{)O, The

rt:Luvt!tul

boats

S6 Million for Navy Works

Fiscal Year Program Gets 'Gr,een LigM AiJthori~tiQn5 ccnrnined in the 600m ill ion dollar mil itar)" public works bill signed by President Turman calls: lor S5(),S3I7,800 to be spenr by the Navy d'uriug lisen! 1951 011 construction work in the aviuriun field, t;SSlulJy mean the work will be done until rUJ.ltis are appropriated ro pay for the work. Projects for naval ;.tvinrim1, 'W be starred in I951 lisClI yelu, .,.,11 bf'g.lfI ieh .lIlly 1, follow,
WAS .AlaiPltl~r:l -[,.Iil.' It'~ u~,~·, h,~ I,d )).j~hU!i,~1 1.. 1 n ~llL$"BurI~ -Ji9llntO'.!'{I. DUo h1 T;jjJorlor .Mudd v Uu...in. ....\1,11 -" 'JI \Ii, '"lI ,tllInel. "OJ'lTlijot.it;n 111 tllt<2-n1"1~r w'ml 11111111'" f.rt.~ ,s-ll r1Ii.-t·p t+'rt fRclJjty.----~~.3(I'f.{lll'~~ Utd I;U~(l('O .. At'n"f~"Iib) ~i~1:i: Li:!b~ IJH1IU:C1,'11Hhl, T'i.f~:il,;.-F"j't' S!l1.nti Itt k.JI 'l(iil.1 ~h8tntltHi 11.1HLiJlttil .. ,1"",li>J III h l"dlitl"'" - 91.854,600 NUl'S m,1 n~o1t~~"uu-'f"l" J!"ui,j~d Dtls~it" rllnt;;e
fl,t

.,Way, ,",here till" crash occurred The f()und the plane in ",hallow
water, with
rune

rhe

JMk,

til the

position

nine

miles

survivors

who

were

"1"11_~5g".M".
NAS
,l~wkd t..Ilr~~t

ro the plane's tail surfaces, Five orher survivors were saved

taken off. hnngmg

ta

Whi<II:><!}' L-llI",I-}-nr "~'inI411"" "f rll,r.uR--*:t:G~ u(L lt~ut_Ll 1i-tQr'mll' l-tl 4IUl'JU(I~·t j,~t'JU(.~"'OI UOfl", tr..,~ltHl~A
~-,;tp~rrn'lill fur'

by

nkers ;\I,d

UrJWf

boars in the .irea,

O!I!).

Authcrizarion

ro

SPCl1d

does nor nee-

",~,b!. C'h~r"¥ 1'"ln~.Toll Nn.ffllk no~"nn h jlri olh~F JtlV'htr(j'f4..-$K.I~IIIII~tm~ TtH.~ .NH'\-"Y nlsu wns "H!,:I]h~''iilfo!:..I,Ij r.~ ~penil ';J~3.fi.~L· nnh ,oJ) .,.1 io:ll,m 1Ir"~ r~,'!!ltj~o IlHf"hh' 11\t «Intlr~<'nt.l.

tlU""'\V~l

'r,."".

J(t!f.i

I)LH_l".tI~rHHI" ~lL Al~l.

the lies! of which arrived tn dayljghc ihar Tnmning. The Gre'f'INP',cI.1 Btl, liS~iste"l in salvage and recovery llperuricms, as in rhe ((1St of the first t:!ash.

A.TTENTlON, VF..22
Til!: Wurld W:>r 11 squudrnn history VF-l' I~ r~'ady ro run III rhe News once we hnve pictures to illustrate It. h will be A ppreciared i fmetrlber-s ,if the of

Cecil Field To Open

Again

"n4 f".mtl""-$I.l~",,,nD.
Nf>lTS
~~~ji!1:i1foJ1a~

r",n~"_~'.l60,UO~.

[~>'ohr,,"";hrn.,.',,"~rn{t!fj;o, Ind",H" ... h~$tJ-'I1~mtHrrO". .. uf 1!1~i"ltd 'fU-i"'ll;ile ,dl'CI'"ll ,'arri,:;c

or n(

NA~ ,Tnd"",,1YIII.. Fo\ , ..,,-$·1 ,~2~.OOO. r(,.

~e'~IIhnmWB!'l!

NASi) JohniWlU.,..""r,·xteml'm :!~i 0(>"' 14'1"",;. ru"I\I;"hit'n

li~\'!I:.~l"~l~ln~-l'1. a,.:n:d ..

J;,~,~;;R,nIIO • A"ra"nu\!,,"l
/II AS

eU~l'n~ll~l

lErt

n,,~; .. at>o" r~l('ii Ilf il'~ -

-For rO£ikrl ~7 ,501),U{iU. ~!!:2~ tl,.fj OO~

R""k"l 1,~lJ. J..,k" :D"hm",k. N'. J

ll'"l:it R.IU.t

t!t!\'~'Tolrllleul hHlIJH:t~ ... 4---{lle! ',\ol·"",.--

"H'·3tnD<'--}'~. b'Tn"ar
t~~l

HAS Norr,,1k -F",'

... llj~~$"~!l5,QQO_ NATe l'atu>lCl,t

"',11.

rM

i"T~~'W

,'11-

~lbtt·eJJ' (;'yli:ndtt

f1.11

o,n~~,

C'"fLtP(loU1.t ~nd

Itiwr-Yo,

iMt~Tlnli<ln "r nrr~.st..jng- :I1:~t\,........_

Korean War Bring, Rea:divalion Move Candidate rOT - rhe "off ag!l,in, on :Igain" tide <ill1ong 1111VI1,! Ill srnrinns , N A AS CECIL Frm 0, Flerid«, w hkh Will! re(l("{iv~[ed on t Augusr. At the dose of rhe W(liI', C.ecil Fielti W:LSclosnl down. It W:IS, rCllniv<lccJ an"l dlen ordered fo.lded again. ill February, I ';)5,0. LOC;l~eJ 15 miles west of Jacl:.suo"i lIe. h has been in ~ panial l11aintenmKt status wirh ;t few miLiwry HnJ ~ivilJ.lJl pers()nnd wpcrvising Its Umitd a,criviry llS, ;~n oudying prncuce field for Ja::c pikm. [t is e'xpened a!t !;;fl)lIP~ uperating from The fi.eld will fl.y Jets ,IS well as Cl)n\'end~mal piswll-en.gined planes, Complete reducti011 of the stillion. ordered in Februa.ry, hlltl OnJy rn:en ;'1CcIlmpli5bed on: '}O June when ,he Ko~ relln wat broke. Ouf_ nllJ it was \1rdered reopened as soon ;'IS prar;;ri.t"fible.

squadron would send il.1 pictures m rhe Squudrun Hisrury Editor, Nnval Avialiun News. Cll1ef IIf Njlva.l Opt-rm-il}ll.$. Navy Departmenc. Wa:,lil.ngwl'l .!'l.

D. C Prnures will b~ kl'pt til g_o(Jd orljt'r .Lnd returIll·d w the uwners ;Ifrer ll;it!.

Beach Air .station Chang,es

Chineo,teague to Handle fleet Aviation The Navy Deparrmem bas annnu.tll;cd Lhe Aviation OrJnllm:e Test Srarion fit Cnincoreagu(', Va., will he cOO\lectoll intO n Nav .. 1 }\uxiliuL"Y Air Station til :;upporr tlt'{'1 ;li.r ,lCriviries in t'he Nmfolk :lrell, ApponiOnl'l'1cll( of tiee! aLr w<..Hk between Norfolk:lI1d eh incoreagLw will relieve lhe congestion I,)ver Norfolk . COfl'tml ITf ilcriviry at me smaller smtiOIl \V ill P"ss frtlm B1 lOnD ro BuAlrn;.

32

Ril8tr-ictea

Blast

Mats

Curb Jet Heat

.i~l"hlll_tby sup ·dwale.! rel cngil1e bilists. Th~ mats were mstalled f'lf till' r.g~- I~ts OJ pern W1b (Will this stllWlJI. Use cf 1111: uiats pt'J"nit-. [r,<!In ttl roil!" IrNn ,i,r 1.1I&<, IIspbalt mat, thus d~r('asiug II".: tr,!lIi( nn

NA' S", DUGd---FOUl concrete blast '" "l~ ha Vel hcen , .... nstructcd Ior evaluutiun J'~Jf'<'~t'S on rbe tlkroff position Df the llit~ asphalt, mut, to combat. buroiu ~ 01 the

EJECTION SEAT TRAINER OUT r

i\ scand1lrd 31 mrn. cartr idgt' is used i n ihe ratupulr, the same as III ~I Nuvy ejeccion sears, but co keep rhe . car from B ting () high in The .:1.1r, holes nre clrilled in [be firi.ng crhllJer. The device \VIlS developed bJ.' Spt:1.J,ll De Ices enter, ands Poinr. L T~ an I is knnwn J.~ rhe r,.IlQ-l. lr L"':.tD 15~ fuhleJ til' fm eranspormrinn within II f(:'w 111111UTes so (bot ir can be transported TIl various bases where avy [er pill (S train. The rramer is rlgged so thar the srudent cannot fire the scar unless a safety circuit operated by the 105m! tor is dosed und his own safer}' belt is enga,ged. . Pans of r~e oCkpit wl,icb miShl be hit by the pIlot at unproper body arntude are replaced by sofe rubber pad which actuate an amid siSonl when hir, The sear gives un eiec ion j01c of 15 G's, bur OWillS co the escape of air as tel e cylinder rises, the pilot is boos-ted only 11. qlla,rter. of the distance he would Havel if 1J_ full thrust were used. After firing. the S(."'3f returns ;111(1)· ruarically at slow let-down speed. controlled by two independent brakes, The rrainer can be tJsed in ;-1 hangar ,1$ well JS ou t-of -do rs,

.,1f

thlt ht'3V\ uul),

LWI\\"I)'.

Prior tu IlIh, i"ts l.l)eJ th", '''"WIt}' ,~ • Iu_" vel;', SI nee P[{!V)Oll. "X p1'rlCIlCC 11>1' _,10 wn th,H ddiJ1jtL' .!d_C'oliral iun "f lhc H
phu I t Il~t:llr'< when repented ta ,I r.. IIh!l.h:. The br~'t rnuts are I~' wlr.k lit the "I hJ(·~t p"lni and 4~1 long. 'II,,, r11m r" Ijl li,m" the plane by ,,),suing IlJJn~"~IJ wilh fWII \ hiJ e lill"" painted un tbtc u"phllil m.IL lite {oW' hlust mars were ({)n~llUlted ~y Pllhl,c Wvrk$ at u cost 01 about 4:50:l mar. A Ie,. the)' t111J been in use u Ulonth, tlu,

k,,,,,rr:,

".phalt
"

ma.f nround

rhe

rr.nrrete

shnwed

no)

PORIAB.LE

hl<\st dfect~.

N2S Becomes Crop Sprayer

OM
La t

DePilrtmel1l,
N2~

Fcllruaty

BuAJl:R.

A'

I'IiNM
(he

au:cl1oLzcd
'01.;,\,

Ihe:

ro

modit1 jut old

[cur months later, ~) CAA and .accepted ( A/::r. ultnre,

a~ II crop ~prayer. just rhe crafr was lest flown.

by

0 pacunenr

When the antiql.1t: N!.\. arrived for oonversion, II seemed Oil r 11lpllic<l among we DlCl<IC'tn Beech lIircrllft nearby. Unofutill1ly. the crah became the "grasshopper plane," a.~ mechanks moved in IO dismantle her.
The

fighter p.iJors can be indoceriin rite use and sensatiulls of their [er plane ejection ears, the Navy 11M developed ,L sp -icl training device featuring an neural ear ,hut shoots the pi tot' 15 feet in the u If. OPCLlting 011 rhe same prieciple of the lOOrEoot <:jecrillll rear re r tower ~H NAMe PHILAOUI.PtuA. rhe device consists of a wl)oden workup of an F"Fcock· pic with a NAMC-developed seat, The eat tide the mils of the 25-fool tower.
THAT

S () nated

EJECTION

SEAl

",.rry
t8J·I"k
WIIS

frame structure was strengrbened 00 Ihe combined load of ~ 150"grulon

il

,u,d

heuvit;'r eDgiue. 1111: landing

WitJl

gear

NAS M MPH Is-An all-out war 'lgtlinst an old enemy-the mosquhc=\, lUI waged chis summer by this station to Cut down on the pests and work coward malana conrrol, A noticeable decline in we winged pests was. reported, Memphis is locared in ,I low wooded area ideal for mosquiro breeding, Pri• \'[-.1.1- TIle l'IliSSi()n of this squaelron mary rnrger III the roncrol program was the dISc~sc·ClrI$'illg mcsqult 1r white the has dungoo so t hltt it is now" lraim.,s econdnry target was the nuisance type. squadron fo th~ Fleer A Ira iJJin,~ ~)'JJahU5 hal< been _I'I up so that new pilots vvill aiu The control baule this year in luded rhe pr tical expeeience they Ilt:N. There aerial and gr un I spraying .. ith LO tecu-are now r l. pilot, in lraiains. rides. Ground l\praying was lim ired to areas accessible ro vehicles and WIlS COy· • A, N~" O,f(I.EANS. One hundred Ilntl cred by a truck with it fog applicarcr five Anoapoll.s- midsbipmen were gtlcst~ Qf In which. DDT is applied by IJ!iC of a tIle loc ..l Na"V ewer 4th of July. heared vapor (1000' F). The aerial sPl'l11 is delivered from (l low-BYlng airHaft and hits [nsccessible areas of the rae-ion. Sioce DDT is faml ro 111any (deadly 1l'i well us enemy in seers. the aerial spray was used With particular care to avoid farming areas, operation of rhe U. _ Public Healrh ervic was secured because the spraying extended beyond limits of the naval reservation. Blessings also were se ured from (he U. . Oeit parrrnenr of A~riculrure. neighboring SINCE WHEN CAIiI YOU SEE-THROUGH TitlE IMPIR,E iry counclls and cOlmey commissloners, HA.n IIUllDIJIIG? I rere rou W£ 5HOU,LD HAVE Malaria and Mosqult0 Conrrol Unit tHROTTlED, BACK OVEk ATLANTA.
were moderoized: brackets and ;sup(:ujro.. wen: devised :tIlJ rnbr;csreJ. )\ !)Owe! drive shaft Willi flown in from Mis.il;.SippL Piece by piece, rhe ."ircrafr was changed, the mechanics nd etlgineers working on il band in hand. It was teaJv by 9 June, The enure COS! of ell c- ptoierr was borne by the Deparunenr of AsriClllture_

replaced

a stranger

type;

c ntrols

MEMPHIS

SPRAY

KI is INSECTS
#1 ar NA JAD' ON'VTLLl! supervised aerial spraying, with Memphis furnishing planes and pilots, An F6F wirh 150gallon tanks tinder each wing. was used for the j b. Tank were specially designed ~( NA" C PATUXENT. A.erial spraying rechnique calls. for delivering me- inse ricide at an altieude o abour 125 feet it a speed ol 160 knots, which gives nn effective ground coverage sw!trb of abou; 300'. Twc m nil if smeioas wer sec IJp 1(1 determine the day-to-day e(Je<,:[iveness of the (Dorm I pwgrnrn, The daily catCIl uf mosquitoes from these two srsriccs was forwarded to Jacksonville which analyzed (hem for type and DDT effect the latter because some iosecrs develop irnrnuniry to ehe dfilg,

WHAl

WAS

IT

unu

AElOGRAf.H'I

SAID

All-OUT

TURIIUU,NCE1

33

LINK TRAINER DEVELOPMENT

Two modificerions of LInk trainers hnve been developed by E. R. theep (Ina H. A. Bruce of NA JA ·KSONVu:....I..E under the Navy Beneficial SuS resrion Prngrnm. The first modlf'it:attotl has been designed by Theel' t sirnulare vnr in radio range problems so rhar radie intercom muuicarion C1Ill be esrablished berweea trainers while rhe radio range is operating, To simulate VHF nod incercommunlcatlon between several trainers 11J1U ATC with no radio range feedback, the following Steps ( ee f-l,mr.lhook (If Op (mIfflin! Iwa S(Jrl,iu: itlj01'fihJtiuri, Basi lnstrurnenr Tra iner ' 5. AN J8-jAI'li SecLiuIJS lV and V) [Ire taken:
1. Disconnect secondary 01 T-I from II-JIA_ Install 250.(1 ) ohms porentiomerer 1n series widl secondary Q r·~ w g;rid oj VI-5. 3. \'V irc JJl ,.k"!ik mike input drdllCS of the "0" Course" sign II 1;>£ thO! manual r"di(,

cbassis,
Adm11 rrausrnissien 4 acromplished hy conneering (be ourput sid e of (he rransformer "f the radio receiver speaker using :it I f! g:ttlj,>e br;lided wire tbrrltlAlh <I tt)lo\(;l c ~lI"it.:h to elmer of the A Qr N ,1c\Lltoll !t!cM{ilillltion le.tf ~wil(he!i. i ee rig -35, Wiring Di:lgram Radin .onrrol !lassis, Section 1V. page 14), 1l,mdbGlJf. (,j Opar<ltlml riml 5",11h~ Jt!/flmi>JIJh>11 \N·UHi\-I~.:) The overall volume of boih the "Carrier Wave" and rhe hrc udcast L~ronrrnlled by the
"VtlkIt-RlIf1,'le" porenriomerer corurnl of the

RESERVES GET UNOER

WING

TO SAVE

'SINJ(ER'

trainers
done

ltI

be

U$eJ

in parallel. Tlli\
gaul-('; hookllp

eMI

be

bl' running

#18

wire

Irorn one. (t;liner desk rc anorher,

.of_ A ~witch 1. provided II) enable (he operatorar [he indtvrduul rrmner to cut ill the: intercom circuit J$ desrred,

mauual radio ehasis, The volume of the broadeasr ,,1t)IW h mm.l'Ql1ed by the "BeumShift" pgtl'nIil)rn~[er tl)ntr(~I, The [Q~)1le switeh in [he line. IS used ru "nil 01.11" tile tlldi,j receiver when nnr ill use, Tbe aJvantages of the addiriou II) rhe regulur equiprnenr the Link Trainer b IDm it presents to the- pilot in traming a very realink sill] U I~~i(m Clr the aural .raJ io signals reed ved in ~~'ttlal l1ighc_ '·hi~ mllterilllll' lessens rhe contusion u:l the J:lilor when the pllor transfer to actual aitt'lfr.

ur

tlu.! plaue wa l'1l'.I'Ilcl;ing very sit wly PealUBI.' she pilot liiltl locked the brakes when he stopped and thus caused a bi nd 0.11 rhe srmt, The men reached the plane in lime to _get u.mler.il wing ,Hid lifr it to a po"irion which allowed we wheel to be kicked into a full down position. The latlcins pin was then farced 10 w'trh the landin,g gf'tlr handle anJ the plane was tax-ied to rhe line in II normal manner. 1 nspeet in n rcv!ra led rher th Ii! J ockiog pi n

• tUck because a mixture of d ICI o.lld !lrt,.,1.~e had piled Ill' on it, Pfe.-;-Ul'Ollbtr while the
pilol was shooeing !a ndings, The pip was p<!li~hed und the ltlcking gear then operated normally, 'flll: "wing-savers" $hl)wn in the picture arc: C. R. 0Irlock ACCA; C j. WlJIey "D-;

.,. A sjmulated
m(l111Itt'J on

ttnj' rr;I1t1<;lt 'rb" desk j~ equipped wlfh a mike, wm:J to the Input of a tr.iiner mike system b)· ml!:Ulli of .. mike Jack. anJ 3 SFt...ker, ""ir~d ro (he ourput or the t'lIJ1>hl;nes Sj'S(em bv me'Ul~· ol un t.'Mphlll1c jade Tim! ida. Ill,[ke It tllJ!-\lble Iur the Nrc desk to be phJ,l:lg.;,linto un}' t <liner. Only one wlre i$ nece SllCY tf) unnecr trai ners If th~)' are

air Ira!'''.;: C().(.trl,J <JQsk is (;J;~let' '" thar it <1m be used

R. W_
Tneres

GUI1Jtt<;(ln

ALII:

J.OJr. J, T. MClrrl ;
.. l!; and S. ""E. U

1.1 '. D. jnnes. ADJ.

1... F, Chavez

\Villi

Marine
MCA

Links Fly on Airway

HI TORo-AJcling mow realism In \inll1l~te.J rfl~'-Hlunh)' flying. an arr Jr,1-rii~' control center has been installed here tIl

work ""i(h Link trainers,

d. p,tut eocnunrers which wuuld ("n(mllt hut) on an nrrual (rns~.~(\uotry flight. FIll' 1:)'~lllrlc, .l!! tr.llning in boldin,!! patterns, Ihe: Afr T raftu corurol t)~'crlllnr ("n "<rack" I"I~n"~ over Ilk IidJ 11011 ,];1\,,-1 Hi<:1tl tu let till'

Witli

new

~~HJl',

SrD"umleJ_
r~Ji". ""' in "irlr ••ft. is simulated by breaking (be ran~e circur when the pilot

tIl~ same condirrons

vue

ur mike
The

rhe "1>el'll.tOr
b)' pluCJJ'g
UrCJ;lj"

Iml1smJ!.~,

This

I~ .-U;CQm-

plished

[he coi I of m:; in ehe ,"'u.sjn_!! I~\-,; 'It) cnt'rgim when

mike: IS ~ .. yed. A IwJ iii maul:' Itl rn the coil I,l.Y-J to till' lead of J.~ whrch is the mike- rack, Jc

II. MILE5 5HOWS NfW

P.Alt,ACHUlE'

STRING

~ACI(

",f

'Chute
!'-lAS

Packing
M1NNll.l\.FlOL]S~R,

Time
F.

Saver
Miles
PRI,

droWn .• Four LH1k~. equipped problem, ,11't' runnected

to p,Wkif, .. 11."in till: to tflll umtrn] panel

I~ necessary If'> make sure tb:u; rhe coere~~}j'n.lit1g Imtj' Qf ihi.1 ka.! II II-I<: lust" leaf 10 make contact wh e n the mike button. 1 pu~hc,J. The jUlllper Will' It m I()'-;; I(J .f.: ~holJJd be

:;= I 6-

!.'1IU",'l' JlOIl:ikup hi

iIl5t(1Jt~l!
drqill

db('()nnn.:c me
intet, m

wire. A ,wm:h
~stem

may be
from
Ill'

lind retUl'11 it co n()rmuJ.

tht' ~y~tt'm

who is in durgo; of paraduue p;itki rIg, Iws devdol1t!J a sturage device that ssves time 11;1,1 I~SS<:IlS l,o_>ibillty of mlslu. Inll articles, Thi~ h II s~>e{_i,,1 e )<i¥la,.end"~"'i rack which pl hnJ.l~ the various ,hrellds ant! ,trHlgs used in parachute pll.dci.og an,\ re~il,r ami ke.(!}1~

\.\'Illen

t'rop~,-Jr,

'R<\d io Rang,;

Vnltulll!' J.lld Viliec

'S

II1,rallcJ

Ihem vi~ibl<" fnr imlfle.iiuw

.ho,c!:c_

yu!ume will be St:p"ra,,; "11.1 the mile but!un ,lIilI _Ilr "If R'IJio Rllnge wT\flt'the pdu, nr (jPt'cator IS 1fj1e" Ill)!". The ,c<on,l rnuJJfir.]finn hd> bJOeIl .1ev,,-l. npeJ by BfU(c "'0.1 Theel' m ~,imlthlte more tc~lt.mcall) Ih!1I1 Ila~ beNI Pllssibie llJ)r,d r:l.Jlu ~iKnal!; u ell irl ra..l'll ,!JtertmT\ lindin!!A stamJar,] btQadrl.~t ft'celwr i~ used (fl. lD!mdl,Jct' rhe I:ll:.wal tr[\n;tJ1i~si'll1 hom " (orn mere I al broaJms1J ag StatiMI ioro [be manu I ril\lio c:lul sis li[ rhe Link ullin~.

Badl LOm pllrtmt'nt ha.~ 0 bf1l~s tl,rU01tllc"t III l.hl: ~e'1te .. l1f lhe pll.."lfight,; Jour [u ,III!lw I LIL' "rri~ enrl~ In prnmuJe. A cork v....:! is h.stene.! L)n rill' sid .. of f~1£' (al inel In ot('Jmnltld.He 1l1!1.',1IC$01 :~11 si.:w~

HI ;111 lomrng room, The "pel ~1"1 is in ad two-way Nwm ,"1111..;1 wltll the F(l111 1.ilt)~~. Al bh lef] is .1 bnlHd WIth rn,,,,,hk rards ShUWHlg >d_11Ill .... planes In the pattern urul lhl"ir llllhu<! • whid, ull"w~ him to '-'heck their .l'fI!\JtlIiOS .It ... gl>lllle. The control U Iller 'I'll> .lreu nlt'.( III' and ;I,~~~mhkd hy M/Sgt Willi"m H. KlrdHlcr trrJrn sj-ere .1I1d ';.i\lvaged part~. Lhu ,,'111£,,1 n'fller III " (.411 hc ",to.! 1<1 f r,1.II' )!rn\lIlJ r.I~;" ,II) ~'lin "lX'rat"" who dlte,,~ Im)vt:rr,,-nt Iii "Iruall.

Wing Saved

Vio Manpower

N S DI,NVITR-A Mr,rine Cor(1~ rilot was buUdiog UJ:l hlS tHt;.ht pru I elK)' In an • )-~. Aboul hallway .!ml'n rhe ru.rIWll~ WI a Dl1rlJlal lamlin,u. he 'jJ,Of tlll.' Wllruill}o! h.orn
wing ~mIt {1l ~ Jo\Vn. tn Ih .. l()\\'t'r II" ,~t()Pl'e.r the plane aDd P_O{ om. Thf.' mwf'r rehyeJ rhe Jnftlrm~6on to op_l.'roltiQM \\Il1j~h imme-d iItt I)' diSpJIt<;h~cl '" jeep and p lei< -up JOlldes.l with men. MeallWhile the 1.(11 Jil))! senr nf and felc the (ell

(_~iyi!lg chc: wQJ'd

Wilh
il(,WaJ

h;,. " ..ff'htltit~, rhe

pilor

hell.(s

dIll

prQ,I_!r~m c(lllllng IfClm tht> stllU(11) 1<> whic.h lip Is Iht!orctl(,alll' rune..! :1S well JI.> rhe "C.urier \'(I~vt" 1'<;:108 simulated ll)' using

S-GTS.

r~Y

OUT

LI~I<

SYSTEM

34

Resericted

Ramiet Test Chamber Ready

~on( e ":'Y.' I uvraturs
SOmt'clll)' ""I}'

hI.' fly; II,!;

PLANE DROPS PHOTOS AT NIGHT

It also was rnandarory co have radio conrscr with rhe drop plane, p 11 TAD chunne] was used for rhis l'>urp()se. ' he plane flew into the drop !HeR ;1.nd con, mcred rhe radio jeep tn switch {In its lights. Upon lde.udlyillg rhe drop area, tht jeep li~hts were turned otl for the rest of the drop. The only light II ed was an air rrallie control ((1 volrs ) , This light is very direcriunul and when pointed at the rurcraft cannot be seen from the ground and does nor vrulare any blackout rt:· srrictions, The plane ler .down and started it run I'n the .Imp area, while the mal! in the Jeep kept the ligbt on the aircraft so rbe pilot could sray in line md have J referent polnr. As the plane Jp' rWl1dH~Q rhe area. the pilot was given a ~tandby rind a mark [II drop if he 'I us
UJ pOSH

rl.Ull'o. \l'ill1 rfimjtl en,gio.t~, 111('\, alt' interesreel in " n"~'I)' (I rnpleted test chnmber at the Ordnance At.:n,phpit·s L,botalt,lry, Ddingt'rhthl. Tt')l.t~. ro 1101 hug c T'.lmlt't., 1 he d\(lll1her wrl] srrnulare altitudes 01 J l)fl,DIIU It'(,I. produce lJlir'ptt!Js ('lUI li",e:I hi;' ~r(,'f.lnf suund and t.ike (1ft to Ifl" r.,m Ict ~n!,-In,,~ lor 1~s.tH1"" !\ ramjet Is 1:,,','1"11 mil) ,L "a~iJ:IS ,ru'"piJl''''' with no n1(1Vlflg 1'1-1 rts, hlktng ..i. in dlt, fruLlI tiki;' II rlil t'rlf;int,. L'XpandJJlg it with 'gnlteJ g"~"ltm' ~nJ ~Ih'(lt inf! ;t ,'UI Ih., ilJI'k. Tllf new \h.tm her ", IIp''[jlt~d hr LIt OI~I', ('JI1)VlldUltJ Vllh~(;' Aij'lr,!.)t Curp., 1IC,t! under t~\hnj\'al diledhm Hf Julu" H,,~,kj'b Urnversiry ,\ pllt',1 Pil)"ics 1..11"'[,ll<1r, II 1 111' III diameter. 11'1' lung with a ,U' ~i<k dnur lhrnll,gu whlLh r~mltl ~Dglne, ,IH' In, .stlrlld tnr rests. Whde rannet-, mav be ;ld<l.pt~ I" l'LU1es, (bur rrlndrld hLIJ 15 .Jri,lng guidl.'d II'IU~J In ut 1111""'1"0",( >rl'c.-d~.

fOUR

CANS HOLD

PICTURES 0111 UU 80M8

RAC:~

M AS CH~RRY,POJNT-M(:l11bers
Hedron

carne up with .sornerhing new in aenal pborogrnphy,

of

photo

unir

Aircraft
srrurtural
would
,>ultll[1k
,1(

Repair
repnir
[lIIC

Jig
)I;Ii:

Built
,,,I:II[h

The developmem (It a. rep .. il It pl1~~jhJe[or NA Al..II,\lIil'"

ot
1\\0

has nmJ., m complete lfHl,id~l~,l

i\F'l ••

III[crH[

drne
were

h.NI'

h.i:.ll

nlil)'I'qr

salvage,

The do.e

}"),~,, smdl'

l~,,-ff ht'LJVSe

.,1'

considere.I

'tl'l<\'J u ,.. I ,lmrt:lg<:.

irulirared

~, strike uir[,m II that stanon personnel

rhe rerently-dev loped "drop rank" by whicl: developed film ;111(.1photos can be delivered ret ground troops, COI11P! sed DE (1 peciully-designed belly wok, the: device IS loaded with developed film ;loLl ~ttachf:d [0 the bomb l«Lk of an l1in.:r;lfl. Ir W;lS given ,1Il inIti,11 rest rn Operatum Cro,YJIWI';H Camp Lejeune ill April. Ducing till' nperannn, the photo unit flew I sordes, processed I ')72 negarlve ~ 111£de 7.1.67 prints and 111;1,le II .Irups wirh rhe new runk. Perm isslon was grunted by ClITlD11!S Il the operarion to bH~;lk black-our (I:'SIl'lt-tIUIlS [or :1 sliorr rime 10 ny Illl! rhe drop ru !light. Lig'rts of " radin jeep \\ C;:l'L LIM"..!, ,IS [his \\,~ ncceSS;lf\ fqr 1'111.: PI).1l nl rllt· pl.me HI identify ppsitively [he dl'l}p an:,'ll for ::IJl JU."1.)rJt(' release.

ion. the dmp L(Jnmioers were IOltdeu

When
11110

rhe tank, three tlashiighrs of [he

small life· jacket rype were wired to [he containers ,lOel turned QIl, These HghlS nre easily seen from [he ground when J rllfipecl from about SoD feef and also

,1i~1in rerrieving

the drops if rhe area is

brushy or wopdt.:d.

The UbC1VC technique proved 'UCCtSS' ful un ... enabled ground Lf(JrI_ps m locate 1 \ it.d "enemy" insrall.uions from the phorographs rhey received.
hll' [w,il1~ dt\!

~lllp oj] ~lfH spraYing,

tire lw.~ ,md re.Jucernnz:dt

is

I'd. yivw..,

..

JIG

SUPPORTS

AD

AIRCRAfl

BEING

REPAIRED

a IM,!\fI flow 01 water Linder about iO jl6ur)J~ ..I l'rt'~~...rio, The whoh, itl"'l ,,,,,,ve.~ahoul ,iOe; 111 lin" qt dc.,'lnmg ~ plane ~nd rums IJut ,I bcct4;:'r Jt,h,

I.I'U I,d unOlll1' I Ish tI,~ f"f,l'" W IIh i n ~ ml!J~ U~Me(! ro5r lirrnnuro n , if i:lrJA[;:R would au-

Engine Stand Modification

A Will' In reduce the type .;(0,1 number uf engin" i1~=hly ~nd nverh!!\ll '(01[1<-1:, h,IS hcen JIlJ\(WnCM bv U. t>. Nilv~j Flovlrlg -:ruutl.j, D~hISH:u. Vu. 'In;".

rJlllrll~ rhe 1'101ur~I'IIMt .)f m.lI.·, i,1I tor .Llhl chi;' r"n~rl'''lil.lll 01' n n~l~;"'''Y i I,<{ anJ II" ture hI rh.. O&~ tool shOll', 'I his rnuvable jIg is "kCJlWIC f If prcscm nircrarr ~ft,! :aJ1f1,'qXL<c. drmcnsrenul ,1~vJl1 rior» in other an 1Il",I~I~, 11 '1'.15 .. ,mll/uue.] "I a cost 11"1 "x~~c.ljl\,!! ".1,01111 tnr fl1"CNi.d
•d
Wl1

, N. '~I,ll'k. AD WJ'I,tIht ,L,5U

.u,qmm(ld"lt'
ch e Pratt

h,~~ TJl',<hl,~d iha:

!lIt'

Wrwrll

labor,

Fhenuah
C'(I'(:ct ro

rrs Usc, A1.1l11~du.iuserv ioe Ttlllny ,lira,,11

'lanJ and ndaptci plates !KS~'C"i.1l-l\r-1II 10 the A 0 "ro 'k c.milog J. ~Ic-\ig!l<ld !(; uk" the
'l:CI)!IIle. ~'l ir ':;111 .l150

thMirie~

[~h would

ht.

rhe

Wri,t!hl

.ulllf) <'l1gin" ,lnJ lire uvuil.ible Dahlgren.

5lt\j<(;~

WhJlney

ll-iJl1) enuine.
Jl

Cleaning

Planes Made

Easy

Details J; rhe

l,l Ihu m.,dilluttiull

VR-6. \'qI\.$T()\·hJ(-K~'pll1l! .ti rcratr r leun I' " .JIJLI Mild ncvcr-endine l!lb. bUl 'Ilid, ',c. pm.!" in urul G W Pu/illl,m h ... 'I' d"" l~e,1 , dl.:;Itllflg uuir '" Iw"h d"t:ti the joh more lhDruu~hly and ill ks. !1m" Illllll with units J'ro~'llIly in ~I~e, Tht! n~W /-,'1!djtt. IS.I D(Jrlllble '.ll1.1n k" JIS'!$('TlS('r-gunk
LrJft .. leanJ!l',

Nuvul

A Ir f~ll'iliry

I~

th'

rnalf[,l.:!l

u.~;::d

III .Iit

The- Ji'l'\~nH,r. (r<:.II,,<I frnm ,nJ"aw~d ma[erials, mmlSt;5 of 1I '50-g;:dlull tank ,w.J an ail \,!1mjlrl<$slIlj!; uuit. Tilt' air mmlj!~s~L!t. Ihoul-\h '.m;u:h~J ti' rhl! r!~, U1n bf! lI~d S"P~''11wJv ... blJut 21.JrI gallo 1l~ rJ[ kermerll:! ~ nil d~~ "~I' fhlld i~ poureJ lntQ dle lank aft, I tile tu.nk is pres,

'lit I te<.l rl' ul'oul I~n l"lIlD.k Thl r"~Lllr~nl 1'" ~~'U re .pn! 1 Illnsetl~ Uf' ,>(r"[l"e 'Inti j:!rlme !tlld Jim j bules rile !.i:~rrlkl,\'en I\' ova rill' ,II r· Lu..c ~,f 111..,[lldD" hr~" Ii p~~ 01 'Il)ZZJe~ ,Ire U,t·d ... ,tt: ~~Hlrt nozzl .. 1m tht: Inwer p<,'rU()I\ .,1' ,he ;11t rnh. iI me.d'ilm IImr:rh for rhe t1,lsela,lle, «rid u '7111,)1('t I'Jr !.he lall Sl1tf~~<!s 3nJ top nr "fnb"i ,mtl lu,daJ!t', Two ho!e fJ1tIicr;; .,lIrow (WI)

men

to wor~

al once

tIl

ell{

,Iown work

llmc:,

ENGINE

HANO

SHOWN

WitH

ADAPTER

PLATES

Res!l'i

35

R'1J8!,.icled No, 91 of ,0 December 1948 haJ b~ inWrJj()rat~cl in (his airphne 'u the f~cIQry.
Sef\1IC~

Test.

NATe

PATUXEiNT

RIVER

RUDM-~ 2$-50 of Hi f'.fay 19;;0 amI 36-5() uf 1 ,i June 1950 reporred rhree simi lar fail· ures d this srunt: I}a!t on PlV,,\. Bu. Nfl.
12192.i, RlitrJfll1rJ8<ltda/wlJ; Pro";.!,, tory cowl 'flap rio,!:' brace assernhlles, $.J[i~f"c~

INTERIM REPORTD IDE'ST

~·hl. oliR""1 ,'1""'''.. tll~ H .1"*'I"'~.fm R"1lort. uf SlT'lr'j> 'f'c·.t. NATe' P~T1JXf)lllT. ntlil ,dDI'3 IH,t "~"OS<\TlrOy ,,'n~ct IlI'J\glJ;

Snub!> .. r Clomp. T",,.,, snubber ,-,lamps and IWi) umneujns Jlange clumps f.aiJe<.1 "f!d 1·13.1 lJ<JlIIS III service, rwo snubber damp:; oml one cormecdnz IhmAl; damp were IHU!(bed (0 rhc weld a..lscmhlr between Nn, S >LnoJN'J. 10 <..)' !indl'!rS \lD the No. I <!Ilj;me •rile Ilih er

'n,,,

1.,,'I~y.

AN 'APS·31 Radar. Condensanou

and corrosion

HRP-l

1151 Hours)

.;a1l,\'!<,1 rhe r~J:1r equipment na~lI" is lol.Jil t~J un the

1\

fail. The! ["J.;L" 1I.n d er si J e • ,f th e

tll

c:onllccril'l:!.t 1I;1I);,;"c ..14m], Will; :ltl;lc!i(ld III wn· Ile~tiLlg cy linders Nu to OInt! N ", I I 011 Ibe No. I engine Silll./;<t fail me" were )"GJlo!t~<1
-r

The aJ tp! ~ Ill;' IS ttntl~t gDi DS >L itU, fVJttr c-hl'Ck. lind " st!thtlizi ng .Ie ...ice (I evdopect by rhe elIaS, GU(Ir,1 is ht'rng rl1st.tlle,1, F9F-2 '1538 Hour's) 011 lul}":l (moine- rm~le ~uiilc vane IIIiled a oJ caused da ma_g..: In several other ,t\~ ide vanes ~IlJ al [ IUJ'bi1J~ blades. l\. U guide
varies and the rurblne will be replaced, Caus",

,llnd Pll>~jhi ... immc[$iQIt

to considerable Sl'flll' d"ring WlI!tr opera! ions. Rf!wm. mma..lioll: Locate 11:1" radar in a POSitJ'ln. where i! will no.r be ~ubjtu 'li'r~l' I!J tim] immersion durj~ water oper~ti\ln.~, Se31
15 SUbjt'1:fed

iU,E: "oJ

June

1950_

th~ ra,I"1"

1'1:'1 C;, 1le,

ReM Stub AnI en"... The RGI Still. autenaa mnunree] 0'11 Ihe 5~arhl'ard side of [,i'e fuseIni\e faihl "lifter \22.1'> hf.lvu. 1\ simjlar IiJ.iJ,.. ure .."f Ihe pon KOf WiU reported, R<immfnel1l!alioll; S,tell!:.;r.hen [be ReM A'l'··I.1Q/.A p

III d,~ f<lilure hll$ om l'Ot been determined, The aircrafr was returned to P«ruX(!1l1 h;. ehe conuncrer "n 20 June, am] tesc fiyinS W~IS !e$l1!I){:J on 27 June. Rewor-1:f:l! brake assemblies wert.' Installed by Manin personnel un 4 July, DIo"'''"II-''';'''' "nde. ,,'.... ".tigali .. n' .,
2. T!4UuJe,of ah~ust

P4M-l 112 Hours)

Sliding Window, After 1(,6.2 hours, the W· pilm·. WI ndo II' uacl""-1 ttl 1H,;ht. The crack exremls min the Irm'et hllJ~ 1/1 the h'IIIJ gril' tll the =ttertu, ["......... furwarJ cocner of the r window. II f'l"tviou5 f(J.iJure of this window was reported RfJGrnl1lrt«~ld'aI;l'm.' IllVe~tiga!e urul correct the cause of this lailure.

re-JI1Malling the AI'S '.J! PIlIt wing rip, it WlIS d i"Stow red dm r the S·~ l'omb rack ~hatlde wculd nC<}f lock, UPOIl disassembly, it was fount! rhal the ~httd;!e (Q,,1Il nOI be cocked
raJIU: nacelle on (be

sub aurennu. lI,omb lI.o'k. White

1. Failure or brake Jine hydraulic tubing, stl!.d" damps. . ~. Failure of A""[IS/3.1" Search RlIdiJ(. I· l'll.illl'e of fuel· How rransmluer.

F2H·2 1123
Slo!u.,

Rel;lll.ir the nose serticn and the nose landing gea:r was completed <)11 ZJ Jnl'le. iJ~d the rest W3S resumed, Failures of en.!';!"!!: ~!IIUer.s are being im,.e~'li;g!l.(e.d<
h:'h .. u~t S)'~lem f'ai'ure. All ""b"ust sySf!l1ll ""lu(1: which ol'i;"um:..i un '26 JUtl" caused :1 fire III 'rh~ ~n,gine n~l;CIJ"" ,111:: ffTe was ex'

ru

HOUf$)

JI/;<ttdaJ'il.>il.· Manu f~cnJtl't ini~r;f assembly 01 parts. dU;:l!:ouglJly. Hydro\lJIeSe,,'-. HydraUlic seals in the '·1~· ~i!1e hlHeJ, TIllS exhausr sysrern is idenrkaJ I\!t..i.ng OD the lauding gear uplock hook 1'1((11' r.o that which proved 11(; be u 1l5.3'11l,t'~~!OIl' -Uliag cylinder and in me bomb hay door durillglhe eests conducted I'm rhe PN-.l >1:lrclose shurrle v3.1 ve foiled, Botb filii! ures were plane. Ri!tCl/n{lleftfJati(JII: Prov iJe n ~!lrl5fat- idenncal. The ill ner stlrfucc:~ the seals tO~y ex]w,u s t insroJ].a,tiOfl. which ~onW!.[ tbf: hydrschc line fitting were W~ld Assembly. Tile weld n..~hll' connected to Cl,Un.Je.rs No, 1·1 -am! I 50D the No, Zen·

P2V-4 12.40 Hours)

Installed

beeause

me
OIl

[he bomb rru:k rumbler. Reeom-

rumbler

$pring

WlIS

incorrectly

0r

'Gel\efa!'a, DH'ik"ltleJ, On the inirial JlISh! 'O.fu:r act;eptlJ'1.~C" of rhe nirUlIft, (ontinuuu~ ~)I!tPU:C' 17(1uhi fillt be obrs 1m!d from sny Q~ therhree generarots, SU bsequen t checks hJled [nlhe electrical opet~lcd smistac~ar'i11'when bench l(>..<;U:J. HOWJ!Ii'ef, when tilt. .!J.~frt~i\ltlr5 were in~I>IIWJ ill the alfc!'II.fT and operated \\'kh only ligl1r loads on rhe clrcuhs, the bli:!<lh«!lit change ill lqa,.j would I;JJJ5e any or all of the: ~I'ld r-eI" y" in th e vol rn,ge 'eb y
S},Sf'elll., and

Il>nJ "tld shiny. The rear was new and probably occurred when the seal was removed,

UF-l

r 2113 Houn

to reveal

.111Y Ji:;mepanty

the

$en~nltQrs

finsilt~bcll hci<lrt' it had reached

Sl!ribLl~

pr()·

pnrdnrn;, This bill] re is 1.1 nder 1I"lvfI$!i):llltiOo.. Ho,d La,,,dj!lg. On 6 July, .!l!rJull: II'nl<:)l oper<l' tI (jOb ,II rn~ 11111'..Ln rl" 10 r ~t'!il.lpei'ko:: e~y, iI bnnl I!lndllll> crruheJ d.. hu t! sllll LIte nit· h!

~lJllkin 16 felo!rof \\'IHtr S~!Vll_gc OP!!tl1dol:!;'<3ft bt'itl,g Ci1JJdlJtll.'<! hr 5er"Wtm. Mi~'<;I·Swil"'e., Thl mILttHWlle.hte, in die
Ul!ft

ill"d:in~ ,l;ear <1'"!rem 'I'h,~h ~~'lJt{cil opcr:UUlI1 uf l'he l!liH"jin.g !lea,!', OOmllll!" i[lope":nivc be .. t .U!.-e l,f .."II W !I.I~r (or 1"0' irm , Th co 111it!, 1.. ~WlldHt~ U~JllJl,Jr ,'lIlnlTl('IUt> !t1 m.tihl.nrtitln ,1"1tC r a ppm:<-i 1l1llf<;l:I y l ~ "'(leU: r w kcC!il$ U lld land iIlg!!-. R."~}'II mol! I7dill ilJ!J. ....'Vd te.rl' rDuf the
mit:rU-'>I'IJ

panel r.....open. When Ihe wire~ 11!ktJ!1lg from i'.:eci proteliforli and genen.t\'lr wnGlLlOfs to "h~ "lie ick-Olll' <:oils [.I] tbe .field relays of Ih~ lI\,lwgc rollgu1t(Qf t;mnds "Wefr:.. rcmov"..r. Ib e J,l<!ncf!l ror~, O}Jemred ~.. [i~! ac(onl),. Ahm ~[J j'eed p'otC(tOIS -anJ con,actQH W~tC' rcpIJ,·c.J, rI." .sene r>ltoj"~ op"r.lle..l satisI~ (tori I y R: 1)(,,, rlI "liN'/;" tfJw. 11' Rti III rn the un; n:
[he Stl1er.ltnr the Wllllll.Cmr lor inv.m1,1l:'ltiuD.

Small bydraulk Ieaks art a dailv oceurrence ;0 chi, a;J:plaoe in whirh u~ by~frolube hrJ.rnuJiL fluid Is u~eJ In l.lompl~r.imn. 01 p~"·3 H!rpJlIne U Illlcrgoi.ng leSt lit rhis activJry hss been Ilpcqual &922 heues under the $.ttl", conditions, urul no f.1.iIi.lJ"e5 of flydr;t~lk Iine Ilrdn~ seah iY..Iverxrurred, Specification 366 IlyJrnu/i[ oil 1 II ].Io/,·lll!") IS U5tJ if! the "2\"J. RQ(," 111111 ~ 'lfluii rJJ/: 1'1'011 i<1 5ll Ii~ e r,U~tlltj' hp ..u:ali.!k seals 0, d S>l.Ijst'auof)' hydtaulic Ruid.

AF-2W 1115 Hrs); AF~2S (375 Hrsl

Wo,k Plotl.mn. The bu~J11fl,\,l 111$tallecl io 1he iorw,ard Itint!<! Iwilll-( moved I>Ul 'li [I'll;" 1Ir... rillg, Whc:.n the pJ;ruQrm wn.~ open .. ,!., Ih .. f()rwanJ lower ,c.i,ge <:aujl,ht bebi.od "rb ... aLees.

ttl

t~h(',.

Auxiliary

dlat It \\II! rU)r allow lueI W],,:n rhl! (',!1Ik j~ fUlL mb p6~irl()n inqirntll'f
th is fnU ure.

\Ient line wh..:1'1th" ~irnoh III l1(, rhe- Srl.lLHld. fler;mlnfle>ld,,/;orl; It!;!l,x;ate rbe vern Hne so til

Tanir. When liB' ;Vbtk 8 t$'.efll:U ~uxiHiU1' f~1 mnk l~ hlj.,.j 10 (~Pdl·ilY • .J. Illrge :I.DlOulll 1~~1 drains from ~hc. lank

nr

BI".;Id~. .A~.~ ",bll" Th c hJ add c r Cli !Ill JIHltrl ~y< [mIl II}'Jr illl] k ;1(lU1llU.! lHUl r,Ii I~I L Tit.. 1>cake- ~y~lem aC(UrnULHor b1::idder WIl5 wurn _,tlU w(t IJIlJ h" lie f..l iJ ~d \1; itb in 1t J I<W huu rs. AU 11 CLLllnl.lJ<ll\, I bhlJJ~rs "".. ,., ~,)!Jel"l ~l1d

!1t>ry W \\'1 eo)¢" h :).U'I trrlU1l11 l.t,em hiII. thl: IIP per o::onl<H 01 Iho:- ",xIt:IJJ$t [mug], wa. broken off. and rhe ~uengthunil'lg l·hannel on the lower ~olt;e of tll!:l ""1rk pllitform WJ~ .larnag~'Ii. 11Il(;tum" i!mt,uhm: ImUlH the bushi!l g so Ihal .it caMI,! 'lllJVe out Ih~ riuing.

or

d min l)verboard
IJIlU

Aile ... n r..bP·os1t["n Indicolor. !light <..hed;.. il WllS noticed

Duril1lg :l prelh~ aileron

l{I;ICQm'Q_

d~rO.ml"J. l?6Cfltlllm!"llll.tlli<"I: PtmlJ~ "-\.'1;.1lIntJ hunr h J.n.J del':;, th:! t Me: nm ~d .... I:r~e111llifcC'tCt.l by h rd [auric /1 tLid. Shi.ald A,>embty E..,gin,,,- Maun!. "I WI, ~Ilieli.l ",-,sembIies f:uled afree 1135 hours In ~erYic.". Tbe,\1! .hidJ~ wer~ in.t,,-llt~~ CHI [he tight si.Je or a<tginell No.1 ami 2. SimiJru- failurlll> WillI!
r"PQrteJ 'Il.1 7

Jiyc!.a"lic Rudde.r Cont,ol. Dllliu).; I.he r~movi1J :111<1replnc.eml'Dt dme rti'lls, ~he foll' rivec: th:u ~~'lJ.!t: Ihl! Ill'l!tkers HI the RH rear "tit <lown fitt;hg w~t<;: {UI.Hl..d to b(; ~heruc~L R{fcomm .."illll>;oll: Cum rartar iflv<""5tl811~e The
Cl.IUSC
dOD.

lor I:h.i~faihw~

l!OO

mke,~om:c{ivc

IIC'

d 1.1nI'lf move ttllh.ollgh

COWkt Ihn.t

J Line.

thl: ra!1 optrar<"cl sarjsfacrflrily,

CD"'] f'"p Ring 11'''''9, 'rb", brace assembly

w~

diJIiO//.: Invesrig:ne' and

rouse for

Ibe Pf;I;n! Ill' lailu.re when removed after 10·1 2 noLUs in sen'lce. I'~v Service ha nge

Wi"1Il lack Fittings. The willg lock finings ~ho\l' consiJclable gllUiJl.(l,. lm.pllJpel" jllignmcllt oj 'h~ fl[lings tint! sli:I.l'P comet!i "II the cemer section finingS" caU.'le Ih is ;!!.aJ1in8- Rucc~n1/IFlitlilli(m: linp~o~e the aligllmen:t (lnd

reronve ~harp I::Oroer~ from lininS'" .. Re-striej cd

36

Sump Dra,n I'ttfjnll~'Ar station No. It! 011 the pore side. three fuel sump drain valves, €'ach wirh a six,inch piece of j,o.se, ate installed iosrde- the fnj,elnEe With no externa] ronnecrion • Since the drein valve arc oper9teJ daily, 11 smrul leak!lS~ is dpeered; therefore wu:n no external clrlllnll,!le, :; fire hazard eXists. R~UJtllm(fI!"(Jli(}lI; Auach the ~llmp drain llnes to '" pe "miIIIC nt over board J ischarge fmrng. Propeller propeller Governor, During adjustment Jluvemor. the conrrol wheel of rhe reram8·50 TRACTOR LANDING GEAR SUPPORTS WEIGHT

gmumL By eliminating. me need lor IJighc testing, rhe uni; has ,;avel\ mall}' houts ol lime lIn,1 '"1111)' j;:lJIQns of aviation fuel. Informacion aml dW$!ams 01 the le5rCJ: lire .wailahl f rom VR,·(i,

Boord Shows OJd~ New Parts

d{'panmcm

Vl:.61, O('cAN.~The ~rlu,uit\J1I ordnance lin longer bllS ~ny trouble tellin:.!. tho: J!Hcrcnce berween old and new

J:aru

required

tug nUl WJl5 fOlllli.f to 00 loose 1111.1 the hex drive surfaces were worn. i?e«>mmqndtllil)llr Exercise more care when assembling the propeller governor, Flap Position Trcuumlttor. During the IClllOVIlJ of the left inboJHoil nap, the posiuon transmireer arm 'was fhllfld 10 be bern and rhe shaft of the ttnnsmim:r broken, 101·I:,(I;.:a· tion revealed llull when the Rap J;; iii fuJI down position-as ir was when "the wrng WllS removll'iJ-me Ilup p();itlon u~:Jn5mirtel arm and [OJ are in a stcai~L1< Iine wflh rhe

A. f heavy ircrah taxiing and landing. ThE' [[artor-type geM prOVN "JTen-ive OIl 'tennessee soil, hUI [he toavemional ge3f uride! tile 120,00[') j)ounJ-s I 11·!QdiJ 'tlor fare
wei~h, ,0

oIter,

hy

changes

111

its equipment.

AOI.

hn~ designed

and Guilt

nap

w~JL

Guo Camera

Boosts Training

AS Ot.KI.AN'U--A mti njn~ devrce developed here by rwo ordnancemeu wlJ! permir evaluation of the pro$!esS nf cnlllha~
aircrewm ..n in gl,l!111l;ry.

rransrniuer share. When the flap was f'liseJ

manually, the rrn was benr and rhe shaft broken. Recommendstio»: Lenarhen rhe lIap p~Sition transrnuter oU'ffi approximarely onehali lnch ~n rhat if Wt1uld be impcssible lot tbi~ di rrepancy 100CtUr, UndDr lnllu.igatiOll; L failure! or ~11I!'ml1[e alr door actuator, 2. Failure of :flow equalizer.

"

FaJ LUre pf hydraulic brucket,

I. Arcurnularor

diaphragm

~, Cracked
support.

failure, accessorr cowl r.me!

skin

Seals.

there were no f,~dlitit;, for power turret S\lnnery wluch "(lIl.I.1 ill( !'J>' rotc: trilckln8 an,) position Iir;ng 'H rb" same lime ,m,1 imulare ~.CluaJ Imng conditions, By insmlliag a 8un ."men.! I rt u Manln :-,o-C1,·r, rurret berween rhe. /lUU barrels arul CO[C'l,ghtill g the (1IIDera wi.tlt ibe gtw.i,!llu, rhe seuderu (oJ n, o1ft", ~'ie,,\iIIIl fhe picture», see whnr he is w::tually doing. The device 15 moved out uu the strip "oJ stu.lems hnl'ttl·< a rntl\ct lIO 1',,1' (It .! 'rB,,,,. 111""0 ar them

Previously tt1dlling in

OLD
5~CTION OF BOARD SHOWS. PAIITS OF 20 MM, GUN

a hullerrn bourJ on which oIU aui.! new )'Ilrtl> nre moun red <lnd h,beleJ fer q~ j,1o; rdenuficurion, The beard has proved it~e;lf ver)' ,~ffedive in fl'mi liar jam.!! in~j:ledcl1'e..~ men with rhe changes ~ml ill the prornulgadon of' new dlUnge",.

6,

1. Failure of \'Ving sk.n and "ing rivcC5 in vicinity nf , heel wells. R Electronic failures,

r.. wheel il

f.Lihlft'.

from different arral'i: combar I:QuJilinn,.

:ln~re:s

It)

simulate

Power

Unit

Aids

PBM Crew

Heater

Test

Is

Simplified
11

VR·G. WlWfOVER-Work
('al ~l'QP of this squadron

the electri-

lafk AFB, Pli~I.IPPINES--The NijVY VR-.I engineering chiel. F. John FQx, has <lev15ed II Rube GolJberg ~(lntralJrto" which
is :l labor-sa ... ng .teYke i ff;r mainrenance ciews oj the PJ:lM-S 's which operate out of rh'> 6" c. The pttrtllblt' rrajler unit i~ made OU( of a 11arhcc\ warehouse trailer and Jl.('mlllJTl.odate.~ Art array of iJ.!'s.Qrtt'd-I'quipmenf. POr elec-

Three Webs Secure Banners

VF~11 J, P 1\0 P Ie-A salisfn, wry rig for securing gunnery banners bas heen worked UU[ by thj~ squadron, Three ~ll.fcry \vcbhJ ng. replace the single Sll'lI.rld, ilie~wll exlril webs bei ng secured at either end O'f the

bar. At the e.ncl of the wwi(lg (7able i..~ a ~.wiV«lJ ttl wllidt cach of the s';:ter; webbings is snapped. The other ends ill the Vi: bbing.~ also have snaps similar to those on para chutes and snap on the hoc Mel towing lead
(Ow

(OosiJerably by an invention I'lf R. A. Milt;). l'llz.za, AElI. 'The work saver is an 11m heater resri as 1,1 nu, Assembled tool.i'eJy from used parts, rhe unir makes jiessfble ~round·.[cstil'l.ft and settl flg of the complicated Rill heater ampli· Lier sYStem. To simulate flight condldons, a 6Iruli! fan SUpplies (00 Ii tlg and a lighT bulb ~ellera[e.s ducn.wt
heat and cold acts on the the same as il in the ;Ii, The heater -amphfiee whr .h rurn~ on Ih e l>pJrk llnd sets the hearer woi!klng js II reduced into Ihe circuit, [I then i! 1l<iju5tcd so zha t rhe spark is sent across the leads at rhe, ~rO!"l'r temperature. Previoudy rhere had heut, This artificial

has beel1 lessened

and cnbm Hats on the l\tollnd

pi

the h(Ulner,

These
(bal1SeabJc

snaps
lOW

make
rig.

ror a quick. =~IJ}

[(JW

The

jl~elf streams

minimum of 'bad banners" and the Iluce sate!)' webb] n8. almoST In-.,Llre [h~t rhe b~nner CIIlI be i;>rougrn back for rounrin,<;".
II

well with

been

U() W;!I'

to te.! the amplifiec on rhe

C:HIE~

FOX

BE51DE

.AE.PAIR: UNIT

HE

DEVinO

AF Bombers
1HI) and

Visit

Memphis

NAS MEMPms--Two

U AF plllne>. a

a B-N. conducted ~oil and. runway dedecricn [{'SIS on the air Marion in June. The 1:1-50 WllS equipped witif the. new " ..aor· (fpe Illudiog gear. $howo in the llCwmr:1n ~ ing pbofograph, ",hilt: the .8·1.9 c:mlt'd ttlflvenrj(ln~l whcel~.

tIl.!:

PUJ'].looe Ii Ibe rel;t~. bl.'il1S condun.,.! tlV~1 ('tl1;Jnlry by the I\F. was [0 dete!UJJoe !OJ

wh.tt

eXlenc

rJilferem

soHs

",give·'

10 the

uiury, lIne APU geoeraror supplies 2R volt current fnr engine H'Inil18 and J,:rrJund elecerieal checks, Another generator supplies I i@·voh eurroo! forpormble l•. llts. 11 grinder. g a drill press and all "it olPpressor. wj,i~h in rum CIa op(:r\\(I: river gl.lll>, h.t spr ..yerl\ or high prcsw re lubd adng sy~tell1s, hier flux' re.pair l,n;1 ;~ ...us;l)' I1lQV~J ,rrmln,l hy j~ep \Jr bund. If 'h" rnile, 1.5 llS~J dQ'~ 10 3 1lt!\Ver tllltItt, the B~ner.l)ror~ 1;1111 be- fur ned Il ff 1Ul d du' ex ~~IlS iun (0 rtl C<l11 he plugged imo ilO)' ~o:n\'ell(ional ouder.

»..

37

S[()P o 2" armor plate with a metal fa,o: 1'(1)( to "Hell the proiecriles which are tued 1111'0 the teo f 5pe,jl)lens. There i al511 provisiuu rOt pl'tJl~,rih' rurnble boards 'which can prJJJLH.:e lu,mbbl impurrs uporl rhe test specimen,

Gun Driving Spring Failure VP-3 has reported several failures or .IrivJill;;

sprin.._~~ t M,,!1.6~1~ I. :St.xl

12~J.-III(I.
Lh

1"

umberje advised

1>

new

]01l)J.n.

Mll

SL.lnli in~Ull1",~

Nv

arrcralr,

The

squadron

rhar
rJ1C

rhe ~1'rillJ:S were found

brnken

Juting

aircraft acceptance cheek. The guns h~cI nnt Iieen fiR...} bv the squaJron. This SlU13tiull canrrm he coasulered 1$'" laced: therefore, 13(1' RJ) recommends thai <11/ L!-I &!itl imtlllfl'd 11/ ['~v j lIur.rITjs be: i !1$pCCl~" irnrnediarelj f'1r broken or ,Id",,uve urivj"g spnngs, /1I.f/r(HtiOlIJ.' PrdimillMY rests of the gUll mdj(,lIn-d Ilia I an, unproved driv!llS $pring IVIl,\ ntCel<a.ry. A .nti>fauory ,pnDf: has been Jeveluped mJ ~hmrl\' wJ1J be incofJ'orlHc,1 In all M~~ J(lln.s. Pendini! we ailui!abillr)' II! rh ... fll'lprnvC'<l ~l"ring, ;l ~ recommended thtu rhe preserlf spring. ~,!111;;", be rcphllc.l .. fter 1,0i10 rounds 01 lHln~. During maintenance inspection 1][ IDI." gUll,. rcpJ~,<: rile drl\·IlI.1: .prmg uresperrive nl life 111 rounds if kinked, hrnkell. ur If ils tree Icn;:tb Is less than IIU10 inches ArI,liclIlllul in,formH"1n ('t"Kterrllfig the In~p<:~U<j" qi Ill! SUIl spn"~ i, cnuraine.l In Paragraph 38 ("or T i:I:dl/lir./! /U,tJNltJl Y2~.? enurled 20mm. AlIIQm/1'I( GUll M2·,. Drlvlo~ ~I>rinl(~ are an aurhorrzed hue maiurensru e spure ran and t~n be tecJ~Il~l t1!JI1~d iu rl,~ manner prescnbcd In riP III!". errruled SIII'p,," "/ ;J I ioJlitw 0"1110.111(,, E'l/III)
II'! 111,

jusr below the bottom 01 the !iI'lWlll. throat or Ilrlll.u operung IS ,,' tj" ll1ng by I~" high_ Tn d~!t', 110m henv; ';[lmm. an.! hi,gh ,'d""'ti' ,Wmm. prcjeutiles have fie';'ll Ii~ecl successfu II}t, Removal oj nred projecules is accomplished through an access porr ar the rear 01 rap, rIll"

level

The

me ..

CiAS

(-nINDER

GROUP

AUANGEMENT

SHOWN

New

BuOrd Price list Ovt

f.i ,/
oj 111j4'1"

()"II1.Ui'" E.1j1lrp,IU;IIf. secrinn <)9~l), rolio 1111.1~hrnugh ";IN. has been puhltsh~.1 uncl is llei[l.!l JIS' IrJhuted TO Ilt'cl acti¥ltlc~ III unit price list i~PILl'f or rho <IVJ3(1on ord nance S (lion of rlie Hureau ('If Ordnu II(C ,~choll 'If Ihe r;IJM/" ~ I,! 1". I"'J M,"'!tr"t/ 1r b ([jtlternl'luf~d rhur the voruplete ('''limen ()']',)n,'''tl- 'e,I'OI1 of the UltJt".-; will ht' out III ttl" 1,111. Ul1piy .'ldvl!ie' should corrf\.1 Lock I'~ ~;:lrIJ5t(l "'10 lorrn wi!h the LJ ni I pr ill' lisr In order (J) mainram uIfjiurl11uy ill. rnill' of e-~,h .nUl ItlLl,'1 Item 01 eq\llplll;;:n, at nil dl'lI\dti", B\' rt'l'isklt1, UUOIU' will urivise n] chanjzes In lUIH pnees,

ThL' (I nil Price

Improved 20mm Gas System

Conslderable progress !las beet! made in
mLDimi.dn;<! chances of .~.:IJj ex plosions in sesled 20l'nm >,l1.Lfl campartmallts. Explosive gases ema nate from the £1lS bracket components ant! bree 11, 19D1tIOfl of the 'ga~s ,'an result f rom the high oon~!i.([;lfion of he;" on the exposed hexagonal e(lJ of the .!!;~, ,-y tinder vent plu;:, Finn~ rests of '1 new gas C'}'l.UJJer sleeve P.COliP have been rl1,tfh I)' sari~faC!illf' Gas IClIka,!!J': is sligbs, A~ the arrangemem of the improved group shm 5 IQ the skerch, (he B.IS ylbl<1er is tnregtal with the bracket. The V~I'H PJu· IS ~n~kcd rn the bracker. J\ gas prsron dn}:! 1$ assembled 10 rhe sleeve, preVtcl1';.Mg excess i ve gal lellkll,ge berween PI&Wr!

Altitude Test Firing Chamber

"l'hc I vratron Ordnam e Deparrmenr of N~\'ill Proving Ground, Dahlgren, V'irglllid, now has ~ newlv-insmlled alnrude rhumher in which nitlIa~ tucl .\11<1 nll ,dis ran be

,wJ cylinder, Lncking devices, (O)llI1TOn ro the standard grl'~IP, have been .... l1min.rted. Serrations in the enrl or the jzas bra eke! mil Ilngage 1I key
r.<,emhler! rhe he... v), 11MI!JI1 of l"odhility lailure or in [he bracket, dlU~ I:limillllull!,! lock washer previously lJ$ed EHmi· the lr)Cldl:l'~ devices relieves (hit .i! jl.u 1\ '(Olll)a"es Ul.cJSetl by pan,. improper mainrenance,

Ani) I). i,

Bullet Trap Employ.s Wafer

The water bullet tmp shown in photo .. graph 15 rn use et [he .'lHuaharmamenr range, NPG DAHl CHRt;. W permit hlU>l and srnul .. ~hm hring- '1f ID:J\lcrimeI1wl tliro.raII flUe), ine "Wi'll> Prom tJ re cuvrrunmenral AU n

Ilunfire d!I:d ar various ulnrude mILl tempera-

tu re co nd mo Ill. Tb" cham hel l~ WI.! 11.1 ... nJ measures 7' lJJI' io ,hameref by -" I I [;1" hip;h. Tlu, th,u1'lher 1,,1.1. ,t '2' titinp. rube wltlth LS {In InlE'p.rILI pal'! the d'IIDlr.cr IiClJ will "lcomm~ldllr<" ,t:u:n. lrp 10 .10 rnrn, The chamber is <'quit>p~d wah electric hearers wlairh [Ire cupable of roisio!?, tit" temperature to J '0 ,. Temperature can also be fUWefeJ LO - -noli. by means u! the refrigel'l1[IIlH 1l1~Llt

or

The improved gus 'ylrnJc! sleeve E_(()UP incorporated 10 mm Ml ;tn.! M~1 llUn5 nlrrentiy in prnduction. This SY5"(eIll l~ STIlI'l<IIlJ'd HI the new Mark 11 gun, GU11$ 111 Sf'I''III{C \1, ill be tinc.l ,Ili parL' becom»

I. hdng

I,"

",vauuble.

hilmber_ ,'11.. th«nlhe-r Qn hI: ph\ce.l In v~ ntl\l~ altlII:.I..I~ 11,)<1 tt;mp","amre coltd'!lOn~ ranging fr(,>lil !ca ltv,,! 10 55.00() i~e( !lhUVioC <ell kvd lind hom _"If) F ro 1-0 l~. Teoc ~pedmeJl> 11ft mounred on II >qll~f\.· r,lble whi~b b~ wlllIe,1 li!rOlI",b ~(\II" .11 i It ' I !'I,reme (I'(S. fhe ch~.m ber has a ba..k

locarcd In rite uirUllh armamenr \\ h Ill! i~ .tJ i:lleru: II} the ,ljIHU.j"

huiJtling

News

fot"

Field

Activities

BUORIJ recently i~ru"J it leuer ro all At'i;1 Imll Aflll>llilt'J OJ] the avallabiJu'Y and srarus Ill' irrlDs oj' A"jd/i II OrdJumf..'I1 Jiq,ripmc!1I.
1 hi, leIter I I-.,jI -Mal:! b-PL:R 'iler ) "',," rJw lim of St!flt.' III ll1ol1!hly le(ter~ to be IS'<IJed by BvOlUJ w Jissemil)",e ,nfu[matiun ,0 the tJe!J conc!'f!:uoj! the slIpply of Aviamm Ordnal1I:c Equlpmellf,

"w

Fjeld anivirie.s

shou.ld

m"k.:

Class .11/.\. eVerl! effOrT

WATsa.FILlEP

8ULLET

TRAP

USED AT

DAHLGREN

hl'ltl!;: huihlitJtl II'h~n Foul ~\'t:;_uht:l' dO$,,-, rhe rIver !I' ng~. Tllis U~jl 'Wa'i COIlSlfuctt',1 br phe Nav,u G~TI I'III.t()ry. DfI.JcrljJIirm,11\1" m~irl ho.ly of the l"lOj( is ribhed 2" nnUllf rh!te. 5' high b}' 5' I (J" Iplls by -1' wiJ.t". "I'll .. te.(twl~nl PI'<1jIlCt jim .,( the tallk IS or ~" "rmHr pl~fe wirh rh~ lOp {d ncolI"'l pJ.l.~ htc1",_ 'I" .ttmnr pl!\t~ set aI all IIEI" ,,( 15° [I' ,Ill! line nf JiR, Tlll' n\ax"l'lLumlen~{h ol' rhis proi(:nion ,~ {,' 3- 'j" Tbe Wlltl'r d~Plh in Ilw .;Ink is m~"ltained it. apprO,);jrnately '6'" with the

m keep posted 01\ rhe'e m )lIIhly IctlN>' !IS rhcj· will comaln much v~ltl'lb!"Dfr~rn'nti<)I'l, Matters rdllnv'e 'to supply, di~rQsl(1(m • .avail

llhlJi r)', amI ~efvict'-", ide ~ro~k S'UUUii wHl be d I5C\I%ed ill thr:w ("tfer;. Iht: in.rrw:tillrl:' cormuoed In them Will remalO io effec[ uotll
toU()wt!11 up 10 subsequef\t j55ue~.

It/iii Be-W'eful Fl6ld ActtulIIll.,,' It ill aJS(J I'J~rw..,d m ucs~ Lhb il'lrer I" 4li;"!Oemltl<Uc intormlItl()n bl'lWeell field :lcllvities_ Therefo[e_ au)' lTdJ alrivir~ havinj! Questions "r iof'Jrmari(lr, mU(flfO i 1",<; the ~LJ Pl'i)' of A tf.tlilJ;/ (J "llus'llG8 l!.QI. iNn 1f7t1 should l I mward such
CAMERAS' RECORD GUNFIR~ RESTS Af ALTITUDE inftlrlUdllon ro

thl!' Bureau

fur Jndu~lof\.

38

Re.sl.Y'ic.ted

omeraenry occu rs, I n l<Il t, ..bQlH aJl this I'rHV1l-~ is rblll no nlnrenunce .nul iUSrc€LlilJu

pt:r.;"fOnd lurve NOT hl·tTl ,I"illl> 1\ Silli~ juh, TILe~t· .'lltlllI.:U\y wSI~m~ IIr.. ,1t'5i'!;.it"J [n -!lave planes from ~'oody, nIl1C·(!J[I-urnin;:: 1'(;pairs, We i[llfl~d ralllthut<·s l'ell'l,li[,dl~ w make ~url; rlra! rhq' will f"nui"D when needed, for the same reason II p.~r~ to mSI~[
J tl(t'JrY

nn De!li~):Imed Ir'erhaul
1[1M "Lln~ie!11

eonnuueus \:I\'ilJ

lllilL nteUJIKe

lIn,1 In~I'»(nnfl <vork 011 "-II

pulers have reponed CJ_"'~ 26') m~t<;!J'i..tI 11"-.1 not

,,' IllLldill_l1; t~~)f '''Ii!:f~~c"q' extension "'I'~~tm5.

(heeme"g~nq
'I'Hcm

heron mcele L1V11;bble 10 them 111 snrne in~m"~~\ rn rime W process in 111:Clmbll,·e ""Jth rhc
13uAer Overhaul :s,nL'tluk.

the planes in I'filr sl;jtl~~r<ln? •

bl

AI! ncrivines

rnvolved

In

we auroruauc

~b ipmcnt of Cbss 265 mnter ial /11),,1 $('1 up p[J~itl v'e procedure Iii insure the j-rornjn sh i}'rnent ~)j ~Udl m(l!crnil 10 the <)verh:w.i l'oi"lASO su b mirs irs req u lrernerus to B u A J!R "7 j dars ill IIJv81lre of rhe e£fwll"ec\af<~ 01 the BuAer Ollorhaul Sibduk IloAlili publishe,he Overh~ul Srhedule 10 lid,! nerrviries 45

I' ,ll[l~f'l1, civiliun !Clnl'lll\'~l III the ,oil([lJJ[ ,n.lill!~n.,nlt .lq'Mtmlllt. Tllf~ .jolly. wilkr, was m"rluLI(l,nr(.-'._j' from i\lILycycd I'f!1 ts, has pl"uvtd V(ify useful 111 ,'Pflrtccrirm 1'11111 111'·""'inll. ~t\1win~, and sPQtting luogat<rd

NAS GlFNVlilw-tlt' s been de>'j;f'lc~1 and

n<F'!'''ttrng
lLHl

<Iru I"J

fly

,Inlly 'f.

pJJJ'w~,

T'arget low
F.l"hmr
ve lnped Fm
!I

Ring fo.r F2H

P-I
r.;i:

,J~l's in advance br lh~ dIWlve Jntl;". This ~UO"'5 fidel dlci\'ld~~ It muximumul -Ill Ju)"

Slju,wmn
["dCj.:er ro,\'

I,,,s

r~o::l)'ly de
wu h I he

to whkh to ship i[elm appearing 0'1 th .. Overtlaul Schedule to the i.lt<~j!l11art.l overhaul poifle WlwlI rounne J;Jifpmellls ()I CL1'iS l65 rna~rml Me nor expected IO Jrrivc "I overb311J poillc by [he required rime, i1 is the r~'fpn~fhWt~ ol Stiprl~' otfircrs m>tlung ..u~o;u~tic ~hll'me!l! !O insu re I'n:Hl1pt tl".. fIOpon.

me-

RAElM. BOllA

HANDS

AWIIRD

'0 :RADM.

MCCARTY

airclane, II. i. b1!llf'vt.j th(l.llb is is OMe "r the fir:sr .,r ,,,1'1, Ii,,,," del is..-"If"r N'lvy lUb. The need ,'or a 'UW .J.[ h LI'-h .. lti w(le" und (<ll"HI'amtlvd)' hipl ~r<'e<4 {pc lull ul,1i7a,_:no lOf !h~ l't:rf.}rl~lal1.lt' o[ the nH ..ircrafr bas bEen presslnu, The F'U.\ Car •eir has pre· vi()u;-ly been f\wvi,l~J im this ml~~ilm bar
tUAA~~dllU

tOT nse

ASO Receives Safety Award

~u.f~ty lll~
Ollice.

Steel
SIet'1

Eng,ine
Engine
ClJJJlajQer~

Containers
are nut

For rhe rhi rd eoosecu pve year. the S~'Cre· rary 01 the N,w)·A ..... nrd for achievemrut it! been won N"v"l Avrariun

being

hy

Illiti.zt:J !I.tld processed in accordance ,-",th the pl'tl'l i.lhms nf ALL #' in:,-,... These U.lrIf,linoh. wheu j n ftfl;d a! repai r. arc [0 be prQ1.:ess~d
.llo,,!;! Wirh rhe overhau] of e11),!..1I1t-I. Activiri(OS ill the rontincntal UnirJld St~lt~ lmv;u£! empt~' UlllnljD~H~vailablc In excess

the AVl:uitm ')YPl'ly Depot,

SLIPPY I'hHa-

,Ielpll;,!.
ill 3 britlf bm impreesive ceremony. K ..Jm. \ lUw Ihma.~q_ltlg ~1ir the Cummandnnr, zith N:tv·al Disrricr, Ne~eMed the award to RAJm, S. E. .McLmty. Aviuuon Supply

of {UlIIHU requlrem"lItl; m ASO lor disposirion, nuners, The demand

ure to re_pOrt them l'lId·J ~nivhi~ are is ex(£€dll'l):'. supply.

Qlnter.
Thi~ actrviry operated durio,f\ l,)49 ....f.!:. i

II} make every eif<)li" In loeue ~HJ lC!UC11 1'0 rhe >\'$[_"<11 ,J.1l ~v~iLlb!.. ~tcl;ll en.~i II$'- con-

of "L~2 uccidenrs pe~ U)u(i.nun man h~urc, wo{k, repr,es(!ndn" ~ 1 <in-;, reducHOD In Losr Time Accrdears over I 94l:i. a trequeney

Tho: ['muu., tow s;Jri~f,,(t~riJl' U~ ,5,000 tet:t. hus atl~qu9t1: enduranceat all I,well and oifer;

inadequate, At the Executive- Oflicer, L dr, It. I. t.\),«rs, R. C. Clark .4.01. anJ M. E. UmK A(_J] developed a tafgel [OW rip to be imF.lII~1 Uti the F-,H Burdl/Ild. 1M devi,in/;; !Iw l-argerIOw. Chid CJ:~ck IJ:SCU II. lOW mrgN r~lea,t mccb:t"''1")J Jrorn Ih~ I'JL· aml ,t:1-rudlei.] lr to rhe Mre~·iil>g gear slide piVOT P(JlllJl d", PJH. B,' _plwjn~ an extension ro the arresciIlH g_Mr reJell<e, fll" pi!.J! is able to release hb 'tf'l by the nperarion 01 lhe arr~stm,!'; gear handle. In the shorr rime- tJl(: lOW rig has beer! in use, i [ has greatly enhanced ~u <lllcrl' tram] Ilj.\.
1'f'rfOIITIO[]CC

1",&
the

been

tlf

Better

Handling

Needed

Mj\{erl~ whuh i, .lama"el! or Irm through improper pIl,k""liing 01 ITJugh hiHloJlil1g Is q-I: Ii ttlc val ne If) rhe rc(e;Vw),\ !ICJi\" '}'. The Nnvy rak"e.\,a unaru, jal l-os~ III rrilll.'1l",rrofion
~Il;lrg~;, <IS

no cornplrrarions 01 mke-of! lind return "I the 1III ~e I. 'The squadrn r' hns I':ntered a period f>f intensive gl.lnll~rl' 11;4ining- new that.~ I'W<lCtiC'"lrQwjng service is 1tvo.ih1bJe,

\l'dl

~!

rhe

Lll~( (;f Pli

ttin~

,Ill'

d ~ nl-!ic·ed [",-Ire r m 1 J ti R F r '::!J ~ clll1ff1'L 1Il m(~\r .~.~. il i. n~cc~~1l.ty fi")[ Ih.: re.eiy" Inll ~~t,"i[y to feq'.lt",r rel'l._u:~meJJ1 Ill- rh~

<lnd rhl!. rneflJ"[' more wll,leu rI m~ rhe' cost of ,epr;,~en·1 DJot "no.! repnd,aglCl~ mU5f nO[ b(l nvcrlooh:u_ The Navl' ~~11I1Pt llfl\ml _lId.lir1rmuJ =PC[l~e, rf ,~ ,he I'ewofi~ibill!1' "t 'Su\,pl\, OHi(-er~ e'm,efll~cI \VitI) flw sll,ll'mer![ :wd rc('elp' of mmc,ial [0 i D~U til!\! lrs prL'PM'jlri"!1 ,w, I re shJ pmenr J5 ,'~-CQ[L1pJ,i~lieJ LD a::mr<kUlfe w; til cXlsrini!;: Jlr ell iV~~, mutcri~l.
.LUJ
nlODO'y.

Hint for Safety Officers

A [evi~w of r"ecru Ian lin.'! .~ccl,Jent' Ihows 11_13r il good maIlY an· l:luscJ by 1,!ihJt~ ()~ malfu I1W.Ol) cmerscllcy I~IIdi n,!!- ":t~t €,,{(!nof , ,ioll ~'}'Sl"1'l'-" Thl<~ "'1uipm<l1lC il hu ilt-in .acmle[l( pewrniuIl.. liu~ Dnly when j-e i.

USE ASD C~T;1LDG

operarive. It ,lm:sll'( 1,~lp mud,

{'merge[lcl' lil's'tern

I" d[s(ov"r Ih1l+ lh.,. j"I1.[ wor~illgc-::lfter ~he

R.. C. ClARK

A!OC UAMINES

row INSTAlLATION

39

LETTERS
srus:
R~a.~J Inl>
yUIll'

rhar we :nppe-.J f.('I the NAY"'!" AVIA'rrON NEWS f')1 help 1:11 "In woi k 01 'Illpr~l't,uioll 'IH"'lmlS Sim Turn. nne ,d cll!1 N.LV\"~ p U('St l!lcnJ~,
lieJdN"~ DigeSf ma~a2in~ j, WllrkiU# Ill) an nrt icle couccrning Sim Torn's ...rd to the

CONTENTS
Te(hni(al TrCl'tning ._ Prop VF's in Korea_ __ _ __ _ 1 8

art'llI,,;

Ill:

JU Iy

nbou! !h~

heroes alter whom m\V~J .dt fit'ltl~ hOlY!: been named, 'lOti mill' be uuerested in added data UD Lt. J,)hn .Hadnll Sric.kcll of ,m·!~~ [OJ whom [)'.I: tidll on Eniwl'"lok WM named.
rh.. U.S.S. CMlill, A.I.rn. John H. H(Jf}yeU n~Jg!lhip III rhe u me ,,' !he death nf 1.,. S~i{~elJ contains The
word

Navy

n:~",i"et!

aboartl

regards ro reeornrneuding him ror rhe Na1{y'~ Distinguished 'Public Service Award, Any infat:tl,:luit,>o rrG/Il o-ci!deu whit rl:g'lrt.l~ ('" G nancial help or \1;,1 to rnurale, pl~tlse send
[0 me ill calf' OAkland, Calif.

uru]

l1JD

compiling

infmmudon

with

Radio Discipline _ __ _ __ __ Blue Angels GO' 10 War.

9 12

"I

Vf'·~I('.

NilYTl1

Air

S(8.ll()ll.

Hewever; ['wla(un wo~ obscured L,y jj rainstorm to an e ~(CO! dJat II l,md.ing, while apPII.rerllly icnrible, eoutained II pessiblc ele

~ poi III nur '11,(,Ill i, ,nc.! I II ~'(W I' M iirle .lbOLLt him. A~ werm the AJrnl,al's SItUi' Lean! it, LI. rickell'·,<; wou nded fmil ·""Wi blt·t'<'lins ;>5 hererurned from his mid, 1\ hospital ~b.ip Wa.~ in (he Illgoon ~t Funilfu, i SO l1e headed fwr thil~~ehl instead ,)~ rhll slrip lU Nanumea when: rhe squadron was based,

424 FOIJTlTH

sr,

LT. R. R. DIE"NI1S,. JR,

Mars flies on 2 Engines. _ _ _ 13 Anfi-G Suih. ~ 14

SIIN'fA ROSA .. C~L

5!1lS;

Jill Y issue )!llU have ,I reAIlctiqll of some (,,;-,!,lir.1 :It NA."i OAK Lil 'NI'I, M f co ~y JQI;l.5 11'] U1tli ,':I re a rl v lit] ruJ der a" sem'bly-eith~viS)J!dlr or bJ' rl."llt"~lioll. arhl
ln )'ollr
pi(tlJ re

such

il:

hne

piece of pbomgr~ph.y

,OQ.

Hope
<LV j"r1<;1j:

!ill"l! o~ dian~e. Rarher dU\11 risk I:bo:: PlJssi. bilny of inju ry to IU5 crew or damliJte '0 (he arr,rnfl, Stkkel1 .ltddeJ m 11)' back ro NanumeD, nver 2'i11 miles "Wi!)', where the weatbe r I\,!IS dear H l,;; loss Qf Muo,l re~u It. Ing lrom chh tlelny before raei9il1,g: medical care was ~Hid ro have cost (he lieutenant lus J'if e.

i. gets h]l:o:odup b'clore scrneene .triies in iI, or "G tnfll!lS" Perribone InIl.V
cmb'lr~l",iT1g strike
Oil.

have

anorher
ilIff

rhe

tu mentlon one le~, H" Iny .Jcrivc. Or does i~ rake a Co ngressiona I appropr ,. ,~[ion !OJ pur our r-~LI iI) <l,U tOfl(li!lO~r
WOJlllll

lrooks,

Na.vy Buys Helicopters. __ _ Mi.litant Meataxers " _ __ Marine Helicopters . __ _ Jef Plane .Ditchins _ _ _ _ _ _ Gulf Sirea.m Survey .• __ VHf Saves Panthers Reserve flying _ __ __ __ _ __ F9F Flight Trainer . __ . _ Hellcat f,nishes Tr,ainins Fuel NonIe Test S·tand
PSM Und'erwater Flap~.

16 18 21
23

24 25 26 29
30

31
32

n LT, IJG I

NA$ J.... C.kSoNVILU;

Ml,'r !h~ AD.' Lhat !Wi 11;(1 !l)~" 11> th~ ,,1.1' IvHh I~ win!",' ~"ld'<I. w~'H hp!i<1Y" "Im_o~t "n~· t\ofng--J n"l~rli.n1l " 11ml w"ulll .Ill' ,,'I Lh· u.~l "t'ilLI;]~c. _~o;tllldl~f< IV,' I.l',' n<!lri",,(] tbt> I1tllM 1'30 rm thr- Qaklnn;1 "'''l,,,t, IIo'L' ",11 d ""n'" bllli IIII hill Ii""k,

Ejection Seat Trciner . _ 33 Pfafle Drops Photos_ _ __ __ _ 35 •

~Ve.fV

Thus

lus

Iasr

dec'$.iol1 J!lu.!!fra<ed

a line

~ ase o f \,,,:1 ues. The [a n d.n}l ;n !II! probahj,liq.- ({)~1,1 have been n't1l<.1c1.tt Funnillti.
bur though he uecided hi,
llgainSt

C"~,,,4~

THE COVER

,qviat1o"

liie blood was Jiowing 11\\,;.1)1 ~.ctepd1.lg my degree

,,,,;10' who i, heoded ror .. " rati119' DUond~ Ih~ Airman'~, "P" lchoc! 01 NATlC Memphis. One be.i, bil <If knoVo'I.edge re!luited ~. 119M·
oifcro·fI nfes. Here .. IBQnr"l!oc~~ lire I'll." .. 10 "rcveue"

uf avoidable hal:ud In IUs. crew, II' til is SlOt)' checks I'll j thth e f,JCtl\ supp IieJ to you by .IJIs squadron mates, you mighl want «J publish it. as ir points up a trait of chan(le!' [(;la"cend [1l.S even Ihi! brilliance of bi~ ncooffll,/ishmenr.; iiI.!I<1.inSf (he enemy. )\ field here in the Un 111:<1 S ta ~e.J sh Oil Id
he named {or him,
JOliN JAY SCUlfll?F1!LIN. (lnll['l:iv'~I CAP'T.,

SrII'll:
In
NAVAl,

ing
}'Ol.lr

Snipers'

article In the July AVIATlON NEWS I!nllllcd "Sub appears the staremeru- "Don't ~Ik exc~lIem

a. bIQz.ing'

pilo I.

•
Calif,

CITJESQUIZ

\Vhl' subrnuri nes are cal ltd 'gliprUUs' 1'(JIJ. Not e'N'.TI the suhrnarlners ("an give ylJlJ cllC
answer,"

('"side b"d. Top -,Soslon.

,(,"."'1

MooJ,

Lower -

Berkeley.

USNR

211 EAST 71Sl' S'f Nmv YORK :21, N

SIRS!

1 am sure ,liat some submariners ~an a"J wac n~n)' noa-suhmariners think rher can. The WTQIl!l answer-e-rhe one I was D.bbu!

Y.

~
A grand friend (If WudJ \'\I1It 11 naval ~vill[it;)n raders has Ilas~~d UWlty-M.r. Sim Tum, Ch.ine;<;1.'reseauraareur til Illy, Nevada, who WU5 k;lI~d ;nall auto accident Aprd :1(, 01 th h year. Sim TOI1l wa;. knQwn 10 hU.l1i.lred~ ,)t ~adef~ whe, pas!>!.'d thnJl'lj.h tb~ CPT fr'Jln. iug Il!l~(, a.r Yf'iJlIrud Field, El)l. Nevad';L AItlmu,gh new s (~f h is
rlv;fIB, a everl h eli:~s
tU nw'\ll'

ro olicr InIdl I dlte"K.ed w I1lII:k ~ure--l~, ... that the "'Guppy" trpte submnrines are nam ...l fur Lheir l'IQ roty pe, the USS (;,,/>py. IILlI there Ili,n'r 110 USS GIIPM· There is OIl!Y Ihe "Guppy" ajltlf2ti'Jtl, whkh ,hilol'UcreriZI!! m..II1), f>l,bm"rhle~. jdf;(H F~t:htil1g Shit'J [or If;W)·50w!W.,,-,tn
111 a fQ(t[llote {h~l "GltPJ."'~" srun,d..~ fm "Greater Unde,warcr Propulsive PPWf'r." -r'h;s wIJld he $Ince it i~t.(lrts'im:111 wi th 1;1wjeC! n:tlli Ill/.:,

rr'om VA·44 ny niu 'fo,m"ition (live. Iii e 'eVB MidwGydufJ"9 he, rece nl iou, 0/ dul)" In Ihe Medh"'r,,"eo,, S~o,

BACK COVER

A:O',

THE S.lAFf
lCdr. Arthur l. Sl;hoeni
IEdUa,

I.%eflo Winler Robb

Anodale Edlt",r

M'~ybe hn~ is
STAFF

IU~f

gUt$Oin"i;

ttlil,

"'tr ;lllgem<ln CS "'ere nwde by rhe 121 h Nall:U D isrrkc ",,,d Ihe N",w~' 'W<U repre5~nted 111 the grnvesidl'.

w,,~

10rl.'

iI]

1:1'; BRliCE Dl1J\RINt;

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