Naval Aviation News - Sep 1950

8/6/2019 Naval Aviation News - Sep 1950

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3/44

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INI A KNaval ilir Tech,.i~alTraining COHlII.alIE'

S@,.dsTrained jllen To FleetI N TaE oJdcj~e Navy and Marjm:~orp5> there wereno schools. rile system ol education was based on[he idea f apprenticeship with all it s failings.Cooks and bakers were first to benefic from a s ch oo l,

Later, [he radio school at Bellevue, Md., gOt tech-nical training o ff to its big starr.With the advent of Wmld WRr Il, ir was obvious

char ships couldn't fighr and train their men at thesame time. Schools in naval aviation ar th o r timewere scattered among many stations.In September, 1942, the Naval Air Technical Train-

ing Command was born. Since irs inception, it basrrained rhousands of men for every job in Naval andMarine Corps aviation except filling the cockpit. Itbas earned rhe tide of "The Enlisted Man's AnnapolisRestricted

of the A ru -." fc bas improved fleet ai r operations,in m e postwar period the command settled at NASMEMPHIS. The aval Air Technical Training Centerthere houses many of (he schccls of m e command.Almosr lO,O()() people are at Memphis.The 33 scho 1 of the command train men in 13

basic av iatmn eaciu gs and many other specialties. Afew schools are scattered at Lakehurst, Pensacola,Olathe, Glenview, Philadelphia and EL Centro.

rudenrs come from recruit centers, the Beer andshore stntions. Through individual. interviews eachmao and woman is placed where he is best fitted.Abilities are weighed. by te [So Abou t 80% of thes ru dents receiv e [he specialty of [heir first choiceand 18 % receive the schoo I 0F thei r second choice.

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,lNSTRUCTQR R. D. BEAVER, ADC, DESCRIBES

llppre"tice.~/.ip In Ole'Navy Educated ailorsM ANY i\N oldruner III th e i lcot hn s the ide~1 ihar tech .n ical s hoo ls nre .1 boondoggle A s :1 resuh, they"rudglllgly I i J J 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 re ru r ns ro till hi s job rnnre c:J1icltndy, lt IS .1policy m rerum ev e!) ' m an ill u dv flm .:c~ s dtO o bi to hi~ ownunir, When he rurnes bark 111:: IS .; credit t(l Naval AVI.lmlJl,Lnrgesr s hool at Memphis is the Airman chnol, all)called A P. A ll JledgJrngs in naval :tvinnoo-ffio5C ~ ,f themfreSh fwm boot rraitling-g(1 rn rhis school ~o hod outbow airplanes rick In etght weeks l . 1 1 e y receive :1 goo.lRavo riHg 0 exhaus t fUU1(,S u nd "II s;l.Dlple o f eLIC h. n1tll1,[! II]nviatinn. ft docsn': mkt- long to fir lOW ,I sp~'(Jnlt)1-'lOdlike ir. A lm o:-;r cv ery b idy getS rhe chou l of Iu s choice ..M osr m en eru eri ng rhe school hav e < 1 pretty gO)J Ide.1, hilt th ey w an t U) do n nd s tic k. to it.W AVES, on tile other hu nd , exercise a woman's privilegeund in most cases change their mluds, .Mel] \ ho have been on dury u r tleer ,lnJ shore u rnrs nregiven only rwo weeks ar the school. mosrlj- a brushing upOil physics and .matbemarics. .FrOID A i rrnan schcol . sruderus ,go ro rlie A s ch ool of rheir

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- . .OF BEACH!NG fATR::tL PloANES ARE l;XPLA INEP ;BY HURL, ABC

spedal t y . T he se ~ cb \m Js . 1 . 1 S t l ng from I 1 to : : : 8 . w eeks, gi v ethe irudents all they nee 1 for petry o ff ic er n ni ng .These schools .irc Aviuuon rrucrural Mecbnnic (AM).A v inno n M ach lrtW 'S Marc (AD I. A viarion E le< ,:u ic ta n'sMare I A E ) . A v iation E lecrronics T erhoician (A T 1, Avia-

ti'lll Illectronicsmau (Ai), Avrution OrJoancemnn lAO).Aerographer's Mute !AtJ I,Avinrion Photographer's Mare(AFI , Avii1tinn Scorekeeper (AK), Aviation Boarswain 'M nle \A B ) . A ir Cou rrolm an lAC), Tradesman ITO).Prui-er (PI), Lithographer (U I and P!wtogr~\phtf's Mate( PH). They reach ill L1(!eJed fo r [Itird clas nne s,FM men who lire ~e(()fld clas s nertv officers o r h igher.rhere aft' udvunced B ' SdlOQIs In Mi, AD, AT At, AO andAG, TIley prepare fU I 1m class an I PO rures .hlf 111"1 red skills WHIUI1 rates, there are short cou rsesin C schools, For instance, Chief and First Class Aero-

graphe'I 's Mares lJ111ruke a course wluch fir: (hem fo r in de-pendent Jury. In unorher fie ld . m en WITh EN , F T HI1{j RDrates are !l iven ream training in Ground Conrrollod Approarh,'d lU 1lls a ....ilu ble are described in bu llerins is su ed by rh eChief of av a I A ir T echnical T rain ing,After I man bnis 11 e< ;his schuol ing, hl' isn ' r fo,rgorren.\) (fhen h o e has been u n d e r n COmDJS nd s ix rnonrhs , his CO ,marks ;1 c.u Id on which , 1 1 1 ev alu ariu n of rhe m an can bemade , II is broken dv wn i n m skills o f .! f11ll' an d IS e a - s y tomark, The card a cc or np an re s [he set ice record,For Electronics Technicians, rllr CX;l1DjlJC, rhe- nrd in-elu des m arks nn basrc knowledge In elecrronics , u se u f[e sc e qu i pm eru , usc of hand [\xlb,. abili:y to solder :Uld re-wire , ability II) repair rlWl1y specific l'ICCC5 o f e qu rp rn eru ,.Iill! knnw ledae of s tock, pu bhcu ncns , records and reports,T he se n b e rv i" rio ns [ 1 J ' 1 . i It ed L I improve tr ain in g m e th ud s byspOil ing w here most m en, re weuk in u doll.

M If,l.lNGTON, T ennessee, isn"t rnu cb 1 \1 n , t uwn f r O , l J l th es randpoim of s ize , bu t it dl1es hav e n railru ad S tu mm , lris the smp f


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W4V f JACkIE THOMAS lEARN 5 AV IAT IO N PARTS FROM W, C. KIT tREU

the ANP AIrman school for erghr weeks of getting the"word" on ,lvitui(1Jl in the N av y and Marine Corps . Wehr l ewaored to be an .1 iu rio n m ee ha oic , AlIDllS everybody whostarts the sehoul hus some idea 1\ what he ~ ant LO be. Th.irI_S[u s r whut tile school i:. designed fOf-ttl show ( ,~Ich in -01 v id ual exacely ...h at he - is bes t s \'lL t~ d [ or .It didn't cake long for Wehd~ II get into tile ~wing o f

things He discovered WI1U\ a squadron is and how r u n n ypilots, planes ;lnd men make Up the differenr rypes,H e learrrcd abou t 'lin.:r:tIr carriers, In the .s sbool there lS

o! ~O -fum model of ,10 aircrnfr carrier wirh Unit; planes IIIldeck. An instructor ~hllwed how operuuons Me rondu te LO ne tiling Wehrlt' liked WllS l i w ins t rucrinn in huu d wokA t horne and on the bru t he 1 1 B l i jut played with reels.J\I the end 01 six weeks. n i l : WIlS Irrterviewed, MallY ques-elons w ere ,ls keJ abeur what Ill' liked pod whnr his recnrdshowed in the" J I ) ' of ahilir ies, It W > l . S rev ealed dJ.~ t he h . \ e lshone in physics an d rn nr he rn an cs . A n d he hnd changed hismind. H e felt hinrself litted tv be an Electronics Technician.W l r b r ha r e v id en ce It w a s mevirable rha r 'W ehrk S h ( H l 1 dgo ro the ALA sdmol fnr Tuinir.[),; III rudro rrxunrenance.Wehrle is 20 nnd hnils from fullerton. Pa. He's in the

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6/44

" JACK A A L L , AM I, iWI1Cl:tEIi IIAtES, AN D l EARNE Ii WE LJ ;l I'NG , CARPENTRY

CHARLOttE fII,ANOWICZ. SMAlliNG

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E~perieD.ced ]tie,. Tali,@Courses" I...prove Slil'sDU'UNG THI! war rnany rnen wese in lim ited rates, D oeof them WfJ$ Jack R 1 :1n1l, A M . L who w as 0. l ' I y d r . < I u 1 k smechanic ,W hen rhe rari 08 struceure w as n arro wed 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 ebourm etalw orking! w elt/ln ,g and (",lfpen[py. H e \ \111$ a tHt:LUr111 fo radvanced work in those Jines in rhe AMS school.Hall has been in th e Navy since 19,tl. A O :1 [ 1veof KansasCity . M il., he is ma:rricdam l has one child . H IS fav orirepasrirne is presddigim rion-----s Jeighr of h : m . c l. He is net ageneral raagiciac. W~:ch his card !, '1IIDC.Now that he is making rill: N av .y a career, Hall wunrs toge t gJ I theedm ;ation he (,."10. Las t year he w as porsu sded rotake {be examinaeion for Chicf,cycn though he w;tsn'c satis-~ed \\litb h is k no wled ge in th e tate. H e as :ked for a .d\'n l1 c~ J~ cru cru res school and arri v ed in F eb.l'u ary from the U .S.S_V4 _lley Po -rg lf . H e lives with his family in Memph is .HaJl is 11 rhip bo ard s ailor. He J igU l'e s r ha e 'll. fared manhas m ore r.esponsibil1ry and gets more sarisfacrien Irom hi swork aboard ship dum on shore srarions, He feels r 1 - ' 1 (1 r .\Perty Officer is re a l!r rhsc u r sea.In the AM -B school he enioV ~ 'l1 m a 11 . f'hy~ie:;, welJing,,md e .l ec tr o pl juLog . He tD i)k Ijy draU IiC ', ev en rhou gh it washis speciulry, so he could Ie...n new developrnenrs. Therehe learned ,lll Ill? needed fot rhe Q lie fs eK


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s 'ART O F THE A IRMAN :SCHO O ~ CO UR.s~ 15fU.N-ftRlNiG .~O CA Lcngme O n one of the "klunkers" sitting on the line.A progress check on the sru denrs o u e l i n e s fe n j O b 1 ; fI)done ill a given time inordes to pass,Although jet engines are Iismlldrud part of tbe B - ;Wool.ly an inrrodu crlon to them is given in the A school,nw!! i . : ; nnw on his war to u. squadsun,LI .. O F 1HE ,S ; no ol sll fld cr m e 01ie~of N :t~ nl Ail Tc,-?-meal T raining are opel} co Manne enlisted men .Inspecialties. O ne M arine sm derH is Pfc John ]. Duffy,

ho is from Q u eens , N ew i'G tk City, m are popu larly know nan island off the easecoast called Brooklyn.T his 1 9-y e~ U "-o!d 6.ght ing rrran entered the M"ncines In

()f las t year. H e rook h is boor u!l,ining at the Mar im, 'n ter ar Parris [$land. N. CDuffy decided be wanted ro he 11 0 electronics rechnician,IL[ Memphi s in O ctober of 194,:) he rook zhe A ir"nn school wi.th Navy men and rhen wenr 0U W the 2 . 4eeks CO urse in the AT-Al.A school.

FH:!t rhi1'!g be did was bui ld a radio receiver. 'B y g0ingcb;~s [ou r periods and wOlking unorher fu u r per day , heon had


8/44

R stricted

No Farmer's Daughter?An Ensign tiding 1\ $ a pll,sscngcr in,Ill SN"-5 heard the engines quit andshortly afterwards was eold to pm an Iichute an d kick out the emergency es,ap~hatches.Meanwhile rhe pilar a nd c o-p ilo t dis-covered [hac rh e f ue l s-elector had.heared, They were able to move thehandle freely . bu r sy s tem rem ained neh e # 1 tank which bad JUSt ru n Jry-.At the sturt of rhis cn1ergetlcycheSNI3 wa ru l jng [fiR u t 7000 feetenroure 0 NAS QU 'NSBT POINT. Theplane broke ou r of the ov ercasr . t of ~ 70 ' bem lnckrree, Abnul !O f ) yards away he sportedfl farm house.Afrer clunbuig ou t of rhe tree hestarred towards rile house, bur was at-racked by rh Farmer's Ju g, wh bie hanon both shins! The farmer and his wifef in all y c al le d off the Jo g lUll offeredfirst aid an d cranspcrtanon to the sceneof (he crash landing.~ '


9/44

Hot Tip Department~ ,ramp.1l1 Puttibon ..... ,.,,_...,~J Want tl'l avoid getting YOllr$clfIf) lr of skin burnsfrom. b,!{h QClaDe 11"" when uSIng" par.tially hIli I,Ttlk Ii a tlor3(ion aid. 1 re.cnJlone iosmncc dllljnJ! dle WOL in whlch afightu pilot 11l1l1& ,,"n, J wi"g lank -afwrIt "1'",,11. "JthoL1gh he w"s wcaring a lif""e,


10/44

4.U-4 WITH EIGHT ,5" ROCKET> AlSO CA N CARRY BOMBS OR TUllY riMS lATESt CO RSAIR. fHf f4U.5 NIGHT F1GHlE~.IS fAST:E1I THAN R~n

Prop FightersT u n AVY'S W l S u o m .in keeping thepms in production in this jer agehas been borne nu t as grolIDJ troops onKorea clamor [or mace dose ai r sup-pole an d th e N av ), ru sh es carrier-lo ad so f ehe propellered lighters t o the battle.T he inabili ty of jets 3S yet ,0 carty ns izeable lend of rockers or bombs anydisrance plus th e lack of C om mu nis tjet opposition has put rhe emphasisstrongly 0 1 . 1 reciprocatlng engined fisht-ers . T he only one in produ ction inni ed Stares loday IS meents,lir. ~lbnrele-rried v eteran at su pporting ero ps,Besides Navy sqoadrons using rhenew es t of the Cor,',," line, Marines flomrile First Marine Air Wing, recentlysent co the Pacific, are Hying the heavi ly .

B astru m e d F-IU-4. T he Navy has had ;r con-tract with Chance Voughr ro purchases ores of rhe f{ -5. jn~ll.Idjllg manynighr-fighcel" versions.Th e I ar es c- ty p e Corsair with its P&WDouble WtlIP engine can rop 4 7 Q mph,carty eight rockets and 4,000 pounds ofbombs. I[ can f l y more than six bou rsw ithou t rcfu elirrg=-one actu ally H ew 17hou rs S tripped dow n. Range. with fu llbom bload, I0 C~ er5 and 20mm. ammuni -tion is J .500 miles"The Air force had difficu rty in earlyJays [Ulf' K orean figh ting in giv ingdose air 5uppon (0A rm y grou nd rroopsbecause eheir Hl0 Jets could c . a . ! ! r y 0nlyrw o roc:ket and w ere ~ h() rr-ranged W henforced to fiy from japanese bases. Re-

8SKlllA ID U FII,O M VA-19S CIRCUS tV BOXER ON WAY TO SINGAPORE : ATTACK. PLANE HAS

KoreansIiance W\lS pb ed on the r--,I and fLSJpropellered fighters and many ef theformer were rushed to the bnnlefronrvia N. v y carrier Boxe after 1~l.Vingbeen "reclaimed' hom N arional G uardai r u nj ts an d other sources,T he N avy bad F ' 9 l ! ' Pf!;nth~rs an d F4'Swith 20 nun . cannon 00 board [he CY

]Idlle)' /1f1l'grt and used them fo r earlycarrier areacks on [he Communise sup"ply line. With [he carrier lying closeroff here than Japan airfie lds , the N av yligh rer were able ro make longer ill-land sweeps. .kytaide1' attack planesalso w ere u sed agaillsr ground targets.Later in the lighting the NaV), dis-parched rhe -Y P h ili- pp in e e n c o Koreawirh 85 F4F'S'~ P4U'S and AD's and l?ll~ CLCor.flliN..o qv ip pe d M arin e fighrcr squad-1'00, VMF-211, aboard the CVB jl1ld/lla~with .avy Air Group 7 and sear her10 b cls ter th e M ed iterran ean s ea fo rces .Military aueheriries have concededthat [be or-air is an excellent fighter rouse ag ins. piston-engine enemy pi, nes,When the enemy Starts using jets, our

own jets w ill hav e [Q take over V Fr n i s s io n s .rou nd su pport by sud) planes asCorsairs and AD 's will Lhe 11 r eq u ir eJ1ghcerct )ver overhead, jets that is, (0prorecr rhem agains t the jers of the foe.Some Yak jets have been reported inKorea.Since the war, Marine Air Reservefighter squadrons, have been flying CO/'.,lain exclu siv ely , as hav e R egu lae M a-nne fighter squadrons not yer equippedwich je s , M any N avy squadrons a1SQshifted to COrIltirs when production o fth e P8F Bearcat cea sed . T he F~"-S neversaw combat" coming our shortly afterIhe war ended. It provided faster speed,faster race of climb and higher ceiling.


11/44

s EAK U I T H

A JET lRPLANE drc.le.s < 1 carrier at sea. I. is waru rne andth e pi lo t L~ retu rn tny ( rom a strike . 1 - ) 1 ' two hoW 's offuel ' almos t g on e,hie Bips dUWIl his rm crephone am ! ~wt. [ ;lik in g. " T hisis B aker Two Three. Emergency , 1 : w o m in utes u f fu el left.

Request immediate bndlng:'His call to the rarricr for help gets IO~1in the babble ofother -oices on th same (e illteJli1,:t:IKc focused :lttCi1tIl}ll onrnov ments of su rf e vessels . su hm rin illl,l pa~rol phim:sin Lh,tt order of p riu rity , T he ct'n tra.l unit consis ted of SO ULl1eO Five other units were known to have had a total pa-sormcl numbering more than z u o . mall UI1H~ were .IItImed to fleet f la g: ;h ip ~ a nd f le e t h eadq u a r te r s,In .1 Jd iti@ I l, th e [a ps ne se at on e t ime ha d "O Q rmy an d15 -( 1 N, I"Y trypraualysts at work brealUllf:. All leJ weathercod s. This unit is credited \Ii ith having a hieved consider- b le s uc ces s.OF'll: du ring th war, iclarlcu of radio ; ;e.(urit}' 011alret,lft drtuits pro'Tlded the enem y with inform 9.1 iO I~ .An outstanding example of this occurred AHa til: fir!)t ~ : I rraid on Tokyo in April 1942. The H n J ' 1 1 e ! aud 1;1I{;rr~I'Mhad been ~ igh ted . It WIIS important to ti l japanese to knowwlu t t they would do next. 'WoulJ they return t Pearl torefu el or Illlght th ey s team southward tow attl tbe C oral Sea?For several d'lyS silence surrounded the carriers. As the~'approached Pearl aoJ began to Jau l:\l'h planes , h 0"" :1:ver, th eair was enlivened with unneces aty and unauthorized con-ver : arion which dis osed the arriv al of the carriers.It, Was. known tllRt import a III inforlllulioll mout .carriermovements was rea.ching the japane e. lind all exarnmanonof iLircmft circuit [85 abou t this time lihowed. that d i_ .closures . hllJ been n 1 , l J e : b y pilots. The fre qu en cies th en I I Iu se were favorable to long-ran.ge II1tercep~ion. .Correct ive l


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J .m Je tl the h ntld lin l\ o f cc rn mu niraticn s i1t tilke~off hy visuals ys te ms . T r,m sU 1 is sio n~ d llIirJ ,l; Ilj~hl were avoided until theAlght W[IS within "> 00 m iles of horne on th return trip , ex-cept In emerpenrics . T raffic w as thQ roughl) ' checked at ill-terv als to make certaln lhat- no co rrela tio n b etw een dUllylrl1tJic: and rught operation remained,Planes . hecnu se of their speed, incu r less w anger thanships rrQtn breaking radio ilence, Failure LO ob ervc radiosilence, however, may J isclo t: J flf.ghl which otherwise wouldsurprise the eot'Jl)" ami Insu re (or lhL planes il deadlier re-cepnon than the} would otherwise encounter.

1 1 ' 1 o ne in sta nc e. t'.l.rly in!1I war, a secret m iss ion of theutmost importance was revealed s ev eral hou rs ill ,Id, ,lfll'Cby onversarion among pilots on rheir wny to ir,everal aucraft were bl'in) sent no ;J. rnis Ion overseas,E V i : r y effort had been made to (olueal the s iz of the R i , l ! h t

(rom t:be enemy. Ai r -,g roLUld romrnua icanen was lirrured tothe flight leader.D uring the fH l:jh l. ne op~ r~Ho r t ho ughl le s s ly tarred hi skc!}', A nother operator res ponded by ~ tr ik il1 g h is ke y twice,O thers , bored with il1:ILlil,jty, e.l~ erly entered into W e- gnm e

--carll addmB om' tup to his respeuse.This lillie "game" df~lhsed 10 the enemy the ,Iprrm u -

mate number of .tir~ra ft III the Iliglj(, Wh.:n queried, theoperators admittcrl lilt}' had nu t realized the posstble cOI1-e qu cn ce s o f such a "h arm le ss " p as tim e.Airrrar, "eCtH lty W IlS om : of the pcorest spots ill the Sl'-(writy armor of naval rornmunications in \'{{orld W .lr U , A I

Okinawa. for example. when 11.1\.tI cornmunicetions should

hav e been .Jt th eir be st III d kL 'ip lin e u rn l s ec ur ity , It w as pos ID le to learn [rom monitoring of the I.r.D . ( ) cir\,lil[J great dc~ 1 concerniug the proWess of : 1 1 ) air attack. thed .r pn ') ximat e 1 cation an d lype of J, mageJ ;,hirs. an J onceo r tw ice, w eak pom ls in the stnuoning of CA P.It JjJ 110l take the )ap"n:ese long to discov er the tunes

O [ departure of AP Iroin station to return to base. :md theev ening attacks : on pickets U S U A l l y rcu rred shortly after the(AP b.ld departed. Comments such as "I must return tobase," !tild" an remai a au stal ion oul}' 3U illinutes Ionge r"were Jll the: tip-off that (b e enemy needed,T he v aridy of aircraft v iolations was endless . Planes dis -dosed Ilte course .ind ~rt:eJ of task groups, the latitude andlu ngirude of friendly su rface forces. benrlng an d distancesto :.hirs and buses in plnm lan gu ag e, an d other illformationo f i rnmec lu r e value. Thty e en mentioned the proper v i sua lapproach beanng for the Jay.Air-sea rescue craft would chat about u friendly ubmarine below when the ai r was IIIFested ,"vilil en em y n rter-

ceptors and bombers. The 'ubmllrine might have to divewhen it 'was needed most am! fall to dJed a rescue ber auseof !iu dl rhu tter; A rl,lfle would somehmes iddr ss a suh-rnanne by its name.O ne reason for tbe number of "busts" 01 1 the IJiU l of bothairrrulr ,1I1d su rface cr t undoubted! was failure lo realizel it e J I1 s e~u r i! }' o r V HF transrnis . j ns, especially U 1 arrcra t,because of lilt:lr h!!'it:llt. Another was the [ailu re to realize

tilt' extent to wluch the enemy was intercept t!\~ our (om-mu nicati ns,

RestriotedCONCENTRA'TlON O~ sHiPS IN H ARBO R CA N CLUttER U P A IRW AV ES , T IPPIN G OFF ENE"'''' Of LO CA TlO ~, S TR EN GT H, BY VOLUME Of lltAfflC ON RADIO

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14/44

'BLUE A N GELS ' TEAM GOES TO WAR

HAWKINS, MURPHY. ROtH. A:OaCK~. MAGDA AND HOSKINS FORMED teAM SLICK FO_MATION HYlNG IN JET PANTHERS WAS BLUe- ANGELS' fORtEITIME 0 W;1f rhe N,wv has no timefor exhibition f! ing, S o the orld-fliffiOU:r BIIlIi Angeh team of N avy je tHiers has been disbanded lind irs pilotsoem tel Corn.Airf'ae for sssignmenr in(he Pacific.The slick ream flew ir s Iasrprecisiunat'-fobw were brought in to replsce them. Thelast team was headed by LCu ~ 10Jm J .Mngda an d consists of seven pllors, undfWO . dozen jer plane rnainrenancemenled by Lr, (jg) R. D. Belt. pilots wereLt. A . R. Hawkins, Lc, J ak e H, Robcke,u, R:tlph H


15/44

Corpu s F inds flying Saucer MMissile Turn$ Out to be Plan' Wings .a' r sNA ORPl CHRT TI-Founu: Af ly in g S au ce r.Ofli.o~ls at this :,nmon received hut-ried call from Ali e, Texas. cirizens re-qu ('scing adv ice on what to dl) , ith 1 1fiying saucer found in a field neartown,A Murine derachmcnt under Lr. T A.jnmes sped 'i0 m iles IU A!i~t : to see,O il ,m J v al . rhev found most ot rhe

rown's poptllall0Jl' out trying ro ger .)

rrs, WA llO N AND HALL EY E 'fLY iN o. SAUeeJt'glim!:?$!' of th e o bjecr, They took one10k, took the Sa\J er inro cu stody andru shed back: ro ,o.rpus.N avy officials took- another lonk, an -nounced that [he think wa norhingmore than two Vu Ieeew J ng lips fastenedmgether-merel}' the work of someprankster. The problem now is while todo with the devilish saucer,Marines Go On CVBMidwayfighter Squadron Visits Mediterr'OlleanMeA. CUERRY POINT-The f \ U 1 1 c JWake Island "Avenger" squadron, VMF-

:!Il, went to s ea ab oa.rd the U,S.S. l\Jul-1 1 1 ' 1 ) (0parw.ip'l(C 10 rhe carrier's cruiser the M edirerranean,The M'.uinesqutl.ruoll will repl.tce" -7+ ns ~I member o C CAG"7 aboard rhecarrier. This cruise rol f ws the e tab-lished polky of Tile Navy in augrnenr-ig !e S i x.th Fleet fo r brief periods.VMF_l1 wa based OD Wake islandthe faral morning of D ecember 7. 19-11.It s IVildon shor dnwn c:l~''Jf J :lp plu neand sank n cruiser, winning the: P. U. C

Insignia of T he S/Ju lb K V'rff ilt) dir fo rce isIholl'lI in IhiJ ph,*, oj /I 1 1 f'L'tl.,lJd ['JSr!11if-lid liosso , , 1 , ,; , ,1 _ C o m p l l, .e t& Iq#h tho murk-t'llgJ oJ NOftb Ko res SlJvit:J-1:l iHI oirGf4/1Ii:JtnN1 ~II Ihis ",rmlh's ilnide [ron) ,,(fIler.Restricted

F I ies on 2 Engines

- -"-CARu lIN ( MARS , lARGES l O f JRM !lO AT5, fAKeN ON to . HAPPIER FLIG HT W I'J:H AU FOUR BNG INESTlltnlE is oae rlung ,you C,ill l l A Y ubuu rch c big Mau s ea pln ne s-s -rh ey m ak enews headlines, omecimes rhev .HE. 'g co d, s om e tim e s 11()1,0 gU(ld, bu r al-wnys sen sa r i ona l ,Lnresr fc:lt of the giant Q f 111t fivese! lpl :uIGs~che Carolme ,\k"~-wa colly 48 0 miles Oil. its last leg from Hono-lulu II) an Francis 0 on nne good en-gine and one temperamental one, c o r n01"\ rhe tIghc side I 1 f the plane.This OCCtIJTed on [') July. A moruhprior ir ha d SC[ ,1 world's record byIly ing J44 men on ,I 2 ,30Z -m iJ I? h o pfrom Hawaii W San Diego. A few weeksbefore that WI : i re r M,n5hallJ '1"1'Jburned ,~peCI'lcutnrljl of f Honolulu(N AN,EWs. June). The Car()/t1IIJ M"nmade headlines in 1948 when she flewnnH5(l}p 1,784 miles Irom Honolulu wAnn Arbor. M ich., (hen to Chicago.The n ~ es t experience carne withunit 15 crewmen not! three Navy pas-sengers aboard [he 81-tOIl Carol ine i\lla:tJand ir ',V,1S plenty hll110 ing f01 themIi! they sweated our the Ia~r la p to (heGol(kn G!Lte. The emergency started acI~~8Z. LCdr. A. L Snyder, plane cap-r ai n . .wa s ~t 9,000 f C l ' 1 l when. #2 e n g H l cfailed and the l ' fOp wus feathered. Anhour larer 1 f 1 fa.ileJ.Rated power was: applied un engU1e~';;'5 and #4 for a few rninuces untilthe plane was trimmed ar approximatelyR" right rudder rab am i 6 right uileronmb. Power then was reduce.) and theplane flew lit110 kn ts lnsi ng altitude: $t ca dd y u n ti l ir got dO Wn Eo "'i,500 feer,Snyder "eat C'lU( a message: "Maydav.I l lyJ ; lY. il leak : # : lengine, feathereJ,May J ll y. , ! ;'mcr ,g en cy, e s co rt .'Rescue ! 1 1 a n e s were sent our fromS[Ul Francisco oast G unrd and nearbyHamilton AFB. Coast Guard planes il]'.eluded to PBM 's and a 1 3 - 1 7 while rbeFourth Ai r Force: sent rwo B17 rescue

pluries. The tWO pilots on the CafaliM,Hat's had tll U se uJ I srrcl1gr:, on rhecontrols, For the: firSt tWO !JOUfS theyflew with the right wing clown a fewdegrees and rhe ball on the right side

to aVllid severe rudder bufferinJ? A t2000Z tbe crew jClti$ont 'u 19,000pounds of Cltr~O because cheplane Wl)Ul!JnM m ninrain . 1 I r i t u d e At 3 : 3 U O feel', itw~ ighed I 1 7.U O O peu rnls and Ilcw well1 1 t 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 becauseof h ig h c yl in de r head temp rnuues, evenrhO \I. !; lh th e eng i. ne : ,\5 in full rich. AI114SZ ~i began running rough .mddeveloped .1 moderate oil leak,A l w350Z # engine began to buck-fire and cut om, so power WM reducedfa ,0" no rhar engine and. 15 minuteslarer it quit acting up, although airspeedfeU. It wen; clown ro [00 knots, butrudder bLlf fedng W(lS severe ar this lowau speed so :>00 gal10flS of fuel WI~~jettisoned.TIle ttll') of [he overcast was. 1600feer for the In r 70 IIIill'S )f I'het.ripltL t1 ~o ug h A L a.m ed n s ea dm rn e wa~ con-ra ct, T he en gin es ca n in fu ll rich m os t

of (he. seven-hour emergency; normalmixture caused them te overheat, Res-cu e: planes had intercepted it and i10wualongside In case it had to lnnd in thef iv e- fo o l' s w e ll s.The plane b:lOdled well un hU1Jingat AbmeJa at 01l7Z. When it wabeached, the propeller shafrs on :It land ;#:2 were found to be cracked. 1 1 1 1 : 'rear cone I'm propeller slutfr #:-; wasbadly worn. .Ocher members of Snyder's crewwere: T.Cdr. G. E, Welch, c pil(J,~ If.E . t. Turner, S I1COna pilot; LCJ.r. R. nFu lw ider, fir t o


16/44

TillE KOREAN fighting with its dive-bombing, low level mckee andstrail~g lIL'ti icks ro ~up'pon ground rrcops,and air-ro-u ir combat ar relau vely Jow!llrirudes, ba s again focused the SP()c-light of uaval avinrion on use of an,tj-Geqnipmem with its advancages of improved ractical performance, grearerpi IQ t efficiency and cornforr, and 1 ' . \ 1 " -t i lO U l a r 1 y g re n r e r pilot safety.And-G equ ipment, formerly callednmi.blackomequipmcnr, was developedin \World War 11 to keep fighter pilotsfrom blacking ou .r or losing conscious-uess In higi] speed pullouts and eightrurns in Jog-iighrs a nd lighter-bomberarracks,. S rrllnge as ir =y seem ar firS t gla.nce,dive bomber pilots of those dltyS didnor have rhisequipmera since the planespul led our ttl leladvdy low s peeds w irliTheir dive brakes, They did no r, maneu verilt high ~pee,Js with resulrunr higherl loceictations 'is did rhe fighters .I\nd6ghtt:r-bD m bers . H ow ev er, pct:cscm div ebombers SU


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Denoted 5lMldard a 11 1l, suir replaces rhclligills'uir: pilor holds or~ll b10wujI plug,Anri-G nlves designed fo r jetaitcrafl

have several features nor availabl inthe valves usc ill propeller-driven air-Cf:'\fr_ They are as follows:,1 . A safelY valve m prevent excessivepressu res fmm reachi ng rhe SU LI ' ill eliseof valve ill il-funcrionmg.b . A push bu uon on [he top of thev alv e w hirh p en nirs the ((. 'st ing of the'ys tem in level fllghc or on the grOllrld_

This pu h burron may .Uso bit depressedto inflare the suir periodically on 'Longflights to relieve venous congestinn,stiffness and tension O t Ih body by :lmassaging effect o.f the Inflating blad-ders.

THE AN'f'I-G SIlIt has value as ammorion gear. Each suit 1S equippedw irh a l l l oral if l l U i O J ) valve (lee pbOJD)which an be inserted inro the end ofthe uir inflation tube for oral infl-at'I()n.B efore rhis is done, rhe ,l eg s s ho u ld beunzipped by {he quick release zipperson [he upp~r lhigbs to all w bladdersro float" to the surface 0 - the water. Theami-G suit IS not intended co replacethe IHe jacket but will act onl,' as. ae-cessory Jloararion sear.Ar one time in development 01 [heam i-G eq uiprn enr, rhere w u consider-

able difference of opinion as to whetherpilot would have il tendency to pullexcessive G "\ hen the suit was used.BlJAER, therefore, esmblishetl a projectIn a fig h rer s qu ad ron [0 see if (hlS \\ ereacrually the case. Ir was found there ISno signilic:1.111 increase in rhe t.endencyto impose SITe, on. rue airplane whilerhe equipmeru was being used, Ic W;lSillrtiler stared rh>lc the suit in.Jhtion re osu lc i118 lJlILy serve as :t . u sefu I w arnm gagainse exceeding restrlcrion as discussedabove.The fact rhar a pilot can bold ahigher G fOJ : .1 longe- rime with u SUiLrhnu wirhour t :. 1.U aCl; u ll ll y r esu lt In low-

ering the load factors UII the plane bytedllcio.g the need or snap pullou ts

.1m l t ur ns . Also, because the e qu i pr nemgiv es him pro tection agains t blackout(Ind, semi-consciousness, he- is rnor iller,an d InIre Ulpahle 0 tlying s moothly lindprorecring his aircraft. Ir is emphasized,lll~c), rhnt anti-G equlpmenr i s e ff ec ti veiu redu cing fntlgtle undtu sub-blarkouru crelerm ieu s und especially so u e l1ig:'alrirudes where fncmrs of m ilt! u ioxin,lowered pressures, and acceleration 1 1 1 a ybe curnulati ve. The equiprnent ha ton-SldetilbJe value under these condiriouseven rhough high acce!cratiuns are notencountered ttl ru e l I i . g l l t : T n l ri n rde s ,Two 'PI-!' of ~u;t$ are turf ntlyavailable ro N IV) ' pilots, The e arethe co verall and rhe LU r: '\ w ny . ~ r p rl "l pe tIuucrinning w provide rhe ~St prerec-nun nnd com fore under accelerarion,either type nnri-G suit must be properlylined to the pi lor. The coverall l i _ rconcains. [he blndders inregrared into a .nylon J ly in g s u it l\l1l1 is a ail


18/44

T~m. N....v is procu ring rnree newllelicoprct1l to meer ir s expandingfield of u ses tor the rur;try win ; a ir cr a ftin f"CS!'U(;.eornbnr " ,u l d t ro up traosp0i'tl.l.eion.Two 01 [he heJicnpH:'fij are made byS ikorsky A In:ntfr Cu " the ne-s-t lindth e HO~SJ w hile rhe third is th e HOK-lnerial ambu kmce m~ lde b j' the KamanAi rnai. Cu .T he HO"S-l is s im ilar to the r\lrForce 's HI'~". he Navy Is buyi~g 10of these Wpa5Se1J,g~ :lntisubmatinejobs . It Is pow ered b y a G O O hp. P& W1 I7,IJP engine set in the [Jose 1U ana ng le , w ith ihe dnv e shaft pointing 1.Jp.w ard, T he- N t I V y ' S vers ion is 300 pou nds1I8111't'1' than the I'H'>A. Provisions aremade for amphibious landing gear.The HO~S-I , i : ; t. i smaller version of(he utberikorsJ..')', carrying three pas-sengers . It is p ow ered by n Fm nk lir,.iiocouled engine of 300 hp. Its pow erplant res ts behind the cabin lit 11 50J,llsle to the main rotor. The A ir F orce,whkh v a l s o is bu ying this helicopter,CI1US it the ' L 'H 1IM. . .l'hW In [he lise of pinwheels beingpurdl:i,std b y rhe N avy Js ru e HOKlth ree -p la ce jo b which ca n be convenedIneo an ambulance fo r tWO stretcher pntiem s and It medical atrendan t, It bas-tw in i nt er rn es h in g rQ('0TS wirb the p itchof rhe rOtor blades b e i F l _ g changed bya Sl'nail servo-control, A single engiDedriv es borh rotors . G ros s weight~IFthehelicoprer IS 3 ,50 0 po und s.The Navy has under evaLuation atParu xcnt another K am an hellcopter,cbel i .ght 1\225.T he N avy held 1 1 design compcrition e { ' C m t y for 1 : 1 1 1 nmi5ubnlllrioe helicopter.anu B eU A irc .m fr Co., submhwd th ew innlng des ign ov er nine ether bladers .U sing the tandem rater princip le Iou ndin Piaserki l-fRP'S an d HUP"S, the Bel lhelicoprer will weigh 1),000 pounds ..:\lm osE tw ice as much u s the big P;a.~e'ki

'l!tbollgh it is to be nm mu ch hu gerin dimensions,The lar;gest aircrafr engine put 10 :l]wHcoprer - e d,lce Will be [ 1 1 ru e !JewBell Cl::l1t-:t p&W R-2{'.OO 1300 horse-Pq\\lt'i engine, The N avy w111bu y threeexperimenral models v f the phwe.Orh!:'!"companies in the cornpetirion wereP ia se ck i, S ik ors ky .. Gyrodyne, Kaman,Curtiss-Wright, Hiller, Kt:JI.etLMcl)on-nell nnd H ughes .In competlnon fOf .HI I\f'1dsubmadn;ewarfaee plane thar wou ld combine ritesearch and attack missions of the AF-:!s

an d APZW in one airplane, G rumm anAircralt :Iingin~wng Corp., w as thewinneLIrs suc(5sful desig.1l called lor 316

NAVY PU IlO iASES THREE NEW HElICO l'fU TTPU21,o.OOpoum,l. plane p~ )w ered by rWIJWright It-llUO engines to operote o ffCV E's. T he new plane will be culled th't:XSZF"l , th e new "S " cmegory hn\, jngbeen set up by rhe CNO [0cover carrier-b as ed s ea re h 111)0 a rr ack p lane s r-Navy, AF T ry 3 TroinersB as ic Pla ne,s ttl be G iven E VdluafionT he N avy and A ir F oree this fallwill condu ct a J O I n t bM ic trainer eval-uarion ro find OU,( the best trJ.ining air-nan su i tab le ~orbOlh services.T he -projecr inv olv es acru al rreiningu f studenrs in AF an d Navy basil pilor[m io :1ng schoo ls i f ) three L y p e S of basic

rmining planes recenely pueehased III

N~W NO RT!! I\MU ICA !\I TRA IJIIER I'lA S f.S I TA il

sm < .I J l nu rnbe rs , T hese plan es n re (heFairchild T.~'. rh e B ee ch em ft Tn an drh e T em co T . , " .Pu rpose of (he: evnhmtinn is w deter-mint advanra.ges ef u re three new Lypes.m d compare rhese wich ~ he SN J rrainerIt is fl01 ;l'llrlcipntcJ lU1y of the rhreetypes wtll be procured, bur rheir h e s epomts will be measured aglUns( the r-sto produ ce sj::Iecitica(ion& fqr ~ . f~l!med l's ig n c omp er ld u n,The Air Force rerenrly ;idopced a[JeW "type ridvaJlced rrni n ig plane, r - h eN orrh A merican T]8, i l I t i rrnred w iththis article. This plane will prepnr,epilo rs ru r jers , With an lHJ~1 engine,rated at 800 hp. ,i I has t 50 lTIQIe horse-p ow er rharr rh e SN} and tOl'lsidernblymore speed, cruising III [66 mph with top speed of ;00 mph,

SNQ NAVl' ~I!SiGNI'


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Restrio.ted

1944 to '1949.B. NAVY850 Eme!:gen~ 3Sa. tLouts

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2.2.4No Inju~49%

CATERPI ,LLATAKl! n look .u those bai leur tsristics that G rlllIlp ispoinnng OUt. A t: firsi glance thl:! record doesn'r seem asas it cou ld or shou ld be. T here ate n number of reasonsfor rhis . bu r rhe main one is rhar 11l0S{ pi l t bai lout onlyhen the have no alrernanve.The srati tics reflect the adver e conditions under whichhe e bail UtS were made. A bai lout nuder relatively con -trolled condirion is prerty safe, bur th e c on ditio ns in anergency are se ldom good. In this group of 850 emer-baileu rs w hich occu rred du ring the lase fiv e y ears ,than - t O G f followed mid-air collisions. 10 10% of theases. the airplane was or fire, Some of the bailours (7%)ere m ade ac ru gb., and ethers v bile the plane was p lum-eting out' of onrrol wirh the pilor sufferi ng (rom a severerrack of v erdgo. In H5 ases , rhe _ p i lots w ere bllUing outthey found themselves unable to re ver from ei.therrrrnal or in ened spins,To make marrers wors many rHOIS ~ aic(;'d roo long be -ore leaving their planes. By the time they got OUt, rhereiesuflicrenr .llei tu de rem n ining fu r tbei r paracb u res {QIn panic some pilors stood up in [he seat and pu lled theipcord only ro be sw ep~ b!lck into the l'tliJ su rfaces . Aood many of rhe pilors who were injured Or killed op e liedheir chums roo soon and became entangled with the plane.II on of these cnses , rhe parachu re c;wght on the tail su rfacef the "lane and witnesses saw the pilot Jangling helplesslyIt the end of he shroud l ines. He went in wich the plane.\nuthcr pilot \ 1 1 . S killed when he fell free [tee the shroudwere severed by conran with rile mil Still anotherilv i lo f his right leg, amputared six inches bel w rh e knee,eca u sc his chu re-opened and dragged him into the :.itubjlil:cr.Amon!,; the pi lot wbo waited tOO long w as one who,10 ~flgille- f;tihm : ar 5000 feet, bu t did cor balluntil he WlL~ betow 800 f~e~.H is pilot chute carne ourbefore he hit. Apparently be not only waited roo long

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S CSTISto j ump bu c also failed ro pull chI! riprord itS soon as he w asdear of the plane, Ir b well tlJ remember tb:u if yeu baiJone nt less than 1000 feet, you are going to have very littlelime in which to pull the rip cord. A pilot fR lli1l8 free from1000 eet will hir the grou nd in abou t 8-10 seconds.wcisrics shoe du n you don't need 1 1 lo r of altitude to bail 'OUt safely, While it t : ; true char 62% of r l 1 e pllors who at-rernpeed co ju mp fit tess than 50 0 feet w ere killed, only 8%of rhose who bailed ou r \H altitudes of 50 [) r o 1000 IeerWere killed.11 you have ro ju mp, don'r w as te 'p re cio u s llic ir ud e dt:batmgwidi yoursel f. Disconnect [tnrthing thar is like.lr [0impede

yOll! exit and get our, If you bsve l u ll c on tr ol 0f your planeand are bailillg OUt becsus of lire. fuel exhaustion or badweather, ymu best be l will be to roll the plane t( an invertedpos in n, re lease you r safety belt !-lnd Call ou t. L1 . 1111 ochercases, ebe headl D S dive i rh e best w y of avoiding th erail \1 rfaces,Jl yo u ar abo ve (iQ O Ieee. d "'l jump with your h 1 1 0 d Dth e ripcord bundle . YOLl may accidenrally pul l it before youare dear of rh e plane, Before tiking that heuJloog divecheck the position of rhe ripcord handle and. i f yll\1 wish.

pt~r yULI right 11.[1]] !lC1'6s~ yClI1J srornach "SCI thar your handWI I! be close ro ilte handle.It you hav e su fficieo[ altitu de. W:tlL Limil Y(IU hav e 10 s1:your fo,wam speed. Holding your leg straighr will helpto keep you fn rn sorner aulring. Glance .uoun~l m makesure lhar you are clear ol rhe plane nod rhcn pull the ripOld.For the next couple u seconds. . th e pilo; chute pulls rh em,lln chute om of the pack. YO l l mar tlunk rhar nOthing ishappening, But if you are clear of the plane, -ana have a..much I I: ; Li llO feet between you !U ld the grou nd you havethe really dangerou s h..zards behind yOtl. Y ou mar sprainau ankle or accumulate :1 . few scraeches on im pact w ith theground. bur you' l l gi"e" :t pet anal nccou ns of yow:. j ump .

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21/44

th e 1 .lp an cs c b omb er s crip : an d hangars,The approach r o ok rhe JRPS com-ple[ely by snrprrse, onfused and over-whe lmed b y c bt; a gg rel.'S iv c T ;J~ k F orcepilots, the J~'P fighter pilots were srra!eJurr [he ;l(rotmd and blasted OLIC of the" < ; k y . Over 2 () ( ) ] I ' l P planes were de-s troyed, of which som e 1 17 w ere iho rdrown in aerial combar, A u OPPOSI t ionw,IS dearer! in li8 rime.By IGfITFAU., more than I SCOtt'" ofenemy hIps had been. unk, TwnAIIllt~(!rj from til C{lhot uir gro p hadbusted .1 n airf .ld . complerely demolish-lng 12 medium bombers parked thereT he nexr operarion was deep '0enemy,erritor) , P,t!au . Ag,lin Vl'M W:lS lLS-81gneJ CAP du ry co rh e dismay of rh ep!iors w ho cl,ou ~b! rhe b i , g carrier Jight-ers wen. gertmg the main chnnce w Lt}rhe jtIl's 101"1.'.J,Kk Wlrrh "gQ~ lost" fmn1 ("II\e .pa-rro l a nd jruned up with plant'S flyIng tothe tY RtllPH A" BARD

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22/44

Admiral Lands an AlirshipD ay 's - C ru is e I,nclu des C arrier landingZP-I, WEEKSV1LLE-RAdm. RobertP. H ickey . C mnF tlL .rW iL l s.. A d~ Hicfleet, r.eoent!y m ade an operaeicnal !lighrin one of this squadeon's blimps andninde a mrrier landing on lilt' eVB JHiJ-'tll,l)' ,A fter the airship hllu pllrricipau:d illhunrer-klller exerci~s wirh dC.'ll'r()ye.rsin ( be "M idwa ys screen and p lanes from

th e c a r n e ! s air group. Af.tcr rhe cattierlanding, Adrn, H ickey was u r the ru d-de r wheel of th e b llJ Np when it lan dedback Cit its W eeksv iU e base. In [he phosohe is shown ar m e wheel, with edt. H.S . G rav e, commanding officer of ZP-1,seared 10 front observing (he landing.Pilnwheel in Fast Resc.u'eKey West Heiieopter Hovers Over f6FN AS KIlY \XfEST-T his sta tion dru ms.. c t'C ord for fu sr helicopter rescu es ,On 26 ]W1C an F6F nt(~ched LO rhe al lWe'1,ther Traini ng Uni ~ reported diffirulty ease of rhe fielJ. The s c ill 'Ch a ndrescue he1 tcuprf ' t, ar ru e time airborne,proceedtd east in a rcadv status. Twomiles e~l!il.he 1 ; 1 1 1 ' ex .pe(ien~~[~!Jmp{l : ' teengme Iallure and the pi let landed enU. S . H ig hw ay # LThe hellcoprer W;1$ Jirecrh' overheadand witnessed the crash, The ' plane coredown rw o relr:phon~ poles um l n os ed liPoff the highway . lr hau barely settled onIts nose when rhe helicopter landed onWe highway ro assist the pjlot ouc ofthe eockp,

NA ITU ' ANJICOSTIA CO, CliP', G. L. Kobrshaw l IIllra-NJrtil: 1 f 1 1 i : r l l t r IQ " !i i# 'TM t f,eJl&hmdf/on (J{fiCIXJ, LCd. . . J. Siron)" Freud}f W va J a 1J j( Jl- jr m ailll Gell. C. [,,11;1'11, Air Illt4~h{l Prd1ldJ' F .m b ilJ .f 1. P r en &h Au Force20

S QU AO RO N M Ans 5A IU t~ G .IlA HA M O N R E T I R I N G'Chief Finishes Odd CareerAviation Mech Never Aboard Hatlop~MC ' :A .S E I . Tcmo -. .. ,Ch l ef Ma'hiniSt'~M )Lt( : D onakl A . G raham retired tiwor~er J~lyajtt'f ;() years in the Nt'lvy. !Il~1 cerernonv com plete w ith tight fcllowdlief's hum V,t.1 flS "sidebovs,'Althuugh he Is an aVl'J loh.; OWe1 ii. V iito .. F ie.U


23/44

Re8tftcted

CO MBAT PATROL CAN O ISEMBAIlK IN 20 S~CO "'D S WITHIN'" MINUtE AFl 'ER AIR DELIVERY By HHICOPTER. MAHIN!:: 75 MM. l'iUWlfUK j,S fUIIHO

A ERIA L BEA CHHEA D BY MARIN ESA'rol\U bombs make c0l1Celltr~b0n of uoops. off II. beach~ead TOOgood a target, 50 rhe Mal Illes J C e. s r u u ra n g a technique olr us hio .!; th eir l ISo. IuJ t lW10j :.1S ashore in rrunsport IwllwJ1t~rs from

shies scattered widely offshore. Pluwneels have limited Innd-rsrry-jllg libilrry ... , I'J~II as speell an d range but they Ql~ up possl-b l liries w hich combat J \ 1 U r I ne leaders are 6"l!piori n ,1 '! more fully,

Restricted.fLY ING S l\NANAS '5CATT~RE 'D A :l'IO U THE DECK O F eVE PA lAU READY TO LOAD TR.O OPS AN I) ,EQU iPMENT f'Q Il B EAC'"

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DITCH JET N OSE IGH

WI1'H JB1 plane carrier opemt1.onss .repp ed u p by [he Korean wnr, in -reresr has mcreased in die dlccbillg pu~sibiliries \If jets, Drawing on experiencefrom d itc hin g o r 12 jets in rhe ,Varerover a period of many mcnrhs, the Navyl1a~come lip widl :helpinion rhat dWJ',1fC 0(1 harder to bnog clo w n s afely {hu n'1 propellered plane.During World War IJ plenty of proptight rs and torpedo planes went inrt -h e wa te r, tl io g the standard procedure,when poss:ihk, of being nose-high withflaps down and wheels up.Analysis ofrhc 12 jer plane e l i rcllingllleads ro the conclusion rhar the sametechmque works best wirh Navy [ers,Accidenrs s tu died in olved rJot. "'iF-':,F'\l'-.!. FH-l, X_l'(,U-I, XF(Jf-_! and TO-Iplane l y p e s . In only one case, the TO-luccideur .. was aOytme more than sllgh,lyhurt, Hlrung III .1 nose-down uerieude,the hOUfi1fg Slllf flipped over on itsback and sank pidly, killing rhe pilor,who mar have been k no cked OUl an du n . .blc ro save him self.orne .ltklit-i\Joal diu:hing were 1;:.'("-perienced in very shallow wnrer or lin-

d er c on ditio ns where [he plane srru ckrhe water tn an unccnrrnlled arritude,bill rhey were not included in r i l e : swdy .C O i r O ' ,, ., ., to /1(liNtt;l.f o / 'i ni or 1 . . h l u r i l 1 g theu}hl!t: ' l.1 ,t()U't} doe: no t aatn; ~.,it;.Ul'm" , ' 1 / . 'disnster, on /. y s ix Q f th e 12 ' r t l l h e . (. l t 1 J i l l e l l h"cl the W f ; r J l ! - / . r '1I1ra(;I,,(/. OrherditchiftgS- occurred right after mkcutfor JUSt before landing nnd ri me did no rpermit rerracrion. The T()) had irswheels down,The six ac idents w here the wheelsw ere l1 L)W n saw rhe planes hit the waternose-high. One f l lppt'cl ovt!r. Only theFJJ di tching saw rhe plane in 'the op rim urn attitu de, 8aps dow n. heel u p,nose high. The impact with the arer,in rhnr case, was reponed T O be no worse

than 11 carrier luntuf1l;t, the nose or tilep lane rernai n iog high throughour rhelanding run, and no appreciable Wateror spmy hiteing the cockpit or llpperfnseJage.The plane Iloated high and level cedthe pilot hod a minuet ' and a half (0se c OUt. NACA has condu sred modelJit'l-h ing res ts u f several jet-type planes,These teSCS Ind icnred the same tech-

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Resl'l'ictedniques for ditching propeller-driven air.craft also (lpply 10 jer-propelled planes,For normal designs, the jet air inlet...do nor cau se erraric behnvior d.ur i Ilgtlitlhiog in reasonably smooth ~ seer,No darn is mvailnble yet on the DDt ll ,g h rJ 1gb re r, who se lWO jet engines arebelow the fu selage.Three of the dozen drrchrngs InvolvedI",P'S (peraling o rr ,I fim rop off Koreain T he first n1 (m th (If the wa . The firstoue, 'Jt:currillM rhe d,IY hu~.tjJlrie rnrced,54\\' the f !mu i le r hit the- W.1l'CI uose higI}an d wheels up bu r wirh one wing low.I t 9Ir~\\I le t. :l ed , kno ck ] o g (JUt lhlt piloe,He was able ro free him self ~H1l1 waspicked up by the rescue helicopter {sapaOli' l lThe second ditching C,Ul1e on 18Ju ly Loss of power lIfter ]Cllving (h ecatapu lt cau sed the I'mJther to ditchwheels down. It !lipped over on irsback, but the pilot was saved. The thirdcame on the 22nu after cuulpuluug. Thepilor was a ble to ger his gear u p and.rnacle un easy water landing.

I REAO U l' MSUME THAT HE IS ONE 801' WlfOWILL BEliEVE ME WHEN I SIGNAL HIM HE IS fASTINavy Converts R4D PlanesBigger Tail, Swep1 Win.gs On 'Super'The Navy has conrracred with Doug-las Akcraft Co., to convert 100 o r it

JH D tr nsport planes into th e new, fasterSupe r IlC-.t ccnfigurarion.orne of rbe planes will be rokt;fl Ul.l(of s torag e; o th ers fro m s qu ad ron s. T ho serequiring overhaul will go throughNAS JACKsONVtLl O&R before beingturned over to Douglas.The Super -J has a new Mj{ttJl~l{-rypt: rail, a wing several leer smallerin sp;m bu t with g re arer s we ep -b ac k an da tip [WIS[ to Improve seall character-is cic s, T 1 Je fuselage i 31)" longer. E n-gines arc the R-l8.21"! with rnore horse-power, giving the plane 30 knots morespeed and )',000 P\.)llllUs more can:yingcapaciry,L an din g tle 'J r o n the n ew plan es willretract fllIlt inco (he engine nacelles,and the mil wheel also Will retract.Weight uf "[he plane is 1.000 poundsheavier [han the Ml. One commercialairline bas converted ill! DC-is inro theDew Super aircraft at Douglas' plant.


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SI'ECliH FO,7 LENS"FinED ON MOVIE CAMERA

Television Movies DifficultSlowCclor ,Fi.lm,Dim Tube Prove BarsColor movies oj the image projected

011 the rewing creen of a color tele-v is ion set cau be m ade, bu r roday 'sequipment Is inadequare IU do {be j l 1 b ,[he N avy H "c:ov ered after lrying rh eidea om at Naval Phcrographic Center,A nacos c i .a ,To geL good color prcrures nf rhescope. color film of double the emulsionspeed of prt'Senc K l hld 1 fo u le 0 . [\$0color and a television tube giving twicerh e brilliance will be required, it was

found.A proJect w as S I u p to leS t capabili-ties of pres enT ; equipment tn do the iob,u.nder leadership of L e u r , W. R. Fraserarid G. J . nnd~ley ( I f We. A specialfO.7 Iens of 25 !TIm focal length wasused ro phorugraph me color releviskmon 16 mmfilm,Because the qu ality of the imagesecured wirl'1 the fo.? lens was nor asgood as with standard speed fLA lenses,it was recommended thin the tatter typebe u sed. This w ou ld req uire d ou bling[he tube brilliauce and d ubJing presentco lo r film s pe ed , borh of which will bedifiltult ro tin.

* * * * *GCA B O X SCO RE1l'ntlll Allton , l\ IHlrljliC'h~ -- __Appj1 Inlt$l"'f 'lImfl'TJ.l A P"il'''11Qf!.h.~th'und 11frUI' ~\l'lIl'r':un~Gl",,,o] TOt"] rFf1

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All ZP-l* * * "Pilots Fly Off eVE

Men Qualify, land 6 Times

Th!l ol"ly rhiug ~'~!I1I1(Jt " a ( m ' tbis !/J)"'iI&lIe.nic/un! oj .b~1'':1'-1 a/JO!'C U 1/;(// H '''OJtM6n II! mUilll/ht. VP2'. platle IIdJ ewer'lJ,lI'( r L sla fu l, fif'-ft o] 1 '1 . fltlNOII . -l it /I l. ea . oJ'fling 'ill 06r)(1 and

~ c l l l . t i n g HI: : !.O;'H "'0' 1 " " I I " w < ; , , 1 "11 :r wl'ngba sis . C he ck CIIlW5 w orked all night if neces-~.trl' tv k J JS tu type >lnd~rClif i~~ti(ln.Annthcr ~c.-rlrll:l I f rh", mrt tlrnt"jns "kltl'gws tuvacJ luhlIL'lItiull U.lU!tli flit ~':l~h tvj'~

" ,lir~r"ft ~~~ ig I1h l to Illi:'l 1\ctivity. rilesl!dl"lt~ het" rlr mechaoic reCO~[H~e the vnfl'"U S !llllll:/.'" 110tl tllU~ Ill,ute til t rbt wnheluhd'LiflI will ht! .IJll'll\.l to " " e I . lining.l""r a rJlrl"(;'II1(lIl\h p rwd, th....C>lrt ha~ h~en

J..'~ig",~dI , (III' Ulan 11 '11"~e"l> lhM ~at.b WI-u: .d t i~Ilfbri~.ll~J. ;t;It C!lten I 'b e h a tl p ,1 I ' rllrchecks.

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UNDERWArER FLAPS AID M ARLI'N Navy Rescues Crash VictimsT \VO 01 ril l'; seaplane's rmllhksomcfellu lre,;-....;s lu w m nneu vering on1\,m:I an d iOflbility (U m ake qu ick s topswhile w~iin~-ille overcome parnallyb) , ll1'l~lerwater1)r:1kes" or rudelees ill-laUetl un tilt' p , , } . . > ! - , M.lmu 11, l . t r lm.A pair of hinged. unOl"rwar5M -1 I"rm del w ere Sf) !lTS [~>'ohr,,"";hrn.,.',,"~rn{t!fj;o, Ind",H" ...~~~ji!1:i1foJ1a~ h~$tJ-'I1~.mtHrrO". uf 1!1~i"ltd 'fU-i"'ll;iler",n~"_~'.l60,UO~.NA~ ,Tnd"",,1YIII..-Fo\ ,dl 'CI' "l l , 'a rr i,: ;c ~e'~I Ih -,..,,-$1 ,~2~.OOO.NASi) JohniWlU.,..""r,xteml'm or nmWB!'l!r(,. :!~i 0(>"' 14'1"",;. ru"I\I;"hit'n n( n,,~; ..at>o"eU~'n~l~ l i ~ \ ' ! I : . ~ l " .~l~ln~-l'1. a , . : n : d lErt r ~ l ( ' i i Ilf il'~-J;,~,~;;R,nIIOA"ra"nu\!, ,"l R""k"l 1,~lJ. J..,k" :D"hm",k. N' . J-For rOikrl ll'"l:it R.IU.t t!t!\'~'Tolrllleul hHlIJH:t~..----~7 ,501),U{iU./II AS "H'3tnDlCl,t Itiwr-Yo, iMt~TlnliNI> ""~\W" T~#t"1"11_~5g".M".NAS Whi

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Ril8tr-ictea

Blast Mats Curb Jet H eatNA' S", DUGd---FOUl concrete blast

'" "l~ ha Ve l hcen , .... structcd Ior evaluutiunJ'~Jf'


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TL IN K TRA IN ER DEVELOPMEN TTwo modificerions of LInk trainershnve been developed by E. R. theep( Ina H. A. Bruce of NA JA KSONVu :. .. .I .. Eunder the Navy Beneficial SuS resrionPrngrnm.T he firs t m odlf'it:attotl has been de-

signed by Theel' t sirnulare vnr inradio range problems so rhar radie inter-com muuicarion C1Ill be esrablished b e -rweea trainers while rhe radio range isoperating,To simulate VHF nod incercom-munlcatlon between several trainers 1 1 J 1 UATC with no radio ra ng e fe ed ba ck , thefollowing Steps ( ee f-l ,mr. lhook ( I f Op(mIfflin! Iwa S(Jrl,iu: itlj01'fihJtiuri, Basilnstrurnenr Tra iner ' 5. AN J8-jAI'li Sec-LiuIJS lV and V ) [Ire taken:1. Disconnect secondary 01T-I from II-JIA-_ Install 250.(1 ) ohms porentiomerer 1n

series widl secondary Q r~ w g;rid oj VI-5.3. \'V irc JJ l , . k " ! i k mike input drdllCS oftrainers ltI be U$eJ in parallel. Tlli\ eMI be

done bl' running #18 gaul-('; hookllp wireIro rn on e. (t;liner desk rc anorher,. o f _ A ~witch 1. provided II) enable (he op-

eratorar [he indtvrduul rrmner to cut ill the:intercom circuit J$ desrred,.,. A sjmu lated air I ra! '' '. ; : C() .(. tr l ,J < JQ sk i sm(l111Itt'J on (;J;~let' '" thar it make sure tb:u; rhe coere-~~}j'n.lit1gImtj' Q f i h i . 1 ka.! I I I I- I< : l u s t" leaf 1 0make contact wh en the mike button. 1 pu~hc,J.The jUlllper Will' It m I() '- ;; I(J .f.: ~holJJd be:; = I 6 - !.'1IU",'l' JlOIl:ikup wire. A ,wm :h may beiIl5t(1Jt~l! hi db( '( )n nn .: c me ~stem from Ill'drqill l in d r et U l'1 1 it c o n ( )rmuJ .\.\'Illen tht' intet, m ~y~tt'm 'S II1,rallcJt 'rop~,-Jr, ' R < \ d io R ang,; V nltu lll!' J.lld V iliec

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 bJOeIl .1ev,,-l.npeJ by BfU(c "'0.1 Theel' m ~,imlthlte moretc~lt.mcall) Ih!1I1 Ila~ beNI Pllssibie llJ)r,dr:l.J lu ~ iK nal!; u ell il ra..l'll , !J te r tmT\ l ind in ! !-A stamJar,] btQadrl.~t ft'celwr i~ used (fl.

lD!mdl,Jct' rhe I:ll:.wal tr[\n;tJ1i~si'll1 hom "(orn mere Ial broaJms1J ag StatiMI ioro [bemanu I ril\lio c:lul sis li[ rhe Link ullin~.Wilh h;,. " ..ff'htltit~, rhe pilor hell.(s dIllil(,WaJ prQ,I_!r~m c(lllllng IfClm tht> stllU(11) 1whic.h lip Is Iht!orctl(,alll' rune..! :1S well J I . >rhe "C.urier \'(I~vt" 1 ' < ; : 1 0 8 simulated ll)' using

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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 If!g:ttlj,>e br;lided w ire t br rltlA lh < I tt)lo\(;l c ~lI"it.:hto elmer of the A Qr N ,1c\Lltoll !t!cM{ilillltionle.tf ~wil(he!i. i ee rig -35, Wiring Di:l-gram Radin .onrrol !lassis, Section 1V.page 14), 1 l ,mdbGlJf . (,j O p ar e{_i,,1l e) d _ 1 1 I l l . . .. p la n e s In th e pattern u r u llhl"ir llllhu


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Ramiet Test Chamber Ready~on(e ":'Y.' I uvraturs SOmt'clll)' ""I}' h I . ' fly; II,!;

rl.Ull'o. \l'ill1 rfimjtl en,gio.t~, 1 1 1 ( ' \ , alt' inter-esreel in " n"~'I)' (I rnpleted test chnmber atthe Ordnance At. :n,phpits L,botalt, lry, Ddin-gt'rhthl. Tt')l.t~. ro 1101 hug c T'.lmlt't.,1 he d\(l ll1her w rl] srrnu lare altitu des 01J l)fl,DIIU It'(,I. produce lJlir'ptt!Js ('lUI li",e:-I hi;' ~r(,'f.lnf suu nd 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 -1ts,hlktng .. i. in dlt, fruLlI tiki;' II rlil t'rlf;int,. L'X-pandJJlg it with 'gnlteJ g"~"ltm' ~nJ ~Ih'(ltinf! ;t ,'UI Ih., ilJI'k.Tllf new \h .tm her " , I Ip''[ jlt~d hr LIt OI~I',

( 'JI1)VlldUltJ Vllh~( ; ' Aij'lr,!.)t Curp., 1IC,t!under t~\hnj\'al diledhm H f Julu" H,,~,kj'bU rnv ersiry ,\ pllt',1 Pil)"ics 1..11"'[,ll urp() se. ' heplane flew into the drop !HeR ; 1 .n d con,mcred rhe radio jeep tn switch {In itslights. U p on ld e.u dly illg rh e drop area,tht jeep li~hts were turned otl for theres t of the drop.The only l ight II ed was an air rralliecontrol (( 1 volrs ) , This light is veryd irecriu nu l an d when pointed at the ru r-craft cannot be seen from the groundand does nor vrulare any blackout rt:srrictions,The plane ler .down and started it runI'n the .Imp area, while the mal! in th eJeep kept the ligbt on the aircraft sorbe pilot could sray in line md have Jreferent polnr. As the plane Jp'

rWl1dH~Q rhe area. the pilot was givena ~ tandby rind a mark [II drop i f he 'I u sUJ pOSH ion.When the dmp L(Jnmioers were IOltdeu

11110 rhe tank, three tlashiighrs of [hesmall life jacket rype were wired to [hecontainers ,lOel turned QIl, These HghlSn re e as ily seen from [he grou nd whenJ r l l f i p e c l from about S o D feef and also,1 i~ 1in rerriev ing the d rop s i f rhe area isbrushy or wopdt.:d.The UbC1VC technique proved 'UCCtSS'fu l u n ...1 enabled grou nd Lf(JrI_ps m locate\ it .d "enemy" ins rall.u ions from thephorographs rhey received.hll' [w,il1~ dt\! ~lllp oj] ~lfH spraY ing, ..tire lw.~ ,m d re.Jucernnz:dt is U I'd. yivw..,

a IM,!\fI flow 01 w ater L inder about iO jl6ur)J~..I l'rt'~~...rio, The whoh, itl"'l ,,,,,,ve.~ahoul ,iOe;111 lin" qt dc.,'lnmg ~ plane ~nd rums IJut ,Ib c c t 4 ; : ' r Jt,h,Engine Stand ModificationA W ill' In reduce the type .;(0,1 number

uf engin" i1~=hly ~nd nverh!!\ll '(01[1 . Nilv~j Flovlrlg-:ruutl.j, D~hISH:u. Vu. 'In;"., N. '~I,ll'k. AD h,~~Jl',


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I N T E R I M R E P O R T D I D E ' S T~hl. oliR""1 ,'1""''' .. tll~ H .1"*'I" '~.fm R"1lort.u f SlT'lr'j> 'fc.t. NATe' P~T1JXf)lllT.ntlil ,dDI'3 IH,t"~"OSL i tU, fVJttrc -h l'C k. lin d " s t!th tlizi ng .Ie...ice (Ievdopect byrh e elIaS, GU (I r, 1 is ht'rng rl1st.tlle,1,F9F-2 '1538 Hour's)01 1 lu l} ":l ( mo ine- rm~le ~uiilc vane

IIIiled a oJ cau sed da m a_g..: In several other,t\~ ide v anes ~IlJ al [ I U J ' b i 1 J ~ blades. l\.U guidevaries and the rurblne will be replaced, Caus" ,II I d, ~ f

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AN 'APS31 Radar. Condensanou and corrosion. ; a 1 l , \ ' ! < , 1 rhe r~J:1r equipment tll fail. T h e ! [ " J . ; L "na~lI" is lol.Jil t~ J un the 1I.n d e r s i J e ,f th e1\ iU,E: "oJ 15 SUbjt'1:fed to considerable Sl'flll',llnd Pll>~jhi... immc[$iQIt d"ring WlI!tr opera-!ions. Rf !wm. mma..lioll: Locate 1 1 : 1 " radar ina POSitJ'ln. where i!will no.r be ~ubjtu!J 'li'r~l'tim] immersion durj~ water o pe r~ ti \ln .~ , S e 31th ~ r a,I "1 " 1 ' 1 : ' 1 C; , 1le,Sliding Window, After 1(,6.2 hours, the Wpilm. W I ndo II' uacl""-1 ttl 1H,;ht. The crackexremls min the Irm'et hllJ~ 1/1the h'IIIJ gril'tll the =ttertu, [".........furwarJ cocner of thewindow . II f'l"tviou5 f( J.iJ ure o f th is windowwas reported RfJGrnl1lrt~ld'aI;l'm.' IllVe~tiga!eurul correct the cause of this lailure.P2V-4 12.40 Hours)W~ld Assembly. Tile weld n..~hll' connectedto Cl,Un.Je.rs No, 1 1 -am ! I 50D the No, Zen~ i!1e hlHeJ, T IllS exhau sr sysrern is idenrkaJr.o that which proved 11( ; be u 1l5.3'11l , t '~~!OIl 'durillglhe eests conducted I' m rh e PN-.l > 1 : l r -plane. Ri!tCl/n{lleftfJati(JII: Prov iJe n ~!lrl5fat-tO~y ex]w,u s t isroJ].a,tiOfl.'Gel\efa!'a, DH'ik"ltleJ, On the inirial JlISh!'O.fu:r act;eptlJ'1.~C" of rhe nirUlIft, (ontinuuu~~ ) I !t P U :C ' 1 7 ( 1 u h i fillt b e o b r s 1 m ! d f r o m s n y Q~therhree generarots, S U bsequen t checks hJledto reveal .111Y Ji:;m epanty [nlhe electricalS},Sf'elll.,and the $en~nltQrs opet~lcd smistac-~ar'i11'when bench l ( > ..< ;U: J . HOWJ! I i 'e f , when tilt..!J.~frt~i\ltlr5 were in~I>IIWJ ill the alfc!'I I . fT andoperated \\'kh only ligl1r loads on rh e clrcuhs,the bli:! c a k e - ~y~lem a C ( U r n U L H o r b1::idder W I l 5 wurn_,tlU w(tI J I l J h" lie f . . l iJ ~d \1; itb in 1t J ILnoJN 'J .10 < . . ) ' !indl'!rS \lD the No. I n J " tl d shiny. The rear w as n ew and proba-bly occurred when the seal was removed,Smal l bydraulk Ie ak s a rt a d ailv o ce urren ce;0 chi, a;J :plaoe in whirh u~ by~frolube hr-J .rnuJiL fluid Is u~e J In l.lompl~r.imn. 0 1 p ~ " 3H!rpJlIne UIlllcrgoi.ng leSt lit rhis activJry hssbeen Ilpcqual & 922 heues under th e $.ttl",conditions, urul no f . 1 . i I i . l J " e 5 of flydr;t~lk IineIlrdn~ seah iY . . Iverxrurred, Specification 366IlyJrnu/i[ oi l 1 II ].Io/,lll!") IS U5tJ if! the "2\"J.RQ( ," 1 1 1 1 11 ~ 'lfluii rJJ/: 1'1'011 i< 1e 5ll Ii~,U~tlltj' h p..u:ali.!k seals 0 d S> l .I js t 'a u o f) ' hy dtau lic R uid.AF-2W 1115 Hrs); AF~2S (375 HrslW o,k P lo tl.m n. The bu~J11fl, \ , l 1 11 $ta lle cl io 1 heio rw ,ard Itin t!< ! Iwilll-( moved I>Ul 'li [I'll;" 1Ir...rillg, W hc:.n the pJ;ruQrm wn .~ o pen .. , ! . , Ih..f ( )rwanJ lower ,c .i ,g e < :a uj l, ht b eb i.o d " rb . .. a Le es .! 1 t > r y W\\'1 e o ) " h :).U'I trr lU1l11 l . t , e m hiII. thl: IIPpero :: on l;oll: Cum rartar i f lv


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Sump Dra,n I'ttfjnll~'A r station No. It! 011 th epore side. three fuel sump drain valves, 'achwirh a six,inch piece of j,o.se, ate installedi os rd e- th e f nj ,e ln E e With no externa] ronnec-rion Since the drein valve arc oper9teJdaily, 11 smrul leak!lS~ is dpeered; thereforewu:n no external clrlllnll,!le, :; fire hazardeXists. R~UJtllm(fI!"(Jli(}lI; Auach the ~llmpdrain llnes to '" pe "miIIIC nt over board J is -charge fmrng.Propeller Governor, During adjustment of rhepropeller Jluvemor. the conrrol wheel reram-tug nU l WJl5 fOlllli.f to 00 loose 1111.1the hexdrive surfaces were worn. i?e>mmqndtllil)llrE xercise more care when assembling the pro-peller governor,Flap Posi tion Trcuumlt tor. During the IClllOVIlJof the left inboJHoil nap, the n a p posiuontransmireer arm 'was fhllfld 10 be bern andr he s ha ft of the ttnnsmim:r broken, 101I:,(I;.:atio n re ve ale d llul when th e Ra p J; ; iii fuJ Idown position-as ir was when "the wrngWllS removll 'i J-me Ilup p();it lon u~:Jn5mirtelarm and [O J are in a stcai~L1rougrn back for rounr-i n , < ; " .AF Bombers Visi t MemphisNAS MEMPms--Two U AF plllne>. a

1HI) and a B-N. conducted ~oil and. runwaydedecricn [{'SIS on the air Marion in Ju ne.The 1 : 1 -5 0 Wl l S equipped witif the. new " ..aor(fpe Illudiog gear . $howo in the l lCwmr:1n ~ing pbofograph, ",hilt: the .81.9 c:mlt'd ttlfl-venrj(ln~l whcel~.PUJ'].looe Ii Ibe re;t~. bl. 'i l1S condun ., .! tlV~1t I l . ! : ('tl1;Jnlry b y the I\F. was [0 dete!UJJoe !O Jwh.tt eXlenc rJilferem soHs ",give' 10 the

850 T RA CT OR LA ND IN G GEAR SUPPORTS WEIGHTwei~h, f heavy ircrah taxiing and landing.ThE ' [ [a rto r-ty pe g eM prO V N "JT en-iv e O Il'tennessee soil, hUI [he toavemional ge3f uri-

de! tile 120,00[') j)ounJ-s I 11!QdiJ 'tlor fare,0 w ~ J LGuo Camera B oosts T ra ining

AS Ot.KI.AN'U--A mti njn~ devrce de-veloped here by rwo ordnancemeu wlJ! per-mir evaluation of the pro$!esS n f c nlllh a~aircrewm ..n in gl, l !111l ;ry.Previously there were no f,~dlitit;, fortt1dlling in power turret S\lnnery wluch" (l Il .I .1 i ll ( ! ' J > ' rotc: tri lckln8 an,) posi tion Iir-

;ng 'H rb" same lime , m , 1 imulare ~.CluaJImng conditions,By insmlliag a 8un ."men.! I rt u Manln:-,o-C1,r, rurret berween rhe. /lUU barrels arul

CO[C'l,ghtillg the (1IIDera wi.tlt ibe gtw.i,!llu,rh e seuderu (oJ n, o1ft", ~'ie,,\iIIIl fh e picture,see whnr he is w::tually doing. The device 15moved out uu the strip "oJ stu.lems hnl't-tl< a r ntl\c t l IO 1' ,,1 ' (It .! ' rB , ,, ,. 111" "0 ar themfrom different arral'i: :ln~re:s It) simulatec omb ar I :Q u J il in n ,.

Heater Is SimplifiedestVRG. WlWfOVER-Work 1 1 th e electri-('al ~l'QP of this squadron has beel1 lessened(OosiJerably by an invention I'lf R. A . M ilt; ).l'llz.za, AE l I. ' T he work saver is an 1 1 m heaterresri as 1 ,1 nu ,Assembled tool.i'eJy from u sed parts , rh eu nir m akes jies sfble ~ rou nd.[cs til'l.ft and s et-tl flg of the complicated Rill heater ampliL i e r s Y S t e m .To simulate flight condldons, a 6Iruli! fan

SUpplies (0 0 Ii tlg an d a lighT bulb ~ellera[e.sheut, This artificial heat and cold acts on theducn.wt and cnbm Hats on th e l\tollnd thesame as il in the ;Ii,The heater -amphfiee whr .h rurn~ on Ihe

l>pJrk llnd sets the hearer woi!klng js IIre -duced into Ihe circuit, [I then i! 1l nre moun red 6" c.The pttrtllblt' rrajler unit i~made OU( of a11arhcc\ warehouse t ra ile r a nd J l. ('m lll JT l. od ate .~Art array of iJ.!'s.Qrtt'd-I'quipmenf. P O r elec-

C :H I E ~ F O X B E 5 1 D E .A E . P A I R : U N I T H E DEV i nOuiury, lIne APU geoeraror supplies 2R voltcurrent fnr engine H'Inil18 and J,:rrJund elec-erieal checks,Another generator supplies I i@voh eur-

roo! forpormble l.gllts. 11 grinder. a drillpress and all "it olPpressor. wj,i~h in rumCIa op(:r\\(I: river gl.lll>, . .h.t spr ..yerl\ or highprcsw re lubd adng sy~tell1s,

hier flux' re.pair l,n;1 ;~ ...us;l) ' I1lQV~J,rrmln,l h y j~ep \Jr bund. If 'h" rnile, 1.5llS~JdQ'~ 10 3 1lt!\Ver tllltItt, the B~ner.l)ror~ 1;1111b e - f u r n ed Il ff 1U ld du' e x ~ ~IlS iu n (0 rtl C


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Gun Driving Spring FailureVP-3 has reported several failures o r .Iriv-Jill;; sprin.._~~ t M, , ! 1 .6~1~ I.:St.xl 1 umberje I 1 >

12~J.-III(I. 1" new ]01l)J.n. Mll SL.lnli in~Ull1",~Lh Nv I arrcralr, The squadron advised rharrh e ~1'rillJ:S were fou nd brnken Ju ting rJ1Caircraft acceptance cheek. The guns h~cI nntIieen fiR...} bv the squaJron.This SlU13tiul l canrrm he coasulered 1$'"

laced: therefore, 13(1' RJ ) recommends thai< 1 1 / L ! - I &!itl imtlllfl'd 11/ ['~vj l Iur . r ITjs b e :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 $pringIVIl,\ ntCelfauory ,pnDf: has beenJeveluped mJ ~hmrl\' w J 1 J be incofJ'orlHc,1In al l M~~ J(lln.s. Pendin i! w e ailui!abillr)' II!rh. . . f ll 'lprnvC'rin l (~ are an aurhorrzed hu e

m aiu rens ru e spure ra n an d t~n be tecJ~Il~lt1!JI1~d iu rl,~ manner prescnbcd In riP III!".errruled SIII'p,," " / ;JIoJ li tw 0"1110 .111 ( ,, E ' l/ I II )II'!111 , Ani) I). i,Bullet T rap Employ.s WaferThe water bullet tmp shown in photo..

graph 15 rn use et [he .'lHuaharmamenrrange, NPG DAHl CHRt;. W permit hlU>l andsrnul .. ~hm hring- '1 f ID:J\ lcr imeI1wl tliro.raIIflUe), in e "Wi'll> Prom tJ re cuvrrunmenra l AU n

WATsa.FILlEP 8ULLET TRAP USED AT DAHLGRENhl'ltl!;: huihlitJtl II'h~n Foul ~ \ 't :; _ uht :l ' dO$ ,, -, rherIver !I' ng~. Tllis U~jl 'Wa'i COIlSlfuctt',1 br ph eNav,u G~TI I 'III.t()ry.

DfI.Jcr l jJI irm,- 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 ' l l . . te.(twl~nl PI'p~dwah electric hearers wlairh [Ire cupable ofroisio!?, tit" temperature to + J '0 ,.Temperature can also be fUWefeJ LO

- -noli. by means u! the refrigel'l1[IIlH 1l1~Lltlocarcd In rite uirUllh armamenr huiJtling\\ h Ill! i~ .tJ i:lleru: II} the , ljIHU.j" hilmber_,'11 .. thnlhe-r Qn hI: ph\ce.l In v~ntl\l~ altl-II:.I..I~ 1 1 , ) < 1 t t ;mp","amre coltd'!lOn~ rangingfr(,>lil !ca ltv,,! 10 55.00() i~e( !lhUVioC

P . C O l i P have been r l1 , tf h I ) ' sari~faC!illf ' GasICl Ika, ! !J ' : is sligbs, A~ the arrangemem o f theimproved group shm 5 IQ the skerch, (h e B.ISylblllilt'J OJ] th e avallabiJu'Y an d srarusIll' irrlD s oj' A"jd/i II OrdJumf. . ' I1 Jiq,ripmc!1I.1 hi, leIter I I-., jI -Mal:!b-PL:R 'iler ) " ', ," rJ wlim of St!flt.' III l l1 o l1 !h ly l e( te r~ to beIS'


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De!li~):Imed Ir'erhaul pulers have reponed1[1M "Lln~ie!11 CJ_"'~ 26') m~t


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LETTERSs rus :R~a.~J Inl> yUIll' art'llI,,; Ill: J U Iy nbou! !h~h er oe s a lte r whom m\V~J .dt fit'ltl~ hOlY!: been

named, 'lOti mill' be uuerested in added dataUD Lt. J ,)hn .H adnll Sric.kcll of ,m!~~OJwhom [)'.I: tidll on Eniwl'"lok WM named.The word n:~",i"et! aboartl rh.. U.S.S.CMlill, A.I.rn. John H. H(Jf}yeU n~Jg!lhip IIIrhe u me ,,' !he d ea th n f 1.,. S~i{~elJ contains~ poi III nu r '11,(,Ill i , ,nc.! I II ~'(W I' M iirle . l bOLL thim.A~ werm the A Jrnl,al's SItUi' Lean! it, LI .r ic ke ll ' ,< ; wou nded fmil ""Wi bltt' o r rG / Il o-ci!deu whit rl:g'lrt.l~ ( '"G nancial help or \1;,1 to rnurale , pl~tlse send[0 me ill calf ' "I Vf'~I( '. NilYTl1 A ir S(8.ll()ll.OAk land , Calif. LT . R. R. D IE "N I1 S ,. J R,424 FOIJTlTH sr,SIIN'fA ROSA . . C~L

5!1lS;ln )'ollr J i l l Y issue )!llU have ,I reAIlctiqll

pi(tlJ re of some (,,;-,!,l ir.1 :It NA."i OAK Lil 'NI 'I ,M f co ~y JQI ; l .5 11'] U1tli, ' : I re a rlv lit] ruJde r a"sem'bly-eith~viS)J!dlr or bJ ' rl."llt"~lioll. arhlsuch il: hne piece of pbomgr~ph.y ,OQ.Hope i.gets h]l:o:odup b 'c lo re s cr ne en e .triies

th~ , ,1.1'I vHh I~ win!", ' ~"ld'py. IILlIthere Ili,n'r 110 USS GIIPMThere 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

11 1 a fQ(t[llote {h~l "GltPJ."'~" s ru n ,d .. ~ fm "Great-er Unde,warcr Propulsive PPWf'r." -r'h;s wIJldhe $Ince it i~.(lrts 'im:111 w i th 1; 1wjeC! n : tl li I l l/ .: ,M'~ybehn~ is I U~ f g U t$ O in "i; ttlil,

1:1'; BRliCE Dl1J\RINt; USNR-tlWING STAFF 9';NAS . WH ..I.OW GROVE~ W


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ERE ARE YOU? WI,h ,hIS tssue, the ews ,rum. 9 new Ieaurre. PliO!, 11)'1[.).: -aroundrhe counrrv Ihtluld r~_~t1Sl ' l ; l~ 'i~k'li. enn yVLJ ! /lmu't'"tI n / < l J ' I th lR~.


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L O N G A R M O F D E M O C R A C YWORLD sea trade lanes are open to all [reenations with the Ntrvy's eorrier-based. planes to

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