Aberdeen Proving Ground - Yearbook (Aberdeen, MD)

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LECTURE ON BOMBS .30 CAL. MACHINE GUN IN AIRCRAFT I I

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at i. ii 5, is a Tracks ready for Tanks. General view aufomofive repair. WiTh Uncle Sam's TighTing Torces consTanTly adding To Their mechanized equipmenT in This war oT movemenT, The need has become proporTionaTely greaTer Tor a Trained Torce oT men To keep These indispensible weapons in perpeTual good order. The auTomoTive secTion oT The Ordnance DeparTmenT has supplied These Technicians in adequaTe numbers Trom iTs specially equipped Training shops picTured on This page. Men Training Tor This work are Turnished The mosT up-ToAdaTe equip- menT Tor The sTudy oT Tanks, auTomobiles, Trucks, and any rolling sTock ThaT The armed Torces are puTTing in The Tield, In addiTion To repair and mainTenance, Ordnance is responsible Tor consTanT experimenTaTion in This Tield, including The TesTing oT newly- developed models. Tank inferior. g's 4 Ti fir A Work on Tank mofors. Wx T f f av mo re ,I , z,f,,, Wmf gi i ' iii . v i 2 5

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6323336 QQ35' igxxfsslilxigwi M! .. M j K , is as is 0 2 i 4 . 1' l l l WiTh The increasing emphasis on aviaTion There has been an increasing amounT oT aTTenTion devoTed by Ordnance men To The problem oT aviaTion ordnance. This ranges Trom experis menTs and TesTs conducTed on bombs oT all Types. To The mounTing oT guns in combaT planes and The TesTing and devis- ing oT newer guns Tor our TighTing aircraTT. Men in This secTion learn how To repair guns in planes. how To mounT Them, and how To load The eggs which are placed inside The gianT bombers. They are also busy aT work devising new and un- pleasanT surprises Tor The enemy in The way oT new and beTTer aviaTion equipmenT. wheTher in The Torm of newer and more deadly bombs or heavier and more devasTaTing aerial cannons and machine guns. Mounfing gun in wing. Arming a plane. f Vw .