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FANTAIL LOOKOUTS view of incoming Corsair. Plane ap- proaches at 7 S knots. RIPPED WING results when faulty S0 calibre machine- gun explodes. Flying controls were not affected. HUNG BOMB bounces down flight deck Q white circlej when mi' ri plane is arrested. Bombs are fused to explode only after falling? several hundred feet. EM Mi FOLDING WINGS as he taxies forward, F4U pilot passes over hydraulic-controlled barriers, lowered to allow him to pass. TEN IVIISSIONS are recorded on fuselage by plane captain. COY' sairs averaged 45 missions, one flew 98. '7 i if 1 , 4 i E I r E r x l l
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RAISE LEFT WING is signalled by LSO to incoming Corsair Canvas in frame behind him breaks wind. 3 s r saws, G-RAGEFUL DESCENT is made by F4U after cut. One of two crash barriers shows in foreground. Arresting gear crew operates gear from catwalk. CURSAIR RECOVERY TWO-POINT LANDING at rakish angle is not unusual Cleftj. Corsairs had less landing mishaps than other planes. CHALK UP ANOTHER PERFECT LANDING.
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ANGEL ALIGI-IT-S after all planes are in. It hovers beside ship during launches and recoveries. Eminent Everyone breathes easier after all the planes have safely land- ed. Pilots go below to give their Air Intelligence Ollicers details on what happened, get out of their uncomfortable flight togs, and relax until next flight. For some of the flight deck crew the end of recovery means knock oil for awhile, for others it sig- nals time to go to work. Many of the planes will go below for maintenance work, flak damage repairs, getting set for the next launch begins immediately. ll, Q DEBRIEFING reverses briefing process. Pilots tell intelligence ofiicers what they saw, hit on mission. AD IS REFUELED, tank holds 380 gallons, enough to last about three and a half hours. 4 FLIGHT DECK CONTROL jammed with plane directors await orders to respot deck for next launch. Miniature numbered planeslare laid out on table representing flight deck, to plan parking position. SERVICE CONTROL WATCH erases another day's event, ready to list tomorrow's events. Here status of each plane regarding repairs and maintenance checks is charted, coordinated with flight schedule.
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