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ze.-1 me-.1 M W ' ' ' '- ' kets to wing EMEN STRAIN t ttach 3 EQ-inch anti submarine roC 3RP1?1g1lwlxl1E1:t-nosed bomb undci' :belly is aircraft depth bomb- NAPALM BOMBS are filled with special mixture of gasoline and soap. Soap base causes gasoline to stick, effecting greatest possible damage. Fuses installed at both ends ignite mixture on contact. MOST UNUSUAL BOMB dropped during cruise was released over Z1 friendly area, contained ice cream. It was dropped to helicopter group that rescued Antietam pilot who was shot down over Korea Iso ' 594:-
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BOMBS, RUCKETS, AMMUNITIDN 100-POUND BOMBS are lifted into position and set in bomb racks on Corsair. THREE MEN lift 1000 pounds of destruction into position. with portable bomb hoist. Cable is attached to bomb, then cranked into position. 43 ,wr kwa., Ji. ,. , . -, .... R liVIATIONfQBDNANCEMEN load Skyraider. Men under Wing fuse 250-pound bombs. Bomb in center is two thou- sand pounder. In foreground men push bomb to Waiting plane. ZOMM AMMUNITION is loaded into boxes to be installed in plane. Special care has to be taken so ammo does not jam during operations. Several types of shells are used, belted in order that will be rnost effective when fired. 49
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MEN STANDING Watch on bridge must be on constant alert. Officer Qrightj receives orders from CTF over inter- ship communications circuit. HELMSMAN never takes his eyes off gyro repeater com- pass, is expected to hold ship exactly on course under all conditions. QUARTERMASTERS stand watch in After Steering. Ship is steered from bridge through hydraulic controlsg if breakdown occurs, men here take control, receive steering instructions from bridge. NAVIGATIO The Antietanfs destination in the operating area was simply a small dot on a big map. Careful calculations and precise navigation Were essential. Operating Within the Task Force called for more precision timingg course had to be altered each time planes took off or landed. To the Navigation Department fell the full responsibility of charting the 75,000- mile cruise and of keeping the 27,000-ton ship on course at all times. NAVIGATOR takes azimuth to check ship's noon position. Z NAVIGATOR plots course in charthouse. Quartermaster stands by to furnish necessary data from navigation tables. ELECTRICIAN CHECKS controls of main gyro compass. Navigator depends almost entirely on gyro compass repeaters which are controlled here. Sl
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