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IR DEPART Fire fighters and various crews are standing by for a crash. The pilot brings the plane in for a beautiful belly landing. The barriers stop the skidding plane from crashing headlong into the planes spotted on the bow. The switches are cut promptly and fire ig prevented. Throughout the day such events recur. The air- dales have become so adapted to the routine that they accept an l8-hour day filled with such events as Hjust another day. Throughout this day each division had concen- trated on its own special task: V-l's plane handlers, directors and repair crew had spotted the deck, launched the flights, and controlled the taxiing pilots after they landed aboard. - V-2's aircraft maintenance men saw that each plane was ready, assisted the pilot, and received his report of performance at the end of the flight. Cn them depended the flyability of l03 compli- cated aircraft. V-3 manned the radars, the eyes of the ship. They guided friendly planes and warned of enemies. Radarmen have watched some of the greatest air battles in history take place before their eyes. ln addition, they can warn of land, clouds, ships and other obstructions. xt I! li , :....., ' -nnli if --..I 1 ,Q V-4 had the Yeomen who manned the battle phones and transmitted messages from station to station during G.Q. , the aerographers whose weapons were their delicate instruments and sensi- tive gauges: and the photographers who spotted targets and recorded performance by their pictures, V-5 were the ordnance men who placed the 2000- pound bombs and rockets safely in the bomb-bays and under the wing tips. V-0 had arresting gear gangs, who manned the barriers and the metal cables that grasp the tail hooks, the catapult gang, who sent the planes soar- ing into the air, and the gasoline gang who gassed the planes for the launch and degassed them after the landing. Air Control is a little blister on the island struc- ture, three decks above flight level. From here the Air Boss conducted the flights, drew up the plans, and administered an over-all supervision. Air Offi- cers we will always remember are: Commander B. Wright, Commander L. B. Sutherland, Commander T. A. Ahroon, Commander P. P. Barrick and Com- mander R. E. Steiler. Their judgment and experi- ence made possible the efficient operation of the whole organization. Under their watchful eyes, such scenes of skill and coordination as that we have described were a daily commonplace on the Blue Ghost. f , ,ww fi Z . i,--V ...uni U44 . V-7 Shops -r
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