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REPAIR EIGHT p gg V l 66HEADS up on deck! This next plane is a deferred emergency. Repair Eight, stand byw. Those are the Words that have echoed many times across the deck of the LEYTE. What do those words mean to you? Nothing probably, but that is when the Repair Eight crew swings into action, just as an AA crew would upon sighting an enemy aircraft-each man knowing his duties. The mobile crane is made ready, crash boxes broken out, fire hoses standing by, hot-suit men are ready, and all hands are on the alert-then it happens-a wheels up landing, a fire, or a crash in the bar- riers. Each man runs to his station. Hoses are brought up, hot-suit men scurry to the plane to aid the pilot. who may be injured, caught in his harness, or stunned. The first and most important job is to rescue the pilot, who is then turned over to the corpsman. Then, lighting the fire and clearing away the wreckage is taken care of to ready the deck for further landings. Well, mate, it sounds like a pretty soft job, doesn't it? Well that is only one of the many duties of the Repair Eight crew. Each man is assigned a G. station, the. same as you .or your buddy. Some are phone talkers, RBA men, line tenders, and other of the various jobs that are carried out in the other of the repair lockers throughout the ship. These men carry out their G. and fiight quarters duties at the same time. During working hours when not at G. they have charge of the upkeep and maintenance of the damage control on the flight deck. Well mate, that just about covers it on Repair Eight. If you don't believe this, then come on up. Seeing is believing. Damaged enemg' S Here,s a job for the Repair Gang soon as he no whee s'ab0ut to land stops-the Hotsuit man is ready in case .of fire
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W That way-please The directbr at work I After a barrier crash-moving a plane A barrier crash-helping clear the deck Respotting the deck
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Page 38 text:
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REPAIR 'EIGHT' IN ACTION This Corsair's tail hook didn't catch until too late One wheel collapsed on landing - More work for Repair 8 But this doesn't hapjien often
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