Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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I THE LIFE WE LIVE

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PERSONNEL An aircraft weighing 35 tons is thrown down an 110 yard track and is then airborn at a speed of 130 knots. Personnel in a small, dimly lit room then guide it through the air until it returns. It lands on the deck of a ship being pushed through the water in excess of 30 knots by four huge propellers, each of which is being driven by over 50,000 horsepower. When the ship turns out of the wind, its guns lock on an incoming enemy aircraft at a distance of over 30 miles. All these feats are being done day after day by a ship operating 6,000 miles from its base of supply. In a Navy where the miraculous is commonplace, the above feats are taken for granted. But that they can be accomplished is a credit to the intelligence, training and teamwork of 3,600 men. This book is their book. It would not be complete without a section which takes a close look at the job of every one of them. So the Editors have assembled . . . The Life We Lead. 138

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