Essex (CVS 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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no-'III' COiTlmdl lClCY John J DUll'1dS2I l AIR GFFICER AIR DEPARTMENT As long as Essex remains parT of our modern naval defense her anTi-submarine warfare readl ness capabiliTies will depend upon The endless and exacfing efforfs of her Air DeparTmenT From deep wiThin The ship where aviaTion and ieT fuels are sTored To high above in Primary Fly CQV1' Trol, where The Air Officer is backed by a huge army of plane pushers, caTapulT bridlemen, GFVGSTIVTQ gear operaTors, elevaTor operaTors, direcfors and a myriad of oTher personnel, The complex oper'G- Tion of sTowing, moving,fueling, loading, launching and arresTing aircrafT goes on around The clocR. 'V E+ X I l ' I I - l I I The consTanT respofs To shiff aircrafT inTo specific posiTions for The nexT launch, recovery OV exercise, conTinued care and alerTness in avoiding damage To mulTi-million dollar machines, minufe coordinaTion permiTTing spliT second Timing in The launch, all are funcTions of Air DeparTmenT Pei' sonnel, losT in The whine and roar of vvindmilling props.