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Yel f I ■ « - -irikr. the bloM against the conn Iry ' i «nini . is neither the beginning nor I lit- end of a long, complex stori : it is onl) the climax lli principle behind the storj ii rooted in one of Mian ' s basic instincts perhaps the lir-i instinct of life survival. To preserve himself and his people, it is better to conquer than in In- conquered; it is better to kill than in be killed. hen a nation is united nnilrr this in tinet. it conceives, creates and maintains its weapons. From tin- ireapon a nation wants no philosophic disagreement frith the instinct, no debate abonl ri«jht or ron . The nation »ant» onl ohe- dience, power and force I In- a i- tucfa a weapon, tin- a and it- plane- and -hip- and men. Their -lor i-
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of man ' s will to survive, to strike. This is a part of that story. During World War I the air plane was first used only for reconnaissance. It is said that the pilots used to wave to one another as they passed on their way to scout the enemy ' s lines. It is also said that one day a pilot — it is not clear whether he was allied or enemy — hap- pened to he carrying a revolver in his helt. When the other pilot waved, the man with the revolver fired. The age of air warfare was born. Air power has come a long, spectacular way since that time. It is now the most important factor in our armament. The Navv, always alert to new ideas and possibilities, saw in the airplane a new weapon of seapower. If a way could be found to carry many planes aboard a ship, aircraft would add an- other powerful weapon to augment the Navy ' s striking power. The airplane could deliver a blow much farther than the Navy ' s biggest guns ; and if enough planes could be imple- mented, a heavier blow could be struck. Again the instinct to survive, to kill or be killed, needled man ' s mind into exercising his creative power. Many days and several vears passed until the answer was found — the aircraft carrier, the Navy ' s mobile air base. To the Navy fighter or divebomber or photo plane, the carrier both gives and receives its life as an effective machine. Far into enemy waters, the plane that has lost its carrier is itself lost, for the two are inseparable. The story of a strike is the story of a carrier and its aircraft. Pace 7
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