Lake Champlain (CVS 39) - Naval Cruise Book

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X .!'s,44,s, gs W tr, KVYWY QQ , xl, X, V N... WN- V Sfmgyf . 0 Q55 x . 1' s X ff' X V 5 if 'Ti ' i, One level below the flight deck, just a few feet from the color of takeoff and touchdown, are the unsung heroes of the Air Depart- ment-the hangar deck crew. This is V-3 Division. A group of 55 men who have the rugged assignment of loading and unloading aircraft on and off the elevators which transport them to and from the flight deck. These men cover some 60,000 square feetlof hangar deck space, and can actually govern the pace of launching and recovery aboard ship. Planes can't takeoff until V-3 gets them there, nor can they land until the flight deck has been cleared of other aircraft.

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