Lexington (CVA 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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PIVOT, PU l'l, AND PAINT N. up SK X IRRITATED PAINTER glares when band stops on White stripe he has painted many times before, will paint again. LCDR R. LYNN LCDR D. HINDES PLANE FROM PIVOT-MAN'S VIEW SHOWS NOSE WHEEL TURNING PLANE. NO CLEATS, but digging like pro- fessional bloekers, V-1 men spot their plane.

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Floating Football Fields V-I' All-American The 889-foot teakwood Hight deck of the Lexington is almost as long as three football fields, but they don't play games there. What they do, however, requires the fantastic teamwork and strength of headline-making All-Americans. Pushing and pulling the large planes as if they were miniatures, parking them in inches of space, keeping the endless flow of flight deck traffic moving in perfect pattern, V-l's men grunt and groan to their goal: a ready deck. LCDR W.J. KOSTIK LT. W.E. GILDOW CWO2 M.D. HARDMAN PIVOTING THE FRONT WHEEL OF A JET, WHILE

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RARE RELAXATIGN during lull MULE DRIVER ' d l - 7 motorlze pane in fight ops is enjoyed in the shade of puller, drives with vigor, relishing his , the island. comfort. Top row: A. Horn, D.L. Sowell, D.E. Cloghessey, A. Turner, R. Fuller, J.E. Isitt, V.A. Holmes, M.C. Moore, J:A: Townsend. Second row: J. Conley, W.D. Hardin, F.D. Calloway, Jenkins, M. McHenry, E.E. Van Buskirk, J.M. White, W.J. Odum. Third row: C. Grant, G.A. Herald, A.J. Parrish, M.N. Blake, G.P. Logan, D.V. Jensen, H.R. Hickey, G.O. Bradley, K.L. Lewis. Fourth row: A.M. Firre, F. Turner, A.J. Utsey, E.L. Alberman, A. Caife, R. Strickland, R. Knight, J.H. Wilson, W.H. Lechle. Fifth row: G.E. Lee, D.L. Gilbreath, R.L. Millette, T.N. McCourt, Gaston, W.J. Fhomason, M. J. Benbow.