Leyte (CVA 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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A panorama of the city of Genoa. From the harbor of this leading Italian seaporttto the gr ' E n I AFI exampie or Lfenoese arcnitecture and sculpture located at the In the center of the Piazzo de Ferrari tnis Sparkling foun- Piazzo de Ferrari. ' - tain. The street IH the background is Via Vingt Septembre. 58 45.4

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THE GASOLINE CREW 1S someth1ng more than a sea go1ng f1ll1ng stat1on group The men 1n th1s outftt must handle the rece1v1ng aboard wh1le at sea of all the av1at1on gasol1ne and o1l from tankers wh1ch m rough weather can be qu1te a Job Fuelmg the planes themselves 1S a never endrng process for a 1nodern Jet fighter uses an 1ncred1ble amount and 1ts a quest1on of fill er up? before each and every H1ght The Gasolme Crew 1S respons1ble for all the av1a t1on gas handled and used aboard the LEYTE and whenever the word 1S passed that the smok1ng lamp 1S out throughout the Shlp you may be sure that several of these boys are busy Servrce says the V 3 D1v1s1on IS our busmessl Top Left E NICKIHHCY AN check1ng a plug connectxon on aSCAR a 2 75 a1rcraft rocket used for obhteratmg the dummy targets ass1 ned durmg trammg m1ss1ons Rockets bombs and mach1ne gun ammunrtlon are iired dur1ng these m1ss1ons 1n whlch war t1me cond1t1ons are s1mulated as closely as IS POSS1blC Top Center D L Greenslet AN tops off one of the w1ng tanks ol an FQF Panther pr1or to takeoff The complete iillmg of all tanks 1S essent1al before each hop to guarantee tl1e success of the m1ss1on A few gallons or pounds as It 1S measured for the jets can mean the PTCCIOUS mmutes needed durmg an emergency 1' op Rlght Looklng aft on the lllght deck Ch1ef Ram1nschn1eder V3 leadmg ordnance Chlef watches another landmg as a talker for tl1e Gasol1ne Ofhcer records the numbers of the planes land1ng rn order that the fuelmg system may be properly mam ta1ned Lower Left An F4U4 15 g1ven the final go s1gnal by the launchmg oflfxcer the p1lot havmg just glven h1m the nod Spl1t second t1m1ng and a well coord1nated work1ng crew keep the planes roll1ng smoothly along durmg these hect1c moments Lower Rlght The hangar deck gas crew Plctured left to rlght H R OBr1en AA Gawl1kowsk1 AA E J Hassett A03 M Faber AA A Sm1tl1 AB3 W R Garner AA and D Battestella AA Notably II1lbS1Ilg IS the famous face and VOICC of Ch1ef Ma chmtst lXI1dZOlClx ' ' ' ' - '- -- ' '---'Y-A ' A-' --------f--M---W-'-fl--'mf--A-as .ef :J -1 fm: L4-. --1-'-fa-X:-1 4w,::.m-.,,J, Qi.-4:1QA.:.2-,yy .. nf,-..-f -,.q-ami.: ,,..,,,fM,-,,..-., ....,,-.:.,-..-L--1? a.g,,,.,,A .. ' ' ' 1 - 1 4 4 1 1 y . c ' - . , u - A s , - . . . , K . . 1 . ' ' - 1 1 . I , - . , , . , , . . . ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 . ' ' x ' 4 c ' - 1 1 , . , . . . . ,, . . . . . , , , -, D ' 1 1 1 0 0 , , ' n 1 1 1 1 . 1- - l . . . . . . . . ' 1 1 ' 1 1 , - . D . . U ,, . . . . . . . . . . . , . - - . . . I . . . ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 J' 1 1 ' ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' . '

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igurian Alps in the background, a wealth of impressive sights awaits the traveler. i CnNo V Y , , v i 5 A monument to Genoa's honored dead of World War I located At one end ol the Piazzo della Vittoria is this Horal design com- l 't in the spacious Piazzo della Vittoria. memorating the 500th birthday of Christopher Columbus. 59 l i 2 4 , l