Los Angeles (CA 135) - Naval Cruise Book

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T Y N f 'T X , P . 'gb ff' -. fm. V af as ni First Row: T.L. BISHOP, H. BUECHLER, LCDR. C. B. WALBRIDGE, W, R. MASON. Second Row: L. E. TAYLOR, J. K. HENDERSON, L. C. LOVEGROVE, R. G. RIEDMILLER

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Drone 1 a small radio controlled pilot-less aircraft used for gunnery practice. The 3l8-pound oversized model airplanes are used to simulate aircaft making diving, straflng, and Torpedo runs. Traveling at speeds up to l85 knots, they prove to be quite a match for our anti-aircraft batteries. Drones are from the ship and catapulted radio controlled in flight. When the flight ends or a lucky hit has been scored, a parachute is released, also by radio, and the drone drifts slowly to the vvater. lt is retrieved and the KD Division person- nel go over it to repair any damage that might have been inflicted and rebuild the engines.

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The daTe was l5 February l955. The place, iusf ouTside l-lonolulu. The USS Los Angeles was carrying The Tour-sTar Hag of Admiral Felix B. STump. There were special meeTings and briefings in Flag F'loT, in The Admiral's cabin and in The vvardroom vvhere high ranking officers from many separaTe commands had gaThered To vviTness The work of our division ..... Special Weapons. Then There were The many Times The hangar spaces were resricTed. The exacT work of The G and W Divisions musT remain a mysTery, buT a few general Things may be menTioned. We were making some environmenTal sTudies on The condiTions in The hangar area. Those long cables were recording vibraTional shocks To deTermine if The hangar area is suiTable for The sorT of Work we had To do. We kepT conTinuous readings of TemperaTure and humidiTy daTa ThroughouT The cruise. lSingapore was iusT a sukoshi hoTTer Than Manilal. The imporTance of our work can be inferred from The TacT Than The average Navy Time Tor The personnel in our division is ll.7 years, much of which was spenT in specialized Technical Training. f TWV ff',l Gil '.r.s 2:.f'. 5 fm 3 few X? i Ls xii ' T T .i.. 45 T . . . sl I WE . ' Pr- 4 - AT-'Vw R Q 6 , XTIQDY x 0 . 5' ' I ' 'ak e i S 3 ' X y : Q 1 0 XX lx J w N an D, , i FirsT Row: R.J. LEFEVRE, M. F. BOOS, W. A. DAGDIGIAN. x, '. ' ' second Row: vv.vv. vvEAvER, LT. E. W. FRAKER, LCDR.O. D. HUGHES, H.B. MARKS. J' ' Third Row: Hu. TRUDRUNG, sc. HILE, vv.N. JOHNSTON, H. F. Norms.