Point Cruz (CVE 119) - Naval Cruise Book

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of the flight deck I could see the LSO's lights: then the wing lights 'ot the plane would come in view and the ex- haust came closer, closer, until they seemed almost to strike the island. Then the LSO's lights would come down and the plane would drop. Number two wire, s-omeone said in Pri-fly, Not bad! The air department was every- where during night hops. Down in the catapult rooms and the elevator machinery ro-oms they'd be adjusting the equipment. In the machine shop and the electronics shop they'd be drinking cottee. And in the Island they'd be plan- ning the next spotting or logging the planes otf and -on. They were everywhere: in green sweaters, red sweaters, blue, yellow, brown, up and down the catwalks, yanking out hoses or pushing arresting gear levers. Down on the hangar deck were the down planes, with men trying to .put them back together again. And all I could think of doing was yawning and hitting the sack again. Reveille was at 0630. . . Commander C. A. Leonard, Jr Air Officer we ' E41 ,nm I f ' I I... W V. zfzp 3 ,' air

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