Princeton (CVA 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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I L OVER BARRIER :,b52 .... STILL GOING STRONG .... PAST PRI FLY AND THE BRIDGE AT 65 KNOTS WJ-P FINE WAY TO TREAT A SQUADRON BUDDY ...... OVER THE SIDE, STILL AIRBORNE.

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FLIGHT HE recovery is now complete. . . All planes of the early morning strike have returned. Now seconds count for the Hight schedule is tight. Planes 1T1uSt be respotted, armed, fueled, and serviced for the next launch. Often there is a launch just minutes after a recovery, and vice-versa. Frequently planes return from Korea with battle damage or low fuel. They must be able to land immediately when over the force. The lives of the pilots and safety of the planes depend upon the speed and effi- ciency of the flight deck crew. They have never failed to successfully meet an emergency. FINAL GOING-OVER is given a low-slung Panther before it streaks off for its third strike of the day. CAN YOU TOP THIS? A justly proud plane captain scrawls a challenge on 1 Sisiting AD l84 sorties in one day-unbeaten by any ship anywhere-is the Princetons enxled iecoid BETVVEEN AIR OPERATIONS, repair crews speedily replace damaged sections of the flight deck. LETHAL ROUNDS of 20mm ammunition are reached lor the aircraft cannons by arming crews in the clipping room.