Tarawa (CV 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 Lefz ro Right Air Department FIRST ROW: Lt. T. R. Sedellg Lt. W. A. Smitlog Lt. Comdr. G. B. Turnerg Comdr. G. M. Clifford, Lt. Comdr. I. H. Carrozzmy Lt. R. I. Mead. SECOND ROW: Cb. Bom. R. Campbell, Cb. Gzm. 1. J. Tliompfoazg Ll. fj.g.l G. M. Beyerg Li. fj.g.l 1- F- Speciale, Ch. Mach. T. A. Bmmtettef. The mission of the Air Department is to provide those shipboard facilities and services required by the embarked Air Group, the ships main battery and the only reason for the existence of Aircraft Carriers, to operate efficiently at sea and in advanced areas as well as maintaining and providing operaters for the ships' shore transportation. To carry out its mission the Air Department ship- board complement is organized into three Q35 divi- sionsg V-1, V-2, V-3. For shipboard administration the Air Group is also a part of the Air Department with the designation of V-4 division. The V-l division is responsible for the spotting and handling of all aircraft, the operation of all handling equipment including aircraft elevators and the arrest- ing gear and catapults. To carry out its duties V-l is divided into three units V-il-H, V-l-AC, and V-l-F. V-l-H is responsible for all hangar deck spotting, securing, and handling including readying of the forward part of the hangar deck for movies, shows, smokers, etc. V-l-AC is the unit responsible for operating and maintaining the gear used to recover aircraft and to launch by catapult. The V-l-F unit is the unit which is responsible for handling, spotting and directing the aircraft on the flight deck, during launching, landing and respotting operations. The V-2 division is charged with the responsibility of providing the facilities necessary for the repair and maintenance of aircraft and the maintenance and repair of the ship's automotive equipment including the operation of the crash crane. In addition V-2 personnel man auxiliary power and starting units at flight quarters. ' In order to discharge its duties the V-fl division is divided into two units, V-3-O and V-3-lf. The V-3-O unit is responsible for the handling of all aviation ordnance including the arming of planes with bombs, rockets, torpedos, and machine gun arrnnurrition. The V-3-F unit is responsible for the servicing of aircraft with gasoline, alcohol, and ltilrricating oil and the maintenance and operation of the systems used in the handling of these inflanmrables. In addition to the above the Air Department is responsible for keeping the smoking lanrp otlt for Rl least three hours daily, at least one grey hair weekly for the Gunnery Officer caused by the indiscriminate use of paint spray guns in confined spaces. for ascer- taining that all personnel outside of the Air Depart- ment havc shins marked by the cahle from aircraft tiedown reels. and for the rude awakening of per- sonnel at all hours caused by the roar of engines and the Hring of catapults. Day or night the personnel 1 , . ored clothes, crawling on hands and knees through winds ranging from 25 to tit! knots. at temperatures from sulrfreefmg to sultry tropic averages. dodging into openings to escape aircraft out of tontrol Ol' . dressed in bright col- dressed tn grotesque costumes rushing madly acl'0SS In V , lulf dttk to a crash to it-tt ieve crewman and extinguiSll fire or dragging litres and equipment through slip- strearns too strong to stand itr is the Air Departttrelll at flight quarters, Outside of flight quarters the Alf lic-plzrihrtmentXmay he keeping house , providing ugh. Luc .tcrlrttcs for all hands, or preparing for the nc!! operation.