US Naval Air Training Center - Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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Issuon cadets and crews are taken off . the is Navy PBY seaplane is prope M' X M rly secu red' u ntil x N dzxwx igh'r toward the ramp In next fl ysz , 2x nng fructors, Ins A huge PBY tax completed Th M W a M W, WMLM JHvr. v1 3.434.433I11uif1iia.144lHllil4 . 3W1? ,

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of The sea. 3 of aircraft 1e Coialinc; :Tion is one long 5W5 siege wiih 3 These in SQUADRON 183 Main Base LT. J. R. Bishop, USNR Executive Officer Commander R. J. Davis, USN Commanding Officer LT. V. W. Marsh, USNR Chief of Flight de ATTer nineTeen hours of Toke-offs, spirals, Turns, glides, and full sToli landings, The codeT is ready for his TwenTy-Tour check ThoT musT be passed before his enTronce inTo his advanced sToge of flying. In This sToge, beach approaches, Toxiing, and pre- cision landings ore greole sTressed. Soon ofTer This check, sTudenTs are grouped and conTinue To fly TogeTher unTil They groduczTe. To make The TUTure onchdogs of The TleeT beTTer equipped To face The problems of comboT, codeTs are given rigid courses in NovigaTion, bombing hops and nighT flying. The codeTs who groduoTe from Squadrons 18A 0nd 188 noT only have To be capable leers buT capable leaders, able To shoulder The responsibiliTy of Taking Their crew mm The comboT areas of The Navy. The lives of many 0 Novel Carrier AviCITor have been saved by The PoTrol Bombers in order for Them To reTurn To The enemy in another TighTing ship and reTurn vicToriously.

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cm :0 u b C e h f e V 0 ID a h .m. h d n a Y B P a .m f h .m. H n O .h a .G V a N A ing the ight shee? for a cadet offer complef . . . The squadron duty officer at the flight board po The instructor signs the fl is out In mission he cadets their next scheduled hop. ; 10