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

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or The l and 0d of Amine r and shore rpedo To The n de- :ferenT xmong I, skip n sub- marines and occasionally have OCT- ed as Their own TighTer proTecTion. AfTer The ToTeTUI BoTTIes of The Coral Sea and Midway, when The gallonT Torpedo Squadron 8 0nd oThers meT wiTh disosTer, The curToin rose on a new era for The Torpedo planes and squadrons. OperoTing from The decks of oircrofT carriers in The ATlonTic and Pacific Areas The Torpedo bombing squadrons in pursuiT of enemy shipping and submarines hove lefT a path of deoTh 0nd desTrucTion in The enemy fleet.

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.n . , .. .. .......-.,.arida-num: The TBF and TBM planes, fovoriTes among Navy piIoTs for The delicoTe iob of Torpedo bombing, are fosT, heavily armed and capable of carrying desTrucTive Torpedces or on equal load of bombs and mines. The planes, used by boTh The Navy and Marine Corps Squadrons, have performed in C: mognificenT manner and are responsible for The desTrucTion of Jop shio g and shore insTolloTions. moTerioI improve veloped ThoT all IpoTe in more differenT Types of missions Than 9 oTher Type of plane designed. Among oTher Tosks performed by These planes are sTroTing, high-level, skip and mosTheod bombing, scouTing, dropping depTh charges on sub- marine: ed 05 T ATTeI Coral 3 gallant oThers rose 0! planes Ope oircraf Pacific squadl shippil c1 pot in The

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nrid CIS NATS, come inTo official exi of The Navy ouihorizing iT, NATS soon come inTo ionion now operoTes planes on numerous missions Through houscmd passengers and nearly 2,000,000 pounds The Naval Air TronsporT Service, commonly known around, 1941. AiThough Then There was only 0 prominence and reod To The Tar corners of T all kinds of we I .-r more Than 0 million miles 0 prioriTy cargo and personnel To poinTs where They are needed in a hurry is The mosT imporTonT ossignmenT e keynoTe of iTs operoTions, NATS hos esTCIbiished om ouTsTOInding record in iTs shch period of ex- isTence. is is due largely To The excellenT Training ThOIT iTs fliers and ground crewmen have previously received and To The eTTicienT use of iTs various squadrons 0nd equipmenT. The Naval Air TronsporT Service varies in iTs ossignmenTs from delivering aeroplane engines and medical supplies To The Soufh Pacific To carrying personnel and mail To Aiosko 0nd ouleing bases. NATS cperoTes scheduled plcmes beTween Com- odo 0nd SouTh America, California and AusTroiio, or To Alaska, New York and England. SkymosTers, Mariners, Coronados, Mars and oTher powerful planes are responsible for delivering cargo and moinTCIinirIg The schedules over iTs 60,000 miles of rouTes ThroughouT The world in which speed and sofeTy ploy simulToneous roles.