Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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Spider Detachment shows a web. This Composite Sauadtcn has indeed, spun a real web of accomplishment since ,rg arrival aboard. Carrier-based photographic reconnaissance has carve into its own in recent years with the advent ot get-aircraft, particularly the Photo Banshee. This long snouted get makes a pretty picture as it is catapulted from the Night deck, and it always comes back home with some essential pictures of its own. The unit serves many masters since there are unending targets in every theatre of operations which must be sighted, pictured and intelligently appraised, Even during R and R periods in Japan, the Spiders were taking a busman's holiday at Atsugt, flying missions lor ComFairJap. Air Group Seventeen is a proud and conhdent group and the VC-62 detachment is no blushing-violet tn tts company V The entire detachment, from Spider One, through the rank, and ratings to the apprentice atrman, know their toba, know that they know, and entoy doing it. 14?-4 . . . Nest g , The tntrtcate design on the helmets of the gtlgtg Cn, spa for Q . - -f - ' I lv L T -TT t ' T: i,X1,A' T N--L N Lifts 4' L -. ,xs uf y . -X. 'x x' hz Ov' in , f' all 5 ,F r l x 'RA dv ' its x,i,,, LT R. S. HILL, DETACHMENT LEADER 3.-. Left to Right: LTJG JACK WYNN, LT HA LT BILL MOORE. RRY HARLOW, LT RUSS HILL, o.an.c, LT DAVE WILLIAMS, l PJ- .41 . L X l I 3 P

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-L Q J .4 I 1 I I 'r T I I 1 YI J 1 I A: 1 I I A PHOTO MISSION BEGINS TARGETS ARE PLOTTED AND FILM IS TITLED X .,x , I'LL BE DAMNED IF I KNOW WHAT IT IS rw Leff to Rfghf: Back Row Third Row Second Row From Row Not Shown : WALSH, NIX, HUGHES, HOFFMAN, RINE QUANDT, MASSET, BROWN, RHODES, HUFFMAN, ELBIEIN, ANDERSON BARBOUR, LADD, HUDDLESTON ADC, NNILSON, HEESH, HASSAN HAESHE, NELSON, GAGNE, POLANTE, CARIDI BLOOM, BOERUM