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Above is a general view of the
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station business.
Air Station Victory Boost
Told On Navy Anniversary
(Continued From Pngo One)
loons ovory dny to determine
velocity ond direction of the
wind unci the humidity.
LarKu innps lire mudu from the
reports sent in by radio, teletype
and from the balloon findings of
this station. From these mnps.
pilots uro nblo nt a Klnnco to tell
what the weather will bo like
at any point 11I011K the coast.
Slrctchinif out 111 front of the
tower is the apron where tho
planes are parked between
lllRhts, Tho large concrete ex
panse measures 4800 by 400
feet. Tho runways, criss-crossing
the field, are also measured
In figures that amount up to
miles.
Tho longest runway. 7100
feet, crossed the field diagonal
ly, and two other runways mea
sure almost n mllo in length.
Largo whlto numbers are paint
vd on the end of the runways,
helping tho pilots to Identify
them when coming In for a
landing.
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From tho top of tho tower enn
bo soon a clear vlow of tho
planes as they taxi up to the
apron and oro checked. The
field Is n veritable boclilvo of ac
tivity with jeeps buzzing about
the station ant) tho bright red
crash trucks at the end of each
runway In uso. They uro ready
at a second's notice to bo nt any
designated point on a runway to
combat fires nnd holp a pilot nut
of a piano In case of a crash.
In tho largo hangar, CASU or
the carrier aircraft service unit,
takes care of the planes, services
them, and keeps everything In
working order. CASU Is an en
tity in itself and has Us own
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parked planes on the apron looking north. In the background is
used for training at the air sta Hon and other planes are ready
commanding officer and execu
tive omccr.
Two other large hangars that
have been under construction
for some months are nearlng
completion.
Ranges Set Up
Since aerial gunnery Is a
major part of- tho training re
ceived by tho men stationed at
the Klamath station, ranges In
Isolated sections of the southern
Oregon and northern California
country piny an Important role
In this training. Two gunnery
ranges are situated for aerial
practice, ono embracing 1.420.
000 acres cast of Lakevlcw and
another which covers 850,000
acres between Klamath Falls and
Lakevlcw. Floating targets aro
maintained on Clear lake, Goose
lako and on Drews reservoir,
Tho rocket range near Dorrls is
also used for gunnery practlco.
An auxiliary air station is
maintained at Lakevlcw to pro'
vide facilities lor tho use of the
pilots of this station while on
uunncrv runs.
And on the field in Klamath
Falls aro pistol and shotgun
ranges where navy men sharpen
their skill with weapons.
. From the armory of tho sta
tion, it was learned that each
pilot Is allowed about 3B00
rounds of .50-callbre shells dur
lug his course of flight Instruct
Hon. About 25,000 rounds of
tho shells aro used ovory day at
tho local naval air station. On
tho targets away from tho field,
water bombs arc used.
Survival Shack
Also in a separate building, Is
what is known as the "survival
shack." In a room arc shown
all tho different types of equip'
mcnt used to outfit the life
fV ' i -1 A new F4U Corsair flghter is being towed from the hangar to the line by one of the many small vehicles in
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rafts that are put In use when
the plane crashes on the water;
'Among tne ingenious devices
to be found on one of these rub
ber boats arc the reflector
screen which will reflect radar
rays and enable a drifting raft
to be found more easily, "desalt
ing" equipment for use in ob
taining drinking water from salt
water, fishing equipment, clever
signal mirrors and many more
inventions to help a man get
along on a llfc-raft.
Men are thoroughly trained In
methods of ditching a plane
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r. or F4U. Left to right are E. T. Garvey, AMM 3c, R. M. Butler, AMM 2c. H. Erlckson, AMM
2c. and Q. Dolce, 8 1c.
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when It crashes and are taught
use of the equipment which will
get them out of the plane and
away from it in the shortest
time possible.
In another separate building
is the parachute loft where the
silk and nylon chutes are packed
and also where they are hung.
' Four Types
Four types of planes are
flown at the local air station.
They are the TBF or torpedo
bomber, tho SB2C or dive bomb
er, the F6F fighter plane and the
F4U fighter bombers.
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pse of Klamath Naval Air Station
An aerial view of the Klamath naval air station is shown above in a photo previously restricted
right can be seen the Homoja huts, housing for temporary personnel and at the leit ot tne trianguiar-snapea case are ino oig
hangars. The runways are at far
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In addition to the flight train
ing units, the station is equipped
with a large dispensary, mess
halls, recreation hall, which also
serves as a church and theatre,
and the barracks and living
quarters for the men and women
stationed there.
At the station are 450 officers
and men attached to the station
itself, 909 men and 34 officers in
CASU, and 125 men and 159 of
ficers in air group 5 now sta
tioned here.
Cmdr. P. L. Haynes Is com
manding officer of the station
and executive officer is Cmdr.
H. G. Atherton. Lt. Cmdr. Hunt
ley M. Turner is commanding
officer of CASU and Lt. Frank
D. Morgan is executive officer.
Head of the ground, training
unit is Lt. Cmdr. S. A. Congdon.
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In the survival shack at the station, pilots and crewmen are given instruction on the methods
of riltrhlnrr nln. if Mcuurv and are alia alven the ODDOrtunity to try out various pieces of
rescue and safety equipment. Ens. J. C. Bates investigates a supply kit on the one-man life raft
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