Show NAVAL AVIATORS MUST BE MEN OF OP MARKED ABILITY LOS A ANGELES G Dec 26 By ByA ByA ByA A P. P Up P.-Up Up in the air air in the navy is a a. mans man's sized job it was de declared declared declared de- de by Captain Thomas T T. Craven CraYen Craven Cra Cra- ven Yen U. U S. S N. N commandant of th the North Island naval air station in San Diego in a recent address be before be- be before fore the Los Ios Angeles Angels sector Association Association Asso Asso- of the Army of the United States The differences between the operations of oC the land and sea serVices ser in the air were vividly idl de described described described de- de scribed in the light of the expert knowledge requited require I of a naval na flier to meet the great number of peculiar peculiar peculiar liar problems not fa faced ed by shore aviators After having passed the physical and nd expert qualification for a flier fifer the naval aviator must become a proficient radio operator twenty words a minute sending and re re- re Then he must be a nautical nautical nautical nau nau- navigator an expert in gas explosives and understand the theory of operations of battleships destroyers and submarines for when he leaves his ship station his station also moves away and not only orly must he know how hov to find It H but must appreciate Its movements so not to injure It ft Communication by radio is established es established established es- es between naval airplanes and all types of naval craft even submarines operating under the surface of ot the sea Naval airplanes airplanes airplanes air air- planes are launched from submarines submarines submarines rines from battleships from dirigibles dirigibles' dirigibles dirigibles' dirig dirig- dirigibles and from airplane carriers on whose decks s airplanes also may alight but with a sixty-foot sixty runway runway runway run run- way Instead of a large field to toland toland toland land upon A An n important factor in airplane operations at sea is the smokescreen smoke smokescreen smokescreen screen and a thorough knowledge of the science relating to this is essential ial Furthermore the tho navy flier must understand understand- gas bombs the navy using bombs of ot sufficient phosphorous content when erl er- er l over ovel a battleship to annihilate an annihilate an- an n- n the whole crew The planes plates also discharge torpedoes Another problem in operation Captain Craven said is the de destructive destructive destructive de- de effect of salt air all on airplanes airplanes airplanes air air- planes and their material this not only requiring great care and at attention attention at- at I to the condition of the I planes but the development of collapsible collapsible collapsible col col- craft that may may be ta taken en I down and stowed stowe-d away below decks find and protected from the elements |