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Show Uncle Sam's 'Stingers' Guard Panama Canal h- rr-. ' ;r- ,Lyr$' , - v " , ?"t- ,A These are the first pictures to show the maneuvers of the patrol-torpedo (PT) fleet that Is guarding the I Panama canal with the co-operation of the army and air forces. In picture at left Charles Kicfer keeps a tight rein on a .50 caliber anti-aircraft gun aboard the command boat of the mosquito fleet. Upper right: A gunner vigilantly scans sea and sky for the approach of enemy forces. Below: The fast traveling 77-footers of the navy skim through the sea looking for trouble. |