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he,t mont hlv s:Jfeh' record, ,\II:ml is made
on :1 h:l,i, of the lc";I,t munlxr of pilot error
;'ceident, per 1.1111(1 hom' of fl',in;,; t imc. The
plaque i, IHe'ented to tIle winuinr, "In:ld,
ronx couuu.mdius; otTien .rt ;1 rC'I'icII' hdore
the entire group, It i: t l«u di'pl:J'l'll in the
Officers' Clnh,
Servicing Hints. Com hat rrcw trammr;
school at Clovis. :\, \ I. forhicls seT\'icinr; of
:iirpLmcs dmin;,; SCIl'le s:md or dust storms,
Static clct-tricitv huild, np on .ur pl.uu and
sn"icinr; equip;ucnt to :1 i;rc:lter degree clurmi;
these st or m-, .md "md .nu] i;rit .n c more
likely to get into fucl aucl oil ,y,tems.
Careless Gun Handling. ;\t:1 wcvtcrn training
field recenth', :1 B24 t.ril turret gnnner
\\':1, prdli!:;hting hi, r;nns on the LImp before
take-off. ,\nothn B24 II':IS parked about
I (1(1 feet behind. ,\ sudden hurxt from the
tail i.;nns hit' the p.n kcd pl.rnc, .mcl the rcsult
iiu; fire dcst rovcd the cockpit .md fk;ht
deck, Two crc-wuu-n \I'orking in the .iir pl.mc
II'CTe injured scr iouxlv. ,
The gunner h:ld '!:Jikd to obscrv« local
and trainim; ,,!feh' regnhtions, Ill' had
placed a round of'li,'e .numunition agaimt
the cartric1(;e stop :md \\'as preAighting the
gnns wit houf fire pin rcvtrictors in place.
:\ court martial helped the r;nnner repent
for his error, but the cLmJ:lr;e \I':IS nlrcadv
done, Common sense safet\' precautions
prevent this type of accident.
Airfield Housekeeping. Bits of metal.
snell's. stones and other debris scattcrccl on
airfield pavement c.ru-.c scr ious dam:lge to
airpl.mc tires and mal' result in covtlv air-
CLIft :lC'eiclents, To correct the problem, the
Chid of I'm:;ineers has directed post engineCTS
at ;\,\1' st.rt ious to require frequent
clc.mins; and policins; of ruuwavv. t.rxi strips
.ind :Iprons to keep them clear of mutcri»!
which might cut or bruise tires.
Two-Way CrClsh Radio. Cr:l,h :lmlmLmces
at I Iuntcr Field. Cu., arc equipped with rcchimed
two-wuv r.rdiox to !:Jcilitate dircrt
com m n n iCI t ion 'hehn'Cn .uuhu ];mce,. opeLI'
tions and the hospitul. If infonu.u ion or
more equipme-nt is nccckd at the scene of
the rr.ish. the .nnbul.mcc r.m t r.mviuit direct
to the hospital. tOlITr or .nr pl.mc.
New Flight Control Center. The- Office of
Fhmi.; S:lfetl' opened its 24th j.'lii.;ht Control
Centn ;11 \li:nni. Fl.i.. on ,\ni.;mt 1 ()