European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              An a4b on the Forrestal riot up for catapult crewmen mull be constantly photo duty it look smooth from the but launching is Calls for extra Schuppe Sam Bureau from the captains Bridge High on inc Island of the Currier the angled night deck looks like a couple of oversized football news welded while the action of shifting aircraft pushing them on elevators bound for the hangar or lining them up at catapults for looks Calm and Well its about As dangerous As walking across Niagara Falls on a tight Mierei what it Richard night deck officer of the Forrestal from v r Sonia says about it one of the most lethal places i and he should know As Boss of the tiny Patch of pitching steel which is Home and safety to the pilots flying off the for Congress agrees with As proved by the recent passage of the ardous duty pay Hill for personnel ing on Carrier flight this measure authorizes extra pay similar to sub Marine duty and flying nay Lor those who tend the supersonic Birds on car literally Hann on for their lives out said gesturing to Ward the Fli Ahl deck where the Crews of wearing jerseys Colo keyed november 1964 to their deck were jockeying air Craft there within inches or losing their lives every Iii Nice there out lie pointing out these whirling props of the Sjef track the props ran fill a Man in half and there almost invisible at night they Are and those ism arcs of s2f catapult Hiki Kup let intakes of Ilin the fits and the these ran snatch a Man off his feet and chop him into bits in a fraction of a Jet these Caa pick up an unwary Seaman and hurl him into an other nor Craft or off the deck into Iho sea where his chances Are up to the condition of the inc Speed of the Heli copter rescuers and the extent of ins in juries its a six Story fall to the sea from the Forrestall flight blast deflectors help control things me Clary but with the close quarters in which the men operate on the swinging of a plane Imp catapult position can Rake the whole deck with exhaust of the catapult Crew has to work right under the planes list As the Pilot is running up to 100 per cent pointed out a officer who is a Pilot Mccrary explained that there arc no really adequate safety vests for Crew men while working on the Light i Carlers Rule out the Bulky Standard Navy and those which can be inflated a Vii co2 capsules usually have hang air lines or pieces which cult lie come snarled on aircraft and even More than the peril there desk Ned i ii Nard a null Airall handling officer on  Ami also of Vir Ginia died the three major fac tors in flight deck accidents careless complacency Anil and believe said after five or six hours of pushing air planes around out there with jews screaming and props wind whirl line Over the deck Anil lots of Yon get pretty recalled a recent mishap in Winch a kor Rostal crewman was in As line example of the peril of the a Seaman was preparing an is for flight when another khat the went to full tin exhaust knocked him out from under his plane and Send him ski Innig across the me was dazed when lie landed and stood up Ruhl behind another Kkt directly in the Pathol the this knocked him on a mss the stars Ano stripes and he would have fallen inn the sea if a deck officer haunt tackled he said the Seaman suffered Burns and but what everyone fears is a Cable he we had one three years ago on the kor Rostal when a piano caught the l wire which snapped at the left it whipped across the deck like giant killing the flight deck duet and taking tile leg Oil the flight Uycic officer Lule injuring another some it All boils Down to men working in con fined areas with jets and props in All the two officers the new pay for people work ing on Carrier decks will help give working there the desire to stay there and to Lirian new people said my while most of the men would i admit i hunk they enjoy working out and this extra pay will give them another reason for sticking Willii and we keep Irving to make it Pill in we recently added red floodlights Lor Niu Helmic operations it Dix no help the but in makes life Jim a Little easier for the flight deck and that seems to be just about whale Page 11