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Typed Report Page 21 - Aircraft Carrier Engineering Department Maintenance Procedures, USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80)

Typed Report Page 21 - Aircraft Carrier Engineering Department Maintenance Procedures, USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80)

A typewritten report page describing aircraft maintenance and engineering department procedures aboard the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), including flight-deck repair crews, hangar deck operations, and recurring spare-parts shortages for the ship's FM-2 Wildcat fighters. Documents such as this offer insight into the logistical challenges of sustaining carrier air operations during World War II. Project: 218461