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Title: Army air force ground crew info
Post by: cco23i on December 25, 2010, 11:18:32 PM
Here all is the load / unload drill for the M5 bomb service trailer. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Scott

Load:

Handling of the 250 pound bomb
Loading

The instant the no. 1 man, the driver, stops the bomb service vehicles at the bomb area, no. 4 man, the crew chief will give the command, ?load?. No. 2 man will set the trailer brake, open the trailer and truck tool boxes, and will give a small bomb handling bar to no. 1 man and one to no. 3 man. No. 2 will also and obtain and gives two web straps to no. 4 man, No. 1 man and No. 3 man will carry the bombs to the trailer. No. 2 man will assist no. 1 man and no. 3 man in positioning the bombs on the trailer. No. 4 man will secure the bombs to the trailer with web straps. After the trailer is loaded, no. 1 man will return the bomb handling bars to the truck tool box, and will insert all the nose fuzes. No. 3 man will assemble all fins to the bombs with assistance of no. 2 man. No. 2 man will insert all tail fuses. No. 4 man will insert all arming wires, inspect all completed work, release the trailer brake, and give the command ?mount?.




unload:

Handling of the 250 pound bomb
Unloading

When the truck arrives at its destination and is brought to a stop by no. 1 man, No. 4 man will give the command, ?unload?. No. 2 man will set the trailer brake, open the truck and trailer tool boxes, and will give a small bomb handling bar to Mo. 1 man and one to No. 3 man. No. 4 man will detach the web straps from the bombs and trailer. No. 1 and No. 3 man will carry the bombs to a place designated by the crew chief. No. 2 man will assist No. 1 man and No. 3 man as required. After the bombs are unloaded from the trailer, No. 1 man will return the small bomb handling bars to the truck tool box. No. 4 man will roll up and return the web straps to the trailer tool box, release the trailer brakes, and give the command ?mount?.