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Image provided by: Alene Scoblete, Rockville Centre Public Library; Tom Tryniski
U. s. Airrps in An in ‘ee’ -. Fa ‘ Here's an \enemy\ munitions depot uncovered by the de- Kdwards and Michael Carrigan of the ordnance department at Ready to sweep the night skies with its powerful beam, this factory. 'The crew is Corporal O'Connor and Privates Paul, fense forsesshortly before the attack, 'The bombs in these racks Mitchel field. is one of battery A's huge searchlights that spotted the \enemy\ Moynce and Allen. weigh 100 pounds each, The soldiers guarding them are David bombers as they approached their objective, the Seversiy airplans Awaiting the alarm, Fire Captain John E. Beirling stands ready topull the switch to plunge Farmingdale in darkness. Plotting the distribution of defending anti-aireraft batteries. Studying the forces, officers use small model planes and guns Colonel Frank, Major Andrews and to indicate on a map the positions of fighting Captain Hanley, In perfect formation, high over Long Is- I patrolling the area surrounding Farmingdale, land, this squadron of U. 8. fighting p in to attack the \enemy\ bombers,