![]() ![]() Quoting that article with three headlines: “Navy Captain Lauds Work of Smith Plant,” “E Pennant Presented to Industry Manufacturing Plane Catapults,” and “Dinner at Valencia.” (York County History Center)Ī news article about that award, in The York Dispatch of August 21, 1944, provided excellent background as I began my search for further information on the Aircraft Carrier Catapults produced by the S. Morgan Smith Company presented on August 19, 1944. Praise for manufacturing the catapult very much dominated the presentation! Program cover - Army-Navy “E” Award for High Achievement to the Men and Women of S. I wanted to know what war products were emphasized in the presentation. The award was presented to the men and women of the S. Morgan Smith Company was the twelfth of nineteen York County companies to receive the “E” award. The “E” Award is for Excellence in Production it was the highest honor given industry in recognition of outstanding production of necessary war materials. Morgan Smith Company received an Army-Navy “E” Award during World War 2. One should note, steam catapults, the type still in use, were not introduced until 1954. The below deck scenes show the complexity of the hydraulic-pneumatic catapults manufactured by the S. This neat 25-minute YouTube video shows above deck and below deck tasks for catapulting airplanes off a U.S. Morgan Smith Company, was capable of reliably launching 9,500-pound airplanes in 73-feet to a speed of 61 knots. The catapult model, manufactured by the S. The fluid was a water base, nonflammable liquid developed for the application. The hydraulic-pneumatic catapults used compressed air as the power medium and fluid as the power-transmitting agent. ![]() Some of the traditional carriers were also fitted with catapults. All of the escort aircraft carriers required catapults on the flight deck to launch airplanes because with shorter flight deck, if wind conditions were not just right, catapults were the only way to launch airplanes. The majority of them were the 122 escort aircraft carriers which were about one-half the length of the traditional carriers. The United States built 143 aircraft carriers during World War 2. In the initial search for catapult details I asked around and got the general comment, “I’ve never seen aircraft carrier catapults used in any World War 2 movies.” Neither had I all the more reason to track down the details. I discovered details about those catapults for the lecture, and was pleasantly surprised that search revealed two additional not-well-known manufactured products those will also be covered in the Second Saturday lecture. Morgan Smith Company was a prime contractor for manufacturing hydraulic-pneumatic catapults for launching Navy planes from the decks of aircraft carriers during World War 2. I place the aircraft carrier catapults in the category: known manufactured product however with few details. Morgan Smith Company,” at the York County History Center, more of Smith’s not-well-known manufactured products were discovered. During the research for my May 8th Second Saturday Lecture “ Innovations of the S. ![]()
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