Word: blimpmen
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Dates: during 1942-1942
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Their cabin, which blimpmen call "the car," is fitted out with airline luxury-three bunks, chrome chairs, cookstove. There is a reason for these comforts. Effective watch is a terrible strain, especially when the lookout must scan not only the surface, but underwater-for U-boats have a habit of lying motionless on the continental shelf in daytime. Consequently blimp observers can stand watch only a little over an hour at a time, are encouraged to doze during the off watches. Any comfort they can be given is not wasted...
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