Shark Sense
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|series= "Sense"
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Shark Sense is a U.S. Navy publication written for aviators on how to deal with sharks if they are forced to ditch a plane into the ocean. It was published in 1944 by the Aviation Training Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval operations. "Oxygen Sense". (1944, December). Flying, 35:6, p.48 "Sense pamphlets for Navy aviators". (2009, September 23). Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum Complex. Accessed: 15 October 2014. Retrieved from: http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/CuratorsCorner/September-2009-(1)/%E2%80%9CSense-Pamphlets%E2%80%9D-for-Navy-Aviators.aspx
Content
Shark Sense contains instructions for surviving in tropical waters.U.S. Navy. (1944). Shark Sense. Aviation Training Division, Washington, D.C. It discusses the likelihood of a shark attack and notes that science had little information on shark behavior. The manual cautioned aviators not to rely on popular information about sharks .
The manual also mentions that scientists were not sure if shark olfaction was the same as with humans.
Illustrations
Shark Sense was created as a comic book in order to be entertaining while informative. The cover features an aviator scrambling in the water with a small fish nibbling on his toe. A thought bubble shows the aviator thinks a shark is attacking him. He is having trouble keeping his head above water due to panic - staying calm is one of the points in the manual.
Most of the illustrations are humorous, but the manual also contained illustrations of a more instructional nature. The instructional panels informed the aviators of body language when downed in tropical waters.
No artists or authors are explicitly credited within the manual."Don't be a dope: Training comics from World War II and Korea." Pritzker Military Museum and Library. 104 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60603. Accessed: 15 October 2014. Retrieved: http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/museum/past-exhibits/dont-be-dope-training-comics-world-war-ii-and-korea/
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