Shark Sense | |
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Date | 1944 |
Series | "Sense" |
Publisher | Aviation Training Division Office of the Chief of Naval Operations United States Navy |
Creative team | |
Artists | Robert C. Osborn |
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. [1] [2]
Shark Sense contains instructions for surviving in tropical waters. [3] 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.
Shark Sense was created as a comic book in order to be entertaining while informative. [2] 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. [3]
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. [3]
No artists or authors are explicitly credited within the manual. [4]
Shark Sense | |
---|---|
Date | 1944 |
Series | "Sense" |
Publisher | Aviation Training Division Office of the Chief of Naval Operations United States Navy |
Creative team | |
Artists | Robert C. Osborn |
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. [1] [2]
Shark Sense contains instructions for surviving in tropical waters. [3] 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.
Shark Sense was created as a comic book in order to be entertaining while informative. [2] 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. [3]
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. [3]
No artists or authors are explicitly credited within the manual. [4]