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THE POSTMAN ALWAYS LANDS ONCE. A 



PBM plane of the Bikini-Kwajalein shuttle service 

 unloads its cargo of mail into a launch from the 

 AVP "Orca," seaplane tender that presided over 

 the seadrome west of Bikini Island. Mail service 

 at Bikini was good. It was no uncommon thing to 

 get mail from the United States in five days. In- 

 coming mail was taken to the LST that served as 

 postoffice, sorted and then distributed to the 42,- 

 000 addressees. To guard the seaplanes against 

 injury from floating debris in the landing area a 

 converted PT boat commanded by Ensign Felix 

 Jablonski policed the seadrome. 



