Truth is, it was wartime, and they found a shortcut (removing the safety pin) that saved an important amount of time and they decided up the chain (approved) that it was a risk worth taking for that time savings.
Remember, they were running high tempo combat operations; and that time saved by omitting that step counted when you were launching that many planes.
It just didn’t work out, and it cost them.
oops...that reply at post#:19 was meant for you...not me...:)
Do you recall the book that referred to the Carrier Fire that was written along the theme of Four Horses of the Apocalypse?
I believe it was about the Enterprise but having trouble recalling it....