Airport Flare M13 (Obsolete)High-Altitude Parachute Mortar-Fired Flare Mk 20 Mod 0
U.S. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE
PART 3 - PYROTECHNICS
Chapter 9 - GROUND PYROTECHNICS
Section 2 - FLARES

Airport Flare M76

Length, inches

32.0

Diameter, inches

6

Burning time, minutes

6.5

Intensity, candlepower

800,000

Use: Airport Flare M76 is used to indicate the end of a runway in a fog.

Description: The flare consists of a cylinder containing a candle similar to - but larger than - the candle of the Flare AN-M26 described in Chapter 8, Section 5, of this pam-phlet. The cylinder is fitted with a socket base arrangement into which four channel-sha-ped legs may be inserted to hold the flare upright on the runway.

Operation: The flare may be initiated by the use of the electric squib or by pull on the release fork which allows the sprind-loaded firing pin to strike the primer. The primer acts directly to ignite the first fire composition.

Remarks: Airport Flare M76 is not procured by the Navy.