An insight into the work of the Communications Officers - the men who keep a constant radio check on all aircraft in the air, maintaining voice or morse contact with the pilots, supplying information on weather conditions ahead, giving position, and acting, generally, as the pilot’s agent on the ground.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000149
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Weather reporting, Radio
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Air pilots
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)