Navigation exercise Accession Number: F02788

Description

Fifty-one members of the RAAF School of Air Navigation, East Sale, Victoria, fly to New Zealand in five Dakota aircraft via Amberley in Queensland and Norfolk Island, as part of the training of No. 19 Advanced Course in the use of the gyro-grid technique which is often used near the Poles where magnetic compasses are unreliable. Also shows RNZAF Canberra bombers.

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Accession Number
F02788
Maker
RAAF Public Relations
Classification
Film
Object Type
To be confirmed
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: b&w
Film type: ORP
Format: 16mm
Sound: silent
Measurement
Duration
Footage
Projection speed
Date Made
June 1964
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copyright
AWM copyright

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