010788 Accession Number: 010788

Description

AFTER HE HAS FLOWN SOLO, L.A.C. JOHNSON FLIES "BLIND" IN THE LINK TRAINER. OBEYING THE INSTRUCTIONS HE RECEIVES THROUGH EARPHONES, ASKING QUESTIONS BY MICROPHONE, HE LEARNS HOW TODAY'S AIRMAN CAN FLY BY INSTRUMENTS ALONE. THE COURSE HE "FLIES" IN THIS ELABORATE DEVICE IS CHARTED ON GRAPH PAPER BY AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED "TRACKER".

Details

Accession Number
010788
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1942
Place Made
Benalla
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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