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1947
1947 - 0247.PDF
FEBRUARY 13TH, 1947 lie 11 i ircraft: xplete d 5. The radio set as it is taken irtm the pack.The shape of the set allows the operator to sit with it secured by a canvas strap between his thighs. 6. The set ready for use,showing the handle on top, and in front the reel for theaerial wire. The signalling lamp is shown plugged in. 8. Two balloons inairtight containers and hydrogen gen-erators are supplied for use if there isinsufficient wind for flying a kite. 8 ' 7. The kite and reel for the 100ft aerial. 9. The balloon flying from an occupied dinghy. A FORCED landing on a fiat meadow alongside amain trunk road, with a nearby telephone box,would be one thing, but a forced landing in the desert or on the sea would be another. Happily, enginereliability has made forced landings seldom necessary. Nevertheless, aircraft must be fitted with equipment whichmay be used by survivors in such a contingency. During the war the Royal Air Force Air/Sea Rescue organizationsaved many lives, locating survivors, dropping rations and airborne lifeboats, or guiding surface craft to the strandedaircrews. Ultimate survival, however, depended upon the ability to live for those several days which sometimeselapsed before a rescue was effected. This was possible only if some flotation gear was available to keep the sur-vivors out of the water. Many lessons were learnt during the war and the equipment carried on Service aircraft wasadequate to ensure survival for several days, while being at the same time sufficiently compact and light in weightto be stowed in aircraft. Equipment of this type is now carried on civil airlines, and the Corporations havedeveloped some of it to suit their own requirements. Some form of surface craft is necessary, and experiencehas shown that rubber dinghies are easy to stow, efficient and reasonably seaworthy. B.O.A.C. "have developed a l^ttfe-
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