The Development of North Atlantic Navigation and Flight Planning Procedures in RAF Ferry Command

Phil Steele's prècis of Dries Bulstra's paper on flight planning prompts me to recall flight planning procedures on the North and South Atlantic in the days of RAF Ferry Command. The sparsity of radio-navigation aids, coupled with few weather reports and even fewer diversion airfields made...

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Published in:Journal of Navigation
Main Author: Grocott, D. F. H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2000
Subjects:
Ocean Engineering
Oceanography
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300211053
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0373463300211053 2024-03-03T08:47:02+00:00 The Development of North Atlantic Navigation and Flight Planning Procedures in RAF Ferry Command Grocott, D. F. H. 2000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300211053 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0373463300211053 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Navigation volume 53, issue 3, page 551-559 ISSN 0373-4633 1469-7785 Ocean Engineering Oceanography journal-article 2000 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300211053 2024-02-08T08:47:22Z Phil Steele's prècis of Dries Bulstra's paper on flight planning prompts me to recall flight planning procedures on the North and South Atlantic in the days of RAF Ferry Command. The sparsity of radio-navigation aids, coupled with few weather reports and even fewer diversion airfields made flight planning and en-route navigation an interesting challenge. RAF Ferry Command rose to the challenge, aided by volunteer captains from American civilian airlines. The catalyst for this success lay in decisions taken in 1935. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Cambridge University Press Journal of Navigation 53 3 551 559
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The Development of North Atlantic Navigation and Flight Planning Procedures in RAF Ferry Command
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description Phil Steele's prècis of Dries Bulstra's paper on flight planning prompts me to recall flight planning procedures on the North and South Atlantic in the days of RAF Ferry Command. The sparsity of radio-navigation aids, coupled with few weather reports and even fewer diversion airfields made flight planning and en-route navigation an interesting challenge. RAF Ferry Command rose to the challenge, aided by volunteer captains from American civilian airlines. The catalyst for this success lay in decisions taken in 1935.
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