WAVE Link Trainer Operator Katherine Dillon uses a radio range chart on the Link flight simulation machine at NAS St. Louis. If the pilot becomes lost on the chart, Dillon points out his mistake.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
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Radio Range Chart
WAVE Link Trainer Operator Sheila Macksey looks intently at the radio range chart on the Link flight simulation machine. The pilot is arriving at what is known as the “cone of silence” on his chart – indicating he’s almost at the end of his test.
The November 1943 photograph comes from the National Archives.
Gunnery Instruction
Aviation cadets at NAS St. Louis use the range finder and other gunnery equipment to become skilled marksmen. They’re learning from Navy WAVES, who are showing the fighter pilots how to estimate correct lead time before opening fire on an enemy bomber.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
In Review
WAVES Captain Mildred McAfee and Captain Gordon Underwood review the new WAVE officers during graduation ceremonies at Smith College, Northampton, MA, on November 16, 1943.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
The Captain Speaks
WAVES Captain Mildred McAfee addresses the new WAVE officers during graduation ceremonies at Smith College, Northampton, MA, November 16, 1943.
The Photograph comes from the National Archives.
Graduation Salute
WAVES pass in formation during graduation ceremonies for officers at Smith College in Northampton, MA, November 16, 1943. WAVE captain Mildred McAfee salutes as the officers pass.
The photograph comes from the National Archives.
Review, In Formation
At boot camp in the Bronx, New York (AKA The USS Hunter), WAVES march in formation – there are actually two platoons moving side by side in this November 1943 photograph.
It comes from the National Archives.
Link Practice
WAVE Norene Savage, Sp(T)3c, prepared equipment and instructs Lt. William R. Austin in flying a charted course by instruments in a Link Trainer at Naval Air statoion Seattle, Washington. She’s explaining the chart to Austin.
The photo comes from the National Archives and was first published 70 years ago today, October 26, 1943.
The Link
An close-up shot of the “plane” used as part of Link training, on display for WAVES boots at the Hunter College boot camp in the Bronx, c. 1943. The “plane” sat on a pedestal and helped pilots learn the techniques of flight.
The photograph comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University.
Link Controller
WAVES at the Hunter College boot camp see the controller of a Link Instructor up close. The machine was used for pilot training, and the instructor would sit at this control panel manipulating the “plane” port of the device to simulate flight.
The photograph comes from the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University.
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