WORLD WAR II AERIAL NAVIGATION - AIRWAYS FLYING FILM 71282

Made by the Department of the Army Air Force in 1942, "Aerial Navigation - Airways Flying" shows various procedures for pilots and air traffic control. The film discusses the need for civil aviation rules, procedures and operations and an air traffic control center and tower, the meaning of green, amber, red and blue airways, recommended procedures when navigation instruments fail, and rules for approaching and leaving airports. Includes interesting footage of WWII era telefax, teletype and interphone systems as well as LINK type trainers. Portions of the film are animated and likely were produced by the Walt Disney Studios.
Cincinnati's Lunken Airport appears at the 2:39:04 mark.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2K. For more information visit www.PeriscopeFilm.com

[@skylaneav8r902]

Watching this makes it clear how the FAR’s we have in use now came to be. Odd/Even, East/West altitudes & vertical separation rules, Control Centers, - the roots are right here in this film. I have always been fascinated by the airway system. This was an extremely costly program by the government at the time - lighted beacons, intermediate fields, radio ranges, but it was the GPS of its day and certainly kept many fliers alive. Thank you for preserving these films. Please continue to do so as they are an extremely important source of enabling us to know how we got to where we are. This one would be interesting to see in a colorized version in my opinion, although I’m sure the time and expense would not be feasible.

[@fourfortyroadrunner6701]

I well remember a few of these. Fancher, in Spokane, I've worked on towers on that hill and remember "my youth." Mt Coeur d alene. My Gramps was a USFS carpenter and worked on the ground cabin at the "day lookout" on Mt CDA and there was a nav beacon there. You could see it as we drove N on 95 after sunset, going back home. I'm 73, born and grew up in N end of Idaho

[@malcolmmarzo2461]

Thank you. It helps me with research on a Radio Range video I am making.