Aid To Planes In Distress
(N.Z Press Assn.—Copyright) WASHINGTON, July 4. A device first used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War to confuse German radar has been recommended by United States aviation authorities to help light aircraft in distress. Small strips of aluminium, code-named “chaff” during the war, and recommended, for use by the pilots of small planes who find themselves in an emergency but cannot be tracked by radar because of the size of their aircraft The “chaff” is dropped from the plane every two miles and is easily followed by radar. During the war “chaff” was used to create false targets in enemy radar screens. Now, commercially packaged, the aluminium strips may save lives.
Wool Firm.—The market closed firm and unchanged on the final day of the first series of 1968-69 Adelaide wool sales today. Competition was again strong and followed the levels set on the second day of the sale, brokers reported.—Adelaide, July 4.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31723, 5 July 1968, Page 9
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161Aid To Planes In Distress Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31723, 5 July 1968, Page 9
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