| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 010774 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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L.A.C. HAROLD VICKERS COMES FROM AN AIR MINDED FAMILY. HIS FAMOUS BROTHER, DR. ALAN VICKERS, ...
Description
L.A.C. HAROLD VICKERS COMES FROM AN AIR MINDED FAMILY. HIS FAMOUS BROTHER, DR. ALAN VICKERS, APPEARS IN THE PAGES OF ION L. IDRIESS'S BOOK "FLYNN OF THE INLAND" AS THE "HIRD LYING DOCTOR". DR. ALAN VICKERS OPERATED FROM CLONCURRY QUEENSLAND, AND LATER PORT HEDLAND, W.A. AS LIEUT. COLONEL VICKERS, IN CHARGE OF GENERAL MILITARY HOSPITAL, PERTH. HAROLD GAVE UP RUNNING A GARAGE AND JOINED THE RAAF A LITTLE MORE THAN EIGHT MONTHS AGO. HE HAS DONE AN UNUSUAL JOB. FROM SLIDES SUPPLIED BY THE RAAF AIR BOARD HE HAS MADE SILHOUETTES OF TO-DAY'S WARPLANES, INVALUABLE IN TEACHING TRAINEES AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION. THE SILHOUETTES ARE TRACED FROM A PROJECTED IMAGE, THEN CUT OUT OF BLACK PAPER. SCALE IS 1 1/2 INCHES TO 10 FT. MAJOR FEATURES OF THE AIRCRAFT ARE DRAWN IN WITH WHITE PAINT, AND THE FINISHED SILHOUETTE MOUNTED ON A WHITE CARD. FROM THESE, TRAINEES MAY IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY AT AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION. WITHOUT THE TROUBLE TO SETTING UP A PROJECTOR. L.A.C. VICKERS WITH CARDS OF COMPLETED SILHOUETTES. AVERAGE TIME TO COMPLETE A SILHOUETTE IS HALF AN HOUR. LARGE PLANES TAKE LONGER.