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| The flight log below shows the details of Frank's
operational sortie on the 20 April, 1941. For those not
familiar with a navigation log I will point a few things out.
At the top are a number of columns; TRK = track to fly; DIS =
distance to run on that leg; VARN = the magnetic variation between
magnetic north and true north at that point on the map (it is a
correction to apply to the compass heading). In the main body of
the log there are columns for the TR REQ = track required and the Co
St'd = course steered. In each case they are the same either
indicating that there was no wind or that Frank was not taking account
of one. In the main body of the text S/C = Set Course and A/C =
Alter Course. There are references to 7/10 & 10/10
clouds. 10/10 means total and complete cloud cover. Today
aircrew and air traffic talk in terms of 'eighths' or 'octals' to
indicate cloud cover; so 8/8 is now the equivalent of 10/10. Don't
ask me why it moved from base 10 to base 8! |
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