RAF radio operators under training. Once assigned to flying duties, The radio operator assisted the navigator by forwarding radio fixes, to the navigator. These position fixes could come off of homing beacons or even radio stations. They would also monitor the group frequencies to find out any changes to the flight plan and also switch the pilot's intercom mike from intercom to radio so that the pilot could broadcast to other planes in the formation. They logged radio events, which planes went down, when and where, and the number of chutes seen to come from the plane.
RAF radio operators under training. Once assigned to flying duties, The radio operator assisted the navigator by forwarding radio fixes, to the navigator. These position fixes could come off of homing beacons or even radio stations. They would also monitor the group frequencies to find out any changes to the flight plan and also switch the pilot's intercom mike from intercom to radio so that the pilot could broadcast to other planes in the formation. They logged all radio events and as much of what they could see going on around them as possible, like which planes went down, when and where, along with the number of chutes seen to come from the plane.
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