Landing instructions for aircraft returning from ops.

Don’t forget the differentiation between WT and RT

The Wireless Op would normally be sending and reading message in morse. Hardly ideal when looking for a landing clearance.

The Pilot would use voice with the tower.

Moggy

Hi

I’m also researching what the landing procedure was. I was told by Jim Coman (W/O on Stirlings and many others) that it was the Pilot. That may seem odd given that the W/O was just there to communicate, but I guess that it was the Pilot doing the Flying and really you wouldn’t want instructions at the critical points being relayed nor could the W/O actually see much out of the window (on the Stirling at least) so he would at most have been little more than a parrot. I believe that the Pilot had his own radio with pre-tuned channels, this only had a relatively short range. I’m not at home so can’t give more details.

I do have a very interesting document regarding the operation of a WWII Airfield which you (and anyone) can have a copy of. It includes much of the nitty gritty such as W/T conversation instructions , ground crews on duty, types of ground vehicles required, etc

Always interested in anything like this!

James