International News Photos Signal Mirror Replaces Paddle Waver

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GLC#
GLC09677.23-View header record
Type
Images
Date
25 March 1957
Author/Creator
International News Photos
Title
Signal Mirror Replaces Paddle Waver
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 17.9 cm, Width: 23 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Fifties

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated March 25, 1957. Shows a plane coming in to land on the deck of a ship. The attached press release describes the new technology of a signal mirror that takes the risk out of carrier landings. It also mentions that the signal is replacing the old method of paddle wavers directing landings. The photo is stamped on the back with the date and International News Photos information.

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