Wake Atoll Air Traffic Control Towers
| Autor: | Cecil, Carrie |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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World War II
Radio Receiver and Transmitter Facilities Building 1730 Architectural Survey 11th Air Force United States Air Force Remote Sensing Air Traffic Control Towers Historic Context Army Radio Station Architectural Documentation 611th Civil Engineer Squadron Records Search / Inventory Checking CAA Air Tower Pacific Air Forces Air Tower Iteration Wake Atoll 611th Air Tower Control Center Historic Background Research Radio Transmitter Building HHW Tower and Equipment Building Long Range Direction Finder (DF) Navigation System Building 1601 Japanese Air Tower Towers Building 1808 VORTAC 2 611th Air Support Group VORTAC 1 Wilkes Island Wake Island |
| DOI: | 10.48512/xcv8459191 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this report is to establish the historic context for air traffic control tower and air traffic control support facility development on Wake Atoll. A critical component of any airfield, the air traffic control towers, and support facilities on Wake contributed to the safe and organized passage of aircraft through and over the atoll. Air traffic control facilities were an important aspect of Wake’s operation as a major aviation hub from 1935 to 1972. This report outlines the history of Wake Atoll’s use as an aviation refueling stop and air traffic control center from 1935 to the present with a particular emphasis on the construction and operation of those facilities and structures supporting the atoll’s function as an airfield. The examination of these airfield features is predicated on an introductory summary of the history and development of air traffic control systems and aviation technology in the United States throughout the 20th century. In addition to providing insight into the mechanics and technological developments of Wake’s various aviation facilities, such information also helps to relate the changing landscape of this remote atoll to broader patterns of American aviation history. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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