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Originally Posted by Adrian Roberts  Not necessarily! I'm bringing in my WW1 knowledge here. In WW1, the artillery observation crews used morse (which was all there was) to communicate with the artillery batteries. Originally, the observer used the wireless and the morse key. But, by mid-1916, it was realised that keeping a target on the ground within sight was much easier if done by the person flying the aircraft, and with the difficulty in communication between the crew of a two-seater at the time, the pilot would also need to operate the morse key. The observer was better occupied keeping a look-out for enemy aircraft.
Clearly the pilot's role must have been difficult, but they certainly managed it. Once they were proficient in Morse, transmitting would have been second nature, but they still had to fly the aircraft accurately, avoid letting the nose come up and stall, etc.
By WW2, single -seaters had voice W/T, so this dual role was a skill that was lost. I wonder whether AOP Lysanders used Morse and if so which crewman used it? |
The Pilot's Notes for the Lysnader III just states that there is a short wave RT transceiver in the back cockpit. it does not mention what kind of radio it is.