US Naval Weather Service: Story of a Storm 1972 US Navy

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Dear Sparks,

from youtube channel: Jeff Quitney

tfclist.net repropose a very interesting videos about old systems used to supply WX to Mariners:

Burl Ives narrates a film describing how the Navy Weather Service helps Navy and cargo ships to avoid adverse weather conditions. The Navy’s Weather Central. Includes classic fax machine, satellite and radar footage, and a row of Control Data Model 607 Magnetic Tape Drives.

US Navy film MN-11138

https://youtu.be/R5mpcDWpYSA

73’s

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