Aircraft Patrol
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- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- Sept. 21, 1971
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession No.
- 1991107618695
- Physical Description
- Black and white negative
- Scope and Content
- RCMP aircraft highway patrols in southern Alberta were implemented to function at Peak efficiency. The components were a single engine airplane, a pilot, an observer, a two way raid and pursuit vehicle on the ground.A clip-board, stop watch and time charge were used by an airborne RCMP observer ove…
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- Sept. 21, 1971
- Description Level
- Item
- Creator
- The Lethbridge Herald
- Physical Description
- Black and white negative
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- Scope and Content
- RCMP aircraft highway patrols in southern Alberta were implemented to function at Peak efficiency. The components were a single engine airplane, a pilot, an observer, a two way raid and pursuit vehicle on the ground.A clip-board, stop watch and time charge were used by an airborne RCMP observer over an aircraft-patrolled zone were all that was needed to check the speed of randomly-chosen drivers. When a car was noted speeding, the observer radioed the traffic interceptor vehicle. Identification was confirmed when the suspect’s car was stopped.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 1991107618695
- Collection
- Archive
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