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 .19- CHAPTER VII AIDS T0 NAVIGATION (a) The radio—electrical aids available on Italian territory are those

listed in the publication MP Itg. Specifically, the Terminal Region of Milan is served by the following radio-electrical aids:

v03 MORTARA ma POIRINO NEE/APP MALPENSA NDB/NAV same

" BIELLA

" LINATE NDB/APP 01110 AL 55310 NDB/NAV mm

In mm

" GENOA NDB/APP TURIN

n CAMERI ‘JDF/NAV/SAR/MET TURIN

H

VDF/APP MALPI'NSA

(b) Navigational equipment on the aircraft:

(A) 1 Magnetic Compass

(B) 1 Weather Radar Control

(C) 2 Radio Magnetic Indicators

(D) 2 Omni Magnetic Indicators

2 0mm Bearing Indicators ) l ILS set complete with "Marker" receiver ) 2 VHF receiver-transmtter sets ) 2 HF II II II

The inquiry as to the aide utilized by the aircraft included, heeldes the oonmmmcetions exchanged between the plane, the Malpensa control tower and the Milan Area Control Center, also the radio-come stations mentioned in the preceding paragraph. There is no evidence that asaistance from such stations was requested. From the authorizations issued by the Milan A60 and the oomnunmations exchanged between the aircraft and that control office, it appears that the plane plotted its navigation by utilizing first the Saronno and. then the Biella radio beams. During the flight of the Super Constellation, those nangational ends were in uninterrupted operation.

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CHAPTER VIII FIREFIGHI‘ING EQUIH‘IENT

It does not appear that the firefighting equipment carried on board the plane was used.