The Snapshots in Time Collection
"Pilot to Crew Chief" Hand Signal Reference Page, F-4 Phantom Ground Operations Manual, 15 July 1971
A page from a 1971 flight operations manual details the standardized hand signals used between F-4 Phantom pilots and ground crew chiefs, from engine start to tailhook lowering. Precise nonverbal communication like this was essential on noisy flight lines such as Da Nang Air Base during the Vietnam War. Project: 218454