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D662-1
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- 1936-05-13 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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By May of 1936 pilots flying into Tacoma's airspace could depend on accurate, up-to-the-minute information about weather conditions in Washington state. Don Cover, the weatherman at Tacoma Field, received teletype printouts reporting conditions at 200 first-rate weather stations and approximately 2,000 intermediate airway stations. The field's radio operator would then pass on vital information to pilots. Tacoma Field was a small airstrip located in the area that is now McChord Field. (T. Times 5/13/1936, pg. 6)
Cover, Don; Weather; Meteorology; Meteorological instruments; Ticker tape;