Fulton County FSS Inflight, 1963

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Fulton County FSS (FTY), Atlanta, GA, 1963
Ernest M. Andrews, Journeyman, talks to pilots from his radio console in the Fulton County FSS

Miami International FSS (IFSS), 1963

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Photos by Percy Spencer and submitted by his son, John Spencer

Miami International FSS (MIA) Building, Florida, 1963
Both the Miami IFSS building and he National Weather Bureau were housed in this same building.

 

1963. Training future IFSS Specialists. Here they learn about VOR and other navigational aids that might assist lost pilots.

 

The 1963 administrative Staff of the then busiest International Flight Service Station stand in front of the FAA Administration Building. Front row (left to right): Arthur Eno (Miami Area Coordinator), Sue Innes, and Henry Ibbetson (Chief of the facility). Back row (left to right): Theron Wheelock, Henry Dale and Morris White.

 

Voice communications with pilots in flight is conducted by Specialists Harley Depew, Luke Testa, Stanley Selkowsky, and Leo Reifman.

 

1963. Percy Spencer, Miami IFSS Station Chief at his desk.

Tallahassee FSS Personnel, 1978

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Photo submitted by Pat Adams, Son of above Lee Adams

Tallahassee FSS (TLH), Florida, 1978
Tallahassee FSS personnel listed from left to right: Lee Adams – FSS Supervisor (next to his Piper Super Cub), Charlie Colson, John Burns, Richard Arthur, Ted Burns (sitting on the left wing), William “Walt” Harper, Paul Duey (wearing cowboy hat), Bob Hayden – FSS Manager (far right in sun glasses in front of his experimental home-built aircraft).

Melbourne FSS Employees, 1969

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Melbourne FSS (MLB), Florida, 1969
This team of specialists at Melbourne FSS briefed hundreds of pilots on weather, routes, NAVAIDS, including many other aviation services for landing and departing pilots during moon shot week:  (from left), Howard Rose;  C. A. McAllister, FSS Chief, Frank Groves and Robert Lane.