Originally Posted by
radeng
Back in the early 1950s, an RAF aircraft went missing and there was an appeal on the Home Service (Radio 4 today!) as it then was for radio amateurs to listen for it. I don't think anyone heard anything, but there was certainly a procedure in place where by 'if all else failed' they could call in an amateur band.
That's very interesting -- thank you. I wonder whether that was the origin of the original story?