RAF Aptitude Tests (1949)

Aptitude tests for would-be pilots or flight engineers at RAF Hornchurch, London. Various C/U’s of young men in civvies undergoing psychology test for entry into RAF (Royal Air Force). They have to complete a puzzle with wooden pegs in limited time. Various C/U’s of young men at simple wooden cockpit simulators. They have to keep a spot of light within circle by operating control stick and pedals with hands and feet. The tests measure their co-ordination, dexterity and quickness of eye. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well