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This compact averaging sextant was widely used in the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II. 

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This electo-mechanical system computed positions based on a series of dead reckoning inputs.

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One of the most common navigation watches produced, with many used by the U.S. military well into the Cold War era.

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The first LORAN receiver for aircraft use to enter service.

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To determine position in space, an Apollo astronaut located a specific star using a telescope and then took a fix using a sextant.

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