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Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator, 1/16 Scale
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These aircraft served as flying classrooms for training U.S. Army Air Forces navigators in World War II.

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Bendix Radio Direction Finder
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Earhart used an antenna similar to this later model in her attempt to locate Howland Island.

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Brandis Sextant with Willson Bubble Telescope
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A maritime sextant with a special bubble attachement to the eyepiece to aid in establishing a horizon in aeronautical use, circa 1919.

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Bureau of Standards Model 2 Bubble Sextant
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Weems used this sextant in training Charles Lindbergh and Lincoln Ellsworth. 

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Bygrave Position-Line Slide Rule
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A shortcut method of speeding up celestial computations.

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