Charles Blair

Charles Blair used pre-computed navigation tables made by P. V. H. Weems on the first solo trans-polar flight. Blair made the flight in modified P-51 Mustang named Excalibur III, now on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

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Made first solo trans-polar flight with Weems pre-comp navigation
Type: Photograph
Image Date: 1951
Credit: National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
SI 93-1061
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Made first solo trans-polar flight with Weems pre-comp navigation