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Photograph
Advanced navigation in bombers
Artifact
Malay Dagger and Sheath, Indonesia
Artifact
This forerunner of the ubiquitous E-6B flight computer was prominent in the five years before World War II.
Illustration
A navigator can take measurements of the ship speed and direction and the effects of wind and current. He can estimate the ship’s location fairly accurately–at least over short distances.
Illustration
Deer, North America (Cervus macrotis)
Artifact
These tools were critical for quickly accessing distances and plotting courses.
Illustration
Dolphins (Lagenorhnychus lateralis, Delphinus borealis)
Photograph
A navigator making sightings from the nose of a U.S. Navy Douglas PD-1.
Artifact
This clock was made by Johannes van Ceulen around 1680.
Artifact
The E-6B remains the most successful flight computer ever made.
