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Less than two months after arriving in England, Crosby had his first major test as a lead navigator on the Eighth Air Force’s most daring mission to date. The target was a German naval installation. It was regarded as a major success, and Crosby received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his efforts.
The Astroinertial Navigation System provided rapid celestial navigation fixes for the SR-71.
Reporters expressed surprise at Lindbergh’s admission of a shortfall in his navigation skills.
Distance flier and polar explorer
Trained in air navigation by P. V. H. Weems
Probably in San Diego, 1930.
Chief navigator for TWA Airlines
Developed navigation computers
A leading American innovator in the field of celestial navigation from the 1920s to the 1960s, particularly in the areas of aeronautics and spaceflight.
