Multimedia Gallery
- Topic: Navigating In The Air
Winnie Mae displayed in 1933
First Boeing 314 transatlantic flight
Here, Crosby describes how a bit of trivia he knew about his favorite composer led him to divert a target of opportunity strike on Bonn, Germany, when his primary target was obscured. By happenstance, Bonn was spared from heavy damage afterward. Its intact condition after the war made it the logical choice as the capital of West Germany.
An astrodome provided an enclosed area from which a navigator could take sightings.
This compact averaging sextant was widely used in the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II.
A wartime chart of a commonly used ferry route.
This electo-mechanical system computed positions based on a series of dead reckoning inputs.
Lt. Albert F. Hegenberger and Lt. Lester J. Maitland
