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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.
It contained a crystal ocillator and was key to the LORAN system.
Charles Nungesser and François Coli in heavy flying clothes before their Paris to New York flight attempt.
This chart showing Nova Scotia to Cape Cod, based on Samuel de Champlain’s observations, was published in 1607.
Charts like this were used by Navy pilots throughout the Pacific.
Charts like this were used by Navy pilots throughout the Pacific.
Charts like this were used by Navy pilots throughout the Pacific.
Long-range Navy patrol aircraft required better all-weather navigation systems like LORAN.
Deer, North America (Cervus macrotis)
Dieudonné Costes and his co-pilot, Joseph Le Brix, in Costes' Breguet Bre. 19 A2 Nungesser-Coli.
