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The Pan Am Clipper Starts Service
ANT-25 to California
Navigator Albert Hegenberger facing rear and behind a semi-protective windscreen while making his celestial sightings.
Earhart's lack of familiarity with the Bendix radio direction finder was a significant liability.
One of the first effective models of bubble sextant for aeronautical use.
A maritime sextant with a special bubble attachement to the eyepiece to aid in establishing a horizon in aeronautical use, circa 1919.
A 1927 political cartoon showcasing the dangers of cross-oceanic flying.
Advertising poster showcasing the importance of overseas flight.
The rugged "whale" was perhaps the most internationally popular of the interwar flying boats for transoceanic flights and polar exploration.
In the early 1930s, this type was proposed (unsuccessfully) for the first regular commercial transatlantic service.
