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The pilot had to hold the control stick under the table while plotting with his other hand.
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Dornier Do X arrives in North America.
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PN-9 Hawaii flight attempt
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Bird of Paradise
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The Pan Am Clipper Starts Service
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Wrong Way Corrigan
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Martin M-130 unveiled
Illustration
Navigators commonly felt that pilots and commanders did not fully appreciate their efforts. Their job was complex and not readily understood by others. “Hot rock” was period slang for “hotshot.”
Illustration
Like most air navigators, Crosby saw celestial navigation as the high point of their art. But, in the European theater, most navigators relied mainly on radio and dead reckoning navigation.