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The Mark 3 Plotting Board was used in single-seat aircraft flying in the Pacific.
This compact projector used film strips to overlay star curves onto special plotting charts to determine lines of position.
The Mark IIB Pelorus drift sight was lighter than most drift sights, but required more work to use.
Widely used by navigators in the Navy during World War II and the early Cold War.
Used for plotting on larger aircraft, such as bombers and transports.
Aircraft equipment receives microwave signals to create an image of ground features from signal time delays.
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.
While returning from a “shuttle” mission to the Soviet Union on July 5, 1944, the 100th Bomb Group attacked targets in France. Crosby used this map during the mission.
Navigation cadets of the 477th Bombardment Group.
