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Harry H. Crosby wore this insignia during his service with the 8th Air Force.
Photograph
Eighth Air Force Patch and Navigator’s Wings.
Map
British and American air navigators used this type of lattice chart with the Gee system over western Europe during World War II.
Map
British and American air navigators used this type of lattice chart with the Gee system over western Europe during World War II.
Map
British and American air navigators used this type of lattice chart with the Gee system over western Europe during World War II.
Artifact
A post-war periscopic sextant often mounted this type of watch.
Photograph
Developed navigation tools, trained distance fliers in air navigation, and advised the Army Air Corps
Photograph
Lead navigator of the 100th Bomb Group, Eighth Air Force.
Photograph
After the harrowing losses of 1943, Crosby and his fellow crew members found less opposition in 1944 and 1945. However, navigational challenges increased as missions moved deeper into central Europe.
Document
In early 1941, the Army Air Corps had only 44 trained navigators, mostly from a civilian contract school. By war’s end, the Army Air Forces had graduated over 50,000 navigators from its own schools.