How did aircraft in the 20's find their way back to their carriers after a mission?
>>29582372
Maps, and lots of lights.
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>>29582372
Maps, compass, and pencil
>>29582372
>>29582437
And lots of math. A lot.
>>29582372
people actually had to know how to use maps and keep their bearings for navigation
With a lot of skill, if you know the exact location of celestial bodies relative to the position of the horizon, using a sextant, and if you know the exact time (there's a reason the Royal Observatory at Greenwich was controlled by the Royal Navy), you can tell where you are anywhere on the planet.
It's a pretty amazing skill, refined by humanity over centuries.
>>29582522
This is why naval aircraft of the inter and early war period had navigators. Because flying and doing that shit at the same time is haaard.
>>29582522
>Using a sextant
>in a plane
>at altitude
No. Just think about it.
>>29582678
Here's a Victor bomber navigator using a Sextant mounted on a periscope.
>>29582678
>1919 Aeronautical Sextant
>>29582678
>Guided by the stars to victory
>1942 recruitment poster
We learned something yet?
