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... course , Flying a : Bogotá flight . 529-530 542 , 546-547 , 571 , 580 , 584 , 600 Compass , Earth inductor : Spirit of St. Louis ( Airplane ) ..530 , 542. 547 Compass , Magnetic : Spirit of St. Louis ( Air- plane ) ..547 , ill . 15 ...
... course , Flying a : Bogotá flight . 529-530 542 , 546-547 , 571 , 580 , 584 , 600 Compass , Earth inductor : Spirit of St. Louis ( Airplane ) ..530 , 542. 547 Compass , Magnetic : Spirit of St. Louis ( Air- plane ) ..547 , ill . 15 ...
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... ill . ( aerial view ) 369 Goldsmith , Oliver . 32 , 40 .ill . 104 400 Golf courses used as landing fields : Bogotá flight . ( text ) Lindbergh , ( Col. ) Charles A .: Seeing America XIV THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE.
... ill . ( aerial view ) 369 Goldsmith , Oliver . 32 , 40 .ill . 104 400 Golf courses used as landing fields : Bogotá flight . ( text ) Lindbergh , ( Col. ) Charles A .: Seeing America XIV THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE.
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... course , he agreed on con- dition that they mark their roofs to guide aviators on cross - country flights . Such air - markings are helpful to pilots who are not familiar with the country . Without them , a pilot who is lost frequently ...
... course , he agreed on con- dition that they mark their roofs to guide aviators on cross - country flights . Such air - markings are helpful to pilots who are not familiar with the country . Without them , a pilot who is lost frequently ...
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... course to the Hudson . Lake George was the magnet that drew us the next day . We were scheduled for a touch stop at Schenectady , but we left Albany rather early and flew around this city on the way to Lake George . The short distance ...
... course to the Hudson . Lake George was the magnet that drew us the next day . We were scheduled for a touch stop at Schenectady , but we left Albany rather early and flew around this city on the way to Lake George . The short distance ...
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... course for Paris . It is suspended so that he can see it by raising his eyes slightly . The compass may be read from the side as well as from the top . The rest of the instruments are on the board in front of him . We left Kansas City ...
... course for Paris . It is suspended so that he can see it by raising his eyes slightly . The compass may be read from the side as well as from the top . The rest of the instruments are on the board in front of him . We left Kansas City ...
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