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These manuals are part of the Air Navigation series, a set of training textbooks published by the U.S. Navy during World War II (circa 1943-1945). They were used to train naval aviators and navigators in the complex art of finding their way across oceans and battlefields.
Manuals Shown
Part One: Introduction to Earth — Covers basic geography, the coordinate system, and map projections.
Part Two: Introduction to Navigation — Fundamentals of flight paths and basic navigational concepts.
Part Three: Dead Reckoning & Lines of Position — Explains how to calculate position based on speed, time, and direction.
Part Four: Navigation Instruments — Technical details on the tools used in the cockpit, such as altimeters and compasses.
Part Five: Relative Movement — Critical for carrier-based pilots learning to intercept ships or other aircraft.
Part Seven: Nautical Astronomy and Celestial Navigation — Using stars and the sun to navigate when over open water. Unfortunately I am missing Book 6. I will be shipping UPS because of the weight of all books. I take PayPal only. These books have very little wear, like new on many of them. The bindings are near perfect. Some of the dust covers show slight or little wear. These books were barely touched.
