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Re: Finding Howland Island
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2009 Dec 02, 01:27 -0800
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2009 Dec 02, 01:27 -0800
glapook@PACBELL.NET wrote: > I am uploading a section from the Navigation Information File from 1944 and a section from AFM 51-40, 1951 edition. Although all the fight navigation texts explain the landfall procedure, the 1951 edition of AFM 51-40 has the most complete explanation. There continued to be a condensed explanation in the 1983 edition of this manual. It is no longer mentioned in the 2001 Air Force Navigation manual, AFPAM 11-216. > > This technique was taught to thousands of navigators and used countless times to find islands in the pacific during WW2. The landfall procedure was sufficiently accurate to allow finding an island without the assistance of a radio bearing. Note there are no warnings to the effect that "the landfall procedure will only get you close but you can't actually find an island without radio." > > gl >File:>
File:> > I just noticed in the Navigator's Information File that not only are there no warnings to the effect that "the landfall procedure will only get you close but you can't actually find an island without radio" but what the title page actually says: "LANDFALL -The safest way to get to destination." Although AFM 51-40 has a longer explanation, the method explained in the Navigator's Information File is an easier way to do the landfall and is very similar to the method in the 1938 edition of Weems, the method that we can expect Noonan to have been familiar with. gl -- NavList message boards: www.fer3.com/arc Or post by email to: NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList+@fer3.com
