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Re: Another movie sextant
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2015 Apr 15, 15:30 +0000
From: Don Seltzer <NoReply_Seltzer@fer3.com>
To: garylapook@pacbell.net
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 7:01 AM
Subject: [NavList] Re: Another movie sextant
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2015 Apr 15, 15:30 +0000
Yah, and that big hairy fella.
gl
From: Don Seltzer <NoReply_Seltzer@fer3.com>
To: garylapook@pacbell.net
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 7:01 AM
Subject: [NavList] Re: Another movie sextant
Looks like we have Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, and Frank Reicher in the photo. Where is Fay Wray?
Don SeltzerOn Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 11:56 PM, Frank Reed <NoReply_FrankReed@fer3.com> wrote:
Here's another sextant from an old movie. It looks like a vernier sextant from c.1930 which would be consistent with the movie's production date. They are confirming their position near an uncharted island southwest of "2° S and 90° E, way west of Sumatra". There are only general comments regarding celestial. The captain mentions that he "got a good sight" and that they'll double-check "tomorrow noon". There's also a nice portrayal of a crewman tossing the lead as they approach shore calling out "by the deep... 30" and so on.Name the movie.Frank Reed
ReedNavigation.com
Conanicut Island USA
(we also have a walled district similar to the one on the island in this film)
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