Luftwaffe navigator with map and instrumentse inside plane, ETO, October 1942

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Photograph. Luftwaffe navigator with map and instrumentse inside plane. Translated German caption on photo reverse: "Navigation on a long-range bomber. The basis of every navigation is the map. The [illegible] are the indispensible aids to navigation. The pilot holds in his hand the most important navigation instrument, the [illegible]. Western France, 16/10/42." 16 October 1942

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10/16/1942
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Collection consists of 270 photographs from Germany, taken as propaganda photos to demonstrate the might of the German military.
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Navigation--Europe
Military air pilots--German--Europe