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Hi Mike,

I have hard copy of a report written by Noonan from 1935 pertaining to the
navigation on Pacific Clipper Flights. In addition I have excerpts from
another report on the same and a copy of the Letter to Weems which I have
misplaced somewhere during a recent relocation.

The report I have here is entitled 'Hawaiian Flight of NR 823-M.  The one  I
have excerpts from is 'Making the Landfall'.

I live on a boat so only occasionally have access to a scanner but I can
scan the report tonight and email to you.

In addition I have a long report (7 pages) on the preparations for these
flights in the S-42.

Jackie Ferrari



----- Original Message -----
From: "MIKE BURKES" 
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Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: First Posting


> Hi JF I would interested please post!
> Mike Burkes
>
>>From: jferrari 
>>Reply-To: Navigation Mailing List 
>>To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM
>>Subject: First Posting
>>Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 09:48:56 +0100
>>
>>My friend recently came across this list and thought I might be
>>interested.
>>I have browsed through some of the archives and am fascinated by the
>>threads, although some of the postings are a bit beyond me! My interest is
>>in traditional Air Navigation and one post from March 2005 grabbed my
>>attention. Zvi Doron asked if there were any texts by navigators from the
>>30 and 40's in relation to celestial navigation on the Pan American
>>Clippers.
>>In additon to the texts mentioned in the thread there is some good
>>information in Captain Brock's Book 'Flying the Oceans'. Also Fred Noonan
>>the first Chief navigator for PAA(1935/36) wrote a letter to Weems which
>>is
>>reproduced in the 1938 edition of Weem's Air Navigation. In it he decribes
>>the method he used. He preferred to use Dreisonstok's Tables rather than
>>Ageton or the Line of Position Book. He has also written on the
>>feasibility
>>of radio bearings comparing that with the accuracy of celestial in a paper
>>I have if that is of interest to anyone.
>>
>>Many thanks for such a great List and looking forward to reading the
>>postings and hopefully contributing!
>>
>>Jackie Ferrari
>
>

   

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