Members of Civil Aeronautics Authority inspect latest aid to airplane pilots. Washington, D.C., Oct. 10. An instrument which gives airplane pilots their height above the ground over which the plane is flying was demonstrated today to members of the Civil Aeronautics Authority by officials of the Wes
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"Members of Civil Aeronautics Authority inspect latest aid to airplane pilots. Washington, D.C., Oct. 10. An instrument which gives airplane pilots their height above the ground over which the plane is flying was demonstrated today to members of the Civil Aeronautics Authority by officials of the Wes" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Members_of_Civil_Aeronautics_Authority_inspect_latest_aid_to_airplane_pilots._Washington,_D.C.,_Oct._10._An_instrument_which_gives_airplane_pilots_their_height_above_the_ground_over_which_LCCN2016874123.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 288236.
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