LORAN for Ocean Navigation

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Washington, DC, United States

Originally produced by the Coast Guard as a sales pitch to commercial shipping lines to adopt LORAN (as a both a navigational aid and to assist in distress situations), this film details the wartime history of LORAN, its functionality and theory, and a dramatization of a shipping magnate being won over by a Coast Guard officer and committing to acquiring LORAN receivers.

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  • Title: LORAN for Ocean Navigation
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

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