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The Deployment of Overseas GEE Chains in 1945/46

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 September 2011

Walter Blanchard
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Abstract

At the end of WWII plans were made to provide a string of GEE Chains from the UK to the Far East to support trooping and re-supply flights. This paper collates information from three sources to examine the plan and the extent of its deployment.

Keywords

GEERadio navigation aids
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 64 , Issue 4 , October 2011 , pp. 751 - 755
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2011

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