Difference between revisions of "Pilot Watches"

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Revision as of 15:28, 30 April 2020

Pilot Watches

The use of watches by pilots to navigate has been a common theme since the introduction of manned flight early in the 20th century. Watches have developed at the same pace as planes, from simple single engine wooden flying crates to the latest supersonic jet fighters, and from manual wind timers strapped to the thigh to sophisticated electronic 'computers for the wrist'.