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Today in aviation history: First use of radio navigation by an aircraft

Learn how a U.S. Navy flying boat made history on July 6, 1920, by becoming the first aircraft to successfully use radio ...

This IndiGo aircraft used Gagan satellite system instead of ground radio to land; here's how it did it

An IndiGo Airbus A320 made history by successfully landing in Udaipur using Gagan, India's indigenous satellite-based ...
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U.S. Army Signal Corps type SCR-59 aircraft radio receiver

Marked: "Signal Corps, U.S. Army / Airplane Radio Receiving Set / Type SCR 59 / Serial No. [blank] / Order No. W4076 / Made by Western Electric Co., Inc." Plate on ...
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General Electric / Royal Air Force type 10 aircraft radio receiver

Marked: "Tuner Air / R.A.F. Type 10 / No. A/621 / General Electric Co., U.S.A. / N.P. 18119", and "Control / NP 17987-E / 17987-F". World War I era military unit, a two section receiver consisting of ...