Gee (navigation)
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gee-navigation-319-12544444
title:
Gee (navigation)
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Gee, sometimes written GEE, was a radio-navigation system used by the Royal Air Force during World War II. It measured the time delay between two radio signals to produce a fix, with accuracy on the order of a few hundred metres at ranges up to about 350 miles (560 km). It was the first hyperbolic navigation system to be used operationally, entering service with RAF Bomber Command in 1942. Gee was devised by Robert Dippy as a short-range blind-landing system to improve safety during night operat
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Radio navigation system
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gee_(navigation)
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2024-03-28T03:44:34Z
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