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Which aircraft had such a luxurious-looking navigator's station?

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I'm reading the BBC's How Fiji changed the way we travel; The little Pacific island nation was the first to incorporate GPS into its aviation system – and in doing so forever changed the way we get from Point A to distant Point B. and saw this photo of a spacious navigator's station with a large, elegantly designed desk, bay windows, and a small set of instruments.

What aircraft and timeframe was this? Does the photo portray a commercial flight?

bonus points: Were flare guns routinely stored out in the open like that at the time?

Until the late 20th Century, flight crews often included a flight navigator whose job it was to keep the plane on course (Credit: Museum of Flight Foundation/Getty Images)

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I'm reading the BBC's How Fiji changed the way we travel; The little Pacific island nation was the first to incorporate GPS into its aviation system – and in doing so forever changed the way we get from Point A to distant Point B. and saw this photo of a spacious navigator's station with a large, elegantly designed desk, bay windows, and a small set of instruments.

What aircraft and timeframe was this? Does the photo portray a commercial flight?

bonus points: Were flare guns routinely stored out in the open like that at the time?

Until the late 20th Century, flight crews often included a flight navigator whose job it was to keep the plane on course (Credit: Museum of Flight Foundation/Getty Images)

aviation-history aircraft-identification feature-identification

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uhoh

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  I don't think this necessarily helps, but this looks like a view of the other side: i.pinimg.com/736x/ca/15/52/ca1552a740bdc69f0062760e4aa348ef.jpg
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  – Greg Hewgill
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  @GregHewgill yes it certainly seems to match in many details
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  Further searching shows it might be a Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat.
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  Some more interior pictures: clipperflyingboats.com/pan-am/boeing-b314
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I'm reading the BBC's How Fiji changed the way we travel; The little Pacific island nation was the first to incorporate GPS into its aviation system – and in doing so forever changed the way we get from Point A to distant Point B. and saw this photo of a spacious navigator's station with a large, elegantly designed desk, bay windows, and a small set of instruments.

What aircraft and timeframe was this? Does the photo portray a commercial flight?

bonus points: Were flare guns routinely stored out in the open like that at the time?

Until the late 20th Century, flight crews often included a flight navigator whose job it was to keep the plane on course (Credit: Museum of Flight Foundation/Getty Images)

aviation-history aircraft-identification feature-identification

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It's a Boeing 314 flying boat. From the late 30s (look at the two rectangular windows behind the cockpit).

The last dedicated navigators on long range flights had started to disappear by the late 60s in the airline business.

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It's a Boeing 314 flying boat. From the late 30s (look at the two rectangular windows behind the cockpit).

The last dedicated navigators on long range flights had started to disappear by the late 60s in the airline business.

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answered 1 hour ago

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  The prominently displayed flare gun makes much more sense now
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  – uhoh
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$begingroup$

It's a Boeing 314 flying boat. From the late 30s (look at the two rectangular windows behind the cockpit).

The last dedicated navigators on long range flights had started to disappear by the late 60s in the airline business.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

John KJohn K

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  The prominently displayed flare gun makes much more sense now
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  – uhoh
  1 hour ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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It's a Boeing 314 flying boat. From the late 30s (look at the two rectangular windows behind the cockpit).

The last dedicated navigators on long range flights had started to disappear by the late 60s in the airline business.

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answered 1 hour ago

John KJohn K

20.1k12459

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