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Episode 30: Capt Mort Lightstone Console

April 21, 2025
By Wings Staff

RCAF Capt. Mort Lightstone (Retired) discusses his experiences using World War II navigation technology called Consol, which was a precursor to the LORAN system and satellite delivered GPS. Console was created by the Germans to aid U-Boats in their navigation when celestial navigation was not useable due to cloud cover.