How Did Early Airplane Pilots Navigate Without Modern Tech? | The Look Back

How did airplane pilots know where to fly before they had GPS to help guide them?

Airplanes are more than just a way to get from one place to another quickly—they are historical artifacts! To keep those planes flying high and on the right route, lighted airway beacons and radio communications were developed during the “Golden Age of Aviation” between World War I and World War II. Even during the challenging years of the Great Depression, these innovations propelled the use of planes by services like the United States Postal Service to get mail across the state, country, and world faster than ever before.

NOTE: The closed captions and episode Transcript are also available in Spanish.