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Jack Lambie

Co Pilot and Navigator Jack Lambie

April 14, 2022February 25, 2022 by Alex

Jack Lambie After Dick Merrill’s famed 1936 “Ping Pong Flight” fell short of its intended …

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Categories 1925-1945, Aviation, Aviators, Exploration, History, Longines, The Honor Roll
Barnstorming

Barnstorming Dare Devil Clyde Edward Pangborn

April 14, 2022February 24, 2022 by Alex

Clyde Edward Pangborn first found fame in the aviation circuit through Barnstorming. Flying circuses were …

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Categories 1925-1945, Aviation, Aviators

The First Generation Hour-angle or “Lindbergh”

April 15, 2025February 22, 2022 by Andy

The Longines Hour-angle watch is history’s most famous pilot watch and improved upon the Weems …

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Categories 1925-1945, Aviation, History, Watches

An Accurate Timepiece for the Air Navigation age

December 13, 2022February 21, 2022 by Andy

Whilst Santos-Dumont had flown with his famous Cartier watch in 1906, there was a limited …

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Categories 1925-1945, Aviation, Aviators, Exploration, History, Longines, Pilot Watches, Pre 1925, Technology, Watches
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Dieudonne Costes – Incredible Hour-angle watch

March 6, 2023February 21, 2022 by Andy

Dieudonné Costes is best known for the extraordinary Paris to New York flight of September …

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Categories 1925-1945, Aviation, Aviators, History, Longines, Pilot Watches, The Honor Roll, Watches
Dick Merrill at the White House

Dick Merrill & his Ping Pong flight

April 15, 2022February 21, 2022 by Alex

During this Golden Age of aviation Lucky Dick Merrill was known as a prestigious aviator; …

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Categories 1925-1945, Aviation, Aviators, History, Longines, The Honor Roll
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Harold Gatty – Round the World Navigator

June 30, 2023February 21, 2022 by Alex

After Howard Hughes’ world circling flight of 1938, he proclaimed to Harold Gatty, pioneer, ‘Greetings …

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Categories 1925-1945, Aviation, Aviators, Exploration, History, Longines, Technology, The Honor Roll, Watches

Amy Johnson’s Weems SOARS again.

April 15, 2022February 20, 2022 by Andy

Amy Johnson’s Weems watch SOARS again at a recent Sotheby’s auction selling for 88,200 pounds. …

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Categories 1925-1945, Aviation, Aviators, History, Longines, Sidereal Time, The Honor Roll, Watches
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The Hour-angle watch – a “Lindbergh”

December 16, 2022February 17, 2022 by Andy

The speed of the plane brought complex new navigational challenges. When traveling at 200 miles …

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Categories 1925-1945, Aviation, History, Longines, Pilot Watches, Technology, Watches
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