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minus-squareFartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·22 hours agoIt helps a lot, but planes were navigating the world long before the invention of GPS.
minus-squarePeppycito@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·21 hours agoThey also used to go off course and get shot down.
minus-squareFartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·18 hours agoWell, you’ve not specified what shoot down incident you’re talking about but I’d argue the fault probably lies with the trigger happy air defenders not IDing their targets.
minus-squareDaredoedel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·16 hours agoMy guess is he means Korean Air Lines Flight 007, which was caused by a mistake the Pilots made and a trigger happy/incompetent sovjet Airforce.
It helps a lot, but planes were navigating the world long before the invention of GPS.
They also used to go off course and get shot down.
Well, you’ve not specified what shoot down incident you’re talking about but I’d argue the fault probably lies with the trigger happy air defenders not IDing their targets.
My guess is he means Korean Air Lines Flight 007, which was caused by a mistake the Pilots made and a trigger happy/incompetent sovjet Airforce.