Harold Gatty (1903–1957)
Author of Finding Your Way Without Map or Compass
About the Author
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- Legal name
- Gatty, Harold Charles
- Other names
- Prince of Navigators
- Birthdate
- 1903-01-05
- Date of death
- 1957-08-30
- Burial location
- Fiji
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Australia
- Birthplace
- Campbell Town, Tasmania
- Place of death
- Fiji
- Education
- Royal Australian Naval College
- Occupations
- navigator
inventor
navigation instructor - Organizations
- Fiji Airways (founder)
Air Pacific (founder) - Short biography
- Set a record for aerial circumnavigation of the world, flying a distance of 15,747 miles (24,903 km) in a Lockheed Vega named the Winnie Mae, in 8 days, 15 hours, and 51 minutes.
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- Members
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- Popularity
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- Rating
- 4.1
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- ISBNs
- 7