Situational Awareness WW2 - Sthn vs Nthn hemisphere

[Fitter2]

For a few years not long ago I did some gliding out of Bloemfontein for a couple of weeks each winter. On the first occasion, initially my brain kept telling me I was flying East when the map and GPS agreed I was flying West. Once I worked out what the problem was (hey brain, Sun on my right, I'm flying WEST) I had no problem for the rest of the trip, and subsequent visits. I guess that (just the same as for 'jetlag') some people acclimatise faster.

[megan]

it happened at night, so I don’t think so

They had departed Paris at 1339 local, was written up in "Flight", Ellesmere Island, where the article hints they deviated, the sun is up all day, a report says the landing in Russia was made at dusk.

[212man]

Originally Posted by megan

They had departed Paris at 1339 local, was written up in "Flight", Ellesmere Island, where the article hints they deviated, the sun is up all day, a report says the landing in Russia was made at dusk.

Good point about the Arctic sun!