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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: cruiser force. Had he continued his investigations and made a
wider sweep he would have discovered the proximity of the British
battle-cruiser squadron which routed the German force, the latter
having acted on incomplete information.
While the low-lying sea-fog is the navigator's worst enemy, it is
the airman's greatest friend and protection. It not only
preserves him against visual discovery from below, but is an
excellent insulator of sound, so that his whereabouts is not
betrayed by the noise of his motor. It is of in calculable value
in another way. When a fog prevails the sea is generally as
smooth as the pro verbial mirror, enabling the waterplanes to be
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