During WWII US naval aviators used the 'whizz wheel' as a basic tool for overseas navigation. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E6B
Same tool used today. Increasingly less and less because of new technology, but a basic skill still learned in any flight school, and a basic tool required on every flight.
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