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Airway beacon
Rotating light assembly mounted atop a tower / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Aerodrome beacon.
An airway beacon (US) or aerial lighthouse (UK and Europe) was a rotating light assembly mounted atop a tower. These were once used extensively in the United States for visual navigation by airplane pilots along a specified airway corridor. In Europe, they were used to guide aircraft with lighted beacons at night.[1][2]
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