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===World War II (1939–1945)===
[[File:Military Personnel Using Link Trainer, Pepperell Manufacturing Company (11327128056).jpg|thumb|Military Personnel Using Link Trainer, [[Pepperell Manufacturing Co.]], 1943]]

The principal pilot trainer used during World War II was the Link Trainer.  Some 10,000 were produced to train 500,000 new pilots from allied nations, many in the US and Canada because many pilots were trained in those countries before returning to Europe or the Pacific to fly combat missions.<ref name="ASME" /> Almost all US Army Air Force pilots were trained in a Link Trainer.<ref name="USAF">[https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196852/link-trainer/ "U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet: Link Trainer."] ''National Museum of the United States Air Force.'' Retrieved: 12 October 2016.</ref>

A different type of World War II trainer was used for navigating at night by the stars.  The [[Celestial Navigation]] Trainer of 1941 was 13.7&nbsp;m (45&nbsp;ft) high and capable of accommodating the navigation team of a [[bomber]] crew.  It enabled sextants to be used for taking "star shots" from a projected display of the night sky.<ref name="ASME" />