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https://aplanetruth.info/2017/06/28/1945-british-military-flat-earth-map/
I became aware of this map when a Flat Earther used this map as evidence for straight flight paths on Gleason's map. I was tempted to post this in "humor" because this map basically debunks itself: with a high-resolution version (5086x3411), you can read the corner inserts (the meme version covers up the most damning insert), and they clearly state that
Source: https://m.imgur.com/i4ggxdc?r



https://aplanetruth.info/2017/06/28/1945-british-military-flat-earth-map/
- this is a North Polar Azimuthal Equidistant Projection of the globe
- the distortion increases rapidly from the equator outwards
- the connections are drawn as straight lines for convenience
- the actual flight paths should be shown curved to the south
- the shortest distances are great circle arcs.
- it is copyright 1943 in Buffalo, New York
- it shows "miles in 10° of latitude" decreasing from the equator on southward
- it has a sliding distance scale by latitude that shows the distortion of this map
- the mileages on the red routes show globe distances
Source: https://m.imgur.com/i4ggxdc?r
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