Okay, let me restate the question. It is April 1942. Five Japanese
fighter aircraft are flying in formation to attack an enemy airfield
at dawn. Their lights are on so they can follow the leader and not
bump into one another. Before rolling in to attack, they switch off
the lights.

(If it matters, the fighters do not have air-to-air radio
communication. The lights serve that purpose as well.)

Would you call those "navigation lights"?

Thanks!


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