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Aircraft compass
An ordinary gimballed boat's compass with an enamelled card graduated to 360 degs. Commonly used as a type of German aero compass. Taken from a captured enemy machine in 1918. It is thought to be less efficient than the British type.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV0351 |
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| Type: | Aircraft compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Plath, C. |
| Date made: | before 1918 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 75 mm x 165 mm x 130 mm |