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Magnet carrier - aircraft compass
RAF Mark II, magnet carrier, compass corrector
Aluminium tube for carrying corrector magnets. Tube pierced with eight holes fore and aft and eight holes athwartships ( for placing magnets in). Fitted with an aluminium sleeve which when in place covers holes in the tube and this prevents magnets falling out of holes.
Aluminium tube for carrying corrector magnets. Tube pierced with eight holes fore and aft and eight holes athwartships ( for placing magnets in). Fitted with an aluminium sleeve which when in place covers holes in the tube and this prevents magnets falling out of holes.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0307 |
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| Type: | Magnet carrier - aircraft compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1915 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 111 mm; Diameter: 75 mm |