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Type P.4
Liquid compass
Square wooden box with six fore and aft and six athwartships holes for carrying corrector magnets. Fitted with metal shutter which, when closed, covers the holes. Mounted on brass attaching plate 4.25" (2.9cm) in length. The carrier can be used either with or without the attaching plate.
O.A height 1.2" (2.9cm)
Square wooden box with six fore and aft and six athwartships holes for carrying corrector magnets. Fitted with metal shutter which, when closed, covers the holes. Mounted on brass attaching plate 4.25" (2.9cm) in length. The carrier can be used either with or without the attaching plate.
O.A height 1.2" (2.9cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0331 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass - aircraft |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Air Ministry |
| Date made: | 1926 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm x 110 mm x 58 mm |