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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
ca. 1944
United States of America
AVIONICS-Electronic/Satellite Navigation
Bendix Aviation Corp., Eclipse-Pioneer Division
85mm diameter; used with gyro flux gate compass.
3-D (Overall): 10.8 × 24.1 × 11.4cm (4 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.)
Ferrous AlloyNon-Magnetic White MetalPaintRadium PaintAdhesive TapePossible LeadGlassCopper Alloy
A19570967000
Transferred from the Department of Commerce
National Air and Space Museum
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