Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date 1944 Country of Origin United States of America Type AVIONICS-Radar/Electronic Warfare Physical Description 4 prism-shaped packets of thin strips of aluminum foil, wrapped in thin brown cardboard, then tan paper as outermost layer. Inner edge of tan paper adhered to cardboard, like a streamer. Wrapping otherwise not secured, only folded into position. 2 packets have handwritten inscriptions, others are unmarked. DO NOT UNWRAP. KEEP LEVEL or chaff will spill out. Dimensions 3-D (each, typical, 141g): 30.5 × 8 × 3.6cm, 0.1kg (1 ft. × 3 1/8 in. × 1 7/16 in., 0.3lb.)
 Materials Paper
Aluminum
Adhesive
Ink
Graphite
 Inventory Number A20050470002 Credit Line Gift of Dr. Fred Whipple Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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