Compass Used on the First Scheduled Air Mail Flight
On May 15, 1918, Lt. Howard P. Culver navigated between Philadelphia and Belmont Park, near New York City, using this liquid-filled compass installed in his Curtiss Jenny.
Gift of Mrs. A. Paul Culver
This object is on display in America by Air at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
United States of America
INSTRUMENTS-Navigational
Brass; 3in. diameter; liquid filled type; used on 1st air mail flight.
3-D: 8 × 8 × 7.7cm, 0.5kg (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 × 3 1/16 in., 1 1/8lb.)
Metal, and glass
A19680559000
Gift of Mrs. A. Paul Culver
National Air and Space Museum
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