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This object is on display in Pre-1920 Aviation at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Pre-1920 Aviation

Object Details

Country of Origin

France

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Navigational

Physical Description

French airplane compass - "Aeronautique Militaire"
Artifact contains Radium 226. Radiation survey done 6-5-2002.
0.3 mR/hr

Dimensions

3-D: 10.2 x 15.5cm, 1.2kg (4 x 6 1/8 in., 2 5/8lb.)

Materials

Metal, and glass

Inventory Number

A19610097000

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Frederick H. Prince, Jr.

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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