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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.
United States of America
ARMAMENT-Sights & Controls
Roller Smith Co.
Pilot direction indicator autopilot. 3-1/8in. diameter, 3in. long; black face and case with luminous markings; World War II.
3-D (Diameter x Length): 14 × 8.3cm (5 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)
HAZ MAT: CadmiumFerrous AlloyPhenolic ResinGlassAluminum AlloyRadium PaintPaintInkNatural Fiber FabricUncharacterized Coating
A19820364000
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