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Cmdr. Albert C. Read carried this course plotter during NC-4's transatlantic flight. Read later presented the plotter to Navy aircraft mechanic Charles J. Boyd for his work on the aircraft.

Display Status

This object is on display in Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight

Object Details

Date

1919

Country of Origin

Germany

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Computers, General Purpose

Manufacturer

T.E.C.

Physical Description

Stainless steel plotter marked "TEC." and "Made in Germany". Used by Commander A. C. Read on flight of NC-4 across Atlantic in May 1919. Presented by Commander Read to Charles J. Boyd, who was an aircraft mechanic who worked on the NC-4.
Remomoved for Pioneers of Flight :chamois bag, with inscription & "Property of C.J. Boyd, Municipal Airport, Amarillo, Tex. & Santa Fe, N.M. Rt. 2, Box 336." Now cataloged as: A19750637001, not desired for exhibit.

Dimensions

2-D - Unframed (H x W): 7.6 x 15.2cm (3 x 6 in.)

Materials

Overall: Stainless Steel

Inventory Number

A19750637000

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Charles J. Boyd

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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