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A sextant camera from the U.S. Naval Observatory used in the development of aerial navigation skills. It has an Ilex universal lens.
This object is on display in Boeing Aviation Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.
United States of America
INSTRUMENTS-Navigational
Eastman Kodak Company
Ilex Universal lens(inside). Fitted case.
3-D: 30.5cm (12 in.)
A19630083000
Transferred from the U.S. Navy
National Air and Space Museum
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