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Compass - Remote Reading, Japanese, circa 1945
Reg. No: ST 023136
- Summary:
- This remote reading compass was removed from a Japanese aircraft at Changi airfield, Singapore in 1945 by the donor who had been held as a prisoner of war.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mr Jack L. McAllister, 1949
| Discipline: | Technology |
More information
| Tagged with: | world war ii 1939-1945, compasses, prisoners of war, aeronautical instruments |
| Themes this item is part of: | Transport Collection |
| Primary Classification: | AIR TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Aircraft |
| Tertiary Classification: | components - navigation instrumentation |
| Place & Date Used: | Changi, Singapore, 1945 |
| References: | Australian Radiation Services Report 2008 |
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