Summary

Type D.12 course-setting aircraft compass (serial no. Z-4511) made by Bendix Aviation Corporation, Eclipse Pioneer Division at Teterboro, New Jersey. Dated 1940 with a luminised grid. This type of compass was used for primary navigation by large USAAF aircraft such as the Boeing B17 Flying Fortress. This example was used by Australian National Airways.

Physical Description

round course-setting aircraft compass

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