'Quick Period' compass for scouting aircraft
Creagh-Osborn type 5/16 liquid aircraft compass, used on scouting aircrafts during the First World War, also known as 'Quick Period' compass, patent no. 1148/15, developed by Captain F.O. Creagh-Osborne, made by Henry Hughes and Son Ltd., London, 1917-1919
Details
- Category:
- Navigation
- Object Number:
- 1919-531
- Materials:
- glass, paint, cotton (fibre), brass (copper, zinc alloy), aluminium (metal) and steel (metal)
- Measurements:
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overall: 175 mm x 140 mm x 105 mm,
- credit:
- Air Ministry
