Aircraft bubble sextant.

Made:: 1942-1945 in Binghampton

maker:: Agfa-Ansco

Bubble sextant made by Agfa-Ansco, Binghamton, NY, USA

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Bubble sextant made by Agfa-Ansco, Binghamton, NY, USA
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Bubble sextant made by Agfa-Ansco, Binghamton, NY, USA, about 1942. Signed on a plate on the back of the instrument: U.S. Army Air Corps | Sextant | A-10 | Mfrd by | Agfa Ansco | Binghamton, N.Y. Marked on the left side of the casing: AN | Y249. Black crackle-lacquered alloy casing incorporating artificial materials, housing optical equipment, a clockwork averaging mechanism, electrical equipment, and a rubber eyecup.

Details

Category:: Navigation

Object Number:: 1956-244

Materials:: steel (metal), metal (unknown), mirror-glass (silvered), rubber (unidentified) and paper (fibre product)

Measurements:: overall: 250 mm x 170 mm x 90 mm, 1.3kg

type:: bubble sextant and aircraft sextant

credit:: Central Navigation & Control School (RAF)

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