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LOT 2469
British RAF WWII Bomber Aircraft Airspeed Pitot Tube
1939-1945 A.D.
10 7/8 in. (552 grams total, gauge: 27.6 cm high excluding cord).
The pitot tube with a length of blue cord, accompanied by an original storage box and wax paper. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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