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LOT 2496
Royal Air Force WWII Navigator's Map Plotter
1939-1945 A.D.
16 1/8 in. (798 grams, 41 cm).
Chart table plotter, Type 6B 232. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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