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LOT 2466
US Air Force WWII Bomber Aircraft Circular Chart and Ground Speed Disks in Original Leather Cases
1939-1945 A.D.
10 in. (568 grams, 25 cm).
Comprising a large leatherette case with 'H.O. NO. 2102-C Hydrographic Office Rude Star Finder and Identifier (with hydrographic office modifications) to plot planets or moon' instruction pamphlet, two plastic planispheres and clear plastic altitude-azimuth templates; a leather case holding plastic colour-coded ground speed disks. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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LOT 2466
US Air Force WWII Bomber Aircraft Circular Chart and Ground Speed Disks in Original Leather Cases
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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