13th Oct, 2022 10:00
The Collectors Sale
An Astro Compass MK.II
English, c.1940, unsigned, marked A.M.* Astro Compass MKII Ref6A/11740, 2.C. in a fitted grey painted case
Footnote: Astro Compasses were used during the Second World War by pilots and navigators to calculate true North and heading by the sun or stars. Astro compasses of this size and type were used onboard larger multi-crewed Allied aircraft such as the Avro Lancaster, Bristol Beaufort and Consolidated Liberator.
* Air Ministry
English, c.1940, unsigned, marked A.M.* Astro Compass MKII Ref6A/11740, 2.C. in a fitted grey painted case
Footnote: Astro Compasses were used during the Second World War by pilots and navigators to calculate true North and heading by the sun or stars. Astro compasses of this size and type were used onboard larger multi-crewed Allied aircraft such as the Avro Lancaster, Bristol Beaufort and Consolidated Liberator.
* Air Ministry
Auction: The Collectors Sale, 13th Oct, 2022
