Navigation Display

Navigation Plotters

Once again, Ebay was the source of the navigation plotting instruments. To the right is a bakerlite Parallel rule. The only markings is the word 'Esco' on each of the joining arms.

Below is a Warner Deviation Plotter, and to the right, a Weems Aircraft Plotter Mark II.

Manuals

Bought as part of a collection of manuals, these three cover 'Elementary Map and Aerial Photograph Reading', 'Advanced Map and Aerial Photograph Reading', and 'Mathematics for Air Crew Trainees'. The manuals are slightly larger than A5 paper, and are in virtually mint condition.

AN5851-1 A-14 Sextant

Bought in January '06, this Sextant is almost perfect and fully functioning. A horizon prism permits its use as a marine sextant. It came complete with its original carrying case.
 
 

Flight Calculators

Donated to us by Kim Roland of the 100th BG Foundation, these two flight calculators were used by his dad, John Henry Rowland, in the 418th BS, 100th Bomb Group, flying from Thorpe Abbotts  in 1944 and completing 29 missions during which time he became a PFF crew AN/APS-15 Radar operator.

Bubble Sextant Mk IXA

Donated to the display by Tony Brier is this Air Ministry Bubble Sextant Mk IXA. It's beginning to show its age, but the clockwork mechanism still works.

Astro Compass Mk II

Also from Tony Brier is this MkII Astro Compass.

Navigational Computers MkIII

This pair of Navigational Computers were also donated by Tony.

Type 6A Compass

 

Navigators Case

Here is Stuarts original Navigators Brief case. The stitching all had to be re-sewn due to age turning the thread to powder.

Navigators Manuals

Below left is an original Navigators Information File detailing all aspects of a navigators duties from Navigation to emergency procedures. Below right is the A-14 Sextant Manual showing its operation, maintenance and parts breakdown.

 

Air Maps

Stuart has several original maps of France and Holland. Some are quite fragile so colour copies are used for display at events, keeping the originals safe to re-copy.

Navigation Display

Here is a display of all the equipment at an event  at the National Railway Museum, Shildon.

 

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