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OBJECT TYPE: topographical/aeronautical/folding
DATE: 1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0655.001

MANUFACTURER: Ordnance Survey of Scotland
MODEL: Forth & Tay
LOCATION: United Kingdom

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: paper; linen backed

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 75.4 cm
Width: 56.3 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Navigation instruments & equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Ordnance
Country: United Kingdom
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); ink stamp at upper right bears date July 21, 1942
Canada: Unknown
Function: two dimensional representation of a portion of the earth's surface/ used for aerial navigation likely aboard Lancaster bomber (RCAF 408 squadron)
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering printed across top border reads: "ORDNANCE SURVEY OF SCOTLAND (AERONAUTICAL MAP) R.A.F. (WAR) 2nd Edition THE FORTH & TAY/AREAS DANGEROUS TO FLYING ARE NOT/INDICATED ON THIS SHEET/1/4-INCH TO ONE M[IL]E, THIRD EDITION, SHEET 3."; lettering hand written in pen at top right reads: "P/O RUSSELL/NAV. SECT. 6"; ink stamp at upper right reads: "21 JUL 1942/R.A.F. REFRESHER SCHOOL/KIRKNEWTON"
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour map on white sheet; red overprint
Decoration: none

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Ordnance Survey of Scotland, Map, circa 1942, Artifact no. 2003.0655, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0655.001/

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