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OBJECT TYPE: Special Air Navigation
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2777.001

MANUFACTURER: United States Army Air Forces
MODEL: Washington-Gander-Prestwick S-130
LOCATION: Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 152.7 cm
Width: 106.5 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: Defense US
Country: United States of America
State/Province: District of Columbia
City: Washington

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: dates on chart between 1943 & 1945
Canada: Unknown
Function: graphic two-dimensional representation of a portion of the earth's surface/ used for aerial navigation & possibly planning military strategy
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on top border reads: "WASHINGTON-GANDER-PRESTWICK/Not for sale or distribution/For use by War and Navy Department Agencies only/U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES/SPECIAL AIR NAVIGATION CHART/RESTRICTED/(NO. S-130) WASHINGTON-GANDER-PRESTWICK/MERCATOR PROJECTIONTRUE SCALE 1:3,000,000 ALONG/LATITUDE 60 [DEGREES] N"; lettering on bottom border includes: "Prepared under the direction of the Commanding General, Army Air Forces, for the/Aeronautical Chart Service by the Lake Survey Branch, Army Map Service, Detroit, Michigan/APRIL 1944...RESTRICTED/WASHINGTON-GANDER-PRESTWICK (NO. S-130)/Lines of equal magnetic variation for 1943/Aeronautical information MARCH 1945...NOTE: OFFICERS USING THIS CHART WILL MARK HEREON CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS WHICH COME TO THEIR ATTENTION AND/MAIL DIRECT TO THE AERONAUTICAL CHART SERVICE, HEADQUARTERS, ARMY AIR FORCES, WASHINGTON, D.C./ARMY MAP SERVICE U.S. ARMY, WASHINGTON, D.C. 340264/W.P. 1/45 1944/FIRST EDITION Subject to Correction/WASHINGTON-GANDER-PRESTWICK/(NO. S-130)"
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour map on white background
Decoration: N/A

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United States Army Air Forces, Map, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1992.2777, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2777.001/

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