Winch
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Trailing aerial
- DATE
- 1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2804.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- 5
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- predom. steel; rubber spool & turning knob
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 35.0 cm
- Width
- 22.0 cm
- Height
- 13.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Radio
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- likely WWII (1939-1945)
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
this winch was used by the Wireless Operator to roll out a trailing aerial (as opposed to a fixed aerial) fitted to Lancasters and other heavy bombers. The flexible wire antenna had a lead weight (bobble) on the end and was suspended from the airplane to facilitate reception of radio communications on the MF ranges - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- lettering on mfr's plate reads: "WINCH, AERIAL/TYPE 5/REF. No. 10A/9005/C.W.C."
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- black
- Decoration
- none
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Unknown Manufacturer, Winch, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1992.2804, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2804.001/
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