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OBJECT TYPE: topographical/aeronautical
DATE: 1942
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2832.001

MANUFACTURER: Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office
MODEL: Midlands
LOCATION: England

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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 backing

Dimensions

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

Length: 75.1 cm
Width: 56.0 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: Defence UK
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945)/ this map was published in 1942
Canada: many Canadians served as Navigators in RCAF squadrons attached to RAF commands during WWII
Function: 2 dimensional graphic representation of a section of the earth's surface/ likely used for aerial navigation & military planning
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering along top above edge of map reads: "ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN AREAS DANGEROUS TO FLYING ARE NOT/INDICATED ON THIS SHEET MIDLANDS 1/4-INCH TO ONE MILE/ENGLAND & WAL[ES]/(cont'd. on small sheet pasted over top right corner of map) SCALE 1/4" TO 1 MILE SHEET 8/CORRECTION TRACE SHOWING NEW/POSITION OF HONILEY AIRFIELD"; lettering along bottom below edge of map reads: "Geographical Section, General Staff, No. 3957. (AIR)/Published at the War Office, 1942./ANNUAL CHANGE ABOUT 10' EASTERLY (MEAN)/HEIGHTS IN FEET GRID REFERENCES ARE GIVEN IN KILOMETERS EAST/AND NORTH OF THE SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF THE/LETTERED SQUARE CONCERNED. THUS THE GRID/REFERENCE OF PERSHORE IS v P 3967./HEIGHTS IN FEET"
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour map on white background
Decoration: N/A

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Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office, Map, 1942, Artifact no. 1992.2832, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2832.001/

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