Sight, bomb
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- OBJECT TYPE
- vector/course setting
- DATE
- 1941
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0936.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- MK.IX C
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- 9634/41
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 21
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- All metal, save clear glass window over compass bowl. Predominantly matt black finish; some markings appears in white and red; viewing frames are painted white.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 56.0 cm
- Width
- 18.0 cm
- Height
- 20.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Aviation armament
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- This sight new/never used. This type of sight was standard for most Allied forces c. mid-late 1930s- c. 1942/3.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Used to determine flight path and optimal positioning for effective targeting by ordinance. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Numerous markings on instrument, including "A M [Allied Manufacture logo", "STORES REFERENCE NUMBER 9/494/ COURSE SETTING BOMBSIGHT MARK IXC/ SERIAL No 9634/41" and "CAUTION- DO NOT ROTATE COMPASS BOWL/ ON ENEMY VECTOR RING/ WHEN HEIGHT BAR IS FOLDED". All controls, etc. labelled.
- Missing
- Unknown.
- Finish
- All metal, save clear glass window over compass bowl. Predominantly matt black finish; some markings appears in white and red; viewing frames are painted white.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Sight, bomb, 1941, Artifact no. 1996.0936, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0936.001/
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