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OBJECT TYPE: topographical/aeronautical
DATE: 1944
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2865.002

MANUFACTURER: Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office
MODEL: S.W. England
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 8
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: 105.0 cm
Width: 71.5 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: Defence UK
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Europe
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945)/ this map is undated
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 (Aeronautical Map) 1:500,000 R.A.F. (WAR) S.W. ENGLAND AREAS DANGEROUS TO FLYING ARE NOT/INDICATED ON THIS SHEET EASTERN CHAIN FIFTH EDITION SHEET 7"; lettering along bottom below edge of map reads: "Compiled on a Modified Polyconic Projection (based on the International 1:1,000,000 Map)./from the Ordnance Survey 1:253,440, Admiralty Charts & Carte de France 1:200,000/G.S.G.S. 4369/200,000/5/44. Wa/HEIGHTS IN FEET Certain main spot heights are indicated/by a white tab to improve legibility Classification of roads on The Continent portion corresponds/to that shown on G.S.G.S. 4072, 1/500,000 Europe (Air)/Only permanent airfields are shown in Continental areas. ANNUAL CHANGE ABOUT 10' EASTERLY (MEAN) HEIGHTS IN FEET Continental portion S.M."
Missing: N/A
Finish: colour map on white background
Decoration: N/A

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Geographical Section, General Staff, War Office, Map, circa 1944, Artifact no. 1992.2865, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.2865.002/

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