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hello enthusiasts, on holiday in Holland I visited a small museum. this instrument was in one of the cases. the lady there asked me did I know what it was. So……………I am relying on everyone out there. I will pass the info. on, thanks in anticipation
By: uhavkontrol - 27th February 2009 at 21:30
as a matter of interest, is it of British or American manufacture ?
By: FLY.BUY - 27th February 2009 at 20:47
They were a standard fit to many different types of aircraft in WWII, if it worked it was fitted irrespective of it belonging to any individual type. Nice clock , rare to have all the hands in place.
By: uhavkontrol - 27th February 2009 at 13:31
thank you to all the contributors for their answers. I assume you can liken its use as similar to the mileage trip recorder in a car speedometer, substituting time instead of distance. the museum is in Haren.
By: Cees Broere - 27th February 2009 at 09:02
Used in many RAF types during WW II, I have two for my Halifax project.
Cheers
Cees
By: MrBlueSky - 27th February 2009 at 00:53
It looks like a 6A/1002 Clock, Mk.IIA (36 hr movement)
By: STAN05 - 27th February 2009 at 00:37
Where was the museum in Holland?
By: uhavkontrol - 26th February 2009 at 01:41
what is this instrument ?
the images have been removed from the photo hosting site after the trial usage period expired, so will try the proper way !
By: Rocketeer - 25th February 2009 at 12:05
Ah yes the good old clock… sometimes forgotten about due to the “digital” age.
The RED hands arent connected to the clock at all. They are simply movable hands so the pilot can set departure time, etc…
It is a rim wound clock of the type fitted to Spitfires (and other WW2 aircraft)…the advance/retard is on the back…nice clock!
By: slipperysam - 25th February 2009 at 10:43
Ah yes the good old clock… sometimes forgotten about due to the “digital” age.
The RED hands arent connected to the clock at all. They are simply movable hands so the pilot can set departure time, etc…
By: Moggy C - 25th February 2009 at 09:54
Indeed, it looks like a timepiece, or to use the more technical term ‘clock’
However there are two full sets of hands, so we can only assume that one set gave time of day, whilst the other set could be zeroed to give elapsed time of flight.
But that is a guess, not knowledge.
Moggy
By: Arabella-Cox - 25th February 2009 at 09:34
Going by the number layout and the number of hands I’d say it was a timepiece 😀
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