Tail Drift Sight
Maker and role
Cooke, Troughton and Simms Limited, Manufacturer
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Object detail
Accession number
1964.209
Description
Tail drift sight: A black metal plate with a telescopic lens inside a tubular sighter. The tube has a mirror lens offset at the base. The lens can be adjusted by twin wheels. There is an aluminium plate with port and starboard drift calibrations. There is a plastic sticker on the base plate with the number 209/64. Ref. No. 6B/110, Serial No. 2290/39. (Possibly a Tail drift sight from Lancaster bomber, Mark IV)
Marks
AM / TAIL DRIFT SIGHT / MARK IV Maker's Plate
REF NO 6B-110 / COOKE TROUGHTON / & SIMMS LTD. / SERIAL No. / 2290-39 Maker's Plate
REF NO 6B-110 / COOKE TROUGHTON / & SIMMS LTD. / SERIAL No. / 2290-39 Maker's Plate
Collection
Credit Line
Cooke, Troughton and Simms Limited. Tail Drift Sight, 1964.209. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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