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A COURSE SETTING MK IX C BOMB SIGHT
DIE CASTERS LTD, MELBOURNE, CIRCA 1930s
incised 'R.A.A.F Ident. No. E9/494, Course Setting Bomb Sight Mk IX C, Serial No. CAC/1514, Manufactured for Commonwealth Aircraft Corp Pty Ltd. by Die Casters Ltd, Melbourne, Australia, mounted on wooden base, accompanied by original S.G. Brown Ltd type F headphones, the wooden base 56.5 x 12.5cm
Catalogue note: First invented in 1917, the Course Setting Bomb Sight (CSBS) was the first practical system for properly accounting for the effects of wind during the dropping of bombs
Sold for $400
Lot 278
DIE CASTERS LTD, MELBOURNE, CIRCA 1930s
incised 'R.A.A.F Ident. No. E9/494, Course Setting Bomb Sight Mk IX C, Serial No. CAC/1514, Manufactured for Commonwealth Aircraft Corp Pty Ltd. by Die Casters Ltd, Melbourne, Australia, mounted on wooden base, accompanied by original S.G. Brown Ltd type F headphones, the wooden base 56.5 x 12.5cm
Catalogue note: First invented in 1917, the Course Setting Bomb Sight (CSBS) was the first practical system for properly accounting for the effects of wind during the dropping of bombs
Estimate $500 - $600
Asian Art, Classic Furniture & Objects
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8080
12:00pm - 25 October 2015
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
21 October 9am-8pm
22-23 October 10am-4pm
24 October 10am-5pm
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au
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