Title

Compass, Aperiodic, Wiley Post crash, ca. 1930s Creator: E. S. Ritchie & Sons Inc..

Caption

From last plane flown by Wiley Post. In 1935 Wiley Post scavenged this aperiodic compass from the older Winnie Mae for use on his new plane, a Lockheed Orion. Post lost his life when the airplane crashed. The compass was recovered during the investigation.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A88_494

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NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,2Mb (2,6Mb) / 18,7in x 12,5in / 5616 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

technology education color instrument century thirties navigation compass navigational instrument navigational device Colour Smithsonian Institution 1930s National Air and Space Museum Educational Institution 20th century air and space museum scientific institution object Post Heritage Art NASM INSTRUMENTS-Navigational Metal and glass Wiley Post Wiley Wiley Hardeman Post E. S. Ritchie & Sons Inc. E. S. Ritchie & Sons Incorporated Ritchie E. S. & Sons