Aircraft Navigator's Seat : Royal Australian Air Force

Accession Number REL/02189
Collection type Technology
Object type Aircraft component
Physical description Aluminium
Place made United Kingdom
Date made c 1939-1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Aircraft navigator's seat of the type fitted to Lancaster aircraft. The seat is made of rivetted aluminium and has a circular base, 35 centimeters in diameter. The seat is designed to swivel and stands 64 centimeters tall. Most of the seat's metal surfaces are well preserved apart from the base plate which is heavily corroded.

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