Drift Meter, B-3, Boeing B-17D "Swoose"
notes: label: Physical Description
content: Sighting head, missing periscopic element.
label: Summary
content: The B-3 was used on bombers and transports when ground or water could be clearly seen. It evolved from the earlier Gatty drift meters.
place: label: Country of Origin
content: United States of America
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content: National Air and Space Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the City of Los Angeles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Air and Space Museum
identifier: label: Inventory Number
content: A19500075025
objectType: label: Type
content: INSTRUMENTS-Navigational
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Materials
content: Aluminum, brass, copper, cork, glass mirror, lenses, paint, plastic
label: Dimensions
content: 3-D (Without Eyepiece): 26.7 x 15.2 x 22.2cm (10 1/2 x 6 x 8 3/4 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Other (With Eyepiece): 26.7cm (10 1/2 in.)