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Originally Posted by Gatorade
Outstanding information! I now know what this is and why it was important. All I ever knew was where he got it and it was a compas card. I am guessing it was not exclusive to the Messerschmidt 262 but all aircraft that had that type of a back up compas. Still his eyes light up when he thinks back to being in that cockpit. I will relay the information to him so he knows exactly what it is as well.
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All aircraft, then and now, must have a magnetic compass and a correction (or deviation) card. So, no it's not exclusive to the ME-262. But, that card was exclusive to that particular aircraft.