Flight Deck Instrument

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Object Details

Description (Brief)

Metal part of a flight deck instrument. Square in shape with round numbered dial, not much detail visible on dial. Recovered from the wreckage of United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed near Shanksville, PA on September 11, 2001.

Location

Currently on loan

Credit Line

United Airlines

ID Number

2004.0142.06

accession number

2004.0142

catalog number

2004.0142.06

Object Name

Flight Deck Instrument

airplane wreckage, flight deck instrument

Measurements

overall: 3 1/4 in x 3 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 8.255 cm x 8.255 cm x 3.175 cm

recovered

United States: Pennsylvania, Shanksville

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, 9/11

September 11

Data Source

National Museum of American History

associated subject

September 11 Terrorist Attacks

related event

September 11th Attacks

Attack on United Airlines Flight 93

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-6aa6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1269840