Help identifying german plane compass?

• Dec 16, 2019

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A friend of mine asked if I could post this here to see what the "aviation brain trust" might know about a possible German Luftwaffe Compass that he won at an auction.

Its approx 4.5" across by 3" tall, water filled, Bakelite case.

The compass is marked on the side with: OrterkompaB OK42, Anforderz FL 23238, Werk-Nr 28169572, Hersteller: dxt.

Here is a link to a listing on Worthpoint:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/fantastic-ww2-german-luftwaffe-1997543435

Many Thanks!!!

 

• Dec 17, 2019

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Description seems accurate. Installed in the Do335



Fl.23238 Orterkompass OK 42, 1944 | Deutscheluftwaffe
Fl.23238 Orterkompass OK 42, 1944 / 1945 | Deutscheluftwaffe

 

• Dec 17, 2019

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Good stuff Andy

 

• Dec 17, 2019

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Is there anything that ties that compass specifically to the Do 355? I very much doubt it, it seems an entirely bogus claim without some supporting provenance.
I would be amazed if the Luftwaffe had not used a standard instrument in its aircraft.

I don't have the hersteller code 'dxt' in my list, but it is in the range issued in April 1941, during a period when a new series was issued monthly (until September) so whatever the company was, it was manufacturing for the Wermacht from early 1941.

Edit: If anyone has 'dxt' I'd love to see it!

 

• Dec 17, 2019

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The links I posted say "Hersteller: dxt = Kadlec-Instrumente-Fabrik, Prag"

 

• Dec 17, 2019

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Are we sure that this wasn't a "standard part" and could have been installed on several different aircraft?

 

• Dec 17, 2019

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It's of course possible. I was extracting the info from the cockpitinstrumente website.

 

• Dec 17, 2019

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Crimea_River said:

The links I posted say "Hersteller: dxt = Kadlec-Instrumente-Fabrik, Prag"

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• Dec 17, 2019

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FLYBOYJ said:

Are we sure that this wasn't a "standard part" and could have been installed on several different aircraft?

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I thought that too, but the little digging I have done shows this to be an emergency compass fitted to the Do 335.

I found another example on a Russian website!