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High Quality Reproduction RAF Sector Clock, Battle of Britain 1940. Type1 pattern dial.ALL OF OUR CLOCKS HAVE A REAL (DUMMY) WINDER FITTED BEHIND A BRASS FERRULE. More Photos to follow. This a highly realistic and unique feature.
Ellis Clocks have been making reproduction clocks for 20 years.
* The ABS case is painted, triple lacquered & hand polished to a fine finish to resemble Bakelite. All exposed and visible surfaces are painted and finished to produce a high quality item that will enhance any office, home or workshop.
* Diameter is 12" dia. approx.overall
* The clock looks substantial but is easy to mount and hang with integral fixing.
* Real Glass lens
* High quality silent Quartz movement (non-ticking) with bronze finish metal hands of the correct type finished with a turned brass boss
* AA Alkaline battery included
* The artwork is authentic and an exact copy of the real thing (we have a genuine one in the workshop)
The Sector Clock was a fundamental part of Ground Control Interception (GCI) before modern computerized systems were put in place for airspace control. The face is marked with five-minute red, yellow and blue triangular segments. It has an outer 12-hour ring and an inner 24 hour dial.
Aircraft position was recorded along with the colour of the triangle beneath the minute hand at the time of sighting. This was reported to sector headquarters, where counters of the relayed colour were used to represent each air raid on a large table with a map of the UK overlaid with a grid. As the plots of the raiding aircraft moved, the counters were pushed across the map by magnetic "rakes". This system enabled "Fighter Controllers" to see very quickly where each formation was heading and allowed an estimate to be made of possible targets. The age of the information was readily apparent from the colour of the counter. Because of the simplicity of the system, decisions could be made quickly and easily.
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see also the later WW2 version of this clock
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