Title
Mark 7 Knee Board
Description
Mark 7 knee-mounted chart-plotting board with adjustable canvas and elastic belt. The knee board has a storage compartment to underneath the top panel for storing related documents and charting materials. 'S2F Plane Captain's Handbook', 'Instructions for the Use of the Mark 7 Knee-Mounted Chart-Plotting Board', a pad of handwritten notations, and two pencils can be found within the storage compartment.
Context
John Georgeo served in the Pacific War theater of World War II as a US Navy pilot with the famed Torpedo Squadron Eight (VT-8). VT-8 flew off of the USS Yorktown's (CV-10) sister ships, the USS Hornet (CV-8), the USS Saratoga (CV-3), the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), and the USS Intrepid (CV-11).
Accession #
2001.00022
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Primary Object Name
Board, Navigator's
Sub-Class Name
Navigational Equipment
Class Name
Surveying & Navigational T&E
Category Name
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
