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Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

Second World War Cockpit MK2 Lamp 5C/366 – Second Pattern

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c. 1939 - 1945

Overview

A cylindrical brass sleeve with an inner steel bayonet sleeve.

Historical information

The Mk2 5c/366 second pattern cockpit lamp was used extensively in the Second World War to illuminate interiors of aircraft and vehicles. Originally manufactured in solid brass but as the war in Europe progressed and essential materials became scarcer, production switched to the cheaper, mass-produced bakelite resins.
The unit is missing its fitting and glass and was found near the ammunition area at the Princess Royal Fort Albany and was probably used in the Ford 3 tonne truck in use at the site during the Second World War.

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Registration number

cwa-org-12-1997.4.1

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 2

Material

Width

40 mm

Height or length

70 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Top inscribed with Crown symbol above “A M / Ref No / 5c /366 /COCKPIT MK2 LAMP”

Keywords

Place made

United Kingdom

Year

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Public Location

Barracks Rear Gallery

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

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