Compass from Dewey Hooper's B-24 Bomber

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Title

Compass from Dewey Hooper's B-24 Bomber

Subject

Dewey Hooper, Elon College Class of 1940

Description

This is a photograph of a compass recovered from the wreckage of Dewey Hooper's B-24 Liberator Bomber, which crashed in Australia in December 1942. This is a hand-held compass with a metal cover.

Creator

Rob Brown, University Communications, Elon University, Photographer

Source

Dewey Hooper Collection, Mss.Coll.011

Publisher

Archives & Special Collections, Elon University

Date

Item circa 1940; photographed 2022

Contributor

Family of Dewey Hooper

Rights

Held by Elon University

Format

JPG

Language

English

Type

Realia

Identifier

Mss.Coll.011, Folder 1:3; AR028

Coverage

Second World War

Files

03_16_2022_Dewey Hooper 009.jpg

Citation

Rob Brown, University Communications, Elon University, Photographer, “Compass from Dewey Hooper's B-24 Bomber,” Elon University Archives and Special Collections, accessed May 4, 2024, https://belkarchives.omeka.net/items/show/99.

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