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Magnetic investigations of compass swinging sites at the RAAF aerodrome Laverton, Victoria

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Updated 17/10/2025

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The purpose of the investigation was to determine the degree of uniformity of the earth's magnetic field over the existing and the alternate compass swinging sites for ground swinging of aircraft. Field work was carried out on 30/1/51 and 5/2/51. Instruments used were the Vertical Force Variometer and the Wingfield Compass. The report gives an account of the field work and the results of the survey.

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Title Magnetic investigations of compass swinging sites at the RAAF aerodrome Laverton, Victoria
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/8f750839-40b1-419c-92b0-ab1fe1ba0863
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Magnetic investigations of compass swinging sites at the RAAF aerodrome Laverton, Victoria". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/magnetic-investigations-of-compass-swinging-sites-at-the-raaf-aerodrome-laverton-victoria