Compass, Aperiodic, US Army Air Force Type D-12 NOS P-61

Compass, Aperiodic, US Army Air Force Type D-12 NOS P-61The US Army Air Force Type D 12 Direct Reading Aperiodic Compass was used at the navigators station across many US WWII aircraft, including heavy bombers B 17, B 24, B 29, medium bombers B 25 and B 26, and transports C 46, C 47, and C 54. Made by Bendix, part number 1832 1 A, it has a serial number prefix of AF 43, indicative of a manufacturing year 1943. This compass is New Old Stock and is in an original Douglas Aircraft box (but the serial numbers

Would have been used in ground installations (as opposed to use within aircraft

The scale is labeled to a value of 2

The gyro rotates

The star chart for the intended course of the aircraft was selected from among the 7 canisters stored in the wooden case

can interpret them by rotating the card to match the arm position being observed

the TBM could carry bombs in the following configurations: 12-100 lb bombs

capacitor-type

as used in aircraft of the German Luftwaffe such as the Bf 109 Fighter

WWII-era US Navy Douglas SBC Dive Bombers as well as early 'birdcage' versions of the Vought F4U-1 Corsair Fighter

20233) either the Riedelanlassmotor or the engine itself

dual arrow) freely

GE part number 8DJ4PBH