Compass, Magnetic Direct Reading, US Navy Mark VIII (1) Peggy Bomber The equipment is designed for

The equipment is designed for remote control operation and may be installed with provisions for dual control or for signal control

This is an original WWII-era Radio Operator's Information File published in 1944 (updated 1945) by the US Army Air Force

a small pointer which travels the perimeter of the compass card

An unusual feature is that the minute hand of the stopwatch rotates counterclockwise as it counts the minutes

The A-5 Automatic Pilot was used primarily in WWII-era bomber aircraft of the Air Corps US Army such as the Consolidated B-24 Liberator (see photo showing the location of the panel in the B-24 cockpit)

Compass, Magnetic Direct Reading, US Navy Mark VIII (1) Peggy Bomber The equipment is designed forHere is a fine example of the US Navy's Aircraft Direct Reading Magnetic Compass Mark VIII, as used in the SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber and the TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber. This compass was installed above the pilots forehead, see image of the SBD's cockpit showing the location of this compass. The compass was illuminated electrically via bulb (included but unlikely operational) mounted in a small compartment over the compass itself. Inside the same