USAAF compass
I just got this USAAF Type D-12 compass. It was built by the Bendix Corporation and is dated 1942. It's a little worse for wear but it works just fine. The liquid is still in the bowl. I am given to understand these were used on large aircraft like the B-17 and B-24 but I have not been able to find any photos of the installation which, I think, was in the navigator's station. Would any of you guys have a photo showing the installation?
Thanks in advance!
John
Re: USAAF compass
Hi John,
Here's one in situ on the navigators plotting table of a still flying B-17 in the States. Sorry the pic's are so small.
Regards, Ned.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
Re: USAAF compass
Thanks Ned! That's just what I was looking for.
John
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