Take-off & Landing Checklist Indicator, SBD Dauntless, F4U-1 Corsair F4U Corsair

Take-off & Landing Checklist Indicator, SBD Dauntless, F4U-1 Corsair F4U CorsairHere is an exceptional specimen of the Take off and Landing Checklist Indicator as used on carrier based, WWII era US Navy Douglas SBC Dive Bombers as well as early 'birdcage' versions of the Vought F4U 1 Corsair Fighter. (see photo from the SBD Flight Manual showing the location of the indicator at position #7) The indicator presented one of two checklists to the pilot depending upon the procedure to be performed. The procedure is changed from Take

indicating the manufacturing year 1941

So our assumption is that this item was offered prior to 1929

part number 731KN-02

It is a wonderful reference document from that era

It was also used for navigation and bombing in conjunction with the AN/APQ-5 low level radar bombsight

but you'll look long and hard for one with the projector intact and ALL of the star charts

Measures ~4

WW2 vintage aircraft A-10A bubble sextant in its original wooden case with mounting hook and battery-power accessory for nighttime illumination used for celestial navigation

Nakajima J1N Bomber Gekko aka "Irving"

The USAF type is S3A

5 inches diameter by 2

Here is an Altimeter used in military aircraft of the Air Service