Posted 13 years ago
aycockonxion
(124 items)
Couldn't believe this when I saw it. The auctioneer, and nobody else in the crowd, had any idea what it was. I overheard one guy say he thought it was a paperweight. It is FAR from a paperweight. This was quite possibly used in a World War II bomber. As you can see on the tag, it is dated 3-1-1945. Given the date, it could be more likely that it was in service after the war in a training bomber or in Korea, but the end of WWII is still possible. From what I can tell, Sperry made a lot of bomb sights and other avionics even before they became known as Sperry Corporation in 1933. This is a Type C-1, Part Number 657069. I would love to figure out the rest of the apparatus that this attached to and put it all together.
Thank you BELLIN68!!
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Nice ay !!
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missed this, very nice,"Bombs Away" :-)))
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The name on it states Air Forces Inspector, U.S. Army. That dates it to before 1947. The Air Force became a separate branch on 18 Sep 47.
Thanks for the comment jonima. Looks to me like it was actually inspected last on March 1, 1945. As it turns out, I sold this thing a while back for $85. I had bought it for $1 at the junk auction, so I figure I did alright!