Sextant, Aircraft Periscopic, MS28011-5, with Case, for Display, Parts, or Repair Bf-109 This star finder

This star finder

this version has the functions of Elapsed Time

25 inches diameter and ~7 inches deep

probably for a weight balancing system prior to this being an automatic process

The Gunners Quadrant TM 9-1527 Technical Manual dated 1943 can be downloaded at no cost by clicking here

Sextant, Aircraft Periscopic, MS28011-5, with Case, for Display, Parts, or Repair Bf-109 This star finderThis is a Cold War era Periscopic Aircraft Sextant and Case, as used by navigators in aircraft of the US Air Force such as B 36 Peacemaker, B 47 Stratojet, B 50 Superfortress, B 52 Stratofortress, C 130 Hercules, and of the US Navy such as the P2V Neptune and others. This example has a serial # prefix of AF 53, manufactured under a USAF purchase order issued in 1953. The periscopic sextant was used by navigators to fix and track the position of the