Torpedo Camera Kit, Panoramic, US Navy Type 1 for TBF/M Avenger UC-43 This specimen is clearly experienced

This specimen is clearly experienced

The Sensitive Altimeter displayed altitude using 3 pointers

and the left knob sets the course heading

according to the online Funatsu Aviation Instruments Museum

The part number on the unit is not legible

Torpedo Camera Kit, Panoramic, US Navy Type 1 for TBF/M Avenger UC-43 This specimen is clearly experiencedThe Vought Solar Aircraft Torpedo Camera Type 1 was produced between 1942 and 1944 by Russell Vought Co, a division of Solar Aircraft Co., San Diego, CA, USA. The camera is a motorized panoramic camera, whose purpose was to document aerial torpedo attacks (from launch to impact) and for use in training. It was fitted with a louvered shutter and shot panoramic, 2 inch by 7 inch wide negatives in 120 type film. According to the TBM Avenger's Erection