Identification of German Aircraft/Luftwaffe, US War Dept, 1942, FM 30-35 JU-88 Compass Scale

Compass Scale

The part numbers have been confirmed in the TBM Avenger Erection and Maintenance Manual dated August 1945

This is a dual Oil Pressure indicator as used to measure oil pressure in the left and right hand supercharger sumps in the US Air Force C-121 transport version of the Lockheed Constellation

The only apparent defect is the missing tuning crank (see center axis upon which it would mount)

Identification of German Aircraft/Luftwaffe, US War Dept, 1942, FM 30-35 JU-88 Compass ScaleThis is a Field Manual for the Identification of German Aircraft published for US Military Intelligence by the War Department in March 1942. It was clearly published in the rush to war in order to provide service personnel with the best information available at the time regarding the aircraft of their adversary. This 140 page manual describes and illustrates ~68 aircraft of the German Luftwaffe and Navy. The manual is in good condition. Pages 9 16 are