Compass, Direct Reading Magnetic / Direction Indicator, US Navy ME-109 to permit correction of the

to permit correction of the course by flight controls

The character below 8 9 1 is 京 and translates to the city of Kyoto

each indicating the intercooler flap position on engines 1 & 2 or 3 & 4

many of the aircraft in the photos were captured and then marked with US roundels to hopefully prevent them from being shot down by friendly forces while undergoing flight tests

Compass, Direct Reading Magnetic / Direction Indicator, US Navy ME-109 to permit correction of theThis WWII era Direct Reading Magnetic Compass Direction Indicator Mark X, Kollsman 398C 01 was made for aircraft of the US Navy such as the seaplane JRF 5 Grumman Goose. The interesting aspect of the design of this compass is that the directional mechanism lies horizontally within the rear chamber, and displays the direction on a vertically mounted compass card. In addition, the desired course heading can be selected by rotating the knob at the bottom