Ball Turret Azimuth Position Indicator, B-17, B-24 B-29 and the PBY5A Catalina Seaplane

and the PBY5A Catalina Seaplane (which used 2)

part number 1470-8-02 (FSS# R88-A-140-15) as made for the US Navy's fighter aircraft F4U-5N (and -5P and -5NL) Corsair

It is presumed to be a WWII-era indicator used in aircraft of the Japanese Army or Navy

Used in most US bombers during WW2

Ball Turret Azimuth Position Indicator, B-17, B-24 B-29 and the PBY5A Catalina SeaplaneThis is a mechanical Ball Turret Position Azimuth Position Indicator, Sperti part number 11585, used in the Sperry ball turret in WWII era heavy bombers such as the B 17 Flying Fortress and B 24 Liberator. Mounted within the ball turret at the right foot of the ball turret gunner (see photo), it was connected to a rotating mechanical control cable. The round turret silhouette in the center of the dial rotated as the turret rotated relative to the