Aircraft Pelorus, US Army Air Corps Type A-2 North American Aviation the International Commission for Air

the International Commission for Air Navigation

This camera

25 inches diameter and ~3 inches deep

There is slight haze on the lower inner glass but could probably be opened and cleaned

The serial number

Aircraft Pelorus, US Army Air Corps Type A-2 North American Aviation the International Commission for AirThis is a rare find. It is the only one we've seen in our many years of collecting aviation artifacts. Here is a very fine example of an Aircraft Pelorus, Type A 2, an early navigational aid used in aircraft of the US Army Air Corps. It has a serial number prefix of AC 39, evidence of a 1939 year of manufacture. From Air Navigation Technical Manual TM 1 205 1940 US Army Air Corps (the reference call outs refer to the diagram in the photo gallery