F9F-2 Panther Fighter Cruise Control / Rest Computer with Manual 1952 Viscount evidence of a year of

evidence of a year of manufacture of 1949

Used to alter the Heading Index

The observer held the indicator about two feet from his eye

The black dial face shows some pitting

The indicator appears to be either pre-WWII or early WWII

F9F-2 Panther Fighter Cruise Control / Rest Computer with Manual 1952 Viscount evidence of a year ofThis is a Korean War era Flight Computer designed specifically for the US Navy's jet fighter, the Grumman F9F 2 Panther. It is specifically a Rest Computer, meaning not flying under combat conditions, and is essentially a 2 disc, 7 inch circular slide rule. It includes the package sleeve and manual.