Radio Compass Indicator, I-82-A, of SCR-280-A & AN/ARN-7 System, Signal Corps US Army Allison Measures 5

Measures 5

positioned at the 15 o’clock numeral

The dial markings and paint on the pointers have aged

and used in multi-crew aircraft such as bombers B-17 Flying Fortress

F4U-5N Corsair

Radio Compass Indicator, I-82-A, of SCR-280-A & AN/ARN-7 System, Signal Corps US Army Allison Measures 5The Navigator's Radio Compass Indicator, I 82 A, was a component of the SCR 280 A and the AN ARN 7 Radio Compass System. These systems were used in versions of the WWII era Air Corps US Army Douglas C 47 Skytrain transport, according to the US Air Service Command's Airborne Radio Equipment Handbook dated 1943, and in US Army Air Force bombers B 17, B 24, B 25, and B 26. The radio compass, receiving ground signal from a selected transmitter via its