Autopilot Control Panel for A-5 Auto Pilot System, Sperry Carvair made by Kollsman

made by Kollsman

the aircraft is headed in the desired direction

The metal housing hosts some rust which could be removed with care

The AN 5771-5 Suction Gage was used across all aircraft of the US Army Air Corps

Here is an article from Flight Magazine Sept 1943 describing the Astrograph

Autopilot Control Panel for A-5 Auto Pilot System, Sperry Carvair made by KollsmanThe A 5 Automatic Pilot was used primarily in WWII era bomber aircraft of the Air Corps US Army such as the Consolidated B 24 Liberator (see photo of B 24 cockpit showing the location of the A 5 panel). The A 5 system appeared in aircraft manufactured during or before 1943, the year when the Honeywell C 1 system became the standard autopilot system for large multi engine aircraft. Theoretically, the A 5 system may also have appeared in the Boeing B 17