F-4C Phantom II Nose Section and Trailer Grumman

F-4C Phantom II Nose Section and Trailer GrummanOwn a real piece of Vietnam aviation history! This nose section is from a US Air Force F 4C Phantom II built in 1964 (64 0784). First flown in 1965 and flew over the skies of Vietnam in combat from 1966 1968! See full aircraft history in photo gallery. The exterior is 90% restored. The interior has not yet been completed but both ejection seats (complete) are installed plus the full front instrument panel, control sticks (front and back) and front

parallel white wires

including tachometers

The artifact is in exceptional condition given its age

The gunner took aim at his target by looking through the glass screen mounted on an optic head the bottom of the sight

The radio compass

This is an original set of Handbook of Operation and Service Instructions AN 05-15-16 May 1944 and Revisions August 1944 for the Gyro Stabilized Flux Gate Compass System

then provides specific recognition cues for key aircraft of the US

It has a service label dated July 1958

A description of the system appears in Flight International in January 20th 1938

The Type P8 Navigational Compass

The flight plan may call for use of the flight computer as a flight instrument

The manual consists of loose leaf pages inserted into a hard cover binder in exceptional condition