Fighter Pilot Gunnery, How to Make Your Bullets HIT, TO NO 00-25-35 He-177 The Distributor Selector was located

The Distributor Selector was located in the TBM's bombardier's compartment behind the flight deck

and is not visible in the photo

which has clearly seen service

They were essentially timers for communications radios that broadcast a fourteen second carrier wave every minute

Fighter Pilot Gunnery, How to Make Your Bullets HIT, TO NO 00-25-35 He-177 The Distributor Selector was locatedThis original WWII era booklet Fighter Pilot Gunnery, published December 1943, was used to train fighter pilots on the tactics of fixed gunnery when pursuing enemy aircraft. This 27 page guide instructed pilots on use of the gunsight, lead and deflection, approach angle, and provides target lead and range tables for German and Japanese aircraft common in 1943. This guide is in reasonable condition for its age. There are pencil markings on the cover,