Pilots Compass, WWI Air Forces of USA This is a Fuel Quantity

This is a Fuel Quantity Indicator for the Main tanks as used in versions of the P-38 Lightning

Specifications for the MIL-"C" version can be downloaded here

made by the AC Spark Plug division of General Motors Corp

If the station is to the left or right of the aircraft

Pilots Compass, WWI Air Forces of USA This is a Fuel QuantityHere is an authentic WWI aeronautical compass with a very curious history. On the label affixed to the compass housing appears: "A. S. S. C US ARMY R. A. F. Pilots Compass. EUGENE M. SHERMAN SEATTLE WASH USA". A. S. S. C. was the Aviation Section Signal Corps, which was the aerial warfare service of the US Army from 1914 1918. R. A. F. was likely the Royal Aircraft Factory (aka Royal Aircraft Establishment, but not the Royal Air Force since it didn't