Compass, Type 92 Model 1, in Wooden Case, Japanese Navy Aircraft F9F Cougar 1 Senior Navigator Embroidered Aircrew

1 Senior Navigator Embroidered Aircrew Insignia

and the single pointer rotates to the proper northerly direction

and eventually used during "Project Magnet" in the R5D Skymaster and the Lockheed NC-121

emergencies

Compass, Type 92 Model 1, in Wooden Case, Japanese Navy Aircraft F9F Cougar 1 Senior Navigator Embroidered AircrewThis is a WWII era direct reading magnetic compass,Type 92 Model 1, made by Yokogawa Electric Corporation for aircraft of the Japanese Navy in its wooden storage container. The Type 92 was primarily used in aircraft such as the Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero fighter, see photo of a Zero instrument panel showing the compass location. It was also used in the Nakajima B5N2 Kate torpedo bomber. There is a panel which, when unscrewed by turning the two knurled knobs