Autopilot, Directional Gyro, Type A-3A, Jack & Heintz Halifax Used to alter the Heading

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Here is a WW2-era German Airspeed Indicator FI

Defensive Armament

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This particular specimen has a serial number showing a year of manufacture of 1939

Autopilot, Directional Gyro, Type A-3A, Jack & Heintz Halifax Used to alter the HeadingHere is a WWII era Directional Gyro module of the Type A 3A Automatic Pilot system, made by Jack & Heintz, with a serial # prefix of 42, indicating a manufacturing date of 1942, for the US Army Air Force. Would be connected with the Vertical Gyro module and the Speed Control Valves of the same system and installed on the flight control panel. The A 3A autopilot was used in bombers B 24C Liberator, B 25C,D,G Mitchell (see images from B 25 flight