IFF Radio Destruct Switch Box BC-765 WW2; B-17, B-24, B-29 P-38 Dresden (oeq)

Dresden (oeq)

A flux gate gyro transmitter typically located within the wing would send signals to the Master Compass Indicator normally located in the navigator's compartment

This Release Button was mounted on the top horizontal tubing of the pilot's yoke to quickly release the autopilot for manual flight control when seconds counted

the AN-5773-1 made by Electric Autolite (aka Motometer) part number 10322-A was used in fighters P-38L Lightning and P-63 A & C Kingcobra according to the US Army Air Force's Maintenance Interchangeability Cross Reference Chart TO-00-45-1 dated Feb 1945

A Yellow (Minus Blue) filter is attached

IFF Radio Destruct Switch Box BC-765 WW2; B-17, B-24, B-29 P-38 Dresden (oeq)The BC 765 Switch Box was installed in the cockpit of many bomber or transport aircraft of WW2 as part of the SCR 595 or 695 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) radio systems. In the event of potential capture of the aircraft by enemy, the crew was to destroy the IFF system. By pressing the two buttons on this switch simultaneously, charges placed within the radio's cabinet would detonate thus destroying the radio. In original box. Measures 2in x 2in x