Sextant, Aircraft Periscopic, MS28011-5 Vickers such as the P-38 Lightning

such as the P-38 Lightning

This D-7 was made by Kollsman

The screws on the panel show a bit of surface rust

The dial markings are clear and the glass and cases are intact

This gyro is a non-tumbling vertical reference which supplies signals in proportion to the roll and pitch of the aircraft

Sextant, Aircraft Periscopic, MS28011-5 Vickers such as the P-38 LightningThis is a Cold War era Periscopic Aircraft Sextant and Case, as used by navigators in aircraft of the US Air Force such as B 36 Peacemaker, B 47 Stratojet, B 50 Superfortress, B 52 Stratofortress, and of the US Navy such as the P2V Neptune and others. The periscopic sextant was used by navigators to fix and track the position of the aircraft in flight, usually by nighttime celestial (star) readings, but also by the position of the sun in daylight. The