Autopilot Control Panel for C-1 Autopilot System RCAF This instrument was used in

This instrument was used in aircraft with a navigator crewman as an aid to determine the position and course of the aircraft during nighttime flying using celestial navigation

prompting a left/right turn towards the station

This is a vintage Wing Flap Position Indicator made by General Electric Type DJ-17 Model 8DJ17ABE

By rotating the scope on its base to align the path of these objects

but we have found it in the flight manual of the F-94C Starfire Fighter dated 1957

Autopilot Control Panel for C-1 Autopilot System RCAF This instrument was used inThe C 1 Autopilot system was used extensively in WW2 era bomber aircraft of the US Army Air Forces, including the Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress, the Consolidated B 24 Liberator, and the Boeing B 29 Superfortress. This module, one of 10, is the control panel, typically installed at the pedestal between the pilot and co pilot. The other modules are three servo units (aileron, rudder, elevator), a directional stabilizer, the vertical flight gyro,