US Army Air Force Fighter Gunnery, 1st Edition, Training Manual, June 1944 A-35 Vengeance and functions as it should

and functions as it should

The case measures ~11 inches by ~8 inches by ~18 inches

one for Autopilot Release and the other for Hydraulic Panel Lights

We believe it to be a pre-WWII model for civil aircraft

Here is an original WWII-era Recognition Poster for the British Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster Heavy Bomber as published by the US Navy Dec 1942

US Army Air Force Fighter Gunnery, 1st Edition, Training Manual, June 1944 A-35 Vengeance and functions as it shouldThis is an original Fighter Gunnery Training Manual as used in aerial fighter combat training of pilots of the US Army Air Force during WWII. Its 115 pages cover all that is necessary to know by fighter pilots for air to air combat. It is in good condition for its age. The pages are intact. The cover has become detached from its staples, but it is otherwise reasonable condition. Measures 8. 5 x 11 in and about 1 2 in thick.