Compass, Direct Reading Magnetic, Japanese Army Type 98 Kou F-82 The student aviator is assumed

The student aviator is assumed to be training his aim on the lighted spotlit image

made by Kollsman (part number 621KN-04)

The glass and case are intact and the dial markings are clear and precise

and then a small triangular index pointer which traverses the perimeter of the inner scale

Mounted under the wing or on the fuselage

Compass, Direct Reading Magnetic, Japanese Army Type 98 Kou F-82 The student aviator is assumedThis is a WWII era Direct Reading Magnetic Compass Type 98 "Kou" produced by the Tokyo Aero Indicator Company and used in aircraft of the Japanese Army, such as fighters Type 1 Oscar, Type 2 Nick, Type 3 Tony, Type 4 Frank, and Type 5 Ki 100, according to the Funatsu Aviation Instruments Museum website. See photo of Tony instrument panel showing the location of this compass from a book by WWII Japanese Aircraft researcher Robert Mikesh. The Kou