The ONI Weekly Briefing, Office of Naval Intelligence, May 23, 1945 F8F The black left lever engaged

The black left lever engaged or disengaged the Sperry Gyropilot

which is 1936

The compass mounted anywhere and rotates within the the framework of the body to give another thirty degrees of adjustment

also labeled with an Allison Engine part number 6734355A

This is a WWII-era aircraft Ignition Switch as used in numerous single engine aircraft of the ear

The ONI Weekly Briefing, Office of Naval Intelligence, May 23, 1945 F8F The black left lever engagedDuring WWII, the US Navy's Office of Naval Intelligence issued a weekly confidential briefing in bulletin format to inform Officers and their peers in the theater of action of key information regarding the enemy. It included an overview of the status of the war, reviews of key engagements with maps, and observations of new tactics, methods, and weaponry. In this edition, the war in Germany had just ended. Total focus was now on the war in the Pacific.