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I suppose a famous example is the Ju 88 nightfighter carrying all the latest radar gear which landed at Woodbridge. A novice crew had taken off from a drome in Holland, bound for Berlin.

Thanks Guys… This is to hopefully confirm the type and serial number of a long time WW2 mystery.. All to be revealed in time…

Paul

And of course a very handy excuse for flying the Atlantic LOL

And that didn’t even take 30 seconds. Beautifully concise answer.

simples – you line up the red North mark with the black end of the compass needle instead of the white end, preferably in the dark. The later models had better emphasis on which end is which on the cross wires to avoid this.