By: bri - 28th October 2008 at 10:38
The Drift Sight had an external view downward. The navigator tracked an object on the ground below the aircraft, and the resulting drift angle was read off the dial.
Bri 🙂
By: Bruce - 28th October 2008 at 05:57
Mosquito, Lancaster, Lincoln, Beaufighter, Blenheim, Oxford, Anson etc etc. Early war until late fifties.
Bruce
By: benyboy - 28th October 2008 at 00:24
Thank you for your help everybody.
What sort of age, aircraft type.
By: Denis - 27th October 2008 at 20:00
Navigation aid primarily Beny
By: benyboy - 27th October 2008 at 19:55
So is it a navigation or bombing aid.
By: MerlinPete - 27th October 2008 at 19:53
Amazing what some people bring into the pub.
After the war these were quite common in pubs as an aid to getting home in one piece 😮
Pete
By: Bruce - 27th October 2008 at 19:46
You’ve already ID’ed it!
Its a Drift Recorder, or Drift Sight.
Bruce
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