C-1 Autopilot Release Button F-80 and turn and bank indicators

and turn and bank indicators

This information was critical to pilots of US fighter aircraft and aircrew of bomber and transport aircraft as they approached the enemy in flight

The timepiece itself (out of the case) measures 2

Publication dated is April 1942

C-1 Autopilot Release Button F-80 and turn and bank indicatorsThis is a WWII era Autopilot Release Button for the C 1 Automatic Pilot system used in US Army Air Force bomber aircraft such as the B 17 Flying Fortress, B 24 Liberator, and B 29 Superfortress. The C 1 Control Panel, seen here, was typically installed on the pedestal between the pilot and co pilot. This Release Button was mounted on the top horizontal tubing of the pilot's yoke to quickly release the autopilot for manual flight control when seconds