Original U.S. WWII USAAF B-17 Bomber A-5 Automatic Pilot Gyro Control with Electric Heated Cover Original Machine Guns This size 40 A-2 jacket

This size 40 A-2 jacket features an incredible hand-painted depiction of Zeiler’s B-17 bomber THY WILL BE DONE set against a wonderful 8th Air Force insignia surrounded by 35 silver bombs and THE GREMLINS written in script above the plane

This an extremely RARE example offered with partial liner but no chinstrap

(Rifle-Green)

It measures 7 1/2" in overall length with a 2 3/4" inch long cylinder/barrel

Original U.S. WWII USAAF B-17 Bomber A-5 Automatic Pilot Gyro Control with Electric Heated Cover Original Machine Guns This size 40 A-2 jacketOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice U. S. Army Air Forces A 5 Automatic Pilot Gyro Control, originally designed by Sperry Gyroscope. This design was the first truly all electronic automatic pilot in use. These were used in Bombers such as the PBY and B 17. The gyro scope unit would be attached to the auto pilot unit, which also had a separate control panel used to control the entire system. The gyroscope was somewhat delicate and