Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Bubble Sextant AN-5851-1 in Bakelite Transit Case - Dated 1944 Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia We set fire to all

We set fire to all other haystacks we passed to rout out any more that might be hiding

This has sat in the office of IMA Director Christian Cranmer over the last decade and it sadly is time for him to let this one go

Marine Casualties exceeded the Japanese

Army and Navy

Primarily intended for untangling rope knots

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Bomber Bubble Sextant AN-5851-1 in Bakelite Transit Case - Dated 1944 Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia We set fire to allOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice U. S. Army Air Forces Bubble Type Sextant with Altitude Averaging device, USAAF part number AN 5851 1, in very good condition. These were used for night time navigation about WWII Aircraft, designed to hang from a suspension arm in the bubble canopy of a military aircraft. These were used in Bombers such as the PBY and B 17. It comes complete with its black Bakelite Case Transit chest, which would