Disk Speed Indicator Mk XV for use with Norden Sight Grumman Type D-1 (also AN5816-2)

Type D-1 (also AN5816-2)

Measures 5 inches by 5 inches by 8 inches long

is presumed to be WW II era from an aircraft of the Armée de l'Air

The measuring triangle was used to optimize the fire efficiency of machine guns and to calculate distances

See instruction page from the SCR-595 manual in the photo gallery

Disk Speed Indicator Mk XV for use with Norden Sight Grumman Type D-1 (also AN5816-2)The Disk Speed Indicator Mk XV was used by WWII US Army Air Force and Navy bombardiers to verify and calibrate the disk speed of the Norden Bomb Sight during flight before initiating the bomb run. The disk speed is the parameter which determined the duration of flight between sighting of the target and automatic release of the aircraft's ordnance. With the bomb sight switched on, the bombardier would affix the top axle to the small female receptacle