Aircraft Clock, 8-day Civil Date Indicator Aeronaval (CDIA) WWII DC-3 The C-5 Gyro Horizon was

The C-5 Gyro Horizon was used across all aircraft of the US Army Air Corps

The Remote Indicating Compass system is described in the Index of Aeronautical Instruments dated 1944 as follows:

airplane handling

cold weather

The top of the Throttle handle contains a button

Aircraft Clock, 8-day Civil Date Indicator Aeronaval (CDIA) WWII DC-3 The C-5 Gyro Horizon wasHere is a fine example of a WWII era CDIA Aircraft Clock, 8 day, 24 hour dial, made by Waltham. According to the Waltham website: Approximately 134. 000 CDIA aircraft clocks where produced and equipped with Walthams famous 37 size, 8 day movement, housed in a black aluminum case secured to the aircrafts instrument panel. The crystal glass was secured by a bezel and gaskets to seal the movement against dust. The bezel assembly enclosed the civil date