Radio Compass Indicator I-81-A Sparks of SCR-269-G and AN/ARN-7 F6F Hellcat this was for the front

this was for the front reserve tanks

so it is pre March 1942 vintage

It is in terrific condition given its apparent age

It is in very nice condition given its age

which were selected by rotating the center knob below the frequency band window

Radio Compass Indicator I-81-A Sparks of SCR-269-G and AN/ARN-7 F6F Hellcat this was for the frontThe I 81 A Radio Compass Indicator (aka Pilot's Bearing Indicator) is a component of the Radio Compass SCR 269 G system (which evolved into the AN ARN 7), used during WWII. According to the Airborne Radio Equipment Handbook of the Air Service Command dated 1943, this system appeared in versions of the US Army Air Force bombers B 17, B 24, B 25, B 26, B 29, and transports C 46, C 47, and C 54, as well as in any models of these aircraft used by the US