WWII Fairchild A-10 Aircraft Bubble Sextant Complete in Case USAF US Army Air
Original WWII Fairchild A-10 Bubble Aircraft Sextant. Manufactured by Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corporation, New York. Offered is an original Fairchild A-10 Bubble Sextant used by U. Army Air Forces navigators during World War II for celestial navigation. These precision instruments allowed navigators to determine aircraft position over oceans and remote areas where visual landmarks were unavailable.
This example retains its original military wooden storage case with identification plate, original bubble chamber assembly, optical components, instruction labels, and the seldom-seen original Plastic Disc Kit for the A-10/A10A sextant. The identification plate is marked. Manufactured by Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corporation.
The case still retains original military instruction labels including the bubble-forming instructions and storage warning. Original Fairchild A-10 Bubble Sextant. Original military wood transit/storage case. Plastic Disc Kit (original envelope). Everything shown in the photographs is included. Good original military surplus condition. Plastic Disc Kit envelope present. Typical cosmetic wear, dust, scratches, and age from long-term storage. Instrument has not been tested or calibrated. Please review all photographs carefully as they form part of the description.The Fairchild A-10 Bubble Sextant was one of the primary aerial celestial navigation instruments used by U. Army Air Forces navigators during WWII.
Unlike marine sextants, the A-10 incorporated an artificial "bubble horizon, " allowing accurate celestial observations even when the natural horizon was not visible. These sextants were commonly carried aboard. The A-10 remained in military service into the early Cold War before inertial navigation and electronic navigation systems gradually replaced celestial navigation. WWII sextant, Fairchild A-10, A10A sextant, Army Air Forces, celestial navigation, bomber navigator, B-17 equipment, B-24 navigator, B-29 navigation, military aviation instrument, aircraft sextant, WWII cockpit equipment, Fairchild Camera Instrument, military optics, vintage aviation collectible, USAAF navigation equipment.This is a particularly desirable example because it includes. Original Plastic Disc Kit (often missing). For military aviation collectors, navigational instrument collectors, or museum-quality displays, this is an excellent and highly collectible WWII navigation instrument.
It is the nicest and most complete A-10 sets I have seen.