B-29 Superfortress Combined Manual Set: Flight, Erection and Maintenance, Cold Weather 1944-5 C-47 The markings within the compass

The markings within the compass are reversed so they would read correctly when reflected in the mirror

This manual is stamped on its inside title page NAS Guantanamo Bay CUBA

The face of this indicator is similar if not identical to the mach indicator seen on the instrument panels of the Avro Vulcan strategic bomber and the Hawker Hunter jet fighter (see photos)

The knob is used to adjust the altimeter to the barometric pressure as would be displayed in the small window at the 3 o'clock position

the pointer indicates altitude along the inner green scale

B-29 Superfortress Combined Manual Set: Flight, Erection and Maintenance, Cold Weather 1944-5 C-47 The markings within the compassThis is an authentic original (not a reproduction or CD) of three Boeing B 29 Superfortress Manuals: Flight Manual dated Sept 1944, Cold Weather Operations dated Nov 1943, and Erection and Maintenance Manual dated Nov 1944, revised Jan 1945. The combined set is over 1000 pages and ~2inches thick, containing the information necessary to uncrate a B 29's assemblies, assemble them, prepare the aircraft for its first flight, and subsequently maintain and