Formation Stick for Type C-1 Automatic Pilot System B-47 and the plate rotated until

and the plate rotated until the reflected image of the reticle is seen on the object

Dated September 1

Protection for the airplane against damage from its guns

The knob rotates the compass card

Formation Stick for Type C-1 Automatic Pilot System B-47 and the plate rotated untilThis is a WWII era Formation Stick, was an accessory to the Type C 1 Automatic Pilot System used in US Army Air Force bombers such as the B 17 Flying Fortress and the B 24 Liberator (see illustration from the B 17G Flight Manual dated 1944). The formation stick was used to quickly maneuver the aircraft with minimum physical effort while the C 1 Autopilot was on and the aircraft was assuming, or in, formation flight. Two formation sticks were installed