Antenna, Localizer/Glide Slope, USSR, similar to USAAF AS-27/ARN-5 Victor 25in diameter and ~ 2

25in diameter and ~ 2

The serial # prefix starts with AF-43

According to Andrea Salimbeti's website:

can send the Rebecca operator a coded message by depressing a key provided for that purpose

Antenna, Localizer/Glide Slope, USSR, similar to USAAF AS-27/ARN-5 Victor 25in diameter and ~ 2This is a 1940's vintage aircraft navigational antenna combining the functions of Localizer (aft pointing U shaped antenna) and Glideslope (straight, lateral antenna), very similar to AS 27A of the ARN 5 system used in bomber and transport aircraft of the US Army Air Force. However, on the underside of the base Russian Cyrillic characters are stamped in the metal, evidence of possible USSR origin.