Instrument Flight Instructors Manual, US Navy 1944 F8F and has a slight crack

and has a slight crack at the 10 o'clock position

It is very similar to the US spec Directional Gyro AN-5735-2

as illustrated in the Airborne Radio Equipment Handbook dated 1943 (see illustrations)

the pointer is exactly vertical

Instrument Flight Instructors Manual, US Navy 1944 F8F and has a slight crackHere is an original WWII era Instrument Flight Instructors Manual of the US Navy dated 1944. This pocket sized manual was a ready reference for the flight instructor, which included the syllabus and several diagrams. This manual came to AeroAntique from the estate of a pilot of an SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber, although not marked with its former owner's name. Measures approximately 4 inches by 7 inches, and contains XXX pages. It is in very good