Original U.S. WWII Air Corps Type B-5 Drift Meter DP-28 LMG with only small areas of

with only small areas of fouling and oxidation

The bottom four of the size front closure buttons are still present

marked on the blade with both the logo and RZM code of famed maker Carl Eickhorn of Solingen

designed by the graphic and textile artist Sigmund von Weech (1888-1982)

Michael “Pat” O’Neill

Original U.S. WWII Air Corps Type B-5 Drift Meter DP-28 LMG with only small areas ofOriginal Item. Only One Available. This aircraft Drift Meter, type B 5, was used in several US Army Air Force bomber and transport aircraft, including the B 17 and B 24. The B 5 drift meter is used to measure the angle between the heading of the aircraft and its actual path over the ground, thus used to correct the course of the aircraft. The instrument's viewing port projects from the side of the aircraft. When viewing the ground through the eyepiece