Retiflector Gun Sight, Top Central Fire Director, B-29 Superfortress PB2Y Coronado emergency transmitter designed for operation

emergency transmitter designed for operation in a small - boat or life raft

The bar across the top is an access door

the aircraft was traveling at 820 km/h

The total capacities on the indicator are consistent with the capacity of the KB-29P's forward bomb-bay fuel tank (see photo of tank capacities from the KB-29P Flight Manual)

This indicator has a serial number prefix "AC-41"

Retiflector Gun Sight, Top Central Fire Director, B-29 Superfortress PB2Y Coronado emergency transmitter designed for operationThis is an original, authentic WWII era Retiflector Gun Sight used in the USAAF Boeing B 29 Superfortress bomber. This gun sight was installed at the station of the Central Fire Director located at the top of the aircraft. This sight was the same operationally as the sights used in the pedestal sighting stations located at the port and starboard sides of the aircraft, in that it communicated directly with the central fire control system to aim the