Pilots Compass, WWI Air Forces of USA If the station is to

If the station is to the left or right of the aircraft

and radio information to advise the pilot that the aircraft if flying in accordance with a selected flight plan

The AN/ARN-11 system was a radio compass which indicated the direction of a selected ground transmitting station and also functioned as a general radio receiver

dated January 1945

The remaining pages describe the aircraft of each nation's air services

Pilots Compass, WWI Air Forces of USA If the station is toHere is an authentic WWI aeronautical compass with a very curious history. On the label affixed to the compass housing appears: "A. S. S. C US ARMY R. A. F. Pilots Compass. EUGENE M. SHERMAN SEATTLE WASH USA". A. S. S. C. was the Aviation Section Signal Corps, which was the aerial warfare service of the US Army from 1914 1918. R. A. F. was likely the Royal Aircraft Factory (aka Royal Aircraft Establishment, but not the Royal Air Force since it didn't