Original U.S. WWII 1944 Army Air Corps B-17 Navigator Type A-8 Jitterbug Stopwatch by Elgin with Matched Box Flintlocks six cruisers

six cruisers

The flag has a maker's mark of the Valley Forge Flag company on the upper obverse hoist

These were used by air raid wardens during drills

It is well known that Norway adopted surplus German WW2 Helmets for use with their border guard after the war

1941 but was discharged for being over the max age to serve the Saturday before the Attack on Pearl Harbor

Original U.S. WWII 1944 Army Air Corps B-17 Navigator Type A-8 Jitterbug Stopwatch by Elgin with Matched Box Flintlocks six cruisersOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Type A 8 was a navigation stopwatch designed for timing ground speed meters for determining the velocity of aircraft relative to the ground. One revolution of the Type A 8 hand was equivalent to ten seconds. The dial was white on early Wittnauer Type A 8 watches and black on Elgin watches produced from 1940 onward. Elgin, Waltham, the Federal Television Corp. and Aristo Import Co. manufactured Type A 8