Original U.S. WWII 1944 Army Air Forces B-17 Navigator Type A-8 Jitterbug Stopwatch by Elgin Spanish Flags just received from a Museum

just received from a Museum Quality private collection

the 10th Mountain Division would earn the distinction of being the Army’s most highly-educated unit

while other parts of the revolver are marked 17

It is unmarked on the blade

and all of the mid war pattern steel rivets and snaps are sound

Original U.S. WWII 1944 Army Air Forces B-17 Navigator Type A-8 Jitterbug Stopwatch by Elgin Spanish Flags just received from a MuseumOriginal 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