Vintage 457th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion Pin ME-262

Vintage 457th Airborne Field Artillery Battalion Pin ME-262Metal with enamel paint. Measures ~1 1 8 inches high and wide.

There would have been a directional ring affixed to the top flange which would be rotated to assist in course setting

and AC US ARMY are imprinted on its face

A cross-linked network of radar and communication

Paint has been scuffed at the top left mounting bracket but could easily be repainted

Since the Jumo 004 engines were only reliable up to approx

the vertical flight gyro

The center knob does turn to set the altitude limit between 50 ft and 300 ft

would rest on the center spring-mounted pole

evidence of possible USSR origin

now currently the aircraft is in the US and reported as airworthy as of the date of this entry

it rotates 360deg past 0 once 220 Knots is exceeded

made by GE model 8DJ17AAL