Original U.S. WWII Air Corps Type B-5 Drift Meter DP-28 LMG marked on the blade with

marked on the blade with both the logo and RZM code of famed maker Carl Eickhorn of Solingen

designed by the graphic and textile artist Sigmund von Weech (1888-1982)

- Enlistment and Discharge document copies

We believe these to have been manufactured in the early late 19th century

Original U.S. WWII Air Corps Type B-5 Drift Meter DP-28 LMG marked on the blade withOriginal Item. Only One Available. This aircraft Drift Meter, type B 5, was used in several US Army Air Force bomber and transport aircraft, including the B 17 and B 24. The B 5 drift meter is used to measure the angle between the heading of the aircraft and its actual path over the ground, thus used to correct the course of the aircraft. The instrument's viewing port projects from the side of the aircraft. When viewing the ground through the eyepiece