Load Adjuster
Item
Title
Load Adjuster
Description
U.S. Army Air Forces Load Adjuster(slide rule) AAF#41-28159 Model-A-3D/A-30A. Comes with original serial numbered, 6935, gold embossed brown leather case. Load Master Basic weight 16,500 Index 17.6
Identifier
000.092.001
Format
Provenance
LOAD ADJUSTER, WWII carried in every invasion glider at Normandy, this foot long slide rule is multi-color with sliding cursor which can be set to indicate if the aircraft is nose or tail heavy when loaded...troop use or cargo of jeep & howitzer with ammunition is shown...outline of the glider is shown on reverse. WWII saw the first & last use of invasion gliders, pioneered by the Germans in Belgium.
Abstract
Excellent
Date Created
1941