A piece of the WWII Waller Aerial Gunnery Trainer Assembly

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  1. Deangreen

    Deangreen New Member

    I got this Altitude/Airspeed Indicator at an auction recently and later found out it was from a Waller Gunnery Trainer
    used to train WW2 aerial gunners. Seventy-five gunnery trainers were contracted by the US Navy and British Admiralty. The trainer/simulator was invented by Fred Waller who later invented the Cinerama film format. The simulator was responsible for vastly improving the accuracy of WW2 gunners without exposing them to the risks of actual aerial combat. It is regarded as one of the first precursors to the concept of "virtual reality". It is dated 1942 and manufactured by the Vitarama Corp. I was wondering if anybody else has come across pieces from the trainer?

    IMG_3545.JPG IMG_3544.JPG airspeed indicater on trainer.png
     
    Deangreen, Dec 3, 2017
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  2. silverthwait

    silverthwait Well-Known Member

    Oh, Spriiiiii--iiing!
     
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  3. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Welcome!
    Nice!!!
    What are you going to do with it???
     
    KingofThings, Dec 3, 2017
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  4. Deangreen

    Deangreen New Member

    I've decide to find all the other pieces and construct my own gunnery trainer...........not!

    It is currently part of my mancave decor.
     
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