Original U.S. WWII 1944 Army Air Force B-17 Navigator Type A-8 Stopwatch By Waltham - Jitterbug Russian/Soviet Militaria The first glider assault did

The first glider assault did not occur until Operation Neptune as part of the D-Day landings of June 6

using the same machinery and reportedly some of the same workers who had manufactured steel helmets during WWII

The board has a fine printed outline which shows this was not homemade or a tourist item from the end of the war

Original Items: Only One available

An original antique piece from the late 19th century

Original U.S. WWII 1944 Army Air Force B-17 Navigator Type A-8 Stopwatch By Waltham - Jitterbug Russian/Soviet Militaria The first glider assault didOriginal 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 Waltham watches produced from 1940 onwards. Waltham, the Federal Television Corp. and Aristo Import Co. manufactured Type A 8 stopwatches