Autopilot Turn Controller for A-5 Auto Pilot System, Sperry, B-24 Liberator Smiths Note that the Type A-2

Note that the Type A-2 spec sheet in the photo gallery and this Type A-3 example appear to be the same

Army Type C-5

the gyro horizon indicator does not float when the instrument is angled as it should

"Aircraft Observers" typically were responsible for operating the bombing and navigational systems

model 8DJ28AAN

Autopilot Turn Controller for A-5 Auto Pilot System, Sperry, B-24 Liberator Smiths Note that the Type A-2The A 5 Automatic Pilot was used primarily in WWII era bomber aircraft of the Air Corps US Army such as the Consolidated B 24 Liberator (see photo of B 24 cockpit showing the location of the A 5 panel). The A 5 system appeared in aircraft manufactured during or before 1943, the year when the Honeywell C 1 system became the standard autopilot system for large multi engine aircraft. Theoretically, the A 5 system may also have appeared in the Boeing B 17