Z time Naval Aviator logbook and Knights Templar medal.

An interesting auction lot showed up today with a Naval Aviator logbook, a set of spats, and a Knights Templar medal.

I'll have to find out the uniform kit for the KT membership, since they may be to that rather than a formal uniform of the Navy.  I've not seen spats officially part of a US uniform, but there is no telling.

Here is the medal, which I think is the KT medal in this article.

Article:
http://gmic.co.uk/topic/4507-knights-templar-medals/

If anyone has any opinions, I don't know if I'll get in notification of a comment, so if you can figure out my email I'm interested in info on the thing.

Ebay sale (while it lasts)

Logbook, Spats, and Medal

Spats and medal

Button side of spats

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Load Adjuster for HSS-1 helicopter

The load adjuster for aircraft is used to spot the payloads on military aircraft to maximize use of the capacity of the airframe.  Most commercial aircraft do not have to deal with near maximum loads in a lot of different configurations, and usually follow different rules.  At most moving passengers seating or restricting loading of baggage to certain areas will balance an aircraft.

Other controls with commercial aircraft involve managing which fuel to consume as well.

But with military and other aircraft large loads near capacity may occur which are different for each mission.

This device allows the loadmaster or pilot to verify that loads are proper for safe military operation.  Military operations allow for operation beyond ordinary limits when necessary, so load balancers and other training inform the crew what they can do without converting a mission into a one way one.

This is the first one I've gotten I could trace to a specific aircraft (or I suspect I have).  Rather than the contract number being the number that traced this aircraft, the c/n number appears to be more accurate.

http://cgibin.rcn.com/jeremy.k/cgi-bin/gzNavySearch.pl?target=HSS-1&series=3

I think this entry is the aircraft which would have received this unit.

138467 (c/n 58-146) to Vietnam

The unit is as near new as I've ever gotten.  It also includes the instruction manual, as well as the mounting clip to hold it on the aircraft.

I am wondering if "to Vietnam" means these had ownership transferred to the Vietnamese Navy.

Ammunition Containers for USS Lynde McCormick DDG 8

Empty Brass
USS Lynde Mccormick DDG 8
TCS Greer

Partial from photo.

ACN BV-52X-S8-67
5  /54 FULL FLASHLESS
Case Mk 9-0
ELECTRIC PRIMER MK 45-0
PLUG MX 9-0 CORK
SP36-10878
CHG 20.45 LBS
2650 FS
GUNS MK 16 &

AMMUNITION FOR
WITHOUT PROJECTILE

A collection of navigation computers

Type D-4 Time Distance Computer

 Type MB-9 Air Navigation, True Air Speed, Wing Components, Supersonic Computer

 Type MB-1 Computer, Air Navigation True Airspeed and Altitude

 E-6B Computer; Aerial, Dead Reckoning

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Boresite for Fastair camera

This is a boresite for focusing fastair cameras.  It is a standin for the camera wherever the camera may be positioned and need to be focuses.

The front bit of the black optical tube has a lens with a crosshair etched in the flat surface there.  The opposite end is an eyepiece thru which you can focus and view the eyepiece.  There is a two piece draw tube focuser which is secured by the two set thumb screws on the right side.

It is all in a a nice Wollensak wood case for storage.

Bell and Howell GSAP Camera and Boresight

This is a  Gun Sight Aiming Point Camera.  G.S.A.P.  16mm film, Bell&Howell.  standard 16mm 50' cartridge compatable also with Filmo cartridge cameras.

 I have this camera currently, which is a naval camera.  Still trying to find out which aircraft this would have been used on.  F8F?

Also there is an image erection device which I don't have.

I will have to find out how to trip the shutter w/o the power, as I assume that might be the way the boresight was used on the airframe. ]

See here for a titling device.  This allows the pilot to put a labeled leader on the film

Bell and Howell Titler

This camera came with a Kodak Kodachrome loaded cartridge, which of course is probably a brick as noone has any chemistry for Kodachrome, and certainly it would be horribly expensive to get 50' developed due to the amount of chemistry required for movie film.

Luckly there is no lost color footage from WW2, most likely because the capacity indicator is at 50' showing no usage.

Bell & Howell Aerial combat 16mm film titler fixture

This fixture was used to put a title onto gun camera footage either before or after a mission.  It'll be interesting to find out from any vets what the procedure was.

The unit is bakelite, which is delicate material to have survived.  I also have a sextant which has a large amount of bakelite (including the case, go figure for the sextant) and magnesium parts.

All of the fellows I know and can ask were with seaplanes or bombers, so don't have the same procedures.  Might have been used by them, however.