[Milsurplus] Mystery Instrument found in Washington State

[Hue Miller]

> Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 00:36:37 -0700
> From: "Greg Werstiuk" <greg_werstiuk at msn.com>
> Subject: [Milsurplus] Mystery Instrument found in Navy Observation
> Dome in WA State

> Anyone recognize the instrument shown in the article below?  (Very
limited
> photo and they haven't yet published others.)
> http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090525/news/305259998

Greg, nice find.
I mean - the article.
I am always pleased to see an article of topic interest in some little
regional paper, altho I always have to wonder about the majority that
possibly never get noticed. Ditto the frequent obituaries these years
of noteworthy WW2 veterans.
My father attended a Memorial Day feature at Paul Allen's "Flying
Heritage Collection" at Paine Field in Everett WA. One of the panelists
of B-17 crewmen, a decorated pilot captain, told about a hit on his
plane
that blew off part of one side, and 2 crewmen blew out with the wind.
He did get the plane back. Maybe this airfield rings a bell with some
as the recent posted link to a Japan firebomb balloon article mentioned
Paine Field. I see a recent article that says another WW2 aircraft
collection will soon have a home at Paine Field.

Are you out on the Peninsula, Greg? If so - were you living out there
in 1980, when the retired troopship 'General Meigs' went onto the
rocks at Neah Bay? Would have been a nice tourist attraction, but
then the Navy went and blew it to hell.
-Hue