Original U.S. WWII Airborne Aerial Delivery Beacon Lampby Standard Aircraft Products Inc. in Blue Military Maps 41 Calibre

41 Calibre

however this example bears another marking:

and it then was repainted

This was done in order to help identify the shell size and maker

Original U.S. WWII Airborne Aerial Delivery Beacon Lampby Standard Aircraft Products Inc. in Blue Military Maps 41 CalibreOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Type A 1 Lamp was used to mark the Container Aerial Delivery U. S WWII A 1 Aerial Delivery Containers Different Colored Identification Lamp Assembly, two unused ties to attach it to an aerial delivery container such as an A 4 or A 5. The fiber insulator and cord which was attached in such a way as to turn the light on when released from the Douglas C 47 Sky train Aircraft. In this way the lamp was automatically