Original WWII U.S. CG-4A WACO Glider Load Adjuster with Leather Case & Hanger

Original Item: Only One Available. Original U.S. Waco Glider (CG-4A) Load Adjuster with its original leather case. Made by Cox & Stevens Aircraft Corporation, of Mineola, New York. The case is marked with the designation for the Waco, CG-4A, along with the Navy/Marine Corps designation for the Waco, LRW-1.

This looks similar to a conventional slide rule but was used to ensure the correct weight distribution throughout the airframe depending on the amount of troops on board, whether a jeep or howitzer is included in the payload and so forth. Load Adjusters were crucial tools for pilots and loadmasters alike, especially for a glider. 

In excellent unissued condition with sliding perspex 'curser' and leather hardcase. It even has the metal mounting bracket to attach it to a wall, possibly inside a glider. The set is serial numbered 97554. The WACO participated in the American Airborne landings in Normandy in June 1944 as well as in other important airborne operations in Europe and the CBI theatre. Measures approximately 13” long in the case.