Driver sighting vein

[Michael R.]

Vane. As in "Vane, Sighting, one each, for the use of".

It allows the driver to sight the carrier on a distant object and steer in that direction. Cross country stuff, of course, so as not to get off course. It assists with maintaining a more or less direct route. Never hurts good to have the front armour pointed in the direction of the threat. The early Universal production at Ford-Windsor in Canada did not have this tool. It was introduced at serial # 4693 on 15 February, 1943. A modification bulletin M-1 speaks to the change and procedure to remove two of the three steering box rivets and attach the vane with two 5/16" x 3/4" bolts, nuts and lockwashers.