Altimeter, Type C-14, 35,000 ft, WWII 1555-2J-A Do-335

Altimeter, Type C-14, 35,000 ft, WWII 1555-2J-A Do-335Here is a WWII era Sensitive Altimeter, Type C 14, made by Bendix, part number 1555 2J A as made for aircraft of the US Army Air Corps. The C 14 Altimeter was used across a wide number of aircraft of the US Navy and US Army Air Corps, including heavy bombers B 17 and B 24, medium bombers, B 25 and B 26, Fighters P 38, P 39, P 40, P 47, and P 51, and transports C 46 and C 47. AC US ARMY is embossed on its face. The C 14 Sensitive Altimeter displayed

ground speed

dated December 1940

the AN-5773-1 made by Electric Autolite (aka Motometer) part number 10322-A was used in fighters P-38L Lightning and P-63 A & C Kingcobra according to the US Army Air Force's Maintenance Interchangeability Cross Reference Chart TO-00-45-1 dated Feb 1945

The lever for adjusting rate is accessible without removing the clock movement from its case

Measures 2 3/8 in square and 1

It is tight but still rotates

the common turn and bank indicator type was up to A-5

Also included is the development of aircraft carriers and major battles supported by USN aviation during WWII and Korean War

600+ page manual covers all that the flight crew needed to know to perform their duties

indicative of a manufacturing year of 1951 for an order by the US Air Force

of the aircraft with respect to horizon

not a photocopy or CD