Altimeter, Sensitive, Type C-14, 35,000 ft, Air Corps US Army WWII B-17, B-24, P-38, P-51 A-26 likely missing its gasket

likely missing its gasket

This instrument was likely removed from an Army Helicopter

Must have been a high pressure application judging from its construction (number of screws and thickness of lens)

and maintenance of all types of instruments in use at the time

was part of the direction finding and landing system "PeilG V" and "PeilG 6" as well as the FuG 16 Z / ZY

Altimeter, Sensitive, Type C-14, 35,000 ft, Air Corps US Army WWII B-17, B-24, P-38, P-51 A-26 likely missing its gasketHere is an early WWII era Sensitive Altimeter, Air Corps US Army Type C 14 (also AN 5761 1), made by Bendix, part number 1554 2J A. The C 14 Altimeter was used across all aircraft of the Air Corps US Army, 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, according to the Maintenance Interchangeability Chart dated Dec 1943. AC US ARMY is embossed on its face.