Pitot Tube, G-2, Air Force US Army WWII 782-02 Hughes or Flag Signaling

or Flag Signaling

indicative of a year of manufacture for an aircraft order for the USAF

and the bomb bay droppable tank

but there is still a metal government seal wired into place at 4 o'clock to provide evidence if opened

aircraft tachometer made by General Electric under contract for the US Navy

Pitot Tube, G-2, Air Force US Army WWII 782-02 Hughes or Flag SignalingThis is an example of the WWII era G 2 Pitot Tube used on US Army Air Force heavy bombers B 29 Superfortress, B 17 Flying Fortress, B 24 (J model) Liberator, medium bomber B 26 (F&G models) Marauder,and fighter P 61 Black Widow (according to the US Army Air Force's Maintenance Interchangeability Chart dated Feb 1945). Pitot Tubes are used to provide impact and static pressures for the operations of various flight instruments. Impact pressure is the