Altimeter for Parts or Repair, Type C-14A, 35,000 ft, US Navy WWII 1556-2K-A P-80 A-6E Restoration Project

A-6E Restoration Project

The artifact is in exceptional condition given its age

but this has not been confirmed

See two pages from the B-36 flight manual and one from the B-50 flight manual with images of this panel

25 inches diameter and ~1 inch deep

Altimeter for Parts or Repair, Type C-14A, 35,000 ft, US Navy WWII 1556-2K-A P-80 A-6E Restoration ProjectHere is a WWII era Sensitive Altimeter for Parts or Repair, Type C 14 (also AN 5761 1), made by Bendix, part number 1556 2K A as made for aircraft of the US Navy. 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. BU AERO US NAVY is embossed on its face. The C 14A