Fuel Quantity Indicator, Four Tanks, C-47 Skytrain, Dakota, WWII Vickers according to the US Army

according to the US Army Air Force's Interchangeability Cross Reference Chart dated Feb 1945

and the commander had one in his hatch

The caging knob rotates but is not accurate in its caging of the gyro

Measures ~4

receiving navigational signals from the "Eureka" transmitting station

Fuel Quantity Indicator, Four Tanks, C-47 Skytrain, Dakota, WWII Vickers according to the US ArmyHere is a Fuel Quantity Indicator as used in the WWII era Douglas C 47 Skytrain (aka Dakota in the RAF), which appeared on the right side of the instrument panel (see photo from the WWII C 47 Pilot Training Manual showing its location). The C 47 had 4 primary fuel tanks: Left Main, Right Main, Left Auxiliary, Right Auxiliary. The main tanks had a capacity of 202 gallons each, and the auxiliary tanks, 200 gallons, per the manual. The co pilot would