Pitot Tube Type D-1 AN5816-2 (1) C-45 Ref 6A/4721

Ref 6A/4721

Here is Radar Pressure Indicator use in radar-equipped aircraft during late WWII and post WWII

which replaced the larger AFN 1

as it was known in the United States and Canada

This indicator is in exceptional condition given its age

Pitot Tube Type D-1 AN5816-2 (1) C-45 Ref 6A/4721This is a WWII era Pitot Tube, Type D 1 (also AN5816 2), as used by aircraft of the US Army Air Force and US Navy, such as bombers B 24 Liberator, B 25 Mitchell, B 26 Marauder, and A 26 Invader, fighters P 39 Airacobra, P 40 Warhawk, and P 47 Thunderbolt, dive bomber SBD Dauntless, and torpedo bomber TBM Avenger. The pitot tube is part of the pitot static system that provides information to the pilot via pressure sensitive instruments such as the