Altimeter, Tycos Type C, 25,000FT, WWI Aviation Section Signal Corps US Army C-43 loosen clamp (C)

loosen clamp (C)

See images from their flight manuals

this acronym may be from an office of the Joint Intelligence Collecting Agency office in North Africa

The upright with the white vertical marking opposite the data label is positioned forward

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Altimeter, Tycos Type C, 25,000FT, WWI Aviation Section Signal Corps US Army C-43 loosen clamp (C)Here is a Type C Altimeter used in early military aircraft of the US Army Air Service during WWI. It is labeled as having been manufactured for the Aviation Section Signal Corps US Army, which was active from 1914 to 1918. Crudely measured altitude from 0 25,000 ft, which was pretty high for aircraft of that era and requiring supplemental oxygen for the crew to exceed ~12,500 ft based upon modern standards. The knob rotates the face of the dial while