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1-41-C-M-7....DOUGLAS C-47B /R4D OXYGEN SYSTEM CHART..........Very intersting catch! original Douglas "Gooney Bird" chart installed in the fuselage of the plane for the mechanics to verify proper servicing and maintenance......paper chart glued to 1/8" wood plywood and intended for screw type installation to airplane...... measures 7" by 12.5"...... with line drawing(top view) of C-47 fuselage and all oxygen system components/tanks/outlets .......plywood back is coated in olive drab with part ##....charts are new old stock, still in original foil paper wrapper and acceptance stamp! packet marked "Douglas Aircraft Co.,Inc" "Do not open except for use, etc"....most dated 9/45......a few available.......$35
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| 2-5-C-M-7.......... USAAF B-3 GLOVES......... Accurate reproductions of these famous pilots flying gloves.....made of correct dark brown dyed thin leather for finger dexterity .......these gloves were standardized in 1944 and worn for many years past the end of WWII....these were thin enough that they were frequently worn under thicker gloves for added warmth and the ability to pull off the thick glove and still have some protection at sub-freezing temperatures ........fit for either wear or display......have size medium and large........repros.....$36 per pair (please state desired size when ordering) |
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3-13-C-M-7........ BOEING B-17 GAS GAUGE........ Amazing find of original Boeing B-17 F and B-17 G fuel gauge unit (Liquidometer)......large unit sat in front of Co-Pilot on the B-17 panel......interesting design used large knob at bottom of case to rotate face of gauge......each click of the knob flips the indicator face to the correct tank indication..........positions for tanks 1-2-3-4 LH Feeder and RH Feeder.......stands 6" tall, 6" deep and 3" wide.....very good original condition, complete and may work (sorry no B-17 to test it on)......one of the more difficult instruments to find for panel restoration/recreations......have a couple available......comes with copy from original B-17 manual showing gauge.......$175
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4-29-C-M-7........ROYAL NETHERLANDS NAVAL AIR SERVICE AIRCREW BADGE WINGS .........Very obscure set of original wings worn by Netherland Naval Aircrew Member....measures about 2.5" across with gold gilt metal wings circle and letters.....blue enamel center..... reverse is pinback and a distinct lack of markings, as most were made in England during the War....Enlisted men wore this 1/2 wing, and the letter(s) in the middle described their specific duty, T = telegraphist (radio operator) and S or MS was gunner...US air crew on bombers had similar duties such as the gunner/radio operator on a B-17.....Netherlands crews brought a few Fokkers over to England after the Germans over-ran their Country, and they served with distinction with British Coastal Command for the remainder of the war .....unique and original wings in very good condition.....WWII .....$55
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5-22-C-M-7........ USN TRAINING POSTER WWII ..... From the same famous Dilbert series, this color card stock poster illustrates two savvy USN Aviators circling at a distance from an enemy submarine 'trolling' a sign from a fishing realy that says 'WE'RE GONE! COME ON UP.'..... the caption below says ' If you missed on your first run and still have gas left use GAMBIT TACTICS and sock 'em again!.....measures 10" by 13.5" with punched holes at top for ringed binder use....good shape....guaranteed the real mccoy.........$ 19
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| 6-46-C-M-7......US IDENTIFICATION CHART OF BRITISH FAIREY FULMAR ......A common sight on any barracks, quonset hut, planning room, pilot lounge, etc....chart was used by Allied Training Divisions for training and updated information on identifying friend or foe....pilots, aircrew (read trigger happy gunners!), AAA installations ground observers, shipmates all had to know the difference between a B-26 and a He-111....25" by 18.5" US Naval Aviation Training Division chart depicts Fairey Fulmar fighter (bomber and attack ....of the Fleet Air Arm.....dated Feb. 1944, this chart is real, and in good condition with a few small tears at edges....The Fulmar although inferior to both Hurricane and Spitfire accounted for 1/3 of airborne kills by Royal Fleet Air Arm in WWII, and was important in the defense of Malta and Ceylon....shows numerous angles of plane, coding for identifiable features, and relative size.....shipped rolled......genuine.....$20 |  |
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7-14-C-M-7........DOUGLAS A-26B INVADER FUEL .... A follow on to the successful Douglas A-20 Havoc, the A-26 Invader was a real hotrod, even compared to may fighters......the "B" model was the most produced WWII version with 1050 planes built.....gauge is a General Electric DJ-20 ADD.......planes had either three or five internal tanks with options for external fuel as well....it just doesn't seem like 325 gallons is enough for two P&W 2800's to run on!........very good condition with ID tag and acceptance stamps on back of case...standard 3 and 1/8 diameter............$75
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8-19-C-M-7.......AIR CORPS PILOTS STERLING WINGS, WW II........Regulation issue high quality solid sterling 3" span pilots wings, early (41-43) pinback style mfg. by the N.S. Meyer Co. who made them during WWII & have restruck these from the original 1940 die......(note, these are not the cheap crummy tin ones sold at the truck stops and surplus stores)....hallmarked by NS Meyer and stamped 'sterling' (see lower right of back side)....... beautiful.... price per each ....$45
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9-16-C-M-7..........PERRIN FIELD CADET CARD ....... Original card issued in 1943, certified that Robert Brietenbach (class 44-A) was a member of the Cadet Club at the Perrin Air Field (Now Grayson County Airport).....Commandant of Cadets, Maj. Thomas E. Mack endorsed this card....Perrin operated BT-13, BT-14, AT-6 as well as numerous others before closure.......good condition rare item from another closed Air Base.......4" long on card-stock with typed in information.....$15 |
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10-50-C-M-7......DOUGLAS DAUNTLESS SBD THROTTLE QUADRANT...From the WWII Attack Bomber made famous in the Pacific...This is the quadrant that the pilot used to control the engine throttle, mixture, propeller pitch, and engine blower ratio (high or low gear) ........unique to the Dauntless due to the reversed (from other USN quadrants) placement of the throttle/blower levers, this is quite large (see 1 foot ruler placed next to it).......button on top of aluminum throttle is the microphone for radio......wheel on the prop control is for 'fine adjustment' when every last ounce of fuel needed to be conserved on those long over-water patrol missions ......thottle stands about one foot tall, is in working condition, and all markings are intact and in good shape ......overall good used condition........probably as close as you and I will ever be to flying a Dauntless.......sale comes with photocopy of Dauntless interior showing this quadrant installed........SOLD
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Curtiss and Jon Aldrich
Pine Mountain Lake Airport
P.O. Box 9
Big Oak Flat, CA 95305
24/7 ph/fax 209-962-6121