3-5-I-N-6....1937 PIONEER TURN AND BANK .... Early std. 3 1/8" diameter turn and bank instrument built by the Pioneer Co. Brooklyn NY.....5" deep.....snap ring face with old style 'dog ears' on case....operational condition, but should be overhauled, cleaned and oiled due to age.........has a (19)37 date on face and on metal data plate affixed to top of case....note this does not have the traditional 'doghouses' on the face to indicate std. rate turn....this was the first of the 'black ball' indicators, before this, the 'steel ball' was in use ....good condition overall with flecking of yellow marking on turn needle, but otherwise clean face.........SOLD

4-48-I-N-6.......1932 PIONEER 'STEEL' T&B ..... Very early std 3 and 1/8" diameter turn and bank instrument built by the Pioneer Co., Brooklyn NY.....has the 'silver steel ball' used only in the earliest of these instruments before changing to a black ball.....snap ring face with dog ears on the case....this one still spools up and works.... its a good one.....has a (19)32 date on face.....black face, creme/yellow large markings, silver small markings ....5" deep........instrument looks in good overall condition (dirty face), but as with all these old gauges, it needs overhaul and freshening up if you plan to use it.......$350

5-8-I-N-6.......P-38 LIGHTNING OIL/COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE...... SOLD

 

6-1-I-N-6.........CONSOLIDATED B-24 LIBERATOR FLAP INDICATOR..... Original 2 and 1/4" diameter electric indicator showing the Flap Position .... even though the B-24 was THE most produced US aircraft in WWII (surpassing the B-17 by some 6000 airplanes) little remains of these heavy bombers....with almost no use after WWII, most planes were quickly scrapped.... here is an excellent condition General Electric 8DJ11PAZ as what originally equipped a number of models such as this B-24J panel photo....(look at the top center of the panel for the smaller diameter instrument, thats it....)..instrument appears new old stock......original....untested original WWII........$71

7-30-I-N-6........BOEING B-17 FLYING FORTRESS AMMETER .....What a find!.......New in box old stock WWII Westinghouse E-1 Ammeter rated from 0-300 amps... original equipment in the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress......in fact each B-17 used 4 of these instrument located on the Pilot's Control Panel, located on the Captain's side-wall, ahead of the oxygen regulator and autopilot engagement controls...still in original box marked with date stamp (most are 1944-1945)....AN approval stamp on instrument..... ....I have not tested these gauges (not much around here draws 300 amps!)..face of gauge measures 3 and 1/8".... unbelievable opportunity ......original WWII new in box ....I have a few at.......$26 each

8-3-I-N-6......... BENDIX / PIONEER A-8 TURN AND BANK......... Used in virtually every type of USAAF aircraft in the inventory during WWII such as the B-24, A-20, P-47 and P-51, this vacuum driven, stand diameter (3 and 1/8") turn and bank instrument is marked 'AC US ARMY A-8' on the face.....what's unique about this particular instrument, is it has both Pioneer data plate and old Beechcraft decal on it.....was overhauled after WWII, face painted instrument grey, and installed in new IFR Bonanza or Beech 18 by factory to keep the price down......good working condition.....$90

9-43-I-N-6......... WWII GERMAN TACHOMETER ME-109 .......Appears to have been a standardized instrument, you can see this instrument in Me-109, FW-190, and other WWII German designs.....standardized 3 and 1/8" mount size, face of instrument is marked from 400 to 3600 RPM, and has small 2:1indication (tach gearing).....rear of case has simple alum. rivetd tag with #6719 (looks like a serial #).....also unique is the drive connection, its a flat blade like a screwdriver tip......tach does not turn, the oil is probably congealed ......face in excellent condition..appears complete....probably your only chance to own a WWII German fighter tach......SOLD

10-3-I-N-6......USN BENDIX/PIONEER FOUR MINUTE VACUUM TURN AND BANK ........SOLD

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