Aircraft Clock, 8-day, Type A-11 AN-5743-1 with Stand Viscount

Aircraft Clock, 8-day, Type A-11 AN-5743-1 with Stand ViscountThis is a mechanical WWII era aircraft clock, Type 11 AN 5743 1, that was used across nearly all aircraft of the US Air Corps and Air Force, including bombers B 17, B 24, B 25, and fighters P 38, P 40, P 47, and P 51. It is mounted in a custom metal desktop stand. The time is set by pulling out and rotating the knob at the front corner and rotating. The clock does not run, but could possibly be repaired. The serial number prefix of 44 indicates a year

The Distributor Selector is in terrific condition given its age

and the largest hole pointing forward

OFFICERS AND POLITICAL WORKER AND THE RED ARMY BECAME IN THE RANKS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE'S LIBERATION COMMITTEE

Here is an electric Fuel Flow Indicator (Verbrauchs-anzeiger)

(see photo of the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay from its restoration project

With a serial # AF-44-17967

The module was used in training versions of pursuit aircraft with instrument flying hoods installed

It is very similar to the module used in the US Air Force Douglas Destroyer B-66 bomber (see illustration from the B-66B flight manual dated 1963

The knob was used to set the flow rate

aircraft tachometer made by General Electric under contract for the US Navy

the precursor to today's US Air Force

The knob adjusted the barometric scale inset at 3'o'clock on the instruments face to adjust for accuracy