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USAAF B-17 External Temperature Gauge

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Code: SOLD-199




By Rochester Mfg. Co. Type C-13B. Part No. 1592. Small brass, circular gauge, 5cm diameter. Black dial with temperature readings from -70 to +50 degrees centigrade. Cylindrical rear section screws to the gauge with a rubber washer between. This would have been fitted to the front turret of the B-17 Flying Fortress - through the perspex with the gauge on the inside and the @APOS@probe@APOS@ on the outside. These can often be clearly seen on wartime photographs. Some paint loss to the @APOS@probe@APOS@, otherwise in excellent working condition. Fully AAF marked. Rare. Stock code M14763.