Altimeter, Sensitive, Type C-14, 35,000 ft, Air Corps US Army WWII B-17, B-24, P-38, P-51 Wellington I are fitted in the

I are fitted in the pilots' panels

used to control airborne communications of the aircraft interphone and radio during flight and on the ground

although they typically attempted to dive as steep as 90deg

The core of this instrument is loose within the case

Altimeter, Sensitive, Type C-14, 35,000 ft, Air Corps US Army WWII B-17, B-24, P-38, P-51 Wellington I are fitted in theHere is an early WWII era Sensitive Altimeter, Air Corps US Army Type C 14 (also AN 5761 1), made by Bendix, part number 1555 2J A. The C 14 Altimeter was used across all aircraft of the Air Corps US Army, including heavy bombers B 17 and B 24, medium bombers, B 25 and B 26, Fighters P 38, P 39, P 40, P 47, and P 51, and transports C 46 and C 47, according to the Maintenance Interchangeability Chart dated Dec 1943. AC US ARMY is embossed on its face.