Altimeter, Sensitive, Type C-12, 50,000 ft, US Navy WWII, Encased Sunderland This example appears to have

This example appears to have been restored in 1984 by Aircraft Instruments and Development

and reset by depressing the spring-loaded red knob from its home position

The earth's surface reflects some of this radiated carrier

as use in early versions of large British RAF aircraft such as the Avro Lancaster

Altimeter, Sensitive, Type C-12, 50,000 ft, US Navy WWII, Encased Sunderland This example appears to haveHere is a WWII era Sensitive Altimeter, US Navy Type C 12, made by Kollsman, encased in a wood housing with rubber feet. The C 12 Altimeter was used across all aircraft of the Air Corps US Army and US Navy 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. The C 12 Sensitive Altimeter