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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:57 am 
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I came from a group of items from a mechanic in the 20th AF in WW2

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Wesley wrote:

Probably an oil pressure gauge.

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I figured oil or air pressure, any guess as to aircraft type? I think the 20th flew B29s in the pacific.


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Wesley wrote:
I figured oil or air pressure, any guess as to aircraft type? I think the 20th flew B29s in the pacific.

Most A/C I'm aware of used a 3-1 gauge for oil press, fuel press and oil temp. 3 things in one hole in the inst panel.
Bombers or something with enough space in the panel could run a dedicated gauge for individual functions.
This might have been from the B-29 as the flight engineer's station had many instruments.
Even APUs might have had an individual oil press gauge as well as serving equipment.

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It's not from a B-29.


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