Altimeter, Sensitive, Type C-12, 50,000 ft, US Navy WWII, Encased Sunderland as use in early versions

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

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

Marine Corps Air Defense Group - 43

75 inches long

Kit measures 12 x 11 x 4 inches

Altimeter, Sensitive, Type C-12, 50,000 ft, US Navy WWII, Encased Sunderland as use in early versionsHere 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