Accelerometer, G-Meter, AN-5745, Hucknall Aerodrome, Rolls-Royce Flight Test A-30 with the civilian version used

with the civilian version used in the Britannia and Comet airliners

We have not been able to link this to a specific aircraft

a piece of thin metal placed vertically in the center of the glass cover or window

as used in the C-47 Dakota Transport with a similar version used in the TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber

The dial markings are clear and the glass is intact

Accelerometer, G-Meter, AN-5745, Hucknall Aerodrome, Rolls-Royce Flight Test A-30 with the civilian version usedThis instrument seems to have had a very interesting history. This Accelerometer, made by Bendix part number 3413 2D A, has a service tag from the WWII era Rolls Royce Flight Test establishment situated at Hucknall Aerodrome, home of RAF Hucknall north of Nottingham England. The Rolls Royce Flight Test unit tested new engine designs and modifications at Hucknall, including piston and jet powered engines. We might assume that this accelerometer was