Altimeter, Sensitive AN-5760-T2A USAF 1949 AT-6 revealing the bulb and circuitry

revealing the bulb and circuitry

The knobs turn and the scope rotates in its base when installed as intended

the indicator displayed total fuel quantity up to 16

Hunter and the crew of their Bristol Beaufort bomber were shot into the sea during an attack on the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst in July 1941

Altimeter, Sensitive AN-5760-T2A USAF 1949 AT-6 revealing the bulb and circuitryHere is a post WWII Sensitive Altimeter AN 5760 T2A made by Kollsman, part number 671CPU 19 D15. It is specifically labeled for use in aircraft of the US Air Force, and has a serial number prefix of "USAF 49", evidence of a year of manufacture of 1949. USAF aircraft that used the AN 5760 altimeter during this period were fighters (P)F 51 Mustang and (P)F 80 Shooting Star jet aircraft. This altimeter is stamped on the back with "B 50", so theoretically