Pitot Tube AN5816-2, NOS, 369D-012 Consolidated and the left knob sets

and the left knob sets the course heading

and the pointers do not operate

True Airspeed Indicator

California) dated Nov 19

Pitot Tube AN5816-2, NOS, 369D-012 Consolidated and the left knob setsThis is a WWII era Pitot Tube, AN5816 2, as used by aircraft of the US Army Air Force and US Navy, such as bombers B 24 Liberator, B 25 Mitchell, B 26 Marauder, and A 26 Invader, fighters P 39 Airacobra, P 40 Warhawk, and P 47 Thunderbolt, dive bomber SBD Dauntless, and torpedo bomber TBM Avenger (see illustration from the TBM Erection and Maintenance Manual dated 1944). On most bombers, this pitot tube would be mounted on a stanchion on a side of the