Pitot Tube Type D-1 AN5816-2 (1) C-45 as it was known in

as it was known in the United States and Canada

Ref 6A/4721

There is a small amount of debris under the glass

Measures ~1 1/8 inches high and wide

Pitot Tube Type D-1 AN5816-2 (1) C-45 as it was known inThis is a WWII era Pitot Tube, Type D 1 (also 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. The pitot tube is part of the pitot static system that provides information to the pilot via pressure sensitive instruments such as the