Turn and Bank Indicator Type A-8, Air Corps US Army, WWII, B-17, P-51, P-38 Liaison Aircraft Vacuum and De-Icer System

Vacuum and De-Icer System

The float is suspended so that the needles are free to align themselves horizontally with the earth's magnetic field

Radial arms or vanes attached to the card dampen the swing of the needle

See photo of the location of the instrument on the Flight Engineers upper instrument panel from the C-121 flight manual dated 1958

It is in good cosmetic condition

Turn and Bank Indicator Type A-8, Air Corps US Army, WWII, B-17, P-51, P-38 Liaison Aircraft Vacuum and De-Icer SystemThis pre & early WWII era Turn & Bank Indicator Type A 8, made by Bendix Part No. 1718 2S A2 for the Air Corps US Army, was used across virtually all its aircraft during WWII, including bombers B 17, B 24, B 25, B 26, fighters, P 38, P 39, P 40, P 47, P 51, and transports C 46 and C 47. Imprinted on the face, but barely discernible in the photos, is "AC US Army" (Air Corps US Army), and its serial number prefix is AC41, indicating the manufacturing