Fuel Quantity Indicator, SB2C Helldiver, US Navy, WWII, Model 8DJ-4 Air Forces of USA 25inches diameter by ~5inches deep

25inches diameter by ~5inches deep

and P-51 Mustang according to their Maintenance Interchangeability Chart dated Feb 1945

There were two complete M6 periscopes in brackets on the turret walls

Ledge diameter

The WWII-era Directional Gyro Mark 1A was standard equipment in aircraft of the US Navy such as fighters F4F Wildcat

Fuel Quantity Indicator, SB2C Helldiver, US Navy, WWII, Model 8DJ-4 Air Forces of USA 25inches diameter by ~5inches deepThis is an exceptional specimen of the 4 tank Fuel Quantity Indicator made specifically for the WWII era US Navy Dive Bomber Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, made by General Electric, Type DJ 4, Model 8DJ4PDF. It also has the Federal Stock number stamped on its bottom, R88 I 2091 120, as well as the yellow USN anchor symbol stenciled on its side. This indicator measured the fuel quantity in the protected tanks in the left and right wing tank (each holding 105