Airspeed Indicator, 700MPH, Army Type F-2, US Army Air Corps, WWII Fairey Fulmar hard to discern

hard to discern

according to its markings

5 inches diameter and ~9 inches deep

Representatives from several aviation training commands conducted extensive tests with an instrument of this sort in September 1943 and recommended that it be 'considered for adoption as the standard sextant for the Army Air Forces'

The C-8 was illuminated with a small 3V lamp knob in the upper right corner

Airspeed Indicator, 700MPH, Army Type F-2, US Army Air Corps, WWII Fairey Fulmar hard to discernThe Army Type F 2 Airspeed Indicator was used across a number of US Army Air Corps and Air Force aircraft during WWII, including heavy bombers B 17, B 24, B 29, medium bombers B 25 and B 26, as well as light bomber A 20, according to the Accessories Interchangeability Chart dated Feb 1945. It was also used in versions of US Army Air Force WWII fighters P 38, P 39, P 40, P 47, and P 51. This F 2 was made by Bendix, part number 1426 37A A6, and has a