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Numéro de l'objet:110995385471JAUGE CARBURANT A-20A « HAVOC » WW2 -- TYPE ÉCLAIRÉ TÔT ---RARE !. A-20A HAVOC FUEL GAGE HERE IS AN EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND FUEL GAGE FOR AN EARLY MODEL DOUGLAS A-20A "HAVOC" WW2 MEDIUM BOMBER . THE HAVOC , AS IT WAS CALLED IN U.S. SERVICE , WAS CALLED THE "BOSTON" WHEN USED BY THE BRITISH . THE NAVY DESIGNATED IT THE BD-1 . IT WAS A MEDIUM CLASS TWIN ENGINE FAST ATTACK BOMBER THAT WAS CONSIDERED A "HOT SHIP" BY THOSE WHO FLEW IT . IT ACHIEVED GREAT SUCCESS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER . MANY OF THESE AIRCRAFT WERE SENT TO RUSSIA ON LEND-LEASE & QUITE A FEW CRASHED ALONG THE "ALUMINUM TRAIL" IN CANADA & ALASKA DURING FERRYING MISSIONS . VERY FEW EXAMPLES REMAIN TODAY , ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT STILL FLY . UNLIKE THE B-25 "MITCHELL" , THE A-20 HAD ONLY THE PILOT TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT & I'M SURE HE HAD HIS HANDS FULL MOST OF THE TIME ! I BELIEVE THE EARLY MODELS OF THE HAVOC USED LIGHTED INSTRUMENTS , BUT THESE GAGES WERE HARD TO MAINTAIN WHEN IT CAME TO THE LIGHTING ASPECT . LIGHTED INSTRUMENTS WERE PHASED OUT AS THE WAR PROGRESSED IN FAVOR OF THOSE USING FLUORESCENT MARKINGS , ETC . THIS INSTRUMENT IS THE LIQUIDOMETER " DIAL CHANGE " TYPE WHICH ENABLES THE PILOT TO ROTATE THE DIAL KNOB FROM ONE POSITION TO ANOTHER TO READ FUEL LEVELS IN THE SELECTED TANK . THIS GAGE HAS 4 POSITIONS : TANKS 1 & 2 READ APPROX. 60 GALLONS , WHILE TANKS 3 & 4 READ AROUND 120 GALLONS . IT HAS A 3 VOLT ILLUMINATION LAMP ALONG WITH A PUSH-TO-TEST LOW FUEL INDICATOR RED WARNING LAMP . BOTH LAMPS HAVE BEEN TESTED & STILL WORK ! THE REAR TAG READS : ORDER NO. AC-31205 SPEC.NO. 27737-F MFR'S. NO. EA 48AW-6 THE LIQUIDOMETER CORP. , N.Y. , U.S.A. THIS GAGE IS UNIQUE TO THE A-20A ONLY , MAKING IT A HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE WW2 AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENT . IT WOULD BE A GREAT FIND FOR SOMEONE RESTORING A HAVOC , THOSE OF YOU REPLICATING , OR RESTORING A HAVOC INSTRUMENT PANEL , OR ANYONE WHO APPRECIATES THE HISTORIC VALUE OF THIS WW2 AIRCRAFT COLLECTIBLE . THANKS FOR LOOKING !
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