Pitot Tube AN5816-2, NOS, 369D-012 Consolidated Clearly not new-old-stock

Clearly not new-old-stock

See photo of the Coronado's engineers panel showing the location of this instrument from the Flight Manual dated 1942

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

See photo showing the yellow USN anchor symbol stamped on its back case

- - (3) The clamp (B) locks the scale (movable by means of four short pins) and clamp (C) locks the collimator assembly

Pitot Tube AN5816-2, NOS, 369D-012 Consolidated Clearly not new-old-stockThis is a WWII era Pitot Tube, 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 (see illustration from the TBM Erection and Maintenance Manual dated 1944). On most bombers, this pitot tube would be mounted on a stanchion on a side of the