Bendix
Rate of Climb / Vertical Speed Indicator, 6000 ft/min, Type C-2, US Army Air Force
$55.00
The Army Type C-2 Rate of Climb /Vertical Speed 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 C-2 was made by Bendix, part number 1636-6A-B1, and has a serial number prefix of AC-42, indicative of a 1942 manufacturing date. It is marked on its face: AF US ARMY, for the Air Forces. See spec sheet in photo gallery.
It is in exceptional condition given its age. Measures 3.25 inches diameter and ~5 inches deep.