Altimeter, Sensitive, Type C-14, 35,000 ft, Air Corps US Army WWII B-17, B-24, P-38, P-51 A-26 Must have been a high

Must have been a high pressure application judging from its construction (number of screws and thickness of lens)

intending to be able to kill both engines simultaneously

General Railway Signal was contracted to build this sighting station

This instrument was likely removed from an Army Helicopter

likely missing its gasket

Altimeter, Sensitive, Type C-14, 35,000 ft, Air Corps US Army WWII B-17, B-24, P-38, P-51 A-26 Must have been a highHere is an early WWII era Sensitive Altimeter, Air Corps US Army Type C 14 (also AN 5761 1), made by Bendix, part number 1554 2J A. The C 14 Altimeter was used across all aircraft of the Air Corps US Army, including heavy bombers B 17 and B 24, medium bombers, B 25 and B 26, Fighters P 38, P 39, P 40, P 47, and P 51, and transports C 46 and C 47, according to the Maintenance Interchangeability Chart dated Dec 1943. AC US ARMY is embossed on its face.