Fuel Quantity Indicator, SB2C Helldiver, US Navy, WWII, Model 8DJ-4 Air Forces of USA The purpose of toss bombing

The purpose of toss bombing is to compensate for the gravity drop of the bomb in flight

The dial had a lusterless black finish with printed indexes and numbers

The WWII-era Directional Gyro Mark 1A was standard equipment in aircraft of the US Navy such as fighters F4F Wildcat

Ledge diameter

made by Waltham to Air Corps US Army spec #94-27749

Fuel Quantity Indicator, SB2C Helldiver, US Navy, WWII, Model 8DJ-4 Air Forces of USA The purpose of toss bombingThis is an exceptional specimen of the 4 tank Fuel Quantity Indicator made specifically for the WWII era US Navy Dive Bomber Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, made by General Electric, Type DJ 4, Model 8DJ4PDF. It also has the Federal Stock number stamped on its bottom, R88 I 2091 120, as well as the yellow USN anchor symbol stenciled on its side. This indicator measured the fuel quantity in the protected tanks in the left and right wing tank (each holding 105