Engine Gauge Unit (Triple), Type B-7 DC-3

Engine Gauge Unit (Triple), Type B-7 DC-3The WWII era Engine Gauge Unit (aka Triple Gauge), B 7, displayed the performance of 3 engine parameters in one instrument: Oil Temperature, Oil Pressure, and Fuel Pressure. The B 7 unit was used in the US Army Air Force fighters P 38E Lightning, P 40 Warhawk, P 47 Thunderbolt, and P 51 Mustang according to their Maintenance Interchangeability Chart dated Feb 1945, as well as having been used in other military aircraft post war. The serial number

P-40 Warhawk

which is missing

which explains why much of the content has a British bent and references the British Royal Air Force and the Air Ministry

This 235-page manual contains information on aircraft structure

Also included is a spare rubber eyepiece

It appears to be a manual back-up device for use in an emergency

Measures ~6 inches diameter and ~3 inches tall

The cover appears to have detached and repaired at some point

so the angle on the right side is in fact 180 - 112

rotating clockwise as speed increases up to 390 KPH

and many fold-out pages

Imprinted on the face