WWII B-17 MUSEUM QUALITY REPRODUCTION FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTROL PLATE, RARE For Sale

MUSEUM QUALITY REPRODUCTION WWII B-17 FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTROL PLATE. BEAUTIFUL REPRODUCTION BUILT ON A 1/8 INCH ALUMIUM PLATE WITH TERRIFIC LABELING AND METAL CONTROLS, JUST LIKE THE ORIGINALS. COMPARE WITH THE PHOTOS OF THE ORIGINAL UNIT IN A B-17 COCKPIT DISPLAY.
THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTROL PLATE IS LOCATED ON THE FRONT BOTTOM OF THE CO-PILOT AUXILLIARY PANEL. THE CO-PILOT\'S AUXILLIARY PANEL WAS ADDED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MAIN PANEL AND INCLUDES: THE CARBURETOR FILTER CONTROLS FOR EACH OF THE ENGINES AND THEIR INDICATOR LIGHTS RED AND GREEN; THE RIGHT SIDE FLOURESCENT LIGHT RHEOSTAT SWITCH; FUEL TRANSFER VALVE INSTRUCTIONS; THE OIL DELUTION SWITCHES FOR THE FOUR ENGINES; THE FOUR ENGINE START/MESH SWITCHES; THE BRAKE LOCK PUSH/PULL CONTROL --AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTROL PANEL.
THE FIRE EXTIGUISHER CONTROLS COULD BE USED TO DEPLOY THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES LOCATED IN EACH OF THE ENGINE NACELLES TO COMBAT ENGINE FIRES. AN EXTREMLY IMPORTANT FUNCTION, AS ENGINE FIRES WERE ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS EMERGENCIES FOR THE B-17, AS A LARGE PORTION OF THE FUEL WAS CARRIED IN THE WINGS BETWEEN THE ENGINES. THESE PANELS ARE A REALLY NICE ADDITION TO THE CO-PILOT AUXILLIARY PANEL AND COMPLETE THE LOOK OF THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL.
A QUICK NOTE ABOUT THE PICTURES OF THE FULL B-17 INSTRUMENT PANEL--NOTHING IN THESE PHOTOS IS, OR WILL BE, FOR SALE. THE PHOTOS ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY. THE ONLY THING FOR SALE IN THIS LISTING IS THE PICTURED REPRODUCTION FIRE EXTIGISHER CONTROL PANEL. PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE PURCHASE. THANKS FOR LOOKING!
ORIGINALS OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTROL PLATES ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ANYMORE AND THESE REPRODUCTIONS, THAT WERE MADE OVER DECADE AGO IN SMALL NUMBERS, ARE ALMOST AS RARE.
PLEASE CAREFULLY EXAMINE THE PHOTOS AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE PURCHASE.
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