WWII B-17G COMPLETE MAIN INSTRUMENT PANEL,34 ORIGINAL AAF GAUGES, LIGHTS,ETC. EX For Sale

WWII B-17G COMPLETE MAIN INSTRUMENT PANEL,34 ORIGINAL AAF GAUGES, LIGHTS,ETC. EX
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WWII B-17G COMPLETE MAIN INSTRUMENT PANEL,34 ORIGINAL AAF GAUGES, LIGHTS,ETC. EX:
$7800.00


FOR SALE: WWII B-17G COMPLETE MAIN INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH 34 ORIGINAL WWII AAF INSTRUMENTS; 13 \"TURN TO DIM\" LIGHTS; 2 FLOURESCENT LIGHT RHEOSTAT SWITCHES; ALTERNATE SOURCE SWITCH; 4 PROP FEATHERING SWITCHES; DATA PLATES; ETC. TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS A HIGH QUALITY REPRODUCTION PANEL MADE OF THE SAME MATERIALS (WOOD AND PHENOLIC) AS THE ORIGINALS --AND FROM ORIGINAL BOEING PLANS.
SEVERAL OF THE INSTRUMENTS ARE EVEN NEW OLD STOCK, INCLUDING THE VERY RARE B-17 FUEL QUANITY INDICATOR. ALL OF THESE INSTRUMENTS ARE GETTING HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION, ESPECIALLY THE 1,2--3,4 GAUGE SETS ( THESE WERE ONLY USED ON THE 4 ENGINE BOMBERS,ALMOST ALL OF WHICH WERE CONSIDERED OBSOLETE AT THE END OF THE WAR AND WERE SCRAPPED). THESE AND OTHER PROBLEMS MAKE PUTTING TOGETHER A DISPLAY LIKE THIS (NEARLY 80 YEARS PLUS, AFTER THEY WERE PRODUCED) VERY DIFFICULT.
THE PANEL CONSISTS OF 3 SEPARATE PHENOLIC PANEL PLATES AND A RABBITED WOODEN PANEL MOUNTING \"BOX\". THIS IS THE EXACT WAY THESE PANELS WERE ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED. THIS MEANS THE PANEL BOX SITS UP ON ITS OWN FOR DISPLAY (NO NEED FOR A SPECIAL STAND, ETC. THIS IS HOW THE PANEL IS PRESENTED IN THE 1ST PHOTO.
THE LAST PHOTO IS OF MY PERSONAL B-17 PANEL AND COCKPIT DISPLAY, AND IS INCLUDED ONLY TO SUGGEST HOW THE MAIN PANEL COULD BECOME THE CENTER PIECE OF AN IMPRESSIVE WWII ARMY AIR FORCE COLLECTION. NOTHING IN THIS PHOTO IS INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING AND NOTHING IN THIS PHOTO IS, OR WILL BE, FOR SALE. THIS PHOTO IS INCLUDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY.
PLEASE CAREFULLY EXAMINE THE PHOTOS AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE SET UP THE LISTING FOR \"LOCAL PICKUP ONLY.\" BECAUSE OF THE SIZE, WEIGHT, VALUE, FRAGILITY AND RARITY OF THESE INSTRUMENTS, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND LOCAL PICKUP. THE PANEL IS 54\" WIDE/LONG, 18 1/2\" HIGH. 8 1/2\" DEEP AND WEIGHS 65 POUNDS. THE PANEL IS LOCATED IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA VERY CLOSE TO THE INTERSECTION OF I64 AND I95. IF LOCAL PICKUP IS IMOSSIBLE, PLEASE CONTACT ME ABOUT SHIPING, BUT BE AWARE IT WILL TAKE ME SEVERAL WEEKS TO CONSTRUCT A SHOIIPPING CONTAINER AND SHIPPING WILL PROBABLY BE IN THE $600.00 RANGE.
YOUR CHANCE TO OWN AND ENJOY THESE AMAZING EXAMPLES OF WWII TECHNOLOGICAL AND INDUSTRIAL MIGHT IN THE FORM OF THE MAIN INSTRUMENT PANEL FROM ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND ICONIC AIRCRAFT, NOT ONLY OF WWII, BUT EVER. FOR THOSE OF YOU RECENTLY INTRODUCED TO THE B-17 THROUGH APPLE TV\'S \"MASTERS OF THE AIR\" WHAT YOU\'RE LOOKING AT IS EXACTLY WHAT THOSE BRAVE B-17 PLIOTS AND COPILOTS WERE ANXIOUSLY MONITORING DAY IN AND DAY OUT ON THOSE LONG, COLD AND DANGEROUS COMBAT MISSIONS.
THANKS FOR LOOKING!
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