Fuel Pressure Indicator, Type C-16, US Air Force WW1 The two neon bulb holders

The two neon bulb holders are in place

See photo of the location of the instrument on the MJB-1 control panel from the C-121 flight manual dated 1958

The sextant is in very good condition

The bottom gauge on the indicator showed the amount of pressure (i

as used in USAF aircraft of the late 1940's

Fuel Pressure Indicator, Type C-16, US Air Force WW1 The two neon bulb holdersThis is a Korean War era Fuel Pressure Indicator, Type C 16, as used in the US Air Force's first jet fighter, the Lockheed P 80 (later known as F 80) Shooting Star. This has been confirmed in the F 80 Illustrated Parts Manual dated 1958. Also see image of the panel from the P 80 Flight Manual dated 1945. This was also used in versions of the trainer T 33, according to its parts manual dated 1955. The C 16 Fuel Pressure Indicator displays pressure up