Description
You are bidding on an EXCELLENT used example of a WW2 German Luftwaffe Pneumatic Wendezeiger (Pneumatic Turn and Bank Indicator), Fl. 22402, as used ONLY in
The Caudron C.445 Goéland (“seagull”) was a six-seat twin-engine utility aircraft developed in France in the mid-1930s..It was a conventionally configured low-wing cantilever monoplane with tailwheel undercarriage. The main undercarriage units retracted into the engine nacelles. Construction was wooden throughout, with wooden skinning everywhere but the forward and upper fuselage sections, which were skinned in metal. As usually configured, the cabin seated six passengers with baggage compartments fore and aft, and a toilet aft.
With only 114 every built, following the fall of France, some were operated by the German Luftwaffe and Deutsche Lufthansa.
Made of aluminum and steel, this is a SUPERB item! The Fl. part number is stamped directly into the face, indicating Fl. 22402. It retains 99% of its original grey crackle paint, and there are no dents or damage! Also features some inspection stamps on the back, as well as some hand-written notations. One notation clearly indicates, “PH+ZB“, which means it was assigned to the German Luftwaffe as a training aircraft. That code is the EXACT code that was painted on the side of the fuselage. Brought back by a US Serviceman, I have indicated its EXACT location in the last images (as well as in the Fi156, Ju87, and Me109). A PERFECT addition to any collection, display or restoration project!
