WW2 US Army Air Force – 40 GALLON FUEL LIMIT PLACARD DATA PLATE – STINSON – NICE

You are bidding on a VERY NICE original WW2 US Army Air Force Fuel Limitation Placard, believed to have originated from a Stinson aircraft! This type of placard was installed within the aircraft cockpit to identify the maximum permissible fuel load when carrying a pilot and three passengers.

During the 1930s and 1940s, Stinson Aircraft Corporation manufactured a variety of civilian and military aircraft, including the popular SR-series Reliant and the military UC-81 and AT-19 variants. Aircraft fuel limitation placards provided pilots with important loading restrictions to ensure the aircraft remained within its approved operating weight and balance limits. This particular placard instructs that when carrying a pilot and three passengers, the aircraft must carry no more than 40 U.S. gallons of fuel.

Made of aluminum, this Data Plate is in EXCELLENT used condition! Some slight marks and  wear due to use and age, but nothing that detracts. The original lettering remains VERY NICE and clearly legible, with all four mounting holes intact. The reverse retains its original yellow-green protective finish, together with a faint stamped identification number appearing to read “411044.” This came to me with a large quantity of WW2 Trainer, Liaison, and Reconnaissance aircraft parts. An ORIGINAL and increasingly difficult-to-find piece of Stinson aircraft equipment that would make a FANTASTIC addition to any vintage Stinson restoration, aircraft interior display, or advanced American aviation collection!