A Piece Of Ww2 Aviation History

[Malachite]

Hi folks. I wasn't sure where to put this, but that aside...
Is anyone here specifically familiar with instruments from WW2 aircraft?
It's the fuel gauge from a British WW2 aircraft. I'm pretty sure it's from a bomber as it indicates a "tank number two" capacity of 580 gallons. The nearest match I can find by extensive Googling is from an Avro Lincoln. My one is on the left, the one on the right is from a Lincoln.
What I want to know of course is what aircraft it is most likely to have come from.
TIA
https://i.imgur.com/GAe8iHI.jpg

[TonyV]

Malachite can't upload your image but in ww2 plane builders would have used any equipment they could get their hands on imo

[Malachite]

Oh, I wonder why.
I'll post another link.
Thanks, in that case I'll tell anyone that asks that it's from a Lancaster ;-) (That one is very similar too).
Perhaps this one will work:
WW2 bomber fuel gauges

[Malachite]

..oh soddit, not sure how imagegurr works. I thought that link would be openable, it was for me.

[Canary42]

Your link works for me - not that it's much help :-) because I know nothing about aircraft instruments - however they do look very very similar, almost identical.

Good luck with your quest.

[Malachite]

Thanks Canary ..tweet tweet :-)

[Hopkirk]

I don't think it's a Lancaster. A quick Google brings this for a Lanc, and the capacity noted is different.

https://www.militariahub.com/new-british-ww2-lancaster-bomber-fuel-gauge-1-new/

[Malachite]

Thanks HK ..that is one I stumbled upon during my search.
If the mystery isn't solved here, I will take the gauge (wrapped in foil as it will be significantly radioactive) to Brooklands. Someone there is bound to know.

[waterboatman]

I reckon it's from a Mosquito fighter bomber.

[Gromit]

Your one on the left says capacity is also 546 Gallons, same as the Lincoln.
Or is the picture on the left not of your actual fuel gauge, but something similar ?

[Gromit]

This Fuel Gauge with a capacity of 580 Gallons is from a Lancaster Bomber.

https://www.militariahub.com/new-british-ww2-lancaster-bomber-fuel-gauge-2-new/

[Hopkirk]

Not a Mosquito, Boaty.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/de-havilland-mosquito-pru-fuel-gauge-161398835

[waterboatman]

Yes you're right. Thanks hoppy. :o}

It's not from a Blenheim either!

[Malachite]

Thanks for the answers. Gromit, the pic on the left is a photo of my actual one, the one on the right is a pic I found on the web.

[Malachite]

WBM I whittled (pardon the pun) it down to being most likely from an Avro bomber, I didn't even consider Bristol.

[retrocop]

Think you will have to investigate the Flight Engineer's panel on a Avro Lanc.
He controls the change over cocks for various tanks and has the fuel gauges on his panel. The pilot really has the main flight dials like Artificial horizon,altimeter rate of climb.rpm.boost,ASI.etc

[retrocop]

https://www.militariahub.com/new-british-ww2-lancaster-bomber-fuel-gauge-1-new/

[vulcan42]

I think, seeing as it's identical to the Lincoln gauge it is most likely from that aircraft. Fuel gauges were made for specific models and were not interchanged. It makes sense, you cannot have a gauge measuring a different sized tank.

[Malachite]

...speaking of Avro. Thanks Vulcan :-)
(I feel like I should say "live long and prosper" after that!)

[Malachite]

Oh Em Gee!!! I just got a radiation count of 65μSv/hr off this.
Yikes.