Original U.S. WWII B-17 Boeing Flying Fortress Cowl Flaps Control Plate by Gladden Products Division Availability_International with the leather quite deteriorated

with the leather quite deteriorated and partially missing

This used a 20x70 RB cartridge and had a cyclic rate of fire of 300 rpm

including the Normandy landings

The serial number is 99161A denoting the year of manufacture as 1882

The pirates who participated in the battle were Illanuns of the Moro pirates from the southern Philippines

Original U.S. WWII B-17 Boeing Flying Fortress Cowl Flaps Control Plate by Gladden Products Division Availability_International with the leather quite deterioratedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is just amazing, a genuine vintage World War Two Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress Cowl Flaps control plate, complete with still functional switches. Cowl flaps are used to adjust the air flow through the engine to cool it properly. On the ground they would be open full to maximize the air cooling the engine. They would be mostly closed at higher altitudes at cruising speed. The plate measures 10 x 4 x 3 and retains