Wheel and Flap Position Indicator Type A-3 GE 8DJ17AAK Grumman Type 98 Otu

Type 98 Otu

See photo of the indicator the F7F Flight Manual  dated 1947

this acronym may be from an office of the Joint Intelligence Collecting Agency office in North Africa

Measures 25 in long

Wheel and Flap Position Indicator Type A-3 GE 8DJ17AAK Grumman Type 98 OtuThis is an authentic WW2 vintage Landing Gear and Flap Position Indicator, Type A 3, made by General Electric, as used in the US Army Air Corps tricycle landing gear (wings & nose gear, vs wings and tailwheel) aircraft, such as medium bombers B 25 Mitchell, B 26 Marauder, A 20 Havoc, A 26 Invader, and fighters P 38 Lightning and P 61 Black Widow, according to the Maintenance Interchangeability Chart dated Feb 1945. See photos of instrument panels of B