Original U.S. WWII B-17 Boeing Flying Fortress Cowl Flaps Control Plate by Gladden Products Division Availability_International flared skirt tended to make

flared skirt tended to make it difficult for soldiers to hear

Carlton Jordan

These all came out of an extensive Commonwealth WWI collection

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

with the leather quite deteriorated and partially missing

Original U.S. WWII B-17 Boeing Flying Fortress Cowl Flaps Control Plate by Gladden Products Division Availability_International flared skirt tended to makeOriginal 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