Product code: WWll 8 Day Military Aircraft outlet Cockpit Clock
This is a mechanical WWII-era aircraft clock, Type 11 Bulova PN 21AE, that was used across nearly all aircraft of the US Air Corps and Air Force, including bombers B-17, B-24, B-25, and fighters P-38, P-40, P-47, and P-51. Measures ~2.25 square and ~1.25 inches deep There were three makers of these particular 8 day clocks: Elgin, Waltham, and Bulova. Far and away the rarest to find are the Bulova ones. I am not sure why this is but observation has shown that they pop up less frequently than the other two. These 12 hour clocks were used in the cockpits outlet of B-17s and B-29s during WWII. Named the A-11 they matched the name of the accompanying wrist watches also used by pilots of the time.. in beautiful condition winds and works great Face dial and movement still illuminate.
This is a mechanical WWII-era aircraft clock, Type 11 Bulova PN 21AE, that was used across nearly all aircraft of the US Air Corps and Air Force, including bombers B-17, B-24, B-25, and fighters P-38, P-40, P-47, and P-51. Measures ~2.25 square and ~1.25 inches deep There were three makers of these particular 8 day clocks: Elgin, Waltham, and Bulova. Far and away the rarest to find are the Bulova ones. I am not sure why this is but observation has shown that they pop up less frequently than the other two. These 12 hour clocks were used in the cockpits outlet of B-17s and B-29s during WWII. Named the A-11 they matched the name of the accompanying wrist watches also used by pilots of the time.. in beautiful condition winds and works great Face dial and movement still illuminate.