IFF Friend or Foe Identification Switch Box Display, WWII Aviation B-17 OFF-0112

These desk sets are designed by Aviation Flying Furniture, and hand-built by the craftsmen in our aircraft restoration hanger from riveted aircraft aluminum. The 3 diameter cockpit-style alarm clock is by Trintec and features a U. The IFF switch box is a 76+ year-old "new old" stock WWII relic. These "friend or foe" IFF switch boxes were used in a variety of WWII combat aircraft including fighters like the P-47 and P-51, and bombers such as the B-17, B-24 and B-25.

The switch box measures 3 3/8" X 3 1/8" X 1 3/4" with a set of toggle switches controlling "recognition colored lights on the exterior of the aircraft. Used when returning from a night mission where the airfield operators watched for an enemy aircraft sneaking in the darkness, the pilot would signal with a pre-arranged set of colors and/or a flashed code word on the lights. The toggles controlled the lights and a key button for sending code words are on the box face.

Made in the USA by Standard Aircraft Products, Inc. Dayton, Ohio, we acquired these in their original factory-sealed packaging. The item "IFF Friend or Foe Identification Switch Box Display, WWII Aviation B-17 OFF-0112" is in sale since Friday, July 17, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Transportation\Aviation\Other Aviation Collectibles". The seller is "itsyourairplane" and is located in Elkhorn, Wisconsin.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
California Prop 65 Warning: This product contain no hazardous chemicals.
Type: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress