Another unknown Instrument Panel

[Gary Cain]

I'm 99% sure it is navy, possibly a Grumman F2F but I haven't been able to confirm it. Your help is much appreciated!

 

[mjfur]

Boeing Stearman.

 

[SaparotRob]

I love the "what is it?" threads.

 

[Gary Cain]

Boeing Stearman.

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Thanks! That's it!

 

[72modeler]

I'm not so sure! It looks more like an OA-12, J2F-5/6 to me! Look at the cutout for the center instrument on the top row and compare to the Stearman photo. I could be wrong...and often am!
Mike

 

[Gary Cain]

I'm not so sure! It looks more like an OA-12, J2F-5/6 to me! Look at the cutout for the center instrument on the top row and compare to the Stearman photo. I could be wrong...and often am!
Mike

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Yes, I see what you are talking about. I must concur. I think you nailed it.

 

[mjfur]

You will notice in the mystery panel and the Stearman panel that the second row of instruments are farther outboard than the lower instruments. In the J2F panel they are vertically above the lower row. The J2F has 6 instruments, the mystery panel and the Stearman panel have 7 instruments.

 

[Gary Cain]

You will notice in the mystery panel and the Stearman panel that the second row of instruments are farther outboard than the lower instruments. In the J2F panel they are vertically above the lower row. The J2F has 6 instruments, the mystery panel and the Stearman panel have 7 instruments.

Hmmm, you make excellent points. The compass opening is clearly Navy. I don't know if Boeing made the Stearman with naval instrument.

Do you know if they did?

 

[buffnut453]

The N2S was the Navy equivalent of the PT-17. It was known colloquially as the "yellow peril." Seems entirely plausible that the N2S would have a Navy compass in the instrument panel.

 

[Wurger]

My two cents here ... IMHO mjfur is absolutely right. That's the Stearman panel. I have made a collage of the three indicator panels to compare them. I took the rivet/screw points and other metal pieces into consideration because the number and shape/type of the indicators could change in time. In the pic below you may notice the same lauout of the rivets and pieces on the Stearman and the requested panel. Both panels have eleven of the same points while the panel of the OA-12, J2F-5/6 has two only. What is more the four-screw mount sets are at the different locations. So for sure that's the Stearman pilot's panel.

 

[Wurger]

And the addition to my post above ... the N2S panel ... there is no doubt the requested panel is from PT-17/N2S Staerman kite.

the source: MID-ATLANTIC AIR MUSEUM - Boeing N2S "Stearman" Virtual Tour

the source:

View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/37785806@N07/4780079865

 

[72modeler]

Wow- that's some serious and correct research! Well done!
Mike