By: lancaster1 - 5th April 2016 at 09:41
Found where I was looking for 😉 [ATTACH=CONFIG]245129[/ATTACH] It’s not FB VI but the plate looks very similar.
By: lancaster1 - 5th April 2016 at 09:00
Hi Ed, Many Thanks for the information and confirmation. Nope this part is coming from a crash in The Netherlands. At the same farmer I found another plate in one of his sheds. [ATTACH=CONFIG]245128[/ATTACH] I think this one was mounted at the righthand side of the Nav seat. Yes i have found some images from the NZ restoration mossie. Very helpfull. If you have any connections to a manual to see a drawing of these plates that would be wonderfull. Sorry about the bad pic it was taken by my mobile phone.
By: powerandpassion - 5th April 2016 at 07:38
Your top in the photo, if you tilt it 90 degrees to the right, is how it sits in the aircraft. So the curved bit is the pilots side of the fuselage. There is another curved segment, separate piece missing from the navs side. The little door is to allow access to the rear of the pilots instrument panel.
By: powerandpassion - 5th April 2016 at 07:35
Adrian, it is definitely the Mosquito forward armour plate, with the four clips for the ammo boxes on yours. It is on its side, missing the little fold down door. If you google images of Mosquito you will soon find it in exploded diagrams of the day or in some of the restoration photos from NZ. A yellow dot on this plate signified armour. Is yours from Australia? The way to tell is if there are red backs attached!
By: lancaster1 - 5th April 2016 at 07:10
Hi Ed,
This is the plate which I have found in a shed with a farmer.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]245127[/ATTACH]
Someone told me this was the plate in the nose of the Mossie where the ammoboxes where attached. Need a drawing for a confirmation out of a manual or else.
Regards,
Adrian
By: powerandpassion - 5th April 2016 at 00:10
Forward plate
Adrian,
This is not a drawing but the actual forward armour plate that the ammo boxes were attached to.
What sort of information do you need, ie dimensions ?
Are you doing a CAD model or something else?
[ATTACH=CONFIG]245125[/ATTACH]
Can you attach an image showing the exact armour plates for Nav’s position you are after to help resolve your query.
This plate is from Australia. Many farmers saved these plates to cut up for use as the points in ploughs.
It is a manganese alloy steel that work hardens.
Ed
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