Shackleton control wheel centercap

I already have a couple of the 5c/898s kicking about so that is easy though when I tried them they seemed a bit loose

Could this be what you need?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-RAF-Air-Ministry-Push-Button-Switch-Holder-5CW-4786-/170955906537?pt=UK_CPV_Aviation_SM&hash=item27cdc41de9

Thanks for the pic, the bomb sight looks nice too. A well filled shelf!

Not sure other than it is AH2040.

I’m pretty sure I saw AH2040 mentioned on the Westland Whirlwind thread…

Nice collection you have there! I spy a Gannet as well as the Harvard/Hind(Fury etc),

Very nice, would love a peek left on that shelf!

Here is some of the stuff out of shot ,on another shelf:)

Indeed very nice. What is the spade grip off of?

Not sure other than it is AH2040.

Lovely Andy, that has to be the best Shack yoke I’ve ever seen!

Indeed very nice. What is the spade grip off of?

Very nice, would love a peek left on that shelf!

Here is my Mk1 control wheel!:)

They’re not made in one piece, so I would believe it! Later marks had various bits fitted for the stall warning too. Then with the MR3 the design changed completely.

There’s that many detail differences from MR1 to MR2 its infuriating, especially when you have bits for one and not the other. The MR1 shares more parts with Lancaster and Lincoln than it does with later Shackletons.

Ha! I cannot believe they went to the trouble of recasting the yokes just to omit the brake levers on the later marks!

Tony’s yoke is the MR2/AEW2 version, easy to spot as it hasn’t got the mounts for the brake levers. While the overall shape is the same, they are slightly different.

It has etch primer

That’s interesting Tony,
looking at your picture is appears that your yoke is bare metal behind the push buttons? It is a little diffictult to tell. Mine has the dip coat present. I wonder if the yokes were machined and then dip coated covering the holes?

mine had holes already drilled and tapped

Thank you all for your replies.
So it would seem that a lot were in use without a cap, so thats good one less thing to find! I will look out for a couple of small toggle switches.
I already have a couple of the 5c/898s kicking about so that is easy though when I tried them they seemed a bit loose. Also there does not seem to be any holes to recieve the screws to hold them steady? See picture of my yoke.

I put 5c/898s and a couple of those small (so called spit supercharger switches) in mine

I think those buttons are just filling the gaps, it looks a bit odd.

There’s a Shackleton yoke well down the page here, amongst some very nice others. The buttons and switches don’t look very British though?
http://www.angelfire.com/il2/aphs/wheels/wheels.html

Will certainly waste a few minutes, there’s a ‘for sale’ section too!