Access Hatch – DH ?

Yes it all seems to be fine hand etched with a whizzy drill or something, and sometimes backed up by hand painted on painted areas (ie white writing on a black panel).

Thanks to everyone for the absolute confirmation.

Interested as to why DH scratched these marks into the metal rather than stamped them – post war austerity or practicality?

I have seen the same scratch marking on Vampire parts.

Yes it’s from the engine cowlings David, it’s an underside acces panel described as ’10-20 EC437A access, port, assembly’ which seems to fit the right hand access door for the hydraulic trough. Drawing is identical to your part aswel.
When you view the underside of a Vixen it is just aft of the wing trailing edge.

A lot of parts like this item are common to both marks and they will both use ’20’, FAW.2 specific parts use ’22’, and it is from a later (XP918 on) Chester built machine.
All FAW.1s were built at Christchurch, the FAW.2 conversions on the line were initiated there and moved to Chester where the new build FAW.2s were built.

10.20 is DH110, or Sea Vixen, Mk 20 (FAW1)

DHB is de Havilland Broughton, or Chester, where Sea Vixens were built.

Bruce

I concur.

Also, EC stands for Engine Cowling in DH speak.

Thank you

Thanks Chaps – Sea Vixen it is.

Pagen thanks – I couldn’t work out where it was being burnt on a vampire or a dove/Devon – so Sea Vixen fits.

Viewing frm mobile at mo, but 10 is used on Sea Vixen (DH110), sometimes followed by 20 (Mk20X), usually DHC (DH Christchurch) is the stamp used.
Is the item burnt white? Thinking Vixen underwing panel.

10.20 is DH110, or Sea Vixen, Mk 20 (FAW1)

DHB is de Havilland Broughton, or Chester, where Sea Vixens were built.

Bruce