Mystery Fuel gauge

No harm done Air Min. My copy is from Sept 2003 – possibly a first edition? It might be worth something some day…!

Oh dear, how embarrassing!

Mine definitely says Blenheim so it must be a typo I corrected at some stage (but I cannot recall doing it).

That’s interesting – I got the 6a/622 code from the very respected vol.1 of the Illustrated Guide to British Aircraft Equipment 1939-1945. Apologies to Miclittle if this is not the case!

An invaluable Reference Book tells me this is for a Blenheim…

It must have been for a long range tank as the Main tanks fitted to the Oxford only hold 49 gal Max and the 29 gal Aux tanks are not gauged. There is no mention in any of the Oxford IPC’s I have for the 138 gal ( Total fuel is only 156 gal ).

Ian, I have fitted a rough Oxford gauge to my Spit panel as well but I’m waiting for a quality Repo 37 Gallon Spit face to change out.

PM sent.

Bob T.

I have an identical gauge at home with the same ‘X’ number and 138 gal capacity. Mine is marked 6a/622 – which is from an Airspeed Oxford…

You make any like these?
I am looking for good quality fuel gauge replicas to finish the Hampden panel.
Cees

Cees, I can have a go ….:)

You would need to supply me a drawing in .dxf format with the holes, cut line and graphics generated by an application like TurboCAD/AutoCAD.

Cheers for looking Darrell, perhaps it an Australian part number?

All I can find in my ref book of anything similar is:
Y.44979 6A/622 = Oxford (Yes listed as a’ Y’)
Y.44978 6A/651 = Blenheim
Your exact gauge number was not listed.

Thanks McLittle, the number is X44979. It was a standard type pre and early war and can be seen in lots of photos. Despite being 101 gallons out it will be a safer alternative to an existing 45 gallon in my Spit panel, Versuch. Close inspection shows a long 1 on that face too.

Similar to the Rapide,except for the capacity..

I have a Spitfire fuel gauge that is similar, so I don’t believe it is a repro,it could also be for a civil machine.
Regards Mike

You make any like these?
I am looking for good quality fuel gauge replicas to finish the Hampden panel.
Cees

It looks like the faces I have made on a CNC milling machine (not this exact one) …..

Nice gauge, I could use that one for the Hampden panel, although too much capacity, the majority of the fuelgauges go for silly prices as being
sold for Spitfire use.
Cees

Hi Ian.

It’s not Oxford, They only read up to 45 Gallons. The “X” number under the pointer will clarify what it is made for but it is obscured by the pointer in the photo ( X4?979 ). RAAF Instrument Data book has a 138 Gallon capacity gauge listed for the Beaufort.

Thanks for the comment Worcs Aviation. The 1s do look a bit long, but if they weren’t there the other numbers wouldn’t add up! I’ve tried to get Oxford capacity details, Elliott, but 150 gals is the nearest I can find. Thanks for the suggestion.

Possibly (from memory) Oxford… I’ll check when I get home

is it just me or do the number 1’s look a bit odd, a bit long? Is it a 38 gallon one that’s been messed with ? Ant.