Mystery bakelite dome

Hi Johnny

Yes it will be part of the DF loop housing. I have a fair collection of parts now but not a complete unit. It sounds like it might be the right size for the Whitley. Might it be available for sale or trade?

Cheers
Elliott

Evening chaps

Whilst digging at the back of a shed I have come across a bakelite dome. It is around eleven inches in diameter and about 6 1/2 inches high. There is a flanged, recessed hole at the top where I would assume the retaining nut would go and the rim has a grove cast into it. It appears never to have been painted. Inside the dome is the air ministry number 10B/10591.

My first thought was the front of the torpedo shaped aerial to be found atop Wellingtons, Whitleys and such like, but do any of you have any better ideas?

Thanks

JK

Well, I think your first thought is the correct one, the forward part of the D/F Loop fairing. It is the right size and shape.

From Elliot Smock’s list of prefixes 10B = Radio (Wireless and Radar) Aerial and Mast Equipment and Insulators.