I was wondering if anybody could tell me if the mirror below is from an aircraft. On the rear it is marked:
A25/A
JOSEPH LUCAS LIMITED
BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND
BRITISH PATENT
I know the company made parts for cars as well as aircraft so I am not sure
if this could be from a car.
Any help or suggestions would be great.
Johnnie
By: johnnie - 10th February 2009 at 15:26
Thanks for the information in this. I am quite sure that its from a car rather than an
aircraft, but you never know.
Johnnie
By: Arabella-Cox - 9th February 2009 at 21:19
Don’t rule out car mirrors and crude mountings on aircraft mirrors.
Its not a brilliant shot (problems with camera flash!) but here is a standard car mirror as fitted to a 229 Squadron Hurricane during September 1940.
This bullet holed chromed example is marked WINGARD BRITISH MADE.
By: bloodnok - 9th February 2009 at 19:51
looks to be a fairly standard saloon car interior mirror from the 30’s/40’s.
By: Rocketeer - 9th February 2009 at 19:43
i dont think so for following reasons:-
a. it is not like classic Spit or Hurri
b. it appears heavy (steel mount?) with a heath robinson mount
c. the clip arrangement would prove a FOD hazard
d. there appears to be no gimble (like jet a/c have)
e. the nut is not captive or loctite
and f, i have never seen one like it fitted to an aircraft
By: Rocketeer - 9th February 2009 at 19:42
i dont think so for following reasons:-
a. it is not like classic Spit or Hurri
b. it appears heavy (steel mount?) with a heath robinson mount
c. the clip arrangement would prove a FOD hazard
d. there appears to be no gimble (like jet a/c have)
e. the nut is not captive or loctite
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