When we dug this box out of the ground it has some Oxford plates attached to a side. There are no marking on it and the green paint is a recent addition. Hence I assume it is Oxford.
It is ca, 40 cm x 45 cm
Question is -where in the Oxford was this used – wing, tail , nose ?
By: ZRX61 - 3rd March 2011 at 17:01
I was thinking more like hammer & dolly work.. 😉
By: FarlamAirframes - 3rd March 2011 at 09:42
James – totally my fault – I was searching for the “old” Port Elizabeth site restoration images on image search and found this pic – I was so intent on the firewall- had not even looked up at the roof struts …
Thank you for not perpetuating my error.
ZRX61 – now that I have an anvil -I can try and unbend larger pieces of metal.
By: JDK - 3rd March 2011 at 09:13
… this photo of the SAAF machine…
Just in the interests of accuracy, that looks to me like the (ex- Skyfame now) IWM Duxford example under conservation.
By: ZRX61 - 2nd March 2011 at 18:04
ZRX61 – It was painted as my wife urgently wanted a box to take somethings to Duxford Legends last year. Aesthetics/wife – do you need to ask more?
Say no more 😀 Altho it does appear to be the perfect specimen to sharpen your metalshaping techniques 🙂
By: FarlamAirframes - 2nd March 2011 at 14:30
SAAF Oxford
I had a root around and found this photo of the SAAF machine – the box on the Port firewall seems to be the same as John Aeroclub proposes. It can be seen to have the additional side pieces..
I can see the two top and bottom flaps on this one as well.
Acknowledgement to Valka.cz who took the original photo
By: FarlamAirframes - 2nd March 2011 at 09:34
John excellent suggestion and fits with putting heavy stainless anywhere except where it is needed. It would need two side pieces to fit with the size and shape – but there are bolt holes down both sides.
There is also a pic of a similar piece in this webpage – on the far right of the pile of bits photograph in the bottom.
http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/aircraft/Oxford.htm
Unfortunately the photo history of the restoration of the SAAF machine has gone from the web which had some good photos of the firewall.
By: John Aeroclub - 1st March 2011 at 23:10
Is it part of the fire wall. Here.
John
By: *Zwitter* - 1st March 2011 at 22:08
could be for dinghy stowage
By: AdlerTag - 1st March 2011 at 20:51
Label it as an Oxbox Box, that ought to confuse a few people…
By: FarlamAirframes - 1st March 2011 at 19:49
ZRX61 – It was painted as my wife urgently wanted a box to take somethings to Duxford Legends last year. Aesthetics/wife – do you need to ask more?
P.S. you should have seen it before I straightened it!
Andy – thanks for the suggestion.
The sizes I gave were for the outside dimensions. The box interior is 26 x 32 cm sloping from 15 cm to 7cm.
By: Arabella-Cox - 1st March 2011 at 19:23
Isn’t that about the size of a parachute pack?
By: ZRX61 - 1st March 2011 at 19:19
Why paint it without removing the dents etc?
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