How about today’s mystery object?
It was, I am assured, recovered from Norway, when the Jet Age boys went there to recover the Gladiator N5914 bits.
The object has numerous AID stamps; a BD Inspection Stamp and Z prefix part numbers. It looks like some type of flying surfaces control mechanism that has a slightly curved mounting block that follows the assumed lower curvature of an airframe fuselage
The 50A stamping is supposedly referring to Aircraft Gun Turrets… but it would have to be an enormous turret to accept this particular bit of kit… it’s about 3 1/2 feet long and weighs in at about 50 lbs.
This stamping I suggest is a red herring and refers to some long-forgotten AID reference.
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By: Flying_Pencil - 30th January 2018 at 23:30
Great find!
Moment you said turret I knew what it was, but others beat me to post.
No stranger to mucking around in UK stuff.
By: turretboy - 29th January 2018 at 17:12
Nice find! I’m looking for a seat for this type of turret if you know of any spares.
Here’s a pic of the Bolingbroke twin .303 gun cradle mount.
By: windhover - 29th January 2018 at 08:59
Further to the pics of the Blenheim hydraulic pillar for the Bristol BI turret (Post #3); there have been queries as to the gun mounting. The mount itself (see below) appears to be for a single weapon of the Vickers K type.
This would suggest that the pillar was fitted to a short-nosed Blenheim Mk.I aircraft as the Mk.IVs and later were armed with twin.303 Brownings.
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By: flitzerfalke - 28th January 2018 at 04:45
A few more…
By: flitzerfalke - 28th January 2018 at 04:41
Stern frames and one is the early type
By: flitzerfalke - 28th January 2018 at 04:37
A few more….
By: flitzerfalke - 28th January 2018 at 04:34
This is from a few years ago whilst moving it.
By: flitzerfalke - 28th January 2018 at 04:12
hi, i am actively restoring Bolingbroke 10070 in the usa. i will take it! go onto FB and look for my group Bolingbroke 10070. i will post some photos of it here.
By: CeBro - 25th January 2018 at 10:43
Perhaps the Kent BOB Museum wants it for their Blenheim IV?
Cees
By: windhover - 25th January 2018 at 09:56
Thanks for the pointers, Gentlemen. It has been identified as a Bristol B1 Mk.II Hydraulically powered Pillar Mounting for the retractable Mid-Upper turret of a Blenheim Mk. IV…
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The original pics were taken horizontally rather than vertically which led to the suggestion that it was some type of flying surfaces control mechanism.
The following pic was found on ebay to positively identify it.
It is, at the moment being soaked in WD40 to attempt to get the linkages moving again… (which will take some time!)… and then it will be up for grabs if anyone is interested.
By: atbl12 - 24th January 2018 at 23:48
Is the gun mount single Browning?…..hard to make out.
By: Arabella-Cox - 24th January 2018 at 15:59
Definitely a large chunk of Bristol turret.
By: CeBro - 24th January 2018 at 15:57
Bleinheim dorsal turret hydraulics?
Cees
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