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Bomber? Door or hatch handle ID help

Numbered handle found at Stradishall, Any help appreciated.Kev

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By: spark plug - 9th January 2015 at 11:34

Kindly identified by John (12 jaguar ) as one of four handles that secure the rear upper escape hatch on the Stirling. Kev

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By: 12jaguar - 3rd January 2015 at 12:44

You’ll be surprised what we can get working again 😀

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By: spark plug - 2nd January 2015 at 23:06

Superb. I don’t think it will work again its a bit more knackered than the pictures show but it would make a good pattern.

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By: 12jaguar - 2nd January 2015 at 22:10

Most definitely Stirling Kev….

Possibly upper escape hatch

I think you know what my next question is…..:D

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By: spark plug - 2nd January 2015 at 18:45

After a clean more numbers on the back, Kev

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By: Peter - 2nd January 2015 at 17:51

Doesnt appear to be B17?? what else was scrapped there?

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By: spark plug - 2nd January 2015 at 17:30

Its another part picked up on Stradishall, I suppose it could come from a crash landed aircraft?

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By: TEXANTOMCAT - 2nd January 2015 at 17:01

It looks American to me with those casting numbers – I’d be more inclined to think B-17/B-25 etc!

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By: Peter - 2nd January 2015 at 16:50

Doesn’t appear to be lancaster related…

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By: spark plug - 2nd January 2015 at 16:47

thought it was a bit heavy. I was hoping Stirling or Lancaster.

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By: TEXANTOMCAT - 2nd January 2015 at 14:52

Hmmm, doesnt look like Harvard to me – can’t conceive of where it would actually go. The baggage compartment has a flush ally handle, might be a canopy opening handly but they have a ‘J’ shape and I cant tell from the angle of the pic.

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By: spark plug - 1st January 2015 at 19:26

Looks like 119S? , 1198 Not sure , so perhaps a Harvard?

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By: Arabella-Cox - 1st January 2015 at 19:16

119?

If so, = NA T6, I believe?

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