Can anyone Tell what this is?? Spinner? Cold weather cover??

How and what did it attach to? those three tabs look a bit flimsy to be the attach points? or were these static covers? which seems unlikely as the prop would have to come off to fit them?

I still think you could grow good rhubarb with it

Richard

Cover

That settles it then.

The bulge, is, however, in this case, to cover the oil pump, which is mounted on the lower nose case of the ungeared (fixed pitch prop) Cheetah engines.

Nearly right;)

Anon.

The picture is thought to be the officers and instructors of No 33SFTS Carberry Manitoba, one of the transferred RAF units. My thought is that it isn’t No 33 SFTS as they were only equipped with Anson’s not Oxfords.The picture was certainly taken in Canada though.

MRP

Never mind the Cheetah’s. A fascinating photo of the personnel (of whatever Unit). Let’s go through them one-by-one.
Back Row
1L Officer, Pilot, 1 SD Cap
2L NCO, Pilot, Forage Cap
3L NCO, Pilot, Beret(?)
4L NCO, Pilot, Forage Cap
5L NCO, Pilot, Fur(?) Hat(?)
6L NCO, Pilot, Beret(?)
7L NCO(?), Not Pilot, Fur Hat(?)
8L NCO(?), Not Pilot, Fur Hat(?)
9L No Rank, Pilot, Forage Cap
Front Row
1L – 4L Officer, Pilot, 1 SD Cap
5L Officer, Pilot. Forage Cap (Boss Man?)
6L Flt Sgt(?), Not Pilot(but medal ribbons), Forage Cap (Discip NCO?)
7-8L Officer, Pilot, 1 SD Cap.
Just who were these intrepid air-persons?
Resmoroh

That last pic settles it for me many thanks MRP!!

Here is the photographic evidence of my thoughts on this item.It appears that the cover is unique to the Cheetah engine.

MRP

I was thinking something early like DH9 too as I always thoguht anson ones were fairly flat.. thanks MRP

Looking at it I wouldn’t rule out it being the nose fairing of an aircraft with an inline engine and a circular(ish) fuselage cross section.

My mind jumped to the forward part of a DH9 cowling when I saw the picture. Looking at some photos it clearly isn’t this, but if not connected with a Cheetah engine perhaps it could be a cowling part from an inline engined aircraft of some sort?

Rhubarb forcer?

Richard

I’ll get my coat…

like this, http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=avro+anson+in+canada&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=983&bih=486&tbm=isch&tbnid=d44o1XlRN6AQqM:&imgrefurl=http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/anson.html&imgurl=http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/photos/p_anson6.jpg&w=631&h=415&ei=JZNHUJTqIKmM0AXN9YGYBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=90&vpy=80&dur=220&hovh=182&hovw=277&tx=162&ty=72&sig=108509435972837463796&page=3&tbnh=137&tbnw=181&start=20&ndsp=13&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:20,i:154 ?

I must admit I think Anon & MRPs suggestions are the most likely, especially with the bulge for a CSU or other ancillery of some sort.

Winter crankcase covers for either Anson or Oxford. I have pictures of this type of cover on both aircraft.
I would think that it would have been designed for Armstrong-Siddeley Cheetah IX or X radial engines. Both the Anson and Oxford used these engines in Canada.

Mrp

Looking at it I wouldn’t rule out it being the nose fairing of an aircraft with an inline engine and a circular(ish) fuselage cross section.

Note the three brackets on the inside centre that look like they are designed to centralise the dome on a central fixture , ( like a bulb ) , but the lack of anything substantial enough to mount it to a vibrating radial engine . It also seems to have some sort of clamp around the circumference ( in the second picture ) , with a bolt and nut to tighten it .Looks like it would hold a cover ( or lens ) on .

I’m going with Anon then, a crankcase fairing for a radial.

Head off a Dalek? :p

Reflector for a large lamp?

John, it is just shy of 3 feet in diameter…

What’s the diameter?

Didn’t think there were many per WW2 wobbly props Anon.