Canberra bits,

Thank you, for restoring Wh887, i hope you be able to get the parts you need.

I just have to say how nice it is to see people helping out and not being out to get as much as they can for prices..

yes i agree, i thought the “Spirit” of aviation was long dead, until i undertook this project, its heartwarming tohave so much support, and has boosted my confidence in the aviation world,
thank god there are still alot of genuine people out tere,
once again,
Thanks guys
😀

I just have to say how nice it is to see people helping out and not being out to get as much as they can for prices..

ww2 cockpit

Try asking that for a WWII type restoration:D

Cheers

Cees

MMmm well ****** you mean to tell e ive missed out on a he111 cockpit for a £100 😮

yeh i wish, but i love the 1950s stuff, my dream, was a Meatbox F8, sat in one at coventry, cor i was envious, its a absolute dream, and the early Vampires too, are gorgeous, But ole WH887, is Gorgeous, ,or will be, and one of not too many TT18 around i believe, well, on display anyways ,
just need to findout the diferances in the cockpit compared to a B.2, i imagine
drogue controls for a start???

Try asking that for a WWII type restoration:D

Cheers

Cees

Hi Bruce,
might be interested in the internal stuff for a canberra,but not much else i am afraid,
on satday i am going to see her, so will have a better idea by then, will pm you with requirements when i get back,
thanks for the offer
kind regards
Chris Collins

I have a column – which is probably ex Bomber type – in fact I’ve got three!

I also have:

Throttle boxes

Instruments

Main wheels (!!)

Nose gear and wheels

Main legs

Hydraulic components

Oxy bottles

etc,etc

I want to dispose of the main legs, wheels, hydraulics and other stuff. If any one wants to do a deal, then give me a shout!

Bruce

Hi , well yep i have thought of that, I am not goin to buy a expensive trailer when there are so many knackered caravans about, so intend to get a derelict TWIN AXLE caravan and rip the body off and restore the chassis and modify to place the canberra on ,why spend 500 on a trailer, when there are so many scrap caravans with all the brake systems,etc all in place, so ive been onto the free ads paper, and theres often a old caravan going free, if you keep your nose to the ground, I expect it would have FULL support fom jeremy Clarkeson 😀

Its good to see people being so helpful to one another.

You may wish to consider how to move the cockpit about so that you can work on it easily and in due time move it by road. Like your restoration work a bit of forethought and planning will pay dividends in the longer term. My current project has slowed down as I didn’t work out how to move it easily. When I started it was on car axle stands but luckily before I progressed too far, I realised that it was going to be too heavy to move to get my car in the garage. I am now building a garage trolly that I can pull up onto a car transporter. Just like my early days in aircraft restoration, when we considered calling ourselves a Hut Restoration Society as we spent more time repairing the old building we used than the airframes we had. We also ensured that we only collected what we had space for!

Its good to see people being so helpful to one another.

You may wish to consider how to move the cockpit about so that you can work on it easily and in due time move it by road. Like your restoration work a bit of forethought and planning will pay dividends in the longer term. My current project has slowed down as I didn’t work out how to move it easily. When I started it was on car axle stands but luckily before I progressed too far, I realised that it was going to be too heavy to move to get my car in the garage. I am now building a garage trolly that I can pull up onto a car transporter. Just like my early days in aircraft restoration, when we considered calling ourselves a Hut Restoration Society as we spent more time repairing the old building we used than the airframes we had. We also ensured that we only collected what we had space for!

I have a column – which is probably ex Bomber type – in fact I’ve got three!

I also have:

Throttle boxes

Instruments

Main wheels (!!)

Nose gear and wheels

Main legs

Hydraulic components

Oxy bottles

etc,etc

I want to dispose of the main legs, wheels, hydraulics and other stuff. If any one wants to do a deal, then give me a shout!

Bruce

wh887

Its got a crew hatch Chris, it can be seen in the image I supplied you, don’t forget that I have found replacements for the canopy and nose glazing.

Ok, i forgot that one Nige,

dont need to find a canopy and hatch,
Now where to find seats, and coloumn,
Cripes i hate to think how much the seats will cost, i am not paying e-bay prices for em,

thanks all of you for your support, I promise to fill my side of the bargain,
She will look resplendant when i have finished her, especailly with the people helping me,

I am in a conundrum as to what to paint her, I wanted to put her back into her 1955 colours whilst with 542, But Corgi have made a model of her with fradu, as No 847, now i am wondering if it would look to stupid to keep one side as her last paint scheme. and the other as her first paint scheme,
1955- 1992
do you think this would look stupid, ??
i am not sure myself, really i suppose its gotta be one or the other, 😀

Its amazing that a cockpit section can be dumped like that in this day and age (being very collectable now), can you divalge where it was?
Very glad that Merkle et all have got hold of it, especially if it has a WZ link.

Its got a crew hatch Chris, it can be seen in the image I supplied you, don’t forget that I have found replacements for the canopy and nose glazing.

I have some bits – will PM you