By: bolyman - 23rd February 2013 at 05:34
Blenheim Tony, picture of one of mine for reference, same as the one Chris has shown.
By: flitzerfalke - 23rd February 2013 at 05:02
Blenheim
this is the one I have on one of my ships….
By: Rocketeer - 24th January 2013 at 19:25
I am pretty sure it is Blenheim now as it matches the one in the Dux aircraft. It is interesting how it fits a diagonal cockpit tube (near eyebrow/windscreen) so it would need to be ‘skewed’ to allow the pilot to view it and see a ring not an ellipse.
I need to ration myself on Ebay lol!!!!
By: Rocketeer - 24th January 2013 at 12:54
cannot chase everything sadly!
By: ian_ - 24th January 2013 at 12:46
Probably not Curtiss. I found the ‘bead’ at BK877 and it is a screw in fitting. Nearly bid on that to. What you needed was a super rare Gyro gun sight head, can’t believe you missed it!
By: FarlamAirframes - 24th January 2013 at 12:33
Tony the Stuka Air Inlet I had- was stamped – 87 XXXX and not R8-87. Perhaps because it was made by Weser rather than Junkers.
By: Rocketeer - 24th January 2013 at 08:34
Cheers…..I dont think its any of those….it is on a ring gun sight I bought. Which is ‘skewed’ to allow for perpendicular viewing. It looks like the Blenheim sight to me. Not sure why the part number woiuld start with 87!
By: Versuch - 24th January 2013 at 04:43
p-40 and some later B-25s
By: 43-2195 - 24th January 2013 at 03:58
87- and 75- are Curtiss P-40 part numbers. The drawings started on the Curtiss Hawk 75(hence 75-) and the warhawk(type 87) had the altered drawings numbered 87-. Parts that did not change retained the 75- part number.
By: QldSpitty - 24th January 2013 at 01:05
Was thinking P40 myself..
By: Rocketeer - 23rd January 2013 at 23:21
Interesting…..well, part looks like hurridly painted black
By: ian_ - 23rd January 2013 at 22:50
Stuka! If it’s R8-87 anyway:rolleyes: Could really be P40E onwards going by this database http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/partaircraft.htm
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