Halifax control yoke (alledgedly) on ebay

Hi Peter,

Yes I did, the prefix 52 as you mentioned is indeed of the Hampden. Perhaps the vertical part is from a HP Hampden. As far as I know the Hampden and Halifax had very little parts in common.

Cheers

Cees

Cees.
Did you get the pics and text that the seller sent me?

It is very expensive for what is left of it. Cees thanks for clearing up about the missing brake lever. Kind of neat and rare with it being a co-pilot wheel!

Peter,

Well, not only is this the co-pilot’s wheel, but so is mine (before I modified it with a set of Hastings brake levers, as the partnumbers are identical that is wholly justified) as well as cockpit PN323 at the IWM which is also a co-pilot’s control wheel but fitted at the pilot’s position.

This is not a definitive assumption though but as my C Mk VIII manual and other photographs show the difference very clearly, I take it for granted until proven otherwise.

Cheers

Cees

It is very expensive for what is left of it. Cees thanks for clearing up about the missing brake lever. Kind of neat and rare with it being a co-pilot wheel!

Fact: this is a Halifax control wheel, no doubt about it. But looking at the brake levers, this is a co-pilot’s handwheel which was fitted optionally during training at Heavy Conversion Units (HCU) or used on the later C Mk III’s and Haltons. The pic also shows the handwheel upside down but who’s nitpicking.

The starting price however is IMHO ridiculously high. The person who is the winner in the end gets a handwheel with brake levers and just the topsection of the column. What can you do with it?

Well you can keep it as it is and have a very expensive (though nice) object in your collection or if it is to be used (Ian and Peter, are you reading this?) then only the handwheel and brakelevers can be used. It would be cheaper to hunt for a Hastings controlwheel and brakelevers as these are (almost) identical and relatively easier to find.

Whoever want this control wheel, I wish him/her every succes but it will mean that a holiday this year will have to postponed.

Just my opinion of course

Cheers

Cees

Hi Cees

At that price I doubt it will sell. If it were a Whitley one, I wouldn’t buy it at that price. I think someone could make an offer after the auction ends 🙂

Fact: this is a Halifax control wheel, no doubt about it. But looking at the brake levers, this is a co-pilot’s handwheel which was fitted optionally during training at Heavy Conversion Units (HCU) or used on the later C Mk III’s and Haltons. The pic also shows the handwheel upside down but who’s nitpicking.

The starting price however is IMHO ridiculously high. The person who is the winner in the end gets a handwheel with brake levers and just the topsection of the column. What can you do with it?

Well you can keep it as it is and have a very expensive (though nice) object in your collection or if it is to be used (Ian and Peter, are you reading this?) then only the handwheel and brakelevers can be used. It would be cheaper to hunt for a Hastings controlwheel and brakelevers as these are (almost) identical and relatively easier to find.

Whoever want this control wheel, I wish him/her every succes but it will mean that a holiday this year will have to postponed.

Just my opinion of course

Cheers

Cees

Though this might interest someone if it is genuine.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=585&item=2256986230&rd=1#ebayphotohosting

Very nice! Bit expensive!! But rare