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Help identifying an instrument panel

Well its got me stumped……

Initial thoughts were something military given it is painted black, but then the “Stewardess Call” button somewhat contradicts that line of thinking.

As always, any help or ideas are appreciated.

Jon

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By: FLY.BUY - 30th September 2013 at 20:39

Always thought the u/c indicator was a red herring. Unusual to have this important indicator on a panel with lesser important matters such as stewardess call button etc. A search on ebay under item 141036251297 gives an idea of an Avro Tudor cockpit panel but your particular panel is likely to be out of photo shot probably elsewhere such as the engineers panel. Don’t forget that the Hermes and Ambassadors were about also, especially with tricycle undercarriages. From what I have seen of these cockpits your panels would not go a miss in these aircraft. There were some good photos of the Duxford Hermes cockpit layout published on this forum some years back. A search may dig these out of the archives if you are lucky.

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By: smirky - 30th September 2013 at 20:22

Aha I was thinking Tudor but rejected it because of the three light undercarriage indicator. Avro makes sense, some of the details could have come straight off the Lancaster.

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By: Jon H - 30th September 2013 at 15:18

The U/C indicator may not be the correct one as was loose, though the small scrap of paper it came with does list one being fitted.

There is also a “Door Warning” light so taking into account what has been mentioned so far could it be from an Avro Tudor as that was pressurised?

Does anyone have any cockpit reference material that any help confirm or deny that theory?

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By: TonyT - 29th September 2013 at 21:15

Well there’s a no smoking light switch to go with the stewardess call and deicing so it’s probably a tricycle retractable u/c possibly prop pax aircraft

Well its got me stumped……

Initial thoughts were something military given it is painted black, but then the “Stewardess Call” button somewhat contradicts that line of thinking.

As always, any help or ideas are appreciated.

Jon

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