Help please with identity of Spitfire that was previously excavated in Cardiff

Many thanks Ian 

That very much looks like a piece of X4773, Brad. Certainly not PT766, which was much more corroded. 

Just going back on this old thread i was just wondering Junk collector when you said  

“Gareth Jones dug it, BOB machine”

Would  you of been refering to PT766 or X4773? as i was lead believe whilst researching PT766 it said this aircraft was delivered to the RAF at 33 MU Lyneham 11-8-44.

or did you mean another Battle of Britain aircraft?

Although im pretty certain the relic i have is from X4773

Many thanks

Thank you for the above replies some good suggestions that i will look into over the next couple of days.

In regards to vacbs question whether port or starboard i really havent as yet worked it out as the relic is in a poor state but i will hopefully be able work it out over the next few days.

A good suggestion Bruce again another avenue to look at and interesting that the cable is Bowden.

Farlanairframes i do believe that it is a strong possibility that this aircraft had met its end near Greendown inn St Georges superfly near Cardiff Wales.

Brad.

Its not a flight control cable, so not trim.

Its a Bowden cable, not Teleflex, so I would go for possibly the underside flare door, or the harness release box.

Just to add the cable appears to attached (clipped) to the inner fuselage red photo, so may possibly not be the Sutton Harness cable.
Any ideas?

Trim cable would go through a fairlead at F12 and not clipped on fuselage.Radio Teflex is a possibility.

This is a piece from a machine dug somewhere near Cardiff ( super Ely ?) is this the same bird ?

https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?131859-Spitfire-Frame-19-Longeron-Fixing&highlight=

Still think trimmer tab cable but wouldn’t know if rudder or elevator.

Teleflex cable for a TR9 controller and set perhaps?

Is the relic you have from port or starboard side? That might assist in knowing the cable’s application.

The two images below may help as the first one shows the cable going through one of the holes from frame 12, so I would imagine the cable would of run from the front of the fuselage through frame 12 and beyond.
The second image shows the back of cable clip fastener.

Trimmer cable?

The canopy release ball is mounted to the canopy itself, the cables run from that to the release pins, all of which goes with the canopy, when jettisoned,

Just to add the cable appears to attached (clipped) to the inner fuselage red photo, so may possibly not be the Sutton Harness cable.
Any ideas?
I will take a look at the Canopy Jettison Versuch.

Hi Stuart gowans
Would this be the part of the Harness that you have suggested?

http://spitfiresite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/07628_011.jpg

Sutton harness release ?

Canopy jettison cable, if it runs along the forward and lower frames of the canopy.

Cheers Mike

One more question would any one no what the cable is in this photo? It’s covering appears to be a made of material inside the metal cable is kind of coiled around a brake type cable, could this be canopy related?

Thank you once again for every ones help above,thats great diagram of frame12 Oldspitty i will use this to put with the relic itself and information regarding it being possibly from X4773 but will mark it up as (possible) but with thanks to Ian its a good possibility going by the description of PT766s remains.

Brad

Looks like it 🙂

Frame 12 .Lovely 🙂

From the condition Brad, certainly X4773. You’ve marked the correct frame, the one closer to the cockpit is a double skinned box section.