I thought the parts shown in the photos were Lancaster parts but now I’m not sure. The first is a trim wheel made od Bakelite aeroplastic and is stamped AS101. The diameter is 8 inches whereas I thought Lancaster ones were 10 inches. Is it an early MK Lancaster or something fitted to Mossies or something else
The second item I believed was part os the DF Loop system on a Lancaster. Specifically part of the DF mechanical drive. It has the numbers RMP48274 on the back or is the remote tuner from a Seafire ?
Any ideas out there ?
By: windhover - 28th July 2015 at 09:01
The Lancaster trim wheel is indeed the twenty rib A.S.102 type (Black or brown Bakelite.)
The only other aircraft fitted with this type were the Hawker Typhoon/Tempest/Sea Fury… (As far as we can ascertain.)
This one is from our Hawker Typhoon 1B cockpit project.
(http://www.jetagemuseum.org/Typhoon/RestorationNews.aspx)
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By: Peter - 28th July 2015 at 01:43
Don’t appear to be Lanc.. sorry..
By: smirky - 27th July 2015 at 23:23
Yes, I think the Lancaster ones should have 20 ribs not 16 (AS102).
The 16 rib AS101 ones are Meteor? and probably others as well.
(I’ve got a 6 inch wheel with a notch which I think is Jet Provost – they are quite common.)
The Lancaster DF is not a remote control but a dirty great wheel on the bottom of the antenna.
By: AndyY - 27th July 2015 at 21:16
The ‘coffee grinder’ remote tuner looks to me to be the type used with the R1147 receiver, not the Lancaster DF loop. So Fleet Air Arm, with the Seafire as a candidate.
Andy
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July 27, 2015 at 8:40 pm