merlin exhaust stub ID please.

According to SpitfireSpares.com they were fitted to early Merlin variants…
http://spitfirespares.co.uk/power.html

Looks like part of a Mosquito NF or Sea Hornet NF/PR exhaust manifold. Both used a large collector cylinder and large fishtail exits. Early NF Mosquitoes had two exits, later versions and the Sea Hornet NF/PR aircraft had four exits. Without the whole manifold being assembled, I can’t conclude if it’s an early or late Mosquito NF, but the Sea Hornet NF and PR aircraft for sure had four exhaust exits on their “flash suppressor/flash hider” exhaust.

I read that pilots and ground crew for NF Mosquitoes weren’t particularly fond of these exhaust systems, especially early versions for some reason (exhaust back pressure sapping engine power (?), and maybe a pain to work on for engine mechanics?), but I’ve never heard such criticism for the later Mosquito and Sea Hornet versions. But early NF Mosquitoes and the early bomber and PR variants, as well as the FB variants (FB VI and license built DHC and DHA versions) had simple exhaust shrouds over the standard exhaust, either as a field conversion or were new from the factory as such.

Yes, definitely from a Night Fighter

merlin stubs

thanks for that. im also looking for the right hand side version of these stubs if anyone can help.
L Corke

Yes, a load of these were dug up at Coltishall relatively recently.

Bruce

Stub i/d

Lincoln, or NF Mossie.

Anon.