Mosquito Crash Finds

Wyvernfan.  Not too bad a strike rate then. Thanks for the correction/clarification.

Oracal – It’s quite beaten up but yes the design is similar to that.

Hoss62 – You are close, the partial instrument face is in fact from an engine RPM gauge. And the disc with traces of red paint is half of the undercarriage lever handle – as you half suspected!

Wyvernfan you have done well if you have already identified the last lot of smashed pieces. 

As I see them, the “wing nut” is from the locking catch of one of the canopy sliding side windows. The panel with the holes in it is the top plate of a radio channel selector box. The partial instrument face is from an altimeter. The “disc”, based on it’s colour and looks like it is made from Catalin, looks like the knob from the gun or cabin heater control lever. Based on the picture I don’t think it is one half of the undercarriage lever handle, or maybe it is. You may have to correct me on that one. The black piece looks to be a chunk of the rudder trim hand wheel. The alloy handle is as it is labelled, from the external/drop tank fuel transfer cock and the last item is the lower forward guide ball from one of the canopy sliding side windows.

“blind flying panel isolation mounts” .. Barry Mount?

Thanks chaps.

Ok a few more finds from previous visits, but these are ones that I have already managed to identify;

Hi Wyvernfan and No.2 A.A.C 

I’m based in NZ and over the years have been involved with returning three (FB.26, T.III, and FB.VI) DH.98 Mosquitoes to the skies, all three now based in the USA.

I think No.2 A.A.C.U is correct in his identification of the “small instrument holder”. I’d agree it is the remains of one of the three blind flying panel isolation mounts. It’s pretty smashed up, not a lot left of it.

Load up the next lot!!

That’s a good call, Tim. I need to dig it out and measure up!

Hi Rob,

I may be wrong but the item noted as a ‘small instrument holder’ does have the appearance of a blind flying panel spring mount.  Difficult to say without scale but just an idea.

Tim

Thank you!  Your knowledge of the workings of Mosquitos is very impressive. I presume you involved in the restoration of them in some way, Hoss62.

Im intrigued to know if are you UK based or overseas?

Hi Wyvernfan. 

“L” is the part number prefix for engine related parts. I think you will find the label is more than likely an engine Ki-Gas primer fuel cock selector label.  The Ki-Gas engine primer and fuel cock for iether engine are located within the engine oil tank mount structure, starboard side of the rear face of the firewall. Accessed  through a door on the side of the nacelle. 

“R” is the part number prefix for miscellaneous parts. In this case it looks like a lever from iether the cabin heater or gun heating control. These heating control lever assemblies are located in the cockpit iether side of the navigators position.

Not sure what the “small instrument holder is”, I have some thoughts but don’t immediately recognise this particular piece.

Great, thank you. I will look forward to seeing those Hoss62.

A few more items found on a previous visit. The first appears to be part of an instrument placard. The second looks like the remains of a small instrument holder that I haven’t been able to locate in the cockpit!?

Ok… the pieces with the coin look to be part of the rear mount for one of the 20 mm cannons. These parts being the remains of the tube containing the sprung loaded pins that engage in the cannon rear mount stirrup. 

The cast piece with the tooth brush looks like a piece of the G45 gun camera mount assembly. The gun camera was mounted up in the nose with the browning guns. 

I will dig out some pictures for you.

Great images, once again thank you for clarifying, Hoss62.

A couple more items found at the weekend; the first is a pair of identical items found that appear to be some sort of thumb or finger operated sliding mechanism – maybe spring loaded?!

The second is a cast cradle of some sort, with an old tooth brush for scale.

Yes… that’s the location.

So I’m guessing it’s this item shown here?…

Hi Wyvernfan. Thanks for the welcome. I can’t immediately identify the previous smaller items with any confidence. At this stage I don’t appear to have a picture of the dingy box hold down tension rod assembly in situ. 

The latest item is from one of the browning gun doors. This hook (two per door) is located at the base of the browning gun door and engages a bar retainer secured to the nose gun bay sill woodwork.  

Another item that looks like part of a latch or locking mechanism..

Here are a couple of other items found that I would appreciate some help with. The first item reads CLEAN FILTER EVERY 200 HOURS and is quite small.

The second reminds me of some sort of dipstick?!

Thank you for your informative first post, Hoss62, and welcome to the forum. 

Your I.d of the knurled wheel as being from a dinghy box hold down is a great start and one I never would of guessed. Do you by chance have a photo of one in situ? 

The gun bay access door catch I.d led me to finding a photo of one, albeit in better condition, on the Avspecs parts wanted page. Again, thank you for your input!

I’ve come to the conclusion that the black Bakelite item to the left of the 20p piece is a tuner from a radio set.

The round knurled alloy piece looks a lot like a component of the dingy box hold down turnbuckle arrangement. There is a hold down turnbuckle set up attached to the base of the dingy box with the opposite end attached to the top of the wing centre section via brackets. This component looks like the wheel for adjusting the tension of the hold down turnbuckle?  The item in the latest post is one half of a gun bay access door catch assembly. The Mosquito’s browning gun bay and cannon bay access doors share this type of manual screw jack type of catch. They were operated via the use of a screw driver.