Mystery bits : Wapiti (?), Bulldog (?), 1930's bomb carrier

Mark, thank you, I will have to go take a close look at the Anson at Ballarat. Maybe all the rusty bits are Anson, although there was a Beaufort nose canopy light fitting mixed amongst it – a mixed bag.

Grateful if anyone could ID these items from Australia :

1. Mystery latch, heavy duty, p/n 22350 SH 126, p/n 22350 1417 D95, insp 6S 107, tecalemit grease nipple, anodized aluminium, 7 inches/ 180mm long, looks 1940’s British.

2. Reportedly Bristol Bulldog bracket, post it note A

3. Some sort of gun mount, sight mount, Anson (?), post it note B

4. Crunched up, rusty bomb carrier, pre Universal A type (?), suit 250lb – long enough (?). Has horizontal tubes above it to suspend from under wing. I know RAAF Hawker Demon (1935) had lugs under wing for Universal type carrier so I suspect this is pre 1935. Photo of RAAF Westland Wapiti attached showing setup for parachute training – timber cross block holding chute in place. Nice way to train.

5. Two versions of the same thing – one rusty with chain, same piece in green. Some form of trim wheel control, yoke transmission, suspect Westland Wapiti by look of cog shroud.

Thank you

2 – I recovered substantial remains of Bristol Bulldog A12-7 in the 1990’s and I cant say this piece leaps out as looking like Bulldog construction? – it could just as easily be Anson – can you provide more pics of it.

3 – I would agree this looks like the Avro Anson gun mount on the port side of the nose next to the pilots seat.

5 – These are the chain pulley mounts for the manual undercarriage retraction of a mark I Anson, they are mounted on the leading edge of the main spar, either side of the fuselage.

Regards

Mark Pilkington